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 $283,127/year. Compare remote, hybrid and on-site positions with relocation and visa sponsorship. Browse and apply today.

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Aptos Labs

aptoslabs.com
Aptos Labs is a blockchain company founded in 2021 by former engineers of the Diem project and headquartered in Palo Alto. It develops the Aptos network, a proof-of-stake chain built around the Move programming language and parallel transaction execution. The company focuses on high-throughput consumer and payments use cases and maintains core infrastructure, wallets and developer tooling for the ecosystem.
aptoslabs.com • HQ: Palo Alto, United States • Blockchain & Crypto • Est. 2021
HQ: Palo Alto, United States • Blockchain & Crypto • Est. 2021
Top 25% payVerified live · 1 day ago 30 days ago

Senior Software Engineer, Trading Infrastructure

$150k – $250k per year • Senior • 5+ years expPalo Alto • Remote (United States) • Full-Time • Senior
C++
Go
Java
Python
Rust
Web3
Aptos
DeFi
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Top 25% payVerified live · 1 day ago 30 days ago

Software Engineer, Trading Product

$150k – $250k per year • Middle • 3+ years expIn office (San Francisco, United States) • Full-Time • Middle
TypeScript
Web3
Aptos
DeFi
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Decagon

decagon.ai
Decagon is a San Francisco company founded in 2023 that builds artificial intelligence support agents for consumer and business brands. Its agents resolve conversations end to end across chat, email and voice by taking actions in company systems, and admins configure behaviour through natural language operating procedures. It has grown quickly with customers in fintech, e-commerce and software.
decagon.ai • HQ: San Francisco, United States • AI Agents • Conversational AI • Artificial Intelligence • Est. 2023
HQ: San Francisco, United States • AI Agents • Conversational AI • Artificial Intelligence • Est. 2023
$200k – $400k per year • Senior • 4+ years expIn office (San Francisco, United States) • Full-Time • Senior
Python
TypeScript
AI/ML
AI Agents
Prompt Engineering
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$200k – $400k per year • Senior • In office (San Francisco, United States) • Full-Time • Senior
AI Agents
DevOps
AWS
Azure
CI/CD
Datadog
GCP
Grafana
IAM
Incident Management
Kubernetes
Platform Engineering
Prometheus
Terraform
Cybersecurity
Least Privilege
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Akasa

akasa.com
AKASA provides generative AI (GenAI) solutions for the healthcare revenue cycle, from prior auth to CDI to coding to claims management.
akasa.com • South San Francisco • San Francisco • New York • Health Care • Artificial Intelligence • LLM & Generative AI
South San Francisco • San Francisco • New York • Health Care • Artificial Intelligence • LLM & Generative AI
Top 25% payVerified live · 6 hours ago 30 days ago

Forward Deployed Engineer

$150k – $170k per year • Middle • 3+ years expRemote/Hybrid (San Francisco, New York, United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Middle
Python
JavaScript
Python
FastAPI
SQLAlchemy
Databases
PostgreSQL
AI/ML
LLM
LLM Evaluation
Frontend
React.js
DevOps
AWS
CI/CD
Docker
GitHub Actions
Kubernetes
GitHub
Analytics
ETL/ELT
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Top 25% payVerified live · 6 hours ago 2 months ago

Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer

$170k – $205k per year • Senior • 5+ years expRemote/Hybrid (New York, San Francisco, South San Francisco, United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Senior
Python
JavaScript
Python
FastAPI
SQLAlchemy
Databases
PostgreSQL
AI/ML
LLM
LLM Evaluation
Frontend
React.js
DevOps
AWS
CI/CD
Docker
GitHub Actions
Kubernetes
GitHub
Analytics
ETL/ELT
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Open 283 daysTop 25% pay 10 months ago

