Backend Developer Salary in Shanghai

Backend Developer jobs in Shanghai hiring now at vetted startups and product companies on Alion, updated daily. Compare remote, hybrid and on-site positions with relocation and visa sponsorship. Browse and apply today.

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Canaan

canaan.io
canaan.io · HQ: Hangzhou, China · Electronics Manufacturing · Mining & Staking · Est. 2013 · Trust B · Hiring 19, 18 new
HQ: Hangzhou, China · Electronics Manufacturing · Mining & Staking · Est. 2013 · Trust B · Hiring 19, 18 new
Canaan is a computing hardware manufacturer headquartered in Hangzhou that shipped some of the earliest commercial mining machines. Its Avalon series competes in the global market for Bitcoin mining rigs, and the company also develops edge artificial intelligence chips. Canaan was the first digital asset mining hardware maker to complete a United States public listing.
Verified live · 5 hours ago 1 day ago Hiring now · 86%

校招 上海-AI Hardware-Software Co-design Engineer

In office (Shanghai, China) · Bachelor's Degree
Quantization
Transformers
LLM
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Apple

apple.com
apple.com · HQ: Cupertino, United States · Smartwatches & Fitness Trackers · Operating Systems · Tablets · Laptops · Smartphones · 5000+ employees · Est. 1976 · Trust A · Hiring 2917, 343 new
HQ: Cupertino, United States · Smartwatches & Fitness Trackers · Operating Systems · Tablets · Laptops · Smartphones · 5000+ employees · Est. 1976 · Trust A · Hiring 2917, 343 new
Apple is an American multinational technology company founded in 1976 by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak and Ronald Wayne, and headquartered in Cupertino, California. It designs and sells consumer hardware including the iPhone, Mac, iPad, Apple Watch, AirPods and Vision Pro, together with the operating systems and silicon that run them. A growing services division built around the App Store, iCloud, Apple Music, Apple TV+ and Apple Pay now contributes a large share of profit, making Apple one of the most valuable companies in the world.
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Software Engineer, Data Services, IS&T Ai & Data Platforms

Middle · 3+ years exp · In office (Shanghai, China) · Bachelor's Degree · Middle
SQL
Python
Databases
Oracle
CockroachDB
PostgreSQL
AI/ML
Machine Learning
DevOps
Incident Management
AWS
SLI/SLO/SLA
Kubernetes
+2
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Verified live · 4 hours ago Sponsors in US, IE 8 days ago Hiring now · 99%

Software Engineer, Apple Pay (Wallet, Payments and Commerce)

In office (Shanghai, China)
Kotlin
Java
SQL
Databases
DynamoDB
Mobile
PassKit
DevOps
gRPC
OpenTelemetry
Datadog
Docker
Kubernetes
CI/CD
AWS
Cybersecurity
PKI
+5
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Verified live · 4 hours ago Sponsors in US, IE 8 days ago Hiring now · 99%

Java Backend Engineer

Middle · 3+ years exp · In office (Shanghai, China) · Bachelor's Degree · Middle
Java
Kotlin
Ruby
Go
Python
Kotlin
Mockito
Databases
Cassandra
MySQL
PostgreSQL
AI/ML
Flink
Spark
Mobile
JUnit
DevOps
Rest API
Amazon EKS
Google GKE
Azure AKS
GCP
Kubernetes
Azure
CI/CD
AWS
+13
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Arm Holdings

arm.com
arm.com · HQ: Cambridge, United Kingdom · Processors, MCUs & AI Chips · Semiconductor IP & Chip Design Services · 5000+ employees · Est. 1990 · Trust A · Hiring 421, 39 new
HQ: Cambridge, United Kingdom · Processors, MCUs & AI Chips · Semiconductor IP & Chip Design Services · 5000+ employees · Est. 1990 · Trust A · Hiring 421, 39 new
Arm Holdings is a British semiconductor design company headquartered in Cambridge, England, that licenses processor architectures and CPU, GPU and system IP to chipmakers rather than manufacturing chips itself. Founded in 1990 as a joint venture of Acorn Computers, Apple and VLSI Technology, its designs are used in most smartphones and in automotive, IoT, PC and data-centre chips from companies such as Apple, Qualcomm, Samsung and Nvidia. Majority-owned by SoftBank since 2016, it returned to public markets with a Nasdaq listing in 2023 and hires hardware design, software and program management engineers in Cambridge, Bengaluru, Austin and other sites.
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Senior/Staff Software Engineer – Gaming & Graphics

