Backend Developer Salary in San Francisco

Backend Developer jobs in San Francisco hiring now at vetted startups and product companies on Alion, updated daily. Average salary around $272,233/year. Compare remote, hybrid and on-site positions with relocation and visa sponsorship. Browse and apply today.

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Chima

withchima.com
withchima.com · HQ: San Francisco, United States · Workflow & Process Automation (RPA, BPM) · AI Agents · 11-50 employees · Startup · Hiring 5
HQ: San Francisco, United States · Workflow & Process Automation (RPA, BPM) · AI Agents · 11-50 employees · Startup · Hiring 5
Transform into the Intelligent Enterprise. Chima automates entire functions with our Complex Human Reasoning Systems powered by AI.
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Top 25% payVerified live · 19 min ago 1 month ago Long shot · 12%

Senior Full-Stack Engineer

$60k – $180k per year · Senior · 3+ years exp · San Francisco · Remote (United States) · Full-Time · Senior
Go
TypeScript
Python
Python
FastAPI
Databases
DynamoDB
Redis
Apache Kafka
PostgreSQL
AI/ML
LLM
Frontend
Next.js
React.js
tRPC
DevOps
Terraform
Kubernetes
CI/CD
AWS
OpenTelemetry
Pulumi
Amazon EKS
AWS Lambda
Grafana
Docker
Cybersecurity
Threat Modeling
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Ciro

ciro.io
ciro.io · HQ: San Francisco, United States · Marketing & Sales AI · Lead Generation · 11-50 employees · Est. 2024 · Startup · Hiring 1
HQ: San Francisco, United States · Marketing & Sales AI · Lead Generation · 11-50 employees · Est. 2024 · Startup · Hiring 1
Ciro finds your best accounts, deeply qualifies each contact, runs a contact data waterfall, and writes signal-based outbound. All pushed directly into your existing sales tools.
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Software Engineer

$140k – $200k per year · Equity 0.8–1.5% · Middle · 3+ years exp · In office (San Francisco, United States) · Full-Time · Middle
Node JS
TypeScript
Databases
ElasticSearch
AI/ML
Anthropic
OpenAI
Frontend
GraphQL
Tailwind CSS
React.js
DevOps
AWS
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Bluelight

usebluelight.com
usebluelight.com · HQ: San Francisco, United States · Scheduling & Booking Software · HVAC & Refrigeration · 11-50 employees · Est. 2020 · Startup · Hiring 1
HQ: San Francisco, United States · Scheduling & Booking Software · HVAC & Refrigeration · 11-50 employees · Est. 2020 · Startup · Hiring 1
Build your revenue plan around real operational drivers. Your morning huddle runs on live numbers, automatically.
No named decision-maker yet.
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Verified live · 1 hour ago Visa sponsor 1 month ago Long shot · 16%

Product Engineer

$120k – $150k per year · Equity 0.1–0.5% · Middle · 3+ years exp · San Francisco · Remote (United States, PST hours) · Bachelor's Degree · Full-Time · Middle
Python
Databases
ClickHouse
PostgreSQL
AI/ML
Machine Learning
Frontend
Next.js
React.js
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LFcarry

lfcarry.com
lfcarry.com · HQ: Los Angeles, United States · Mobile Games · 51-200 employees · Est. 2016 · Hiring 1
HQ: Los Angeles, United States · Mobile Games · 51-200 employees · Est. 2016 · Hiring 1
Boosting, coaching and carries by pro players in 40+ games: WoW Forever & Midnight, Call of Duty (BO7, MW4), GTA 6, Destiny 2. Self-play or piloted.
No named decision-maker yet.
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Verified live · 3 hours ago 1 month ago Likely open · 50%

AI Product Engineer

$70k – $140k per year · Equity 0.1–1% · Middle · 3+ years exp · San Francisco · Remote (United States, United Kingdom) · Full-Time · Middle
PHP
Python
AI/ML
LLM
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RetailReady

retailreadyai.com
retailreadyai.com · HQ: San Francisco, United States · AI Agents · Supply Chain & Logistics Software · 11-50 employees · Startup · Hiring 4
HQ: San Francisco, United States · AI Agents · Supply Chain & Logistics Software · 11-50 employees · Startup · Hiring 4
RetailReady is the future of supply chain compliance. Meet the system enabling brands and 3PLs to achieve zero chargebacks while helping retailers process inbound shipments faster.
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Top 25% payVerified live · 7 min ago 1 month ago Likely open · 54%