Sr. Software Engineer, Backend

$180k – $230k per year • Senior • 5+ years expRemote/Hybrid (South San Francisco, New York, San Francisco, United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Senior
Python
Python
FastAPI
SQLAlchemy
Databases
PostgreSQL
DevOps
AWS
CI/CD
Docker
GitHub Actions
Kubernetes
GitHub
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Seso Inc

sesolabor.com
Seso Inc. is an all-in-one employee management platform specifically designed for the agriculture industry. The company provides a comprehensive suite of services including HR, onboarding, payroll, and H-2A filing and compliance. Seso serves as a technical assistance provider for the USDA and helps streamline the process of managing agricultural labor through digital solutions such as digital onboarding, e-verify integration, and payroll management.
sesolabor.com • Guatemala City • Monterrey • Farming & Agriculture • Professional Services • Human Resources
Guatemala City • Monterrey • Farming & Agriculture • Professional Services • Human Resources
Top 25% payVerified live · 16 min ago 30 days ago

Software Engineer, AI/Agents

$160k – $220k per year • Senior • 5+ years exp • Remote (United States) • Senior
Node JS
TypeScript
JavaScript
AI/ML
AI Agents
LangChain
LangGraph
Frontend
React.js
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Brevo

brevo.com
Learn how Brevo ensures GDPR compliance for your business. Discover your data rights, customer data management tools, and how to protect personal information.
brevo.com • Paris • Austin • Noida • Berlin • Marketing Automation • Sales & Marketing • Email Marketing • 501-1000 employees
Paris • Austin • Noida • Berlin • Marketing Automation • Sales & Marketing • Email Marketing • 501-1000 employees
$50k – $96k per year (Estimated) • Senior • 5+ years expParis • Remote (France, Germany, India, United States) • Visa sponsorship • Bachelor's Degree • Internship • Senior
Go
PHP
Python
Marketing
Sendinblue
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Sitec

sitec.com
Simplify Hospitality ist die zentrale Hotelverwaltungssoftware, die nun mit Simplify Cloud noch effizienter, schneller und erfolgreicher agiert. Simplify your Property Management!
sitec.com • Software • Travel & Tourism • Travel Technology
Software • Travel & Tourism • Travel Technology
$102k – $157k per year • Staff+ • 2+ years exp • Remote (United States) • Visa sponsorship • Bachelor's Degree • Contractor • Staff
Bash
C++
Go
Python
Rust
DevOps
Amazon EC2
Amazon EKS
AWS
AWS Lambda
CI/CD
Docker
Git
GitHub Actions
GitLab CI
Grafana
Harbor
Helm
Istio
Jenkins
JFrog Artifactory
Kubernetes
Kustomize
Nginx
Podman
Prometheus
Traefik
GitHub
GitLab
Cybersecurity
Fortify
Grype
Keycloak
Snyk
SonarQube
Syft
Trivy
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Renesas Electronics

renesas.com
Renesas Electronics is a major Japanese semiconductor manufacturer specializing in microcontrollers, system-on-chips (SoCs), power management devices, and analog technologies. Headquartered in Tokyo, the company was established through the consolidation of the semiconductor divisions of Hitachi, Mitsubishi Electric, and NEC. It serves as a key supplier for the automotive, industrial, infrastructure, and Internet of Things (IoT) sectors globally.
renesas.com • HQ: Tokyo, Japan • Manufacturing • Hardware • Semiconductor Manufacturing • Semiconductors • 5000+ employees • Est. 1978
HQ: Tokyo, Japan • Manufacturing • Hardware • Semiconductor Manufacturing • Semiconductors • 5000+ employees • Est. 1978
$119k – $197k per year (Estimated) • Senior • San Diego • Remote (United States) • Visa sponsorship • Master's Degree • Senior
C#
C#
.NET
Databases
Firebird
PostgreSQL
DevOps
AWS
Azure
GCP
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Ottimate

ottimate.com
ottimate (formerly plate iq) is the leading ap automation ai. ottimate is ap automation ai that provides a smarter way for ap managers, approvers, controllers, and cfos to work through the entire invoice lifecycle. with mature deep learning capab...
ottimate.com • Kansas City • Bengaluru • Chennai • Tampa • Chihuahua • Artificial Intelligence • Financial Services • FinTech • Est. 2014
Kansas City • Bengaluru • Chennai • Tampa • Chihuahua • Artificial Intelligence • Financial Services • FinTech • Est. 2014
$27k – $67k per year (Estimated) • Senior • 6+ years expBengaluru • Remote (India, United States, Mexico) • Senior
JavaScript
Python
TypeScript
Python
Django
Databases
PostgreSQL
AI/ML
Claude
Claude Code
Cursor
Frontend
Angular
DevOps
AWS
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Dynamo

dynamo.ai
Dynamo AI offers end-to-end AI Performance, Security, and Compliance solutions for delivering Enterprise-grade Generative AI.
dynamo.ai • Washington • New York • San Francisco • London • Paris • LLM & Generative AI • Artificial Intelligence
Washington • New York • San Francisco • London • Paris • LLM & Generative AI • Artificial Intelligence
Verified live · 2 days ago 1 month ago

