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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Vivodyne

vivodyne.com
vivodyne.com · HQ: Philadelphia, United States · Drug Discovery · Drug Discovery AI · 51-200 employees · Est. 2020 · Startup · Trust B · Hiring 4
HQ: Philadelphia, United States · Drug Discovery · Drug Discovery AI · 51-200 employees · Est. 2020 · Startup · Trust B · Hiring 4
Vivodyne generates human data at AI scale with autonomous labs testing the most realistic human tissues ever grown outside the body.
Dongeun Huh · Executive Officer, Director · decision-maker
Andrei Georgescu · Executive Officer, Director · decision-maker
Alex Morgan · Director
Alex Andrianopolous · Director
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Open 191 daysTop 25% pay Visa sponsor 7 months ago Long shot · 7%

Senior Full Stack Software Engineer

$204k – $286k per year · Senior · In office (San Francisco, United States) · Bachelor's Degree · Senior
TypeScript
JavaScript
Python
Python
FastAPI
Pydantic
Databases
PostgreSQL
AI/ML
OpenAI Codex
Claude Code
AI Agents
Frontend
Tailwind CSS
CSS Modules
React.js
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Resolve AI

resolve.ai
resolve.ai · HQ: San Francisco, United States · Observability & APM · AI Agents · 51-200 employees · Est. 2024 · Startup · Trust A · Hiring 19, 1 new
HQ: San Francisco, United States · Observability & APM · AI Agents · 51-200 employees · Est. 2024 · Startup · Trust A · Hiring 19, 1 new
Resolve AI handles all alerts, performs root cause analysis, and troubleshoots incidents within minutes.
No named decision-maker yet.
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Open 192 daysVerified live · 3 hours ago Visa sponsorship 7 months ago Long shot · 4%

Software Engineer - Backend

≈ $144k – $310k per year (Estimated) · In office (San Francisco, United States) · Full-Time
LLM
AI Agents
DevOps
Splunk
OpenTelemetry
VMWare
GitHub
Kubernetes
AWS
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Open 246 daysVerified live · 3 hours ago Visa sponsor 9 months ago Long shot · 4%

Software Engineer, Infrastructure Security

≈ $140k – $302k per year (Estimated) · In office (San Francisco, United States) · Bachelor's Degree · Full-Time
Python
AI/ML
Agentic Workflows
AI Agents
DevOps
Splunk
OpenTelemetry
VMWare
IAM
GitHub
GCP
Azure
CI/CD
AWS
Cybersecurity
Threat Modeling
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Jiffy Shirts

jiffyshirts.com
jiffyshirts.com · HQ: Irvine, United States · Apparel & Fashion Brands · Wholesale · Hiring 4
HQ: Irvine, United States · Apparel & Fashion Brands · Wholesale · Hiring 4
Jiffy Shirts is a United States supplier of blank apparel, direct-to-film transfers and custom apparel, known for fast delivery and customer service. It serves small businesses, creators and home hobbyists, and hires operations supervisors and software engineers. The company is headquartered in Irvine, California, United States.
No named decision-maker yet.
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Open 193 daysVerified live · 1 hour ago 7 months ago Long shot · 4%

Agentic-First Software Engineer (Irvine / San Francisco)

≈ $141k – $304k per year (Estimated) · In office (San Francisco, Irvine, United States) · Bachelor's Degree · Full-Time
Ruby
Go
TypeScript
Java
SQL
Python
JavaScript
Ruby
RSpec
Ruby on Rails
Databases
MySQL
PostgreSQL
AI/ML
OpenAI Codex
LLM Evaluation
Cursor
Model Context Protocol
Claude Code
Frontend
GraphQL
Tailwind CSS
React Query
Jotai
XState
React.js
DevOps
Rest API
Kubernetes
Istio
KEDA
Robotics
Apollo
QA
Playwright
Vitest
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Meter