Staff+ · Hybrid (Shanghai, China) · Bachelor's Degree · Staff · Chinese
C++
AI/ML
Ray
Mobile
Metal
Game Dev
Unity
DirectX 12
Management
Scrum
Agile
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Verified live · 4 hours ago Sponsors in US, IE 2 months ago Fading · 38%

Staff/Senior Software Engineer (SW Performance)

≈ $52k – $112k per year (Estimated) · Staff+ · Hybrid (Shanghai, China) · Bachelor's Degree · Staff
C++
C++
OpenGL
DevOps
Linux
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Lilith Games

lilith.com
lilith.com · HQ: Shanghai, China · Game Development · Mobile Games · Est. 2013 · Trust A · Hiring 23, 2 new
HQ: Shanghai, China · Game Development · Mobile Games · Est. 2013 · Trust A · Hiring 23, 2 new
Lilith Games develops and publishes mobile strategy and role-playing titles. Several of its games have achieved sustained success in international markets. The company is known for long-running live operations on its franchises.
Verified live · 4 hours ago 2 days ago Hiring now · 86%

高级引擎开发工程师(都市生活模拟)

In office (Shanghai, China) · Full-Time · Senior · Chinese: C1
C#
C++
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Verified live · 4 hours ago 20 days ago Hiring now · 90%

服务器开发工程师(欧美现代slg)

≈ $21k – $55k per year (Estimated) · Junior · 2+ years exp · In office (Shanghai, China) · Full-Time · Junior · Chinese: C1
C++
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Verified live · 4 hours ago 5 months ago Fading · 34%

客户端开发工程师(开放世界/SOC)

In office (Shanghai, China) · Full-Time · Chinese: C1
Lua
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Kong

konghq.com
konghq.com · HQ: San Francisco, United States · Developer Tools · Integration & API Management · 501-1000 employees · Est. 2009 · Trust A · Hiring 110, 17 new
HQ: San Francisco, United States · Developer Tools · Integration & API Management · 501-1000 employees · Est. 2009 · Trust A · Hiring 110, 17 new
Kong builds API connectivity software, starting with the widely deployed open-source Kong Gateway and extending into a service mesh, an ingress controller and an AI gateway that governs traffic to language models. Its platform handles authentication, rate limiting, observability and routing for the interfaces that connect internal services, partners and customers across cloud and on-premise environments. The company began life as the API marketplace Mashape before pivoting to infrastructure, and now sells to large enterprises worldwide.
Verified live · 4 hours ago Sponsors in US, UK 2 days ago Likely open · 60%

Senior Software Engineer, Gateway - Shanghai

Senior · 5+ years exp · In office (Shanghai, China) · Full-Time · Senior
Rust
Lua
Lua
LuaJIT
AI/ML
LLM
AI Agents
DevOps
Kong
Linux
Istio
Envoy
Nginx
+2
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Verified live · 4 hours ago Sponsors in US, UK 20 days ago Likely open · 57%

