Updated Aug 31, 2026

Backend Developer Salary in San Jose

Backend Developer jobs in San Jose hiring now at vetted startups and product companies on Alion, updated daily. Average salary around $259,229/year. Compare remote, hybrid and on-site positions with relocation and visa sponsorship. Browse and apply today.

Open positions
2 205
Companies
819
Salary range
$142K – $300K
Average salary
$217K

Salary range

Seniority Jobs 25% Median 75%
Junior 59 $118K $145K $169K
Middle 117 $146K $173K $213K
Senior 583 $180K $208K $253K
Staff 208 $210K $237K $280K
Lead 114 $196K $230K $280K
All levels 1,157 $179K $211K $255K

Based only on the listings that state pay. Gross annual amounts, converted to USD so roles in different currencies stay comparable.

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Humana

humana.com
Humana is a major American health insurance provider and healthcare services company headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky. Founded in 1961, the company is one of the largest managed care organizations in the U.S., specializing primarily in senior-focused care delivery, individual and group Medicare Advantage plans, Medicaid programs, and supplemental insurance products (dental, vision, and pharmacy benefits).
humana.com • HQ: Louisville, United States • Financial Services • Health Care • Insurance • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 1961
HQ: Louisville, United States • Financial Services • Health Care • Insurance • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 1961
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Senior Enterprise Architect

$118k – $162k per year • Staff+ • 10+ years expLouisvilleFort LauderdaleWashingtonChicagoTampa • Remote (United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Architect
Azure
GCP
Cybersecurity
HIPAA
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Full Stack Engineer

$89k – $121k per year • Senior • 5+ years expLouisvilleNashvilleDallas • Remote (United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Senior
C#
C#
.NET
Databases
Oracle
Cybersecurity
HIPAA
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Verified live · 1 hour ago 4 days ago

Senior Database Engineer

$112k – $185k per year (Estimated) • Senior • 3+ years expUnited States • Remote (United States) • Visa sponsorship • PhD • Full-Time • Senior
Python
SQL
Python
pySpark
Databases
Databricks
AI/ML
Spark
DevOps
Azure
Cybersecurity
HIPAA
Analytics
ETL/ELT
Power BI
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Nava Public Benefit Corp (Nava) is a digital services consultancy and public benefit corporation headquartered in Washington, D.C. Founded in 2015 by technologists who helped rebuild HealthCare.gov, the firm partners with U.S. federal, state, and local government agencies to modernize critical public benefits infrastructure. Nava combines human-centered service design, agile engineering, cloud architecture, and open-source software development to build reliable, accessible digital systems for healthcare, social safety net programs, veteran benefits, and workforce services.
navapbc.com • HQ: Washington, United States • Software • Content Management Systems (CMS) • Artificial Intelligence • Est. 2015
HQ: Washington, United States • Software • Content Management Systems (CMS) • Artificial Intelligence • Est. 2015
Verified live · 1 hour ago 7 days ago

Software Engineer (Backend-Java)

$128k per year • Senior • 5+ years exp • Remote (United States) • Visa sponsorship • Contractor • Senior
Java
Java
Hibernate
Spring Boot
Databases
PostgreSQL
DevOps
AWS
CI/CD
Jenkins
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Vanta

vanta.com
Vanta is an automated security, continuous GRC (Governance, Risk, and Compliance), and trust management platform designed to help businesses scale security and automate compliance. Headquartered in San Francisco, California, the company enables organizations to streamline audit processes and maintain real-time visibility into their security posture.
vanta.com • HQ: San Francisco, United States • Information Security • Cybersecurity • Security Compliance • 1001-5000 employees
HQ: San Francisco, United States • Information Security • Cybersecurity • Security Compliance • 1001-5000 employees
Top 25% payVerified live · 1 hour ago 7 hours ago

Principal Software Engineer, Program Structure

$321k – $378k per year • Lead • 15+ years exp • Remote (United States) • Full-Time • Principal
HIPAA
ISO 27001
SOC 2
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Senior Financial Systems Engineer

