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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Numos

numos.ai
numos.ai · HQ: San Francisco, United States · AI Agents · Accounting & Tax Software · 51-200 employees · Startup · Trust B · Hiring 4
HQ: San Francisco, United States · AI Agents · Accounting & Tax Software · 51-200 employees · Startup · Trust B · Hiring 4
Give your finance team more capacity. Numos AI agents handle the close, reconciliations, AP, AR, and variance analysis; so you can stop gathering data and start leading.
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Open 216 daysVerified live · 26 min ago Visa sponsor 8 months ago Long shot · 7%

Senior Full-Stack Engineer

≈ $152k – $283k per year (Estimated) · Senior · 5+ years exp · In office (San Francisco, United States) · Full-Time · Senior
Python
DevOps
GCP
Azure
AWS
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Prophecy Gov

prophecygov.com
prophecygov.com · HQ: San Francisco, United States · LLM & Generative AI · Digital Government · Hiring 1
HQ: San Francisco, United States · LLM & Generative AI · Digital Government · Hiring 1
Prophecy Gov builds AI for local governments, serving cities across more than 10 states. City staff use it to research, draft reports and benchmark against other cities, with a mission to augment local government workflows with large language models. The company is headquartered in San Francisco, California, United States.
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Open 217 daysTop 25% pay 8 months ago Long shot · 5%

Full Stack Engineer

$150k – $225k per year · Equity · Middle · 3+ years exp · In office (San Francisco, United States) · Full-Time · Middle
TypeScript
JavaScript
Python
Python
FastAPI
Databases
Supabase
AI/ML
Knowledge Graph
AI Agents
LLM
Frontend
Tailwind CSS
Next.js
Radix UI
shadcn/ui
React.js
QA
Selenium
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Hivemapper

hivemapper.com
hivemapper.com · HQ: San Francisco, United States · Geospatial Analytics · Navigation & Mapping · 11-50 employees · Est. 2015 · Trust B · Hiring 6
HQ: San Francisco, United States · Geospatial Analytics · Navigation & Mapping · 11-50 employees · Est. 2015 · Trust B · Hiring 6
Hivemapper builds a decentralised street-level map from footage collected by drivers using its dashcams. Contributors earn tokens for capturing fresh imagery, producing map coverage that updates faster than survey fleets. Logistics, navigation and mapping companies buy access to the resulting imagery and map data.
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Open 220 daysTop 25% pay Visa sponsor 8 months ago Long shot · 6%

Senior Software Engineer (San Francisco, CA)

$220k per year · Senior · 2+ years exp · In office (San Francisco, United States) · Master's Degree · Full-Time · Senior
Rust
Node JS
TypeScript
JavaScript
SQL
Python
Databases
PostGIS
Redis
PostgreSQL
AI/ML
Hadoop
Spark
DevOps
AWS Fargate
AWS Lambda
Amazon EC2
Amazon ECS
Wi-Fi
Amazon S3
Prometheus
Grafana
Terraform
Git
Docker
AWS
Robotics
Sensor Fusion
Analytics
AWS Glue
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Open 389 daysVerified live · 1 hour ago Visa sponsor 1 year ago Long shot · 9%

Staff Software Engineer - Data Platform

≈ $188k – $351k per year (Estimated) · Staff+ · In office (San Francisco, United States) · Staff
MongoDB
Trino
DevOps
Wi-Fi
Robotics
Sensor Fusion
Analytics
ETL/ELT
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Open 467 daysVerified live · 1 hour ago Visa sponsor 1 year ago Long shot · 9%

