Updated Sep 26, 2026

Backend Developer Salary in Oakland

Backend Developer jobs in Oakland hiring now at vetted startups and product companies on Alion, updated daily. Average salary around $199,284/year. Compare remote, hybrid and on-site positions with relocation and visa sponsorship. Browse and apply today.

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21
Companies
9
Salary range
$150K – $282K
Average salary
$217K
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Salary range

Seniority Jobs 25% Median 75%
Senior 8 $200K $210K $210K
All levels 19 $180K $210K $245K

Based only on the listings that state pay. Gross annual amounts, converted to USD so roles in different currencies stay comparable.

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BlueShieldCA

blueshieldca.com
blueshieldca.com • San Diego • Oakland • Long Beach • Rancho Cordova • Woodland Hills • Health Care • Health Insurance & Benefits • 5000+ employees • Hiring 56, 12 new
San Diego • Oakland • Long Beach • Rancho Cordova • Woodland Hills • Health Care • Health Insurance & Benefits • 5000+ employees • Hiring 56, 12 new
Blue Shield of CA offers both employer and individual & family HMO and PPO health insurance plans for every budget, as well as dental and vision coverage plans.
No named decision-maker yet.
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Verified live 2 hours ago Hiring now · 86%

Full Stack Engineer, Senior

≈ $136k – $252k per year (Estimated) • Senior • 5+ years exp • Hybrid (Oakland, United States) • Senior
Python
JavaScript
TypeScript
SQL
Node JS
C#
C#
.NET
Databases
MS SQL
AI/ML
Copilot
Cursor
Claude
Frontend
Vue.js
Angular
React.js
DevOps
Terraform
Ansible
GCP
Azure
CI/CD
AWS
Docker
Bicep
Bitbucket
GitHub
GitLab
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Fivetran

fivetran.com
fivetran.com • HQ: Oakland, United States • Data Integration & ETL Tools • 1001-5000 employees • Trust B • Hiring 189, 15 new
HQ: Oakland, United States • Data Integration & ETL Tools • 1001-5000 employees • Trust B • Hiring 189, 15 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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Verified live · 3 hours ago 4 days ago Likely open · 63%

Staff Software Engineer, Backend

$196k – $245k per year • Equity • Staff+ • Hybrid (Oakland, United States) • Full-Time • Staff
Python
Go
Java
Kotlin
C++
Scala
TypeScript
Ruby
Ruby
Ruby on Rails
Databases
Snowflake
AI/ML
dbt
DevOps
Rest API
GCP
Azure
AWS
Analytics
ETL/ELT
Fivetran
Management
Agile
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Top 25% payVerified live · 3 hours ago 5 days ago Hiring now · 70%

Senior Software Engineer - Orchestration

$175k – $210k per year • Equity • Senior • 5+ years exp • Oakland • Remote (United States, Canada) • Full-Time • Senior
Python
Java
Rust
C#
C++
Databases
PostgreSQL
Snowflake
Apache Kafka
AI/ML
Copilot
Claude
Claude Code
dbt
ChatGPT
Frontend
GraphQL
DevOps
GCP
Datadog
Azure
CI/CD
AWS
Docker
Kubernetes
Grafana
Buildkite
Rest API
Analytics
Fivetran
ETL/ELT
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Top 25% payVerified live · 3 hours ago 1 month ago Fading · 44%

Senior Staff Software Engineer

$232k – $290k per year • Equity • Staff+ • 10+ years exp • Hybrid (Oakland, United States) • Staff
Java
Databases
Snowflake
Databricks
Google BigQuery
Amazon Redshift
BigQuery
Mobile
JUnit
DevOps
Splunk
Terraform
GCP
New Relic
Datadog
AWS
Docker
Kubernetes
Buildkite
Azure
Analytics
Fivetran
QA
Rest-Assured
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Inabia

