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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OnePay
onepay.com
OnePay (formerly known as One) is a leading U.S. consumer financial technology platform backed by Walmart and Ribbit Capital. The all-in-one money app offers digital banking, high-yield savings, credit-building products, point-of-sale financing, and crypto trading through partner financial institutions. By integrating deeply with major retail and employer networks, it aims to deliver accessible, low-fee financial services to millions of everyday consumers and frontline workers.
onepay.com • HQ: New York, United States • Financial Services • Payments • FinTech • Banking • 201-500 employees • Est. 2022
HQ: New York, United States • Financial Services • Payments • FinTech • Banking • 201-500 employees • Est. 2022
Top 25% payVerified live · 1 hour ago 2 months ago

Software Engineer, Lending
$150k – $220k per year • Equity • Senior • 8+ years exp • Remote (United States) • Full-Time • Staff
Node JS
JavaScript
TypeScript
Node JS
Nest.JS
AI/ML
Claude
Claude Code
Cursor
Frontend
React.js
Mobile
React Native
DevOps
AWS
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Verified live · 1 hour ago 8 months ago

Software Engineer, Product Facing
$125k – $190k per year • Equity • Senior • 5+ years exp • Remote (United States) • Full-Time • Senior
Node JS
JavaScript
TypeScript
Node JS
Nest.JS
AI/ML
Claude
Copilot
Cursor
Claude Code
Frontend
React.js
Mobile
React Native
DevOps
GitHub
AWS
Kubernetes
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Open 249 daysTop 25% pay 9 months ago

Backend Engineer, Crypto
$150k – $220k per year • Equity • Senior • 5+ years exp • Remote (United States) • Full-Time • Senior
Go
Java
Node JS
TypeScript
JavaScript
Node JS
Nest.JS
AI/ML
Claude
Claude Code
Cursor
Frontend
React.js
Mobile
React Native
DevOps
AWS
Kubernetes
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Fathom
fathom.ai
Fathom captures, transcribes, and summarizes Zoom, Google Meet, and Microsoft Teams calls. Free for individuals, with AI-powered CRM updates for teams.
fathom.ai • Productivity Software • LLM & Generative AI • Artificial Intelligence • Est. 2020
Productivity Software • LLM & Generative AI • Artificial Intelligence • Est. 2020
Top 25% pay 2 months ago

Backend Engineer
$180k – $240k per year • Remote (United States) • Full-Time
Go
C
Ruby
C
FFmpeg
Databases
Redis
DevOps
Kubernetes
Docker
GCP
Google GKE
Management
Slack
Marketing
HubSpot
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Open 690 daysTop 25% pay 2 years ago

Full Stack Engineer
$180k – $230k per year • Remote (United States) • Full-Time
Ruby
TypeScript
Ruby
Sidekiq
Databases
MySQL
Redis
DevOps
Kubernetes
GCP
Google GKE
Management
Slack
Zapier
Marketing
HubSpot
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RxSense
rxsense.com
RxSense was founded in 2015 with a mission to develop technology solutions that improve healthcare transparency and access to more affordable medications. The result was RxAgile, a cutting-edge cloud-based enterprise platform for pharmacy benefit ...
rxsense.com • Boston • Dublin • Software • Pharmaceuticals • Health Care
Boston • Dublin • Software • Pharmaceuticals • Health Care
Top 25% pay 2 months ago

Principal Software Engineer, AI-Native
$210k – $275k per year • Lead • 8+ years exp • Remote (United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Principal
C#
Python
TypeScript
C#
.NET
Databases
Apache Kafka
Redis
AI/ML
Claude
Claude Code
LLM
AI Agents
Anthropic
DevOps
CI/CD
Grafana
gRPC
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Salient
trysalient.com
Salient automates collections, servicing, regulatory audit, insurance claims, and dispute resolution for consumer lenders.
trysalient.com • San Francisco • Financial Services • Artificial Intelligence • Lending
San Francisco • Financial Services • Artificial Intelligence • Lending
≈ $179k – $322k per year (Estimated) • Senior • 4+ years exp • In office (San Francisco, United States) • Relocation • Full-Time • Senior
Python
AI/ML
AI Agents
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Spiral
spiraldb.com
Built for the machine consumer.. Spiral is the multimodal data platform for frontier AI. Every modality, machine-scale throughput.
spiraldb.com • San Francisco • New York • London
San Francisco • New York • London
Top 25% payVerified live · 2 days ago 2 months ago

