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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Coinbase

coinbase.com
coinbase.com · HQ: San Francisco, United States · Cryptocurrencies · Crypto Exchanges · 5000+ employees · Est. 2012 · Trust A · Hiring 208, 18 new
HQ: San Francisco, United States · Cryptocurrencies · Crypto Exchanges · 5000+ employees · Est. 2012 · Trust A · Hiring 208, 18 new
Coinbase is an American cryptocurrency company founded in 2012 that operates the largest regulated digital asset exchange in the United States. It serves retail customers through a consumer app and advanced trading interface, institutions through prime brokerage and custody, and developers through infrastructure including the Base layer-two network and staking services. Listed on Nasdaq since its 2021 direct listing and run as a remote-first company, it also co-founded the USDC stablecoin with Circle and derives a growing share of revenue from subscriptions, custody fees and blockchain rewards rather than trading commissions alone.
Fred Ehrsam · Co-Founder · decision-maker
Brian Armstrong · Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer · decision-maker
Brian Brooks · Executive Officer · decision-maker
Jeff Horowitz · Executive Officer · decision-maker
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Top 25% payVerified live · 2 hours ago Visa sponsor 2 months ago Likely open · 51%

Software Engineer Intern

$120k per year · Intern · Hybrid (San Francisco, United States) · Internship · Intern
Human-in-the-Loop
DevOps
IAM
Web3
Ethereum
Staking
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Greptile

greptile.com
greptile.com · HQ: San Francisco, United States · AI Development Tools · Code Intelligence · 51-200 employees · Est. 2023 · Startup · Hiring 19
HQ: San Francisco, United States · AI Development Tools · Code Intelligence · 51-200 employees · Est. 2023 · Startup · Hiring 19
Greptile is a San Francisco company founded in 2023 that builds an artificial intelligence code reviewer with full repository context. It indexes an entire codebase into a graph so its reviews understand cross-file dependencies and project conventions rather than judging a diff in isolation. The product posts review comments directly on pull requests and learns from which suggestions teams accept.
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Top 25% payVerified live · 5 hours ago 2 months ago Long shot · 17%

Product Engineer, Security

$170k – $300k per year · Junior · 1+ year exp · In office (San Francisco, United States) · Bachelor's Degree · Full-Time · Junior
TypeScript
JavaScript
AI/ML
LLM
Design
Figma
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TraceRoot.AI

traceroot.ai
traceroot.ai · HQ: San Francisco, United States · Observability & APM · AI Agents · Startup · Hiring 4
HQ: San Francisco, United States · Observability & APM · AI Agents · Startup · Hiring 4
Open-source observability and self-improving layer for AI agents. Detect failures in production, ship verified fix PRs, and eval every fix. Backed by Y Combinator.
No named decision-maker yet.
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Top 25% payVerified live · 2 hours ago Visa sponsor 2 months ago Long shot · 19%

Founding Engineer

$120k – $220k per year · Equity 0.5–2% · Middle · 3+ years exp · In office (San Francisco, United States) · Full-Time · Middle
Node JS
TypeScript
Python
JavaScript
AI/ML
AI Agents
Multi-Agent Systems
LLM
Frontend
React.js
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Verified live · 2 hours ago Visa sponsor 2 months ago Long shot · 13%

Software Engineering Intern

$48k – $96k per year · Intern · San Francisco · Remote (United States) · Internship · Intern
Node JS
TypeScript
Python
JavaScript
AI/ML
AI Agents
Multi-Agent Systems
LLM
Frontend
React.js
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Fig

growfig.ai
growfig.ai · HQ: San Francisco, United States · Consumer & Utility Software · Likely startup · Hiring 1
HQ: San Francisco, United States · Consumer & Utility Software · Likely startup · Hiring 1
AI-powered platform built by food operators for food manufacturers. Automate sales, orders, samples, FSQA docs & more. Book a demo today.
No named decision-maker yet.
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Top 25% payVerified live · 2 hours ago 2 months ago Long shot · 17%

Founding Engineer

$220k – $270k per year · Hybrid (San Francisco, United States) · Full-Time
Kotlin
Java
JavaScript
Java
Spring Boot
Databases
PostgreSQL
AI/ML
Anthropic
Frontend
Next.js
React.js
DevOps
GCP
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Semgrep

semgrep.dev
semgrep.dev · HQ: San Francisco, United States · DevSecOps · Application Security · 201-500 employees · Est. 2017 · Startup · Trust B · Hiring 13
HQ: San Francisco, United States · DevSecOps · Application Security · 201-500 employees · Est. 2017 · Startup · Trust B · Hiring 13
Semgrep is a software security company that develops static analysis tools for finding bugs and vulnerabilities in source code. Its open-source Semgrep engine and commercial platform cover code scanning, supply chain dependency analysis and secrets detection, with AI-assisted triage for development and security teams. The company, originally known as r2c, has raised a $100 million Series D round. The company is headquartered in San Francisco, California, United States.
No named decision-maker yet.
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Verified live · 4 hours ago Visa sponsor 2 months ago Likely open · 51%