Lead/Staff Software Engineer - AI Platform

$129k – $258k per year (Estimated) • Lead • 8+ years expIn office (San Francisco, United States) • Full-Time • Staff
Python
TypeScript
DevOps
AWS
Azure
GCP
Kubernetes
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Verified live · 2 days ago 3 months ago

Forward Deployed Engineer (SF)

$110k – $273k per year (Estimated)In office (San Francisco, United States) • Full-Time
AI Agents
LLM Guardrails
LLM
DevOps
Kubernetes
Platform Engineering
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Open 153 daysVerified live · 2 days ago 5 months ago

Senior Full Stack Engineer, Agentic Security

$120k – $264k per year (Estimated) • Senior • 2+ years expIn office (San Francisco, United States) • Full-Time • Senior
Python
TypeScript
Node JS
JavaScript
Python
FastAPI
Node JS
Nest.JS
Databases
PostgreSQL
Redis
AI/ML
AI Agents
Claude
Claude Code
Copilot
Cursor
LLM Guardrails
Model Context Protocol
Frontend
Next.js
React.js
DevOps
AWS
CI/CD
Docker
Git
GitHub Actions
Helm
Kubernetes
Trunk-Based Development
GitHub
ArgoCD
GitOps
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Actblue

actblue.com
Launch your fundraising efforts with ActBlue, the ultimate platform for easy and effective online fundraising.
actblue.com • New York • Payments • Financial Services • Crowdfunding • Est. 2004
New York • Payments • Financial Services • Crowdfunding • Est. 2004
$192k – $241k per year • Staff+ • 6+ years expNew York • Remote (United States) • Visa sponsorship • Full-Time • Staff
JavaScript
Node JS
Ruby
SQL
TypeScript
Ruby
Ruby on Rails
Sidekiq
Databases
PostgreSQL
Frontend
ESLint
GraphQL
Prettier
React.js
Vite
Yarn
DevOps
Datadog
GitOps
Kubernetes
Management
Slack
Marketing
Mixpanel
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Wintrust Financial

wintrust.com
Wintrust Financial is a bank holding company headquartered in Rosemont, Illinois, and founded in 1991. The company operates a group of separately branded community banks across the Chicago area and southern Wisconsin, alongside specialty businesses in commercial lending, insurance premium finance, mortgage origination, and wealth management. It is listed on the Nasdaq and has grown largely by acquiring local banks while keeping their individual names and branch identities.
wintrust.com • HQ: Rosemont, United States • Insurance • Lending • Wealth Management • Financial Services • Banking • 501-1000 employees • Est. 1991
HQ: Rosemont, United States • Insurance • Lending • Wealth Management • Financial Services • Banking • 501-1000 employees • Est. 1991
Verified live · 4 hours ago 1 month ago

Principal Software Engineer

$112k – $224k per year (Estimated) • Lead • 5+ years expRosemont • Remote (United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Principal
Apex
JavaScript
Apex
Lightning Web Components
Frontend
Web Components
DevOps
Configuration Management
Git
Marketing
Salesforce
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Second Nature

secondnature.com
Second Nature is a manufacturer and retailer of household air filters. This company is headquartered in Raleigh, North Carolina and was established in 2012.
secondnature.com • Human Resources • Travel Technology • Property Management • Est. 2012
Human Resources • Travel Technology • Property Management • Est. 2012
Verified live · 1 hour ago 1 month ago

