Last updated 2026-06-18
378 Backend Engineer jobs in San Francisco ()
Browse 378 Backend Engineer jobs across San Francisco, including Senior Software Engineer, Software Engineer, Senior Backend Engineer, Backend Engineer, and Staff Backend Engineer roles. Listings are updated hourly and include salary data where available.
Backend Engineer jobs in San Francisco
Browse Backend Engineer jobs in San Francisco from companies including Simera, Roblox, Waymo, Verkada, Salesforce, Inc., OpenAI, and Perplexity.
- Common titles include Senior Software Engineer, Software Engineer, Senior Backend Engineer, Backend Engineer, and Staff Backend Engineer.
- Roles span mid, senior, intern, and entry levels.
- Recent postings include software engineer, backend engineer, full stack, member of, and back end roles.
- Most listed roles are in San Francisco (342), with openings also in San Mateo (16), Foster City (8), South San Francisco (6), and Oakland (3).
- Reported pay for Backend Engineer jobs near San Francisco ranges around $150,000-$279,500 annually (P25-P75 across 283 postings that disclosed pay).
- Hourly Backend Engineer roles near San Francisco pay a median rate of $44/hr based on 7 postings.
- Explore Backend Engineer salaries in California in Salary Explorer.
Backend Engineer jobs in San Francisco
Browse Backend Engineer jobs in San Francisco from companies including Simera, Roblox, Waymo, Verkada, Salesforce, Inc., OpenAI, and Perplexity.
- Common titles include Senior Software Engineer, Software Engineer, Senior Backend Engineer, Backend Engineer, and Staff Backend Engineer.
- Roles span mid, senior, intern, and entry levels.
- Recent postings include software engineer, backend engineer, full stack, member of, and back end roles.
- Most listed roles are in San Francisco (342), with openings also in San Mateo (16), Foster City (8), South San Francisco (6), and Oakland (3).
- Reported pay for Backend Engineer jobs near San Francisco ranges around $150,000-$279,500 annually (P25-P75 across 283 postings that disclosed pay).
- Hourly Backend Engineer roles near San Francisco pay a median rate of $44/hr based on 7 postings.
- Explore Backend Engineer salaries in California in Salary Explorer.
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Staff Backend Engineer
Jun 17
San Francisco
mid
Full Time
We are looking for a talented Staff Backend Engineer to help us craft user-friendly, responsive, and secure interfaces that operate…
About the Role At Commure, our engineering team is at the forefront of revolutionizing healthcare technology by building and scaling…
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Staff Backend EngineerJun 17
Back End Developer BR 10
Jun 17
San Francisco
mid
Full Time
Responsibilities Design, develop, and maintain back-end services, APIs, and databases Build scalable systems that handle high volumes of re…
You will be responsible for ensuring high performance, scalability, and security of back-end services while integrating with front-end and…
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Back End Developer BR 9Jun 17
San Francisco
senior
Full Time
You'll work across the stack, partner closely with Product and Design, and ship features that directly impact our customers.
The Role As a Senior Software Engineer, you'll have real ownership over the software and systems behind Compa's core products.
San Francisco
senior
Full Time
We are looking for a senior backend engineer to own the systems that make that possible.
The role You will work on the backend and data systems that sit between Engineering, and Data Science.
San Francisco
mid
Full Time
$210k-240k/yr
Mentor and grow engineers: Be a technical resource and thought partner for senior and mid-level engineers on the team.
About the Role We're hiring a Staff Software Engineer to join Pivotal's Integrations team, a backend-focused group building the connections…
Senior Software Engineer
Jun 17
San Francisco
senior
Full Time
What You’ll Do Design and build backend and full-stack systems for AI agents and healthcare automations Set technical direction within…
You’ve built and owned backend systems deployed in production You can turn ambiguous product requirements into a clear technical plan…
Software Engineer
Jun 16
San Francisco
mid
Full Time
$104.9k-162.0k/yr
Responsibility Write high quality code and services that are easy to maintain and test Participate actively in the design and…
Your work will impact multiple engineering and product teams as you contribute to the development of the platform's foundational features.
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Software EngineerJun 16
San Mateo
senior
Full Time
$130k/yr
As a Backend Engineer on our team, you'd focus on designing new tools and improving quality of existing ones.
About the Role We focus on building and enhancing tools and systems that empower our developers, sales, and support teams.
