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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EliseAI

eliseai.com
EliseAI is the industry-leading AI platform transforming both property management and healthcare through automation and conversational AI that help housing and healthcare organizations streamline communications and improve operational efficiency.
eliseai.com • HQ: New York, United States • PropTech • Artificial Intelligence • Conversational AI
HQ: New York, United States • PropTech • Artificial Intelligence • Conversational AI
Open 367 daysTop 25% pay 1 year ago

Software Engineer (Full Stack and Mobile)

$230k – $270k per year • Junior • 2+ years expIn office (New York, San Francisco, United States) • Relocation • Full-Time • Junior
C#
C++
Java
Kotlin
Objective-C
Python
AI/ML
AI Agents
DevOps
AWS
CI/CD
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Open 436 daysVerified live · 11 hours ago 1 year ago

Staff Software Engineer

$224k – $419k per year (Estimated) • Staff+ • 6+ years expIn office (San Francisco, United States) • Relocation • Full-Time • Staff
AI Agents
DevOps
CI/CD
AWS
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Open 436 daysTop 25% pay 1 year ago

Senior Software Engineer (Full Stack)

$230k – $270k per year • Senior • 2+ years expIn office (New York, San Francisco, United States) • Relocation • Full-Time • Senior
JavaScript
TypeScript
Python
AI/ML
AI Agents
Frontend
React.js
DevOps
AWS
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Campfire

campfire.ai
Campfire is the AI-native ERP built for high-growth finance teams. Automate reconciliations, close faster, and scale revenue without adding headcount.
campfire.ai • San Francisco • New York • London • Data Visualization • Est. 2023
San Francisco • New York • London • Data Visualization • Est. 2023
Open 367 daysTop 25% pay 1 year ago

Full Stack Engineer

$150k – $220k per year • In office (San Francisco, United States) • Full-Time
Python
JavaScript
Frontend
Next.js
Tailwind CSS
React.js
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Console

console.com
Console is the AI-native platform for IT service management (ITSM), built to help teams automate support and shift from doing the work to managing the system that does the work for them.
console.com • San Francisco • Managed IT Services • IT Management • Information Technology
San Francisco • Managed IT Services • IT Management • Information Technology
Open 382 daysTop 25% pay 1 year ago

Forward Deployed Engineer

$180k – $280k per year • Middle • 3+ years expIn office (San Francisco, United States) • Full-Time • Middle
Databricks
AI/ML
AI Agents
Cursor
OpenAI
DevOps
GitHub
Design
Figma
Management
Slack
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Zencastr

zencastr.com
Vibes required. Production optional. A Vibecast is a conversation. Zencastr turns it into something worth sharing.
zencastr.com • San Francisco • New York • Podcasting • Media & Entertainment
San Francisco • New York • Podcasting • Media & Entertainment
Open 387 daysVerified live · 22 min ago 1 year ago

Senior Fullstack Engineer (Remote)

$141k – $233k per year (Estimated) • Senior • San Francisco • Remote (United States) • PhD • Full-Time • Senior
JavaScript
Node JS
SQL
TypeScript
Databases
Redis
Frontend
React.js
DevOps
DigitalOcean
GCP
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Open 389 daysVerified live · 22 min ago 1 year ago

Senior Backend Engineer (Remote)

$140k – $233k per year (Estimated) • Senior • San Francisco • Remote (United States) • PhD • Full-Time • Senior
JavaScript
Node JS
SQL
TypeScript
Databases
Redis
DevOps
DigitalOcean
GCP
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Daydream

daydream.ai
daydream.ai • San Francisco
San Francisco
Open 390 daysVerified live · 1 day ago 1 year ago

Senior Software Engineer (Platform)

$161k – $290k per year (Estimated) • Senior • In office (San Francisco, United States) • Full-Time • Senior
AWS
CI/CD
Datadog
Self-Healing
Terraform
Cybersecurity
HIPAA
SOC 2
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Open 633 daysVerified live · 1 day ago 2 years ago