Software Engineer - Systems
$200k – $275k per year • Senior • 5+ years exp • In office (San Francisco, United States) • Full-Time • Senior
Rust
Databases
ClickHouse
DuckDB
AI/ML
Multimodal AI
Time Series Forecasting
CUDA
CUDA Toolkit
PyTorch
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AeroVect
aerovect.com
AeroVect is an autonomous driving technology company headquartered in San Francisco, California, and founded in 2020. The company develops the AeroVect Driver, an AI-powered software platform designed to automate ground support equipment such as baggage tractors and cargo haulers at airports. Its solutions are deployed at major passenger and cargo hubs globally to improve operational safety, reduce labor costs, and enhance reliability in airside environments.
aerovect.com • HQ: San Francisco, United States • Logistics & Warehouse Robotics • Robotics • Transportation & Logistics • Ground Systems • Space & Aerospace • Air Transport • Artificial Intelligence • Autonomous Driving • 201-500 employees • Est. 2020
HQ: San Francisco, United States • Logistics & Warehouse Robotics • Robotics • Transportation & Logistics • Ground Systems • Space & Aerospace • Air Transport • Artificial Intelligence • Autonomous Driving • 201-500 employees • Est. 2020
Verified live · 7 hours ago 2 months ago

Senior Software Engineer, Perception (Radar)
$144k – $180k per year • Senior • 3+ years exp • New York • San Francisco • Atlanta • Toronto • Remote (United States, Canada) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Senior
C++
Python
AI/ML
CUDA Toolkit
Robotics
ROS2
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Verified live · 7 hours ago 2 months ago

Senior Staff Software Engineer, Perception
≈ $162k – $270k per year (Estimated) • Staff+ • 7+ years exp • Paris • San Francisco • Berlin • London • Amsterdam • Remote (United States, Italy, Poland, Sweden, United Kingdom) • Master's Degree • Full-Time • Staff
Python
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Forerunner
forerunner.com
The Forerunner is dedicated to the media training of students and interns and hosts articles from Christian newspapers from the USA, Russia, Ukraine, Latin America and China.
forerunner.com • Portland • San Francisco • New York • News Agencies • Media & Entertainment • 11-50 employees • Est. 1993
Portland • San Francisco • New York • News Agencies • Media & Entertainment • 11-50 employees • Est. 1993
Top 25% payVerified live · 1 hour ago 2 months ago

Senior Full-Stack Engineer
$185k – $215k per year • Senior • 5+ years exp • Remote/Hybrid (New York, San Francisco, Portland, United States) • Full-Time • Senior
SQL
TypeScript
JavaScript
Databases
PostGIS
PostgreSQL
AI/ML
Claude
Claude Code
Cursor
Frontend
React.js
DevOps
AWS
CI/CD
Analytics
ETL/ELT
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Tilt
tilt.com
Tilt is a financial technology company headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, that was founded in 2019. The company provides a suite of financial tools including instant cash advances, lines of credit, and credit cards that utilize alternative data such as income and spending habits for approval. It operates as a subscription-based platform in the United States, serving over five million customers through partnerships with banks like WebBank and FinWise Bank.
tilt.com • HQ: Chicago, United States • Personal Finance • Credit Cards • Financial Services • Lending • FinTech • Est. 2019
HQ: Chicago, United States • Personal Finance • Credit Cards • Financial Services • Lending • FinTech • Est. 2019
Top 25% pay 2 months ago

