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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umd.edu • HQ: College Park, United States • STEM Education • Education • Higher Education • 501-1000 employees
HQ: College Park, United States • STEM Education • Education • Higher Education • 501-1000 employees
Top 25% payVerified live · 2 hours ago 4 months ago

ARLIS Full Stack Software Engineer

$140k – $195k per year • Middle • 3+ years expIn office (United States) • Master's Degree • Middle
Python
SQL
TypeScript
JavaScript
Python
FastAPI
Flask
AI/ML
AWS Bedrock
Frontend
Angular
Next.js
React.js
Remix
DevOps
Amazon EC2
AWS
Azure
CI/CD
Docker
GCP
Kubernetes
OpenTelemetry
Amazon S3
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Verified live · 2 hours ago 7 months ago

IDEA Factory - Full-Stack Software Engineer - Frontend Focus

$115k – $135k per year • Middle • 3+ years expIn office (United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Middle
JavaScript
TypeScript
Frontend
Bootstrap
Material UI
Parcel
Pinia
React.js
Redux
Sass
Tailwind CSS
Vite
Vue.js
Vuex
Webpack
Mobile
State Management
QA
Jest
Playwright
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Proton

proton.ai
Proton is the AI industry cloud platform built just for distributors. Automate orders, enrich your catalog, grow eCommerce carts, and find sales opportunities.
proton.ai • Cambridge • Data & Analytics • Artificial Intelligence • Cloud Computing
Cambridge • Data & Analytics • Artificial Intelligence • Cloud Computing
Open 114 daysVerified live · 1 hour ago 4 months ago

Founding GTM Engineer

$136k – $232k per year (Estimated)In office (Cambridge, United States)
AI Agents
Claude
Model Context Protocol
Marketing
HubSpot
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Expa

expa.com
Expa combines design expertise, operational support, and capital to turn bold ideas into category-defining companies.
expa.com • Seattle • New York • San Francisco • Cybersecurity • Artificial Intelligence • Health Care
Seattle • New York • San Francisco • Cybersecurity • Artificial Intelligence • Health Care
Open 115 daysTop 25% pay 4 months ago

Software Engineer, Backend

$140k – $185k per year • Equity • Middle • 3+ years expRemote/Hybrid (San Francisco, United States) • Full-Time • Middle
Elixir
Go
Java
Node JS
Python
SQL
JavaScript
Databases
Apache Kafka
RabbitMQ
Frontend
GraphQL
DevOps
AWS
Docker
GCP
Kubernetes
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Open 130 daysTop 25% pay 5 months ago

Senior Software Engineer, Backend

$170k – $220k per year • Equity • Senior • 5+ years expRemote/Hybrid (San Francisco, United States) • Full-Time • Senior
Elixir
Go
Java
Node JS
Python
SQL
JavaScript
Databases
Apache Kafka
RabbitMQ
Frontend
GraphQL
DevOps
AWS
Docker
GCP
Kubernetes
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Open 165 daysTop 25% pay 6 months ago

Staff Software Engineer – Backend

$225k – $300k per year • Equity • Staff+ • 7+ years expRemote/Hybrid (San Francisco, United States) • Full-Time • Staff
Elixir
Go
Java
Node JS
Python
SQL
JavaScript
Databases
Apache Kafka
RabbitMQ
Frontend
GraphQL
DevOps
AWS
Docker
GCP
Kubernetes
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Luminary

luminary.ai
Luminary (Luminary Cloud, Inc.) is a computer-aided engineering and enterprise AI platform headquartered in San Mateo, California. Founded in 2022 by Jason Spreti and Srinath Srinivasan, the company develops a "Physics AI" simulation platform that integrates large physics models (LPMs) with high-performance computing (HPC) cloud infrastructure. Luminary enables aerospace, automotive, defense, and industrial engineering teams to train AI models on fluid dynamics, structural mechanics, thermal fields, and electromagnetics.
luminary.ai • HQ: San Mateo, United States • Cybersecurity • Artificial Intelligence • 51-200 employees • Est. 2022
HQ: San Mateo, United States • Cybersecurity • Artificial Intelligence • 51-200 employees • Est. 2022
Open 115 daysVerified live · 11 hours ago 4 months ago

Backend Engineer

$103k – $256k per year (Estimated)In office (San Mateo, United States) • Visa sponsorship • Full-Time
CI/CD
GCP
Kubernetes
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Open 133 daysVerified live · 11 hours ago 5 months ago