Software Engineer Intern

Intern · Hybrid (San Francisco, United States) · Internship · Intern
Ruby
PHP
TypeScript
JavaScript
Python
Databases
PostgreSQL
Frontend
React.js
Cybersecurity
Semgrep
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Open 273 daysTop 25% pay Visa sponsor 9 months ago Long shot · 15%

Staff Backend Software Engineer

$230k – $288k per year · Staff+ · Hybrid (San Francisco, New York, Denver, Boston, United States) · Full-Time · Staff
TypeScript
JavaScript
Python
Python
Flask
SQLAlchemy
Frontend
React.js
DevOps
Kubernetes
AWS
Cybersecurity
Semgrep
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Open 273 daysTop 25% pay Visa sponsor 9 months ago Long shot · 14%

Senior Full Stack Software Engineer

$163k – $247k per year · Senior · Hybrid (San Francisco, New York, Denver, Boston, United States) · Full-Time · Senior
TypeScript
JavaScript
Python
Python
Flask
SQLAlchemy
Frontend
React.js
DevOps
Kubernetes
AWS
Cybersecurity
Semgrep
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Revel

revel.io
revel.io · HQ: Los Angeles, United States · Custom Software Development · Manufacturing & Industrial Software · 11-50 employees · Startup · Trust B · Hiring 26
HQ: Los Angeles, United States · Custom Software Development · Manufacturing & Industrial Software · 11-50 employees · Startup · Trust B · Hiring 26
Software platform for hardware development, testing, and command. From prototype to production—accelerate timelines across aerospace, energy, and defense.
No named decision-maker yet.
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Reposted ×2Verified live · 2 hours ago 2 months ago Long shot · 7%

Internship: Software Engineer, Test

Intern · In office (Los Angeles, San Francisco, United States) · Bachelor's Degree · Internship · Nationals only · Intern
Python
Rust
C++
DevOps
CI/CD
GitLab CI
GitHub Actions
Jenkins
Docker
Linux
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Reposted ×2Verified live · 2 hours ago 2 months ago Long shot · 7%

Internship: Full Stack Software Engineer

Intern · In office (Los Angeles, San Francisco, United States) · Bachelor's Degree · Internship · Nationals only · Intern
TypeScript
JavaScript
Rust
Node JS
C++
SQL
Python
Frontend
React.js
Next.js
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Open 115 daysVerified live · 2 hours ago 4 months ago Long shot · 4%

Software Engineer - Test (Entry-Junior)

≈ $90k – $186k per year (Estimated) · Junior · In office (Los Angeles, San Francisco, United States) · Bachelor's Degree · Full-Time · Nationals only · Junior
Python
Rust
DevOps
CI/CD
Linux
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Luthor

luthor.ai
luthor.ai · HQ: San Francisco, United States · Digital Marketing · AI Governance & Compliance · Startup · Hiring 3
HQ: San Francisco, United States · Digital Marketing · AI Governance & Compliance · Startup · Hiring 3
Luthor is an enterprise marketing compliance platform that reviews content against regulations and internal policies so teams can publish faster and defend every decision with clear evidence.
No named decision-maker yet.
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Top 25% payVerified live · 1 hour ago 2 months ago Long shot · 21%

Software Engineer

$125k – $180k per year · Equity 0.1–1% · Middle · 3+ years exp · San Francisco · Remote (United States) · Full-Time · Middle
JavaScript
Databases
PostgreSQL
AI/ML
Prompt Engineering
Frontend
React.js
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Convey

convey.dev
convey.dev · HQ: San Francisco, United States · 51-200 employees · Startup · Hiring 7
HQ: San Francisco, United States · 51-200 employees · Startup · Hiring 7
Convey is an all-in-one platform to train, ship, and manage enterprise‑grade digital teammates that work autonomously in the background.
No named decision-maker yet.
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Verified live · 1 hour ago 2 months ago Long shot · 19%

