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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Workiva

workiva.com
Workiva (NYSE: WK) is a global SaaS and a leading provider of a cloud-based connected and reporting compliance platform that enables the use of connected data and automation of reporting across finance and accounting, risk, and compliance.
workiva.com • HQ: London, United Kingdom • Financial Services • Software • Audit • 501-1000 employees
HQ: London, United Kingdom • Financial Services • Software • Audit • 501-1000 employees
Verified live · 12 hours ago 2 days ago

Senior Software Engineer - Product

$142k – $236k per year (Estimated) • Equity • Senior • 4+ years expUnited States • Remote (United States) • Senior
Go
Java
Kotlin
TypeScript
JavaScript
AI/ML
Edge AI
Frontend
React.js
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Verified live · 12 hours ago 6 days ago

Summer 2027 Intern - Software Engineering

Intern • United States • Remote (United States) • Internship • Intern
JavaScript
TypeScript
C#
C++
Go
Python
SQL
Frontend
Angular
React.js
DevOps
Amazon EC2
AWS
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Verified live · 12 hours ago 3 months ago

Principal Software Engineer

$137k – $275k per year (Estimated) • Equity • Lead • 8+ years expUnited States • Remote (United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Principal
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Talentpluto

talentpluto.com
Your career needs an agent.. Pluto is an AI voice agent that learns your story in 10 minutes and makes you discoverable to the right people and AI agents.
talentpluto.com • San Francisco • New York • Denver • Artificial Intelligence • Professional Services • Human Resources • 11-50 employees
San Francisco • New York • Denver • Artificial Intelligence • Professional Services • Human Resources • 11-50 employees
Top 25% payVerified live · 3 hours ago 2 days ago

Forward Deployed Engineer

$180k – $240k per year • In office (San Francisco, United States) • Relocation • Full-Time
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Verified live · 3 hours ago 5 days ago

Forward Deployed Engineering Intern

$40k – $70k per year • Intern • Remote (United States) • Internship • Intern
JavaScript
Python
TypeScript
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Top 25% payVerified live · 3 hours ago 14 days ago

RL Environment Software Engineer

$180k – $220k per year • Remote (United States) • Full-Time
Node JS
Python
TypeScript
JavaScript
AI/ML
Reinforcement Learning
Frontend
React.js
DevOps
Docker
Kubernetes
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ICF

icf.com
ICF is a global consulting and technology services company with approximately 9,000 employees, but we are not your typical consultants. At ICF, business analysts and policy specialists work together with digital strategists, data scientists and creatives. We combine unmatched industry expertise with cutting-edge engagement capabilities to help organizations solve their most complex challenges.
icf.com • Arlington • Reston • Brussels • Madrid • Newark • Government • Artificial Intelligence • Information Technology • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 1969
Arlington • Reston • Brussels • Madrid • Newark • Government • Artificial Intelligence • Information Technology • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 1969
Top 25% payVerified live · 4 hours ago 2 days ago

Senior Transmission Line Engineer

$119k – $203k per year • Equity • Senior • 8+ years expReston • Remote (United States) • Full-Time • Senior
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Uber

uber.com
Uber Technologies, Inc. is a global transportation and mobility platform headquartered in San Francisco, California. Founded in 2009 by Garrett Camp and Travis Kalanick, the company revolutionized urban transit by pioneering ride-hailing via a smartphone app.
uber.com • HQ: San Francisco, United States • Transportation & Logistics • Delivery • Ride Hailing • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 2009
HQ: San Francisco, United States • Transportation & Logistics • Delivery • Ride Hailing • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 2009
Top 25% payVerified live · 2 hours ago 2 days ago

Senior Staff Software Engineer - Grocery Fulfillment & Payments

$267k – $297k per year • Equity • Staff+ • 10+ years expIn office (San Francisco, United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Staff
C++
Go
Java
Python
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Top 25% payVerified live · 2 hours ago 8 days ago

Software Engineer I

$153k – $169k per year • Junior • In office (San Francisco, United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Junior
Go
JavaScript
Python
SQL
TypeScript
DevOps
CI/CD
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Top 25% payVerified live · 2 hours ago 8 days ago