inabia.com
inabia.com • HQ: Columbus, Bellevue, United States • Analytics & BI Consulting • IT Consulting & Digital Transformation • IT Staffing & Staff Augmentation • 201-500 employees • Est. 2006 • Staffing · EOR • Trust A • Hiring 65, 14 new
HQ: Columbus, Bellevue, United States • Analytics & BI Consulting • IT Consulting & Digital Transformation • IT Staffing & Staff Augmentation • 201-500 employees • Est. 2006 • Staffing · EOR • Trust A • Hiring 65, 14 new
Inabia is an American technology consulting and staffing company that supplies software engineers, data specialists and analysts to enterprise and public sector clients. Its work covers custom application development, data engineering and analytics, cloud infrastructure and increasingly applied artificial intelligence, delivered both as consulting engagements and as direct placement of specialists into client teams. Headquartered in Columbus, Ohio with delivery capability in India, it posts a continuous volume of technical vacancies on behalf of client employers across the United States.
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≈ $103k – $207k per year (Estimated) • Middle • 10+ years exp • In office (Oakland, United States) • Middle
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Everlaw

everlaw.com
everlaw.com • HQ: Oakland, United States • Professional Services • 201-500 employees • Est. 2010 • Trust B • Hiring 39, 4 new
HQ: Oakland, United States • Professional Services • 201-500 employees • Est. 2010 • Trust B • Hiring 39, 4 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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Verified live · 5 hours ago 28 days ago Fading · 30%

Software Engineer I

$140k per year • Equity • Junior • Hybrid (Oakland, United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Junior
Python
JavaScript
C++
DevOps
Git
Linux
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Open 200 daysTop 25% pay 6 months ago Long shot · 7%

Senior Software Engineer, Automation & Developer Tools

$173k – $251k per year • Senior • 5+ years exp • Hybrid (Oakland, United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Senior
Python
JavaScript
C++
DevOps
GitHub Actions
CircleCI
CI/CD
GitLab
Linux
QA
Cypress
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Paradromics

paradromics.com
paradromics.com • HQ: Austin, United States • Health Care • Neurotech & Neuromodulation • 51-200 employees • Est. 2015 • Startup • Hiring 6
HQ: Austin, United States • Health Care • Neurotech & Neuromodulation • 51-200 employees • Est. 2015 • Startup • Hiring 6
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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29 days ago Likely open · 59%

Software Engineer - Paradromics, Inc.

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

promise-pay.com
promise-pay.com • HQ: San Francisco, United States • Media & Entertainment • 51-200 employees • Est. 2017 • Startup • Hiring 11
HQ: San Francisco, United States • Media & Entertainment • 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 · 77%

Software Engineer

$160k – $240k per year • Middle • 3+ years exp • Hybrid (Oakland, United States) • Full-Time • Middle
GCP
AWS
Management
Stripe
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Careforce

careforce.ai
careforce.ai • HQ: Hayward, United States • AI Agents • Care Coordination & Population Health • Medical AI • 11-50 employees • Est. 2024 • Startup • Hiring 4
HQ: Hayward, United States • AI Agents • Care Coordination & Population Health • Medical AI • 11-50 employees • Est. 2024 • Startup • Hiring 4
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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Verified live · 11 hours ago 1 month ago Long shot · 7%

Senior Fullstack Engineer

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

arxlight.ai
arxlight.ai • Oakland • Likely startup • Trust C • Hiring 18
Oakland • Likely startup • Trust C • Hiring 18
ARXLIGHT. We're a stealth mode company building lightning fast interceptors to save lives.
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Top 25% payVerified live · 7 hours ago 1 month ago Long shot · 18%

Senior Backend Engineer

$150k – $200k per year • Senior • In office (Oakland, United States) • Full-Time • Senior
Python
Go
TypeScript
C++
Java
Kotlin
DevOps
CI/CD
Git
Docker
Linux
TCP/IP
Robotics
MAVLink
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Top 25% payVerified live · 7 hours ago 1 month ago Long shot · 12%

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
Python
Java
Kotlin
TypeScript
C++
JavaScript
Java
Gradle
Frontend
Three.JS
DevOps
Docker
Linux
Robotics
MAVLink
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Dutch

dutch.com
dutch.com • HQ: San Francisco, United States • Telemedicine & Virtual Care • Veterinary Medicine • 51-200 employees • Est. 2020 • Startup • Hiring 9
HQ: San Francisco, United States • Telemedicine & Virtual Care • Veterinary Medicine • 51-200 employees • Est. 2020 • Startup • Hiring 9
Dutch offers online veterinary care, connecting pet owners to licensed vets by video for dermatology, anxiety and other chronic conditions. Prescriptions are shipped to the owner as part of a membership rather than billed per visit. The service is aimed at issues that would otherwise mean repeated trips to a clinic.
No named decision-maker yet.
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Top 25% payVerified live · 6 hours ago 2 months ago Long shot · 10%