Senior Software Engineer (Product)

$156k – $281k per year (Estimated) • Senior • In office (San Francisco, United States) • Full-Time • Senior
Copilot
Perplexity
Streamlit
Scale AI
DevOps
Vercel
GitHub
Design
Figma
Management
Airtable
Notion
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Wispr Flow

wisprflow.com
Wispr Flow is an artificial intelligence dictation company headquartered in San Francisco, California, and founded in 2021. The company builds a voice to text tool that runs across desktop and mobile applications, cleaning up filler words and adapting tone and formatting to whichever application the user is typing into. It targets people who write heavily throughout the day, including engineers, founders, and clinicians, and started as a neural interface research effort before narrowing to speech.
wisprflow.com • HQ: San Francisco, United States • Mobile App Development • LLM & Generative AI • Software • Productivity Software • Artificial Intelligence • Speech & Audio AI • Est. 2021
HQ: San Francisco, United States • Mobile App Development • LLM & Generative AI • Software • Productivity Software • Artificial Intelligence • Speech & Audio AI • Est. 2021
Open 391 dayTop 25% pay 1 year ago

Software Engineer, Product

$180k – $325k per year • Equity • In office (San Francisco, United States) • Relocation • Visa sponsorship • Full-Time
AI Agents
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Doss

dosstrucking.com
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dosstrucking.com • HQ: San Francisco, United States • Road Transport • Transportation & Logistics • Logistics • 51-200 employees
HQ: San Francisco, United States • Road Transport • Transportation & Logistics • Logistics • 51-200 employees
Open 395 daysTop 25% pay 1 year ago

Backend Engineer

$180k – $210k per year • In office (San Francisco, United States) • Relocation • Full-Time
DuckDB
ElasticSearch
Google BigQuery
GraphDB
Memgraph
PostgreSQL
Snowflake
DevOps
Git
Terraform
Analytics
ETL/ELT
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Open 419 daysVerified live · 1 day ago 1 year ago

Staff Backend Engineer

$230k – $260k per year • Staff+ • In office (San Francisco, United States) • Relocation • Full-Time • Staff
DuckDB
ElasticSearch
Google BigQuery
GraphDB
Memgraph
PostgreSQL
Snowflake
DevOps
Git
Terraform
Analytics
ETL/ELT
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Open 857 daysTop 25% pay 2 years ago

Fullstack Engineer

$180k – $260k per year • In office (San Francisco, United States) • Relocation • Full-Time
TypeScript
JavaScript
Databases
DuckDB
ElasticSearch
GraphDB
Memgraph
PostgreSQL
Frontend
GraphQL
Next.js
Tailwind CSS
React.js
DevOps
Terraform
Design
Figma
Management
Airtable
Zapier
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Falconer

falconer.com
Falconer is an AI-powered company brain that keeps your engineering documentation accurate, searchable, and up to date by syncing with GitHub, Slack, Linear, and the rest of your stack.
falconer.com • San Francisco • Audit • Cybersecurity • Artificial Intelligence
San Francisco • Audit • Cybersecurity • Artificial Intelligence
Open 418 daysTop 25% pay 1 year ago

Software Engineer, Full-Stack

$125k – $175k per year • Equity • Middle • 4+ years expIn office (San Francisco, United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Middle
JavaScript
Node JS
Python
SQL
AI/ML
Claude
Claude Code
Cursor
Frontend
React.js
DevOps
WebSockets
AWS
GCP
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Open 503 daysTop 25% pay 1 year ago

