Backend Developer Salary in Shanghai

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SanDisk

sandisk.com
SanDisk is an American flash memory company that was founded in 1988, acquired by Western Digital in 2016, and separated again as an independent listed company in early 2025. It designs and manufactures NAND flash memory through its long-running joint venture with Kioxia in Japan, and sells that memory as enterprise and client solid state drives, memory cards, USB drives and portable storage under the SanDisk and WD_BLACK brands. Headquartered in Milpitas and listed on Nasdaq, its results swing sharply with the memory pricing cycle, which turned strongly in its favour during the storage shortage of the mid 2020s.
sandisk.com • HQ: Milpitas, United States • Hardware • Storage • Digital Storage • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 1988
HQ: Milpitas, United States • Hardware • Storage • Digital Storage • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 1988
Verified live · 9 hours ago 2 months ago

Technical Lead, Product Development Engineering

$31k – $82k per year (Estimated) • Lead • 15+ years expIn office (Shanghai, China) • Full-Time • Senior • English
Lighthouse
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Xsolla

xsolla.com
Xsolla is a video game commerce company founded in 2005 that handles the payment, billing and storefront side of the business for game developers and publishers. Its products cover global payment acceptance in hundreds of methods and currencies, web shops that sell directly to players outside the mobile app stores, subscription and in-game purchase management, partner networks and player acquisition tools, with the company acting as merchant of record so developers do not carry tax and compliance obligations themselves. Headquartered in Los Angeles, it works with thousands of studios and has grown as publishers look for routes around platform store fees.
xsolla.com • HQ: Los Angeles, United States • Commerce • 201-500 employees • Est. 2005
HQ: Los Angeles, United States • Commerce • 201-500 employees • Est. 2005
Verified live · 2 hours ago 2 months ago

(Senior)Backend Engineer (Golang)

$23k – $61k per year (Estimated) • Senior • 5+ years expIn office (Shanghai, China) • Bachelor's Degree • Senior
MySQL
PostgreSQL
Redis
RabbitMQ
ElasticSearch
Apache Kafka
AI/ML
Claude Code
DevOps
CI/CD
Git
Platform Engineering
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Open 273 daysVerified live · 2 hours ago 9 months ago

Tech Lead - Backend (Golang/PHP)

$26k – $67k per year (Estimated) • Lead • 5+ years expIn office (Shanghai, China) • Bachelor's Degree • Staff • English: B2
Go
PHP
JavaScript
Databases
MySQL
Redis
ElasticSearch
Frontend
React.js
DevOps
CI/CD
Management
Agile
Kanban
QA
Cypress
Playwright
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Open 273 daysVerified live · 2 hours ago 9 months ago

Middle/ Senior Backend Engineer (Golang&PHP)

$23k – $60k per year (Estimated) • Senior • 3+ years expIn office (Shanghai, China) • Bachelor's Degree • Senior • English: C1 (Optional) • Chinese: C1 (Optional)
Go
PHP
Databases
MySQL
Redis
ElasticSearch
DevOps
GCP
AWS
Docker
Kubernetes
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Cesna

cesna.com
Cesna is a recruitment firm headquartered in Seoul, South Korea, that places candidates, many of them Korean bilingual professionals, with Korean and multinational companies in the United States and Asia. Incorporated in 1999, it opened its first overseas branch in New York in 2003, says it has served more than 4,000 companies, and has offices in San Jose, New Jersey, Dallas, Washington, DC, Shanghai and Singapore, with further listings in Thailand. Its postings are mostly client roles for Korean bilingual accountants, finance and HR managers, purchasing and warehouse operations staff, product and project managers, sales executives, chemical traders and interpreters.
cesna.com • HQ: Seoul, South Korea • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 1999
HQ: Seoul, South Korea • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 1999
Verified live · 2 hours ago 2 months ago

Sodium-Ion Batteries Anode/Cathode Materials R&D

In office (Shanghai, China) • Full-Time
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Zennioptical

zennioptical.com
zennioptical.com • HQ: Novato, United States • 201-500 employees • Est. 2003
HQ: Novato, United States • 201-500 employees • Est. 2003
Verified live · 10 hours ago 2 months ago

