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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Conductor Quantum

conductorquantum.com
Conductor Quantum is a Y Combinator-backed deep tech software company building AI-driven operating and calibration platforms for quantum computing hardware. The company engineers low-level control software designed to automate the complex, manual tuning and operational bring-up of quantum processors across hardware architectures like silicon spin qubits, superconducting transmons, and neutral atom systems.
conductorquantum.com • San Francisco • Albuquerque • Artificial Intelligence • 51-200 employees
San Francisco • Albuquerque • Artificial Intelligence • 51-200 employees
Top 25% payVerified live · 2 hours ago 5 days ago

Quantum Engineer (Ion Trap)

$120k – $180k per year • Equity 0.2–1.5% • Junior • 1+ year expIn office (San Francisco, United States) • Full-Time • Junior
Python
AI/ML
AI Agents
ChatGPT
DevOps
Error Budget
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Ohm

ohm.ai
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.
ohm.ai • San Francisco • Hardware • Science & Engineering • Test & Measurement • Artificial Intelligence
San Francisco • Hardware • Science & Engineering • Test & Measurement • Artificial Intelligence
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Forward Deployed Engineer, Battery Engineering

$127k – $259k per year (Estimated)San Francisco • Remote (United States) • Master's Degree • Full-Time
Python
AI/ML
Claude
Claude Code
Cursor
AI Agents
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Full Stack Engineer

$148k – $302k per year (Estimated)In office (San Francisco, United States) • PhD • Full-Time
Python
TypeScript
AI/ML
AI Agents
Claude
Claude Code
Cursor
LLM
Time Series Forecasting
DevOps
CI/CD
Platform Engineering
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$127k – $259k per year (Estimated)San Francisco • Remote (United States) • Master's Degree • Full-Time
Python
AI/ML
Claude
Claude Code
Cursor
AI Agents
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Truewind

truewind.ai
Truewind AI agents convert source financial data into GL-ready entries, helping accounting teams close faster with stronger controls.
truewind.ai • San Francisco • Artificial Intelligence • Financial Services • Audit
San Francisco • Artificial Intelligence • Financial Services • Audit
Top 25% payVerified live · 1 hour ago 5 days ago

Senior Software Engineer

$170k – $220k per year • Equity 0.1–0.2% • Senior • 3+ years expIn office (San Francisco, United States) • Full-Time • Senior
JavaScript
TypeScript
Databases
MySQL
PostgreSQL
AI/ML
LLM
Edge AI
OpenAI
Frontend
Material UI
Next.js
React.js
Vue.js
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Top 25% payVerified live · 1 hour ago 5 days ago

Senior Software Engineer - Backend & Agent Platform

$220k – $260k per year • Equity 0.1–0.2% • Senior • 6+ years expIn 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 · 1 hour ago 5 days ago

Staff Software Engineer

$200k – $250k per year • Equity 0.5–1% • Staff+ • 11+ years expIn office (San Francisco, United States) • Full-Time • Staff
JavaScript
TypeScript
Databases
MySQL
PostgreSQL
AI/ML
LLM
Edge AI
OpenAI
Frontend
Material UI
Next.js
React.js
Vue.js
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Nautilus

nautilus.co
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.
nautilus.co • San Francisco • Manufacturing • Automotive Manufacturing • Business Process Automation (BPA) • Software
San Francisco • Manufacturing • Automotive Manufacturing • Business Process Automation (BPA) • Software
Top 25% payVerified live · 1 hour ago 5 days ago

Full-Stack Engineer

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

fresco-ai.com
fresco-ai.com • San Francisco • Artificial Intelligence • 11-50 employees
San Francisco • Artificial Intelligence • 11-50 employees
Top 25% payVerified live · 1 hour ago 5 days ago

Founding Software Engineer

$100k – $200k per year • Equity 0.1–2% • In office (San Francisco, United States) • Full-Time
Python
TypeScript
AI/ML
LLM
Anthropic
OpenAI
Frontend
React.js
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Vector Legal

vectorlegal.com
Vector Legal is a Y Combinator-backed, AI-native law firm and software platform engineered for technology startups, venture capital firms, and growth-stage companies. The firm combines human legal counsel with proprietary artificial intelligence to deliver full-service legal workflows. Through its software platform (VectorOS), the company automates routine legal processes, including AI contract review, equity and dilution tracking, document drafting, interactive legal document queries, and investor-ready data room maintenance.
vectorlegal.com • San Francisco • Financial Services • Venture Capital • Professional Services • Legal Services • 11-50 employees
San Francisco • Financial Services • Venture Capital • Professional Services • Legal Services • 11-50 employees
Top 25% payVerified live · 2 hours ago 5 days ago

