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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Kiddom

kiddom.co
Kiddom helps teachers and learners unlock their full potential.
kiddom.co • San Francisco • Los Angeles • E-learning • Education
San Francisco • Los Angeles • E-learning • Education
Top 25% payVerified live · 1 day ago 3 months ago

Senior Full Stack Engineer, AI Experience

$180k – $230k per year • Senior • 7+ years expIn office (San Francisco, United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Senior
Python
TypeScript
JavaScript
AI/ML
LLM
Embeddings
RAG
Frontend
React.js
DevOps
AWS
AWS Lambda
CI/CD
GitHub Actions
Kubernetes
Amazon ECS
GitHub
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PlanetScale

planetscale.com
PlanetScale offers the world’s fastest and most scalable cloud hosting for Vitess and Postgres.
planetscale.com • San Francisco • AI Infrastructure • Information Technology • Web Hosting
San Francisco • AI Infrastructure • Information Technology • Web Hosting
Top 25% payVerified live · 1 day ago 3 months ago

Software Engineer - Neki Orchestration

$120k – $290k per year • Senior • 5+ years expSan Francisco • Remote (EMEA, United States) • Senior
Go
Python
Ruby
Databases
MySQL
PostgreSQL
DevOps
AWS
Azure
GCP
Kubernetes
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Open 104 daysVerified live · 1 day ago 4 months ago

Software Engineer - PlanetScale Postgres

Senior • 5+ years exp • Remote (EMEA, United States) • Senior
Python
Ruby
Rust
Databases
PostgreSQL
DevOps
AWS
Azure
GCP
Kubernetes
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Open 227 daysTop 25% pay 8 months ago

Software Engineer - Insights

$120k – $290k per year • Senior • 5+ years expSan Francisco • Remote (EMEA, United States) • Senior
Go
Python
Ruby
Rust
Databases
MySQL
PostgreSQL
Apache Kafka
ClickHouse
AI/ML
Anomaly Detection
Time Series Forecasting
DevOps
Prometheus
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Voxel

voxelgroup.net
E-invoicing, B2B payments and digitalization without friction. Voxel, the digital transformation in the travel and Food & Hospitality sectors.
voxelgroup.net • Chicago • San Francisco • Software • Payments • Billing & Invoicing
Chicago • San Francisco • Software • Payments • Billing & Invoicing
Top 25% payVerified live · 1 day ago 3 months ago

Software Engineer, Perception

$130k – $180k per year • Equity • Junior • 1+ year expIn office (San Francisco, United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Junior
C++
Python
AI/ML
Anomaly Detection
Computer Vision
DevOps
Git
Amazon EKS
AWS
Docker
Kubernetes
Amazon ECS
Amazon S3
Robotics
Localization
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Cision

cision.com
Cision is a leading global public relations, earned media, and corporate communications management platform headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The company provides a comprehensive suite of cloud software and media intelligence solutions, including media contact databases, press release distribution via PR Newswire, social media listening, and campaign analytics.
cision.com • HQ: Chicago, United States • Data & Analytics • Advertising • Sales & Marketing • 11-50 employees
HQ: Chicago, United States • Data & Analytics • Advertising • Sales & Marketing • 11-50 employees
Verified live · 7 hours ago 3 months ago

Cision, Senior Software Developer, Software Engineer, AMER, Canada

$97k – $189k per year (Estimated) • Senior • 6+ years exp • Remote (AMER) • Bachelor's Degree • Senior
C#
SQL
C#
.NET
Databases
MySQL
PostgreSQL
AI/ML
AI Agents
Copilot
LLM
DevOps
Git
GitHub
Kubernetes
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Sigma Computing

sigmacomputing.com
Sigma Computing is a cloud-native business intelligence and analytics software company headquartered in San Francisco, California, and founded in 2014. The company provides a platform that allows users to explore, analyze, and visualize live data from cloud warehouses using a familiar spreadsheet-like interface, SQL, or Python. It serves over 2,000 enterprises globally across industries such as finance, healthcare, and retail, integrating directly with major data warehouses like Snowflake, Databricks, and BigQuery.
sigmacomputing.com • HQ: San Francisco, United States • Business Process Automation (BPA) • Software • Data Warehousing • LLM & Generative AI • Artificial Intelligence • Analytics Platforms • Data & Analytics • Business Intelligence • Est. 2014
HQ: San Francisco, United States • Business Process Automation (BPA) • Software • Data Warehousing • LLM & Generative AI • Artificial Intelligence • Analytics Platforms • Data & Analytics • Business Intelligence • Est. 2014
Top 25% payVerified live · 1 day ago 3 months ago

