Junior Backend Developer Jobs

Junior Backend Developer jobs hiring now at vetted startups and product companies on Alion, updated daily. Average salary around $126,563/year. Compare remote, hybrid and on-site positions with relocation and visa sponsorship. Browse and apply today.

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PIKE Automation

pikeautomation.in
pikeautomation.in • Kolkata • Hiring 1, 1 new
Kolkata • Hiring 1, 1 new
No named decision-maker yet.
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1 day ago Hiring now · 86%

Software Engineer

≈ $6.5k – $19k per year (Estimated) • Junior • 2+ years exp • In office (Kolkata, India)
C#
SQL
C#
ASP.NET Core
Databases
Oracle
MS SQL
DevOps
Rest API
Windows
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Creatif Technologies

creatiftechnologies.com
creatiftechnologies.com • Mumbai • Navi Mumbai • IT Consulting & Digital Transformation • Custom Software Development • Est. 2012 • Hiring 2, 1 new
Mumbai • Navi Mumbai • IT Consulting & Digital Transformation • Custom Software Development • Est. 2012 • Hiring 2, 1 new
Creatif Technologies is an IT company specializing in ERP, custom business software for manufacturing and logistics, along with services in system integration, web development, and digital solutions.
No named decision-maker yet.
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1 day ago Hiring now · 86%

Software Developer - .NET Core Or ASP.NET

≈ $6.5k – $18k per year (Estimated) • Junior • 2+ years exp • In office (Navi Mumbai, India)
C#
JavaScript
SQL
C#
ASP.NET Core
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eReleGo Technologies

erelego.com
erelego.com • Bengaluru • EdTech Platforms • Financial Software & Embedded Finance • Custom Software Development • Est. 2013 • Hiring 3, 3 new
Bengaluru • EdTech Platforms • Financial Software & Embedded Finance • Custom Software Development • Est. 2013 • Hiring 3, 3 new
eReleGo Technologies is a bootstrapped venture that operates via its four business segments to offer solutions for branding, advertising, campus, and academic automation, banking APIs, and fintech.
No named decision-maker yet.
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1 day ago Hiring now · 86%

Software Engineer

≈ $7.5k – $21k per year (Estimated) • Junior • 1+ year exp • In office (Bengaluru, India)
PHP
SQL
PHP
Laravel
PHPUnit
Eloquent
Databases
MySQL
Redis
DevOps
Rest API
Git
Docker
Azure
CI/CD
AWS
Management
Agile
Scrum
+7
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L3Harris Technologies

l3harris.com
l3harris.com • HQ: Melbourne, United States • C4ISR • Military Satellites • Electronic Warfare • Military Communication • Defense Manufacturing • 5000+ employees • Est. 2019 • Trust A • Hiring 1362, 193 new
HQ: Melbourne, United States • C4ISR • Military Satellites • Electronic Warfare • Military Communication • Defense Manufacturing • 5000+ employees • Est. 2019 • Trust A • Hiring 1362, 193 new
L3Harris Technologies is an American defense contractor formed in 2019 by the merger of L3 Technologies and Harris Corporation. It builds tactical radios and military communication systems, electronic warfare and intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance equipment, space sensors and satellites, night vision devices, and uncrewed surface vessels, and owns the rocket engine maker Aerojet Rocketdyne. Its main customers are the United States Department of Defense and allied governments. The company is headquartered in Melbourne, Florida, United States.
No named decision-maker yet.
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Verified live · 6 hours ago Visa sponsor 1 day ago Hiring now · 90%

Specialist Software Engineer 1

≈ $83k – $169k per year (Estimated) • Junior • 8+ years exp • In office (Salt Lake City, United States) • Secret • Junior
C++
C
C
U-Boot
DevOps
RTOS
Bitbucket
Linux
Chips/EDA
PetaLinux
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AdYogi

adyogi.com
adyogi.com • HQ: Gurgaon, India • Advertising • E-commerce Marketing • Est. 2014 • Hiring 2, 1 new
HQ: Gurgaon, India • Advertising • E-commerce Marketing • Est. 2014 • Hiring 2, 1 new
AdYogi is an e-commerce digital ads automation platform that helps e-commerce companies save time and generate more revenue by acquiring customers online via automated digital ads.
No named decision-maker yet.
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1 day ago Hiring now · 86%

