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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Ginger Labs

gingerlabs.ai
gingerlabs.ai · HQ: San Francisco, United States · Office & Productivity Software · AI Agents · Startup · Trust B · Hiring 6, 1 new
HQ: San Francisco, United States · Office & Productivity Software · AI Agents · Startup · Trust B · Hiring 6, 1 new
Ginger Labs is a software company behind the Notability note-taking app used by students, educators and professionals to organize ideas and learn. It also builds an AI assistant that completes tasks inside business software products, and it hires iOS, backend, web and DevSecOps engineers. The company is headquartered in San Francisco, California, United States.
Verified live · 1 hour ago 3 months ago Long shot · 11%

Engineer, Backend

$120k – $175k per year · Equity · Hybrid (San Francisco, United States)
TypeScript
AI/ML
LLM
Frontend
GraphQL
DevOps
Docker
GCP
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Open 412 daysTop 25% pay 1 year ago Long shot · 3%

Junior Engineer, Web Apps

$120k – $175k per year · Equity · Junior · Hybrid (San Francisco, United States) · Junior
TypeScript
JavaScript
AI/ML
LLM
Frontend
React.js
Redux
Three.JS
PixiJS
Mobile
State Management
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Maven Clinic

mavenclinic.com
mavenclinic.com · HQ: New York, United States · Health Care · Telemedicine & Virtual Care · Fertility & IVF · Women’s Health & Maternity · 51-200 employees · Est. 2014 · Trust B · Hiring 26, 3 new
HQ: New York, United States · Health Care · Telemedicine & Virtual Care · Fertility & IVF · Women’s Health & Maternity · 51-200 employees · Est. 2014 · Trust B · Hiring 26, 3 new
Maven helps companies retain talent, improve health outcomes, and reduce maternity and fertility costs. We support every path to parenthood: Pregnancy, Fertility, Egg Freezing, Adoption, Surrogacy, Infant Care, Breastmilk Shipping, and Manager Training.
Top 25% payVerified live · 4 hours ago Visa sponsor 3 months ago Fading · 36%

Staff Software Engineer, Infrastructure

$230k – $270k per year · Staff+ · 8+ years exp · Hybrid (New York, San Francisco, Seattle, United States) · Bachelor's Degree · Contractor · Staff
Go
Java
Python
Java
Maven
DevOps
Docker
GCP
Kubernetes
Azure
AWS
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Jinba

jinba.io
jinba.io · HQ: San Francisco, United States · Workflow & Process Automation (RPA, BPM) · AI Agents · 201-500 employees · Startup · Hiring 3
HQ: San Francisco, United States · Workflow & Process Automation (RPA, BPM) · AI Agents · 201-500 employees · Startup · Hiring 3
Jinba is a software company that lets enterprises build AI workflows through chat and deploy them as APIs or MCP servers. The platform is SOC 2 compliant and offers on-premises hosting, role-based access control and audit logging. The company is headquartered in San Francisco, United States.
Top 25% payVerified live · 1 hour ago 3 months ago Long shot · 14%

Founding Engineer

$150k – $250k per year · Middle · 3+ years exp · In office (San Francisco, United States) · Full-Time · Middle
TypeScript
AI/ML
Function Calling
Langfuse
Mastra
Vercel AI SDK
Model Context Protocol
LLM
AI Agents
Frontend
React.js
DevOps
Vercel
Datadog
Cloudflare
GitHub Actions
Terraform
CI/CD
+7
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Helium

tryhelium.com
tryhelium.com · HQ: San Francisco, United States · A/B Testing & Experimentation · E-commerce Marketing · Marketing & Sales AI · 1-10 employees · Est. 2013 · Hiring 6
HQ: San Francisco, United States · A/B Testing & Experimentation · E-commerce Marketing · Marketing & Sales AI · 1-10 employees · Est. 2013 · Hiring 6
Helium is a San Francisco software startup, backed by Y Combinator in its Summer 2024 batch, that builds paywall and monetisation tools for consumer mobile apps. Its platform lets product and growth teams design, test and deploy in-app paywalls and upsell flows without writing native code or waiting for app store releases. The company operates under the legal entity Cloud Captain Inc. and is headquartered in San Francisco, California, United States.
Top 25% payVerified live · 5 hours ago Sponsored before 3 months ago Long shot · 9%