Staff Software Engineer - Edge Mapping

≈ $190k – $354k per year (Estimated) · Staff+ · In office (San Francisco, United States) · Staff
Node JS
TypeScript
C++
Python
JavaScript
AI/ML
OpenVINO
Computer Vision
DevOps
Wi-Fi
Linux
Robotics
Sensor Fusion
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Fleetworks

fleetworks.ai
fleetworks.ai · HQ: San Francisco, United States · Supply Chain & Logistics Software · AI Agents · 51-200 employees · Est. 2023 · Startup · Hiring 5, 2 new
HQ: San Francisco, United States · Supply Chain & Logistics Software · AI Agents · 51-200 employees · Est. 2023 · Startup · Hiring 5, 2 new
Fleetworks builds voice AI for freight brokerages, handling carrier check calls, load offers and status updates. Its agents work the phone queues that consume most of a broker's day. The company sells to logistics operators moving high volumes of truckload freight.
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Open 220 daysTop 25% pay 8 months ago Long shot · 7%

Senior Product Engineer

$160k – $240k per year · Equity · Senior · 3+ years exp · In office (San Francisco, United States) · Full-Time · Senior
TypeScript
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8VC

8vc.com
8vc.com · HQ: Austin, United States · Angel Networks & Startup Accelerators · Venture Capital · 51-200 employees · Trust B · Hiring 5
HQ: Austin, United States · Angel Networks & Startup Accelerators · Venture Capital · 51-200 employees · Trust B · Hiring 5
8VC is a technology and bio-sciences investment firm which invests in the world’s most ambitious and innovative companies.
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Open 222 daysVerified live · 5 hours ago 8 months ago Long shot · 4%

Product Engineer - Thorin

≈ $110k – $227k per year (Estimated) · Junior · 1+ year exp · In office (San Francisco, United States) · Full-Time · Junior
TypeScript
JavaScript
AI/ML
AI Agents
Frontend
React.js
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Maxana

maxanapay.com
maxanapay.com · New York · San Francisco · Seattle · Commerce · Financial Services · Payment Processing & Gateways · Hiring 10
New York · San Francisco · Seattle · Commerce · Financial Services · Payment Processing & Gateways · Hiring 10
Payment orchestration for complex e-commerce, point-of-sale, healthcare, hospitality, and high-risk businesses. One platform. Multiple processors. Maximum revenue.
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Top 25% payVerified live · 2 hours ago 8 months ago Long shot · 4%

Backend Engineer

$110k – $270k per year · Hybrid (New York, San Francisco, Seattle, United States) · Bachelor's Degree · Full-Time
Go
DevOps
Docker
GCP
Kubernetes
Azure
CI/CD
AWS
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Sazabi

sazabi.com
sazabi.com · HQ: San Francisco, United States · Observability & APM · 11-50 employees · Startup · Trust B · Hiring 8
HQ: San Francisco, United States · Observability & APM · 11-50 employees · Startup · Trust B · Hiring 8
Autonomous alerts. Conversational debugging. Coding agent integrations. Sazabi is a new, AI-first approach to observability. Built for teams who ship fast.
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Open 223 daysVerified live · 2 hours ago 8 months ago Long shot · 7%

Software Engineer, Agents

≈ $148k – $319k per year (Estimated) · In office (San Francisco, New York, United States) · Full-Time
TypeScript
Databases
PostgreSQL
AI/ML
Reinforcement Learning
Function Calling
Anomaly Detection
Replit
Mastra
LangChain
Prompt Engineering
RAG
AI Agents
Vercel AI SDK
DevOps
Vercel
Terraform
Kubernetes
AWS
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Open 223 daysVerified live · 2 hours ago 8 months ago Long shot · 5%

Software Engineer, Infra/Data

≈ $151k – $325k per year (Estimated) · In office (San Francisco, New York, United States) · Full-Time
TypeScript
Databases
PostgreSQL
AI/ML
Reinforcement Learning
Anomaly Detection
Time Series
Replit
Mastra
LangChain
AI Agents
Vercel AI SDK
DevOps
Vercel
Terraform
Kubernetes
AWS
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Open 223 daysVerified live · 2 hours ago 8 months ago Long shot · 5%