Full Stack Developer

≈ $8k – $22k per year (Estimated) • Junior • 2+ years exp • In office (Gurgaon, India) • Full-Time
TypeScript
JavaScript
SQL
Python
Java
Python
Flask
FastAPI
Django
Java
Spring Boot
Databases
Google BigQuery
Frontend
Next.js
React.js
DevOps
Rest API
Git
Google Cloud Run
Docker
GCP
CI/CD
+10
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CNPEM

cnpem.br
cnpem.br • HQ: Campinas, Brazil • Materials Science & Nanotechnology • Secondary Education • Education • Hiring 5, 2 new
HQ: Campinas, Brazil • Materials Science & Nanotechnology • Secondary Education • Education • Hiring 5, 2 new
O CNPEM é um centro de referência aberto, multiusuário e multidisciplinar, com ações direcionadas a diferentes atores do Sistema de C&T.
No named decision-maker yet.
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Verified live · 30 min ago 1 day ago Hiring now · 86%

Analista de Desenvolvimento Tecnológico Jr

Junior • In office (Campinas, Brazil) • Full-Time • Junior • Portuguese: C1
MATLAB
Python
Design
SolidWorks
Management
Scrum
SpaceTech
ANSYS
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Caio Induscar

caio.com.br
caio.com.br • Guarulhos • Betim • Botucatu • Barra Bonita • Manufacturing • Trust B • Hiring 20, 4 new
Guarulhos • Betim • Botucatu • Barra Bonita • Manufacturing • Trust B • Hiring 20, 4 new
A Caio Induscar, empresa fabricante de ônibus no mercado desde 1946, é sinônimo de tradição, qualidade e inovação em prol da mobilidade urbana.
No named decision-maker yet.
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Verified live · 28 min ago 1 day ago Hiring now · 86%

INBRASP BOTUCATU - Analista Programador Jr

Junior • In office (Botucatu, Brazil) • Full-Time • Junior • Portuguese: C1
PHP
Node JS
SQL
JavaScript
Frontend
React.js
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SimForge

simforge.ai
simforge.ai • Panaji • Synthetic Data • Game Development • Industrial IoT (IIoT) • Hiring 1, 1 new
Panaji • Synthetic Data • Game Development • Industrial IoT (IIoT) • Hiring 1, 1 new
SimForge turns real-world streets into simulation-ready digital twins. Compose scenarios, render multi-sensor synthetic data, and validate autonomous systems in CARLA and Unreal Engine — all from the browser.
No named decision-maker yet.
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1 day ago Hiring now · 86%

Full Stack Engineer

≈ $7.5k – $21k per year (Estimated) • Junior • 2+ years exp • In office (Panaji, India)
Node JS
TypeScript
Python
JavaScript
AI/ML
OpenAI Codex
LLM Evaluation
Cursor
Claude Code
AI Agents
Synthetic Data
Human-in-the-Loop
Frontend
Next.js
React.js
Three.JS
Deck.gl
Game Dev
Unity
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Knowl

knowl.ai
knowl.ai • HQ: Bengaluru, India • Conversational AI • Call Center Services • 51-200 employees • Est. 2022 • Hiring 9, 3 new
HQ: Bengaluru, India • Conversational AI • Call Center Services • 51-200 employees • Est. 2022 • Hiring 9, 3 new
Knowl is an Indian company that offers an AI-native call centre for banks, financial services and insurers, covering collections, sales and insurance. It hires backend, frontend and applied ML engineers as well as marketing and account managers. The company is headquartered in Bengaluru, India.
No named decision-maker yet.
No careers mailbox known
1 day ago Hiring now · 86%

