Backend Developer Jobs in Oakland

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Generac

generac.com
generac.com • HQ: Waukesha, United States • Energy Management • Energy Storage • Power Supplies & Power Electronics • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 1959 • Trust B • Hiring 404, 26 new
HQ: Waukesha, United States • Energy Management • Energy Storage • Power Supplies & Power Electronics • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 1959 • Trust B • Hiring 404, 26 new
Generac manufactures backup generators, energy storage and grid services technology. Its home standby systems are paired with monitoring software and smart electrical panels. The company also aggregates distributed resources into virtual power plants.
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$141k – $191k per year • Equity • Staff+ • 10+ years exp • In office (Toronto, Canada, Santa Monica, Oakland, United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Staff
AWS Bedrock
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LLM
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AWS CDK
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Platform Engineering
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Blue Shield of California

blueshieldca.com
blueshieldca.com • HQ: Oakland, United States • Health Care • Health Insurance & Benefits • 5000+ employees • Est. 1939 • Trust B • Hiring 66, 20 new
HQ: Oakland, United States • Health Care • Health Insurance & Benefits • 5000+ employees • Est. 1939 • Trust B • Hiring 66, 20 new
Headquartered in Oakland, California, Blue Shield of California is a major non-profit health plan and an independent member of the Blue Shield Association. The organization provides a comprehensive suite of health coverage products - including individual, family, and group health insurance, Medicare, Medi-Cal (Medicaid), dental, and vision plans - serving millions of members statewide. By expanding provider networks, advancing value-based care models, and leveraging digital health solutions, the enterprise works to deliver accessible, high-quality, and sustainably affordable healthcare coverage across California.
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Full Stack Engineer, Principal

≈ $136k – $272k per year (Estimated) • Lead • 10+ years exp • Hybrid (Oakland, Long Beach, United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Principal
Node JS
TypeScript
JavaScript
SQL
Python
C#
C#
.NET
Databases
MS SQL
AI/ML
Cursor
Claude
Copilot
Frontend
Vue.js
Angular
React.js
DevOps
Bicep
Bitbucket
GitLab
Ansible
GitHub
Terraform
Rest API
Docker
GCP
Azure
CI/CD
AWS
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Block

block.xyz
block.xyz • HQ: Oakland, United States • Buy Now, Pay Later • POS Systems • Financial Software & Embedded Finance • Payment Processing & Gateways • Cryptocurrencies • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 2009 • Trust A • Hiring 197, 14 new
HQ: Oakland, United States • Buy Now, Pay Later • POS Systems • Financial Software & Embedded Finance • Payment Processing & Gateways • Cryptocurrencies • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 2009 • Trust A • Hiring 197, 14 new
Block is an American financial technology company based in Oakland, California, that builds payment, banking and commerce products for consumers and merchants under brands including Square, Cash App, Afterpay, TIDAL, Bitkey and Proto. Founded in 2009 by Jack Dorsey as Square, the company is listed on the New York Stock Exchange, runs point-of-sale and payment processing for millions of sellers and operates the Afterpay buy now, pay later service. It hires software, security and data engineers, product managers, sales and account executives, risk and compliance specialists and operations staff across the US, Canada, Australia, the UK and Japan.
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Senior Software Engineer — Employee Experience Engineering (EXE)

$218k – $327k per year • Senior • 8+ years exp • Oakland • Remote (United States) • Senior
Ruby
JavaScript
Ruby
Ruby on Rails
Databases
MySQL
PostgreSQL
Frontend
React.js
DevOps
Rest API
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AWS
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Senior Software Engineer, Product Platform

≈ $222k – $384k per year (Estimated) • Senior • 5+ years exp • New York • Oakland • Remote (United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Senior
Go
Ruby
Java
Databases
DynamoDB
OpenSearch
Amazon Aurora
Redis
MySQL
DevOps
Platform Engineering
Kubernetes
AWS
Web3
Bitcoin
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Elicit

elicit.com
elicit.com • HQ: Oakland, United States • AI for Science • 51-200 employees • Est. 2018 • Startup • Trust D • Hiring 10
HQ: Oakland, United States • AI for Science • 51-200 employees • Est. 2018 • Startup • Trust D • Hiring 10
Elicit is a research company that builds an artificial intelligence assistant for systematic literature review. Its product searches millions of papers, extracts methods, populations and findings into structured tables and drafts evidence summaries with citations. It grew out of the non-profit research organisation Ought, founded in 2018, and is used by academic, medical and policy researchers.
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Senior Software Engineer, Data and Integrations