Software Engineer - Compiler

$170k – $235k per year • Equity • Senior • 5+ years expIn office (San Francisco, United States) • Full-Time • Senior
Go
Python
Rust
SQL
TypeScript
Databases
Databricks
AI/ML
Spark
AI Agents
Frontend
GraphQL
DevOps
AWS
Azure
GCP
Kubernetes
Management
ServiceNow
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Top 25% payVerified live · 1 day ago 3 months ago

Senior Software Engineer - Observability and Reliability

$170k – $240k per year • Equity • Senior • 5+ years expIn office (San Francisco, United States) • Full-Time • Senior
Python
SQL
Databases
Databricks
AI/ML
Spark
AI Agents
DevOps
AWS
Azure
GCP
Kubernetes
OpenTelemetry
Management
ServiceNow
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Top 25% payVerified live · 1 day ago 3 months ago

Staff Software Engineer - Fullstack

$240k – $270k per year • Equity • Staff+ • 10+ years expIn office (San Francisco, United States) • Full-Time • Staff
Go
Python
Rust
SQL
TypeScript
Databases
Databricks
AI/ML
Spark
AI Agents
Frontend
GraphQL
DevOps
CI/CD
Management
ServiceNow
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Filevine

filevine.com
Filevine is a leading provider of legal case management software. We are committed to helping law firms streamline their workflows and improve their efficiency. Filevine is a global organization with a mission to help law firms streamline their workflows and improve their efficiency.
filevine.com • Chicago • New York • Prague • Salt Lake City • Columbia • Professional Services • Software • Legal Services
Chicago • New York • Prague • Salt Lake City • Columbia • Professional Services • Software • Legal Services
Verified live · 1 day ago 3 months ago

Senior Software Development Engineer (Back-end)

$160k – $190k per year • Senior • 10+ years exp • Remote (United States) • Senior
C#
JavaScript
TypeScript
C#
.NET
Entity Framework Core
Databases
OpenSearch
Redis
Neo4j
AI/ML
Claude
Cursor
DevOps
AWS
GitHub
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Top 25% payVerified live · 1 day ago 3 months ago

Senior Backend Engineer - Python

$165k – $215k per year • Senior • 6+ years exp • Remote (United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Senior
Python
Python
FastAPI
Pydantic
structlog
AI/ML
Claude
LLM
Pydantic AI
AI Agents
DevOps
CI/CD
GitLab CI
New Relic
Octopus Deploy
GitLab
QA
Playwright
Pytest
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Open 200 daysVerified live · 1 day ago 7 months ago

Software Architect I

$167k – $278k per year (Estimated) • Staff+ • Remote (United States) • Full-Time • Architect
C#
Python
Databases
DynamoDB
ElasticSearch
DevOps
AWS
CI/CD
Terraform
Amazon ECS
Amazon Kinesis
Amazon S3
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PubNub

pubnub.com
PubNub is a platform for building and operating real-time interactive apps for mobile, web, and IoT devices that are lightning-fast, reliable, and scalable. Whether businesses need chat, geolocation and dispatch, IoT device control, multi-user collaboration, or any other real-time functionality, we help bring it all to life easily, securely, and seamlessly. Over 2000 companies worldwide choose PubNub because of our real-time technology expertise and ability to help their customers feel more connected to one another, the brand, and product experience.
pubnub.com • Cloud Computing • LLM & Generative AI • Artificial Intelligence
Cloud Computing • LLM & Generative AI • Artificial Intelligence
Verified live · 1 day ago 3 months ago

Senior Software Engineer, Core Systems (Rust)

$140k – $170k per year • Senior • Remote (United States) • Senior
Rust
Python
Databases
Amazon Aurora
DynamoDB
Redis
DevOps
Kubernetes
AWS
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Labelbox

labelbox.com
Labelbox is a San Francisco company founded in 2018 that provides a data engine for training and evaluating machine learning models. Its platform combines annotation tooling, model-assisted labelling and quality analytics, and it operates an expert workforce marketplace for tasks that require domain knowledge. Customers range from computer vision teams to frontier labs sourcing human preference data.
labelbox.com • HQ: San Francisco, United States • Information Security • Cybersecurity • Artificial Intelligence • Est. 2018
HQ: San Francisco, United States • Information Security • Cybersecurity • Artificial Intelligence • Est. 2018
Verified live · 3 hours ago 3 months ago