Founding Full-Stack Engineer

$125k – $200k per year · Equity 0.5–1% · Junior · 1+ year exp · In office (San Francisco, United States) · Bachelor's Degree · Full-Time · Junior
Go
Dart
TypeScript
JavaScript
Databases
Supabase
ClickHouse
AI/ML
OpenAI
Cursor
LLM
Frontend
Next.js
React.js
Zustand
Tailwind CSS
Radix UI
shadcn/ui
Mobile
Flutter
DevOps
Fly.io
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Top 25% payVerified live · 5 hours ago Sponsored before 3 months ago Long shot · 10%

Founding Sr Full-Stack Engineer

$150k – $250k per year · Equity 0.5–1.5% · Senior · 3+ years exp · In office (San Francisco, United States) · Bachelor's Degree · Full-Time · Senior
Go
Dart
TypeScript
JavaScript
Databases
Supabase
ClickHouse
AI/ML
OpenAI
Cursor
LLM
Frontend
Next.js
React.js
Zustand
Tailwind CSS
Radix UI
shadcn/ui
Mobile
Flutter
DevOps
Fly.io
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Adam

adam.new
adam.new · HQ: San Francisco, United States · AI Development Tools · AI Agents · Startup · Hiring 3
HQ: San Francisco, United States · AI Development Tools · AI Agents · Startup · Hiring 3
Adam is a Y Combinator-backed AI copilot and workspace platform engineered to automate physical product development and supply chain workflows for hardware teams. The software integrates directly into enterprise computer-aided design (CAD) suites (including SolidWorks, Onshape, and Autodesk Fusion), Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) systems like Arena, electronic component distributors (Digi-Key, McMaster-Carr), and workplace messaging tools.
Top 25% payVerified live · 13 min ago 3 months ago Long shot · 11%

MTS - Founding Engineer

$200k – $300k per year · Equity 1–2% · Junior · 1+ year exp · In office (San Francisco, United States) · Full-Time · Junior
TypeScript
JavaScript
SQL
Python
Frontend
Next.js
React.js
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Gauge

withgauge.com
withgauge.com · HQ: San Francisco, United States · Digital Marketing · Search Engine Optimization (SEO) · 11-50 employees · Startup · Hiring 2
HQ: San Francisco, United States · Digital Marketing · Search Engine Optimization (SEO) · 11-50 employees · Startup · Hiring 2
Track, analyze, and improve your brand's presence across ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, and AI search. Complete toolkit for AI visibility and GEO optimization.
Top 25% payVerified live · 3 hours ago 3 months ago Long shot · 11%

Founding Engineer

$170k – $220k per year · Equity 0.5–1% · Middle · 3+ years exp · In office (San Francisco, United States) · Full-Time · Middle
TypeScript
Python
Databases
PostgreSQL
AI/ML
OpenAI Codex
Claude Code
LLM
AI Agents
DevOps
Linux
AWS
+1
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Truewind

truewind.ai
truewind.ai · HQ: San Francisco, United States · AI Agents · Accounting & Tax Software · 51-200 employees · Startup · Hiring 7
HQ: San Francisco, United States · AI Agents · Accounting & Tax Software · 51-200 employees · Startup · Hiring 7
Truewind AI agents convert source financial data into GL-ready entries, helping accounting teams close faster with stronger controls.
Top 25% payVerified live · 3 hours ago Visa sponsor 3 months ago Long shot · 15%

Senior Software Engineer

$170k – $220k per year · Equity 0.1–0.2% · Senior · 3+ years exp · In office (San Francisco, United States) · Full-Time · Senior
TypeScript
JavaScript
Databases
MySQL
PostgreSQL
AI/ML
OpenAI
LLM
Machine Learning
Frontend
Vue.js
Next.js
Material UI
React.js
+3
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Top 25% payVerified live · 3 hours ago Visa sponsor 3 months ago Long shot · 15%

Senior Software Engineer - Backend & Agent Platform

$220k – $260k per year · Equity 0.1–0.2% · Senior · 6+ years exp · In office (San Francisco, United States) · Full-Time · Senior
TypeScript
Databases
PostgreSQL
AI/ML
AI Agents
Frontend
Next.js
React.js
DevOps
AWS
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Verified live · 3 hours ago Visa sponsor 3 months ago Long shot · 20%