Senior Software Engineer, Backend
$171k – $201k per year • Senior • 3+ years exp • Remote (United States, Mexico) • PhD • Full-Time • Senior
C#
C#
.NET
AI/ML
Cursor
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Afresh
afresh.com
Afresh is a leading provider of AI-powered inventory management solutions for the grocery industry. The company's platform helps retailers reduce food waste, optimize inventory levels, and improve customer satisfaction. Afresh's platform uses advanced machine learning algorithms to predict demand, automate ordering, and provide insights into inventory performance.
afresh.com • San Francisco • Bakery & Pastry • Food & Beverages • Artificial Intelligence
San Francisco • Bakery & Pastry • Food & Beverages • Artificial Intelligence
Verified live · 14 min ago 2 months ago

Staff Forward Deployed Engineer
$169k – $253k per year • Staff+ • 5+ years exp • Remote/Hybrid (San Francisco, United States) • Full-Time • Staff
Databricks
Google BigQuery
Snowflake
PostgreSQL
pgvector
Pinecone
Weaviate
AI/ML
Hallucination
LLM
RAG
LangChain
AI Agents
Knowledge Graph
Hybrid Search
LangGraph
Model Context Protocol
DevOps
Vector
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Top 25% payVerified live · 14 min ago 2 months ago

Senior Forward Deployed Engineer
$156k – $211k per year • Senior • 3+ years exp • Remote/Hybrid (San Francisco, United States) • Full-Time • Senior
Databricks
Google BigQuery
Snowflake
PostgreSQL
pgvector
Pinecone
Weaviate
AI/ML
Hallucination
LLM
RAG
LangChain
AI Agents
Knowledge Graph
Hybrid Search
LangGraph
Model Context Protocol
DevOps
Vector
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C1
c1.ai
C1 equips security and IT teams with a powerful autonomous identity security platform. Secure access with complete visibility, just-in-time provisioning, automated access reviews, and more.
c1.ai • San Francisco • Portland • Chicago • New York • Artificial Intelligence • Cybersecurity • Identity Management • Information Technology
San Francisco • Portland • Chicago • New York • Artificial Intelligence • Cybersecurity • Identity Management • Information Technology
Top 25% pay 2 months ago

Senior Software Engineer, Internal Tools
$100k – $200k per year • Senior • 5+ years exp • In office (San Francisco, United States) • Full-Time • Senior
SQL
DevOps
DigitalOcean
Cybersecurity
Zscaler
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Top 25% pay 3 months ago

Software Engineer
$180k – $250k per year • In office (San Francisco, New York, Portland, United States) • Full-Time
AI Agents
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Signifyd
signifyd.com
Signifyd is a company founded in 2011 that provides guaranteed fraud protection for online merchants. Its models decide in real time whether to approve an order and the company assumes the chargeback liability for approved transactions, aligning its incentives with the retailer. It draws on a commerce network spanning thousands of merchants to recognise shoppers across sites.
signifyd.com • HQ: San Jose, United States • Artificial Intelligence • Fraud Detection • Cybersecurity • Est. 2011
HQ: San Jose, United States • Artificial Intelligence • Fraud Detection • Cybersecurity • Est. 2011
Top 25% payVerified live · 1 hour ago 2 months ago

Senior Software Engineer II
$190k – $220k per year • Equity • Senior • Remote (United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Senior
Java
SQL
Databases
Cassandra
Databricks
Google Bigtable
DevOps
AWS
GCP
Docker
gRPC
Kubernetes
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Open 138 daysVerified live · 1 hour ago 5 months ago

Staff Software Engineer, Cloud Platform
$200k – $225k per year • Equity • Staff+ • Remote (United States) • Staff
Go
Java
Python
TypeScript
Databases
Apache Kafka
ElasticSearch
MySQL
PostgreSQL
AI/ML
Anomaly Detection
Claude
Copilot
Cursor
LLM
AI Agents
DevOps
ArgoCD
AWS
CI/CD
FinOps
GCP
GitHub Actions
GitOps
Incident Management
Kubernetes
OpenTelemetry
Platform Engineering
Self-Healing
TeamCity
Terraform
GitHub
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Serve Robotics
serverobotics.com
Why move a 2-pound burrito in a 2-ton car? Meet Serve, the future of sustainable, self-driving delivery.
serverobotics.com • HQ: Redwood City, United States • Transportation & Logistics • Delivery • Robotics
HQ: Redwood City, United States • Transportation & Logistics • Delivery • Robotics
Verified live · 8 hours ago 2 months ago

