Backend Developer Salary in United States

Backend Developer jobs in United States hiring now at vetted startups and product companies on Alion, updated daily. Average salary around $237,290/year. Compare remote, hybrid and on-site positions with relocation and visa sponsorship. Browse and apply today.

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Merlin Labs

merlinlabs.com
Merlin Labs is a company focused on developing autonomous flight capabilities through its innovative Merlin Pilot technology. They aim to deliver reduced aircrew and uncrewed flight solutions for various aircraft, including the C-130J Super Hercules, KC-135 Stratotanker, and F-16. Merlin Labs employs advanced automation systems, sensor technology, and natural language processing to enable full takeoff to touchdown flights, navigate environments, and communicate effectively with air traffic control.
merlinlabs.com • Boston • Washington
Boston • Washington
Top 25% payVerified live · 22 min ago 3 months ago

Staff Software Engineer, AI Foundation Model

$225k – $390k per year • Staff+ • 8+ years expRemote/Hybrid (Boston, United States) • Full-Time • Staff
Python
C++
Rust
C++
PyTorch C++
TensorFlow C++
AI/ML
JAX
MLFlow
Weights & Biases
PyTorch
Quantization
Synthetic Data
TensorFlow
TensorRT
Transformers
Robotics
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Open 988 daysTop 25% pay 3 years ago

Autonomy Software Engineer

$130k – $175k per year • Junior • 2+ years expRemote/Hybrid (Boston, United States) • Master's Degree • Full-Time • Junior
C++
Python
AI/ML
AI Agents
Robotics
ROS
Sensor Fusion
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Workato

workato.com
Workato provides an enterprise automation platform combining integration and workflow orchestration. Business and technical teams build recipes connecting hundreds of applications. Governance controls let central teams manage automation built across departments.
workato.com • HQ: Mountain View, United States • Software • Artificial Intelligence • Middleware Software • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 2013
HQ: Mountain View, United States • Software • Artificial Intelligence • Middleware Software • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 2013
Verified live · 2 hours ago 3 months ago

Senior Software Engineer

$143k – $237k per year (Estimated) • Senior • 5+ years expSan Francisco • Remote (United States) • Senior
Python
Python
FastAPI
Databases
PostgreSQL
AI/ML
AI Agents
Claude
Claude Code
LLM
RAG
Model Context Protocol
DevOps
Kubernetes
AWS
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Open 154 daysVerified live · 2 hours ago 6 months ago

Forward Deployed Engineer

$105k – $191k per year (Estimated) • Middle • 4+ years expBoston • Remote (United States) • Middle • English
Apex
Java
Python
Ruby
Apex
MuleSoft
AI/ML
RAG
AI Agents
Model Context Protocol
Management
ServiceNow
Marketing
Marketo
Salesforce
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Open 366 daysVerified live · 2 hours ago 1 year ago

Senior Software Engineer (Search / Retrieval)

$140k – $233k per year (Estimated) • Senior • 7+ years expPalo Alto • Remote (United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Senior
Python
Databases
ElasticSearch
OpenSearch
AI/ML
Embeddings
NLP
AI Agents
Model Context Protocol
DevOps
Vector
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Tapcart Inc.

tapcart.com
Founded in 2017, Tapcart provides mobile commerce solutions. They are based in Santa Monica, California.
tapcart.com • Santa Monica • New York • Analytics Platforms • Data & Analytics • Commerce
Santa Monica • New York • Analytics Platforms • Data & Analytics • Commerce
Top 25% payVerified live · 1 day ago 3 months ago

Sr. Full Stack Engineer

$175k – $350k per year • Senior • 5+ years expSanta Monica • Remote (United States, Canada) • Full-Time • Senior
AI Agents
DevOps
GitHub
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Top 25% payVerified live · 1 day ago 3 months ago