Founding Engineer, Backend

$150k – $250k per year • Equity • Senior • 5+ years expIn office (San Francisco, United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Senior
Node JS
Python
SQL
JavaScript
Databases
Apache Kafka
RabbitMQ
AI/ML
AI Agents
Claude
Cursor
DevOps
AWS
Docker
GCP
Kubernetes
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Freed

getfreed.ai
Freed builds an artificial intelligence scribe that listens to clinical visits and writes the note for the clinician. Founded in 2022 in San Francisco, it targets independent practitioners rather than large hospital procurement cycles. Tens of thousands of clinicians use the product to cut documentation time after hours.
getfreed.ai • HQ: San Francisco, United States • Security Compliance • Mental Health • Corporate Events • 51-200 employees • Est. 2022
HQ: San Francisco, United States • Security Compliance • Mental Health • Corporate Events • 51-200 employees • Est. 2022
Open 439 daysTop 25% pay 1 year ago

Senior Software Engineer

$160k – $250k per year • Senior • 5+ years expRemote/Hybrid (San Francisco, United States) • Full-Time • Senior
TypeScript
JavaScript
Node JS
SQL
AI/ML
ChatGPT
Copilot
Cursor
Fine-tuning
LLM
Prompt Engineering
Frontend
React.js
DevOps
Azure
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Monarch

monarch.com
Monarch Money is a subscription-based platform that provides a personal finance program to track expenses. The platform aims to help consumers plan and manage their financial lives and adds all the transactions, across all bank accounts and credit cards, into one list, and creates a budget to understand where the money is going.
monarch.com • Artificial Intelligence • Financial Services • Personal Finance • Est. 2019
Artificial Intelligence • Financial Services • Personal Finance • Est. 2019
Open 465 daysTop 25% pay 1 year ago

Future Engineering Opportunities

$120k – $230k per year • Equity • Remote (United States) • Full-Time
JavaScript
Python
TypeScript
Python
Django
Databases
PostgreSQL
Redis
Frontend
React.js
GraphQL
Mobile
React Native
DevOps
Amazon EC2
AWS
CI/CD
CircleCI
Docker
Terraform
Amazon ECS
Analytics
A/B Testing
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Zencore

zencore.dev
Zencore is a leading cloud consulting and services firm. Above all else we value experience, hard work and the ability to keep things in perspective and have fun as we ensure our customers are delighted with the work we do.
zencore.dev • London • Mexico City • New York • Copenhagen • Berlin • Blockchain & Crypto • Data & Analytics • Information Technology • Est. 2013
London • Mexico City • New York • Copenhagen • Berlin • Blockchain & Crypto • Data & Analytics • Information Technology • Est. 2013
Open 467 days 1 year ago

Software Engineer (Short Term Contract)

$143k – $238k per year (Estimated) • Senior • 5+ years exp • Remote (United States) • Contractor • Senior
Go
Python
AI/ML
LangChain
Streamlit
DevOps
GCP
Kubernetes
AWS
CI/CD
GitHub Actions
GitHub
GitLab
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Stytch

stytch.com
Stytch provides authentication and fraud prevention infrastructure for developers. Its APIs cover passwordless login, single sign-on, device fingerprinting and bot detection. Product teams use it to replace homegrown authentication code.
stytch.com • HQ: San Francisco, United States • Artificial Intelligence • AI Agents • Est. 2020
HQ: San Francisco, United States • Artificial Intelligence • AI Agents • Est. 2020
Open 481 dayTop 25% pay 1 year ago

Experienced Software Engineer

$185k – $225k per year • In office (San Francisco, United States) • Full-Time • Senior
Go
Node JS
TypeScript
JavaScript
Frontend
React.js
Next.js
DevOps
AWS
gRPC
Kubernetes
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Open 481 dayTop 25% pay 1 year ago

Experienced Backend Engineer (Product)

$185k – $225k per year • In office (San Francisco, United States) • Full-Time • Senior
Go
Node JS
TypeScript
JavaScript
Frontend
React.js
Next.js
DevOps
AWS
gRPC
Kubernetes
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Exec

exec.com
Exec is a leading provider of professional development solutions, catering to individuals and organizations with a comprehensive platform designed to manage and enhance talent programs. Exec offers AI-driven roleplays, live training, one-on-one and group coaching, and survey tools to boost employee performance and leadership growth. Their flexible platform allows companies to design customized training solutions aligned with their goals, while providing analytics and insights to measure program impact.
exec.com • San Francisco • Coaching & Mentoring • Corporate Training • Education
San Francisco • Coaching & Mentoring • Corporate Training • Education
Open 489 daysVerified live · 1 day ago 1 year ago

