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Backend engineer
San Jose, California, United States
$150k-$200k/yr RemoteFull Time
Protocol Nine
Protocol Nine: Building AI-native security infrastructure for threat detection and response.
4+ YOE4+ years building backend or distributed systems; strong in Python, Go, Java, or TypeScript; experience operating production systems and building APIs/integrations.
Python, Go, Java, TypeScript, REST
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Backend Engineer, Flag Delivery
Oakland or San Francisco or New York City or Boston or Seattle or Irvine or Los Angeles or Monterey or Santa Barbara or Santa Rosa or Austin or Portland or Philadelphia or Chicago or United States
$146k-$235k/yr OnsiteFull Time
LaunchDarkly
LaunchDarkly: Provides a feature management platform for software development teams.
5+ YOE5+ years backend engineering experience building/operating production distributed systems; strong programming in Go/Java/Rust; production debugging, observability, on-call experience; clear AI usage in engineering work.
Go, Java, Rust
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Senior Backend Engineer – Cloud Platform
San Jose, California, United States
$139k-$258k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Adobe
AdobeNASDAQ: ADBE: Provides software for digital media creation and marketing analytics
5+ YOE5+ years experience in Java and cloud development, experience with cloud APIs, DevOps, AI-first development, Bachelor's degree or equivalent preferred.
Azure, AWS, GCP, Java, Azure Java SDK, Chef, Python, Docker, Kubernetes, Adobe AEM
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Principal Backend Engineer - Core Infrastructure
Santa Clara, California, United States
$212k-$318k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Qualcomm
QualcommNASDAQ: QCOM: Designs and manufactures semiconductors and wireless telecommunications products.
6+ YOEAdvanced software engineering experience (6+ years), proficiency in backend languages (Go, Java, Python, C/C++), cloud platforms, containerization, distributed systems, and API design; BS/MS/PhD in CS or related field.
C, C++, Java, Python, Go, Node.js, AWS, GCP, Azure, Docker, Kubernetes, MongoDB, Git, Prometheus, Grafana, ELK stack
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Staff Backend Engineer, Core Data Service
San Jose, California, United States
$245k-$450k/yr OnsiteFull Time
TikTok
TikTok: Global short-form video hosting and social media platform.
5+ YOE5+ years building large-scale distributed backend systems; strong coding in Go/C++/Java; experience with active-active/global architectures, distributed storage, and AI-native infrastructure.
Go, C++, Java, Redis, RocksDB, Spanner
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Sr Staff Engineer Backend
Los Angeles or Santa Clara or Tustin or Dallas
$99k-$185k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Lendistry
Lendistry: Technology-enabled lender providing capital to small businesses.
7+ YOE7+ years backend, distributed systems, microservices; technical leadership; collaboration across product, data, and compliance; AI-assisted development familiarity.
Java, Kotlin, Scala, Go, C#, TypeScript, REST, gRPC, OAuth2, JWT, AWS, CI/CD, AI tools, Copilot
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Sr Principal Engineer Software- Backend (Prisma Browser)
Santa Clara, California, United States
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Palo Alto Networks
Palo Alto NetworksNASDAQ: PANW: Provides enterprise-grade network, cloud, and endpoint security software.
5+ YOE5+ years backend development in Go/C#/Java/C++ or similar; experience with cloud environments and microservices; strong performance focus.
Go, CSharp, Java, C++, AWS, GCP, Azure, Microservices
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Backend Development Engineer Intern (Infrastructure Platform Delivery) - 2026 Fall (BS/MS)
San Jose, California, United States
OnsiteInternship
ByteDance
ByteDance: Developing AI-driven content platforms and mobile applications.
Final-year or graduating BS/MS students in CS or related fields; strong coding, data structures and algorithms; proficiency in Java, Go, or C/C++; able to commit 12 weeks in 2026.
Java, Go, C/C++, MySQL, Redis, Linux, TCP, UDP, HTTP
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Staff Software Engineer, Backend
San Jose, California, United States
$173k-$216k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Archer
ArcherNYSE: ACHR: Develops electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft for urban mobility.
5+ YOEBS/MS in CS or related,5+ years backend and data pipeline experience,proficiency in Java,Python and/or Rust,experience with streaming systems,databases,cloud and containerization.
Java, Python, Rust, Apache Pulsar, Kafka, PostgreSQL, Redis, Valkey, Docker, AWS, GCP, Azure, Parquet, Kubernetes, CI/CD, GitOps
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SW Dev Engineer - ASE - Back-End
Cupertino, California, United States
OnsiteFull Time
Apple
AppleNASDAQ: AAPL: Designs and sells consumer electronics, software, and online services.
Deep knowledge of C, C++, Java, internet-scale distributed systems, and database technologies; experience with design, implementation, testing, and deployment of backend services.
C, C++, Java
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SASE Cloud Software Engineer - AI & Backend
San Jose, California, United States
$137k-$277k/yr HybridFull Time
Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Hewlett Packard EnterpriseNYSE: HPE: Provides edge-to-cloud IT infrastructure and platform services.
5+ YOE5+ years backend development with Java and/or Python, 5+ years designing REST APIs and microservices, 2+ years building or integrating AI/LLM applications, experience with SQL/NoSQL and cloud platforms, Bachelor’s required.
Java, Python, REST, SQL, NoSQL, AWS, Azure, JavaScript, React, Node.js, Copilot
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SASE Cloud Software Engineer - AI & Backend
San Jose, California, United States
$137k-$277k/yr HybridFull Time
Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Hewlett Packard EnterpriseNYSE: HPE: Provides global edge-to-cloud technology solutions and IT infrastructure services.