meter.com
meter.com · HQ: San Francisco, Scottsdale, United States · Broadband · IT Infrastructure & Networking Services · Internet Service Providers · Managed Network Services · Network Equipment · 201-500 employees · Est. 2015 · Startup · Trust B · Hiring 50, 1 new
HQ: San Francisco, Scottsdale, United States · Broadband · IT Infrastructure & Networking Services · Internet Service Providers · Managed Network Services · Network Equipment · 201-500 employees · Est. 2015 · Startup · Trust B · Hiring 50, 1 new
Meter is a San Francisco networking company founded in 2015 that designs and manufactures its own enterprise network hardware, including firewalls, switches, Wi-Fi 7 access points, 5G cellular gateways and PDUs, and delivers it with management software and installation as a network-as-a-service subscription. Backed by investors including John Collison, Diane Greene and David Solomon, it deploys networks for enterprises through its own teams and channel partners, and is expanding into data centre networking. It hires network and deployment engineers, firmware, backend and model engineers, product managers, enterprise and channel sales staff, recruiters and legal counsel.
Maryam Banikarim · Executive Officer · decision-maker
Shelley Huff · Executive Officer · decision-maker
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Verified live · 4 hours ago 7 months ago Fading · 25%

Software Engineer, Models

≈ $143k – $308k per year (Estimated) · Hybrid (San Francisco, United States) · Full-Time
Go
TypeScript
Databases
ClickHouse
PostgreSQL
Apache Kafka
Frontend
GraphQL
DevOps
GitHub
Git
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Top 25% payVerified live · 4 hours ago 9 months ago Long shot · 21%

Backend Engineer, Data Centers

$170k – $220k per year · Equity · Hybrid (San Francisco, United States) · Full-Time
Python
Databases
ClickHouse
Apache Kafka
PostgreSQL
DevOps
Wi-Fi
CI/CD
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Likely inactiveTop 25% pay 1 year ago Long shot · 8%

Backend Engineer, Models

$160k – $230k per year · Hybrid (San Francisco, United States) · Full-Time
Python
Databases
ClickHouse
Apache Kafka
PostgreSQL
DevOps
CI/CD
Azure
AWS
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NexHealth

nexhealth.com
nexhealth.com · HQ: San Francisco, United States · Dental Clinics · CDN & Edge Delivery · Health Care · Health Data & Interoperability · Patient Access & Booking · 1001-5000 employees · Est. 2017 · Trust A · Hiring 47
HQ: San Francisco, United States · Dental Clinics · CDN & Edge Delivery · Health Care · Health Data & Interoperability · Patient Access & Booking · 1001-5000 employees · Est. 2017 · Trust A · Hiring 47
NexHealth is a San Francisco-based healthcare technology company whose platform connects to practice management and electronic health record systems to handle patient scheduling, intake, payments and communication for medical and dental practices. Founded in 2017, it has raised 177 million dollars through a Series C round, employs more than 200 people and offers its Synchronizer API to hundreds of health-tech developers building on top of fragmented EHR systems. It recruits software, platform and data engineers, product managers, account executives and account managers, sales development representatives, customer care specialists and finance staff.
Alamin Uddin · Executive Officer, Director · decision-maker
Joshua Buckley · Director
Waleed Asif · Director
Christoph Janz · Director
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Top 25% payVerified live · 3 hours ago Visa sponsor 7 months ago Long shot · 18%

Senior Software Engineer, Security

$165k – $230k per year · Equity · Senior · 5+ years exp · In office (Seattle, San Francisco, United States) · Bachelor's Degree · Senior
Go
Java
Python
DevOps
GCP
CI/CD
AWS
Cybersecurity
OWASP Top 10
SOC 2
Threat Modeling
HIPAA
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Likely inactiveTop 25% pay Visa sponsor 1 year ago Long shot · 7%

Senior Software Engineer, Platform

$165k – $230k per year · Equity · Senior · 5+ years exp · In office (San Francisco, United States) · Senior
PostgreSQL
DevOps
Kubernetes
AWS
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AI Fund

aifund.ai
aifund.ai · HQ: Mountain View, United States · Venture Capital · Angel Networks & Startup Accelerators · Est. 2017 · Trust A · Hiring 36
HQ: Mountain View, United States · Venture Capital · Angel Networks & Startup Accelerators · Est. 2017 · Trust A · Hiring 36
AI Fund is an artificial intelligence venture studio founded in 2017 by Andrew Ng that works with entrepreneurs and corporate partners to turn business ideas into independent AI companies. Backed by more than 370 million dollars from investors such as Sequoia Capital and NEA, it gives portfolio ventures technical guidance and operational support, and employs software engineers, marketing engineers and writers for The Batch newsletter. The company is headquartered in Mountain View, California, United States.
No named decision-maker yet.
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Verified live · 1 hour ago 7 months ago Fading · 25%

Founding Engineer/Senior Software Engineer (Ayama)