Software Engineer, Product

≈ $149k – $321k per year (Estimated) · In office (San Francisco, New York, United States) · Full-Time
TypeScript
Databases
PostgreSQL
AI/ML
Reinforcement Learning
Anomaly Detection
Replit
Mastra
LangChain
AI Agents
Vercel AI SDK
DevOps
Vercel
Terraform
Kubernetes
AWS
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Thatch

thatch.com
thatch.com · HQ: Austin, United States · Health Insurance & Benefits · 201-500 employees · Startup · Trust B · Hiring 27, 3 new
HQ: Austin, United States · Health Insurance & Benefits · 201-500 employees · Startup · Trust B · Hiring 27, 3 new
Thatch is an all-in-one platform that makes it easy to offer the most personalized healthcare experience to your employees using an ICHRA.
No named decision-maker yet.
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Open 226 daysTop 25% pay 8 months ago Long shot · 8%

Software Engineer: Infrastructure

$180k – $250k per year · San Francisco · Remote (United States)
Ruby
Ruby
Ruby on Rails
Databases
PostgreSQL
DevOps
Terraform
CI/CD
Cybersecurity
HIPAA
SOC 2
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Open 267 daysTop 25% pay 9 months ago Long shot · 8%

Software Engineer: Full Stack

$161k – $230k per year · San Francisco · Remote (United States)
Ruby
JavaScript
Python
Ruby
Ruby on Rails
Frontend
React.js
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Open 267 daysTop 25% pay 9 months ago Long shot · 8%

Software Engineer: Backend

$161k – $230k per year · San Francisco · Remote (United States)
Ruby
JavaScript
Python
Ruby
Ruby on Rails
Frontend
React.js
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Zyphra

zyphra.com
zyphra.com · HQ: San Francisco, United States · AI Research Labs · Foundation Models · 1-10 employees · Est. 2021 · Startup · Trust D · Hiring 16
HQ: San Francisco, United States · AI Research Labs · Foundation Models · 1-10 employees · Est. 2021 · Startup · Trust D · Hiring 16
Zyphra is an artificial intelligence research company that develops open foundation models, including the Zamba hybrid state-space language models and the Zonos text-to-speech models, with a focus on efficient models that can run on device. It also offers a cloud platform for its models and researches brain-computer interface models. The company is headquartered in San Francisco, California, United States.
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Likely inactiveVerified live · 3 hours ago 8 months ago Long shot · 3%

Full-Stack Software Engineer

≈ $147k – $317k per year (Estimated) · In office (San Francisco, United States) · Relocation · Full-Time
Python
AI/ML
Fine-tuning
Embeddings
Reinforcement Learning
OCR
Agentic Workflows
RAG
Machine Learning
AI Agents
Cybersecurity
SOC 2
GDPR
QA
Playwright
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Zuma

getzuma.com
getzuma.com · HQ: Los Angeles, United States · AI Agents · Property Management · 51-200 employees · Startup · Trust B · Hiring 6
HQ: Los Angeles, United States · AI Agents · Property Management · 51-200 employees · Startup · Trust B · Hiring 6
Every team needs a Kelsey. The only AI in multifamily for leasing and collections assistant that comes with human back-up. Boost your NOI with Kelsey!
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Open 230 daysVerified live · 4 hours ago 8 months ago Long shot · 7%

Staff Engineer AI Agents

≈ $193k – $360k per year (Estimated) · Staff+ · 5+ years exp · In office (San Francisco, United States) · Full-Time · Staff
TypeScript
Python
Node JS
JavaScript
Databases
Redis
PostgreSQL
AI/ML
LLM
AI Agents
LangGraph
Anthropic
OpenAI Agents SDK
Text-to-Speech
LangChain
OpenAI
Mobile
Twilio
DevOps
Amazon ECS
Terraform
AWS
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Open 599 daysVerified live · 4 hours ago 1 year ago Long shot · 7%

Staff Engineer (Agentic AI & Data)