$145k – $171k per year • Senior • 5+ years exp • Remote (United States) • Full-Time • Senior
SQL
Databases
Snowflake
AI/ML
AI Agents
Human-in-the-Loop
Cybersecurity
HIPAA
ISO 27001
SOC 2
Management
Slack
Marketing
Salesforce
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Top 25% payVerified live · 1 hour ago 4 days ago

Senior Software Engineer, Vanta for Government

$224k – $263k per year • Senior • 5+ years exp • Remote (United States) • Full-Time • Senior
FedRAMP
HIPAA
ISO 27001
SOC 2
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AZX

azx.io
AZX is an artificial intelligence engineering enterprise and Public Benefit Corporation specializing in AI transformation and custom software solutions for critical infrastructure sectors. Headquartered in Bellevue, Washington, the company designs, builds, and deploys production-grade AI systems, agentic workflows, and custom inference platforms tailored for asset-heavy industries - including energy, power utilities, commercial real estate, and supply chain logistics.
azx.io • HQ: Bellevue, United States • Transportation & Logistics • Supply Chain • Energy & Utilities • Artificial Intelligence
HQ: Bellevue, United States • Transportation & Logistics • Supply Chain • Energy & Utilities • Artificial Intelligence
Top 25% payVerified live · 1 hour ago 1 day ago

Senior Software Engineer (Formal Methods & Agentic Systems)

$140k – $230k per year • Senior • 5+ years expSeattle • Remote (United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Senior
Python
Python
FastAPI
Databases
PostgreSQL
AI/ML
LLM
AI Agents
Knowledge Graph
Robotics
Digital Twin
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Snowflake

snowflake.com
Snowflake is a cloud software company that helps organisations store, process, and analyse large volumes of data in a way that is designed for modern cloud infrastructure. Many businesses struggle with data spread across different systems, slow reporting cycles, and the cost and complexity of managing traditional data warehouses.
snowflake.com • HQ: Bozeman, United States • Database Management • Data & Analytics • Data Warehousing • 1001-5000 employees
HQ: Bozeman, United States • Database Management • Data & Analytics • Data Warehousing • 1001-5000 employees
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Senior Solution Engineer

Senior • 7+ years exp • Remote (United States, Malaysia) • Full-Time • Senior
Python
SQL
Databases
Snowflake
AI/ML
Hadoop
Spark
AI Agents
DevOps
AWS
Azure
GCP
Analytics
Power BI
Tableau
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Coinbase

coinbase.com
Founded in June of 2012, Coinbase is a digital currency wallet and platform where merchants and consumers can transact with new digital currencies like bitcoin, ethereum, and litecoin. Our vision is to bring more innovation, efficiency, and equality of opportunity to the world by building an open financial system. Our first step on that journey is making digital currency accessible and approachable for everyone.
coinbase.com • HQ: San Francisco, United States • Blockchain & Crypto • Cryptocurrencies • Crypto Exchanges • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 2012
HQ: San Francisco, United States • Blockchain & Crypto • Cryptocurrencies • Crypto Exchanges • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 2012
Verified live · 2 hours ago 1 day ago

Staff Software Engineer, Enterprise Apps

$180k – $299k per year (Estimated) • Staff+ • 8+ years exp • Remote (United States) • Staff
Go
SQL
TypeScript
Databases
Apache Kafka
Frontend
GraphQL
DevOps
AWS
Buildkite
CI/CD
gRPC
Kubernetes
Terraform
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Verified live · 2 hours ago 3 days ago

Software Engineer, CDP - Payment Acceptance

$118k – $236k per year (Estimated) • Middle • 3+ years exp • Remote (United States) • Middle
Go
TypeScript
JavaScript
Databases
PostgreSQL
AI/ML
Human-in-the-Loop
Frontend
Next.js
React.js
Web Components
DevOps
Datadog
gRPC
OpenTelemetry
AWS Step Functions
Web3
Reown
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Verified live · 2 hours ago 5 days ago

Staff Software Engineer, Compute Platform (Routing)