≈ $177k – $329k per year (Estimated) · Senior · 5+ years exp · Hybrid (San Francisco, United States) · Relocation · Full-Time · Senior
TypeScript
Python
JavaScript
Python
FastAPI
Django
AI/ML
RAG
LLM
dbt
Prefect
Frontend
React.js
DevOps
GCP
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Verified live · 1 hour ago 9 months ago Long shot · 13%

Founding Engineer (AI-Native)

≈ $169k – $365k per year (Estimated) · Hybrid (San Francisco, United States) · Relocation · Full-Time
OpenAI Codex
Cursor
Claude Code
AI Agents
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Coframe

coframe.com
coframe.com · HQ: San Francisco, United States · LLM & Generative AI · Code Intelligence · Artificial Intelligence · 51-200 employees · Startup · Trust C · Hiring 15
HQ: San Francisco, United States · LLM & Generative AI · Code Intelligence · Artificial Intelligence · 51-200 employees · Startup · Trust C · Hiring 15
Transform your website with AI-driven optimization and personalization that boosts engagement and conversions. Coframe automates growth 24/7.
No named decision-maker yet.
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Likely inactiveTop 25% pay 7 months ago Long shot · 4%

Product Engineer

$180k – $300k per year · In office (San Francisco, United States) · Full-Time
Devin
Replit
Cursor
OpenAI
Claude Code
DevOps
GitHub
Analytics
A/B Testing
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Graphite

graphite.com
graphite.com · HQ: San Francisco, United States · Developer Tools · Est. 2016 · Trust B · Hiring 7
HQ: San Francisco, United States · Developer Tools · Est. 2016 · Trust B · Hiring 7
Graphite is a developer tools company whose code review platform helps teams on GitHub write and review smaller pull requests, stay unblocked and ship faster. Engineers can use it individually without coworkers changing tools, as code changes and reviews sync seamlessly, and the company hires software engineers, an engineering manager and a data scientist. The company is headquartered in San Francisco, California, United States.
No named decision-maker yet.
No careers mailbox known
Open 197 daysTop 25% pay 7 months ago Long shot · 6%

Senior Software Engineer

$200k – $230k per year · Senior · 4+ years exp · In office (San Francisco, United States) · Relocation · Bachelor's Degree · Full-Time · Senior
SQL
Databases
Google BigQuery
Amazon Redshift
DevOps
Amazon S3
GCP
Azure
AWS
Analytics
Looker
Tableau
Power BI
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Piq Energy

piqenergy.com
piqenergy.com · San Francisco · Athens · 11-50 employees · Startup · Trust B · Hiring 9
San Francisco · Athens · 11-50 employees · Startup · Trust B · Hiring 9
Connect to the grid faster with Piq. Piq is the only software platform that lets renewable-energy and data-center developers take control of all stages of grid studies and run on-demand scenarios, all with the latest models and queue updates.
No named decision-maker yet.
No careers mailbox known
Open 200 daysTop 25% pay 7 months ago Long shot · 6%

Full Stack Software Engineer

$150k – $250k per year · Equity · Middle · 3+ years exp · Hybrid (San Francisco, United States) · Full-Time · Middle
JavaScript
Python
TypeScript
Python
FastAPI
Databases
PostgreSQL
AI/ML
Cursor
Claude Code
LLM
AI Agents
Frontend
Svelte
GraphQL
D3.js
DevOps
CI/CD
AWS
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Rainfall Health

rainfallhealth.com
rainfallhealth.com · HQ: San Francisco, United States · Primary Care & Medical Centers · 51-200 employees · Est. 2022 · Startup · Hiring 2
HQ: San Francisco, United States · Primary Care & Medical Centers · 51-200 employees · Est. 2022 · Startup · Hiring 2
Rainfall Health helps the 721 hospitals mandated under CMS TEAM quantify, capture, and maximize Medicare reimbursements. R.A.I.N. Compliant™ is the AI-enabled platform built for the CMS Transforming Episode Accountability Model.
No named decision-maker yet.
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Open 200 daysVerified live · 2 hours ago 7 months ago Long shot · 7%