Senior Software Engineer, API Gateway - Shanghai

≈ $36k – $106k per year (Estimated) · Senior · 6+ years exp · In office (Shanghai, China) · Full-Time · Senior
Rust
Lua
Lua
LuaJIT
AI/ML
LLM
DevOps
Kong
Linux
Istio
Envoy
Nginx
+1
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NIO

nio.com
nio.com · HQ: Shanghai, China · Automotive Software · EV Charging · Automotive Manufacturing · 5000+ employees · Est. 2014 · Trust A · Hiring 412, 15 new
HQ: Shanghai, China · Automotive Software · EV Charging · Automotive Manufacturing · 5000+ employees · Est. 2014 · Trust A · Hiring 412, 15 new
NIO designs premium electric vehicles with an extensive battery swapping network. Its cars include a proprietary digital assistant and advanced driver assistance system. The company operates member lounges and services across China and parts of Europe.
Verified live · 4 hours ago 2 days ago Hiring now · 86%

软件质量主任工程师

Senior · 5+ years exp · In office (Shanghai, China) · Full-Time · Senior · Chinese: C1
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Verified live · 4 hours ago 2 days ago Hiring now · 90%

AI Agent 架构师 / 技术负责人

In office (Shanghai, China) · Full-Time · Architect · Chinese: C1
TypeScript
Java
Python
AI/ML
DeepSeek
LLM
AI Agents
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Verified live · 4 hours ago 21 days ago Hiring now · 90%

软件采购工程师

In office (Shanghai, China) · Full-Time · Chinese: C1
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Ant Group

antgroup.com
antgroup.com · HQ: Hangzhou, China · Digital Banks & Neobanks · Financial Software & Embedded Finance · Payment Processing & Gateways · 5000+ employees · Est. 2014 · Trust A · Hiring 701, 43 new
HQ: Hangzhou, China · Digital Banks & Neobanks · Financial Software & Embedded Finance · Payment Processing & Gateways · 5000+ employees · Est. 2014 · Trust A · Hiring 701, 43 new
Ant Group is a Chinese financial technology company headquartered in Hangzhou and an affiliate of Alibaba Group. It operates Alipay, China's largest digital payment platform, along with wealth management, consumer credit, insurance distribution and technology services for financial institutions, including the OceanBase database. It was formed in 2014 as Ant Financial from Alibaba's Alipay unit, and its international arm Ant International runs Alipay+ and the WorldFirst cross-border payments service.
Verified live · 1 hour ago 2 days ago Hiring now · 86%

蚂蚁集团-Agent开发工程师(工程架构方向)-支付宝技术

In office (Shanghai, China) · Chinese: C1
Model Context Protocol
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Verified live · 1 hour ago 2 days ago Hiring now · 86%

蚂蚁集团-Agent开发工程师(营销交易平台方向)-支付宝技术

In office (Shanghai, China) · Chinese: C1
Model Context Protocol
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Verified live · 1 hour ago 16 days ago Hiring now · 79%

蚂蚁国际-隐私计算Java工程师-全球技术

In office (Shanghai, China) · Chinese: C1
Java
Java
Spring Cloud
Spring Boot
Databases
Memcached
Redis
DevOps
Azure
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PayPal

paypal.com
paypal.com · HQ: San Jose, United States · Money Transfer & Remittances · Payment Processing & Gateways · 5000+ employees · Est. 1998 · Trust A · Hiring 225, 35 new
HQ: San Jose, United States · Money Transfer & Remittances · Payment Processing & Gateways · 5000+ employees · Est. 1998 · Trust A · Hiring 225, 35 new
PayPal is an American payments company founded in 1998 as Confinity and headquartered in San Jose, California, that pioneered sending money by email address rather than account number. It runs a two-sided network connecting hundreds of millions of consumers with tens of millions of merchants across more than two hundred markets, processing well over a trillion dollars of payment volume a year. The group also owns Venmo, Braintree, Xoom and Honey, giving it peer-to-peer transfers, merchant processing infrastructure, international remittances and shopping rewards alongside the core checkout button.
Verified live · 2 hours ago Sponsors in US, IE 2 days ago Hiring now · 86%