Sr Software Engineer

$202k – $246k per year • Senior • In office (San Francisco, United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Senior
C++
Go
Java
Python
Scala
SQL
Databases
MySQL
PostgreSQL
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Conductor

conductor.build
Run coding agents in isolated cloud sandboxes with Conductor Cloud.
conductor.build • San Francisco • 1-10 employees • Est. 2024
San Francisco • 1-10 employees • Est. 2024
Top 25% payVerified live · 1 hour ago 2 days ago

Backend Engineer

$175k – $300k per year • In office (San Francisco, United States) • Full-Time
TypeScript
DevOps
Vercel
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Corgea

corgea.com
Corgea uses large language models to find and automatically fix security vulnerabilities in application code. Founded in 2023 in San Francisco, it focuses on business logic flaws that traditional static analysis tools miss. The product proposes patches as pull requests for developers to approve.
corgea.com • HQ: San Francisco, United States • Application Security • 51-200 employees • Est. 2023
HQ: San Francisco, United States • Application Security • 51-200 employees • Est. 2023
Top 25% payVerified live · 1 hour ago 2 days ago

Software engineer - California

$100k – $180k per year • Equity 0.2–2% • Junior • 1+ year expRemote/Hybrid (San Francisco, United States) • Full-Time • Junior
Prompt Engineering
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Top 25% payVerified live · 1 hour ago 2 days ago

Senior software engineer - California

$120k – $200k per year • Equity 0.5–2% • Senior • 6+ years expRemote/Hybrid (San Francisco, United States) • Full-Time • Senior
Prompt Engineering
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CTGT

ctgt.ai
Headquartered in San Francisco, California, CTGT is an applied AI research laboratory and enterprise software startup specializing in mechanistic interpretability, representation engineering, and AI governance. Backed by Y Combinator and Google's Gradient Ventures, the firm develops deterministic policy engines and alignment systems that intervene directly at an LLM's neural representation layer during inference.
ctgt.ai • HQ: San Francisco, United States • LLM & Generative AI • Financial Services • Artificial Intelligence • 11-50 employees
HQ: San Francisco, United States • LLM & Generative AI • Financial Services • Artificial Intelligence • 11-50 employees
Top 25% payVerified live · 21 min ago 2 days ago

Software Engineering Intern (Summer 2027)

$96k – $144k per year • Intern • In office (San Francisco, United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Internship • Intern
JavaScript
Python
AI/ML
Claude
Gemini
LLM
DevOps
AWS
GCP
Git
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Top 25% payVerified live · 21 min ago 2 days ago

Senior Software Engineer, Platform

$175k – $250k per year • Equity 0.5–1% • Senior • 3+ years expIn office (San Francisco, United States) • Full-Time • Senior
LLM
DevOps
Terraform
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Aviator

aviator.co
Replace code reviews with verified intent Aviator Verify Software development is about creating, not waiting. AI is powerful, but only when used right.
aviator.co • San Francisco • Artificial Intelligence • Software • Code Intelligence
San Francisco • Artificial Intelligence • Software • Code Intelligence
Verified live · 1 hour ago 3 days ago

Software Engineering Intern

Intern • In office (San Francisco, United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Internship • Intern
Python
AI/ML
AI Agents
Design
Figma
Management
Slack
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Top 25% payVerified live · 1 hour ago 5 days ago

Senior Software engineer, Founding team

$160k – $200k per year • Senior • 6+ years expIn office (San Francisco, United States) • Full-Time • Senior
Go
Python
TypeScript
AI/ML
AI Agents
Design
Figma
Management
Slack
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Verified live · 1 hour ago 5 days ago

Software engineer, Fullstack

$120k – $160k per year • Middle • 3+ years expIn office (San Francisco, United States) • Full-Time • Middle
Python
TypeScript
AI/ML
AI Agents
Design
Figma
Management
Slack
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Zencargo

zencargo.com
Zencargo is a London company founded in 2017 that combines digital freight forwarding with supply chain software. Its platform gives importers visibility of shipments and recommends how to route and fund inventory. The company works with consumer brands and retailers moving goods from Asia into Europe.
zencargo.com • HQ: London, United Kingdom • Freight Forwarding • Supply Chain • Transportation & Logistics • 51-200 employees • Est. 2017
HQ: London, United Kingdom • Freight Forwarding • Supply Chain • Transportation & Logistics • 51-200 employees • Est. 2017
Verified live · 3 hours ago 3 days ago

