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Backend Engineer
San Francisco, California, United States
$190k-$230k/yr OnsiteFull Time
3+ YOE3+ years backend or software engineering; API design; backend architecture; Node.js/Python/Go; PostgreSQL/MySQL; scalable systems; customer-focused.
Node.js, Python, Go, PostgreSQL, MySQL, TypeScript, Temporal, Pulsar
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Backend Engineer
San Francisco, California, United States
$140k-$290k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Deep backend expertise; pragmatic, operationally minded, high ownership; experience building production services, databases, and integrations.
PostgreSQL, REST APIs, CI/CD, Git, Authentication, Observability
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Backend Engineer
San Mateo, California, United States
OnsiteFull Time
10+ YOE10+ years building high-performance backend systems; Kubernetes expertise; SaaS focus; cloud infrastructure and security; leadership and mentoring; strong communication.
Kubernetes, Docker, GCP, CI/CD
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Backend Engineer
San Francisco, California, United States
OnsiteFull Time
Strong backend application engineering experience with TypeScript or Python, API design, relational databases, async/background systems, debugging across services, and security best practices.
TypeScript, Python, Next.js, tRPC, FastAPI, PostgreSQL, Drizzle, Redis, Bun, Docker
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Backend Engineer
California or United States
HybridFull Time
5+ YOE5+ years backend experience building product-facing APIs, services, and data systems; strong Go proficiency; Postgres/Redis/data-scaling skills; product and ambiguity comfort.
Go, Postgres, Redis, Stripe, Metronome, Orb, OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, vLLM, LiteLLM, LangChain
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Backend Engineer
Los Angeles, California, United States
$150k-$165k/yr HybridFull Time
3+ YOE3+ years building backend applications with Python and Django; experience with AWS services (SNS, SQS, API Gateway, Step Functions, S3); strong communication, stakeholder collaboration, and production deployment experience.
Python, Django, AWS, SNS, SQS, API Gateway, Step Functions, S3, Claude Code, AWS Glue
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Backend Developer
San Francisco, California, United States
RemoteFull Time
3+ YOE3+ years backend development, proficiency in Python/Java/Node.js/Go/C#, API design (REST/GraphQL/event-driven), SQL/NoSQL knowledge, API security, Git, automated testing and deployment workflows.
Python, Java, Node.js, Go, C#, REST, GraphQL, SQL, NoSQL, Git, AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, Kubernetes
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Backend Engineer
San Francisco, California, United States
$135k-$250k/yr HybridFull Time
3+ YOE3+ years developing backend software; experience designing, implementing, and owning production services; familiarity with relational DBs (Django or similar), APIs, ETL/data pipelines, distributed systems, and cloud tooling (AWS, Terraform, EKS).
Kafka, Spark, Airflow, Django, AWS, Terraform, EKS, GenAI
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Backend Engineer
San Francisco, California, United States
$130k-$200k/yr OnsiteFull Time
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.
Python, Node.js, Ruby, Java, SQL, NoSQL, RESTful APIs
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Backend Engineer - PCB CAD Integration
Los Angeles, California, United States
$150k-$160k/yr RemoteFull Time
3+ YOE3+ years backend software experience; expert Python; strong API design and distributed systems; leadership and collaboration; startup environment adaptability.
Python, Backend frameworks, AWS, Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, JSON, XML, protobuf
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Backend Engineering Intern
San Francisco or Istanbul or Ankara
HybridFull Time, Internship
0+ YOE3rd/4th-year CS or engineering student with backend interest; hands-on backend experience via coursework/projects/internships; OOP, data structures, algorithms, and Git familiarity; strong analytical and communication skills.
Git
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Sr Backend Engineer
San Francisco or New York
$167k-$219k/yr HybridFull Time
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.
Elasticsearch, OpenSearch, SQL, Snowflake, BigQuery, Redshift, Python, Java, Scala, Airflow, Dagster, Prefect, dbt, REST, gRPC, Datadog, Prometheus, Grafana, Docker, Kubernetes, AWS, GCP, Azure, Spark, Kafka, Flink, FAISS, ScaNN, pgvector, LightGBM, XGBoost, BM25, HNSW, kNN
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Senior Backend Engineer
San Francisco, California, United States
$175k-$275k/yr OnsiteFull Time
5+ YOE5+ years backend development with Python, FastAPI/Pydantic; Kubernetes/EKS; relational databases; AWS stack; building scalable services.
Python, FastAPI, Pydantic, Kubernetes, EKS, PostgreSQL, Redis, S3, DynamoDB, AWS
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Backend Engineer - Oort
San Francisco or Golden or Toulouse
$140k-$190k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Proficiency in Python and Docker, backend/API design and database interaction, experience with space mission technologies, strong communication and product mindset.
Python, Docker, Django, GraphQL, GCP, AWS, Kubernetes, PyTest, Jest, React Testing Library, Playwright, Cypress
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Staff Backend Engineer
New York City or San Francisco
$250k-$300k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Experienced backend engineer with production experience scaling distributed systems, LLM/agent infrastructure, workflow orchestration, and defining technical direction in fast-moving startups.
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Java Backend Developer
Sunnyvale, California, United States
$90k-$102k/yr HybridFull Time
8+ YOE8+ years Java development experience with Springboot and microservices, strong backend and commerce domain skills, mentoring and CI/CD experience, database and API proficiency.
Java, Springboot, RESTful APIs
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Backend Engineer - Connectivity
San Mateo, California, United States
$125k-$160k/yr OnsiteFull Time
1+ YOE1+ years backend experience, BS/MS in CS or related, proficiency in Python and/or Go, experience with Redis/DynamoDB/Postgres, Kafka/SQS, Terraform/Kubernetes, and REST APIs.
Redis, DynamoDB, Postgres, Kafka, SQS, Terraform, Kubernetes, Python, Go, REST APIs
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Java Backend Developer
Mountain View, California, United States
$55k-$92k/yr HybridFull Time
6+ YOE6+ years Java backend experience with Spring Boot, microservices and RESTful APIs; CI/CD/DevOps collaboration; troubleshooting, agile delivery, strong problem-solving and communication.
Java, Spring Boot, RESTful APIs
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Senior Backend Engineer
Germany or London or New York City or Los Angeles
$100k-$170k/yr HybridFull Time
5+ YOE5+ years building production backend systems; strong Python and Django experience; SQL, Celery, GCP and Terraform familiarity; experience with LLMs, RAG pipelines, observability, and production operations.
Python, Django, DRF, SQL, Celery, GCP, Terraform, Flutter, Vue, LLMs
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Senior Backend Engineer
San Francisco, California, United States
OnsiteFull Time
6+ YOE6+ years building high-throughput backend systems; strong API design, data modeling, distributed systems experience; hands-on with ClickHouse/Presto; EM and platform collaboration skills.
ClickHouse, Presto, Kafka, Spark, Flink, Ray, Airflow, Dagster, Prefect
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