Backend Developer

≈ $8k – $22k per year (Estimated) • Junior • 1+ year exp • In office (Bengaluru, India)
Go
Java
SQL
Python
Databases
MySQL
PostgreSQL
AI/ML
LLM
DevOps
Rest API
Git
CI/CD
AWS
Docker
Kubernetes
+5
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Bharti Airtel

airtel.in
airtel.in • HQ: New Delhi, India • Mobile Networks • Broadband • Est. 1995 • Hiring 15, 5 new
HQ: New Delhi, India • Mobile Networks • Broadband • Est. 1995 • Hiring 15, 5 new
Bharti Airtel is a global telecommunications services provider that offers mobile network coverage, high-speed fiber broadband, and digital television solutions. Headquartered in New Delhi, India, the enterprise operates across numerous countries in South Asia and Africa, serving hundreds of millions of customers. Its extensive portfolio also includes ICT enterprise services, cloud infrastructure, submarine cable networks, and digital financial solutions.
No named decision-maker yet.
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1 day ago Hiring now · 90%

Software Engineer 1

≈ $7.5k – $20k per year (Estimated) • Junior • 2+ years exp • In office (Delhi, Gurgaon, Noida, India) • Junior
Java
Kotlin
Java
Spring Boot
Kotlin
Mockito
Databases
Oracle
RabbitMQ
MySQL
Apache Kafka
PostgreSQL
Mobile
JUnit
Clean Architecture
DevOps
OpenShift
GitLab CI
Google GKE
Jenkins
Rest API
Kubernetes
CI/CD
GCP
Management
Scrum
Agile
+13
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Veeam Software

veeam.com
veeam.com • HQ: Seattle, United States • Backup & Disaster Recovery • 5000+ employees • Est. 2006 • Trust B • Hiring 201, 20 new
HQ: Seattle, United States • Backup & Disaster Recovery • 5000+ employees • Est. 2006 • Trust B • Hiring 201, 20 new
Veeam is a data protection company founded in 2006 that built its business on backup and recovery for virtual machines and then extended into physical servers, cloud workloads and software-as-a-service applications. Its products cover backup, replication, instant recovery and increasingly ransomware resilience, with immutable storage, anomaly detection and clean-restore workflows aimed at organisations recovering from encryption attacks. The company is headquartered in Seattle, sells almost entirely through resellers and service providers, and holds the largest share of the enterprise data replication and protection market.
Dustin Driggs · Executive Officer · decision-maker
Rick Jackson · Executive Officer · decision-maker
Michael Triplett · Director · decision-maker
Chuck Garner · Executive Officer · decision-maker
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Verified live · 1 hour ago 1 day ago Likely open · 63%

C# Developer (Security)

≈ $43k – $108k per year (Estimated) • Junior • 2+ years exp • Hybrid (Warsaw, Poland) • Junior • English: C1
C#
SQL
C#
.NET
Databases
MS SQL
DevOps
Azure DevOps
Azure
CI/CD
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Verified live · 1 hour ago 16 days ago Likely open · 58%

C# Developer (VB for Cloud Infrastructure)

≈ $44k – $110k per year (Estimated) • Junior • 2+ years exp • Hybrid (Warsaw, Poland) • Junior • English: C1
C#
C#
.NET
DevOps
GCP
Azure
Cybersecurity
Microsoft Entra ID
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Frontier Agriculture Ltd

frontierag.co.uk
frontierag.co.uk • HQ: London, United Kingdom • Wholesale • Farming & Agriculture • 501-1000 employees • Est. 2005 • Trust A • Hiring 9, 2 new
HQ: London, United Kingdom • Wholesale • Farming & Agriculture • 501-1000 employees • Est. 2005 • Trust A • Hiring 9, 2 new
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No named decision-maker yet.
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Verified live · 2 hours ago 1 day ago Hiring now · 86%