Forward-Deployed Engineer

Shenzhen • Remote (United States, China, United Kingdom) • Full-Time
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HealthEdge

healthedge.com
HealthEdge builds core administrative software for health insurance payers. Its products handle claims processing, benefits configuration, care management and member engagement. Plans use the platform to replace decades-old claims systems.
healthedge.com • HQ: Burlington, United States • Digital Health • Data & Analytics • Cloud Computing • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 2004
HQ: Burlington, United States • Digital Health • Data & Analytics • Cloud Computing • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 2004
3 days ago

Software Engineer

$145k – $162k per year • Senior • 8+ years expBoston • Remote (United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Staff
Java
SQL
Databases
Oracle
Mobile
JUnit
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$123k – $132k per year • Middle • 3+ years exp • Remote (United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Middle
JavaScript
Python
SQL
Ruby
Databases
PostgreSQL
AI/ML
Claude
Copilot
Synthetic Data
DevOps
AppDynamics
AWS
CI/CD
Datadog
Dynatrace
GCP
Grafana
New Relic
OpenTelemetry
Amazon CloudWatch
Docker
Git
Kubernetes
GitLab
QA
Gatling
JMeter
k6
Locust
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Lance

lance.live
Lance is collaborative AI for hotels: an AI front desk that answers every guest call 24/7, guest messaging, housekeeping boards, task management, preventive maintenance and labor scheduling. Trusted by 50+ hotels across Marriott, Hilton and Hyatt.
lance.live • San Francisco • Artificial Intelligence • AI Agents • 11-50 employees
San Francisco • Artificial Intelligence • AI Agents • 11-50 employees
Verified live · 3 hours ago 4 days ago

Software Engineering Intern

$72k – $96k per year • Intern • In office (San Francisco, United States) • Relocation • Internship • Intern
Python
TypeScript
AI/ML
AI Agents
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Alex

alex.com
Alex is the AI recruiter that interviews, screens, and schedules every candidate, so your team hires great people faster, without adding TA headcount.
alex.com • San Francisco • Biotechnology • Data & Analytics • Artificial Intelligence • Professional Services • Human Resources
San Francisco • Biotechnology • Data & Analytics • Artificial Intelligence • Professional Services • Human Resources
Top 25% payVerified live · 3 hours ago 4 days ago

Full-Stack Software Engineer

$100k – $250k per year • In office (San Francisco, United States) • Full-Time
JavaScript
Python
TypeScript
AI/ML
Hallucination
Frontend
React.js
DevOps
Azure
Docker
Kubernetes
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Verified live · 3 hours ago 6 days ago

Forward-Deployed Engineer

$150k – $180k per year • In office (San Francisco, United States) • Full-Time
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Warp

warp.dev
Headquartered in New York City, New York, Warp is a software technology company that develops a modern, Rust-based terminal for software engineers. The company's intelligent terminal replaces traditional command-line interfaces with modern features like text-editor-like input, block-based output navigation, and integrated AI assistance. Additionally, it offers cloud-backed team collaboration tools, allowing developers to save, share, and reuse workflows across their organizations.
warp.dev • HQ: New York, United States • Artificial Intelligence • AI Agents
HQ: New York, United States • Artificial Intelligence • AI Agents
$230k – $290k per year • Equity • Senior • 5+ years expNew York • Remote (United States) • Full-Time • Senior
Claude
Claude Code
Gemini
AI Agents
OpenAI Codex
OpenAI
DevOps
Docker
Cloudflare
Cybersecurity
Semgrep
Snyk
Threat Modeling
Wiz
Design
Figma
Marketing
Salesforce
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Top 25% payVerified live · 1 day ago 6 days ago

Software Engineer, Enterprise Security

$230k – $290k per year • Equity • Senior • 5+ years exp • Remote (United States) • Cofounder • Senior
Claude
Claude Code
Gemini
AI Agents
OpenAI Codex
OpenAI
DevOps
Docker
Cloudflare
Cybersecurity
Semgrep
Snyk
Threat Modeling
Wiz
Design
Figma
Marketing
Salesforce
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Open 238 daysTop 25% pay 8 months ago