Founding Engineer

$120k – $180k per year • Equity 0.5–1.5% • Junior • 2+ years expIn office (San Francisco, United States) • Full-Time • Middle
Python
TypeScript
AI/ML
AI Agents
Frontend
React.js
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Pax

paxai.com
Pax AI is an AI-native global trade control tower for duty drawback, tariff recovery, customs audits, FTZ, reconciliation, and post-entry compliance.
paxai.com • San Francisco • Audit
San Francisco • Audit
Top 25% payVerified live · 2 hours ago 5 days ago

Software Engineer (Early Career)

$130k – $150k per year • Equity 0.1–0.4% • Junior • In office (San Francisco, United States) • PhD • Full-Time • Junior
PostgreSQL
AI/ML
LLM
AI Agents
Frontend
Next.js
React.js
DevOps
GitHub
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Top 25% payVerified live · 2 hours ago 5 days ago

Software Engineer (Senior)

$175k – $220k per year • Senior • 3+ years expIn office (San Francisco, United States) • PhD • Full-Time • Senior
PostgreSQL
AI/ML
AI Agents
LLM
Frontend
Next.js
React.js
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Top 25% pay 22 days ago

Software Engineer (Early Career)

$130k – $170k per year • Junior • In office (San Francisco, United States) • PhD • Full-Time • Junior
Python
JavaScript
Python
FastAPI
Databases
PostgreSQL
AI/ML
LLM
AI Agents
Frontend
Next.js
React.js
DevOps
GitHub
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Rivet

rivet.dev
Rivet is an open-source backend infrastructure platform engineered for stateful workloads, AI agent orchestration, and real-time interactive applications. Its core technology, Rivet Actors, provides long-running, lightweight execution primitives that co-locate in-memory state, WebSockets, queues, and durable execution workflows into a unified runtime.
rivet.dev • Information Technology • Database Management
Information Technology • Database Management
Verified live · 10 hours ago 5 days ago

Software Engineer

$80k – $150k per year • Remote (United States) • Full-Time
C++
Go
Rust
TypeScript
Databases
ClickHouse
FoundationDB
NATS
PostgreSQL
SQLite
DevOps
WebSockets
GitHub
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Top 25% payVerified live · 10 hours ago 5 days ago

Senior Software Engineer

$130k – $260k per year • Senior • 6+ years exp • Remote (United States) • Full-Time • Senior
C++
Go
Rust
TypeScript
Databases
ClickHouse
FoundationDB
NATS
PostgreSQL
SQLite
DevOps
WebSockets
GitHub
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Top 25% pay 18 days ago

Senior Software Engineer

$130k – $260k per year • Senior • Remote (United States) • Full-Time • Senior
C++
Go
Rust
TypeScript
Databases
ClickHouse
FoundationDB
NATS
PostgreSQL
SQLite
DevOps
WebSockets
GitHub
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Applied Systems

appliedsystems.com
Applied Systems is a global provider of cloud-based software solutions for the property and casualty (P&C) insurance industry. The company delivers an integrated insurtech ecosystem centered around flagship agency management platforms - such as Applied Epic and EZLynx - alongside automated comparative rating, digital payments (Applied Pay), and AI-driven workflow tools.
appliedsystems.com • Bengaluru • Chicago • New York • Atlanta • Salt Lake City • Information Technology • Cloud Computing • Data & Analytics • Sales & Marketing • 501-1000 employees • Est. 1983
Bengaluru • Chicago • New York • Atlanta • Salt Lake City • Information Technology • Cloud Computing • Data & Analytics • Sales & Marketing • 501-1000 employees • Est. 1983
Verified live · 2 days ago 5 days ago

Associate Software Engineer / Software Engineer

$60k – $125k per year • Junior • Remote (United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Junior
C#
Python
SQL
DevOps
CI/CD
GCP
gRPC
Kubernetes
Rest API
Terraform
Management
Confluence
Jira
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Senior Software Engineer (Golang, React)

$70k – $120k per year • Senior • 8+ years exp • Remote (CIS, United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Senior
C#
Go
JavaScript
Node JS
SQL
TypeScript
C#
.NET
Databases
PostgreSQL
AI/ML
Claude
Claude Code
Frontend
React.js
DevOps
CI/CD
GCP
gRPC
Kubernetes
Management
Confluence
Jira
QA
Cypress
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Veryfi

veryfi.com
Veryfi is a Y Combinator-backed Intelligent Document Processing (IDP) and financial technology company based in San Mateo, California. The company provides developer-first AI APIs and mobile/web SDKs (Veryfi Lens) that automatically transform unstructured business documents - such as receipts, invoices, W-2/W-9 forms, checks, bank statements, and credit cards - into structured JSON data in real time.
veryfi.com • HQ: San Mateo, United States • Software • Billing & Invoicing • Data & Analytics • Artificial Intelligence • 51-200 employees
HQ: San Mateo, United States • Software • Billing & Invoicing • Data & Analytics • Artificial Intelligence • 51-200 employees
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Senior Python Engineer