5+ YOE5+ years Java/Python backend development, 5+ years designing REST APIs/microservices, 2+ years building or integrating AI/LLM applications, experience with SQL/NoSQL and cloud platforms, familiarity with JavaScript/React/Node.js, BS in a technical discipline.
Java, Python, REST APIs, LLM, Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), SQL, NoSQL, AWS, Azure, JavaScript, React, Node.js
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SASE Cloud Software Engineer - AI & Backend
San Jose, California, United States
$137k-$277k/yr HybridFull Time
Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Hewlett Packard EnterpriseNYSE: HPE: Providing global edge-to-cloud infrastructure and IT solutions for businesses.
5+ YOE5+ years backend development (Java and/or Python), 5+ years designing REST APIs/microservices, 2+ years building or integrating AI/LLM applications; experience with SQL/NoSQL and cloud platforms; Bachelor's degree required, Master's preferred.
Java, Python, REST, SQL, NoSQL, AWS, Azure, JavaScript, React, Node.js
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Senior Software Engineer - Back-end/Data Pipeline - VenturaOS
San Jose, California, United States
$125k-$229k/yr OnsiteFull Time
The Trade Desk
The Trade DeskNASDAQ: TTD: Cloud-based programmatic advertising platform for data-driven media buying.
7+ YOE7+ years software development (5+ in data engineering), experience with Vertica/Snowflake/Databricks, Apache Spark, Kafka, Java/Scala/Python, cloud (AWS/GCP/Azure), Kubernetes, data governance, ML pipelines, content metadata and distributed systems.
Vertica, Snowflake, Databricks, Apache Spark, Kafka, Java, Scala, Python, Kubernetes, AWS, GCP, Azure, MLOps
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Consultant Developer (Kotlin + Java) Hybrid position in USA
Raleigh or San Jose or New York City
$83k-$120k/yr HybridFull Time
Thoughtworks
Thoughtworks: Global consultancy providing software engineering and digital strategy services.
2+ YOE2+ years backend development experience with Java and Kotlin, knowledge of cloud (AWS), containerization (Docker, Kubernetes), TDD, Agile/Continuous Delivery, and strong communication skills.
Java, Kotlin, AWS, Docker, Kubernetes
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Software Engineer Backend/Platform Systems I (Full Time) – United States
San Jose or New York City or Boston or Knoxville or Austin or Milpitas or Alpharetta or Research Triangle Park or Maynard or Fulton or Dallas or Atlanta or Hillsboro
HybridFull Time
Cisco
CiscoNASDAQ: CSCO: Develops and sells networking hardware and cybersecurity software.
0+ YOEDegree/certificate or equivalent experience; proficiency in C/C++, Java, or Go; experience with microservices/APIs, Linux, networking (TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP); familiarity with AWS, Azure, or GCP.
C/C++, Java, Go, Linux, AWS, Azure, GCP, pyTest, CI/CD
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Senior Lead Software Engineer, Back-End Distributed Systems (AWS, Go, Kubernetes, MCP, Lua, Python)
Cambridge or McLean or New York or Plano or San Jose
OnsiteFull Time
Capital One
Capital OneNYSE: COF: Financial services offering credit cards, banking, and loans.
6+ YOE6+ yrs software engineering; 1+ yr cloud (AWS); BS; backend distributed systems exp; Go, Lua, Python, AWS, Kubernetes.
AWS, Kubernetes, Go, Lua, Python, JavaScript, Java, TypeScript, SQL, HTML/CSS, Docker, MongoDB, MySQL, PostgreSQL
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Senior Engineer
Santa Clara, California, United States
$120k-$150k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Tata Consultancy Services
Tata Consultancy ServicesNational Stock Exchange of India: TCS: Global provider of IT services, consulting, and business solutions.
6+ YOEExpertise in Python or Java, full-stack development (Next.js/React/TypeScript), GraphQL and FastAPI backend, prompt engineering and GenAI tooling, cloud deployment on AWS/Azure, and bachelor's degree or equivalent.
Python, Java, Ariadne(GraphQL), appoloClientGraphQL, FastAPI, Next.js, React, TypeScript, Javascript, GitHub Copilot, Amazon Code Whisperer, GPT-4, Claude, Llama, AWS Lambda, S3, EC2, SageMaker, Azure Functions, Blob Storage, Azure OpenAI Service
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Software Engineer 3
San Jose, California, United States
$188k-$263k/yr HybridFull Time
eBay
eBayNASDAQ: EBAY: Global online marketplace for buying and selling diverse products.
1+ YOEMaster's in CS or related plus 1 year experience; proficiency in Java, C++, JavaScript, SQL, distributed systems, and high-throughput backend development.
Java, JavaScript, HTML, CSS, C++, SQL, MySQL, MongoDB, Kubernetes, Docker, AWS, Jenkins, Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment (CI/CD), Redis, Memcached, GraphDB
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Senior Software Engineer II, Developer Experience
New York or San Francisco or Santa Clara
$213k-$250k/yr HybridFull Time
Carta
Carta: Software platform for cap table management and fund administration.
8+ YOE8+ years in platform, backend, or fullstack engineering; production LLM experience; API and developer ergonomics focus; Python or Java; CI/CD tooling; cloud-native stack; security-minded.
Python, Java, CI/CD tooling, GitHub Actions, CircleCI, ArgoCD, Jenkins, Docker, AWS, Terraform, Kubernetes, Vault, Cloudsmith
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