Sr. Software Engineer

$175k – $350k per year • Senior • 5+ years expSanta Monica • Remote (United States, Canada) • Full-Time • Senior
AI Agents
DevOps
GitHub
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The City and County of San Francisco is the consolidated local government for San Francisco, California. It provides public administration and municipal services including public safety, health, transportation, housing, infrastructure, permitting, and community programs.
sf.gov • HQ: San Francisco, United States • Smart City • Government • Digital Government
HQ: San Francisco, United States • Smart City • Government • Digital Government
$154k – $313k per year (Estimated) • Lead • 5+ years expIn office (San Francisco, United States) • Associate's Degree • Full-Time • Senior • English
SQL
PHP
PHP
Drupal
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$159k – $200k per year • Senior • 3+ years expIn office (San Francisco, United States) • Associate's Degree • Full-Time • Senior
SQL
PHP
PHP
Drupal
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Top 25% payVerified live · 1 hour ago 3 months ago

Technology Engineer - (1042) - Applications Specialty - Citywide (C00090)

$144k – $181k per year • Junior • 1+ year expIn office (San Francisco, United States) • Associate's Degree • Full-Time • Middle
SQL
PHP
PHP
Drupal
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Ardent

ardentmc.com
Ardent is a premier technology firm serving the public sector, focused on delivering mission-critical solutions. They specialize in data science and analytics, digital transformation, and location intelligence, helping organizations to make better decisions, modernize their systems, and decode spatial data. Ardent is committed to defending against man-made and natural threats, providing effective solutions such as cloud applications, cybersecurity, and spatial data science.
ardentmc.com • HQ: Washington, United States • Artificial Intelligence • Data Science • Geospatial Analytics
HQ: Washington, United States • Artificial Intelligence • Data Science • Geospatial Analytics
Verified live · 5 hours ago 3 months ago

Geospatial Application Developer

$100k – $199k per year (Estimated) • Middle • 3+ years expRemote/Hybrid (Washington, United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Middle
C#
C++
JavaScript
Python
C#
.NET
DevOps
CI/CD
Kubernetes
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Verified live · 5 hours ago 3 months ago

Senior Geospatial Application Developer

$122k – $220k per year (Estimated) • Senior • 6+ years expRemote/Hybrid (Washington, United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Senior
C#
C++
JavaScript
Python
C#
.NET
DevOps
CI/CD
Kubernetes
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Verified live · 5 hours ago 3 months ago

GIS Developer / Application Engineer

$64k – $180k per year (Estimated) • Middle • 3+ years exp • Remote (United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Middle
C#
JavaScript
Python
C#
.NET
DevOps
CI/CD
Kubernetes
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Wealthfront

wealthfront.com
Wealthfront is an automated investing and banking company headquartered in Palo Alto, California, and founded in 2008. The company runs software managed investment accounts, a high yield cash account, bond portfolios, and lending products for retail customers, with no human financial advisers in the loop. It manages tens of billions of dollars for a largely younger, technology sector customer base and competes with both traditional brokerages and other robo-advisers.
wealthfront.com • HQ: Palo Alto, United States • Asset Management • Personal Finance • FinTech • Financial Services • Wealth Management • 201-500 employees • Est. 2008
HQ: Palo Alto, United States • Asset Management • Personal Finance • FinTech • Financial Services • Wealth Management • 201-500 employees • Est. 2008
Verified live · 2 hours ago 3 months ago

Senior Software Engineer, Network

$143k – $258k per year (Estimated) • Senior • In office (Palo Alto, United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Senior
Python
Ruby
DevOps
Ansible
AWS
Chef
Configuration Management
Git
Terraform
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Open 1086 daysVerified live · 2 hours ago 3 years ago

