Startups hiring backend developers

4,493 startups are hiring backend and full stack developers right now: 9,449 open roles in 93 countries - founding engineers, Python, Go, Node.js and Rust.

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Startups hiring backend developers

StartupWhereStageOpen roles
ClickHouseUnited States, Germany, NetherlandsScale-up31
MaintainXCanada, United StatesGrowth29
CommureUnited States, Brazil, IndiaGrowth29
OmnissaIndia, United States, CanadaScale-up29
WayveUnited Kingdom, United States, JapanScale-up29
Arctic WolfIndia, CanadaGrowth23
OneShot AIIndia21
StepFunChinaGrowth20
TRM LabsUnited StatesGrowth19
Muon SpaceUnited StatesScale-up18
EncordUnited Kingdom, United StatesGrowth18
SoprovodRussiaPre-seed17
TailorJapan, United StatesEarly stage16
Lila SciencesUnited StatesGrowth16
TruvetaIndia, United StatesGrowth16
GleanUnited States, IndiaGrowth15
CrestaCanada, Romania, United StatesScale-up15
Together AIUnited States, Netherlands, United KingdomScale-up15
BybitMalaysia, Hong Kong, United Arab EmiratesScale-up15
Clear StreetUnited States, United KingdomScale-up14
DiscordUnited StatesGrowth14
MinderaMorocco, Romania, PortugalGrowth14
Félix PagoArgentina, Mexico, BrazilGrowth14
AcceldataIndia, Canada, United StatesScale-up13
VercelUnited States, United KingdomScale-up13
RenderUnited StatesGrowth13
MotionalUnited States, SingaporeEarly stage13
Knightec GroupSweden13
KplerGreece, United Kingdom, SingaporeScale-up13
AalyriaUnited States, United KingdomGrowth13
FuriosaAISouth KoreaGrowth13
NominalUnited States, United KingdomScale-up12
ReplitUnited StatesScale-up12
DecagonUnited States, United KingdomScale-up12
GSS GroupIndia, United Arab EmiratesGrowth12
LambdaUnited StatesScale-up12
SkepsIndiaEarly stage12
techinterviewUnited States, United KingdomSeed12
ArintraIndiaGrowth12
JumpitItaly12

Newest backend roles at startups

OpenArt

openart.ai
openart.ai • HQ: San Carlos, United States • Generative Video • Generative Image • 501-1000 employees • Startup • Hiring 30, 8 new
HQ: San Carlos, United States • Generative Video • Generative Image • 501-1000 employees • Startup • Hiring 30, 8 new
Create AI art, images, videos and music online for free. 100+ models from Google, OpenAI, Seedance & more. — all in one place. Trusted by 8M+ creators. Start in seconds.
No named decision-maker yet.
No careers mailbox known
Top 25% payVerified live · 3 hours ago Visa sponsorship 1 day ago Hiring now · 90%

Senior Software Engineer, GTM

$400k – $500k per year • Equity • Senior • 5+ years exp • Hybrid (San Carlos, United States) • Full-Time • Senior
JavaScript
AI/ML
OpenAI Codex
Cursor
Claude Code
Frontend
Next.js
React.js
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Lumos

lumos.com
lumos.com • HQ: High Point, United States • Security Compliance • Information Security • Identity Management • 51-200 employees • Est. 2020 • Startup • Hiring 9, 3 new
HQ: High Point, United States • Security Compliance • Information Security • Identity Management • 51-200 employees • Est. 2020 • Startup • Hiring 9, 3 new
Lumos rebuilt identity for the agentic era, giving you agents that continuously govern access for every human, NHI, and AI in your business, so you stay safe and move fast.
Andrej Safundzic · Executive Officer, Director · decision-maker
Peter Levine · Director
Ariel Tseitlin · Director
Alan Flores-Lopez · Director
Careers mailbox is known
Verified live · 4 hours ago 1 day ago Hiring now · 86%