$167k – $313k per year (Estimated) • Staff+ • 8+ years exp • Remote (United States) • Staff
Go
Java
Python
DevOps
AWS
Envoy
Istio
Kubernetes
Service Mesh
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Citizens Financial Group

citizensbank.com
Citizens Financial Group is one of the oldest and largest financial institutions in the United States, offering a comprehensive suite of commercial and retail banking services. Headquartered in Providence, Rhode Island, the enterprise operates an extensive network of physical branches, ATMs, and digital platforms across multiple regions. Through its tailored personal, private, and corporate solutions, the bank assists individuals, small businesses, and institutions in managing capital and achieving their financial goals.
citizensbank.com • HQ: Providence, United States • Financial Services • Banking • 501-1000 employees
HQ: Providence, United States • Financial Services • Banking • 501-1000 employees
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Senior Software Engineer

$85k – $207k per year (Estimated) • Senior • 2+ years exp • Remote (United States) • Master's Degree • Senior
JavaScript
C#
C#
.NET
DevOps
Git
Jenkins
Analytics
ETL/ELT
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Verified live · 2 hours ago 1 day ago

Principal Software Engineer

$108k – $242k per year (Estimated) • Lead • 3+ years exp • Remote (United States) • High School Diploma • Principal
Java
SQL
JavaScript
Java
Hibernate
Maven
Spring Boot
Spring MVC
Databases
Apache Kafka
AI/ML
JAX
Frontend
Bootstrap
Mobile
JUnit
DevOps
Bitbucket
CI/CD
Datadog
Docker
Git
Kubernetes
Logstash
Rest API
ZooKeeper
QA
Swagger
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Akamai

akamai.com
Akamai is the cybersecurity and cloud computing company that powers and protects business online.
akamai.com • Singapore • Hong Kong • CDN • Cybersecurity • Cloud Computing • 1001-5000 employees
Singapore • Hong Kong • CDN • Cybersecurity • Cloud Computing • 1001-5000 employees
Top 25% payVerified live · 2 hours ago 2 months ago

Senior Software Engineer

$121k – $219k per year • Equity • Senior • Remote (United States) • Senior
Python
DevOps
Akamai
Terraform
Cybersecurity
FedRAMP
SOC 2
SonarQube
Trivy
Zero Trust
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Top 25% payVerified live · 2 hours ago 1 month ago

Senior Technical Marketing Engineer- API Security

$120k – $215k per year • Equity • Senior • Remote (United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Senior
AI Agents
LLM
DevOps
Akamai
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Semiconductor Engineering

semiengineering.com
Semiconductor Engineering is a technical media and research organization based in San Jose, California, and founded in 2013. The company provides in-depth news, analysis, and technical papers focused on the design, manufacturing, testing, and integration of advanced semiconductor technologies. It operates as a global information hub for chip engineers and industry professionals, offering newsletters, webinars, and specialized research reports.
semiengineering.com • HQ: San Jose, United States • Semiconductor Manufacturing • Manufacturing • Science & Engineering • Publishing • Media & Entertainment • Electrical & Electronic Engineering • Semiconductors • Hardware • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 2013
HQ: San Jose, United States • Semiconductor Manufacturing • Manufacturing • Science & Engineering • Publishing • Media & Entertainment • Electrical & Electronic Engineering • Semiconductors • Hardware • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 2013
Top 25% payVerified live · 1 hour ago 11 days ago

Lead Software Engineer

$115k – $213k per year • Equity • Lead • In office (San Jose, United States) • Master's Degree • Full-Time • Staff
C++
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Top 25% payVerified live · 1 hour ago 25 days ago

Digital Implementation AE Architect

$158k – $293k per year • Equity • Staff+ • 15+ years expIn office (San Jose, United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Architect
Perl
Python
AI/ML
AI Agents
Chips/EDA
Cadence Conformal
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Top 25% payVerified live · 1 hour ago 12 days ago