Staff Software Engineer, Integrations Team

$150k – $190k per year • Staff+ • 5+ years exp • Remote (United States) • Full-Time • Staff
Node JS
JavaScript
TypeScript
Node JS
Nest.JS
Databases
PostgreSQL
AI/ML
Claude
Claude Code
Copilot
Cursor
AI Agents
Frontend
Next.js
React.js
DevOps
Kubernetes
Terraform
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SynergisticIT

synergisticit.com
SynergisticIT is a Fremont, California-based IT workforce development, staffing, and software development firm founded in 2010. The company operates a hybrid model that combines tech upskilling/bootcamps, job placement programs, and IT consulting services for enterprise clients.
synergisticit.com • HQ: Fremont, United States • Human Resources • Corporate Training • Information Technology • Est. 2010
HQ: Fremont, United States • Human Resources • Corporate Training • Information Technology • Est. 2010
$91k – $170k per year (Estimated) • Junior • Remote (United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Junior
C++
JavaScript
Java
Java
Spring Boot
DevOps
Rest API
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$92k – $172k per year (Estimated) • Junior • Remote (United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Junior
C++
JavaScript
Python
Java
Java
Spring Boot
AI/ML
Computer Vision
NLP
Time Series Forecasting
DevOps
Docker
Jenkins
Rest API
Analytics
Power BI
Tableau
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$92k – $171k per year (Estimated) • Junior • Remote (United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Junior
C++
JavaScript
Python
Java
Java
Spring Boot
Databases
Oracle
AI/ML
Computer Vision
NLP
Time Series Forecasting
DevOps
Docker
Jenkins
Rest API
Analytics
Power BI
Tableau
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Bee Talent Solutions

beetalentsolutions.com
0 Partnering for Success : Precision Talent with a Personal Touch We integrate cutting edge technology into our partnership approach, using advanced AI tools to understand your needs and deliver precise talent solutions that align with your business culture and goals. This tech-enabled strategy ensures the perfect match every time, blending human insight with the efficiency of modern innovation.
beetalentsolutions.com • Washington • Professional Services • Human Resources
Washington • Professional Services • Human Resources
$142k – $236k per year (Estimated) • Senior • 6+ years expWashington • Remote (United States) • PhD • Full-Time • Senior
C++
Python
DevOps
HPC
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Stryker

stryker.com
Stryker is a global leader in medical technologies and, together with our customers, we are driven to make healthcare better. We offer innovative products and services in MedSurg, Neurotechnology, Orthopaedics and Spine that help improve patient and healthcare outcomes. Alongside its customers around the world, Stryker impacts more than 150 million patients annually.
stryker.com • HQ: Kalamazoo, United States • Real Estate • Biotechnology • Health Care • Medical Devices • 1001-5000 employees
HQ: Kalamazoo, United States • Real Estate • Biotechnology • Health Care • Medical Devices • 1001-5000 employees
$107k – $177k per year (Estimated) • Senior • 4+ years expNew York • Remote (United States) • Visa sponsorship • Bachelor's Degree • Senior
C#
C#
.NET
AI/ML
OCR
LLM
OpenAI
Text-to-Speech
Mobile
Dependency Injection
MVVM
DevOps
Azure
Azure DevOps
CI/CD
Git
gRPC
Rest API
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Troveo

troveo.ai
The world's largest network of real-world data for AI. 8 M+ hours 0 M+ hours Videos.
troveo.ai • New York • San Francisco • Machine Learning • Data & Analytics • Data Collection
New York • San Francisco • Machine Learning • Data & Analytics • Data Collection
$175k – $195k per year • Equity • Senior • 10+ years expNew York • Remote (United States) • Visa sponsorship • Bachelor's Degree • Senior
Go
Java
Python
Databases
ElasticSearch
AI/ML
Fine-tuning
AI Agents
DevOps
Amazon EKS
ArgoCD
Azure AKS
CI/CD
Docker
GitOps
Google GKE
Grafana
Helm
Istio
Kubernetes
Linkerd
OpenTelemetry
Prometheus
Service Mesh
Terraform
AWS
Azure
GCP
Amazon ECS
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$175k – $195k per year • Equity • Senior • 10+ years expSan Francisco • Remote (United States) • Full-Time • Senior
Go
Java
Python
Databases
ElasticSearch
AI/ML
Fine-tuning
AI Agents
DevOps
Amazon EKS
ArgoCD
Azure AKS
CI/CD
Docker
GitOps
Google GKE
Grafana
Helm
Istio
Kubernetes
Linkerd
OpenTelemetry
Prometheus
Service Mesh
Terraform
AWS
Azure
GCP
Amazon ECS
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ClassDojo

