267 back end engineer jobs at 170 companies in Fairfield, CA
🚀PromotedHiringCafe
Founding Backend / Infra Engineer
Cupertino, CA, US
$160k-$300k/yrOn-SiteFull Time
HiringCafe: Building a 100× better job search engine to take on Indeed and LinkedIn.
Own the crawlers, pipelines, and infrastructure powering a real-time job search engine. Strong Node.js and Python fundamentals; bonus points for security and reverse-engineering chops.
Quizlet: Digital learning platform providing study tools and flashcards.
4+ YOE4+ years backend or data engineering experience; strong SQL and data warehouse experience; proficiency in Python/Java/Scala; Elasticsearch/OpenSearch experience; experience building production data pipelines and backend services.
Collective Health: Cloud platform for managing employer-sponsored health benefits.
10+ YOE10+ years backend engineering experience with Java and Spring Cloud, microservices and integration platform experience (Mulesoft), AI tooling familiarity, cloud (AWS/GCP), SQL/PostgreSQL, system development, and strong communication and leadership skills.
Superhuman: An AI-native productivity platform for email, writing, and collaboration.
5+ YOE5+ years back-end development, production systems at scale, cloud platforms, AI-powered systems, APIs, CI/CD, real-time architectures, independent and collaborative work.
Go, AWS, GCP, Azure, CI/CD, Infrastructure as Code, Real-time systems
Verkada: Sells integrated AI-powered cloud physical security hardware and software.
4+ YOEBachelor's degree in CS/CE/SE, 4+ years industry experience, mastery of Python or Go, experience with Postgres/MySQL, Redis/Memcached, Kafka, cloud providers (AWS/GCP/Azure), gRPC, React, strong communication skills, onsite 5 days/week.
Sauron Systems: Autonomous robotic platforms for residential security and threat deterrence.
5+ YOE5+ years building production backend systems; proficiency in Go, Python, Rust, Java, or C++; experience with distributed systems, REST/gRPC, PostgreSQL/MySQL/Redis/DynamoDB, AWS, Docker, Kubernetes, and observability; strong system design and debugging skills.
LeapXpert: Compliant enterprise communication platform for secure consumer messaging.
6+ YOE6+ years building backend/distributed systems, experience designing agentic runtimes and SDKs, multi-tenant isolation, async/concurrent patterns, secure API design, observability, and production-grade platform development.
Temporal, Claude Code, Codex, Gemini CLI, Go, Python, TypeScript/Node.js, Rust, Kubernetes, CI/CD, OpenTelemetry, Prometheus, Grafana, SQL, gRPC, Claude Managed Agents, Bedrock Agents, Google Agent Builder, Azure AI Services, Google ADK, Claude Agent SDK, OpenAI SDK, LangChain, CrewAI, AutoGen, MCP, Kafka, Neo4j
Sandberg Goldberg Bernthal Family Foundation: Operates programs for women's empowerment and community resilience.
3+ YOE3+ years backend or full-stack engineering experience with data/analytics; strong Python (preferred) or Node.js/Ruby/Java, SQL and NoSQL skills; experience building data pipelines, defining metrics, A/B testing, and data visualization; bachelor's in CS/data field or equivalent.
Firecrawl: Converts websites into clean structured data for AI.
3+ YOE3+ years in backend, networking, or infrastructure engineering; production ownership and on-call responsibility; authorized to work in the US or eligible remote regions.
Amari: AI agents automating document-heavy workflows for the logistics industry.
4+ YOE4–6 years backend software engineering in a high-growth startup; ownership of backend systems; strong architectural judgment; in-person SF collaboration.
LiveRampNew York Stock Exchange: RAMP: Provides a platform for secure data collaboration and identity.
5+ YOE5+ years experience building high-performance production systems; strong Go plus Java/Python; distributed systems and APIs; cloud exposure (GCP preferred).
Casablanca or Palma de Mallorca or Europe or London or New York City or San Francisco or Africa
HybridFull Time
Nuitée: Provides API infrastructure for the global travel industry.
Strong hands-on Go experience, history integrating third-party APIs, ownership of end-to-end integrations, and ability to work at high scale and low process.
San Francisco or New York City or Austin or Seattle
$175k-$300k/yrOnsiteFull Time
Fluidstack: Provides high-performance cloud GPU infrastructure for AI development.
Experience building production services, observability, API and control-plane design, API-first infrastructure, incident response/pager duty, and familiarity with AI tooling and distributed systems.
San Francisco or United States or Ukraine or Portugal or South America
$72k/yrRemoteFull Time
Clera: AI talent agent matching professionals with high-growth startup roles
Proficiency in TypeScript/Node.js, PostgreSQL, event-driven workflows (Temporal), CI/CD, automated testing, production monitoring and on-call readiness; strong async communication skills.
Casap: Building an AI-native disputes automation and fraud prevention platform with a mission to reduce fraud and streamline workflow for financial institutions.
6+ YOE6+ years in software development; at least 2 years with Go or Java in production; platform team/API/background services; end-to-end feature ownership; strong problem-solving and data structures knowledge; mentoring and technical leadership; strong communication.
Go, Java, CI/CD, microservices, backend development