Backend Developer Jobs in San Francisco

Backend Developer jobs in San Francisco hiring now at vetted startups and product companies on Alion, updated daily. Average salary around $283,127/year. Compare remote, hybrid and on-site positions with relocation and visa sponsorship. Browse and apply today.

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bswift

bswift.com
Bswift is AI-native, combining AI for benefits with expert service to reduce busy work for HR and help employees use their benefits with confidence.
bswift.com • Chicago • Health Care • Artificial Intelligence • Data & Analytics
Chicago • Health Care • Artificial Intelligence • Data & Analytics
$140k – $160k per year • Senior • 8+ years exp • Remote (United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Senior
PowerShell
SQL
Java
Java
Flyway
Liquibase
Databases
Amazon Aurora
DynamoDB
MS SQL
MySQL
PostgreSQL
OpenSearch
AI/ML
AWS Bedrock
DevOps
Amazon EC2
AppDynamics
AWS
CI/CD
CloudFormation
Platform Engineering
SLI/SLO/SLA
Terraform
Amazon CloudWatch
AWS Lambda
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Noiselabs

noiselabs.com
noiselabs.com • New York • Information Technology
New York • Information Technology
$180k per year • Senior • 3+ years expNew York • Remote (United States) • Visa sponsorship • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Senior
Node JS
Python
Rust
Scala
SQL
TypeScript
JavaScript
Rust
Axum
SQLx
Databases
Apache Kafka
PostgreSQL
AI/ML
Flink
NumPy
Pandas
SciPy
DevOps
AWS
gRPC
Kubernetes
Terraform
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Datacor

datacor.com
Datacor is a software company based in Florham Park, New Jersey, and was founded in 1981. It provides industry-specific enterprise resource planning (ERP), manufacturing execution systems (MES), and chemical process simulation software tailored for process manufacturers and chemical distributors. The company serves a global customer base across sectors including chemicals, food and beverage, and energy, focusing on optimizing operational efficiency and regulatory compliance.
datacor.com • HQ: Florham Park, United States • Supply Chain • Transportation & Logistics • Chemical Manufacturing • Simulation & Digital Twin • Manufacturing • Software • Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) • Process Manufacturing • Est. 1981
HQ: Florham Park, United States • Supply Chain • Transportation & Logistics • Chemical Manufacturing • Simulation & Digital Twin • Manufacturing • Software • Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) • Process Manufacturing • Est. 1981
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Lead Software Engineer

$139k – $277k per year (Estimated) • Lead • 5+ years exp • Remote (United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Staff
C++
AI/ML
Claude
Claude Code
Copilot
Cursor
DevOps
CI/CD
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2 months ago

Lead Software Engineer

$139k – $277k per year (Estimated) • Lead • 5+ years expSeattle • Remote (United States) • Visa sponsorship • Bachelor's Degree • Staff
C++
AI/ML
Claude
Claude Code
Copilot
Cursor
DevOps
CI/CD
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Lead Full-Stack Software Engineer

$137k – $274k per year (Estimated) • Lead • 5+ years exp • Remote (United States) • Internship • Staff
Node JS
TypeScript
JavaScript
Node JS
Fastify
Nest.JS
Prisma
TypeORM
Databases
PostgreSQL
AI/ML
AWS Bedrock
Claude
Claude Code
Copilot
Cursor
LLM
RAG
Frontend
React.js
DevOps
AWS
CI/CD
Git
Trunk-Based Development
Amazon ECS
Amazon S3
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Mem0

mem0.ai
Mem0 is a company founded in 2023 that builds an open-source memory layer for artificial intelligence agents. Its library extracts durable facts from conversations, stores them across vector and graph backends and injects only relevant memories back into prompts, cutting token cost and improving consistency. The project is widely adopted by developers building assistants that need to remember users over time.
mem0.ai • HQ: San Francisco, United States • Cybersecurity • AI Agents • Artificial Intelligence • Est. 2023
HQ: San Francisco, United States • Cybersecurity • AI Agents • Artificial Intelligence • Est. 2023
Top 25% payVerified live · 1 day ago 2 months ago

Forward Deployed Engineer

$150k – $190k per year • Middle • 4+ years expIn office (San Francisco, United States) • Full-Time • Middle
Python
AI/ML
AI Agents
Embeddings
LLM
RAG
DevOps
Vector
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Top 25% payVerified live · 1 day ago 2 months ago