Full-Stack Software Engineer, Internal Services
$140k – $190k per year • Senior • 5+ years exp • Remote (United States) • Full-Time • Senior
Node JS
TypeScript
JavaScript
AI/ML
Computer Vision
Frontend
React.js
Vue.js
DevOps
CI/CD
GCP
GitHub Actions
Kubernetes
Terraform
GitHub
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Gina's Tech Jobs
ginastechjobs.com
Gina's Tech Jobs is a technology recruitment agency headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, and founded in 1999. The agency places engineers into permanent roles at United States technology employers, with a heavy concentration in machine learning, artificial intelligence, and software engineering positions. It works largely on remote and hybrid searches and represents both established employers and smaller AI companies hiring technical staff.
ginastechjobs.com • HQ: Charlotte, United States • Machine Learning • Artificial Intelligence • IT Consulting • Information Technology • Professional Services • Human Resources • Est. 1999
HQ: Charlotte, United States • Machine Learning • Artificial Intelligence • IT Consulting • Information Technology • Professional Services • Human Resources • Est. 1999
$150k – $170k per year • San Francisco • Remote (United States) • Full-Time • Senior
JavaScript
Node JS
SQL
TypeScript
Node JS
Electron
Databases
SQLite
Frontend
React.js
Mobile
Deep Linking
DevOps
WebSockets
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$140k – $190k per year • San Francisco • Remote (United States) • Full-Time • Senior
Node JS
Python
SQL
JavaScript
AI/ML
Claude
LLM
PyTorch
RAG
Anthropic
Function Calling
OpenAI
Frontend
Next.js
React.js
DevOps
Docker
Kubernetes
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Sourcegraph
sourcegraph.com
Founded in 2013, Sourcegraph is an AI-powered code intelligence platform designed to help software engineers search, understand, and automate edits across massive codebases. The platform offers universal code search and an AI coding assistant named Cody, enabling developers to navigate complex repositories, speed up context gathering, and fix issues faster. By integrating directly into existing developer workflows and hosting environments, the company helps large engineering teams scale productivity and maintain code quality.
sourcegraph.com • Media & Entertainment • Books • Artificial Intelligence • Code Intelligence • Est. 2013
Media & Entertainment • Books • Artificial Intelligence • Code Intelligence • Est. 2013
Verified live · 1 day ago 2 months ago

Software Engineer - Platform [IC3]
Remote
Model Context Protocol
DevOps
AWS
Azure
CDKTF
GCP
Kubernetes
SLI/SLO/SLA
Terraform
gRPC
QA
Rest-Assured
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Verified live · 1 day ago 2 months ago

Software Engineer/Tech Lead - Code Plane [IC5]
≈ $114k – $256k per year (Estimated) • Lead • 8+ years exp • Remote • Internship • Staff
JavaScript
Go
TypeScript
Databases
PostgreSQL
AI/ML
AI Agents
Claude
Claude Code
Cursor
Model Context Protocol
Frontend
Svelte
GraphQL
SvelteKit
DevOps
Docker
Kubernetes
QA
Rest-Assured
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G P
globalization-partners.com
G-P is a leading global company specializing in Employer of Record (EOR) solutions, providing businesses with the tools to hire, onboard, and manage teams in over 180 countries quickly and compliantly. The company offers a comprehensive suite of global employment products under its G-P Meridian Suite™, including services for hiring employees and contractors, managing global payroll, time management, expenses, HR support, and employee assistance. G-P is recognized for its compliance expertise, featuring the world's first AI-based HR compliance advisor, G-P Gia™, which delivers AI-driven advice and solutions for HR compliance challenges.
globalization-partners.com • Los Angeles • Boston • Philadelphia • AI Agents • Artificial Intelligence
Los Angeles • Boston • Philadelphia • AI Agents • Artificial Intelligence
Verified live · 1 hour ago 2 months ago