$185k – $270k per year • Senior • 5+ years exp • In office (Oakland, United States) • Full-Time • Senior
TypeScript
Python
JavaScript
SQL
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LLM
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SiriusXM

siriusxm.com
siriusxm.com • HQ: New York, United States • Music Industry • Virtual Events • E-learning • Data & Analytics • 501-1000 employees • Hiring 43, 1 new
HQ: New York, United States • Music Industry • Virtual Events • E-learning • Data & Analytics • 501-1000 employees • Hiring 43, 1 new
SiriusXM is a US audio entertainment company that runs a subscription satellite and streaming radio service with music, sports, talk and podcasts, headquartered in New York. Its portfolio includes the Pandora music streaming service, a large podcast network, the advertising businesses SiriusXM Media and AdsWizz, the hosting platform Simplecast and the SiriusXM Connect vehicle services, and the parent Sirius XM Holdings is listed on Nasdaq. It hires software and automation engineers, product managers, sales executives and account directors, newsroom audio editors, lawyers and operations staff, with tech hubs in Bucharest and Dublin.
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Staff Python Engineer

$107k – $200k per year • Staff+ • 8+ years exp • In office (Oakland, United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Staff
Python
Python
FastAPI
Django
Celery
Databases
Apache Kafka
AI/ML
Anomaly Detection
Triton
DevOps
Datadog
Grafana
Kubernetes
CI/CD
AWS
QA
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Intuit

intuit.com
intuit.com • HQ: Mountain View, United States • Personal Finance Apps & Education • Tax Advisory & Preparation • Accounting & Tax Software • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 1983 • NASDAQ: INTU • Trust B • Hiring 523, 47 new
HQ: Mountain View, United States • Personal Finance Apps & Education • Tax Advisory & Preparation • Accounting & Tax Software • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 1983 • NASDAQ: INTU • Trust B • Hiring 523, 47 new
Intuit is an American financial technology company headquartered in Mountain View, California, that makes TurboTax, QuickBooks, Credit Karma and Mailchimp. Founded in 1983 and listed on Nasdaq, it serves about 100 million consumers, self-employed people and small businesses, with large offices in San Diego, New York, Atlanta, Toronto and Bengaluru and an AI platform with live tax and bookkeeping experts. Its job board lists software, machine learning and data science roles, product design, payroll tax and seasonal tax specialists, sales, marketing, finance, compliance and summer internships.
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Staff Software Engineer, CG Personal Finance, Financial Assistant Team

$203k – $274k per year • Staff+ • 8+ years exp • In office (Oakland, United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Staff
Scala
TypeScript
Java
Python
AI/ML
LLM Guardrails
Agentic Workflows
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Staff Software Engineer, Cloud Operations

$203k – $274k per year • Staff+ • 5+ years exp • In office (Oakland, United States) • Full-Time • Staff
Python
DevOps
Helm
TCP/IP
IAM
Terraform
Linux
GCP
Kubernetes
CI/CD
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Principal Software Engineer

$262k – $354k per year • Lead • 10+ years exp • In office (Oakland, United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Principal
Swift
Kotlin
TypeScript
JavaScript
Frontend
GraphQL
React.js
Mobile
SwiftUI
DevOps
GCP
AWS
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HCLTech

hcltech.com
hcltech.com • HQ: Noida, India • Science & Engineering • Professional Services • Cybersecurity • Systems Integrators • IT Consulting & Digital Transformation • IT Outsourcing & Dedicated Teams • 5000+ employees • Est. 1976 • Hiring 3338, 1084 new
HQ: Noida, India • Science & Engineering • Professional Services • Cybersecurity • Systems Integrators • IT Consulting & Digital Transformation • IT Outsourcing & Dedicated Teams • 5000+ employees • Est. 1976 • Hiring 3338, 1084 new
HCLTech is a major Indian multinational information technology (IT) services and consulting company headquartered in Noida, Uttar Pradesh. Spun off from the original HCL Group in 1991, it ranks as one of India's largest technology companies alongside firms like TCS, Infosys, and Wipro.
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Senior Developer - .Net, Azure, C#

≈ $126k – $231k per year (Estimated) • Senior • In office (Oakland, United States) • Senior
C#
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.NET
DevOps
Azure
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Fivetran

fivetran.com
fivetran.com • HQ: Oakland, United States • Data Integration & ETL Tools • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 2012 • Trust B • Hiring 163, 9 new
HQ: Oakland, United States • Data Integration & ETL Tools • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 2012 • Trust B • Hiring 163, 9 new
Fivetran is a cloud technology company specializing in automated data movement and integration solutions. The company focuses on enabling organizations to centralize, load, and transform data from diverse applications and databases into modern cloud data destinations. Headquartered in Oakland, California, it operates globally to help businesses streamline data pipelines and accelerate analytics.
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Senior Software Engineer