Senior Full-Stack Engineer

$139k – $231k per year (Estimated) • Senior • 5+ years exp • Remote (United States, Argentina) • Full-Time • Senior
Python
TypeScript
Python
Celery
Django
Frontend
GraphQL
DevOps
Docker
GitHub Actions
GitHub
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Bitbo

bitbo.io
Bitbo is a financial data and analytics platform headquartered in Santa Fe, New Mexico, and was founded in 2020. The company provides a real-time Bitcoin dashboard that monitors on-chain data, live price action, mining statistics, and institutional ETF holdings. It serves a global audience of cryptocurrency investors and researchers through its web-based interface and programmatic API for technical and economic indicators.
bitbo.io • HQ: Santa Fe, United States • FinTech • Financial Services • Analytics Platforms • Data & Analytics • Mining & Staking • Blockchain Analytics • Cryptocurrencies • Blockchain & Crypto • Est. 2020
HQ: Santa Fe, United States • FinTech • Financial Services • Analytics Platforms • Data & Analytics • Mining & Staking • Blockchain Analytics • Cryptocurrencies • Blockchain & Crypto • Est. 2020
Open 501 day 1 year ago

Software Engineer, Enterprise Custody

$140k – $233k per year (Estimated) • Senior • 5+ years exp • Remote (United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Senior
C++
Node JS
Python
Rust
SQL
JavaScript
Databases
MySQL
PostgreSQL
Redis
DevOps
AWS
Azure
CI/CD
Docker
GCP
Kubernetes
Web3
Bitcoin
Layer 2
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AngelList

angellist.com
AngelList (AngelList Holdings, LLC) is a leading venture capital infrastructure, fund administration, and startup investment platform headquartered in San Francisco, California. Founded in 2010 by Naval Ravikant and Babak Nivi, the company spun off its recruiting division (Wellfound) into an independent entity while evolving its core business into the primary financial software stack for early-stage private markets.
angellist.com • HQ: San Francisco, United States • Financial Services • Venture Capital • Est. 2010
HQ: San Francisco, United States • Financial Services • Venture Capital • Est. 2010
Open 515 daysVerified live · 1 day ago 1 year ago

Founding Engineer

$156k – $281k per year (Estimated) • Senior • 6+ years expRemote/Hybrid (San Francisco, United States) • Full-Time • Senior
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Open 683 daysVerified live · 1 day ago 2 years ago

Senior Software Engineer, Nova Product

$158k – $285k per year (Estimated) • Senior • Remote/Hybrid (San Francisco, United States) • Full-Time • Senior
TypeScript
Databases
PostgreSQL
Frontend
GraphQL
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Britive

britive.com
Britive is a SaaS company focused on cloud identity and access management, with a particular emphasis on privileged access. In practical terms, it helps organisations control who and what can access sensitive systems, cloud infrastructure, and high risk resources, and under what conditions. As more companies move critical workloads to public cloud platforms and adopt modern DevOps practices, managing privileged access becomes harder to do safely and efficiently.
britive.com • HQ: San Francisco, United States • AI Agents • Identity Management • Cybersecurity
HQ: San Francisco, United States • AI Agents • Identity Management • Cybersecurity
Open 1672 daysVerified live · 6 hours ago 4 years ago

Software Engineer (Cloud)

$27k – $66k per year (Estimated) • Senior • 7+ years expBengaluru • Remote (United States, India) • Senior
Java
SQL
Java
Spring Boot
Databases
DynamoDB
AI/ML
AI Agents
DevOps
AWS
AWS Fargate
CI/CD
Docker
Amazon ECS
API Gateway
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Open 1271 dayVerified live · 6 hours ago 3 years ago