Full-Stack Engineer

$26k – $69k per year (Estimated) • Senior • 5+ years expIn office (Shanghai, China) • Bachelor's Degree • Senior • English
Java
TypeScript
Node JS
JavaScript
Frontend
GraphQL
Tailwind CSS
Next.js
React.js
DevOps
CI/CD
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Razer

razer.com
Razer is a gaming hardware and lifestyle company founded in 2005 by a Singaporean lawyer and an American engineer who believed gaming peripherals were being designed by people who did not play games. It sells gaming laptops, mice, keyboards, headsets, controllers and chairs, and it built the Chroma lighting ecosystem and Synapse software that turned peripheral configuration into a platform other manufacturers now support. Dual headquartered in Irvine, California and Singapore, it was listed in Hong Kong until being taken private in 2022 and has an unusually devoted following among younger gamers.
razer.com • HQ: Irvine, United States • Hardware • Gaming • Consumer Electronics • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 2005
HQ: Irvine, United States • Hardware • Gaming • Consumer Electronics • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 2005
Verified live · 10 hours ago 3 months ago

Principal Java Engineer

$27k – $71k per year (Estimated) • Lead • 8+ years expIn office (Shanghai, Chengdu, China) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Principal
Java
C#
SQL
C#
.NET
Databases
PostgreSQL
MS SQL
DevOps
AWS
Cybersecurity
PCI DSS
Management
Stripe
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Broadcom

broadcom.com
Broadcom is an American semiconductor and infrastructure software company headquartered in Palo Alto, California, whose chip lineage runs back through Avago to the Hewlett-Packard components division. It designs networking switch and routing silicon that carries a large share of data centre traffic, custom AI accelerators built for hyperscale customers, plus wireless, broadband, storage and optical components. A sequence of very large acquisitions, culminating in the sixty-nine billion dollar purchase of VMware in 2023, has made infrastructure software roughly as important as chips to the group, and it is one of the most valuable listed technology companies in the world.
broadcom.com • HQ: Palo Alto, United States • Electrical & Electronic Engineering • Semiconductors • 5000+ employees • Est. 1991
HQ: Palo Alto, United States • Electrical & Electronic Engineering • Semiconductors • 5000+ employees • Est. 1991
Open 92 daysVerified live · 1 day ago 3 months ago

Principal Engineer

$30k – $78k per year (Estimated) • Lead • In office (Shanghai, China) • Full-Time • Principal
Python
Perl
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Qualcomm

qualcomm.com
Qualcomm is an American semiconductor and wireless technology company founded in 1985 and headquartered in San Diego, California. It holds foundational patents in CDMA and the 3G, 4G and 5G cellular standards, licensing them to nearly every handset maker in the world, while its chip division designs the Snapdragon platforms that power a large share of Android smartphones, personal computers, wearables and connected cars. The company has been diversifying away from smartphone dependence into automotive digital cockpit and driver assistance systems, industrial internet of things, and on-device AI processing through its Hexagon and Oryon architectures.
qualcomm.com • HQ: San Diego, United States • Car Electronics • Wireless • Semiconductors • 5000+ employees • Est. 1985
HQ: San Diego, United States • Car Electronics • Wireless • Semiconductors • 5000+ employees • Est. 1985
Verified live · 1 hour ago 3 months ago

Automotive Systems Engineer

$47k – $97k per year (Estimated) • Staff+ • 9+ years expIn office (Shanghai, China) • Bachelor's Degree • Staff
Python
Java
C++
Perl
SystemC
AI/ML
Machine Learning
DevOps
Jenkins
GitHub
Management
UML
QA
Rest-Assured
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Open 432 daysVerified live · 1 hour ago 1 year ago

Automotive Software Architect

$51k – $105k per year (Estimated) • Staff+ • 10+ years expIn office (Shanghai, China) • Bachelor's Degree • Architect • English: B2 (Optional)
Rust
C++
Python
Java
AI/ML
Computer Vision
Machine Learning
DevOps
Linux
QA
Rest-Assured
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Open 432 daysVerified live · 1 hour ago 1 year ago

Functional Safety Software Architect

$50k – $104k per year (Estimated) • Staff+ • 8+ years expIn office (Shanghai, China) • Bachelor's Degree • Architect
Python
Java
C++
AI/ML
Computer Vision
Machine Learning
DevOps
RTOS
Linux
QA
Rest-Assured
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Clarios

clarios.com
Headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Clarios is a global leader in advanced energy storage solutions and low-voltage battery technology. The company designs, manufactures, and distributes advanced battery systems that power nearly one in three vehicles globally across passenger, commercial, and industrial markets. Operating a sustainable closed-loop recycling network, it partners with major automakers and aftermarket retailers to deliver high-performance energy solutions for modern and electrified transport.
clarios.com • HQ: Milwaukee, United States • Consumer Goods • Musical Instruments • Energy & Utilities • Energy Storage • 5000+ employees
HQ: Milwaukee, United States • Consumer Goods • Musical Instruments • Energy & Utilities • Energy Storage • 5000+ employees
Open 105 daysVerified live · 10 hours ago 3 months ago