Full Stack Software Engineering Intern

$72k – $120k per year · Intern · In office (San Francisco, United States) · Internship · Intern
TypeScript
JavaScript
Frontend
Next.js
React.js
Mobile
React Native
DevOps
GitHub
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Verified live · 7 min ago 1 month ago Fading · 37%

Full Stack Software Engineer

$110k – $170k per year · Equity 0–0.2% · In office (San Francisco, United States) · Full-Time
TypeScript
Frontend
Next.js
Mobile
React Native
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Dart

dartai.com
dartai.com · HQ: San Francisco, United States · Machine Learning · Project & Work Management Software · 11-50 employees · Startup · Hiring 2
HQ: San Francisco, United States · Machine Learning · Project & Work Management Software · 11-50 employees · Startup · Hiring 2
Create, manage, and orchestrate agents alongside your team while keeping every handoff and result connected to the work.
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Verified live · 3 hours ago 1 month ago Long shot · 16%

Backend Engineer

$40k – $100k per year · Equity 0.5–1.5% · Middle · 3+ years exp · San Francisco · Remote (United States) · Full-Time · Middle
Bash
Python
Python
Django
Databases
Redis
PostgreSQL
AI/ML
LLM
DevOps
Rest API
Git
AWS
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screenpipe

screenpipe.com
screenpipe.com · HQ: San Francisco, United States · Consumer & Utility Software · Office & Productivity Software · 51-200 employees · Est. 2024 · Startup · Hiring 3
HQ: San Francisco, United States · Consumer & Utility Software · Office & Productivity Software · 51-200 employees · Est. 2024 · Startup · Hiring 3
Capture screen, audio, apps, and meetings locally on macOS, Windows, and Linux. Search your work history or use it with Claude, Codex, and other agents through MCP and API.
No named decision-maker yet.
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Top 25% payVerified live · 1 hour ago 1 month ago Likely open · 48%

Founding Engineer

$120k – $240k per year · Equity 0.5–1.5% · San Francisco · Remote (United States, Thailand) · Full-Time
Rust
TypeScript
Rust
Tauri
AI/ML
Model Context Protocol
AI Agents
DevOps
GitHub
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Revyl

revyl.com
revyl.com · HQ: San Francisco, United States · Developer Tools · Software Testing & QA · Startup · Hiring 4
HQ: San Francisco, United States · Developer Tools · Software Testing & QA · Startup · Hiring 4
Build, develop, test, and understand mobile applications with cloud compute, live devices, agent-driven verification, and Atlas runtime evidence.
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Top 25% payVerified live · 3 hours ago 1 month ago Fading · 26%

Software Engineer

$125k – $200k per year · Junior · 1+ year exp · In office (San Francisco, United States) · Full-Time · Junior
Kotlin
Swift
Dart
AI/ML
AI Agents
Mobile
Flutter
DevOps
OpenTelemetry
WebSockets
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The Prompting Company

promptingcompany.com
promptingcompany.com · HQ: San Francisco, United States · AI Search · Search Engine Optimization (SEO) · Marketing & Sales AI · 51-200 employees · Startup · Hiring 5
HQ: San Francisco, United States · AI Search · Search Engine Optimization (SEO) · Marketing & Sales AI · 51-200 employees · Startup · Hiring 5
The Prompting Company is a startup that helps businesses optimise their content and products for AI agents and answer engines, extending search optimisation to agent experience. It is hiring its first sales, engineering, forward deployed and operations staff in founding roles. The company is headquartered in San Francisco, United States.
No named decision-maker yet.
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Top 25% payVerified live · 1 hour ago 1 month ago Fading · 32%