Backend Engineer

$103k – $204k per year (Estimated) • Junior • 2+ years expIn office (Palo Alto, United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Junior
Java
SQL
Kotlin
Java
Hibernate
Kotlin
Dagger
Databases
MariaDB
MS SQL
MySQL
PostgreSQL
Mobile
Dependency Injection
DevOps
CI/CD
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Prompthealth

prompthealth.com
Prompt is a healthcare software company focused on electronic medical records, with a particular emphasis on making clinical documentation and practice workflows simpler and more efficient. From its positioning, the product is designed to help clinicians capture patient information accurately, reduce the time spent on admin, and keep records organised in a way that supports day to day care. For job seekers, this points to a business working on practical problems that sit right at the intersection of software usability, clinical reality, and regulatory expectations.
prompthealth.com • HQ: San Francisco, United States • Artificial Intelligence • Physical Therapy • Health Care
HQ: San Francisco, United States • Artificial Intelligence • Physical Therapy • Health Care
Top 25% payVerified live · 11 hours ago 3 months ago

Senior Healthcare Integrations Software Engineer (B2B SaaS)

$170k – $200k per year • Equity • Senior • 5+ years exp • Remote (United States) • Full-Time • Senior
PHP
Python
Cybersecurity
HIPAA
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Verified live · 11 hours ago 3 months ago

Senior Full Stack Engineer - Data & Analytics

$170k – $190k per year • Equity • Senior • 4+ years exp • Remote (United States) • Full-Time • Senior
Python
SQL
JavaScript
Databases
Amazon Redshift
Google BigQuery
PostgreSQL
Snowflake
AI/ML
LLM
dbt
Frontend
React.js
Vue.js
DevOps
AWS
AWS Lambda
Amazon ECS
Amazon S3
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Open 533 daysTop 25% pay 1 year ago

Senior Full Stack Software Engineer (B2B SaaS)

$170k – $220k per year • Equity • Senior • 5+ years exp • Remote (United States) • Full-Time • Senior
Node JS
PHP
Ruby
TypeScript
JavaScript
PHP
Laravel
Databases
MS SQL
MySQL
PostgreSQL
Frontend
Angular
React.js
Vue.js
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FloSports

flosports.tv
FloSports, engages in live digital sports and original content, while partnering with event rights holders and governing bodies for sports coverage. Established in 2006, FloSports is headquartered in Austin, Texas.
flosports.tv • Austin • Ontario • Waterloo • Media & Entertainment • Streaming & OTT Platforms • Sports • Sports Media
Austin • Ontario • Waterloo • Media & Entertainment • Streaming & OTT Platforms • Sports • Sports Media
Verified live · 2 days ago 3 months ago

Senior Software Engineer

$137k – $227k per year (Estimated) • Equity • Senior • Remote (United States) • Full-Time • Senior
Node JS
TypeScript
JavaScript
Node JS
Nest.JS
Frontend
Angular
React.js
Vue.js
Mobile
Clean Architecture
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Open 315 daysVerified live · 2 days ago 11 months ago

Staff Software Engineer, Backend

$163k – $272k per year (Estimated) • Staff+ • Remote (United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Staff
Node JS
SQL
TypeScript
JavaScript
Node JS
Fastify
Nest.JS
Databases
Amazon Aurora
DynamoDB
Firestore
Frontend
Zod
DevOps
AWS
AWS Lambda
CI/CD
Amazon EventBridge
Amazon S3
Docker
Kubernetes
QA
Jest
Supertest
Vitest
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Parallel Systems

moveparallel.com
Parallel Systems is a freight rail technology company headquartered in Los Angeles, California, and founded in 2020 by former SpaceX engineers. The company builds autonomous battery electric rail vehicles that carry a single container each and couple into short platoons, aiming to move freight in smaller, more frequent loads than a locomotive hauled train. It has run federally approved test programmes with United States railroads and targets short haul routes currently served by trucks.
moveparallel.com • HQ: Los Angeles, United States • Intermodal Transport • Freight Forwarding • Artificial Intelligence • Autonomous Driving • Transportation & Logistics • Rail Transport • 51-200 employees • Est. 2020
HQ: Los Angeles, United States • Intermodal Transport • Freight Forwarding • Artificial Intelligence • Autonomous Driving • Transportation & Logistics • Rail Transport • 51-200 employees • Est. 2020
Verified live · 28 min ago 3 months ago