IC RTL2GDS Architect, AE

$158k – $293k per year • Equity • Staff+ • 15+ years expIn office (San Jose, United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Architect
Perl
Python
AI/ML
AI Agents
Chips/EDA
Cadence Conformal
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Applied Materials is a global materials engineering company for the semiconductor, flat panel display, and solar industries, headquartered in Santa Clara, California, and founded in 1967. The company provides specialized equipment, services, and software used to manufacture semiconductor chips, liquid crystal displays, and organic light-emitting diode screens. Operating in more than 20 countries across North America, Europe, and Asia, the publicly traded corporation serves major electronics manufacturers and focuses on advancing nanotechnology and energy-efficient electronics.
amat.com • HQ: Santa Clara, United States • Solar Energy • Energy & Utilities • Displays & Panel Technology • Advanced Materials • Manufacturing • Hardware • Semiconductors • Semiconductor Manufacturing • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 1967
HQ: Santa Clara, United States • Solar Energy • Energy & Utilities • Displays & Panel Technology • Advanced Materials • Manufacturing • Hardware • Semiconductors • Semiconductor Manufacturing • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 1967
Top 25% payVerified live · 6 min ago 5 days ago

Software Engineer ||

$124k – $171k per year • Equity • Junior • 2+ years expIn office (Santa Clara, San Jose, Fremont, Mountain View, United States) • Relocation • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Junior
C#
C++
C#
.NET
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Adobe

adobe.com
Adobe is an American software company founded in 1982 by John Warnock and Charles Geschke and headquartered in San Jose, California. It created the PostScript and PDF formats and built the industry-standard creative toolset around Photoshop, Illustrator, Premiere Pro, After Effects and InDesign, now delivered as the Creative Cloud subscription. The company also runs Document Cloud for electronic signatures and document workflows, Experience Cloud for enterprise marketing analytics and personalisation, and the commercially safe Firefly family of generative AI models.
adobe.com • HQ: San Jose, United States • Sales & Marketing • Document Management • Artificial Intelligence • LLM & Generative AI • Software • Design & Creative • Graphic Design • Productivity Software • Digital Design • 5000+ employees • Est. 1982
HQ: San Jose, United States • Sales & Marketing • Document Management • Artificial Intelligence • LLM & Generative AI • Software • Design & Creative • Graphic Design • Productivity Software • Digital Design • 5000+ employees • Est. 1982
Open 102 daysVerified live · 1 day ago 3 months ago

Enterprise Architect

$148k – $236k per year • Equity • Staff+ • 4+ years expIn office (Seattle, Atlanta, Lehi, New York, Chicago, United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Architect
PHP
JavaScript
PHP
Magento
AI/ML
AI Agents
Frontend
React.js
Mobile
React Native
DevOps
Rest API
Marketing
Marketo
Salesforce
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Top 25% payVerified live · 1 day ago 28 days ago

Software Development Engineer

$114k – $215k per year • Equity • Middle • 3+ years expIn office (Seattle, San Francisco, San Jose, United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Middle
JavaScript
Node JS
PHP
TypeScript
Frontend
GraphQL
Webpack
DevOps
AWS
Docker
Kubernetes
New Relic
Splunk
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Top 25% payVerified live · 1 day ago 12 days ago

Senior Enterprise Architect

$178k – $289k per year • Equity • Staff+ • 4+ years expWashington • Remote (United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Architect
PHP
JavaScript
PHP
Magento
Frontend
React.js
Mobile
React Native
DevOps
Rest API
Marketing
Marketo
Salesforce
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Homedepot

homedepot.com
The Home Depot, the world's largest home improvement specialty retailer, values and rewards dedicated, knowledgeable, and experienced professionals. We operate more than 2,300 retail stores in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, Canada, and Mexico.
homedepot.com • HQ: Atlanta, United States • Commerce • Tools & DIY Supplies • Retail & Shop Systems • 1001-5000 employees
HQ: Atlanta, United States • Commerce • Tools & DIY Supplies • Retail & Shop Systems • 1001-5000 employees
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Staff Systems Engineer (Remote)

$80k – $160k per year • Staff+ • United States • Remote (United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Staff
SQL
Databases
Db2
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Verified live · 10 hours ago 5 days ago

Senior Software Engineer - Marketing Technology (Remote)

$80k – $180k per year • Senior • 3+ years expUnited States • Remote (United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Senior
Go
Java
Python
Databases
Chroma
Milvus
Pinecone
AI/ML
AI Agents
RAG
LLM Guardrails
AutoGen
CrewAI
Hallucination
LangChain
LangGraph
LangSmith
Prompt Engineering
Semantic Kernel
TruLens
DevOps
Self-Healing
Vector
AWS
Azure
GCP
Git
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Top 25% payVerified live · 10 hours ago 5 days ago