Senior Software Engineer

≈ $150k – $279k per year (Estimated) · Senior · 5+ years exp · Hybrid (San Francisco, United States) · Full-Time · Senior
TypeScript
JavaScript
Databases
DynamoDB
Frontend
Vue.js
GraphQL
Next.js
Chart.js
Recharts
React.js
DevOps
AWS Lambda
Rest API
AWS
CI/CD
Cybersecurity
SOC 2
HIPAA
MedTech
HL7
FHIR
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Petra Security

petrasecurity.com
petrasecurity.com · HQ: San Francisco, United States · Likely startup · Trust B · Hiring 13
HQ: San Francisco, United States · Likely startup · Trust B · Hiring 13
Today's cyberattacks hit your M365. Petra is best-in-class to detect & stop BECs, token theft, and other Microsoft 365 threats.
No named decision-maker yet.
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Open 201 daysVerified live · 5 min ago 7 months ago Long shot · 9%

Staff Software Engineer (Backend/Distributed Systems)

≈ $182k – $340k per year (Estimated) · Staff+ · 3+ years exp · In office (San Francisco, United States) · Relocation · Full-Time · Staff
TypeScript
Python
AI/ML
LLM
Cybersecurity
Crowdstrike
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Foresight Health

foresighthealth.ai
foresighthealth.ai · HQ: San Francisco, United States · Primary Care & Medical Centers · Medical AI · Trust B · Hiring 5
HQ: San Francisco, United States · Primary Care & Medical Centers · Medical AI · Trust B · Hiring 5
An AI-powered platform that helps your neurology clinic deliver proactive, Medicare-compliant CCM and PCM, without adding work to your staff.
No named decision-maker yet.
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Open 201 daysTop 25% pay Visa sponsorship 7 months ago Long shot · 4%

Founding Engineer

$180k – $300k per year · In office (San Francisco, United States) · Full-Time
AWS
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Polymath

polymathlabs.ai
polymathlabs.ai · HQ: San Francisco, United States · Reinforcement Learning · AI Agents · Est. 2014 · Trust B · Hiring 4
HQ: San Francisco, United States · Reinforcement Learning · AI Agents · Est. 2014 · Trust B · Hiring 4
Polymath is an applied research lab that advances long-horizon agent capabilities through reinforcement learning. It designs and scales simulation environments in which AI agents learn to operate safely and autonomously, and it works with leading model labs. The company is headquartered in San Francisco, California, United States.
No named decision-maker yet.
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Open 202 daysVerified live · 1 hour ago 7 months ago Long shot · 5%

Software Engineer

≈ $127k – $275k per year (Estimated) · San Francisco · Remote (United States) · Contractor
Reinforcement Learning
Function Calling
AI Agents
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Sight Machine

sightmachine.com
sightmachine.com · HQ: San Francisco, United States · Machine Learning · Manufacturing & Industrial Software · 201-500 employees · Est. 2011 · Trust B · Hiring 5
HQ: San Francisco, United States · Machine Learning · Manufacturing & Industrial Software · 201-500 employees · Est. 2011 · Trust B · Hiring 5
Sight Machine is a company founded in 2011 that builds a data platform for manufacturing operations. It unifies signals from machines, sensors and quality systems into a plant-wide model and applies analytics to improve throughput, yield and energy use. Global manufacturers use it to compare performance across factories that run different equipment and control systems.
Jerry Wu · Executive Officer · decision-maker
Jon Sobel · Executive Officer, Director · decision-maker
Nathan Oostendorp · Executive Officer, Director · decision-maker
Yumi Lee · Director
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Open 202 daysVerified live · 5 hours ago Visa sponsor 7 months ago Long shot · 4%

Platform Backend Engineer

≈ $108k – $223k per year (Estimated) · Equity · Junior · 2+ years exp · In office (San Francisco, United States) · Full-Time · Junior
Python
Databases
PostgreSQL
AI/ML
Agentic Workflows
Copilot
LLM
AI Agents
DevOps
Unix
Linux
GitHub
Azure
Analytics
ETL/ELT
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Chasi

chasi.ai
chasi.ai · HQ: San Francisco, United States · AI Agents · Marketing & Sales AI · Startup · Hiring 3
HQ: San Francisco, United States · AI Agents · Marketing & Sales AI · Startup · Hiring 3
AI Revenue Engine for Equipment Sales, Rental, and Service. Chasi deploys AI agents that work 24x7 to help equipment dealers.
No named decision-maker yet.
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Open 202 daysVerified live · 5 hours ago 7 months ago Long shot · 3%