Software Engineer

≈ $138k – $297k per year (Estimated) · In office (San Francisco, United States) · Full-Time
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Monumint

monumint.com
monumint.com · HQ: San Francisco, United States · Asset Tokenization · 51-200 employees · Startup · Hiring 8
HQ: San Francisco, United States · Asset Tokenization · 51-200 employees · Startup · Hiring 8
Monumint is a company that offers services and technology solutions related to digital assets and blockchain based financial products. It focuses on tools for creating managing and trading tokenized assets in environments that emphasize regulatory compliance and risk control.
No named decision-maker yet.
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Top 25% payVerified live · 3 hours ago 2 months ago Fading · 28%

Senior Software Engineer

$200k – $250k per year · Equity 0.5–1.5% · Senior · 6+ years exp · In office (San Francisco, United States) · Full-Time · Senior
Node JS
TypeScript
JavaScript
Databases
PostgreSQL
AI/ML
AI Agents
Frontend
Next.js
React.js
DevOps
Docker
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Top 25% payVerified live · 3 hours ago 3 months ago Long shot · 13%

Full Stack Engineer

$150k – $200k per year · Equity 0.5–1.5% · Middle · 3+ years exp · In office (San Francisco, United States) · Full-Time · Middle
TypeScript
JavaScript
Databases
PostgreSQL
AI/ML
AI Agents
Frontend
Next.js
React.js
DevOps
Docker
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Meticulate

meticulate.ai
meticulate.ai · HQ: San Francisco, United States · Sales Enablement · Marketing & Sales AI · Lead Generation · 11-50 employees · Startup · Hiring 2
HQ: San Francisco, United States · Sales Enablement · Marketing & Sales AI · Lead Generation · 11-50 employees · Startup · Hiring 2
Meticulate is a technology company that provides an AI-native outbound sales and prospecting platform for B2B revenue teams. By continuously analyzing real-time buying signals alongside deep prospect research, the platform automatically generates highly personalized outreach campaigns at scale. The company is headquartered in San Francisco, California, United States.
No named decision-maker yet.
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Top 25% payVerified live · 1 hour ago 2 months ago Long shot · 17%

Founding Engineer

$130k – $200k per year · Equity 0.5–2% · In office (San Francisco, United States) · Full-Time
TypeScript
JavaScript
Python
Databases
PostgreSQL
AI/ML
NLP
LLM
Frontend
React.js
DevOps
AWS
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Top 25% payVerified live · 1 hour ago 3 months ago Long shot · 11%

Founding Engineer #2

$130k – $200k per year · Equity 0.5–2% · In office (San Francisco, United States) · Full-Time
TypeScript
JavaScript
Python
Databases
PostgreSQL
AI/ML
NLP
LLM
Frontend
React.js
DevOps
AWS
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Catapult

catapult.xyz
catapult.xyz · HQ: London, United Kingdom · AI Agents · Startup · Hiring 2
HQ: London, United Kingdom · AI Agents · Startup · Hiring 2
Catapult is the AI agent for ambitious knowledge work. It deeply understands you and your work across email, messages, meetings, documents and tools so it can handle ambitious knowledge work end to end.
No named decision-maker yet.
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2 months ago Long shot · 11%

Founding Engineer

≈ $145k – $312k per year (Estimated) · Senior · 5+ years exp · In office (San Francisco, United States, Oslo, Norway, London, United Kingdom) · Senior
Rust
TypeScript
C++
SQL
Python
AI/ML
NLP
DevOps
Kubernetes
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Sapling

sapling.ai
sapling.ai · HQ: Los Angeles, United States · Machine Learning · Custom Software Development · 11-50 employees · Hiring 2
HQ: Los Angeles, United States · Machine Learning · Custom Software Development · 11-50 employees · Hiring 2
Sapling language model API toolkit and copilot for enterprise tasks. Sapling offers an API/SDK and turnkey integrations for grammar/spell checking, autocomplete, AI detection, paraphrasing, sentiment analysis, and more.
No named decision-maker yet.
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Top 25% payVerified live · 4 hours ago 2 months ago Long shot · 9%

Fullstack Engineer

$100k – $150k per year · Equity 0.2–2% · Junior · 1+ year exp · San Francisco · Remote (United States) · Full-Time · Junior
C++
JavaScript
Python
AI/ML
Machine Learning
DevOps
AWS
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Metalware

metalware.com
metalware.com · HQ: San Francisco, United States · Information Security · 11-50 employees · Est. 2024 · Startup · Hiring 1
HQ: San Francisco, United States · Information Security · 11-50 employees · Est. 2024 · Startup · Hiring 1
Metalware secures embedded firmware, analysing binaries for vulnerabilities that never appear in source-level scanning. Hardware companies use it to test devices before shipping and to check third-party components. The product addresses a class of software that traditional application security tools ignore.
No named decision-maker yet.
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Top 25% payVerified live · 1 hour ago 2 months ago Long shot · 21%