Mid Software Engineer

≈ $58k – $133k per year (Estimated) • Junior • 2+ years exp • Hybrid (Cambridge, United Kingdom) • Full-Time • Junior • English
TypeScript
SQL
Python
JavaScript
Python
FastAPI
Databases
PostgreSQL
AI/ML
Polars
Fine-tuning
Embeddings
LangChain
Prompt Engineering
RAG
LLM
Frontend
Vue.js
DevOps
AWS Lambda
GitLab
Amazon S3
GitHub Actions
GitHub
Terraform
CI/CD
AWS
Management
Jira
Scrum
Agile
QA
Playwright
Jest
Pytest
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Infinity Career Edge

infinitycareeredge.com
infinitycareeredge.com • Pune • Mumbai • Recruiting & Staffing • Hiring 6, 3 new
Pune • Mumbai • Recruiting & Staffing • Hiring 6, 3 new
Vision and Mission. Our Vision lies in our philosophy to evolve ourselves as a leader in expert Hunting & Recruitment solutions, globally that meets every agreed expectation of our customers instantaneously and economically.
No named decision-maker yet.
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$32k – $34k per year (gross) • Junior • 7+ years exp • In office (Mumbai, India) • Junior
Java
Python
AI/ML
AI Agents
DevOps
Rest API
Docker
GCP
Kubernetes
Azure
CI/CD
AWS
+2
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ConveGenius

convegenius.com
convegenius.com • HQ: Noida, India • EdTech Platforms • Primary Education • 201-500 employees • Est. 2013 • Startup • Trust A • Hiring 17, 4 new
HQ: Noida, India • EdTech Platforms • Primary Education • 201-500 employees • Est. 2013 • Startup • Trust A • Hiring 17, 4 new
ConveGenius is an education management company that provides services related to sustainable education for K-10 categories through impact-driven programs, an adaptive learning platform, and data dashboards.
No named decision-maker yet.
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1 day ago Hiring now · 90%

SDE - 1 Node.js

≈ $8k – $22k per year (Estimated) • Junior • 1+ year exp • In office (Bengaluru, India) • Junior
Node JS
JavaScript
SQL
Node JS
Express
Databases
DynamoDB
MySQL
AI/ML
Cursor
Copilot
Mobile
Clean Architecture
DevOps
Rest API
Git
Linux
+4
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Arintra

arintra.com
arintra.com • HQ: Austin, United States • Medical AI • Revenue Cycle & Medical Billing • 51-200 employees • Est. 2019 • Startup • Hiring 35, 17 new
HQ: Austin, United States • Medical AI • Revenue Cycle & Medical Billing • 51-200 employees • Est. 2019 • Startup • Hiring 35, 17 new
Arintra is a healthcare technology company based in Austin, Texas, and founded in 2019. The company provides an AI-driven autonomous medical coding and revenue assurance platform that integrates with electronic health record systems to automate insurance claim submissions. It operates across more than 23 medical specialties and multiple care settings, serving large health systems and provider groups throughout the United States.
No named decision-maker yet.
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≈ $8k – $22k per year (Estimated) • Junior • 1+ year exp • In office (Bengaluru, India)
Java
SQL
Python
Databases
Google BigQuery
AI/ML
dbt
DevOps
GitHub Actions
IAM
GitHub
Rest API
Docker
GCP
CI/CD
AWS
PagerDuty
Grafana
Cybersecurity
SonarQube
Analytics
Metabase
Looker
+10
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Mercury

mercury.com
mercury.com • HQ: San Francisco, United States • Financial Software & Embedded Finance • Digital Banks & Neobanks • 501-1000 employees • Est. 2017 • Startup • Trust A • Hiring 74, 9 new
HQ: San Francisco, United States • Financial Software & Embedded Finance • Digital Banks & Neobanks • 501-1000 employees • Est. 2017 • Startup • Trust A • Hiring 74, 9 new
Mercury is an American financial technology company that provides business banking and financial operations software to startups and small and mid-sized companies. Its platform combines checking and savings accounts held through partner banks with corporate cards, bill pay, invoicing, treasury and accounting integrations, and it reports more than 200,000 business customers. Founded in 2017, it hires software engineers, data scientists, risk and fraud specialists and treasury operations staff. The company is headquartered in San Francisco, California, United States.
Jason Zhang · Executive Officer, Director · decision-maker
Immad Akhund · Executive Officer, Director · decision-maker
Tim Mayopoulos · Director
Sonya Huang · Director
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Top 25% payVerified live · 1 hour ago 1 day ago Hiring now · 90%