Senior Forward Deployed Engineer — Electromagnetics

$115k – $252k per year (Estimated) • Senior • 5+ years expIn office (San Mateo, United States) • Visa sponsorship • PhD • Full-Time • Senior
Python
AI/ML
PyTorch
Chips/EDA
Ansys HFSS
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Open 133 daysVerified live · 11 hours ago 5 months ago

Senior Forward Deployed Engineer — FEA

$115k – $252k per year (Estimated) • Senior • 5+ years expIn office (San Mateo, United States) • Visa sponsorship • PhD • Full-Time • Senior
Python
AI/ML
PyTorch
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Semgrep

semgrep.dev
Our mission is to make world-class software security available to everyone. This means building software tools that are open source, easy to use, powerful, and fast. It also means building a team with security expertise and a passion for great dev...
semgrep.dev • San Francisco • London • New York • Boston • Denver • DevSecOps • Application Security • Cybersecurity
San Francisco • London • New York • Boston • Denver • DevSecOps • Application Security • Cybersecurity
Top 25% payVerified live · 3 hours ago 4 months ago

Senior Software Engineer, Growth

$163k – $247k per year • Senior • 4+ years expRemote/Hybrid (San Francisco, United States) • Contractor • Senior
Python
TypeScript
Databases
PostgreSQL
AI/ML
AI Agents
LLM Guardrails
Cybersecurity
Semgrep
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Open 210 daysTop 25% pay 7 months ago

Staff Backend Software Engineer

$230k – $288k per year • Staff+ • Remote/Hybrid (San Francisco, New York, Denver, Boston, United States) • Full-Time • Staff
JavaScript
Python
TypeScript
Python
Flask
SQLAlchemy
Frontend
React.js
DevOps
AWS
Kubernetes
Cybersecurity
Semgrep
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Open 210 daysTop 25% pay 7 months ago

Senior Full Stack Software Engineer

$163k – $247k per year • Senior • Remote/Hybrid (San Francisco, New York, Denver, Boston, United States) • Full-Time • Senior
JavaScript
Python
TypeScript
Python
Flask
SQLAlchemy
Frontend
React.js
DevOps
AWS
Kubernetes
Cybersecurity
Semgrep
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Straight Arrow

san.com
Get the news that matters most, without manipulation, bias or agenda. From politics and government oversight to cost of living and privacy, we fear no fact.
san.com • Data Centers • Hardware • Real Estate
Data Centers • Hardware • Real Estate
Open 116 daysVerified live · 1 day ago 4 months ago

Software Engineer (Web)

$97k – $177k per year (Estimated) • Middle • 3+ years exp • Remote (United States) • Middle
PHP
PHP
WordPress
DevOps
CI/CD
AWS
GCP
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Nextern

nextern.com
Nextern, Inc., is located in St. Paul, MN and Nextern Technical Products has multiple locations in China. Nextern is a vertically integrated cGMP design and global manufacturing company creating non-invasive solutions to improve personal health, w...
nextern.com • Ho Chi Minh City • Naypyidaw • Health & Medical Electronics • Health Care • Medical Devices
Ho Chi Minh City • Naypyidaw • Health & Medical Electronics • Health Care • Medical Devices
Open 116 daysVerified live · 5 hours ago 4 months ago

Senior Software Engineer

$132k – $238k per year (Estimated) • Senior • In office (Maple Grove, United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Senior
C#
C++
Python
C++
Qt
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Gridline

gridline.ai
Skip to content Our Story Built by people who livedthe billing week. Before Gridline was a company, it was a frustration.
gridline.ai • Atlanta • Business Process Automation (BPA) • Financial Services • Audit
Atlanta • Business Process Automation (BPA) • Financial Services • Audit
Open 116 daysTop 25% pay 4 months ago

Software Engineer (Backend)

$150k – $175k per year • Middle • 4+ years expRemote/Hybrid (Atlanta, United States) • Full-Time • Middle
JavaScript
TypeScript
Databases
MySQL
AI/ML
Claude
Prompt Engineering
Frontend
React.js
DevOps
AWS
Terraform
Terragrunt
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KOS

kos.ai
Kos reads the pay app, ties out the contract, and cuts the check. A virtual financial operations employee for companies that build the physical world.
kos.ai • San Francisco
San Francisco
Open 116 days 4 months ago