Staff Software Engineer

$200k – $250k per year · Equity 0.5–1% · Staff+ · 11+ years exp · In office (San Francisco, United States) · Full-Time · Staff
TypeScript
JavaScript
Node JS
Node JS
Nest.JS
Express
Databases
MySQL
PostgreSQL
AI/ML
OpenAI
LLM
Machine Learning
Frontend
Vue.js
Next.js
Material UI
React.js
+6
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Nautilus

nautilus.co
nautilus.co · HQ: San Francisco, United States · Machine Learning · Custom Software Development · Startup · Hiring 3
HQ: San Francisco, United States · Machine Learning · Custom Software Development · Startup · Hiring 3
Nautilus is a Y Combinator-backed software company developing an AI-driven operating, e-commerce, and CRM platform tailored specifically for the car wash industry. Engineered to replace fragmented legacy tools and integrate directly with existing point-of-sale (POS) hardware, the platform unifies customer data, online membership sales, automated marketing, and real-time business intelligence into a centralized dashboard.
Top 25% payVerified live · 5 hours ago 3 months ago Long shot · 11%

Full-Stack Engineer

$140k – $220k per year · Equity 0.2–1.5% · Junior · 1+ year exp · In office (San Francisco, United States) · Relocation · Full-Time · Junior
TypeScript
SQL
AI/ML
Machine Learning
AI Agents
Frontend
Next.js
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Fresco

fresco.build
fresco.build · HQ: San Francisco, United States · AI Agents · Construction Management Software · Startup · Hiring 4
HQ: San Francisco, United States · AI Agents · Construction Management Software · Startup · Hiring 4
Door (DFH) Takeoffs in Minutes. Everything taken off automatically—schedules, plans, and specs reconciled for you.
Top 25% payVerified live · 22 min ago Visa sponsor 3 months ago Long shot · 11%

Founding Software Engineer

$100k – $250k per year · Equity 0.1–2% · In office (San Francisco, United States, 10am - 7pm) · Full-Time
Anthropic
OpenAI
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Ohm

ohm.ai
ohm.ai · HQ: San Francisco, United States · Scientific & Lab Software · Industrial AI · 51-200 employees · Startup · Hiring 8
HQ: San Francisco, United States · Scientific & Lab Software · Industrial AI · 51-200 employees · Startup · Hiring 8
Ohm is an enterprise AI platform purpose-built for hardware engineering labs to accelerate the development, testing, and validation of physical products. Designed for industries such as automotive, aerospace, battery manufacturing, consumer electronics, and data center infrastructure, the platform automatically ingests, normalizes, and contextualizes multi-modal test data across disparate lab equipment and supplier formats.
Verified live · 4 hours ago 3 months ago Long shot · 10%

Full Stack Engineer

≈ $146k – $314k per year (Estimated) · In office (San Francisco, United States) · PhD · Full-Time
TypeScript
Python
AI/ML
Time Series
Cursor
Claude Code
LLM
AI Agents
DevOps
Platform Engineering
CI/CD
+1
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Pax

paxai.com
paxai.com · HQ: San Francisco, United States · Freight Forwarding · Supply Chain & Logistics Software · 11-50 employees · Startup · Hiring 2
HQ: San Francisco, United States · Freight Forwarding · Supply Chain & Logistics Software · 11-50 employees · Startup · Hiring 2
Pax AI is an AI-native global trade control tower for duty drawback, tariff recovery, customs audits, FTZ, reconciliation, and post-entry compliance.
Top 25% payVerified live · 4 hours ago 3 months ago Long shot · 9%

Software Engineer (Early Career)

$130k – $150k per year · Equity 0.1–0.4% · Junior · In office (San Francisco, United States) · PhD · Full-Time · Junior
JavaScript
Python
Python
FastAPI
Databases
PostgreSQL
AI/ML
LLM
Frontend
Next.js
React.js
DevOps
GitHub
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Top 25% payVerified live · 4 hours ago 3 months ago Long shot · 14%

Software Engineer (Senior)

$175k – $220k per year · Senior · 3+ years exp · In office (San Francisco, United States) · PhD · Full-Time · Senior
JavaScript
Python
Python
FastAPI
Databases
PostgreSQL
AI/ML
LLM
AI Agents
Frontend
Next.js
React.js
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Lamar Health

lamarhealth.com
lamarhealth.com · HQ: San Francisco, United States · Pharmacies · 51-200 employees · Est. 2022 · Startup · Hiring 3
HQ: San Francisco, United States · Pharmacies · 51-200 employees · Est. 2022 · Startup · Hiring 3
Prior authorization automation for specialty pharmacies and infusion providers. Cut PA turnaround from 20-30 minutes to under a minute, pharmacy and medical.
Top 25% payVerified live · 3 hours ago 3 months ago Long shot · 11%