Software Engineer

$20k – $53k per year (Estimated) • Middle • 3+ years expBengaluru • Remote (United States, India) • Middle
Java
SQL
Java
Spring Boot
Databases
DynamoDB
AI/ML
AI Agents
DevOps
AWS
AWS Fargate
CI/CD
Docker
Amazon ECS
API Gateway
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Open 1672 daysVerified live · 6 hours ago 4 years ago

Software Engineer (Cloud)

$20k – $53k per year (Estimated) • Middle • 3+ years expBengaluru • Remote (United States, India) • Middle
Java
SQL
Java
Spring Boot
Databases
DynamoDB
AI/ML
AI Agents
DevOps
AWS
AWS Fargate
CI/CD
Docker
Amazon ECS
API Gateway
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Campusworks Inc

campusworksinc.com
CampusWorks, Inc. is a company that partners with institutions of higher education to solve challenges and improve student outcomes through strategic planning and technological solutions. They specialize in managed services, IT optimization, strategic planning, enterprise solutions, technology management, and staffing augmentation. CampusWorks offers tailored solutions to streamline operations, enhance efficiency, and align technology with institutional missions.
campusworksinc.com • Yuma • Columbia • Human Resources • Professional Services • Higher Education • Est. 1999
Yuma • Columbia • Human Resources • Professional Services • Higher Education • Est. 1999
Verified live · 5 hours ago 1 year ago

Colleague Programmer/Technical Consultants

$127k – $211k per year (Estimated) • Senior • 7+ years exp • Remote (United States) • Senior
SQL
C#
C#
.NET
Databases
Oracle
Analytics
ETL/ELT
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Alchemy

alchemy.com
Build and scale apps onchain with Alchemy's RPC APIs, data APIs, and developer tools across 100+ blockchains. Get started for free.
alchemy.com • New York • San Francisco • Bucharest • Blockchain & Crypto • Web3 & dApps • Blockchain Infrastructure • Est. 2017
New York • San Francisco • Bucharest • Blockchain & Crypto • Web3 & dApps • Blockchain Infrastructure • Est. 2017
Open 539 daysTop 25% pay 1 year ago

Software Engineer - Solutions

$150k – $225k per year • Senior • 5+ years expIn office (San Francisco, New York, United States) • Full-Time • Senior
Python
TypeScript
Web3
Alchemy
Stellar
Smart Contracts
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Spear

spear.ai
Transforming maritime operations with AI-powered sensing, software, and services.
spear.ai • Washington • Cybersecurity • Hardware • Artificial Intelligence
Washington • Cybersecurity • Hardware • Artificial Intelligence
Open 550 daysVerified live · 2 days ago 1 year ago

Full-Stack Engineer

$127k – $259k per year (Estimated)Washington • Remote (United States) • Full-Time
TypeScript
JavaScript
Node JS
Python
SQL
Python
Mypy
Databases
Apache Kafka
MySQL
PostgreSQL
Redpanda
Frontend
GraphQL
Next.js
React.js
Tailwind CSS
Vite
Webpack
ESLint
Prettier
Redux
Valibot
Zod
Zustand
Mobile
State Management
DevOps
GitHub
AWS
CI/CD
Docker
Docker Compose
GitHub Actions
Kubernetes
Pulumi
Terraform
GitLab
Analytics
ETL/ELT
QA
Sentry
Vitest
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Column

column.com
Move, hold, and lend the dollar at scale. The only nationally chartered bank designed to help you build and fund new financial products.
column.com • San Francisco • Dubai • Tashkent • Mexico City • Financial Services • FinTech • Banking
San Francisco • Dubai • Tashkent • Mexico City • Financial Services • FinTech • Banking
Open 559 days 1 year ago

Software Engineer

up to $24k per year • In office (San Francisco, United States) • Full-Time
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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.
How do I apply for Backend Developer jobs in San Francisco?
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