Full Stack Engineer

$150k – $250k per year • Senior • 5+ years expIn office (San Francisco, United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Senior
Go
Python
JavaScript
Databases
PostgreSQL
Redis
AI/ML
AI Agents
Embeddings
RAG
vLLM
Frontend
Next.js
React.js
DevOps
CI/CD
Rest API
AWS
Docker
GCP
Kubernetes
Vector
Vercel
WebSockets
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Carbon

carbon.ai
Carbon AI is a developer platform that provides unified API infrastructure for integrating third-party data sources directly into large language models (LLMs). The company enables businesses to seamlessly connect external data - such as cloud storage, databases, and customer management systems - to AI applications for retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) and semantic search. By automating data ingestion, file parsing, and embedding generation, it simplifies the complex pipeline required to build context-aware AI tools.
carbon.ai • Sunnyvale • Santa Clara
Sunnyvale • Santa Clara
Top 25% payVerified live · 1 day ago 2 months ago

Staff Backend Software Engineer

$210k – $314k per year • Staff+ • 8+ years expSunnyvale • Remote (United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Contractor • Staff
C++
TypeScript
DevOps
WebSockets
Bazel
IoT
MQTT
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Hire Hangar

hirehangar.com
Hire Hangar is a global talent sourcing and remote recruitment platform designed to help fast-growing startups and enterprises hire vetted international professionals. The platform combines AI-powered candidate sourcing algorithms with expert human recruiters to screen, assess, and match top-tier global talent across roles in software engineering, growth marketing, customer support, operations, finance, and GTM sales.
hirehangar.com • HQ: New York, United States • Professional Services • Human Resources
HQ: New York, United States • Professional Services • Human Resources
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Generalist Software Engineer

$96k – $120k per year • In office (San Francisco, United States) • Contractor
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Founding Systems Engineer

$84k – $108k per year • In office (San Francisco, United States) • Contractor
C++
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Founding Production Systems Engineer

$72k – $96k per year • In office (San Francisco, United States) • Contractor
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Martinmarietta

martinmarietta.com
TXI ( www.txi.com), a Dallas-based company, is a leading supplier of building materials, including cement, aggregate and concrete. With operating subsidiaries in five states, TXI is the largest producer of cement in Texas and a major producer in C...
martinmarietta.com • Chicago • Tools & DIY Supplies
Chicago • Tools & DIY Supplies
2 months ago

Technical Lead

$141k – $282k per year (Estimated) • Lead • Chicago • Remote (United States) • Full-Time • Staff
Python
AI/ML
Claude
Claude Code
Copilot
Fine-tuning
LangChain
LLM
PyTorch
TensorFlow
AI Agents
DevOps
GitHub
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$139k – $230k per year (Estimated) • Senior • Chicago • Remote (United States) • Full-Time • Senior
JavaScript
Node JS
Python
TypeScript
AI/ML
AI Agents
Frontend
React.js
Vue.js
DevOps
AWS
Azure
Docker
GCP
Terraform
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Robots & Pencils

robotsandpencils.com
Robots & Pencils is a global digital innovation firm and applied AI engineering partner that specializes in custom software development, cloud modernization, and agentic AI integration. Founded on the philosophy of combining rigorous engineering ("robots") with human-centered UI/UX design ("pencils"), the company builds high-velocity platforms, mobile applications, and enterprise systems.
robotsandpencils.com • HQ: Chagrin Falls, United States • Mobile App Development • Software • Artificial Intelligence
HQ: Chagrin Falls, United States • Mobile App Development • Software • Artificial Intelligence
Top 25% payVerified live · 1 hour ago 2 months ago

Forward Deployed Engineer

$177k – $210k per year • Senior • 7+ years exp • Remote (United States) • Senior
Python
AI/ML
Claude
Claude Code
Cursor
LLM
Quantization
RAG
AI Agents
DevOps
AWS
Docker
Kubernetes
Vector
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AHEAD

ahead.com
AHEAD helps enterprises build modern, secure, and scalable digital platforms by combining cloud, data, AI, and automation. Their consulting and managed services drive real business impact through smarter IT.
ahead.com • Gurgaon • New York • Palo Alto • Chicago • Minneapolis • Artificial Intelligence • Cloud Computing • Information Technology
Gurgaon • New York • Palo Alto • Chicago • Minneapolis • Artificial Intelligence • Cloud Computing • Information Technology
$107k – $239k per year (Estimated) • Lead • 7+ years exp • Remote (United States, India) • Visa sponsorship • Bachelor's Degree • Staff
C#
JavaScript
Python
DevOps
AWS
Azure
CI/CD
Rest API
IAM
Cybersecurity
Least Privilege
Okta
Management
Jira
ServiceNow
Marketing
Salesforce
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Top 25% pay 2 months ago