Senior Engineer, Supercapacitor Application Software Engineer

$29k – $76k per year (Estimated) • Senior • 8+ years expIn office (Shanghai, China) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Senior
MATLAB
MATLAB
Simulink
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BBGC Services

bbgcservices.com
Welcome to BBGC. We are a leading technology consultancy firm with over 20 years experience in supporting clients across multiple industries.
bbgcservices.com • Dubai • Shanghai • London • Montreal • Pune • 201-500 employees
Dubai • Shanghai • London • Montreal • Pune • 201-500 employees
Open 109 daysVerified live · 2 min ago 3 months ago

Mid-Level Full Stack Developer

Middle • In office (Shanghai, China) • Full-Time • Middle
Python
JavaScript
Python
Django
Django REST Framework
Databases
PostgreSQL
AI/ML
LLM
Frontend
React.js
Mobile
Firebase
DevOps
Rest API
CI/CD
AWS
Docker
AWS Lambda
Amazon EC2
Analytics
ETL/ELT
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Riot Games

riotgames.com
Riot Games is an American video game developer founded in 2006 that built League of Legends, the free-to-play team battle game that became one of the most played titles in the world and the foundation of modern esports. It has since released the tactical shooter Valorant, the card game Legends of Runeterra, the mobile title Wild Rift and the animated series Arcane, all set in the same fictional universe, and it operates the professional leagues around its games directly rather than licensing them out. Headquartered in Los Angeles and wholly owned by Tencent, it is unusual for running a small number of titles as very long-lived services.
riotgames.com • HQ: Los Angeles, United States • Gaming Consoles • Gaming • Esports • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 2006
HQ: Los Angeles, United States • Gaming Consoles • Gaming • Esports • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 2006
Verified live · 1 hour ago 4 months ago

Senior Software Engineer - Tech Foundations

$35k – $93k per year (Estimated) • Senior • 4+ years expIn office (Shanghai, China) • Bachelor's Degree • Senior • English • Chinese: C1
Go
Java
C#
C++
DevOps
Azure
AWS
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Verified live · 1 hour ago 5 months ago

Software Engineer, Services - Unpublished R&D Product (Contract)

In office (Shanghai, China) • Contractor • Chinese: C1
CI/CD
Jenkins
Docker
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Open 450 daysVerified live · 1 hour ago 1 year ago

Principal Software Engineer, Client - Wild Rift

$40k – $104k per year (Estimated) • Lead • 8+ years expIn office (Shanghai, China) • Bachelor's Degree • Principal
C#
AI/ML
Machine Learning
Game Dev
Unity
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Meshy

meshy.ai
Meshy generates three-dimensional models and textures from text prompts or reference images. Founded in 2021 by former Nvidia and Microsoft graphics researchers, it targets game studios and product designers who need assets quickly. The output is exported in standard formats ready for game engines.
meshy.ai • HQ: San Jose, United States • Content Creation • Game Development • 3D Design • Generative 3D • Est. 2021
HQ: San Jose, United States • Content Creation • Game Development • 3D Design • Generative 3D • Est. 2021
Open 172 daysVerified live · 15 min ago 5 months ago

Senior Fullstack Engineer-Growth

$29k – $78k per year (Estimated) • Senior • Remote/Hybrid (Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen, China) • PhD • Full-Time • Senior
Python
Go
Java
Databases
MySQL
Redis
DevOps
GitHub
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Open 254 daysVerified live · 15 min ago 8 months ago

Backend Engineer

Middle • 3+ years expRemote/Hybrid (Shanghai, Beijing, Shenzhen, China) • PhD • Full-Time • Middle
Python
Go
Java
TypeScript
SQL
Databases
MySQL
PostgreSQL
DevOps
Rest API
Kubernetes
GitHub
Prometheus
AWS
Grafana
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rockbund.com

rockbund.com
rockbund.com • Shanghai • 1-10 employees • Est. 2019
Shanghai • 1-10 employees • Est. 2019
Open 178 daysVerified live · 1 min ago 6 months ago

Senior C++ Engineer (Low-latency Trading System)