Product Engineer

$150k – $220k per year · Equity 0.1–1% · Junior · 1+ year exp · In office (San Francisco, United States) · Full-Time · Junior
TypeScript
Python
AI/ML
Gemini
ChatGPT
Claude
LLM
Cybersecurity
SOC 2
HIPAA
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Event Horizon Labs

ehl.markets
ehl.markets · HQ: San Francisco, United States · Financial AI · Machine Learning · 11-50 employees · Est. 2024 · Startup · Hiring 2
HQ: San Francisco, United States · Financial AI · Machine Learning · 11-50 employees · Est. 2024 · Startup · Hiring 2
Event Horizon Labs is an AI lab for the science of markets, working from algorithmic trading to reasoning-driven investing. Its small team builds autonomous research infrastructure with an orchestrator, agents and a knowledge base that discover trading strategies, and hires founding software and research engineers. The company is headquartered in San Francisco, United States.
Top 25% payVerified live · 5 hours ago 3 months ago Long shot · 11%

Founding Software Engineer

$150k – $200k per year · Equity 1–3% · Middle · 3+ years exp · In office (San Francisco, United States) · Full-Time · Middle
Python
DevOps
Kubernetes
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Nowadays

nowadays.ai
nowadays.ai · HQ: San Francisco, United States · Event Management · 51-200 employees · Est. 2023 · Startup · Hiring 7
HQ: San Francisco, United States · Event Management · 51-200 employees · Est. 2023 · Startup · Hiring 7
Nowadays acts as your in-house event planner, taking away the hassles of organizing while factoring in your company's unique tastes and needs. Save money with exclusive partnerships and automated negotiation.
Verified live · 2 hours ago 3 months ago Long shot · 11%

Founding Software Engineer

$130k – $170k per year · Equity 0.5–2% · In office (San Francisco, United States) · Full-Time
TypeScript
SQL
Python
JavaScript
AI/ML
LLM
Frontend
Next.js
React.js
DevOps
Amazon S3
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Verified live · 2 hours ago 3 months ago Long shot · 11%

Founding Product Engineer

$130k – $170k per year · Equity 0.5–2% · In office (San Francisco, United States) · Full-Time
TypeScript
SQL
Python
JavaScript
Frontend
Next.js
React.js
DevOps
Amazon S3
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Accord

inaccord.com
inaccord.com · HQ: San Francisco, United States · Marketing & Sales AI · Sales Enablement · 11-50 employees · Startup · Hiring 1
HQ: San Francisco, United States · Marketing & Sales AI · Sales Enablement · 11-50 employees · Startup · Hiring 1
Transform sales best practices into unavoidable playbooks. Empower reps to win like top sellers with AI-powered revenue execution. Increase deal size by +40%.
Verified live · 5 hours ago 3 months ago Long shot · 12%

Staff Software Engineer

$175k – $225k per year · Staff+ · 3+ years exp · Hybrid (San Francisco, United States) · Full-Time · Staff
Terraform
GCP
Kubernetes
Azure
CI/CD
AWS
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Candle

trycandle.app
trycandle.app · HQ: San Francisco, United States · Custom Software Development · Dating & Relationships · Startup · Hiring 3
HQ: San Francisco, United States · Custom Software Development · Dating & Relationships · Startup · Hiring 3
Built for modern relationships, Candle brings couples together through daily challenges, photo prompts, local date ideas, and more — all in just a few minutes each day.
Verified live · 1 hour ago 3 months ago Long shot · 10%

Software Engineering Intern (Summer 2026)