Distinguished Engineer - Martech, Retail Media & Loyalty

$200k – $300k per year • Lead • 12+ years expUnited States • Remote (United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Principal
AWS
Azure
GCP
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Symbotic

symbotic.com
Symbotic is a global provider of integrated supply network automation solutions for warehouses and distribution centers. Our Symbotic Employees build hardware and software solutions that will change the way the world distributes product from manu...
symbotic.com • HQ: Wilmington, United States • Warehousing • Robotics • Logistics & Warehouse Robotics • 1001-5000 employees
HQ: Wilmington, United States • Warehousing • Robotics • Logistics & Warehouse Robotics • 1001-5000 employees
Verified live · 2 days ago 1 month ago

Technical Control Engineer

$71k – $98k per year • Junior • 2+ years expUnited States • Remote (United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Junior
SQL
DevOps
Shift-Left
Cybersecurity
Shift-Left Security
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Lumentum

lumentum.com
Lumentum is a technology company headquartered in San Jose, California, and was established as an independent entity in 2015 following a spin-off from JDS Uniphase. The company designs and manufactures optical and photonic products, including lasers for industrial manufacturing, optical transceivers for data centers, and 3D sensing components for consumer electronics. It operates a global network of manufacturing and research facilities, serving customers in the telecommunications, cloud networking, and industrial markets worldwide.
lumentum.com • HQ: San Jose, United States • Semiconductors • Data Centers • Information Technology • Optical Communications • Telecommunications • Sensors • Hardware • Lasers & Photonics • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 2015
HQ: San Jose, United States • Semiconductors • Data Centers • Information Technology • Optical Communications • Telecommunications • Sensors • Hardware • Lasers & Photonics • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 2015
Open 93 daysVerified live · 1 day ago 3 months ago

Staff Process Integration Engineer

$162k – $304k per year (Estimated) • Staff+ • 5+ years expIn office (San Jose, United States) • Master's Degree • Full-Time • Staff
C++
MATLAB
Visual Basic
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Micron Technology

micron.com
Micron Technology is an American semiconductor company founded in Boise, Idaho in 1978 and one of only a handful of manufacturers of both DRAM and NAND flash memory. It designs and fabricates memory and storage products used in data centres, personal computers, smartphones, cars and industrial equipment, and sells them under the Micron and consumer-facing Crucial brands. High-bandwidth memory for AI accelerators has become the fastest-growing part of the business, and the company operates fabrication and assembly sites across the United States and Asia.
micron.com • HQ: Boise, United States • Data Centers • Semiconductor Manufacturing • Consumer Electronics • Hardware • Storage • Digital Storage • Semiconductors • 5000+ employees • Est. 1978
HQ: Boise, United States • Data Centers • Semiconductor Manufacturing • Consumer Electronics • Hardware • Storage • Digital Storage • Semiconductors • 5000+ employees • Est. 1978
Top 25% payVerified live · 2 hours ago 13 days ago

SR ENGINEER, DPG ARCHITECTURE STRATEGY

$171k – $238k per year • Senior • In office (San Jose, United States) • Master's Degree • Full-Time • Senior
C++
Python
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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 · 28 min ago 2 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
Verified live · 2 days ago 2 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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Verified live · 2 days ago 2 days ago

Software Engineer - Performance and Tools

$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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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
Top 25% payVerified live · 10 hours ago 5 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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$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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Open 1671 dayTop 25% pay 4 years ago

Software Engineer

$165k – $260k per year • Equity • New York • Remote (United States) • Cofounder
Rust
C++
C++
OpenGL
AI/ML
Claude
Claude Code
Gemini
AI Agents
OpenAI
OpenAI Codex
Frontend
WebAssembly
DevOps
Docker
GitHub
Design
Figma
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 3 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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Twilio

twilio.com
Twilio is a leading cloud communications platform that enables software developers to programmatically build, scale, and integrate real-time communication capabilities into applications via application programming interfaces (APIs). Headquartered in San Francisco, California, the company provides infrastructure for automated SMS messaging, voice calls, WhatsApp integration, video, and two-factor authentication without requiring traditional telecom hardware.
twilio.com • HQ: San Francisco, United States • Telecommunications • Software • Online Communication • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 2008
HQ: San Francisco, United States • Telecommunications • Software • Online Communication • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 2008
Verified live · 12 hours ago 1 month ago