$175k – $210k per year • Equity • Senior • 5+ years exp • Oakland • Remote (United States) • Full-Time • Senior
Rust
C#
C++
Java
Python
Databases
Snowflake
Apache Kafka
PostgreSQL
AI/ML
dbt
Claude Code
Claude
Copilot
ChatGPT
Frontend
GraphQL
DevOps
Datadog
Buildkite
Grafana
Docker
GCP
Kubernetes
Azure
CI/CD
AWS
Analytics
Fivetran
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Staff Software Engineer, Backend

$196k – $245k per year • Equity • Staff+ • Hybrid (Oakland, United States) • Full-Time • Staff
Scala
Kotlin
Go
C++
Java
Python
Ruby
TypeScript
Ruby
Ruby on Rails
Databases
Snowflake
AI/ML
dbt
DevOps
GCP
Azure
AWS
Analytics
Fivetran
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Senior Software Engineer - Orchestration

$175k – $210k per year • Equity • Senior • 5+ years exp • In office (Oakland, United States) • Senior
Rust
C#
C++
Java
Python
Databases
Snowflake
Apache Kafka
PostgreSQL
AI/ML
dbt
Claude Code
Claude
Copilot
ChatGPT
Frontend
GraphQL
DevOps
Datadog
Buildkite
Grafana
Docker
GCP
Kubernetes
Azure
CI/CD
AWS
Analytics
Fivetran
ETL/ELT
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Energy Solutions Usa

energy-solution.com
energy-solution.com • Pittsburgh • Chicago • Oakland • Portland • New York • Energy Efficiency • Hiring 6
Pittsburgh • Chicago • Oakland • Portland • New York • Energy Efficiency • Hiring 6
Transforming the marketplace to sustain the planet. Energy Solutions delivers resource and environmental impacts that benefit our economy and our society.
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Senior Software Engineer (Hybrid - US)

$140k – $175k per year • Equity • Senior • 10+ years exp • Hybrid (Boston, Chicago, New York, Oakland, Portland, United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Senior
C#
JavaScript
SQL
Python
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PromisePay

promise-pay.com
promise-pay.com • HQ: San Francisco, United States • Financial Software & Embedded Finance • Payment Processing & Gateways • 51-200 employees • Est. 2017 • Startup • Hiring 11
HQ: San Francisco, United States • Financial Software & Embedded Finance • Payment Processing & Gateways • 51-200 employees • Est. 2017 • Startup • Hiring 11
PromisePay is a financial technology company that provides digitized payment solution platforms designed to help utilities, government agencies, and low-income residents manage past-due bills through customized payment plans. Headquartered in San Francisco, California, the company automates relief programs and flexible installment options to increase debt recovery while reducing financial stress for consumers. By integrating directly with service providers, it streamlines billing operations and expands access to essential public utilities.
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Top 25% payVerified live · 3 hours ago 1 month ago Hiring now · 74%

Engineering Lead

$190k – $240k per year • Lead • 6+ years exp • Hybrid (Oakland, United States) • Full-Time • Nationals only • Staff
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Paradromics

paradromics.com
paradromics.com • HQ: Austin, United States • Neurotech & Neuromodulation • 51-200 employees • Est. 2015 • Startup • Hiring 8, 1 new
HQ: Austin, United States • Neurotech & Neuromodulation • 51-200 employees • Est. 2015 • Startup • Hiring 8, 1 new
Paradromics develops a high bandwidth brain-computer interface intended to restore communication for people with severe paralysis. Founded in 2015 and based in Austin, its Connexus implant records from many neurons at once and decodes intended speech. The company has begun human trials after years of preclinical work.
Helmy Eltoukhy · Executive Officer, Director · decision-maker
James Burrows · Executive Officer, Director · decision-maker
Matthew Angle · Executive Officer, Director · decision-maker
Edmund Huber · Director · decision-maker
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Software Engineer - Paradromics, Inc.

$120k – $150k per year • Middle • 3+ years exp • In office (Oakland, United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Middle
Rust
C++
Python
AI/ML
Machine Learning
Time Series
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Careforce

careforce.ai
careforce.ai • HQ: Hayward, United States • Telemedicine & Virtual Care • Medical AI • 11-50 employees • Est. 2024 • Startup • Hiring 5
HQ: Hayward, United States • Telemedicine & Virtual Care • Medical AI • 11-50 employees • Est. 2024 • Startup • Hiring 5
Autonomous AI workforce to find, engage, and coordinate patient care 3x faster with 6x ROI. Close critical care gaps, scale operations efficiently, generate accurate reports and get a single view of the patient across all services to chat with.
Benjamin Kuhn · Executive Officer, Director · decision-maker
Ashish Singh · Director
Or Perluk · Director
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Top 25% payVerified live · 1 hour ago 2 months ago Long shot · 10%