Fullstack Engineer

$100k – $150k per year · Equity 0.1–0.3% · Junior · 1+ year exp · In office (San Francisco, United States) · Full-Time · Junior
TypeScript
JavaScript
AI/ML
Perplexity
Anthropic
Exa
LangChain
ChatGPT
OpenAI
AI Agents
Frontend
Next.js
React.js
DevOps
Vercel
Netlify
Cloudflare
+6
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Floot

floot.com
floot.com · HQ: San Francisco, United States · AI Development Tools · Low-Code & No-Code Platforms · 11-50 employees · Startup · Hiring 2
HQ: San Francisco, United States · AI Development Tools · Low-Code & No-Code Platforms · 11-50 employees · Startup · Hiring 2
Floot is an AI app building platform where users describe an application inside AI assistants such as Claude, ChatGPT and Cursor and receive the whole product, including backend, database and hosting. It hires a founding full-stack engineer and a founding growth marketer who work directly with the founders. The company is headquartered in San Francisco, California, United States.
No named decision-maker yet.
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Top 25% payVerified live · 15 min ago 1 month ago Fading · 33%

Founding Full-Stack Engineer

$150k – $220k per year · Equity 0.2–2% · Middle · 3+ years exp · In office (San Francisco, United States) · Full-Time · Middle
Node JS
TypeScript
AI/ML
Prompt Engineering
AI Agents
Frontend
React.js
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Crust Data

crustdata.com
crustdata.com · HQ: New York, United States · B2B Company & Contact Data · 1001-5000 employees · Est. 2020 · Hiring 6
HQ: New York, United States · B2B Company & Contact Data · 1001-5000 employees · Est. 2020 · Hiring 6
Get real‑time company and people data via API or data feed with Crustdata. Power your platform with accurate, up‑to‑date business insights.
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Top 25% payVerified live · 3 hours ago 1 month ago Fading · 39%

Founding Product Engineer

$200k – $250k per year · Equity 0.1–0.5% · Senior · 6+ years exp · In office (San Francisco, United States) · Full-Time · Senior
JavaScript
Python
Databases
PostgreSQL
AI/ML
AI Agents
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Onlook

onlook.com
onlook.com · HQ: San Francisco, United States · Software · Developer Tools · Design & Prototyping Tools · 11-50 employees · Startup · Hiring 1
HQ: San Francisco, United States · Software · Developer Tools · Design & Prototyping Tools · 11-50 employees · Startup · Hiring 1
Onlook is a visual code editor that lets designers work directly in real codebases. Edit live React components on an infinite canvas with your team’s real Storybook design system. AI helps. The code is the source of truth. Open-source.
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Top 25% payVerified live · 4 hours ago 1 month ago Long shot · 13%

Founding Engineer (Fullstack)

$130k – $200k per year · Equity 1–4% · San Francisco · Remote (United States) · Full-Time
Node JS
TypeScript
Databases
PostgreSQL
Supabase
AI/ML
DeepSeek
Anthropic
Vercel AI SDK
LLM
Frontend
Tailwind CSS
Next.js
React.js
tRPC
DevOps
GitHub
Docker
+6
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Superset

superset.sh
superset.sh · HQ: San Francisco, United States · Machine Learning · AI Development Tools · 51-200 employees · Startup · Hiring 3
HQ: San Francisco, United States · Machine Learning · AI Development Tools · 51-200 employees · Startup · Hiring 3
Bring Claude Code, Codex, OpenCode, or any coding agent into one workspace. Run tasks in parallel, isolate changes, and review everything in one place.
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Top 25% payVerified live · 3 hours ago 1 month ago Fading · 32%

Founding Engineer

$175k – $225k per year · Equity 1–1.5% · Junior · 2+ years exp · In office (San Francisco, United States) · Full-Time · Junior
TypeScript
JavaScript
Databases
PostgreSQL
AI/ML
AI Agents
Frontend
Next.js
React.js
Analytics
Superset
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cmux

cmux.com
cmux.com · HQ: San Francisco, United States · AI Agents · Developer Tools · 51-200 employees · Startup · Hiring 3
HQ: San Francisco, United States · AI Agents · Developer Tools · 51-200 employees · Startup · Hiring 3
Free and open source macOS terminal for AI coding agents. Works with Claude Code, Codex, OpenCode, Gemini CLI, Kiro, Aider, and any CLI tool.
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Verified live · 2 hours ago 1 month ago Fading · 29%

