Backend Developer Salary in Sunnyvale

Backend Developer jobs in Sunnyvale hiring now at vetted startups and product companies on Alion, updated daily. Average salary around $237,325/year. Compare remote, hybrid and on-site positions with relocation and visa sponsorship. Browse and apply today.

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iSono Health

isonohealth.com
isonohealth.com • HQ: South San Francisco, United States • Medical AI • Health & Medical Electronics • 11-50 employees • Est. 2015 • Startup • Trust B • Hiring 5
HQ: South San Francisco, United States • Medical AI • Health & Medical Electronics • 11-50 employees • Est. 2015 • Startup • Trust B • Hiring 5
Say hello to. ATUSA scanner automatically captures the entire breast volume allowing for repeatable breast ultrasound imaging at point of care without the need for a trained ultrasound operator.
Neda Razavi · Executive Officer, Director · decision-maker
Michael Jin · Director
Shadi Saberi · Director
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Open 92 daysVerified live · 11 min ago 3 months ago Long shot · 8%

Senior Software Engineer - Fullstack

$145k – $175k per year • Equity • Senior • 5+ years exp • In office (Sunnyvale, United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Senior
C#
C++
JavaScript
Python
TypeScript
C#
.NET
Databases
MySQL
PostgreSQL
AI/ML
Machine Learning
CUDA
Frontend
Vue.js
Angular
React.js
DevOps
CI/CD
GCP
Azure
AWS
MedTech
Verification & Validation
IEC 62304
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UST

ust.com
ust.com • HQ: Aliso Viejo, United States • Information Technology • IT Outsourcing & Dedicated Teams • IT Consulting & Digital Transformation • 5000+ employees • Est. 1998 • Trust B • Hiring 760, 74 new
HQ: Aliso Viejo, United States • Information Technology • IT Outsourcing & Dedicated Teams • IT Consulting & Digital Transformation • 5000+ employees • Est. 1998 • Trust B • Hiring 760, 74 new
UST is a leading global digital technology and transformation services company that provides innovative solutions to enterprise clients worldwide. Headquartered in Aliso Viejo, California, the firm specializes in digital consulting, cloud infrastructure, product engineering, and cybersecurity. Founded in 1998, it partners with major organizations across diverse industries to accelerate technological modernization and build agile, scalable business models.
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Open 101 daysVerified live · 3 hours ago 3 months ago Long shot · 10%

Java Backend Engineer

$94k – $141k per year • Middle • 3+ years exp • In office (Sunnyvale, United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Middle
Java
SQL
Java
Spring Boot
Databases
Azure Cosmos DB
Azure SQL Database
Apache Kafka
Mobile
Dependency Injection
DevOps
Rest API
Kubernetes
Azure
CI/CD
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Brembo

brembo.com
brembo.com • HQ: Stezzano, Italy • 501-1000 employees • Est. 1961 • Trust B • Hiring 96, 2 new
HQ: Stezzano, Italy • 501-1000 employees • Est. 1961 • Trust B • Hiring 96, 2 new
Brembo is an Italian manufacturer of braking systems headquartered in Stezzano near Bergamo, producing brake discs, calipers and complete brake systems for cars, motorcycles, commercial vehicles and racing. Founded in 1961, it operates plants and offices in Italy, Poland, China, Mexico, the United States, India, Japan and Spain, and its brands include AP Racing and Marchesini, while its racing division supplies Formula 1 and MotoGP teams. It hires buyers, quality and manufacturing engineers, R&D test engineers, electrical maintenance technicians and interns in purchasing, facilities and mergers and acquisitions.
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Platform Software Development Engineer

≈ $126k – $269k per year (Estimated) • In office (Sunnyvale, United States) • English
Python
Management
UML
Jira
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Verified live · 11 hours ago 3 months ago Long shot · 17%