Software Engineer II – Test/Internal Tooling

$94k – $227k per year (Estimated) • Middle • 3+ years expIn office (Los Angeles, United States) • Middle
C++
Python
Rust
AI/ML
Human-in-the-Loop
DevOps
CI/CD
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Open 111 daysVerified live · 28 min ago 4 months ago

Senior Software Engineer

$112k – $244k per year (Estimated) • Senior • 5+ years expIn office (Los Angeles, United States) • Senior
C++
Rust
DevOps
Docker
Kubernetes
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About Us  Home 5 About Us Overview Financial Strength and Integrity With more than 50 years in business, BHHC has grown from a regional organization to a national insurance group, offering insurance products from coast to coast. Relationships are the cornerstone of our culture, and we believe in doing the right thing.
bhhc.com • New York • Newark • Indianapolis • Detroit • Grand Rapids • Financial Services • Insurance
New York • Newark • Indianapolis • Detroit • Grand Rapids • Financial Services • Insurance
Top 25% payVerified live · 1 day ago 3 months ago

Software Engineer 3

$144k – $183k per year • Middle • 8+ years expRemote/Hybrid (Sacramento, United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Middle
C#
TypeScript
JavaScript
SQL
C#
.NET
Frontend
Angular
React.js
Vue.js
DevOps
CI/CD
Docker
Git
Kubernetes
Ansible
AWS
Azure
Terraform
Cybersecurity
GDPR
HIPAA
PCI DSS
Management
Jira
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Top 25% payVerified live · 1 day ago 3 months ago

Software Engineer 3

$168k – $207k per year • Middle • 8+ years expRemote/Hybrid (Walnut Creek, United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Middle
C#
TypeScript
JavaScript
SQL
C#
.NET
Frontend
Angular
React.js
Vue.js
DevOps
CI/CD
Docker
Git
Kubernetes
Ansible
AWS
Azure
Terraform
Cybersecurity
GDPR
HIPAA
PCI DSS
Management
Jira
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Top 25% payVerified live · 1 day ago 3 months ago

Software Engineer 3

$135k – $171k per year • Middle • 8+ years expRemote/Hybrid (Plano, United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Middle
C#
TypeScript
JavaScript
SQL
C#
.NET
Frontend
Angular
React.js
Vue.js
DevOps
CI/CD
Docker
Git
Kubernetes
Ansible
AWS
Azure
Terraform
Cybersecurity
GDPR
HIPAA
PCI DSS
Management
Jira
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Campus

campus.com
Expert reviews, tools, and services for non-credit courses and certifications.
campus.com • Atlanta • New York • Austin • Phoenix • Skill Assessment • EdTech Platforms • Education
Atlanta • New York • Austin • Phoenix • Skill Assessment • EdTech Platforms • Education
Top 25% payVerified live · 1 day ago 3 months ago

Senior Software Engineer

$185k – $200k per year • Equity • Senior • 4+ years expRemote/Hybrid (New York, United States) • Visa sponsorship • Full-Time • Senior
Go
Python
JavaScript
Frontend
React.js
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Vectra

vectra.ai
Vectra AI is the cybersecurity AI leader in protecting modern networks from modern attacks. It helps enterprises reduce cyber risk, detect and contain active threats, and strengthen resilience across hybrid and multi-cloud environments.
vectra.ai • Bengaluru • San Jose • Austin • Tokyo • Chicago • Artificial Intelligence • Information Security • Cybersecurity • Est. 2011
Bengaluru • San Jose • Austin • Tokyo • Chicago • Artificial Intelligence • Information Security • Cybersecurity • Est. 2011
Verified live · 2 hours ago 3 months ago