$90k – $130k per year • Equity 0–0.2% • Senior • 3+ years expSan Mateo • Remote (United States, Colombia) • Full-Time • Senior
JavaScript
Python
Python
Django
Flask
Mobile
React Native
DevOps
Docker
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Yn

yn.app
Y/n - Fanfiction but you're the main character. Play fics, write your own romance novels, or discover 1M+ interactive stories.
yn.app • San Francisco • Digital Goods • LLM & Generative AI • Media & Entertainment • 11-50 employees
San Francisco • Digital Goods • LLM & Generative AI • Media & Entertainment • 11-50 employees
Top 25% payVerified live · 2 hours ago 5 days ago

Founding Engineer

$120k – $300k per year • Equity 0.5–2% • In office (San Francisco, United States) • Relocation • Full-Time
Vercel
GitHub
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Top 25% payVerified live · 2 hours ago 5 days ago

Software Engineer

$120k – $300k per year • Equity 0.5–2% • Junior • 1+ year expSan Francisco • Remote (United States) • Relocation • Full-Time • Junior
Recommender Systems
DevOps
Vercel
GitHub
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Reflex

reflex.dev
Build with AI, iterate in Python, deploy to any cloud. Reflex is the unified platform for full-stack web apps and internal tools.
reflex.dev • San Francisco • Information Technology • Software • Web Development • 11-50 employees
San Francisco • Information Technology • Software • Web Development • 11-50 employees
Top 25% payVerified live · 2 hours ago 5 days ago

Senior Software Engineer Infra

$150k – $225k per year • Equity 0.2–0.5% • Senior • 5+ years expIn office (San Francisco, United States) • Full-Time • Senior
Python
Databases
PostgreSQL
DevOps
CI/CD
GitHub Actions
Helm
Jenkins
Kubernetes
Terraform
GCP
Azure
AWS
GitHub
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Nowadays

nowadays.ai
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.
nowadays.ai • San Francisco • Artificial Intelligence • Event Management • Events & Ticketing • 51-200 employees • Est. 2023
San Francisco • Artificial Intelligence • Event Management • Events & Ticketing • 51-200 employees • Est. 2023
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Founding Software Engineer

$130k – $170k per year • Equity 0.5–2% • In office (San Francisco, United States) • Full-Time
Python
SQL
TypeScript
AI/ML
LLM
Frontend
Next.js
React.js
DevOps
Amazon S3
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Relling

relling.co
American manufacturing, automated. AI robot workcells qualified off-site — live on your floor in weeks, not quarters.
relling.co • San Francisco • Industrial Automation • Robotics • Industrial Robotics • 51-200 employees • Est. 2025
San Francisco • Industrial Automation • Robotics • Industrial Robotics • 51-200 employees • Est. 2025
Top 25% payVerified live · 2 hours ago 5 days ago

Software Engineer, Perception

$120k – $170k per year • Middle • 4+ years expIn office (San Francisco, United States) • Full-Time • Middle
C++
Python
AI/ML
Computer Vision
DINOv2
Quantization
TensorRT
Robotics
Localization
Perception
ROS
ROS2
Imitation Learning
Motion Planning
Sim-to-Real
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Verified live · 2 hours ago 5 days ago

Software Engineer Intern

Intern • In office (San Francisco, United States) • Internship • Intern
Python
C++
C++
PyTorch C++
AI/ML
DINOv2
PyTorch
LLM Evaluation
Robotics
Imitation Learning
Diffusion Policy
OpenVLA
ROS
ROS2
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Accord

inaccord.com
Transform sales best practices into unavoidable playbooks. Empower reps to win like top sellers with AI-powered revenue execution. Increase deal size by +40%.
inaccord.com • San Francisco • Professional Services • Human Resources • Artificial Intelligence • 11-50 employees
San Francisco • Professional Services • Human Resources • Artificial Intelligence • 11-50 employees
Top 25% payVerified live · 3 hours ago 5 days ago

Software Engineer, Cloud Infrastructure

$170k – $240k per year • Middle • 3+ years expRemote/Hybrid (San Francisco, United States) • Full-Time • Middle
AWS
Azure
CI/CD
GCP
Kubernetes
Terraform
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Simbie AI

simbie.ai
Simbie AI is a healthcare technology platform providing clinically trained AI voice agents and automated administrative workflows for medical practices, clinics, and health systems. The platform operates as an AI-powered medical staff assistant, handling 24/7 patient communications - including inbound scheduling, outbound follow-up calls, prescription refills, pre-visit intake, and post-operative check-ins.
simbie.ai • New York • Artificial Intelligence • Health Care • AI Agents • Digital Health • 11-50 employees
New York • Artificial Intelligence • Health Care • AI Agents • Digital Health • 11-50 employees
Verified live · 1 hour ago 5 days ago