Staff Software Engineer

Staff+ · 5+ years exp · Hybrid (Shanghai, China) · Bachelor's Degree · Full-Time · Staff
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HQ: Shanghai, China · Research Institutes · Semiconductor Equipment · Hiring 4, 1 new
HQ: Shanghai, China · Research Institutes · Semiconductor Equipment · Hiring 4, 1 new
The Integrated Circuit Equipment and Materials Industry Innovation Center is a Shanghai organisation that supports the semiconductor equipment and materials industry. Its staff build information security compliance, data protection and storage backup systems. The center is headquartered in Shanghai, China.
$45k – $72k per year · Senior · 8+ years exp · In office (Shanghai, China) · Full-Time · Staff
HBase
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HQ: Shanghai, China · Hiring 1, 1 new
HQ: Shanghai, China · Hiring 1, 1 new
2 days ago Hiring now · 86%

资深C++开发

$54k – $108k per year · Middle · 3+ years exp · In office (Shanghai, China) · Full-Time · Senior
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Report
HQ: Shanghai, China · Hiring 1, 1 new
HQ: Shanghai, China · Hiring 1, 1 new
2 days ago Hiring now · 86%

Java

$41k – $63k per year · Senior · 5+ years exp · In office (Shanghai, China) · Full-Time
Java
Java
Spring Boot
Databases
MySQL
PostgreSQL
DevOps
Jenkins
Docker
Linux
CI/CD
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Tencent

tencent.com
tencent.com · HQ: Shenzhen, China · Payment Processing & Gateways · Cloud Platforms (IaaS & PaaS) · Game Development · Messaging Apps · Consumer Internet Groups · 5000+ employees · Est. 1998 · HKEX: 00700 · Trust B · Hiring 1358, 58 new
HQ: Shenzhen, China · Payment Processing & Gateways · Cloud Platforms (IaaS & PaaS) · Game Development · Messaging Apps · Consumer Internet Groups · 5000+ employees · Est. 1998 · HKEX: 00700 · Trust B · Hiring 1358, 58 new
Tencent is a Chinese technology conglomerate founded in Shenzhen in 1998 and one of the largest internet companies in the world by revenue. Its WeChat super-app combines messaging, social feeds, payments, mini-programs and official accounts into the default digital layer of Chinese daily life, with well over a billion monthly users. The group is also the biggest video game company on the planet through domestic publishing and stakes in Riot, Supercell and Epic Games, and runs Tencent Cloud, Tencent Music, a large fintech business and the Hunyuan family of foundation models.
Verified live · 2 hours ago Sponsors in US 2 days ago Likely open · 63%

腾讯云-高性能网络高级后台研发工程师(RDMA方向)

Middle · 3+ years exp · In office (Shanghai, China) · Senior · Chinese: C1
C++
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Verified live · 2 hours ago Sponsors in US 21 days ago Likely open · 55%

CPU架构与性能优化架构师

In office (Shanghai, China) · Architect · Chinese: C1
C++
Python
DevOps
eBPF
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Verified live · 2 hours ago Sponsors in US 1 month ago Likely open · 51%

《三角洲行动》-客户端开发工程师-新星引力计划

In office (Shanghai, China) · Chinese: C1
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VF Corporation

vfc.com
vfc.com · HQ: Denver, United States · Outdoor & Camping Gear · Footwear · Apparel & Fashion Brands · 5000+ employees · Est. 1899 · Trust B · Hiring 1219, 87 new
HQ: Denver, United States · Outdoor & Camping Gear · Footwear · Apparel & Fashion Brands · 5000+ employees · Est. 1899 · Trust B · Hiring 1219, 87 new
VF Corporation is an American global apparel and footwear company headquartered in Denver, Colorado, and founded in 1899. The company designs, manufactures, and distributes a diverse portfolio of lifestyle brands including Vans, The North Face, Timberland, and JanSport. It operates through a network of retail stores and wholesale channels across the Americas, Europe, and Asia-Pacific regions, focusing on outdoor, active, and workwear segments.
Verified live · 4 hours ago 2 days ago Hiring now · 86%