Principal Software Engineer - AI Platform
≈ $28k – $74k per year (Estimated) • Lead • 12+ years exp • Remote (India, United States) • Full-Time • Principal
Go
Java
Node JS
Python
SQL
JavaScript
AI/ML
AI Agents
Chain-of-Thought
LLM
Prompt Engineering
PyTorch
TensorFlow
DevOps
AWS
Azure
GCP
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Open 133 daysVerified live · 1 hour ago 5 months ago

Senior Software Engineer (Data Platform)
≈ $28k – $68k per year (Estimated) • Senior • 5+ years exp • Remote (India, United States) • Full-Time • Senior
Apache Kafka
Databricks
Delta Lake
AI/ML
Copilot
Cursor
DevOps
Platform Engineering
Amazon Kinesis
GitHub
Cybersecurity
Shuffle
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Zip
ziphq.com
ziphq.com • San Francisco • New York • Dallas • Munich • London
San Francisco • New York • Dallas • Munich • London
$130k – $170k per year • Middle • 3+ years exp • In office (San Francisco, United States) • Full-Time • Middle
AI Agents
Claude
OpenAI
Management
n8n
Zapier
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Cake
cake.ai
Accelerate AI deployment with Cake ensuring cost control, compliance, and governance via a platform purpose-built for highly regulated industries.
cake.ai • Machine Learning • LLM & Generative AI • Artificial Intelligence
Machine Learning • LLM & Generative AI • Artificial Intelligence
Verified live · 1 day ago 2 months ago

Staff Software Engineer, Platform
≈ $152k – $285k per year (Estimated) • Staff+ • 10+ years exp • Remote (United States) • Staff
Go
TypeScript
AI/ML
Edge AI
DevOps
AWS
Azure
CI/CD
Crossplane
GCP
Istio
Kubernetes
Pulumi
Terraform
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Aera Technology
aeratechnology.com
Aera Technology is the Decision Intelligence company that makes business agility happen. In the era of digital acceleration, Aera helps enterprises around the world transform how they respond to the ever-changing environment.
aeratechnology.com • Pune • New York • San Francisco • Raleigh • Chicago • Predictive Analytics • Artificial Intelligence • Decision Intelligence
Pune • New York • San Francisco • Raleigh • Chicago • Predictive Analytics • Artificial Intelligence • Decision Intelligence
Top 25% payVerified live · 9 hours ago 2 months ago

Senior Software Engineer (CALC engine)
$220k – $230k per year • Senior • Remote/Hybrid (San Francisco, United States) • Full-Time • Senior
Java
AI/ML
Claude
Claude Code
DevOps
AWS
AWS Lambda
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Avive Solutions
avive.life
Avive is a medtech company that develops connected AEDs and cloud software to help organizations monitor devices, alert emergency services, and improve response times to sudden cardiac arrest in public spaces.
avive.life • Gurgaon • Brisbane • New York • Kansas City • Government • Medical Devices • Health Care • Est. 2017
Gurgaon • Brisbane • New York • Kansas City • Government • Medical Devices • Health Care • Est. 2017
Verified live · 2 hours ago 2 months ago

Lead Backend Architect
≈ $137k – $274k per year (Estimated) • Lead • 10+ years exp • Remote (United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Architect
Python
Python
Celery
Django
Databases
ElasticSearch
PostgreSQL
Redis
DevOps
Rest API
CI/CD
Docker
QA
Pytest
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Open 152 daysVerified live · 2 hours ago 5 months ago

Senior Backend Engineer
≈ $138k – $230k per year (Estimated) • Senior • Remote (United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Senior
Python
Python
Celery
Django
Databases
ElasticSearch
PostgreSQL
Redis
DevOps
Rest API
CI/CD
Docker
QA
Pytest
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Backend Developer Salary in San Francisco
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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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