Forward Deployed Engineer

$110k – $150k per year • Middle • 3+ years expNew York • Remote (United States) • Full-Time • Middle
Python
AI/ML
AI Agents
LLM
Mobile
Twilio
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Monumint

monumint.com
Monumint is a company that offers services and technology solutions related to digital assets and blockchain based financial products. It focuses on tools for creating managing and trading tokenized assets in environments that emphasize regulatory compliance and risk control.
monumint.com • San Francisco • DeFi • Blockchain & Crypto • Asset Tokenization
San Francisco • DeFi • Blockchain & Crypto • Asset Tokenization
Top 25% payVerified live · 2 hours ago 5 days ago

Forward Deployed Engineer

$150k – $200k per year • Equity 0.5–1.5% • Middle • 3+ years expIn office (San Francisco, United States) • Full-Time • Middle
TypeScript
Node JS
Databases
PostgreSQL
AI/ML
AI Agents
Frontend
Next.js
React.js
DevOps
Docker
Marketing
Salesforce
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Top 25% payVerified live · 2 hours ago 5 days ago

Full Stack Engineer

$150k – $200k per year • Equity 0.5–1.5% • Middle • 3+ years expIn office (San Francisco, United States) • Full-Time • Middle
TypeScript
Databases
PostgreSQL
AI/ML
AI Agents
Frontend
Next.js
React.js
DevOps
Docker
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Top 25% pay 2 months ago

Senior Software Engineer

$200k – $250k per year • Equity • Senior • 6+ years expIn office (San Francisco, United States) • Full-Time • Senior
TypeScript
JavaScript
Databases
PostgreSQL
AI/ML
AI Agents
Frontend
Next.js
React.js
DevOps
Docker
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Rollstack

rollstack.com
rollstack.com • New York • Seattle • Software • Data & Analytics • 51-200 employees
New York • Seattle • Software • Data & Analytics • 51-200 employees
Top 25% payVerified live · 2 hours ago 5 days ago

Software Engineer (TypeScript) - Eastern US/ Eastern Canada

$140k – $240k per year • Equity 0–0.2% • Middle • 3+ years exp • Remote (United States, India, Germany, Canada, Morocco) • Full-Time • Middle
Node JS
TypeScript
Node JS
Prisma
AI/ML
Gemini
LangChain
Langfuse
OpenAI
Frontend
React.js
shadcn/ui
Tailwind CSS
DevOps
ArgoCD
AWS
CI/CD
Kubernetes
SigNoz
Analytics
Tableau
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Candle

trycandle.app
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.
trycandle.app • San Francisco • Lifestyle • Dating & Relationships • 11-50 employees
San Francisco • Lifestyle • Dating & Relationships • 11-50 employees
Top 25% payVerified live · 2 hours ago 5 days ago

Software Engineering Intern (Summer 2026)

$78k – $108k per year • Intern • In office (San Francisco, United States) • Internship • Intern
TypeScript
Swift
AI/ML
Claude
Claude Code
Cursor
Gemini
Replicate
Anthropic
GPT-5
OpenAI
Mobile
Expo
React Native
SwiftUI
DevOps
AWS
Git
Rest API
Marketing
Amplitude
QA
Sentry
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Vooma

vooma.ai
Vooma automates quoting and order entry for logistics teams. AI-powered tools that boost efficiency, reduce errors, and unlock inbox revenue.
vooma.ai • San Francisco • Transportation & Logistics • Logistics • Artificial Intelligence • 11-50 employees
San Francisco • Transportation & Logistics • Logistics • Artificial Intelligence • 11-50 employees
Top 25% payVerified live · 2 hours ago 5 days ago

Forward Deployed Engineer

$100k – $200k per year • Middle • 3+ years expIn office (San Francisco, United States) • Full-Time • Middle
Python
TypeScript
AI/ML
AI Agents
LLM
Prompt Engineering
Edge AI
Fine-tuning
Anthropic
OpenAI
Frontend
GraphQL
Next.js
Mobile
Twilio
DevOps
Vector
Analytics
ETL/ELT
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Top 25% payVerified live · 2 hours ago 5 days ago

Full Stack Software Engineer

$100k – $200k per year • Middle • 3+ years expIn office (San Francisco, United States) • Full-Time • Middle
Python
TypeScript
Node JS
AI/ML
AI Agents
Computer Vision
LLM
Anthropic
Edge AI
OpenAI
Frontend
GraphQL
Next.js
DevOps
AWS
Azure
GCP
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Backend Developer Salary in San Francisco
Frequently asked questions
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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