$74k – $196k per year (Estimated) • Senior • In office (Shanghai, China) • Master's Degree • Senior • English
Python
C++
DevOps
Linux
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Open 326 daysVerified live · 1 min ago 11 months ago

Quantitative Developer (C++)

Middle • 3+ years expIn office (Shanghai, China) • Master's Degree • Middle
C++
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Sonos

sonos.com
Sonos is an American consumer electronics company headquartered in Santa Barbara, California, that designs and manufactures premium smart home audio equipment. Founded in 2002, the company pioneered multi-room wireless audio systems, offering a product lineup that includes smart speakers, soundbars, subwoofers, and portable audio devices controlled via a unified software app. By integrating with major music streaming services and voice assistants, Sonos delivers synchronized high-fidelity audio solutions for residential homes and commercial spaces worldwide.
sonos.com • HQ: Santa Barbara, United States • Consumer Electronics • Home Cinema • Headphones & Audio • 501-1000 employees
HQ: Santa Barbara, United States • Consumer Electronics • Home Cinema • Headphones & Audio • 501-1000 employees
Open 202 daysVerified live · 1 day ago 6 months ago

Software Development Engineer

Middle • 4+ years expIn office (Shanghai, China) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Middle
C++
C
C
U-Boot
C++
Google Test
DevOps
Linux
Wi-Fi
CI/CD
Management
Agile
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Visual Concepts

visualconcepts.com
Visual Concepts is a California studio founded in 1988 that develops the NBA 2K series. It also builds WWE 2K and other sports titles for 2K. The studio operates several development sites across the United States.
visualconcepts.com • HQ: Novato, United States • 501-1000 employees • Est. 1988
HQ: Novato, United States • 501-1000 employees • Est. 1988
Open 283 daysVerified live · 1 hour ago 9 months ago

Senior Full Stack Server Engineer

$27k – $72k per year (Estimated) • Senior • 8+ years expIn office (Shanghai, China) • Senior
Python
Java
C++
Databases
MySQL
PostgreSQL
MS SQL
Frontend
GraphQL
DevOps
Rest API
Terraform
GCP
CloudFormation
Azure
AWS
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2K

2k.com
2K is an American video game publisher founded in 2005 as a label of Take-Two Interactive, and it holds the sports and strategy franchises that sit alongside Rockstar's open-world titles in the group. Its portfolio includes the NBA 2K basketball series, the Civilization strategy franchise, Borderlands, BioShock, WWE 2K and PGA Tour 2K, developed across studios including Visual Concepts, Firaxis, Gearbox and Cloud Chamber. Headquartered in Novato, California, it depends heavily on annual sports releases and their in-game economies, which now generate more revenue than the games themselves.
2k.com • HQ: Novato, United States • Game Development • PC Games • Console Games • Sports • Gaming • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 2005
HQ: Novato, United States • Game Development • PC Games • Console Games • Sports • Gaming • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 2005
Open 283 daysVerified live · 28 min ago 9 months ago

Senior Full Stack Server Engineer

$26k – $69k per year (Estimated) • Senior • 8+ years expIn office (Shanghai, China) • Senior
Python
Java
C++
Databases
MySQL
PostgreSQL
MS SQL
Frontend
GraphQL
DevOps
Rest API
Terraform
GCP
CloudFormation
Azure
AWS
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Coins.ph

coins.ph
Coins.ph is a digital wallet and exchange founded in 2014 and headquartered in Manila. It combines crypto trading with bill payments, remittances and mobile top-ups, functioning as a general financial application for Filipino users. The company holds virtual asset and electronic money licences from the central bank of the Philippines.
coins.ph • HQ: Manila, Philippines • Crypto Wallets • Cryptocurrencies • Blockchain & Crypto • 501-1000 employees • Est. 2014
HQ: Manila, Philippines • Crypto Wallets • Cryptocurrencies • Blockchain & Crypto • 501-1000 employees • Est. 2014
Verified live · 2 hours ago 9 months ago

Senior Java Architect

$42k – $87k per year (Estimated) • Staff+ • 5+ years expRemote/Hybrid (Shanghai, China) • Full-Time • Architect
Java
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Verified live · 2 hours ago 1 year ago

Senior Java Engineer

$27k – $71k per year (Estimated) • Senior • 2+ years expRemote/Hybrid (Shanghai, China) • Senior
Java
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Verified live · 2 hours ago 1 year ago

Senior Backend Engineer (Trading)