Software Engineer, NHI Platform

≈ $79k – $163k per year (Estimated) • Junior • 1+ year exp • Remote (United States, PT hours) • Full-Time • Junior
Python
Databases
MySQL
Apache Kafka
PostgreSQL
AI/ML
OpenAI
AI Agents
DevOps
gRPC
SLI/SLO/SLA
GitHub
Rest API
GCP
Azure
AWS
Terraform
Management
Intercom
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Maxinsights

maxinsights.ai
maxinsights.ai • HQ: Santa Clara, United States • AI Training Data & Annotation • Robotics AI • 51-200 employees • Startup • Hiring 14, 1 new
HQ: Santa Clara, United States • AI Training Data & Annotation • Robotics AI • 51-200 employees • Startup • Hiring 14, 1 new
Maxinsights supplies data and tools for generalist robotics and world models, including annotated egocentric data, hand tracking, motion capture, tactile sensing and simulation. Its customers include OpenAI, Google DeepMind, Meta, Figure, 1X and Skild, and it hires research engineers and scientists in robot learning and data quality. The company is headquartered in Santa Clara, California, United States.
No named decision-maker yet.
Careers mailbox is known
Verified live · 1 hour ago Visa sponsor 1 day ago Hiring now · 90%

Systems Software & Middleware Engineer (C++)

≈ $129k – $279k per year (Estimated) • In office (Santa Clara, United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time
C++
Python
C
C
GCC
FFmpeg
C++
CMake
DevOps
Linux
Robotics
GStreamer
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Onsurity

onsurity.com
onsurity.com • HQ: Bengaluru, India • InsurTech • Health Insurance & Benefits • 201-500 employees • Est. 2020 • Startup • Hiring 4, 3 new
HQ: Bengaluru, India • InsurTech • Health Insurance & Benefits • 201-500 employees • Est. 2020 • Startup • Hiring 4, 3 new
Onsurity caters to a global RiskTech disrupting the risk and financial products with technology and simultaneously improving and improvising the customer experience.
No named decision-maker yet.
Careers mailbox is known
1 day ago Hiring now · 86%

Software Development Engineer

In office (Bengaluru, India) • Full-Time
Java
SQL
Java
Spring Boot
Databases
Apache Kafka
AI/ML
ChatGPT
Claude
Copilot
LLM
DevOps
Git
+1
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Workstream

workstream.us
workstream.us • HQ: San Francisco, United States • Recruiting Software & ATS • Payroll Services • 201-500 employees • Est. 2017 • Startup • Hiring 20, 3 new
HQ: San Francisco, United States • Recruiting Software & ATS • Payroll Services • 201-500 employees • Est. 2017 • Startup • Hiring 20, 3 new
Workstream is a hiring and workforce platform for hourly employers such as restaurants, retailers and franchises. It automates text-based applications, scheduling of interviews, onboarding paperwork and payroll for high-turnover roles. Thousands of franchise locations use it to fill shifts quickly.
Lei Xu · Executive Officer, Director · decision-maker
Ruoyu Wang · Executive Officer, Director · decision-maker
Huang Hui Lim · Executive Officer, Director · decision-maker
Keith Rabois · Director
No careers mailbox known
Verified live · 4 hours ago 1 day ago Hiring now · 90%

Principal Engineer

≈ $58k – $108k per year (Estimated) • Lead • 5+ years exp • In office (Singapore) • Bachelor's Degree • Principal
Node JS
TypeScript
JavaScript
Ruby
Ruby
Ruby on Rails
Databases
PostgreSQL
ElasticSearch
Redis
Apache Kafka
Frontend
React.js
Mobile
React Native
DevOps
Rest API
GitHub
Terraform
AWS
Management
Jira
Scrum
Agile
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Questions

Can a foreigner apply for these roles?

9,205 of the 9,449 roles here state no citizenship or security-check demand. A role that does says so in its advert, and the card marks it.

Which companies hire most backend developers?

ClickHouse (31), MaintainX (29), Commure (29), Omnissa (29), Wayve (29).

Which roles count as backend developer jobs?

Every role whose work is the server side of software - backend, API, platform and full stack developers, staff engineers and technical leads - at any employer. A role is filed under a language when its title names one (Java, Python, .NET, Go, Node.js, PHP, C++, Ruby, Rust); a "Software Engineer" that names none is a backend engineer's.

How fresh is this?

Every role is re-checked on the employer's own careers board at least every 48 hours, and the page is rebuilt every night.

Source: 9,449 live postings on employers' careers boards; startup status from Alion's company graphUpdated 27 Oct 2026MethodologyJSONCC BY-SA 4.0