$78k – $108k per year · Intern · Hybrid (San Francisco, United States) · Internship · Intern
TypeScript
Swift
JavaScript
AI/ML
Cursor
Claude Code
Claude
Gemini
Replicate
Anthropic
GPT-5
OpenAI
Frontend
React.js
Mobile
React Native
Expo
SwiftUI
DevOps
AWS
Git
Rest API
QA
Sentry
+11
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Vooma

vooma.ai
vooma.ai · HQ: San Francisco, United States · AI Agents · Supply Chain AI · Logistics · 51-200 employees · Est. 2022 · Startup · Hiring 11
HQ: San Francisco, United States · AI Agents · Supply Chain AI · Logistics · 51-200 employees · Est. 2022 · Startup · Hiring 11
Vooma builds an AI orchestration platform for the American trucking industry that automates quoting and order entry for logistics teams. Its LLM-powered agents reduce errors, raise efficiency and unlock revenue from the inbox, and the company hires growth, customer success, deployment and sales staff. The company is headquartered in San Francisco, California, United States.
Top 25% payVerified live · 3 hours ago Visa sponsor 3 months ago Long shot · 13%

Full Stack Software Engineer

$100k – $200k per year · Middle · 3+ years exp · In office (San Francisco, United States) · Full-Time · Middle
Node JS
TypeScript
Python
JavaScript
AI/ML
Anthropic
Computer Vision
OpenAI
LLM
AI Agents
Frontend
GraphQL
Next.js
React.js
DevOps
GCP
Azure
AWS
+7
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Bucket Robotics

bucket.bot
bucket.bot · HQ: San Francisco, United States · Industrial AI · Construction Robotics · 11-50 employees · Startup · Hiring 3
HQ: San Francisco, United States · Industrial AI · Construction Robotics · 11-50 employees · Startup · Hiring 3
Bucket Robotics is a Y Combinator-backed industrial AI technology startup that builds edge-deployed vision systems for automated defect detection in high-volume manufacturing. By generating photorealistic synthetic datasets directly from 3D CAD files, the platform eliminates the need for manual image collection and labeling when training computer vision models. Engineered to operate under variable lighting, changing parts, and uncalibrated line conditions, its edge software integrates directly with existing factory cameras across operations such as injection molding, casting, and surface finishing.
Top 25% payVerified live · 3 hours ago 3 months ago Long shot · 14%

Senior Full Stack Engineer

$160k – $220k per year · Equity 1–3% · Senior · 6+ years exp · In office (San Francisco, United States) · Full-Time · Senior
Ruby
Ruby
Ruby on Rails
Databases
PostgreSQL
AI/ML
Synthetic Data
Computer Vision
Design
Figma
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General Legal

general.legal
general.legal · HQ: New York, United States · Legal AI · Professional Services · Legal Services · Startup · Trust B · Hiring 9
HQ: New York, United States · Legal AI · Professional Services · Legal Services · Startup · Trust B · Hiring 9
About the Firm A new kind of law firm General Legal is an AI-native law firm, delivering commercial contract work faster and more predictably than traditional firms. Every part of a business runs on contracts.
Top 25% payVerified live · 1 hour ago Visa sponsor 3 months ago Long shot · 15%

Senior Full Stack Engineer

$190k – $250k per year · Senior · 5+ years exp · In office (New York, San Francisco, United States) · Senior
ChatGPT
LLM
AI Agents
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Open 152 daysTop 25% pay Visa sponsor 5 months ago Long shot · 5%

Full Stack Software Engineer

$150k – $190k per year · Junior · 1+ year exp · In office (New York, San Francisco, United States) · Junior
ChatGPT
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Readily

readily.ai
readily.ai · HQ: San Francisco, United States · Hospital Operations Software · 51-200 employees · Startup · Hiring 7, 1 new
HQ: San Francisco, United States · Hospital Operations Software · 51-200 employees · Startup · Hiring 7, 1 new
AI-native compliance software for healthcare — for programs like Medicare Advantage and Medicaid. Readily connects regulatory change to your policies and keeps teams audit-ready.
Verified live · 5 hours ago 3 months ago Long shot · 10%

Full-Stack Engineer

$110k – $180k per year · Equity 0.1–0.4% · In office (San Francisco, United States) · Full-Time
Node JS
Python
JavaScript
Databases
PostgreSQL
Frontend
React.js
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Top 25% payVerified live · 5 hours ago 3 months ago Long shot · 15%

Senior Full-Stack Engineer

$150k – $220k per year · Equity 0.3–2% · Senior · 3+ years exp · In office (San Francisco, United States) · Full-Time · Senior
Node JS
Python
JavaScript
Databases
PostgreSQL
Frontend
React.js
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Backend Developer Salary in San Francisco
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