Software Engineer Intern

Intern • In office (San Francisco, United States) • Relocation • Visa sponsorship • Master's Degree • Internship • Intern
Python
TypeScript
AI/ML
Computer Vision
LLM Evaluation
OpenAI
DevOps
Azure
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Middesk

middesk.com
Middesk's mission is to enable every business to access the products and services they need to grow and thrive. We believe that if we can make it easy for a business to access financial products, hire new employees, and transact with other busines...
middesk.com • New York • San Francisco • Data & Analytics • Peripherals • Human Resources • 11-50 employees
New York • San Francisco • Data & Analytics • Peripherals • Human Resources • 11-50 employees
Open 117 daysTop 25% pay 4 months ago

Forward Deployed Engineer

$148k – $255k per year • Senior • 6+ years expRemote/Hybrid (San Francisco, New York, United States) • Full-Time • Senior
Go
Python
TypeScript
AI/ML
LLM
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Open 437 daysTop 25% pay 1 year ago

Software Engineer, Infrastructure

$148k – $230k per year • Middle • 3+ years expRemote/Hybrid (San Francisco, United States) • Full-Time • Middle
CI/CD
Kubernetes
Terraform
GitOps
Cybersecurity
FedRAMP
SOC 2
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Open 467 daysTop 25% pay 1 year ago

Software Engineer

$148k – $250k per year • Middle • 3+ years expRemote/Hybrid (San Francisco, New York, United States) • Full-Time • Middle
Python
Ruby
Scala
JavaScript
Databases
PostgreSQL
Frontend
React.js
Redux
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7Ai

7ai.com
7AI is the foundational AI security company. Its swarming AI agents investigate security alerts end to end, reaching explainable conclusions so security teams spend their time on the work only people can do.
7ai.com • Boston • Washington • Embedded Systems • Artificial Intelligence • Cybersecurity
Boston • Washington • Embedded Systems • Artificial Intelligence • Cybersecurity
Open 117 daysVerified live · 9 hours ago 4 months ago

Principal Software Engineer (Cloud)

$129k – $239k per year (Estimated) • Lead • 15+ years expRemote/Hybrid (Boston, United States) • Full-Time • Principal
Go
Python
Rust
TypeScript
AI/ML
Claude
Claude Code
Cursor
OpenAI Codex
LLM
DevOps
AWS
Azure
GCP
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Open 118 daysVerified live · 9 hours ago 4 months ago

Senior Software Engineer (Product)

$108k – $210k per year (Estimated) • Senior • 5+ years expRemote/Hybrid (Boston, United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Senior
Node JS
Python
TypeScript
JavaScript
AI/ML
Claude
Cursor
AI Agents
DevOps
AWS
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Open 118 daysVerified live · 9 hours ago 4 months ago

Senior Backend Engineer

$107k – $207k per year (Estimated) • Senior • 5+ years expRemote/Hybrid (Boston, United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Senior
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IUNU

iunu.com
IUNU is an industrial artificial intelligence and computer vision company specializing in technology solutions for controlled environment agriculture and greenhouse growers. The firm's flagship platform, LUNA, utilizes autonomous cameras and machine learning software to monitor plant health, track growth stages, and detect diseases in real time. Founded in 2013 and based in Seattle, Washington, the company helps commercial growers optimize crop yields, lower labor costs, and streamline operational management.
iunu.com • HQ: New York, United States • Artificial Intelligence • AgTech • Computer Vision • Farming & Agriculture
HQ: New York, United States • Artificial Intelligence • AgTech • Computer Vision • Farming & Agriculture
Open 117 daysTop 25% pay 4 months ago

Senior Software Engineer, Infrastructure

$180k – $250k per year • Equity • Senior • In office (New York, United States) • Full-Time • Senior
Apache Kafka
ClickHouse
Google BigQuery
Snowflake
AI/ML
Flink
DevOps
AWS
Azure
GCP
Platform Engineering
Pulumi
Terraform
Amazon Kinesis
IAM
Datadog
Grafana
OpenTelemetry
Prometheus
Cybersecurity
SentinelOne
Wiz
Zero Trust
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Open 250 daysTop 25% pay 9 months ago

Senior Software Engineer

$180k – $250k per year • Equity • Senior • 6+ years expIn office (New York, United States) • Full-Time • Senior
Go
Python
TypeScript
JavaScript
Databases
Apache Kafka
ClickHouse
Google BigQuery
Snowflake
AI/ML
AI Agents
Frontend
React.js
DevOps
AWS
Azure
CI/CD
GCP
Cybersecurity
SentinelOne
Wiz
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Tutor Intelligence

tutorintelligence.com
Tutor Intelligence is an industrial AI and robotics software company headquartered in Watertown, Massachusetts. Spun out of MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) in 2021 by Josh Gruenstein and Alon Kosowsky-Sachs, the venture-backed firm has raised over $40 million from investors including Union Square Ventures, E14 Fund, and Initialized Capital.
tutorintelligence.com • HQ: Watertown, United States • Transportation & Logistics • Hardware • Logistics • Artificial Intelligence
HQ: Watertown, United States • Transportation & Logistics • Hardware • Logistics • Artificial Intelligence
Open 118 daysTop 25% pay 4 months ago