Founding Chromium Engineer

$130k – $170k per year · Equity 0.5–1.5% · In office (San Francisco, United States) · Full-Time
Rust
C++
Zig
Zig
Ghostty
AI/ML
AI Agents
DevOps
GitHub
Windows
Linux
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Verified live · 2 hours ago 1 month ago Fading · 29%

Founding Engineer

$130k – $170k per year · Equity 0.5–1.5% · In office (San Francisco, United States) · Full-Time
Rust
Swift
C++
Zig
Zig
Ghostty
AI/ML
AI Agents
DevOps
GitHub
Windows
Linux
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Bloomy

bloomylearning.com
bloomylearning.com · HQ: San Francisco, United States · EdTech Platforms · Education AI · Startup · Hiring 4
HQ: San Francisco, United States · EdTech Platforms · Education AI · Startup · Hiring 4
Bloomy delivers personalized learning for K-12. Mastery-based progression, AI tutoring, and real-time dashboards.
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Top 25% payVerified live · 2 hours ago 1 month ago Fading · 35%

Founding Engineer

$175k – $200k per year · Equity 1.5–2% · Middle · 3+ years exp · In office (San Francisco, United States) · Master's Degree · Full-Time · Middle
TypeScript
JavaScript
Databases
Supabase
PostgreSQL
AI/ML
Function Calling
AI Agents
Frontend
Tailwind CSS
Radix UI
shadcn/ui
React.js
DevOps
Vercel
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Unbound AI

getunbound.ai
getunbound.ai · HQ: San Francisco, United States · Machine Learning · AI Development Tools · 51-200 employees · Est. 2024 · Startup · Hiring 2
HQ: San Francisco, United States · Machine Learning · AI Development Tools · 51-200 employees · Est. 2024 · Startup · Hiring 2
Discover, assess, and govern AI coding agents across your org. Unbound is the first Agent Access Security Broker (AASB). Get a free scan in 5 minutes.
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Top 25% payVerified live · 4 hours ago 1 month ago Fading · 29%

Founding Engineer

$110k – $180k per year · Equity 0.1–1% · In office (San Francisco, United States) · Full-Time
Node JS
JavaScript
Python
AI/ML
Vertex AI
Anthropic
OpenAI
Frontend
Next.js
React.js
DevOps
Kubernetes
Azure
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Verified live · 4 hours ago 1 month ago Fading · 31%

Software Engineering Intern

$60k – $84k per year · Intern · In office (San Francisco, United States) · Internship · Intern
Python
TypeScript
JavaScript
AI/ML
Cursor
Model Context Protocol
Claude Code
Claude
Copilot
LLM
AI Agents
Vertex AI
Anthropic
OpenAI
Frontend
Next.js
React.js
DevOps
Kubernetes
Azure
AWS
+10
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Getonecrew

getonecrew.com
getonecrew.com · HQ: San Francisco, United States · Construction · Construction Management Software · 51-200 employees · Est. 2021 · Startup · Hiring 4
HQ: San Francisco, United States · Construction · Construction Management Software · 51-200 employees · Est. 2021 · Startup · Hiring 4
Built for asphalt paving contractors: OneCrew simplifies estimating, scheduling, invoicing, and communication so you can get more done, faster.
Max Kostow · Executive Officer, Director · decision-maker
Ari Bleemer · Executive Officer, Director · decision-maker
Pieterjan Bouten · Director
Sakib Dadi · Director
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Top 25% payVerified live · 2 hours ago 1 month ago Likely open · 53%

Senior Software Engineer (Fullstack)

$180k – $230k per year · Senior · 6+ years exp · Hybrid (San Francisco, United States) · Full-Time · Senior
Node JS
TypeScript
JavaScript
Databases
PostgreSQL
DevOps
AWS
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Software Engineer (Fullstack)