Staff Software Engineer

$171k – $214k per year • Equity • Staff+ • 8+ years exp • Remote (United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Staff
Java
Python
Databases
Apache Kafka
ClickHouse
AI/ML
Spark
Mobile
Twilio
DevOps
AWS
Helm
Kubernetes
Terraform
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Verified live · 12 hours ago 1 month ago

Software Engineer (L2)

$117k – $146k per year • Equity • Middle • 3+ years exp • Remote (United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Middle
C#
C++
Go
Java
Rust
Databases
Amazon Aurora
Apache Kafka
MySQL
Mobile
Twilio
DevOps
AWS
Azure
Docker
GCP
Kubernetes
Terraform
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Verified live · 12 hours ago 4 months ago

Staff Software Engineer (L4) Data Platform

$171k – $214k per year • Equity • Staff+ • 8+ years exp • Remote (United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Staff
Java
Python
Scala
Databases
Apache Kafka
AI/ML
Hadoop
Spark
Mobile
Twilio
DevOps
AWS
Analytics
ETL/ELT
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Fully remote 92%
2,036
On site 6%
136
Visa sponsorship 12%
259
Equity 30%
669

How pay is distributed

1,157 of these Backend Developer Salary in San Jose state pay directly. Across them the middle half of the market sits between $179K and $255K a year, with a median of $211K. By level, the median runs junior at $145K, middle at $173K, senior at $208K, staff at $237K, and lead at $230K. The step from junior to lead is worth about 1.6x on median pay. Figures are gross annual amounts converted to US dollars, so roles in different currencies stay comparable.

The market right now

Alion currently lists 2,205 open Backend Developer Salary in San Jose from 819 companies. 281 of them were posted or refreshed in the last seven days. 735 of the employers have posted something in the last three months, which is the pool worth watching if you are starting a search now. Every listing links straight to the employer, so you apply on their own board rather than through an intermediary.

Where the work is

The largest concentrations of these roles are United States (137), Spain (6), France (6), Canada (4), and Singapore (4). 92% of the listings are fully remote, so a large part of this market is open to you regardless of where you live.

Who is hiring

The employers with the most open Backend Developer Salary in San Jose right now are Clickhouse (59), Adobe (56), Affirm (47), Reddit (29), Coinbase (27), and Canonical (23). Each company page on Alion carries its size, funding stage, tech stack and every other position it has open, so you can judge the employer before you spend an evening on the application.

What employers ask for

Reading across the current listings, the tools that come up most often are Python (1,017), AWS (911), JavaScript (835), TypeScript (764), CI/CD (698), Kubernetes (694), AI Agents (569), and Go (515). The counts are how many of these openings name each one, which is a better guide to what is actually being hired for than a generic skills list.

Relocation, visas and equity

Of the current Backend Developer Salary in San Jose, 259 state visa sponsorship, 57 offer a relocation package, and 669 include equity. These are filters on the list above, so you can narrow it to the ones that make a move possible for you.

Backend Developer Salary in San Jose
Frequently asked questions
How many Backend Developer Salary in San Jose are open right now?
There are 2,205 open Backend Developer Salary in San Jose on Alion from 819 companies. The list was last refreshed on August 31, 2026.
What do Backend Developer Salary in San Jose pay?
The median is $211K a year, and the middle half of the market falls between $179K and $255K. This is based on the 1,157 listings that state pay.
Are any of these roles remote?
2,036 of the 2,205 listings (92%) are fully remote, and you can filter the list down to them in one click.
Which companies are hiring?
The most active employers right now are Clickhouse, Adobe, Affirm, Reddit, Coinbase, and Canonical. Each has its own page on Alion with the rest of its open roles.
Can I get visa sponsorship or relocation?
Yes - of the current listings, 259 state visa sponsorship and 57 offer a relocation package. Both are filters on the jobs page.
How do I apply?
Open any listing and apply on the employer's own board through the link on the page. No account is required to browse or to apply.