classdojo.com
ClassDojo connects K-12 teachers with families. Free classroom communication, behavior tracking, and student portfolios. Used in 95% of US schools.
classdojo.com • San Francisco • E-learning • Education • EdTech Platforms • 51-200 employees
San Francisco • E-learning • Education • EdTech Platforms • 51-200 employees
$172k – $250k per year • Senior • 10+ years expSan Francisco • Remote (United States) • Visa sponsorship • Bachelor's Degree • Senior
Platform Engineering
CI/CD
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Top 25% payVerified live · 2 days ago 2 months ago

Founding Senior Software Engineer, Developer Experience & AI Platform team

$172k – $250k per year • Senior • 10+ years exp • Remote (United States) • Full-Time • Senior
Platform Engineering
CI/CD
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Open 669 daysTop 25% pay 2 years ago

Senior Full-Stack Engineer

$172k – $250k per year • Senior • 10+ years exp • Remote (United States) • Full-Time • Senior
MySQL
DevOps
AWS
CI/CD
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Cuebox

cuebox.com
Cuebox: delivering your words / eich geiriau chi. We provide studio and location prompting, supplying on-camera,free standing and corporate presentation systems installed andoperated by our select team of technicians.
cuebox.com • New York • Events & Ticketing • Ticketing
New York • Events & Ticketing • Ticketing
$105k – $192k per year (Estimated) • Equity • Middle • 4+ years expNew York • Remote (United States) • Visa sponsorship • Bachelor's Degree • Middle
JavaScript
Go
Python
TypeScript
Databases
PostgreSQL
Frontend
Chakra UI
Next.js
React.js
DevOps
GCP
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Verified live · 1 day ago 2 months ago

Full-Stack Engineer @ CueBox, Performing Arts Software Startup

$145k per year • Equity • Middle • 4+ years exp • Remote (United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Middle
JavaScript
Go
Python
TypeScript
Databases
PostgreSQL
AI/ML
Model Context Protocol
Frontend
Chakra UI
Next.js
React.js
DevOps
GCP
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Unframe

unframe.com
Unframe is an enterprise-grade, managed AI transformation platform. It provides tailored, agentic AI solutions to help large organizations automate complex workflows, extract unstructured data, and integrate intelligent automation across legacy and modern systems without lengthy software development cycles.
unframe.com • Tel Aviv • Paris • San Francisco • Tampa • Dallas • Content Creation • Media & Entertainment • Photography • 201-500 employees • Est. 2024
Tel Aviv • Paris • San Francisco • Tampa • Dallas • Content Creation • Media & Entertainment • Photography • 201-500 employees • Est. 2024
$141k – $233k per year (Estimated) • Senior • 5+ years expUnited States • Remote (United States) • Full-Time • Senior
JavaScript
Node JS
Databases
PostgreSQL
AI/ML
LLM
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Nordstrom

nordstrom.com
Nordstrom is a retail enterprise specializing in upscale department store operations, luxury fashion, and digital commerce. Headquartered in Seattle, Washington, the company operates a network of full-line department stores, off-price retail locations (Nordstrom Rack), and integrated e-commerce platforms. The enterprise distributes high-end apparel, footwear, beauty products, jewelry, and home goods, offering a mix of international designer brands, exclusive labels, and in-house private merchandise.
nordstrom.com • HQ: Seattle, United States • Consumer Goods • Apparel & Fashion • Commerce • Retail & Shop Systems • 501-1000 employees
HQ: Seattle, United States • Consumer Goods • Apparel & Fashion • Commerce • Retail & Shop Systems • 501-1000 employees
Top 25% pay 1 month ago

Principal Software Engineer

$191k – $297k per year • Lead • 10+ years expLos Angeles • Remote (United States) • Visa sponsorship • Bachelor's Degree • Principal
Java
Python
Databases
Apache Kafka
AI/ML
AWS Bedrock
AI Agents
AWS Bedrock AgentCore
DevOps
AWS
CI/CD
GCP
SLI/SLO/SLA
GitLab
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Backend Developer Salary 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.
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