Controls Software Development Engineer

≈ $133k – $284k per year (Estimated) • In office (Sunnyvale, United States) • English
MATLAB
C++
Python
C
Kotlin
Kotlin
StateFlow
C
Embedded C
MATLAB
Simulink
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Cylake

cylake.com
cylake.com • HQ: Sunnyvale, United States • Network Security • Security Operations • Startup • Trust B • Hiring 14
HQ: Sunnyvale, United States • Network Security • Security Operations • Startup • Trust B • Hiring 14
Cylake is the complete, AI-native cybersecurity platform that provides full visibility, sets fine-grained policy, and stops attacks in fully air-gapped sovereign environments.
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Open 124 daysVerified live · 2 hours ago Visa sponsor 4 months ago Long shot · 5%

Software Engineer (2027 University Grad)

$130k – $160k per year • In office (Sunnyvale, United States) • Master's Degree • Full-Time
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Backend Engineer

$150k – $250k per year • Senior • 5+ years exp • In office (Sunnyvale, United States) • Full-Time • Senior
Rust
Go
Node JS
Python
JavaScript
DevOps
gRPC
Rest API
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Open 233 daysTop 25% pay Visa sponsor 7 months ago Long shot · 6%

Software Infrastucture Engineer

$150k – $250k per year • Senior • 5+ years exp • In office (Sunnyvale, United States) • Full-Time • Senior
Python
Rust
DevOps
DHCP
Ansible
Linux
Kubernetes
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SpaceX

spacex.com
spacex.com • HQ: Starbase, United States • Satellite Manufacturing • Satellite Communications • Launch Services • 5000+ employees • Est. 2002 • Trust A • Hiring 2540, 103 new
HQ: Starbase, United States • Satellite Manufacturing • Satellite Communications • Launch Services • 5000+ employees • Est. 2002 • Trust A • Hiring 2540, 103 new
SpaceX is an American aerospace manufacturer and launch services provider founded by Elon Musk in 2002 with the goal of making life multiplanetary. It developed the reusable Falcon 9, now by far the most flown orbital rocket in the world, the Dragon capsule that carries NASA astronauts to the International Space Station, and Starship, the fully reusable super-heavy vehicle intended for lunar and Mars missions. The company also operates Starlink, a satellite constellation of thousands of spacecraft providing broadband to consumers, aircraft, ships and militaries, which has become its largest source of revenue.
Elon Musk · Founder, Chief Executive Officer & Chief Engineer · decision-maker
Gwynne Shotwell · President & Chief Operating Officer · decision-maker
Tom Mueller · Founding Employee & former Propulsion Chief
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Top 25% payVerified live · 3 hours ago 5 months ago Long shot · 24%

Sr. Software Engineer (Platform Team)

$160k – $225k per year • Equity • Senior • 5+ years exp • In office (Redmond, Brownsville, Sunnyvale, Palo Alto, United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Nationals only • Senior
Rust
Go
TypeScript
Java
Python
AI/ML
LLM Guardrails
DevOps
Docker
Kubernetes
CI/CD
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Top 25% payVerified live · 3 hours ago 5 months ago Long shot · 16%

Software Engineer (Platform Team)

$125k – $145k per year • Equity • Junior • 2+ years exp • In office (Redmond, Brownsville, Sunnyvale, Palo Alto, United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Nationals only • Junior
Go
TypeScript
Java
Python
DevOps
Docker
Kubernetes
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Top 25% payVerified live · 3 hours ago 5 months ago Long shot · 24%

Principal Software Engineer (Platform Team)

$200k – $285k per year • Equity • Lead • 7+ years exp • In office (Redmond, Brownsville, Sunnyvale, Palo Alto, United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Nationals only • Principal
Python
DevOps
Docker
Kubernetes
Cybersecurity
Zero Trust
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Collinear

collinear.ai
collinear.ai • HQ: San Francisco, United States • AI Training Data & Annotation • 51-200 employees • Startup • Trust B • Hiring 9, 1 new
HQ: San Francisco, United States • AI Training Data & Annotation • 51-200 employees • Startup • Trust B • Hiring 9, 1 new
High-signal training data & RL environments for AI teams. Deploy fail-safe agents with real-world simulations.
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Open 176 daysTop 25% pay Visa sponsor 5 months ago Long shot · 6%