$27k – $72k per year (Estimated) • Senior • 3+ years expRemote/Hybrid (Shanghai, China) • Bachelor's Degree • Senior
Java
Java
Netty
Databases
MySQL
Redis
Apache Kafka
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thatgamecompany

thatgamecompany.com
thatgamecompany designs and develops artistically crafted, broadly accessible video games that push the boundaries of interactive entertainment. We respect our players and want to contribute meaningful, enriching experiences that touch and inspire them. We seek talent that values integrity and personal growth within an environment of intense collaboration and experimentation.
thatgamecompany.com • HQ: Santa Monica, United States • Gaming • 51-200 employees • Est. 2006
HQ: Santa Monica, United States • Gaming • 51-200 employees • Est. 2006
Open 298 daysVerified live · 1 hour ago 10 months ago

Full-stack Engineer (AI application focused) - China

Junior • 2+ years expIn office (Shanghai, China) • Full-Time • Junior • English
Python
TypeScript
AI/ML
LangGraph
AutoGen
LangChain
Qwen
ChatGPT
Dify
AI Agents
Gemini
LLM
RAG
OpenAI
Multimodal AI
CLIP
LLaVA
DevOps
Git
Management
n8n
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Open 744 daysVerified live · 1 hour ago 2 years ago

Senior Backend Engineer - China

$25k – $66k per year (Estimated) • Senior • 5+ years expIn office (Shanghai, China) • Full-Time • Senior • English
Python
Go
SQL
C++
Erlang
Databases
Redis
NATS
Apache Kafka
DevOps
Linux
GCP
CI/CD
AWS
Kubernetes
Management
Agile
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| Akuna Capital

akunacapital.com
Akuna Capital is an innovative trading firm specializing in options market making, powered by cutting-edge technology and collaboration across Trading, Tech, Quant, and Operations.
akunacapital.com • Shanghai • Chicago • Sydney • London • Boston • Est. 2011
Shanghai • Chicago • Sydney • London • Boston • Est. 2011
Open 558 daysVerified live · 2 hours ago 1 year ago

Junior Developer - C++

Junior • In office (Shanghai, China) • Bachelor's Degree • Junior • English: B2
C++
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SES AI

ses.ai
SES AI is an American developer and manufacturer of high-performance lithium-metal and AI-enhanced battery technology headquartered in Woburn, Massachusetts, with strategic pilot manufacturing and R&D facilities in Shanghai and Seoul. Originally founded in 2012 out of MIT as SolidEnergy Systems by CEO Dr. Qichao Hu, the company operates on a B2B technology licensing, joint-development agreement (JDA), and enterprise OEM battery manufacturing commercial model.
ses.ai • HQ: Woburn, United States • Consumer Goods • Energy & Utilities • Manufacturing • Metals & Metallurgy • Energy Storage • Musical Instruments • Est. 2012
HQ: Woburn, United States • Consumer Goods • Energy & Utilities • Manufacturing • Metals & Metallurgy • Energy Storage • Musical Instruments • Est. 2012
Open 1343 daysVerified live · 2 hours ago 3 years ago

BMS BSW Software Engineer

Middle • 3+ years expIn office (Shanghai, China) • Bachelor's Degree • Middle
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Open 1343 daysVerified live · 2 hours ago 3 years ago

BMS Application Software Engineer

$29k – $77k per year (Estimated) • Senior • 5+ years expIn office (Shanghai, China) • Bachelor's Degree • Senior
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AlphaGrep

alpha-grep.com
AlphaGrep develops data-driven trading strategies that use advanced mathematics, statistics, and technology to identify opportunities across global financial markets. Our proprietary systems trade equities, futures, options, currencies, and fixed-income products on major exchanges worldwide.
alpha-grep.com • HQ: Mumbai, India • Artificial Intelligence • Asset Management • Financial AI • 201-500 employees • Est. 2010
HQ: Mumbai, India • Artificial Intelligence • Asset Management • Financial AI • 201-500 employees • Est. 2010
Open 2342 daysVerified live · 17 min ago 6 years ago

Low Latency Software Developer

Junior • 2+ years expIn office (Shanghai, China) • Junior
C++
DevOps
Linux
Unix
TCP/IP
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Backend Developer Salary in Shanghai
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Which companies are hiring for Backend Developer jobs in Shanghai?
27 vetted startups and product companies are currently hiring on Alion.
Are remote options available for Backend Developer jobs in Shanghai?
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