≈ $192k – $359k per year (Estimated) · Staff+ · Hybrid (San Francisco, United States) · Full-Time · Staff
Node JS
Python
JavaScript
AI/ML
Fine-tuning
LLM
AI Agents
Frontend
React.js
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Revic

revic.ai
revic.ai · HQ: San Francisco, United States · Sales Enablement · Marketing & Sales AI · 1-10 employees · Startup · Trust B · Hiring 6
HQ: San Francisco, United States · Sales Enablement · Marketing & Sales AI · 1-10 employees · Startup · Trust B · Hiring 6
Revic helps revenue teams win by focusing on the accounts that actually convert. Our AI agents continuously score every account based on what's working in the field-real sales data, not static ICPs or outdated intent. The result: fewer dead ends, more winnable deals.
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Open 230 daysVerified live · 4 hours ago 8 months ago Long shot · 5%

Software Engineer (Platform)

≈ $82k – $151k per year (Estimated) · Senior · 5+ years exp · Vancouver · New York · San Francisco · Remote (United States, Canada) · Full-Time · Senior
Go
Python
Databases
Databricks
AI/ML
Spark
AI Agents
DevOps
Pulumi
Terraform
Docker
GCP
Kubernetes
Azure
CI/CD
AWS
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Open 230 daysVerified live · 4 hours ago 8 months ago Long shot · 5%

Software Engineer (Full stack)

≈ $61k – $135k per year (Estimated) · Middle · 4+ years exp · Vancouver · New York · San Francisco · Remote (Canada, United States) · Full-Time · Middle
Prompt Engineering
AI Agents
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Extractable

extractable.com
extractable.com · San Francisco · San Mateo · Hiring 2
San Francisco · San Mateo · Hiring 2
San Francisco based digital strategy and UX agency that uses data to design digital experiences that drive results for financial services clients.
No named decision-maker yet.
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Open 231 daysVerified live · 1 hour ago 8 months ago Long shot · 5%

Python Integrations Developer

$100k – $130k per year · Middle · 3+ years exp · In office (San Francisco, United States) · Full-Time · Middle
Python
Python
Django
Databases
Google BigQuery
AI/ML
Claude Code
Copilot
DevOps
SOAP
Rest API
Analytics
Looker
QA
Postman
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Mechanize

mechanize.work
mechanize.work · HQ: San Francisco, United States · LLM & Generative AI · Reinforcement Learning · 1-10 employees · Trust B · Hiring 4
HQ: San Francisco, United States · LLM & Generative AI · Reinforcement Learning · 1-10 employees · Trust B · Hiring 4
Mechanize is a software company that builds reinforcement learning environments and sells them to leading AI labs. Its environments train and evaluate coding models on complex, judgment-heavy software engineering tasks. The company is headquartered in San Francisco, California, United States.
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Open 235 daysTop 25% pay Visa sponsor 8 months ago Long shot · 12%

Senior Software Engineer

$400k per year · Senior · In office (San Francisco, United States) · Full-Time · Senior
Python
AI/ML
Reinforcement Learning
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Open 256 daysTop 25% pay Visa sponsor 9 months ago Long shot · 4%

Software Engineer

$350k per year · In office (San Francisco, United States) · Full-Time
Python
AI/ML
Reinforcement Learning
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Open 347 daysTop 25% pay Visa sponsor 12 months ago Long shot · 3%

Software Engineering Intern

$300k per year · Intern · In office (San Francisco, United States) · Internship · Intern
Python
AI/ML
Reinforcement Learning
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Omnifold

omnifold.ai
omnifold.ai · HQ: San Francisco, United States · Supply Chain AI · 51-200 employees · Est. 2024 · Startup · Trust B · Hiring 9
HQ: San Francisco, United States · Supply Chain AI · 51-200 employees · Est. 2024 · Startup · Trust B · Hiring 9
The AI planning platform purpose-built for your business. Discover the growth, margin, and cash your generic planning tools can.
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Open 235 daysVerified live · 1 hour ago Visa sponsor 8 months ago Long shot · 7%