Forward Deployed Engineer

$200k – $250k per year • Equity • New York • Remote (United States) • Cofounder
Go
Rust
AI/ML
AI Agents
Claude
Claude Code
Gemini
LangChain
LLM
Prompt Engineering
Function Calling
Model Context Protocol
OpenAI
OpenAI Codex
DevOps
AWS
Azure
CI/CD
Docker
GCP
GitHub Actions
Kubernetes
GitHub
Cybersecurity
SOC 2
Design
Figma
Management
Linear
Slack
Marketing
Salesforce
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Fast Forward

ffwd.org
The first and only organization focused on scaling tech nonprofits. Our portfolio has impacted 415M lives and raised $1.4B in follow-on funding.
ffwd.org • Design & Creative • Artificial Intelligence • Financial Services • 51-200 employees • Est. 2014
Design & Creative • Artificial Intelligence • Financial Services • 51-200 employees • Est. 2014
Verified live · 2 hours ago 4 days ago

Senior Software Engineer

$129k – $178k per year • Senior • Remote (United States) • Internship • Senior
JavaScript
TypeScript
Databases
ElasticSearch
PostgreSQL
Frontend
React.js
Ant Design
DevOps
AWS
Datadog
Docker
Kubernetes
Terraform
Management
Slack
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Parallel

parallel.ai
Parallel develops a suite of agents and tool APIs for building AI with powerful access to the open web. SOC-2 Type II certified. ZDR Available for enterprises.
parallel.ai • San Francisco • Palo Alto • New York • Peripherals • AI Agents • Search Engines • 51-200 employees • Est. 2023
San Francisco • Palo Alto • New York • Peripherals • AI Agents • Search Engines • 51-200 employees • Est. 2023
Top 25% payVerified live · 17 min ago 4 days ago

Deployed Engineer

$150k – $300k per year • In office (San Francisco, New York, United States) • Visa sponsorship • Full-Time
AI Agents
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Vannevar Labs

vannevarlabs.com
Vannevar Labs is a defense technology company focused on digital intelligence to support non-kinetic missions aimed at deterring and de-escalating conflicts. The company specializes in developing advanced machine learning techniques to ensure access to mission-relevant data, building tools to counter malign influence, and enhancing maritime domain awareness using open-source and targeted data collection techniques. Vannevar Labs is dedicated to quickly iterating with national security partners to meet urgent and dynamic security challenges, positioning its solutions to address the strategic competition for legitimacy and influence in the modern geopolitical landscape.
vannevarlabs.com • HQ: Washington, United States • AI Agents • Homeland Security • National Security
HQ: Washington, United States • AI Agents • Homeland Security • National Security
Top 25% payVerified live · 1 day ago 4 days ago

Senior Software Engineer, Search

$150k – $215k per year • Senior • 7+ years exp • Remote (United States) • Senior
ElasticSearch
OpenSearch
AI/ML
NLP
Tokenization
AI Agents
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$143k – $237k per year (Estimated) • Senior • 5+ years exp • Remote (United States) • Full-Time • TS/SCI • Senior
PostgreSQL
Redis
AI/ML
AI Agents
DevOps
Platform Engineering
Amazon S3
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Top 25% payVerified live · 1 day ago 2 months ago

Senior Software Engineer, Full-Stack - Security Platform

$150k – $215k per year • Senior • 7+ years exp • Remote (United States) • Senior
Java
Node JS
Python
TypeScript
JavaScript
Databases
PostgreSQL
AI/ML
AI Agents
Frontend
React.js
Cybersecurity
Keycloak
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Roo

roo.vet
Roo is a first-of-its-kind online veterinary relief service platform that gives veterinarians, vet techs and hospitals complete control over where and how they work. We at Roo see ourselves as more than just a vet recruitment agency. We saw veterinary clinics whose clients' needs outpaced their ability to fulfill them, and we saw veterinarians and vet techs working themselves to the bone at the mercy of everyone else's demands.
roo.vet • San Francisco • Farming & Agriculture • Hospitals & Clinics • Veterinary Medicine
San Francisco • Farming & Agriculture • Hospitals & Clinics • Veterinary Medicine
Verified live · 1 day ago 4 days ago