Staff Software Engineer, AI Data Platform

$191k – $357k per year (Estimated) • Equity • Staff+ • 4+ years expIn office (San Francisco, United States) • Freelance • Staff
Python
TypeScript
JavaScript
Java
Kotlin
Node JS
Databases
Apache Kafka
Databricks
Google Cloud Spanner
MySQL
PostgreSQL
AI/ML
Fine-tuning
LLM
Frontend
GraphQL
React.js
Redux
DevOps
GCP
Kubernetes
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Open 146 daysVerified live · 3 hours ago 5 months ago

Forward Deployed Engineer, RL Environments

$116k – $229k per year (Estimated) • Equity • Junior • 2+ years expIn office (San Francisco, United States) • Junior
C++
Go
Python
Rust
Databases
Databricks
AI/ML
AI Agents
Gymnasium
Reinforcement Learning
Human-in-the-Loop
DevOps
Amazon EKS
AWS
CI/CD
Docker
GCP
Podman
Kubernetes
Amazon ECS
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Anrok

anrok.com
Anrok automates sales tax compliance across your financial stack, so you can grow your business in any market.
anrok.com • San Francisco • New York • Dublin • Salt Lake City • E-learning • Commerce • Billing & Invoicing
San Francisco • New York • Dublin • Salt Lake City • E-learning • Commerce • Billing & Invoicing
Verified live · 1 day ago 3 months ago

Software Engineer, Agentic AI Infrastructure

$141k – $281k per year (Estimated) • Middle • 3+ years expRemote/Hybrid (San Francisco, New York, Salt Lake City, United States) • Full-Time • Middle
AI Agents
Cursor
LLM
Prompt Engineering
RAG
Anthropic
Function Calling
Management
Notion
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Open 489 daysTop 25% pay 1 year ago

Software Engineer (4+ years of experience)

$140k – $220k per year • Middle • 4+ years expRemote/Hybrid (New York, San Francisco, Salt Lake City, United States) • Full-Time • Middle
JavaScript
TypeScript
Databases
PostgreSQL
AI/ML
Cursor
Anthropic
Frontend
React.js
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Open 489 daysTop 25% pay 1 year ago

Software Engineer (7+ years of experience)

$165k – $250k per year • Senior • 7+ years expRemote/Hybrid (New York, San Francisco, Salt Lake City, United States) • Full-Time • Senior
JavaScript
TypeScript
Databases
PostgreSQL
AI/ML
Cursor
Anthropic
Frontend
React.js
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The Banner

thebanner.com
The Banner: Local Maryland news covering politics, business, sports & more. Trusted, independent journalism.
thebanner.com • Baltimore • Montgomery
Baltimore • Montgomery
Verified live · 1 day ago 3 months ago

Senior Software Engineer

$125k – $155k per year • Senior • 5+ years expBaltimore • Remote (United States) • Relocation • Visa sponsorship • Bachelor's Degree • Senior
JavaScript
Node JS
SQL
TypeScript
PHP
PHP
WordPress
Databases
Memcached
MySQL
Oracle
Redis
Frontend
Angular
React.js
Vue.js
DevOps
AWS
CI/CD
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Artos

artosai.com
Generative AI Medical Writing Solution for Biotech, Life Sciences, Pharma & Medical Devices | Artos AI. Book a demo online.
artosai.com • San Francisco • Clinical Research • Artificial Intelligence • LLM & Generative AI
San Francisco • Clinical Research • Artificial Intelligence • LLM & Generative AI
Top 25% payVerified live · 11 hours ago 3 months ago

Backend Software Engineer

$167k – $231k per year • Middle • 3+ years expIn office (San Francisco, United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Middle
Python
Python
Django
FastAPI
AI/ML
Fine-tuning
LLM
Prompt Engineering
RAG
DevOps
AWS
CI/CD
Docker
Pulumi
Terraform
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Patch My PC

patchmypc.com
Simplify IT with Patch My PC's endpoint management software. Automate patching, app updates, reporting, and analytics to save time and boost security.
patchmypc.com • Cybersecurity • Endpoint Security • Information Technology
Cybersecurity • Endpoint Security • Information Technology
Verified live · 1 day ago 3 months ago

Software Engineer, AI

$125k – $145k per year • Senior • 5+ years exp • Remote (United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Senior
C#
Python
C#
.NET
AI/ML
AI Agents
AutoGPT
Claude
CrewAI
LangChain
Prompt Engineering
Transformers
Hugging Face
OpenAI
DevOps
AWS
Azure
GCP
Git
Rest API
CI/CD
Docker
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Open 157 daysVerified live · 1 day ago 6 months ago