Software Engineer III
Jun 16
San Francisco
mid
$147.9k-216.9k/yr
Role Overview We are looking for a high-impact Software Engineer III with strong backend experience to design,develop, and scale distribute…
Key Responsibilities Design and build scalable backend systems and APIs Develop robust and production-grade applications Contribute to the…
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Senior Software EngineerMar 26
Senior Software Engineer
Jun 16
San Francisco
senior
Full Time
$164.7k-266k/yr
This position is an individual contributor role reporting to the Manager, Software Engineering.
What you bring Basic 8+ years of related industry experience with a Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience Experience in at…
San Francisco
mid
Full Time
Strong backend engineering experience building and operating production systems.
We're looking for a Senior Full Stack Engineer with a strong backend focus who thrives in fast-paced environments and enjoys…
San Francisco
senior
Your Background: Experience in Elixir or strong background in other backend or functional programming languages Familiarity with gRPC/Proto…
In this role, you will: Design and implement high-performance backend services in Elixir Architect and evolve microservices and distributed…
San Francisco
senior
$185k/yr
Build out exciting features like dynamic multi-vendor account linking, duplicate account remediation, and new integrations with debt accoun…
Work in a cross-functional team of engineers, product managers, and designers to implement and support high-scale integrations.
San Mateo
senior
$196.8k/yr
Strong ownership with proactive, candid communication, and an ability to handle high complexity Bachelor's Degree or above in Computer Scie…
Be a Tech Lead that contributes to our Technical Roadmap and Risk Defense strategy.
Senior Backend Engineer
Jun 15
San Francisco
senior
Full Time
What We're Looking For 6+ years of relevant industry experience building and operating high-throughput backend systems and services.
Advocate for a high bar on backend and engineering quality: reliable, efficient, well-documented, testable, and maintainable.
Backend Engineer
Jun 15
San Francisco
mid
Full Time
$130k-200k/yr
THE ROLE We're hiring a Backend Engineer who will architect and maintain the back-end services and data pipelines that power…
What You'll Do Build the backend Design, develop, and deploy scalable back-end services, APIs, and database architectures.
San Francisco
mid
Full Time
$240k-300k/yr
Deep experience building full-stack web applications.
Own architecture decisions for our tech platform and advise key product & infrastructure decisions, thinking ahead for what the company…
San Francisco
mid
Full Time
$220k-405k/yr
Strong system design skills, with a track record of building efficient, reliable, and scalable architectures, ideally including API integra…
Qualifications Experience designing and building backend systems that run in production (typically 4+ years for mid-level, more for senior…
San Francisco
mid
Full Time
$148.5k-223.9k/yr
This role requires a strong backend developer who will play a pivotal role in maintaining our core execution engines, handling…
Required Skills: 5 + years of industry experience In software engineering, with a proven track record as a core backend…
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Software Engineering SMTSJun 10
San Francisco
senior
Full Time
$190k-240k/yr
Requirements Who We're Looking For 10+ years of professional software engineering experience with deep backend expertise Your default proce…
This is a full stack role with a backend bias.
Software Engineering Intern
Jun 13
San Francisco
intern
What You'll Do Ship product features end to end on our live customer platform alongside senior engineers Build and test…
The Role We're looking for Software Engineering Interns to join our San Francisco team and build real features on our…
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Software EngineerJun 13
San Francisco
senior
Role Overview We are looking for a Software Engineer or Senior Software Engineer (Backend) to join our core engineering team…
Work at the core of a revenue-critical system — our bidding engine is not a side project; it is the…
San Francisco
entry
Basic Qualifications - 1+ years of designing and developing large-scale, multi-tiered, multi-threaded, embedded or distributed software app…
As part of our team, you will take ownership over our services powering creator monetization - architecting, building, and operating…
San Francisco
senior
Full Time
$121.5k-145.5k/yr
Software Engineer (AI & Backend) Company: WEXWEXUS This is a remote position; however, the candidate must reside within 30 miles…
How you’ll make an impact: Design, develop, and maintain robust, scalable, and high-performance object oriented code in our backend service…
San Francisco
mid
$194k/yr
We are looking for a Backend Software Engineer to join our fast-growing team with a focus on scalability, reliability, and…
The Staff Software Engineer Opportunity We're looking for a Staff Backend Software Engineer who wants to work on hard problems:…
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