Full Stack Engineer

$92k – $172k per year (Estimated) • Junior • 2+ years exp • Remote (United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Junior
JavaScript
SQL
TypeScript
Frontend
React.js
Mobile
React Native
DevOps
AWS
CI/CD
QA
Cypress
Jest
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Top 25% pay 19 days ago

Full Stack Engineer

$150k – $195k per year • Junior • 2+ years expSan Francisco • Remote (United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Junior
JavaScript
SQL
TypeScript
Frontend
React.js
Mobile
React Native
DevOps
AWS
CI/CD
QA
Cypress
Jest
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Evident Change

evidentchange.org
Evident Change is a nonprofit that uses data and research to improve systems. We believe our social systems should help people reach their greatest potential, not create barriers to their success.
evidentchange.org • Madison • Data Science • Analytics Platforms • Predictive Analytics
Madison • Data Science • Analytics Platforms • Predictive Analytics
$100k per year • Senior • 5+ years expMadison • Remote (United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Senior
Ruby
SQL
Ruby
Factory Bot
Hotwire
RSpec
Ruby on Rails
Stimulus
Databases
PostgreSQL
Frontend
Tailwind CSS
DevOps
CI/CD
Git
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Hightouch

hightouch.com
Hightouch is a customer data platform that syncs data from existing warehouses to tools like CRMs, email marketing platforms, and ad networks. It helps businesses use their data for personalized marketing, improving customer engagement and campaign performance. With a no-code interface, Hightouch simplifies data integration while avoiding duplication, ensuring data integrity and security.
hightouch.com • San Francisco • New York • London • Paris • Denver • Sales & Marketing • Data & Analytics • Data Integration • Est. 2018
San Francisco • New York • London • Paris • Denver • Sales & Marketing • Data & Analytics • Data Integration • Est. 2018
Top 25% payVerified live · 17 min ago 4 days ago

Software Engineer, Applied AI Research

$180k – $400k per year • Senior • Remote (North America)
LLM
AI Agents
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Open 101 dayTop 25% pay 4 months ago

Software Engineer, Native Delivery

$180k – $400k per year • Equity • Senior • Remote (North America) • Contractor
JavaScript
AI/ML
AI Agents
Frontend
React.js
Mobile
React Native
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Open 125 daysTop 25% pay 5 months ago

Software Engineer, Control Plane

$180k – $400k per year • Equity • Senior • Remote (North America)
AI Agents
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Crusoe

crusoeenergy.com
Crusoe (formerly Crusoe Energy Systems) is an energy-first AI infrastructure and cloud computing company headquartered in Denver, Colorado. The company specializes in building and operating high-performance AI data centers powered by stranded, wasted, or underutilized energy sources - such as flared natural gas from oil fields and surplus renewable power.
crusoeenergy.com • HQ: Denver, United States • Hardware • AI Infrastructure • Information Technology • Data Centers • 1001-5000 employees
HQ: Denver, United States • Hardware • AI Infrastructure • Information Technology • Data Centers • 1001-5000 employees
Verified live · 3 hours ago 4 days ago

Software Engineer II, Storage

$140k – $160k per year • Equity • Middle • In office (San Francisco, United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Middle
Java
C++
Rust
DevOps
Ansible
Chef
Puppet
Terraform
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Top 25% payVerified live · 3 hours ago 5 days ago

Principal Enterprise Technology Architect

$225k – $255k per year • Equity • Lead • 15+ years expIn office (San Francisco, United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Architect
SQL
Apex
Apex
MuleSoft
AI/ML
LLM
RAG
AI Agents
Model Context Protocol
DevOps
Self-Healing
IAM
AWS
Azure
GCP
Cybersecurity
SOC 2
QA
Postman
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Top 25% payVerified live · 3 hours ago 13 days ago

Senior Software Engineer, Network Tooling

$170k – $205k per year • Equity • Senior • 5+ years expIn office (San Francisco, Bellevue, Sunnyvale, United States) • Full-Time • Senior
C++
Go
Java
Python
Rust
DevOps
Ansible
CI/CD
Configuration Management
Terraform
gRPC
Kubernetes
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Backend Developer Salary in San Francisco
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What salary do Backend Developer jobs in San Francisco pay?
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