Full Stack Software Engineer (XR Applications)

$100k – $300k per year • In office (Watertown, United States) • Full-Time
Python
JavaScript
Frontend
React.js
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Open 238 daysTop 25% pay 8 months ago

Member of Technical Staff - Software Engineer

$100k – $300k per year • Staff+ • In office (Watertown, United States) • Full-Time • Staff
Go
Python
TypeScript
DevOps
CI/CD
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Open 473 daysTop 25% pay 1 year ago

Senior Full Stack Software Engineer

$100k – $300k per year • Senior • In office (Watertown, United States) • Full-Time • Senior
Python
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LiveFlow

liveflow.com
LiveFlow is the only platform you need to automate multi-entity finance and accounting. Join thousands of companies who rely on LiveFlow to scale their finance operations.
liveflow.com • San Francisco • New York • Financial Services • Business Process Automation (BPA) • FinTech
San Francisco • New York • Financial Services • Business Process Automation (BPA) • FinTech
Open 118 days 4 months ago

Software Engineer - AI Agents

$147k – $300k per year (Estimated)In office (San Francisco, United States) • Full-Time
Python
JavaScript
Elixir
TypeScript
Python
Django
AI/ML
AI Agents
LLM
Model Context Protocol
Frontend
React.js
Next.js
DevOps
CI/CD
AWS
Terraform
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Open 160 days 6 months ago

Software Engineer - AI Agents

$135k – $276k per year (Estimated)In office (New York, United States) • Full-Time
Python
JavaScript
Elixir
TypeScript
Python
Django
AI/ML
AI Agents
LLM
Model Context Protocol
Frontend
React.js
Next.js
DevOps
CI/CD
AWS
Terraform
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Open 1320 days 3 years ago

Senior Full Stack Engineer

$145k – $262k per year (Estimated) • Senior • In office (New York, United States) • Full-Time • Senior
TypeScript
Python
JavaScript
Elixir
Python
Django
Frontend
React.js
Next.js
DevOps
AWS
Terraform
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Sei

sei.io
Sei is a blockchain project founded in 2022 that optimises its base layer specifically for trading applications. It includes parallel execution and order matching directly in the protocol to reduce latency for exchanges built on top of it. The network has since adopted Ethereum Virtual Machine compatibility to broaden its developer base.
sei.io • HQ: Singapore • Design & Creative • Branding • Blockchain & Crypto • 51-200 employees • Est. 2022
HQ: Singapore • Design & Creative • Branding • Blockchain & Crypto • 51-200 employees • Est. 2022
Open 118 days 4 months ago

Protocol Software Engineer - Storage

$144k – $259k per year (Estimated) • Senior • 5+ years expRemote/Hybrid (New York, United States) • Full-Time • Senior
Databricks
Web3
Sei
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$147k – $266k per year (Estimated) • Senior • 5+ years expRemote/Hybrid (New York, United States) • Full-Time • Senior
Go
SQL
TypeScript
Databases
Databricks
DevOps
AWS
Terraform
Web3
Sei
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Open 235 days 8 months ago

Backend Software Engineer - Incubations

$120k – $240k per year (Estimated) • Middle • 3+ years expRemote/Hybrid (New York, United States) • Full-Time • Middle
Go
Solidity
SQL
TypeScript
Databases
Databricks
DevOps
AWS
Terraform
Web3
Sei
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Agiloft

agiloft.com
We are on a mission to deliver Contract Lifecycle Management without limitations through agility, seamless extensibility, and deep expertise in order to transform contracts into relationships.
agiloft.com • Artificial Intelligence • Financial Services • Data & Analytics • Est. 2003
Artificial Intelligence • Financial Services • Data & Analytics • Est. 2003
Open 122 daysVerified live · 1 day ago 4 months ago