MTS - Engineering

$150k – $300k per year • Hybrid (Sunnyvale, San Francisco, United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time
JavaScript
SQL
Python
Python
FastAPI
AI/ML
NLP
Synthetic Data
LLM
Frontend
Next.js
React.js
DevOps
Jenkins
Docker
Kubernetes
CI/CD
AWS
GitHub
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Noble Machines

noblemachines.ai
noblemachines.ai • HQ: Sunnyvale, United States • Industrial Robotics • Humanoid Robots • Startup • Trust B • Hiring 12, 1 new
HQ: Sunnyvale, United States • Industrial Robotics • Humanoid Robots • Startup • Trust B • Hiring 12, 1 new
Noble Machines is a robotics company that builds multipurpose humanoid robots for hazardous and physically demanding industrial work. It targets heavy industry such as construction, mining and energy and hires engineers in manufacturing, autonomy software, testing and mechanical design. The company is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, United States.
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Open 239 daysVerified live · 1 hour ago Visa sponsor 8 months ago Long shot · 5%

Autonomy Software Engineer - Mapping and Localization

≈ $154k – $305k per year (Estimated) • Middle • 4+ years exp • In office (Sunnyvale, United States) • Middle
C++
Python
AI/ML
Gaussian Splatting
TensorRT
CUDA
Game Dev
Unity
Robotics
ROS
ROS2
SLAM
Sensor Fusion
Motion Planning
Gazebo
Isaac Sim
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Taara

taara.com
taara.com • HQ: Sunnyvale, United States • Optics & Photonic Components • Optical Communications • 201-500 employees • Est. 2025 • Likely startup • Trust B • Hiring 21
HQ: Sunnyvale, United States • Optics & Photonic Components • Optical Communications • 201-500 employees • Est. 2025 • Likely startup • Trust B • Hiring 21
Taara is an optical wireless communications company that spun out of Alphabet's X moonshot factory in 2025. Its Taara Lightbridge terminals transmit data at up to 20 gigabits per second over a narrow beam of light across distances of up to 20 kilometres, giving telecom operators and internet providers a fibre alternative where trenching cable is too slow or costly, and it develops photonic chips to shrink the system. The company is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, United States.
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Top 25% payVerified live · 1 hour ago 8 months ago Long shot · 18%

Senior Backend Software Engineer, Cloud & Infrastructure

$160k – $210k per year • Senior • 4+ years exp • Hybrid (Sunnyvale, United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Senior
Go
TypeScript
Python
JavaScript
Databases
Apache Kafka
Frontend
Angular
DevOps
gRPC
Pulumi
Prometheus
Ansible
IAM
Terraform
Rest API
GCP
Kubernetes
Azure
AWS
Cybersecurity
Least Privilege
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Yugabyte

yugabyte.com
yugabyte.com • HQ: Sunnyvale, United States • Commerce • Databases & DBMS • 201-500 employees • Est. 2016 • Trust B • Hiring 13
HQ: Sunnyvale, United States • Commerce • Databases & DBMS • 201-500 employees • Est. 2016 • Trust B • Hiring 13
Yugabyte provides an open-source cloud-native database YugabyteDB which is a distributed SQL database for global, internet-scale applications with low query latency, extreme resilience against failures.
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Staff Engineer Distributed Storage and Transaction