Founding Engineer

$120k – $180k per year · Equity 0.1–0.6% · Middle · 3+ years exp · In office (San Francisco, United States) · Bachelor's Degree · Full-Time · Middle
Rust
C++
Assembly
Assembly
Binary Ninja
AI/ML
Machine Learning
DevOps
QEMU
Linux
Cybersecurity
Ghidra
IDA Pro
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Primitive

primitive.dev
primitive.dev · HQ: San Francisco, United States · Custom Software Development · Email Hosting & Delivery · 51-200 employees · Est. 2025 · Startup · Hiring 3
HQ: San Francisco, United States · Custom Software Development · Email Hosting & Delivery · 51-200 employees · Est. 2025 · Startup · Hiring 3
Primitive builds email infrastructure for AI agents, giving each agent a real address that it can send and receive from. Hosted functions turn incoming mail into structured triggers for automated work. The product treats email as an interface between agents and the people they work with.
No named decision-maker yet.
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Top 25% payVerified live · 1 hour ago 2 months ago Fading · 25%

Product Engineer

$190k – $230k per year · Equity 0.2–0.8% · Middle · 3+ years exp · In office (San Francisco, United States) · Relocation · Full-Time · Middle
AI Agents
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Payna

payna.com
payna.com · HQ: San Francisco, United States · RegTech, AML & Compliance · 11-50 employees · Est. 2025 · Startup · Hiring 1
HQ: San Francisco, United States · RegTech, AML & Compliance · 11-50 employees · Est. 2025 · Startup · Hiring 1
Payna automates licensing and compliance for regulated financial companies, tracking the registrations a firm and its staff must hold. It manages mortgage filings on NMLS, insurance producers on NIPR and the renewals that lapse quietly. The product replaces spreadsheets kept by compliance officers.
No named decision-maker yet.
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Top 25% payVerified live · 5 hours ago 2 months ago Long shot · 17%

Software Engineer - Full Time

$150k – $180k per year · Equity 0.5–0.5% · In office (San Francisco, United States) · Full-Time
TypeScript
Databases
PostgreSQL
Supabase
DevOps
Vercel
QA
Playwright
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Wonderschool

wonderschool.com
wonderschool.com · HQ: San Francisco, United States · Early Childhood Education · 501-1000 employees · Est. 2016 · Trust B · Hiring 43, 10 new
HQ: San Francisco, United States · Early Childhood Education · 501-1000 employees · Est. 2016 · Trust B · Hiring 43, 10 new
Wonderschool helps people start and run licensed childcare programmes from their own homes, handling licensing, enrolment and payments. It also works with cities and states to expand childcare supply in underserved areas. Parents use its network to find nearby providers with open places.
No named decision-maker yet.
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Verified live · 2 hours ago Visa sponsor 2 months ago Fading · 44%

Senior Software Engineer, Payments

≈ $150k – $278k per year (Estimated) · Senior · In office (San Francisco, United States) · Senior
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Verified live · 2 hours ago Visa sponsor 7 months ago Long shot · 12%

Full Stack Software Engineer, Applied AI

$140k per year · Senior · 5+ years exp · In office (San Francisco, United States) · Senior
Elixir
Node JS
TypeScript
Ruby
JavaScript
Ruby
Ruby on Rails
Databases
PostgreSQL
AI/ML
OpenAI Codex
Human-in-the-Loop
Cursor
Claude Code
AI Agents
Agentic Workflows
Frontend
React.js
GraphQL
DevOps
Wi-Fi
Rest API
CI/CD
+10
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Open 630 daysVerified live · 2 hours ago Visa sponsor 1 year ago Long shot · 3%

Early Career Software Engineer – Applied AI

$100k – $120k per year · Junior · In office (San Francisco, United States) · Bachelor's Degree · Junior
TypeScript
JavaScript
Python
AI/ML
Scikit-learn
TensorFlow
LangChain
PyTorch
AI Agents
Data Augmentation
RAG
Machine Learning
DevOps
GCP
AWS
+5
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Seam

seam.co
seam.co · HQ: San Francisco, United States · Locks, Safes & Home Security Products · Smart Home Devices · AI Agents · Building Automation & Controls · 51-200 employees · Est. 2020 · Startup · Hiring 7
HQ: San Francisco, United States · Locks, Safes & Home Security Products · Smart Home Devices · AI Agents · Building Automation & Controls · 51-200 employees · Est. 2020 · Startup · Hiring 7
Seam provides one API for controlling connected building devices such as smart locks, thermostats, sensors and access control systems. Property managers and software vendors use it instead of integrating each hardware brand separately. The company supports dozens of device makers across residential and commercial buildings.
No named decision-maker yet.
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Top 25% payVerified live · 2 hours ago 2 months ago Fading · 28%