Software Engineer - Mercury Command

$122k – $176k per year • Junior • 1+ year exp • San Francisco • Remote (United States, Canada) • Junior
Haskell
TypeScript
AI/ML
LLM
Frontend
Redux
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Top 25% payVerified live · 1 hour ago 2 months ago Fading · 30%

Software Engineer - Infrastructure

$122k – $158k per year • Junior • 2+ years exp • San Francisco • Remote (United States, Canada) • Junior
OpenSearch
AI/ML
LLM Guardrails
AI Agents
DevOps
OpenTelemetry
Amazon EKS
Amazon EC2
Amazon ECS
Prometheus
GitHub Actions
Grafana
GitHub
Terraform
Linux
AWS
Kubernetes
Cybersecurity
SOC 2
+8
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Top 25% payVerified live · 1 hour ago 3 months ago Long shot · 19%

Software Engineer - Product

$122k – $158k per year • Junior • 1+ year exp • San Francisco • Remote (United States, Canada) • Junior
Haskell
TypeScript
Frontend
Redux
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Intel

intel.com
intel.com • HQ: Santa Clara, United States • Computer Components • AI Chips & Accelerators • Semiconductor Manufacturing • Processors, MCUs & AI Chips • 5000+ employees • Est. 1968 • NASDAQ: INTC • Trust B • Hiring 658, 122 new
HQ: Santa Clara, United States • Computer Components • AI Chips & Accelerators • Semiconductor Manufacturing • Processors, MCUs & AI Chips • 5000+ employees • Est. 1968 • NASDAQ: INTC • Trust B • Hiring 658, 122 new
Intel is an American semiconductor company founded in 1968 by Robert Noyce and Gordon Moore and headquartered in Santa Clara, California. It created the x86 instruction set that still underpins most personal computers and servers, and designs and manufactures processors, chipsets, discrete graphics, networking silicon and AI accelerators. Unlike most of its competitors the company owns its fabrication plants, and it is investing heavily in Intel Foundry to manufacture chips for external customers while rebuilding its process technology leadership.
Christoph Schell · Executive Officer · decision-maker
Michelle Holthaus · Executive Officer · decision-maker
April Miller Boise · Executive Officer · decision-maker
Steven Rodgers · Executive Officer · decision-maker
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Verified live 1 day ago Likely open · 63%

Low-Level Software Engineer

≈ $10k – $27k per year (Estimated) • Junior • 2+ years exp • In office (Bengaluru, India) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Junior
C++
Python
AI/ML
ChatGPT
Copilot
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Verified live · 1 day ago Visa sponsor 6 days ago Likely open · 62%

CAD/EDA Tools Software Engineer

≈ $105k – $214k per year (Estimated) • Junior • 1+ year exp • Hybrid (Hillsboro, United States) • Master's Degree • Full-Time • Junior
C++
Python
DevOps
Linux
Chips/EDA
Cadence Virtuoso
Siemens Calibre
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Verified live · 1 day ago 18 days ago Likely open · 52%

Graduate Talent (Software Application Development Engineer)