MTS - Applications

≈ $157k – $292k per year (Estimated) · Senior · 5+ years exp · In office (San Francisco, United States) · Full-Time · Senior
TypeScript
Python
JavaScript
AI/ML
LLM
Frontend
Tailwind CSS
React.js
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Ando

ando.so
ando.so · HQ: San Francisco, United States · AI Agents · Team Communication & Collaboration · 11-50 employees · Startup · Trust B · Hiring 4
HQ: San Francisco, United States · AI Agents · Team Communication & Collaboration · 11-50 employees · Startup · Trust B · Hiring 4
We build spaces for people & agents Language is what made human civilization possible: it let us transmit what was inside one mind to another, coordinate beyond ourselves, and build things no individual could build alone. Now machines can participate in language too.
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Open 237 daysVerified live · 4 hours ago 8 months ago Long shot · 6%

Product Engineer

≈ $131k – $257k per year (Estimated) · Equity · Middle · 3+ years exp · In office (San Francisco, United States) · Full-Time · Middle
Function Calling
Model Context Protocol
AI Agents
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Aura Frames

auraframes.com
auraframes.com · HQ: New York, United States · Headphones & Audio · Musical Electronics · Est. 2016 · Hiring 3
HQ: New York, United States · Headphones & Audio · Musical Electronics · Est. 2016 · Hiring 3
Aura Frames is a New York consumer hardware company founded in 2016 that makes connected digital photo frames. Its devices pair with a mobile app so families can send images to a relative's frame from anywhere without setup. The company designs the hardware, software and cloud service together.
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Open 241 daysTop 25% pay 8 months ago Long shot · 5%

Senior Software Engineer, Device Platform

$160k – $220k per year · Equity · Senior · 7+ years exp · New York · San Francisco · Remote (United States) · Part-Time · Senior
Kotlin
Java
Mobile
WorkManager
Jetpack Compose
DevOps
Wi-Fi
gRPC
Rest API
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Scanner

scanner.com
scanner.com · HQ: San Francisco, United States · Security Operations · Log Management & Analytics · Hiring 2
HQ: San Francisco, United States · Security Operations · Log Management & Analytics · Hiring 2
Scanner builds software that lets companies ask questions of very large real-world data sets and get answers almost instantly. It starts with security teams that search massive log volumes to detect threats, and is expanding to infrastructure, DevOps and site reliability teams. The company is headquartered in San Francisco, United States.
No named decision-maker yet.
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Open 241 daysVerified live · 3 hours ago 8 months ago Long shot · 7%

Full Stack Engineer

≈ $135k – $233k per year (Estimated) · Senior · 5+ years exp · San Francisco · Remote (United States) · Senior
Rust
TypeScript
JavaScript
Databases
MySQL
Frontend
Vue.js
Svelte
React.js
DevOps
Pulumi
Amazon ECS
Amazon S3
Cybersecurity
SIEM
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Verse Medical

versemedical.com
versemedical.com · HQ: New York, United States · Home Care Services · Medical Equipment Distribution · Mobility & Assistive Devices · 201-500 employees · Startup · Trust B · Hiring 21
HQ: New York, United States · Home Care Services · Medical Equipment Distribution · Mobility & Assistive Devices · 201-500 employees · Startup · Trust B · Hiring 21
Verse Medical is a durable medical equipment provider that uses AI to manage orders and deliver equipment to patients at home across the United States. It works with hospitals, health systems and physician practices to handle referrals, insurance paperwork and delivery of items such as mobility aids and respiratory equipment. The company is headquartered in New York, New York, United States.
No named decision-maker yet.
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Open 241 daysVerified live · 4 min ago 8 months ago Long shot · 7%