Senior Software Engineer (Onsite - SF)

$130k – $200k per year · Senior · 3+ years exp · In office (San Francisco, United States) · Full-Time · Senior
Ruby
Node JS
TypeScript
JavaScript
SQL
Python
Databases
PostgreSQL
Frontend
npm
React.js
DevOps
Incident Management
IoT
Zigbee
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Top 25% payVerified live · 2 hours ago 2 months ago Fading · 28%

Senior Product Engineer (Onsite - SF)

$160k – $230k per year · Senior · 3+ years exp · Hybrid (San Francisco, United States) · Full-Time · Senior
TypeScript
JavaScript
Databases
PostgreSQL
Frontend
React.js
DevOps
Rest API
IoT
MQTT
Zigbee
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GRAM

gram.ai
gram.ai · HQ: San Francisco, United States · Robotic Software & Control Systems · Robotics AI · Hiring 13
HQ: San Francisco, United States · Robotic Software & Control Systems · Robotics AI · Hiring 13
GRAM is a robotics company working on self-replicating machines and creating populations of insectoid robots for the physical economy. It hires robotics systems, manipulation, mechanical design, magnetics and robot data infrastructure engineers. The company is headquartered in San Francisco, United States.
No named decision-maker yet.
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Top 25% payVerified live · 2 hours ago 2 months ago Long shot · 21%

Senior Software Engineer, Controls

$150k – $250k per year · Senior · In office (San Francisco, Palo Alto, El Segundo, United States) · Relocation · Bachelor's Degree · Senior
C++
Python
DevOps
Linux
Robotics
ROS
Drake
MuJoCo
Pinocchio
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Top 25% payVerified live · 2 hours ago 3 months ago Long shot · 15%

Senior Software Engineer, Robot Data Infrastructure

$190k – $240k per year · Senior · In office (San Francisco, Palo Alto, United States) · Relocation · Bachelor's Degree · Senior
Rust
C++
Java
Python
AI/ML
Time Series
Robotics
Teleoperation
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Valon

valon.ai
valon.ai · HQ: New York, United States · Mortgage Lending & Brokers · Financial Software & Embedded Finance · Startup · Trust B · Hiring 29, 2 new
HQ: New York, United States · Mortgage Lending & Brokers · Financial Software & Embedded Finance · Startup · Trust B · Hiring 29, 2 new
The AI-native operating system for mortgage servicing. Building a better foundation for the American Dream.
No named decision-maker yet.
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Top 25% payVerified live · 4 min ago 2 months ago Long shot · 21%

Staff Software Engineer

$255k – $300k per year · Staff+ · 7+ years exp · Hybrid (New York, San Francisco, United States) · Full-Time · Staff
Python
AI/ML
AI Agents
Mobile
Twilio
DevOps
Docker
GCP
Kubernetes
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Top 25% payVerified live · 4 min ago 2 months ago Long shot · 16%

Senior Software Engineer

$210k – $247k per year · Senior · 4+ years exp · Hybrid (New York, San Francisco, United States) · Bachelor's Degree · Full-Time · Senior
Python
AI/ML
AI Agents
DevOps
Docker
GCP
Kubernetes
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Verified live · 4 min ago 2 months ago Long shot · 7%

Software Engineer Intern

Intern · In office (New York, San Francisco, United States) · Bachelor's Degree · Internship · Intern
Python
AI/ML
AI Agents
DevOps
Docker
GCP
Kubernetes
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Oxus

oxus-ai.com
oxus-ai.com · HQ: San Francisco, United States · Accounting & Tax Software · Machine Learning · Startup · Hiring 2
HQ: San Francisco, United States · Accounting & Tax Software · Machine Learning · Startup · Hiring 2
Oxus is the AI-native platform modernizing internal audits. It turns hours of flowcharting and control testing into review-ready, traceable outputs delivered within minutes.
No named decision-maker yet.
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Top 25% payVerified live · 5 hours ago 2 months ago Long shot · 17%

Founding Engineer

$150k – $250k per year · In office (San Francisco, United States) · Full-Time
Python
AI/ML
Multimodal AI
OpenAI Codex
OCR
Agentic Workflows
Cursor
Claude
RAG
AI Agents
DevOps
Amazon EKS
Kubernetes
AWS
+4
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Backend Developer Salary in San Francisco
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