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Founding Backend / Infra Engineer
Cupertino, CA, US
$160k-$300k/yr On-SiteFull Time
HiringCafe
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.
Node.js, Python, Elasticsearch, Redis
Help us #BeatIndeed & #BeatLinkedIn
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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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Backend / Frontend Developer Intern
Chicago, Illinois, United States
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Prospect Equities
Prospect Equities: Provides residential and commercial real estate brokerage and leasing services.
0+ YOEInternship seeking motivated, detail-oriented students skilled in frontend or backend development.
JavaScript, TypeScript, React, REST APIs, AWS, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Elasticsearch, Java, Spring Boot, JUnit, AWS
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Lead Backend Software Engineer
Chicago, Illinois, United States
$185k-$215k/yr RemoteFull Time
SITE Technologies
SITE Technologies: Provides AI-powered property condition assessments and management software.
7+ YOE7+ years backend experience with strong Python skills, hands-on technical leadership, experience with FastAPI, relational data modeling, PostgreSQL/ORMs, AWS services, CI/CD, and mentoring engineers.
Python, FastAPI, PostgreSQL, SQLAlchemy, Alembic, Flyway, AWS, ECS, Lambda, RDS, S3, IAM, Docker, Git, GitHub Actions, AWS CodePipeline, Claude Code, Cursor, Terraform, Terragrunt, Datadog, Sentry, LangGraph, Claude Code SDK, Amazon Bedrock
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Staff Backend Engineer, Safety
United States or San Francisco or Los Angeles or New York City or Chicago
$217k-$304k/yr RemoteFull Time
Reddit
RedditNYSE: RDDT: Social platform for community-driven discussion and content sharing.
8+ YOE8+ years software development experience; proficiency in Go, Python, Rust, or Ruby; experience with GraphQL/REST/HTTP/Thrift/gRPC; BS in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience; strong organizational and cross-functional remote collaboration skills.
Go, Python, Rust, Ruby, GraphQL, REST, HTTP, Thrift, gRPC
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Senior Backend Engineer - Java
United States or Tampa or Boston or Atlanta or New York City or Columbus or Chicago or Philadelphia or Raleigh or Charlotte or Minneapolis or Dallas or Washington D.C. or Austin or Miami or Newark
$152k-$194k/yr RemoteFull Time
Real
RealNasdaq: REAX: Technology-driven brokerage offering residential real estate and title services.
8+ YOE8+ years experience with Java/Spring Boot, JPA/Hibernate, relational databases; experience designing event-driven microservices, strong testing practices, AI-assisted development familiarity, BA/BS or equivalent.
Java 17, Java 21, Spring Boot 3.x, JPA/Hibernate 6, Postgres, Kafka, DynamoDB, Redis, OpenSearch, AWS, Docker, Kubernetes, Datadog, ArgoCD, TeamCity, Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, Model Context Protocol (MCP), GitHub, SonarQube
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Sr. Backend Software Engineer (NodeJS)
United States or Minneapolis or Philadelphia or New Hartford or Austin or Champaign or Chicago
$140k-$160k/yr RemoteFull Time
PAR Technology
PAR TechnologyNYSE: PAR: Provides unified software and hardware for restaurant operations.
8+ YOEExpertise in Node.js/Typescript and PostgreSQL, 8+ years backend experience with distributed systems, GraphQL, TypeORM, Nest.js; familiarity with Kubernetes, message brokers, AWS, Terraform.
Typescript, NodeJS, Ruby, Rails, PostgreSQL, GraphQL, TypeORM, Nest.js, RabbitMQ, RMQ, React, AWS, Terraform, Helm, Kubernetes, EKS, Microsoft Teams
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Senior Platform Backend Engineer - Battery Storage
San Francisco or Houston or Chicago or Seattle or New York City or Palm Beach or Birmingham or United States
$150k/yr RemoteFull Time
Plus Power
Plus Power: Develops and operates standalone battery energy storage systems.
5+ YOE5+ years platform/backend/data/platform engineering experience; strong AWS, Terraform, Docker/Kubernetes, Python, CI/CD, and observability experience; experience with data platforms and relational databases.
Python, AWS, VPC, IAM, EKS, ECS, RDS, S3, Terraform, CloudFormation, Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD, Git
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Software Engineer (Backend), Content Foundations
San Francisco or Atlanta or Austin or Boston or Chicago or Dallas or Denver or Houston or Jacksonville or Los Angeles or Mexico City or Miami or New York City or Ottawa or Phoenix or Portland or Sacramento or Salt Lake City or San Diego or Seattle or Toronto or Vancouver or Washington, D.C.
$104k-$187k/yr HybridFull Time
Scribd
Scribd: Subscription-based digital library for e-books, audiobooks, and documents.
4+ YOE4+ years as a software engineer; backend/data pipelines; comfortable with messy data; proficient in Ruby, Python, or Go; AWS experience; SQL; collaborative and communicative.
Ruby, Python, Go, AWS, S3, SQS, SNS, SQL
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Senior Backend Engineer, Platform, Consumer Apps - Klover
Chicago or Redwood City
HybridFull Time
Attain
Attain: Provides real-time purchase data and measurement solutions for marketers.
5+ YOE5+ years building backend services; experience with Rust or Go, SQL, microservices, gRPC/protobuf or GraphQL, message queues (Kafka/RabbitMQ), cloud (AWS/GCP/Azure); familiarity with payments, security and compliance.
Rust, Go, gRPC, protobuf, GraphQL, SQL, Kafka, RabbitMQ, AWS, GCP, Azure
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Senior Software Engineer - Backend
Chicago, Illinois, United States
$120k-$150k/yr RemoteFull Time
Allied Benefit Systems
Allied Benefit Systems: Administers self-insured health benefit plans for employer organizations.