$150k – $210k per year · Middle · 3+ years exp · Hybrid (San Francisco, United States) · Full-Time · Middle
Node JS
TypeScript
JavaScript
Databases
PostgreSQL
DevOps
AWS
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SubImage

subimage.io
subimage.io · HQ: San Francisco, United States · Information Security · 11-50 employees · Startup · Hiring 1
HQ: San Francisco, United States · Information Security · 11-50 employees · Startup · Hiring 1
SubImage maps your cloud, SaaS, identity, and vulnerability data into a graph so security teams can find attack paths, understand exposure, and fix the risks that matter first.
No named decision-maker yet.
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Top 25% payVerified live · 1 hour ago 1 month ago Fading · 33%

Founding Engineer

$170k – $230k per year · Equity 0.5–1% · Middle · 3+ years exp · In office (San Francisco, United States) · Full-Time · Middle
Python
JavaScript
Python
FastAPI
Databases
Neo4j
AI/ML
Knowledge Graph
Model Context Protocol
AI Agents
Frontend
Svelte
DevOps
Terraform
Kubernetes
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Wikimedia

wikimedia.org
wikimedia.org · HQ: San Francisco, United States · Professional Services · Software · Custom Software Development · Nonprofits & Foundations · Hiring 3
HQ: San Francisco, United States · Professional Services · Software · Custom Software Development · Nonprofits & Foundations · Hiring 3
Headquartered in San Francisco, California, the Wikimedia Foundation is a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting free access to educational and informational content. The entity provides the core technical infrastructure, software, and operational support for Wikipedia alongside numerous other collaborative projects. Supported by a global community of volunteer contributors, it works to ensure that human knowledge remains universally accessible and openly shared.
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≈ $125k – $215k per year (Estimated) · Senior · 5+ years exp · San Francisco · Remote (United States, UTC hours) · Bachelor's Degree · Contractor · Senior
PHP
TypeScript
JavaScript
PHP
WordPress
Drupal
AI/ML
Wikipedia
Prompt Engineering
Machine Learning
AI Agents
Frontend
Vue.js
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Fieldguide

fieldguide.io
fieldguide.io · HQ: San Francisco, United States · Workflow & Process Automation (RPA, BPM) · Security Compliance · 501-1000 employees · Est. 2020 · Startup · Trust A · Hiring 41, 1 new
HQ: San Francisco, United States · Workflow & Process Automation (RPA, BPM) · Security Compliance · 501-1000 employees · Est. 2020 · Startup · Trust A · Hiring 41, 1 new
Fieldguide is an AI-powered automation platform designed specifically for risk, compliance, and audit advisory firms. Founded in 2020 and headquartered in San Francisco, the company provides cloud software that streamlines engagement workflows for cybersecurity and compliance frameworks like SOC 2, ISO 27001, and NIST. By automating data collection, testing, and report drafting, Fieldguide enables accounting and risk advisory professionals to deliver higher-quality audit services in less time.
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Top 25% payVerified live · 2 hours ago Visa sponsor 1 month ago Hiring now · 76%

Software Engineer, Quality & Automation

$130k – $240k per year · San Francisco · Remote (United States) · Full-Time
TypeScript
Python
Databases
PostgreSQL
AI/ML
AI Agents
Agentic Workflows
Frontend
GraphQL
DevOps
Datadog
Terraform
Kubernetes
AWS
Cybersecurity
SOC 2
FedRAMP
QA
Cypress
Playwright
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Top 25% payVerified live · 2 hours ago Visa sponsor 1 month ago Likely open · 63%

Software Engineer, Internal Audit (All Levels)

$160k – $280k per year · San Francisco · Remote (United States) · Full-Time
Node JS
TypeScript
JavaScript
Python
Databases
PostgreSQL
AI/ML
LLM
AI Agents
Lovable
Frontend
GraphQL
React.js
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Top 25% payVerified live · 2 hours ago Visa sponsor 1 month ago Likely open · 60%

Software Engineer, Agents (Foundation Agents)

$190k – $220k per year · Hybrid (San Francisco, United States) · Full-Time
LLM
DevOps
Platform Engineering
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Backend Developer Salary in San Francisco
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