Senior Software Engineer

$160k – $200k per year • Senior • 5+ years exp • Remote (United States) • Visa sponsorship • Bachelor's Degree • Senior
Elixir
DevOps
CI/CD
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Top 25% payVerified live · 3 hours ago 2 months ago

Senior Software Engineer

$160k – $200k per year • Senior • 5+ years exp • Remote (United States) • Senior
Elixir
DevOps
CI/CD
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Abnormal Security

abnormal.security
Abnormal Security is a cloud-native cybersecurity company that uses AI and machine learning to protect organizations from advanced email attacks and social engineering threats. Founded in 2018 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, the company specializes in detecting high-risk email threats - such as business email compromise, vendor fraud, and credential phishing - by analyzing human behavior and communication patterns.
abnormal.security • Artificial Intelligence • Cybersecurity • Email Security
Artificial Intelligence • Cybersecurity • Email Security
Top 25% pay 2 months ago

Software Engineer I, Data Platform

$122k – $176k per year • Junior • 1+ year exp • Remote (United States) • Visa sponsorship • Master's Degree • TS/SCI • Junior
Go
Python
Databases
Apache Kafka
Databricks
DynamoDB
OpenSearch
PostgreSQL
Redis
RocksDB
ElasticSearch
AI/ML
Spark
DevOps
AWS
Azure
GCP
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I Am Here

iamheretribe.com
I Am Here is part of the Pulse Learning Group and provides evidence-based mental health and wellbeing solutions aimed at improving employee health, productivity, and engagement. As the partner of choice for businesses seeking to create safe and productive teams, I Am Here delivers solutions that are easy to use, measurable, and effective. The program encourages the use of Employee Assistance Programs and helps cultivate mentally healthy workplaces through compassionate connections and conversations.
iamheretribe.com • Toronto • Wellness Programs • Health Care • Mental Health
Toronto • Wellness Programs • Health Care • Mental Health
Verified live · 1 day ago 2 months ago

Software Developer – Cloud Solutions

$68k – $191k per year (Estimated) • Middle • 3+ years exp • Remote (EMEA, United States, Canada) • Bachelor's Degree • Contractor • Middle
C#
C++
Go
Java
Python
Rust
SQL
TypeScript
AI/ML
AI Agents
DevOps
AWS
CI/CD
CloudFormation
Docker
Kubernetes
Terraform
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$58k – $122k per year • Middle • 3+ years expCanada • Remote (United States, Canada, Ireland) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Middle
C#
C++
Go
Java
Python
Rust
SQL
TypeScript
AI/ML
AI Agents
DevOps
AWS
CloudFormation
Terraform
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Seeq

seeq.com
Founded in 2013 and headquartered in Seattle, Washington, Seeq is a software company that provides software with advance analytics capabilities to the industrial process manufacturing sector including pharmaceutical.
seeq.com • HQ: Seattle, United States • Peripherals • Artificial Intelligence • Data & Analytics
HQ: Seattle, United States • Peripherals • Artificial Intelligence • Data & Analytics
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Full Stack Software Engineer - Staff or Principal

$139k – $278k per year (Estimated) • Lead • 6+ years exp • Remote (United States) • Full-Time • Principal
Java
Kotlin
Python
Scala
TypeScript
JavaScript
Databases
PostgreSQL
Frontend
GraphQL
React.js
Tailwind CSS
DevOps
CI/CD
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Verified live · 1 day ago 2 months ago

Staff Full Stack Software Engineer

$172k – $286k per year (Estimated) • Staff+ • Remote (United States) • Staff
Java
Kotlin
Python
TypeScript
JavaScript
AI/ML
Time Series Forecasting
Frontend
React.js
DevOps
CI/CD
Management
Slack
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Verified live · 1 day ago 2 months ago