Software Engineer, Full Stack - Emerging Talent

$130k – $140k per year · Hybrid (New York, San Francisco, United States) · Full-Time
TypeScript
Python
Python
Flask
Databases
PostgreSQL
Frontend
GraphQL
DevOps
GCP
AWS
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Open 241 daysVerified live · 4 min ago 8 months ago Long shot · 15%

Staff Software Engineer, Full Stack

$200k – $240k per year · Staff+ · 7+ years exp · Hybrid (New York, San Francisco, United States) · Relocation · Bachelor's Degree · Full-Time · Staff
TypeScript
JavaScript
SQL
Python
Python
Flask
Databases
MySQL
PostgreSQL
Frontend
Vue.js
GraphQL
React.js
DevOps
GCP
AWS
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Open 241 daysTop 25% pay 8 months ago Long shot · 9%

Software Engineer, Full Stack

$130k – $160k per year · Junior · 1+ year exp · Hybrid (New York, San Francisco, United States) · Bachelor's Degree · Full-Time · Junior
TypeScript
JavaScript
SQL
Python
Python
Flask
Databases
MySQL
PostgreSQL
Frontend
Vue.js
GraphQL
React.js
DevOps
GCP
AWS
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Artie

artie.com
artie.com · HQ: San Francisco, United States · Data Engineering & Migration Services · Customer Data Platforms (CDP) & Reverse ETL · 51-200 employees · Est. 2023 · Startup · Trust B · Hiring 6, 1 new
HQ: San Francisco, United States · Data Engineering & Migration Services · Customer Data Platforms (CDP) & Reverse ETL · 51-200 employees · Est. 2023 · Startup · Trust B · Hiring 6, 1 new
Stream data changes to your warehouse with sub-minute latency and exactly-once delivery. No Kafka build, no DMS compromises.
Cheng Ying Tang · Executive Officer, Director · decision-maker
Sui Ying Jacqueline Cheong · Executive Officer, Director · decision-maker
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Open 242 daysTop 25% pay Visa sponsorship 8 months ago Long shot · 7%

Senior Software Engineer

$150k – $250k per year · Equity · Senior · In office (San Francisco, United States) · Full-Time · Senior
Go
TypeScript
JavaScript
Databases
Apache Kafka
ElasticSearch
Redis
PostgreSQL
Frontend
Material UI
React.js
DevOps
gRPC
Helm
Kubernetes
Terraform
GCP
AWS
Management
ClickUp
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Open 245 daysTop 25% pay Visa sponsorship 8 months ago Long shot · 6%

Product Engineer

$150k – $250k per year · Equity · Middle · 4+ years exp · In office (San Francisco, United States) · Full-Time · Middle
Go
TypeScript
JavaScript
Databases
ElasticSearch
Redis
Apache Kafka
PostgreSQL
Frontend
Material UI
React.js
DevOps
Helm
Terraform
GCP
Kubernetes
AWS
Management
ClickUp
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Automat

runautomat.com
runautomat.com · HQ: San Francisco, United States · Workflow & Process Automation (RPA, BPM) · AI Agents · 51-200 employees · Startup · Trust B · Hiring 6
HQ: San Francisco, United States · Workflow & Process Automation (RPA, BPM) · AI Agents · 51-200 employees · Startup · Trust B · Hiring 6
AI agents that operate computers like people do. Replace UiPath and legacy RPA with self-healing, managed automation. Deploy in days, not months.
No named decision-maker yet.
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Open 243 daysTop 25% pay Visa sponsor 8 months ago Long shot · 4%

Software Engineer (Junior/Intermediate)

$150k – $200k per year · Junior · In office (San Francisco, United States) · Full-Time · Junior
JavaScript
Databases
Supabase
AI/ML
Windsurf
Computer Use
Agentic Workflows
Cursor
Claude Code
Claude
AI Agents
Frontend
Next.js
React.js
DevOps
Vercel
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Backend Developer Salary in San Francisco
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