Junior • 1+ year exp • In office (George Town, Kulim, Malaysia) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Junior
Model Context Protocol
Management
ITIL
Scrum
Agile
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AECOM

aecom.com
aecom.com • HQ: Dallas, United States • Civil & Structural Engineering • Engineering Services • Architecture • Urban Planning • Transport Infrastructure • 5000+ employees • Est. 1990 • NYSE: ACM • Trust B • Hiring 3619, 369 new
HQ: Dallas, United States • Civil & Structural Engineering • Engineering Services • Architecture • Urban Planning • Transport Infrastructure • 5000+ employees • Est. 1990 • NYSE: ACM • Trust B • Hiring 3619, 369 new
AECOM is an American infrastructure consulting firm that became independent in 1990 through a management buyout from the energy group Ashland, and is now one of the largest design and engineering organisations in the world. It plans, designs and manages delivery of transport systems, water and wastewater infrastructure, buildings, environmental remediation and energy projects for public agencies and private developers across roughly one hundred and fifty countries. Headquartered in Dallas after relocating from Los Angeles, the company sold its self-perform construction and government services arms to concentrate on higher-margin professional services rather than carrying construction risk.
Carla Chistofferson · Executive Officer · decision-maker
Mary Finch · Executive Officer · decision-maker
William Rudd · Executive Officer · decision-maker
Randall Wotring · Executive Officer · decision-maker
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Top 25% payVerified live · 2 hours ago Visa sponsor 1 day ago Likely open · 63%

Application Developer

$124k – $148k per year • Equity • Junior • 2+ years exp • Hybrid (Dallas, United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Senior • English
JavaScript
Databases
Microsoft Fabric
DevOps
GitHub
Rest API
Azure
CI/CD
Analytics
Power BI
Management
Power Automate
Power Apps
+1
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Weave

getweave.com
getweave.com • HQ: Lehi, United States • Patient Access & Booking • Contact Center Software • Practice Management Software • 51-200 employees • Est. 2008 • Trust B • Hiring 27, 2 new
HQ: Lehi, United States • Patient Access & Booking • Contact Center Software • Practice Management Software • 51-200 employees • Est. 2008 • Trust B • Hiring 27, 2 new
Weave is a software-as-a-service (SaaS) company headquartered in Lehi, Utah, and founded in 2008. The company provides an all-in-one communication and customer engagement platform that integrates phone systems, text messaging, online scheduling, and payment processing for small businesses. Primarily serving the healthcare, dental, and veterinary sectors, the firm is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange and operates across the United States and Canada.
No named decision-maker yet.
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Verified live · 1 hour ago 1 day ago Hiring now · 90%

Software Engineer

Junior • 2+ years exp • Remote (India) • Full-Time • Junior
Dart
Swift
Kotlin
Dart
Riverpod
Databases
SQLite
Mobile
Flutter
Firebase
State Management
DevOps
GitHub
Rest API
Git
Management
Agile
QA
Sentry
+5
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Cotiviti

cotiviti.com
cotiviti.com • HQ: South Jordan, United States • Health Data & Interoperability • Revenue Cycle & Medical Billing • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 2014 • Trust A • Hiring 55, 6 new
HQ: South Jordan, United States • Health Data & Interoperability • Revenue Cycle & Medical Billing • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 2014 • Trust A • Hiring 55, 6 new
Cotiviti is a healthcare technology and data analytics company headquartered in South Jordan, Utah. The company specializes in payment integrity, risk adjustment, quality performance metrics, and clinical data management primarily for health insurance plans and healthcare providers. By leveraging proprietary datasets and advanced analytics platforms, it enables healthcare organizations to reduce administrative costs, validate claims accuracy, optimize provider network performance, and support value-based care, while also delivering targeted recovery auditing services for retail enterprises.
J. William · Executive Officer, Director · decision-maker
Jonathan Olefson · Executive Officer · decision-maker
Steve Senneff · Executive Officer · decision-maker
David Beaulieu · Executive Officer · decision-maker
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Verified live · 1 hour ago Visa sponsor 1 day ago Hiring now · 99%

Associate Software Engineer

$77k – $97k per year • Junior • United States • Remote (United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Junior
Java
SQL
Kotlin
TypeScript
JavaScript
Java
Maven
Gradle
Hibernate
Spring Boot
Kotlin
Mockito
AI/ML
Claude
Copilot
Frontend
Angular
Mobile
JUnit
Dependency Injection
DevOps
Git
Rest API
Docker
CI/CD
Management
Scrum
Agile
+13
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