Senior Full Stack Software Engineer

$141k – $235k per year (Estimated) • Senior • Remote (United States) • Full-Time • Senior
Node JS
Python
TypeScript
JavaScript
AI/ML
Time Series Forecasting
Frontend
React.js
DevOps
CI/CD
Management
Slack
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Braintrust

braintrust.com
Braintrust is a decentralized B2B recruitment network that connects enterprise organizations with top-tier technology and design talent. The platform uses a Web3 community-owned model powered by a proprietary crypto token to eliminate traditional agency fees and align incentives between workers and hiring clients. Serving global brands across software, product management, and creative disciplines, it provides transparent end-to-end contracting, payment, and talent-matching solutions.
braintrust.com • San Francisco • Austin • New York • London • Chicago • AI Agents • Professional Services • Human Resources
San Francisco • Austin • New York • London • Chicago • AI Agents • Professional Services • Human Resources
Verified live · 1 hour ago 2 months ago

Software Engineer, Backend

$162k – $292k per year (Estimated) • Senior • 5+ years expIn office (San Francisco, New York, Seattle, United States) • Full-Time • Senior
Go
JavaScript
Node JS
Python
Rust
Databases
PostgreSQL
Redis
AI/ML
Braintrust
Gemini
LLM
Multimodal AI
Anthropic
Edge AI
OpenAI
DevOps
AWS
Cloudflare
Datadog
Docker
Grafana
Prometheus
Terraform
Management
Notion
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Verified live · 1 hour ago 3 months ago

Software Engineer, Developer Experience

$161k – $289k per year (Estimated) • Senior • 5+ years expIn office (San Francisco, New York, Seattle, United States) • Full-Time • Senior
JavaScript
TypeScript
AI/ML
Braintrust
OpenAI
Frontend
esbuild
pnpm
Turbopack
Vite
DevOps
CI/CD
Cloudflare
GitHub Actions
GitHub
Cybersecurity
Cosign
Sigstore
SLSA
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Open 233 daysVerified live · 1 hour ago 8 months ago

Solutions Engineer (West Region)

$164k – $295k per year (Estimated) • Senior • 5+ years expRemote/Hybrid (San Francisco, Seattle, United States) • Full-Time • Senior
Python
TypeScript
AI/ML
Braintrust
OpenAI
DevOps
Cloudflare
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AppZen

appzen.com
Headquartered in San Jose, California, AppZen is a leading developer of AI-powered finance and spend automation software. The company provides autonomous accounts payable and expense auditing platforms that analyze transactions in real time to reduce fraud and compliance risks. By integrating seamlessly with existing enterprise systems, it enables global organizations to streamline financial workflows and optimize operational efficiency.
appzen.com • HQ: San Jose, United States • AI Agents • Financial Services • Artificial Intelligence
HQ: San Jose, United States • AI Agents • Financial Services • Artificial Intelligence
$90k – $220k per year (Estimated) • Senior • 5+ years exp • Remote (United Kingdom, United States, India) • Relocation • Visa sponsorship • Bachelor's Degree • Senior
Go
SQL
JavaScript
Python
Databases
Oracle
DevOps
Git
AWS
Azure
CI/CD
Docker
GCP
Kubernetes
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InfoTrack US

infotrack.com
InfoTrack is an award-winning Australian technology company that is helping a range of professionals move into the digital age. We create intuitive tools that enable you to find, analyse, organise and... communicate information more efficiently an...
infotrack.com • Los Angeles • Denver • New York • San Francisco • Professional Services • Legal Services
Los Angeles • Denver • New York • San Francisco • Professional Services • Legal Services
$110k – $160k per year • Middle • 4+ years exp • Remote (United States) • Full-Time • Middle
C#
JavaScript
Python
SQL
C#
ASP.NET Core
Entity Framework Core
Databases
MS SQL
Frontend
React.js
DevOps
Docker
Git
Kubernetes
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.NET Developer, InfoTrack Exchange

$110k – $160k per year • Remote (United States) • Full-Time
C#
JavaScript
Python
SQL
C#
ASP.NET Core
Entity Framework Core
Databases
MS SQL
Frontend
React.js
DevOps
Docker
Git
Kubernetes
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Expedia

expedia.com
Show us your human side.... We can't tell if you're a human or a bot.
expedia.com • Austin • Vacation Rentals • Travel & Tourism • Travel Agencies
Austin • Vacation Rentals • Travel & Tourism • Travel Agencies
$119k – $167k per year • Middle • 2+ years expAustin • Remote (United States) • Visa sponsorship • Bachelor's Degree • Internship • Middle
JavaScript
Node JS
TypeScript
Frontend
React.js
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Firstup