Senior Software Engineer

$138k – $249k per year (Estimated) • Equity • Senior • 6+ years expIn office (Austin, United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Contractor • Senior
Python
SQL
Python
Celery
Django
FastAPI
Flask
Databases
Delta Lake
MariaDB
MySQL
PostgreSQL
Snowflake
AI/ML
Claude
Cursor
LLM
OpenAI Codex
DevOps
AWS
Azure
CI/CD
CloudFormation
GCP
Kubernetes
Rest API
Terraform
IAM
Cybersecurity
MITRE D3FEND
Vectra AI
QA
Swagger
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Open 133 daysVerified live · 2 hours ago 5 months ago

Staff Software Engineer

$171k – $320k per year (Estimated) • Equity • Staff+ • 8+ years expIn office (Austin, United States) • Staff
Go
Python
Databases
Apache Kafka
ElasticSearch
AI/ML
Flink
Hadoop
DevOps
AWS
Amazon Kinesis
Cybersecurity
MITRE D3FEND
Vectra AI
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Total Expert

totalexpert.com
Total Expert is the purpose-built customer engagement platform trusted by more than 200 financial services organizations. Total Expert unifies data, marketing, sales, and compliance solutions to deliver the perfect customer journey across every financial milestone—in any market.
totalexpert.com • Dallas • Saint Louis • Artificial Intelligence • AI Agents • Financial Services
Dallas • Saint Louis • Artificial Intelligence • AI Agents • Financial Services
Verified live · 2 hours ago 3 months ago

Senior Software Engineer

$130k – $145k per year • Equity • Senior • 8+ years expRemote/Hybrid (Dallas, United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Senior
C#
JavaScript
Python
SQL
TypeScript
Databases
MySQL
PostgreSQL
Frontend
React.js
Vue.js
DevOps
CI/CD
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Zoll

zoll.com
LifeVest®. With 20+ years of clinical evidence and 1M+ patients protected, LifeVest® is the most used, studied, and proven wearable cardioverter defibrillator (WCD). This product may not be approved, cleared, or authorized for commercial distribution in all countries.
zoll.com • HQ: Chicago, United States • Emergency Medicine • Health Care • Medical Devices • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 1980
HQ: Chicago, United States • Emergency Medicine • Health Care • Medical Devices • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 1980
Verified live · 6 hours ago 3 months ago

Senior Software Engineer

$107k – $130k per year • Senior • 5+ years expRemote/Hybrid (Chelmsford, United States) • Relocation • Full-Time • Senior
C#
JavaScript
Kotlin
SQL
DevOps
AWS
CI/CD
Cybersecurity
HIPAA
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Check Technologies

checkhq.com
Seamless payroll for your customers and new revenue streams for you by partnering with Check. Trusted by platforms of all sizes.
checkhq.com • New York • San Francisco • Information Technology • Software • Cybersecurity
New York • San Francisco • Information Technology • Software • Cybersecurity
Top 25% payVerified live · 1 hour ago 3 months ago

Software Engineer, Senior

$185k – $225k per year • Senior • 5+ years expRemote/Hybrid (New York, San Francisco, United States) • Full-Time • Senior
Python
TypeScript
Python
Django
Databases
PostgreSQL
DevOps
AWS
Terraform
GitHub
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Top 25% payVerified live · 1 hour ago 3 months ago

Software Engineer, Staff

$228k – $264k per year • Staff+ • Remote/Hybrid (New York, San Francisco, United States) • Full-Time • Staff
Python
TypeScript
Python
Django
Databases
PostgreSQL
DevOps
AWS
Terraform
GitHub
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Testlio

testlio.com
Testlio is an AI-powered crowdsourced software testing and quality assurance (QA) platform headquartered in Austin, Texas, with operational origins in Tallinn, Estonia. Founded in 2012 by Kristel Kruustük and Marko Kruustük, the Series B enterprise has raised over $19 million in venture backing from investors including Spring Lake Equity Partners and Techstars.
testlio.com • HQ: Austin, United States • Software • Information Technology • Quality Assurance • Est. 2012
HQ: Austin, United States • Software • Information Technology • Quality Assurance • Est. 2012
Verified live · 2 hours ago 3 months ago