Founding Engineer

≈ $108k – $223k per year (Estimated) · Junior · 2+ years exp · In office (San Francisco, United States) · Full-Time · Junior
TypeScript
JavaScript
Databases
Redis
PostgreSQL
AI/ML
Embeddings
Function Calling
Anthropic
Deepgram
LiveKit
Voice Agents
Prompt Engineering
OpenAI
RAG
Frontend
Next.js
React.js
Mobile
Twilio
DevOps
WebSockets
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Syra Ventures, Inc.

hihobbes.com
hihobbes.com · San Francisco · Hiring 3
San Francisco · Hiring 3
The intelligent sales agent that never sleeps. It demos every visitor, and either closes or books a meeting with sales.
No named decision-maker yet.
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Open 203 daysTop 25% pay 7 months ago Long shot · 4%

Founding Engineer

$180k – $230k per year · In office (San Francisco, United States) · Full-Time
Function Calling
World Models
LLM
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Collective

collective.com
collective.com · HQ: San Francisco, United States · Accounting & Bookkeeping Services · 201-500 employees · Est. 2018 · Startup · Trust A · Hiring 20, 1 new
HQ: San Francisco, United States · Accounting & Bookkeeping Services · 201-500 employees · Est. 2018 · Startup · Trust A · Hiring 20, 1 new
Collective is a back office for self-employed business owners, combining company formation, bookkeeping, payroll and tax filing in one subscription. It focuses on freelancers profitable enough to benefit from an S corporation but too small for a traditional accounting firm. Members get a dedicated advisor alongside the software.
Kerry Bianchi · Executive Officer, Director · decision-maker
Michelle Nathan · Executive Officer · decision-maker
Joseph Apprendi · Director
Christopher Young · Director
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Open 208 daysTop 25% pay 7 months ago Long shot · 15%

Senior/Staff Software Engineer

$195k – $260k per year · Equity · Staff+ · 5+ years exp · Hybrid (San Francisco, United States) · Full-Time · Staff
Python
JavaScript
Python
Django
AI/ML
AI Agents
Frontend
React.js
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Binti

binti.com
binti.com · HQ: San Francisco, United States · Digital Government · 201-500 employees · Est. 2016 · Trust A · Hiring 12
HQ: San Francisco, United States · Digital Government · 201-500 employees · Est. 2016 · Trust A · Hiring 12
We believe every child deserves the care and support of a loving family Binti is a mission-driven technology company. We have a huge vision in foster care, adoption and beyond, and are growing our team quickly to help us get there.
No named decision-maker yet.
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Open 213 daysTop 25% pay 7 months ago Long shot · 6%

Senior Full Stack Software Engineer

$200k – $270k per year · Senior · Hybrid (San Francisco, Seattle, United States) · Full-Time · Senior
HIPAA
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Open 223 daysTop 25% pay 8 months ago Long shot · 8%

Staff Full Stack Software Engineer

$240k – $300k per year · Staff+ · Hybrid (San Francisco, Seattle, United States) · Full-Time · Staff
HIPAA
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Vera Health

verahealth.ai
verahealth.ai · HQ: San Francisco, United States · Clinical Decision Support · 201-500 employees · Est. 2024 · Startup · Trust D · Hiring 10
HQ: San Francisco, United States · Clinical Decision Support · 201-500 employees · Est. 2024 · Startup · Trust D · Hiring 10
Improve patient outcomes with evidence-based answers from 60M+ peer-reviewed medical papers. Built by clinicians and AI researchers.
No named decision-maker yet.
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Likely inactiveVerified live · 2 hours ago Visa sponsorship 7 months ago Long shot · 3%

Product Engineer

≈ $104k – $215k per year (Estimated) · Junior · 2+ years exp · In office (San Francisco, United States) · Relocation · Full-Time · Junior
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Likely inactiveVerified live · 2 hours ago Visa sponsorship 7 months ago Long shot · 3%

Clinical Product Engineer

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

kinelo.com
kinelo.com · San Francisco · Corporate Events · Hiring 1
San Francisco · Corporate Events · Hiring 1
Kinelo keeps company knowledge current and shared across your team, so its AI Coworkers can proactively take on work and keep the right people informed.
No named decision-maker yet.
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Open 214 daysVerified live · 1 hour ago 7 months ago Long shot · 9%

Senior/ Staff Software Engineer

≈ $202k – $378k per year (Estimated) · Staff+ · 6+ years exp · In office (San Francisco, United States) · Staff
TypeScript
Databases
Redis
PostgreSQL
AI/ML
Multimodal AI
Synthetic Data
LLM
AI Agents
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Backend Developer Salary in San Francisco
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