Software Engineer (Web Developer)

$149k – $155k per year • Junior • 2+ years exp • Oakland • Remote (United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Junior
JavaScript
TypeScript
Frontend
GraphQL
Sass
React.js
Mobile
React Native
State Management
DevOps
Git
GitHub
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Instrumentl

instrumentl.com
instrumentl.com • Oakland • Health Care • Education • Professional Services • Est. 2015 • Likely startup • Trust C • Hiring 11
Oakland • Health Care • Education • Professional Services • Est. 2015 • Likely startup • Trust C • Hiring 11
Instrumentl helps nonprofits find, win, manage, and collaborate on grants. Connect discovery, applications, and award management in a single workspace..
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Likely inactiveVerified live · 11 hours ago 3 months ago Long shot · 4%

Senior Backend Engineer

≈ $138k – $230k per year (Estimated) • Senior • 7+ years exp • Oakland • Remote (Canada) • Full-Time • Senior
Python
SQL
TypeScript
Ruby
Python
FastAPI
Celery
Ruby
Ruby on Rails
AI/ML
Function Calling
LLM
RAG
LLM Guardrails
Tool Use
LangGraph
LangChain
LlamaIndex
Embeddings
DeepEval
Ragas
Semantic Kernel
OpenAI Evals
Hybrid Search
Human-in-the-Loop
Recommender Systems
DevOps
GCP
CI/CD
AWS
Docker
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Fully remote 24%
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Hybrid 57%
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On site 19%
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Equity 57%
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How pay is distributed

19 of these Backend Developer Salary in Oakland state pay directly. Across them the middle half of the market sits between $180K and $245K a year, with a median of $210K. Figures are gross annual amounts converted to US dollars, so roles in different currencies stay comparable.

The market right now

Alion currently lists 21 open Backend Developer Salary in Oakland from 9 companies. 15 of them were posted or refreshed in the last seven days. 8 of the employers have posted something in the last three months, which is the pool worth watching if you are starting a search now. Every listing links straight to the employer, so you apply on their own board rather than through an intermediary.

Where the work is

24% of the listings are fully remote and a further 57% are hybrid, so a large part of this market is open to you regardless of where you live.

Who is hiring

The employers with the most open Backend Developer Salary in Oakland right now are Fivetran (11), Everlaw (2), ARXLIGHT (2), Inabia (1), Careforce (1), and Paradromics (1). Each company page on Alion carries its size, funding stage, tech stack and every other position it has open, so you can judge the employer before you spend an evening on the application.

What employers ask for

Reading across the current listings, the tools that come up most often are Python (13), Java (13), Docker (13), GCP (13), AWS (13), C++ (11), Fivetran (11), and dbt (10). The counts are how many of these openings name each one, which is a better guide to what is actually being hired for than a generic skills list.

Relocation, visas and equity

Of the current Backend Developer Salary in Oakland, 12 include equity. These are filters on the list above, so you can narrow it to the ones that make a move possible for you.

Backend Developer Salary in Oakland
Frequently asked questions
How many Backend Developer Salary in Oakland are open right now?
There are 21 open Backend Developer Salary in Oakland on Alion from 9 companies. The list was last refreshed on September 26, 2026.
What do Backend Developer Salary in Oakland pay?
The median is $210K a year, and the middle half of the market falls between $180K and $245K. This is based on the 19 listings that state pay.
Are any of these roles remote?
5 of the 21 listings (24%) are fully remote, and you can filter the list down to them in one click.
Which companies are hiring?
The most active employers right now are Fivetran, Everlaw, ARXLIGHT, Inabia, Careforce, and Paradromics. Each has its own page on Alion with the rest of its open roles.
How do I apply?
Open any listing and apply on the employer's own board through the link on the page. No account is required to browse or to apply.