firstup.com
Firstup is the leading employee communication platform that helps organizations connect with their workforce, improve employee engagement, and drive business results. With Firstup, you can: Create and distribute engaging content to your employees Track and measure the impact of your communication programs Build a culture of open communication and transparency Firstup is used by some of the world's largest and most successful organizations, including McDonald's, Marriott, and Nestle. Firstup is a great way to keep your employees informed, engaged, and motivated.
firstup.com • Chicago • Communication & Collaboration • Professional Services • Human Resources
Chicago • Communication & Collaboration • Professional Services • Human Resources
$120k – $190k per year • Senior • Remote (United States) • Visa sponsorship • Bachelor's Degree • Part-Time • Senior
Node JS
Ruby
TypeScript
JavaScript
Ruby
Ruby on Rails
AI/ML
Claude
Copilot
Frontend
React.js
DevOps
Shift-Left
GitHub
Cybersecurity
Shift-Left Security
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Restate

restate.dev
Restate is a lightweight runtime that lets developers build innately resilient distributed apps without the complexity tax.
restate.dev • AI Agents
AI Agents
Top 25% pay 2 months ago

Forward Deployed Engineer

$220k – $260k per year • Remote (United States) • Full-Time
Go
Java
Kotlin
Python
Ruby
Rust
TypeScript
AI/ML
Flink
DevOps
Kubernetes
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Drata

drata.com
Drata is a security and compliance automation platform that continuously monitors and collects evidence of a company's security controls, while streamlining compliance workflows end-to-end to ensure audit readiness.
drata.com • HQ: San Diego, United States • Information Security • Cybersecurity • Security Compliance • 501-1000 employees
HQ: San Diego, United States • Information Security • Cybersecurity • Security Compliance • 501-1000 employees
Top 25% payVerified live · 3 hours ago 2 months ago

Staff Software Engineer, Monetization Platform

$200k – $272k per year • Equity • Staff+ • 10+ years expRemote/Hybrid (San Francisco, United States) • Full-Time • Staff
JavaScript
TypeScript
DevOps
CI/CD
Git
Marketing
Salesforce
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Verified live · 3 hours ago 4 months ago

Software Engineer, Monetization Platform

$143k – $286k per year (Estimated) • Equity • Middle • 3+ years expRemote/Hybrid (San Francisco, United States) • Full-Time • Middle
JavaScript
TypeScript
AI/ML
AI Agents
DevOps
CI/CD
Git
Marketing
Salesforce
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Top 25% payVerified live · 3 hours ago 4 months ago

Staff Software Engineer, Core GRC

$201k – $272k per year • Equity • Staff+ • 10+ years expRemote/Hybrid (San Francisco, United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Staff
JavaScript
Node JS
TypeScript
Node JS
Nest.JS
TypeORM
Databases
ElasticSearch
Redis
AI/ML
AI Agents
Frontend
React.js
DevOps
AWS
Azure
CI/CD
GCP
Git
Pulumi
Terraform
QA
Jest
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Chef Robotics

chefrobotics.ai
Chef Robotics is a San Francisco company founded in 2019 that builds artificial intelligence robots for assembling prepared meals. Its arms handle variable, deformable ingredients that defeat conventional automation, learning from data collected across every deployed system. The robots are supplied as a service to food manufacturers, which face chronic labour shortages on assembly lines.
chefrobotics.ai • HQ: San Francisco, United States • Food & Beverages • Robotics • Artificial Intelligence • Est. 2019
HQ: San Francisco, United States • Food & Beverages • Robotics • Artificial Intelligence • Est. 2019
Top 25% payVerified live · 2 days ago 2 months ago

Forward Deployed Engineer

$130k – $180k per year • Junior • 2+ years expIn office (San Francisco, United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Junior
Python
DevOps
Chef
Robotics
Motion Planning
ROS
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Backend Developer Jobs in San Francisco
Frequently asked questions
How many Backend Developer jobs in San Francisco are available on Alion?
There are currently 1631 active listings from 419 hiring companies on Alion, refreshed daily.
What salary do Backend Developer jobs in San Francisco pay?
The average salary is around $283,127 per year based on the current listings.
Are remote options available for Backend Developer jobs in San Francisco?
Yes, many of these roles offer remote or hybrid work, and you can filter listings by remote, relocation and visa sponsorship.
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