Senior Fullstack Engineer

$120k – $180k per year • Senior • 6+ years exp • Oakland • Remote (United States) • Full-Time • Senior
Python
Databases
Supabase
AI/ML
LLM
AI Agents
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ARXLIGHT

arxlight.ai
arxlight.ai • HQ: Oakland, United States • Air Defense • Trust C • Hiring 18
HQ: Oakland, United States • Air Defense • Trust C • Hiring 18
ARXLIGHT is a stealth mode company building lightning fast interceptors designed to save lives. It hires engineers in computer vision and autonomy, robotics hardware, firmware and electrical design, along with supply chain and recruiting staff. The company is based in Oakland, California, United States.
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Senior Backend Engineer

$150k – $200k per year • Senior • In office (Oakland, United States) • Full-Time • Senior
Go
TypeScript
C++
Python
Kotlin
Java
DevOps
TCP/IP
Git
Docker
Linux
CI/CD
Robotics
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Software Engineer - Ground Systems Command and Control

$100k – $200k per year • Senior • 5+ years exp • In office (Oakland, United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Senior
Kotlin
TypeScript
C++
Java
Python
JavaScript
Java
Gradle
Frontend
Three.JS
DevOps
Docker
Linux
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Instrumentl

instrumentl.com
instrumentl.com • HQ: San Francisco, United States • Nonprofit, Church & Membership Software • Nonprofits & Foundations • 201-500 employees • Est. 2015 • Startup • Trust B • Hiring 9
HQ: San Francisco, United States • Nonprofit, Church & Membership Software • Nonprofits & Foundations • 201-500 employees • Est. 2015 • Startup • Trust B • Hiring 9
Instrumentl helps nonprofits find, win, manage, and collaborate on grants. Connect discovery, applications, and award management in a single workspace..
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Senior Backend Engineer

≈ $128k – $221k per year (Estimated) • Senior • 7+ years exp • Oakland • Remote (Canada) • Full-Time • Senior
SQL
Python
Ruby
TypeScript
Python
FastAPI
Celery
Ruby
Ruby on Rails
AI/ML
Function Calling
LLM Guardrails
RAG
LLM
LangGraph
LlamaIndex
Embeddings
DeepEval
Ragas
Semantic Kernel
OpenAI Evals
Hybrid Search
Human-in-the-Loop
Recommender Systems
LangChain
DevOps
Docker
GCP
CI/CD
AWS
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crai.com • HQ: Boston, United States • Management Consulting • Legal Services • 51-200 employees • Est. 1965 • Trust C • Hiring 85, 4 new
HQ: Boston, United States • Management Consulting • Legal Services • 51-200 employees • Est. 1965 • Trust C • Hiring 85, 4 new
Charles River Associates (CRA International, Inc.) is a global economic, financial, and strategic management consulting enterprise. The company focuses on providing expert testimony, litigation support, antitrust economics, financial valuation, intellectual property strategy, forensic investigations, and corporate strategy consulting for complex legal, regulatory, and business decisions. Headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, it operates more than 20 offices across North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and South America, serving major law firms, global corporations, accounting firms, and government agencies worldwide.
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Full Stack Agentic Developer

$150k – $230k per year • Senior • 6+ years exp • Hybrid (Boston, New York, Chicago, Washington, Oakland, United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Senior
Node JS
TypeScript
JavaScript
Python
Databases
PostgreSQL
AI/ML
Function Calling
Anthropic
Structured Outputs
Prompt Caching
OpenAI
LLM
AI Agents
LLM Evaluation
Prompt Engineering
Frontend
Vite
React.js
Tailwind CSS
DevOps
Azure
WebSockets
Ubuntu
GitHub Actions
Docker
Linux
CI/CD
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Everlaw

everlaw.com
everlaw.com • HQ: Oakland, United States • Legal AI • Legal Software • 201-500 employees • Est. 2010 • Trust B • Hiring 33, 2 new
HQ: Oakland, United States • Legal AI • Legal Software • 201-500 employees • Est. 2010 • Trust B • Hiring 33, 2 new
Everlaw is an Oakland company founded in 2010 that builds cloud litigation software for electronic discovery and case preparation. Its platform uses predictive coding, clustering and generative summarisation to help legal teams find relevant material in millions of documents. It is used by law firms, corporate legal departments and government agencies including state attorneys general.
Ajeet Shankar · Executive Officer, Director · decision-maker
Mike Zappert · Director
Astha Malik · Director
Jesse Wedler · Director
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Senior Software Engineer, Automation & Developer Tools

$173k – $251k per year • Senior • 5+ years exp • Hybrid (Oakland, United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Senior
Rust
Go
C#
C++
JavaScript
Python
DevOps
CircleCI
GitLab
GitHub Actions
Linux
CI/CD
QA
Cypress
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Backend Developer Jobs in Oakland
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How many Backend Developer jobs in Oakland are available on Alion?
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What salary do Backend Developer jobs in Oakland pay?
The average salary is around $233,302 per year based on the current listings.
Are remote options available for Backend Developer jobs in Oakland?
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