$150k – $250k per year • Staff+ • 8+ years exp • Hybrid (Sunnyvale, United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Staff
C++
Databases
YugabyteDB
PostgreSQL
AI/ML
Multimodal AI
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Seyond

seyond.com
seyond.com • HQ: Sunnyvale, United States • Autonomous Driving • Machine Vision & 3D Cameras • Est. 2016 • Trust A • Hiring 8
HQ: Sunnyvale, United States • Autonomous Driving • Machine Vision & 3D Cameras • Est. 2016 • Trust A • Hiring 8
Seyond, formerly Innovusion, develops image-grade lidar sensors for autonomous driving and smart infrastructure. Founded in 2016 by former Baidu autonomous driving engineers, it supplied the long-range lidar used on NIO production vehicles. The company operates engineering teams in Silicon Valley and Suzhou.
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Top 25% payVerified live · 2 hours ago Visa sponsor 11 months ago Fading · 29%

Senior Software Engineer

$100k – $200k per year • Senior • 3+ years exp • In office (Sunnyvale, United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Senior
C++
Python
C++
TensorFlow C++
AI/ML
Edge AI
TensorFlow
PyTorch
Machine Learning
DevOps
Linux
Robotics
ROS
SLAM
Sensor Fusion
Path Planning
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Brevian

brevian.ai
brevian.ai • HQ: Sunnyvale, United States • AI Agents • Sales Enablement • 51-200 employees • Est. 2023 • Startup • Trust B • Hiring 8
HQ: Sunnyvale, United States • AI Agents • Sales Enablement • 51-200 employees • Est. 2023 • Startup • Trust B • Hiring 8
Brevian is the Revenue Execution AI platform that helps sales teams prepare, perform, capture deal context, and improve revenue per rep.
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Open 638 daysVerified live · 1 hour ago Visa sponsor 1 year ago Long shot · 8%

Software Engineer

≈ $142k – $261k per year (Estimated) • Senior • 8+ years exp • In office (Sunnyvale, United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Staff
TypeScript
JavaScript
Python
Databases
Databricks
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Open 890 daysVerified live · 1 hour ago Visa sponsor 2 years ago Long shot · 3%

Software Engineering Intern

Intern • In office (Sunnyvale, United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Internship • Intern
Apache Kafka
AI/ML
AI Agents
DevOps
AWS
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Open 925 daysVerified live · 1 hour ago Visa sponsor 2 years ago Long shot · 6%

Software Engineer - Platform Infrastructure

≈ $118k – $233k per year (Estimated) • Middle • 4+ years exp • In office (Sunnyvale, United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Middle
OpenSearch
Apache Kafka
Databricks
AI/ML
Airflow
AI Agents
DevOps
Amazon ECS
Amazon S3
Terraform
AWS
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Onehouse

onehouse.ai
onehouse.ai • HQ: Sunnyvale, United States • Data Integration & ETL Tools • Data Warehouses & Lakehouses • 51-200 employees • Est. 2021 • Startup • Trust B • Hiring 9
HQ: Sunnyvale, United States • Data Integration & ETL Tools • Data Warehouses & Lakehouses • 51-200 employees • Est. 2021 • Startup • Trust B • Hiring 9
Onehouse provides a managed data lakehouse built on Apache Hudi, the table format its founder created at Uber. It keeps data in open formats and automates ingestion, compaction and optimisation, and it hires solutions architects and distributed systems engineers. The company is headquartered in Sunnyvale, United States.
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Open 856 daysVerified live · 1 hour ago Visa sponsor 2 years ago Long shot · 8%

Senior Software Engineer, Open Source (US)

≈ $143k – $264k per year (Estimated) • Senior • 5+ years exp • Hybrid (Sunnyvale, United States) • Master's Degree • Full-Time • Senior
Java
Databases
Apache Hudi
Trino
DevOps
Unix
Linux
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Open 856 daysVerified live · 1 hour ago Visa sponsor 2 years ago Long shot · 7%

Staff Software Engineer, Open Source (US)

≈ $172k – $319k per year (Estimated) • Staff+ • 10+ years exp • Hybrid (Sunnyvale, United States) • Master's Degree • Full-Time • Staff
Java
Databases
Apache Hudi
Trino
DevOps
Unix
Linux
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Backend Developer Salary in Sunnyvale
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