Software Engineer, Backend

$125k – $145k per year • Senior • 5+ years exp • Remote (United States) • Full-Time • Senior
C#
C#
ASP.NET Core
WPF
DevOps
Git
AWS
Azure
CI/CD
Docker
GCP
Kubernetes
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Garner Health

getgarner.com
Garner Health is a healthcare technology company based in New York City and founded in 2019. The company provides a data-driven platform that identifies high-quality medical providers and offers an employer-sponsored benefit that reimburses employees for out-of-pocket costs when they select top-rated doctors. It operates throughout the United States, serving nearly 800 organizations ranging from small businesses to Fortune 50 companies to improve healthcare outcomes and reduce overall spending.
getgarner.com • HQ: New York, United States • Predictive Analytics • Artificial Intelligence • Financial Services • Analytics Platforms • Data & Analytics • Insurance • Digital Health • Health Care • Est. 2019
HQ: New York, United States • Predictive Analytics • Artificial Intelligence • Financial Services • Analytics Platforms • Data & Analytics • Insurance • Digital Health • Health Care • Est. 2019
Top 25% payVerified live · 1 hour ago 3 months ago

Staff Software Engineer (Developer Experience)

$275k – $300k per year • Equity • Staff+ • 6+ years exp • Remote (United States) • Staff
Python
TypeScript
AI/ML
Claude
Claude Code
DevOps
AWS
Kubernetes
Cybersecurity
HIPAA
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Open 181 dayTop 25% pay 6 months ago

Senior Software Engineer

$200k – $255k per year • Equity • Senior • 4+ years exp • Remote (United States) • Senior
Python
TypeScript
AI/ML
Claude
Claude Code
dbt
DevOps
AWS
Kubernetes
Cybersecurity
HIPAA
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Boomi

boomi.com
Boomi is an enterprise Integration Platform as a Service (iPaaS) and software organization headquartered in Conshohocken, Pennsylvania. Founded in 2000 by Rick Nucci, the company pioneered cloud-native integration with its flagship platform, AtomSphere. Operating on a B2B SaaS model, Boomi provides a low-code visual development interface that allows companies to connect cloud applications, legacy on-premises infrastructure, APIs, databases, and third-party vendor networks.
boomi.com • HQ: Conshohocken, United States • Software • Information Technology • Middleware Software • Data & Analytics • Est. 2000
HQ: Conshohocken, United States • Software • Information Technology • Middleware Software • Data & Analytics • Est. 2000
Top 25% payVerified live · 3 hours ago 3 months ago

Sr iPaaS Presales Systems Engineer

$201k – $251k per year • Senior • Remote (United States) • Senior
Apex
Apex
MuleSoft
Databases
Apache Kafka
RabbitMQ
AI/ML
AI Agents
DevOps
AWS
Azure
GCP
Kong
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Verified live · 3 hours ago 3 months ago

Senior Presales Systems Engineer

$131k – $217k per year (Estimated) • Senior • Remote (United States) • Senior
Apex
Apex
MuleSoft
AI/ML
AI Agents
DevOps
AWS
Azure
GCP
Kong
QA
Swagger
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Open 102 daysVerified live · 3 hours ago 4 months ago

Senior Presales Solutions Engineer

$131k – $217k per year (Estimated) • Senior • Remote (United States) • Senior
Apex
Apex
MuleSoft
AI/ML
AI Agents
DevOps
AWS
Azure
GCP
Kong
Analytics
ETL/ELT
QA
Swagger
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Pollfish

pollfish.com
Pollfish is a survey technology company founded in 2013 with its engineering base in Athens. Its platform reaches respondents inside mobile applications rather than through panels. The service is used by market researchers and brands worldwide.
pollfish.com • HQ: Athens, Greece • Gift Cards & Loyalty Programs • Media & Entertainment • Commerce • Est. 2013
HQ: Athens, Greece • Gift Cards & Loyalty Programs • Media & Entertainment • Commerce • Est. 2013
Top 25% payVerified live · 9 hours ago 3 months ago

Principal Engineer (Scala or Java)