Sr Software Engineer- Fullstack

$138k – $228k per year (Estimated) • Senior • 5+ years exp • Remote (United States) • Full-Time • Senior
Python
TypeScript
Databases
DynamoDB
AI/ML
Copilot
Cursor
DevOps
AWS
AWS Lambda
API Gateway
GitHub
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Icertis

icertis.com
Icertis provides enterprise contract lifecycle management software. Its platform structures contract terms as data so obligations, pricing and risk can be tracked continuously. Large corporations use it to manage millions of agreements.
icertis.com • HQ: Bellevue, United States • Health Care • Artificial Intelligence • 501-1000 employees • Est. 2009
HQ: Bellevue, United States • Health Care • Artificial Intelligence • 501-1000 employees • Est. 2009
Open 123 daysTop 25% pay 4 months ago

Lead Software Engineer

$175k – $250k per year • Lead • 5+ years expIn office (New York, United States) • Staff
JavaScript
Python
SQL
TypeScript
AI/ML
AI Agents
Anthropic
OpenAI
OpenAI Codex
DevOps
CI/CD
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Northslope Technologies

northslope.com
Forward-deployed AI applications built on Palantir. Palantir's only Vanguard Elite partner delivering mission-specific AI for aerospace, energy, finance & more.
northslope.com • Abu Dhabi • New York • London • Dubai • Data & Analytics • Software • Artificial Intelligence
Abu Dhabi • New York • London • Dubai • Data & Analytics • Software • Artificial Intelligence
Open 123 daysTop 25% pay 5 months ago

Full Stack Software Engineer

$185k – $275k per year • Equity • Remote/Hybrid (New York, United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time
TypeScript
Python
JavaScript
Node JS
Python
FastAPI
AI/ML
LLM
Frontend
React.js
Tailwind CSS
Vite
Webpack
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Open 409 daysTop 25% pay 1 year ago

Forward Deployed Software Engineer

$185k – $275k per year • Equity • In office (New York, United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time
Python
TypeScript
JavaScript
AI/ML
LLM
Spark
Frontend
React.js
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Mithril

mithril.ai
We're building the omnicloud for AI We're building the omnicloud for AI Mithril exists to make cloud compute more accessible, efficient, and powerful for AI developers.
mithril.ai • Palo Alto • San Francisco • Marketplaces • Machine Learning • Artificial Intelligence
Palo Alto • San Francisco • Marketplaces • Machine Learning • Artificial Intelligence
Open 124 daysVerified live · 1 day ago 5 months ago

Software Engineer - Member of Technical Staff (Consumption Team)

$170k – $230k per year • Staff+ • In office (Palo Alto, United States) • PhD • Staff
Python
JavaScript
TypeScript
Databases
Apache Kafka
RabbitMQ
AI/ML
SkyPilot
Frontend
tRPC
React.js
DevOps
GCP
gRPC
AWS
Docker
Docker Swarm
Grafana
Kubernetes
Kustomize
Prometheus
Terraform
WebSockets
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Open 131 dayVerified live · 1 day ago 5 months ago

Software Engineer - Member of Technical Staff (Platform)

$170k – $230k per year • Staff+ • In office (Palo Alto, United States) • PhD • Staff
Python
JavaScript
TypeScript
Databases
Apache Kafka
RabbitMQ
AI/ML
SkyPilot
Frontend
tRPC
React.js
DevOps
GCP
gRPC
AWS
Docker
Docker Swarm
Grafana
Kubernetes
Kustomize
Prometheus
Terraform
WebSockets
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Marvell Technology

marvell.com
Marvell Technology is a major American semiconductor company that specializes in designing infrastructure silicon for data centers, enterprise networking, and telecommunications. Founded in 1995, the company develops high-performance data processing units, optical interconnects, custom AI chips, and storage controllers. Through its advanced hardware solutions, it plays a vital role in powering cloud computing, high-speed networking, and automotive electronics worldwide.
marvell.com • HQ: Santa Clara, United States • Hardware • Data Centers • Semiconductors • 1001-5000 employees
HQ: Santa Clara, United States • Hardware • Data Centers • Semiconductors • 1001-5000 employees
Verified live · 1 day ago 5 months ago

Distinguished Engineer - SoC Verification

$127k – $259k per year (Estimated) • Equity • Lead • 17+ years expIn office (San Diego, United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Principal
C++
Perl
Python
SystemVerilog
AI/ML
ChatGPT
Copilot
Chips/EDA
UVM
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Verified live · 1 day ago 5 months ago

Distinguished Engineer - Digital Design

$132k – $269k per year (Estimated) • Equity • Lead • 17+ years expIn office (San Diego, United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Principal
SystemVerilog
Perl
Python
AI/ML
ChatGPT
Copilot
Chips/EDA
Formal Verification
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Backend Developer Salary in United States
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