Senior Developer, Material Sourcing

Senior · In office (Shanghai, China) · Full-Time · Senior
Adobe Illustrator
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Verified live · 4 hours ago 2 days ago Hiring now · 86%

Senior Developer, Material Portfolio, Trims

Senior · In office (Shanghai, China) · Full-Time · Senior
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Meituan

meituan.com
meituan.com · HQ: Beijing, China · Local Services Marketplaces · Marketplaces · Delivery · 5000+ employees · Est. 2010 · Trust B · Hiring 1489, 62 new
HQ: Beijing, China · Local Services Marketplaces · Marketplaces · Delivery · 5000+ employees · Est. 2010 · Trust B · Hiring 1489, 62 new
Meituan is a Chinese internet company headquartered in Beijing that runs on-demand food delivery, grocery and retail delivery, and local services platforms. It was founded in 2010 by Wang Xing as a group-buying site and merged with the review platform Dianping in 2015. Its apps connect consumers with restaurants, shops, hotels and entertainment venues, and it operates the Keeta delivery service abroad, including in Hong Kong, Saudi Arabia and Brazil. The company is listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.
Verified live · 4 hours ago Sponsors in US 3 days ago Likely open · 63%

全栈开发工程师(实习)

In office (Shanghai, China) · Internship · Intern · Chinese: C1
C++
Python
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Verified live · 4 hours ago Sponsors in US 1 month ago Fading · 42%

全栈开发工程师(个人清单STL)- 点评技术部

≈ $20k – $53k per year (Estimated) · Junior · 2+ years exp · In office (Shanghai, China) · Junior · Chinese: C1
Java
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Verified live · 4 hours ago Sponsors in US 1 month ago Likely open · 55%

资深Java开发工程师(作者研发方向)-点评技术部

≈ $31k – $90k per year (Estimated) · Senior · 5+ years exp · In office (Shanghai, China) · Senior · Chinese: C1
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HQ: Shanghai, China · Hiring 1, 1 new
HQ: Shanghai, China · Hiring 1, 1 new
3 days ago Hiring now · 86%

Voice Agent 语音开发工程师

$54k – $81k per year · Middle · 3+ years exp · In office (Shanghai, China) · Full-Time
Text-to-Speech
Voice Agents
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Report
HQ: Shanghai, China · Hiring 15, 1 new
HQ: Shanghai, China · Hiring 15, 1 new
3 days ago Hiring now · 90%

全栈开发(node.js)

$41k – $54k per year · In office (Shanghai, China) · Full-Time
Node JS
JavaScript
Node JS
Nest.JS
Frontend
SolidJS
DevOps
Git
Docker
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12 days ago Hiring now · 79%

Java开发工程师(票务/订单系统)

$27k – $32k per year · In office (Shanghai, China) · Full-Time
Redis
DevOps
TCP/IP
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HQ: Shanghai, China · Hiring 3, 1 new
HQ: Shanghai, China · Hiring 3, 1 new
3 days ago Hiring now · 86%

SENIOR BACKEND DEVELOPER

$36k – $54k per year · Senior · In office (Shanghai, China) · Full-Time · Senior
Node JS
TypeScript
C
JavaScript
C
FFmpeg
Node JS
Express
Databases
MySQL
Frontend
Next.js
React.js
DevOps
Git
Docker
Kubernetes
CI/CD
+5
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15 days ago Likely open · 65%

后端开发工程师

$27k – $45k per year · Middle · 4+ years exp · In office (Shanghai, China) · Full-Time · Middle
Node JS
TypeScript
JavaScript
C
C
FFmpeg
Databases
MySQL
DevOps
Docker
Linux
Kubernetes
CI/CD
+2
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15 days ago Likely open · 64%

后端开发工程师(两个月短期合同)

$36k – $38k per year · In office (Shanghai, China) · Contractor
Node JS
TypeScript
JavaScript
C
C
FFmpeg
Databases
MySQL
DevOps
Git
Docker
Linux
Kubernetes
CI/CD
+3
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Backend Developer Salary in Shanghai
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