7+ YOE7+ years building production backend systems; expertise in C#/.NET, API design, scalable architectures, relational databases, cloud deployment; bachelor's in CS/IT or equivalent.
C#, .NET, ASP.NET Web APIs, .NET Core, Entity Framework Core, SQL Server, MySQL, Azure, AWS, GCP, Terraform, Azure DevOps
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Staff Back End Engineer, Trading
Chicago or New York City or Los Angeles or San Francisco or Culver City or Dallas
$200k-$285k/yr RemoteFull Time
Altruist
Altruist: Provides a digital custodian and portfolio management platform for advisors.
8+ YOE8+ years software engineering experience, 2+ years building low-latency trading systems, BA/BS preferred, proficient with Java, Spring Boot, Microservices, AWS, Postgres, Kubernetes, strong leadership and communication.
Java, Spring Boot, Microservices, AWS, Postgres, Kubernetes
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Senior Backend Java Engineer (Chicago Hybrid)
Chicago, Illinois, United States
$130k-$150k/yr HybridFull Time
Motorola Solutions
Motorola SolutionsNYSE: MSI: Provides mission-critical communications and public safety technology.
5+ YOEBachelor's degree with 5+ years engineering experience, 4+ years Java, GCP and Postgres experience, experience with Anthropic Claude/LLMs, and U.S. citizenship able to obtain security clearance.
Java, Python, GCP, GKE, Cloud Run, Cloud Storage, AlloyDB, PostgreSQL, Anthropic Claude, LLMs, RAG systems, AI coding assistants
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Senior Software Engineer, Backend Services
Chicago, Illinois, United States
$150k-$170k/yr HybridAll Commitments Available
University of Chicago
University of Chicago: Provides higher education and conducts academic research.
5+ YOESenior Python engineer with 5-7 years in large-scale systems, building SaaS/PaaS, and data management experience.
Python, FastAPI, Flask, PostgreSQL, SQL, REST, AWS, Docker, PySpark, Kafka, OpenSearch, Elasticsearch, Lustre, GPFS, VAST, Parquet, S3, Security: OAuth2, SAML, OpenID Connect
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Sr. Backend Dev – Java/Spring Boot, Angular, Cloud - TX
Texas or Chicago or New York City
$44k-$154k/yr HybridFull Time, Contract
Photon: A digital modernization services firm that builds and operates digital experiences for large enterprises.
5+ YOE5+ years software development experience; strong Java and Spring Boot skills, Angular, cloud (GCP/Azure), CI/CD, RESTful APIs/microservices, data structures and algorithms; 3+ years building APIs; ability to lead technical decisions and mentor engineers.
Java, Spring Boot, Angular, GCP, Azure, CI/CD, RESTful APIs, Microservices, Kafka, Pub/Sub
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Staff Software Engineer-Backend
Chicago, Illinois, United States
$175k-$215k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Cameo
Cameo: Connects fans with celebrities for personalized video messages and interactions.
10+ YOE10+ years backend experience with Node.js, distributed systems, NoSQL (MongoDB), event-driven architectures (Kafka/Confluent), AWS, security, API design, mentoring, and AI tooling experience.
Node.js, Express, MongoDB, Kafka, Confluent, REST, AWS, Claude Code, Cursor
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Lead Software Engineer - Backend
McLean or Chicago
$179k-$225k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Capital One
Capital OneNYSE: COF: Financial services offering credit cards, banking, and loans.
4+ YOE1+ MgmtBachelor's degree and 4+ years software engineering experience, 1+ year cloud experience, proficiency in Java/Python/Go/Node/Scala, cloud and container technologies, and people management experience preferred.
Java, Python, SQL, Node, Go, Scala, Docker, Kubernetes, AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud
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Sr. Software Engineer, Backend - NT Connect
Chicago, Illinois, United States
$100k-$150k/yr HybridFull Time
NinjaTrader
NinjaTrader: Provides futures brokerage services and a trading software platform.
8+ YOE8+ years backend software development; JVM languages (Java/Scala/Kotlin); REST/WebSocket APIs; Kubernetes/GCP; security best practices; strong problem-solving; AI tooling experience.
Java, Scala, Kotlin, REST, WebSocket, Kubernetes, GCP, OpenTelemetry, CI/CD, GitHub Copilot, Pub/Sub, Node.js
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Lead Software Quality Engineering, Backend
Chicago, Illinois, United States
$150k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Prolaio
Prolaio: Providing a clinical intelligence platform for precision cardiology.
8+ YOE8+ years in backend testing or software development; strong automation, cloud backend, data validation, and regulatory compliance experience.
Python, Kotlin, Java, SQL, BigQuery, Cassandra
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Sr. Software Engineer
Chicago, Illinois, United States
$130k-$140k/yr RemoteFull Time
HERE Technologies
HERE Technologies: Provides high-precision mapping and location data for global enterprises.
3+ YOEMaster's/PhD in CS/AI/ML, 3+ years deep learning or computer vision experience, strong backend engineering with Python and AWS, experience building data pipelines, ML platforms, and production services.
Python, AWS
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Trading, Investment & Optimization - QuantAI Engineer (Hybrid)
Seattle or Chicago or Los Angeles or Atlanta or Houston or Arlington or San Francisco or Morristown or Boston or Dallas or San Diego or New York
HybridFull Time
Accenture
AccentureNYSE: ACN: Global provider of management consulting and technology services.
3+ YOEBachelor's in CS/engineering or related field; 3+ years in client-facing tech delivery; strong backend/API/full-stack or ML workflows; experience with enterprise hardening and deployment.
Electron, FastAPI, Docker, cloud services, evaluation tooling, agent orchestration frameworks, MCP-style integrations, Python, TypeScript, JavaScript
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