Principal Software Architect

Equity • Lead • 15+ years exp • Remote (AMER) • Freelance • Architect • English: C1
LLM
LLM Guardrails
DevOps
AWS
CI/CD
Cybersecurity
ISO 27001
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Parasail

parasail.com
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parasail.com • San Mateo • San Francisco • Information Technology
San Mateo • San Francisco • Information Technology
$145k – $261k per year (Estimated) • Senior • 5+ years expRemote/Hybrid (San Mateo, United States) • PhD • Full-Time • Senior
Go
Java
Node JS
Python
TypeScript
JavaScript
AI/ML
LLM
Quantization
vLLM
Triton
TGI
Frontend
Next.js
React.js
DevOps
AWS
Azure
CI/CD
Docker
GCP
gRPC
Kubernetes
WebSockets
Pulumi
Terraform
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$146k – $263k per year (Estimated) • Senior • 5+ years expIn office (San Mateo, United States) • Full-Time • Senior
Go
Java
Java
Spring Boot
AI/ML
LLM
DevOps
Kubernetes
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Grounded

readgrounded.com
About Grounded is an independent publication about technology and the systems being built today. Each piece reads a work of fiction, philosophy, or history alongside a question about those systems.
readgrounded.com • Detroit • Musical Instruments • Financial Services • Artificial Intelligence
Detroit • Musical Instruments • Financial Services • Artificial Intelligence
Verified live · 11 hours ago 3 months ago

Senior Software Engineer

$137k – $247k per year (Estimated) • Senior • 7+ years expIn office (Detroit, United States) • Full-Time • Senior
TypeScript
JavaScript
Frontend
React.js
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Chromatic

chromatic.com
Chromatic catches visual, interaction, and accessibility issues before they ship. This enforces your UI standards, even when AI codes. Assign reviewers to speed up sign-off and provide agents with validated UI context.
chromatic.com • Software • Quality Assurance • Est. 2017
Software • Quality Assurance • Est. 2017
Verified live · 2 days ago 3 months ago

Developer Experience Engineer

$175k – $194k per year • Remote (Europe, North America) • Full-Time
JavaScript
AI/ML
AI Agents
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vCluster

vcluster.com
vCluster is a Kubernetes infrastructure company headquartered in San Francisco, California, and founded in 2019. The company builds virtual clusters that run inside a single physical Kubernetes cluster, giving each team or tenant what looks like its own isolated control plane without the cost of separate infrastructure. It maintains the open source vCluster project alongside a commercial platform and previously operated as Loft Labs.
vcluster.com • HQ: San Francisco, United States • Cloud Management • Cloud Computing • Software • Virtualization • DevOps • Information Technology • Est. 2019
HQ: San Francisco, United States • Cloud Management • Cloud Computing • Software • Virtualization • DevOps • Information Technology • Est. 2019
Verified live · 8 hours ago 3 months ago

Staff Software Engineer

$172k – $287k per year (Estimated) • Staff+ • Remote (United States, Canada) • Full-Time • Staff
Go
AI/ML
ChatGPT
OpenAI
DevOps
Kubernetes
GitHub
GitLab
Marketing
Salesforce
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Open 127 daysVerified live · 8 hours ago 5 months ago

Senior Software Engineer (Backend)

$142k – $235k per year (Estimated) • Senior • Remote (United States, Canada) • Full-Time • Senior
Go
AI/ML
ChatGPT
OpenAI
DevOps
Kubernetes
GitHub
GitLab
Marketing
Salesforce
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Backend Developer Salary in United States
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What salary do Backend Developer jobs in United States pay?
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Are remote options available for Backend Developer jobs in United States?
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