$240k – $275k per year • Lead • 10+ years expNew York • Remote (United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Principal
Java
Scala
DevOps
CI/CD
Kubernetes
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Muon Space

muonspace.com
Muon Space is an American space systems company headquartered in Silicon Valley (Mountain View/Menlo Park, CA) that designs, builds, and operates custom Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite constellations. Founded in 2021 by veterans from the space and tech industries, the company provides a turnkey "Mission-as-a-Service" (MaaS) platform. It manages everything from digital satellite engineering and payload integration to launch, automated constellation operations, and data analytics.
muonspace.com • HQ: Mountain View, United States • Earth Observation • Space & Aerospace • Satellite Manufacturing • 1001-5000 employees
HQ: Mountain View, United States • Earth Observation • Space & Aerospace • Satellite Manufacturing • 1001-5000 employees
Top 25% payVerified live · 2 hours ago 3 months ago

Senior Mission Lead Systems Engineer

$142k – $208k per year • Equity • Lead • 10+ years exp • Remote (United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Staff
Julia
Python
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Formal

formal.com
formal.com • San Francisco • Data & Analytics • Cloud Security • Cybersecurity
San Francisco • Data & Analytics • Cloud Security • Cybersecurity
Verified live · 1 day ago 3 months ago

Staff Software Engineer | Backend

$194k – $363k per year (Estimated) • Equity • Staff+ • 6+ years expIn office (San Francisco, United States) • Full-Time • Staff
Go
Rust
Databases
Apache Kafka
ClickHouse
PostgreSQL
Amazon Redshift
MySQL
Snowflake
DevOps
Datadog
Docker
Kubernetes
Terraform
Amazon ECS
Amazon S3
AWS
Azure
GCP
Cybersecurity
Least Privilege
Management
Notion
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Open 377 daysVerified live · 1 day ago 1 year ago

Software Engineer | Backend

$150k – $306k per year (Estimated) • Equity • In office (San Francisco, United States) • Full-Time
Go
Rust
Databases
Apache Kafka
ClickHouse
PostgreSQL
Amazon Redshift
MySQL
Snowflake
DevOps
Datadog
Docker
Kubernetes
Terraform
Amazon ECS
Amazon S3
AWS
Azure
GCP
Cybersecurity
Least Privilege
Management
Notion
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Open 485 daysVerified live · 1 day ago 1 year ago

Software Engineer | Fullstack

$150k – $307k per year (Estimated) • Equity • In office (San Francisco, United States) • Full-Time
Go
JavaScript
TypeScript
Databases
Apache Kafka
ClickHouse
Frontend
React.js
Vue.js
Tailwind CSS
Radix UI
Next.js
shadcn/ui
DevOps
Datadog
Kubernetes
Terraform
Vercel
Cybersecurity
Least Privilege
Design
Figma
Management
Notion
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Decrypt

decrypt.co
Decrypt is an independent digital media publisher and editorial platform focused on cryptocurrency, blockchain technology, Web3, artificial intelligence, and emerging decentralized technologies. Launched in 2018 (originally incubated by Consensys) and headquartered in New York City, the publication delivers breaking news, analytical journalism, educational guides, and reviews covering decentralized finance (DeFi), NFTs, layer-1/layer-2 networks, and crypto regulation.
decrypt.co • Data & Analytics • Cryptocurrencies • Blockchain & Crypto • Est. 2018
Data & Analytics • Cryptocurrencies • Blockchain & Crypto • Est. 2018
Verified live · 1 day ago 3 months ago

Software Engineer

$93k – $174k per year (Estimated) • Junior • 2+ years exp • Remote (United States) • Contractor • Junior
JavaScript
TypeScript
Solidity
Databases
PostgreSQL
AI/ML
Claude
Claude Code
AI Agents
Frontend
Next.js
React.js
Remix
Tailwind CSS
Vite
DevOps
Azure
CI/CD
Cloudflare
Git
Kubernetes
GitHub
Web3
Smart Contracts
Ethereum
Remix
Design
Figma
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Kovo

kovo.com
kovo.com • Financial Services
Financial Services
Top 25% pay 3 months ago

Backend Engineer - senior hire

$150k – $250k per year • Senior • 5+ years exp • Remote (United States) • Full-Time • Senior
TypeScript
JavaScript
AI/ML
AI Agents
Frontend
Next.js
React.js
DevOps
AWS
Vercel
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Lumos

lumos.com
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.
lumos.com • Artificial Intelligence • Cybersecurity • Identity Management
Artificial Intelligence • Cybersecurity • Identity Management
Verified live · 2 hours ago 3 months ago

Software Engineer, Data Platform

$109k – $198k per year (Estimated) • Middle • 3+ years exp • Remote (United States) • Full-Time • Middle
Go
Python
TypeScript
Databases
MySQL
PostgreSQL
AI/ML
AI Agents
Dagster
OpenAI
DevOps
GitHub
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Backend Developer Jobs in San Francisco
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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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