35 backend engineering manager jobs at 28 companies in Fullerton, CA

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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
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Senior Manager, Backend Services
New York City or Los Angeles or Chicago or Stamford or California or Connecticut or Florida or Georgia or Illinois or Indiana or Maryland or Massachusetts or Michigan or Minnesota or Nevada or New Hampshire or New Jersey or New York or North Carolina or Oregon or South Carolina or South Dakota or Texas or West Virginia or Wisconsin or Wyoming
$179k-$210k/yr HybridFull Time
A+E Global Media
A+E Global Media: Operates global media brands and produces original multi-platform content.
7+ YOE2+ Mgmt7+ years backend engineering, 2+ years engineering management, GraphQL and REST API design, Node.js and cloud-native experience, CI/CD, Docker/Kubernetes, strong communication and leadership.
GraphQL, Apollo, Hasura, REST, Node.js, AWS, GCP, Azure, CI/CD, Docker, Kubernetes, Pulumi, SQL, NoSQL, GitHub Copilot, Claude Code, Stripe, PayPal, Recurly, Auth0, Cognito, LoginRadius, Kafka, SNS, SQS
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Engineering Manager, Backend Platforms
Los Angeles or San Francisco or Seattle or United States or United Kingdom or Ireland or Poland or Germany or Australia
$280k-$330k/yr HybridFull Time
Whatnot
Whatnot: Social marketplace for buying and selling via live streams
10+ YOE7+ Mgmt10+ years platform/infrastructure engineering experience with 7+ years managing engineering teams; strong backend systems knowledge; hands-on credibility with Python, Elixir, or Go; exceptional communication and leadership.
Python, Elixir, Go
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Engineering Manager, RCM AI Core Backend
Mountain View or San Francisco or Los Angeles or New York City
$200k-$225k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Commure
Commure: AI-powered software platform for healthcare workflow and administrative automation.
6+ YOE2+ Mgmt6+ years developing software, 2+ years leading engineering teams, experience delivering platform-scale backend systems, strong communication, and technical expertise in Python, PostgreSQL, and Kubernetes.
Python, PostgreSQL, Kubernetes, EHR
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Staff Backend Engineer
Los Angeles, California, United States
$20k-$230k/yr HybridFull Time
Arena Club
Arena Club: Digital marketplace and vaulting service for sports collectibles
8+ YOE8+ years backend experience; strong Node.js, TypeScript, Postgres; experience scaling marketplaces/eCommerce; AWS, Docker, Terraform; EM tools like GitHub Copilot/Tabnine; excellent communication and architecture skills.
Node.js, TypeScript, Postgres, GitHub Copilot, Tabnine, Claude Code, Cursor, Python, AWS, S3, SQS, GCP, Docker, Terraform, LLM
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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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Senior Software Engineer, Backend
Calabasas, California, United States
$120k-$145k/yr OnsiteFull Time
AmaWaterways
AmaWaterways: Provides luxury river cruise vacations on international waterways.
5+ YOEBachelor's degree or 5+ years related experience; 5+ years backend development; strong .NET (C#) and/or Node.js, REST/GraphQL, event-driven architectures, SQL and caching (Redis), cloud (Azure) and CI/CD experience.
.NET (C#), Node.js, GraphQL, Azure Service Bus, Redis, SQL Server, PostgreSQL, Auth0, OIDC/OAuth2, JWT, Git/GitHub, Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, Microsoft Office Suite, ARM templates, Bicep, Terraform, Dash0, Datadog, New Relic, Salesforce
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Engineering Manager - Integrations
San Francisco or New York or Los Angeles
$200k-$220k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Pivotal Health
Pivotal Health: AI platform automating healthcare insurance claim disputes for providers.
6+ YOE2+ Mgmt6+ years software engineering experience with recent backend work, 2+ years managing engineers, experience owning integrations and customer-facing technical conversations, strong judgment and product partnership.
EHR, Epic, Cerner, EDI, HL7, FHIR, ICD-10, CPT, SFTP, Python
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Senior Engineering Manager, Platform
Los Angeles, California, United States
RemoteFull Time
Athena
Athena: Provides premium managed executive assistant services for global leaders.
8+ YOE4+ Mgmt8+ years software engineering experience with 4+ years managing teams; platform, backend, and integrations experience; strong execution, operational excellence, and communication; bachelor\u0002s degree or equivalent experience.
HubSpot, Stripe, Google Workspace, DocuSign
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Sr. Engineering Manager, Enterprise Platform
San Francisco or Austin or New York City or Seattle or Los Angeles or United States
$281k-$366k/yr HybridFull Time
Airtable
Airtable: No-code platform for building collaborative apps and business workflows.
5+ YOE4+ Mgmt5+ years engineering experience and 4+ years managing teams; systems backend background; experience with enterprise customers, product partnership, incident and on-call leadership, and mentoring engineers.
Rust
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Manager, Software Engineering (Reliability Platform)
United States or California or Washington or New York or New Jersey or Connecticut or Los Angeles or San Francisco
$204k-$290k/yr RemoteFull Time
Affirm
AffirmNasdaq: AFRM: Financial platform providing installment loans for consumer purchases.
7+ YOE2+ Mgmt7+ years backend/full-stack engineering experience with 2+ years engineering leadership; SRE/production engineering experience; observability and platform-building experience; strong programming (Python, Kotlin, Java); Bachelor\u0002s degree or equivalent experience.
Python, Kotlin, Java
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Director of Engineering
San Francisco or Los Angeles
$200k-$320k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Vast.ai
Vast.ai: Decentralized marketplace for GPU cloud computing resources.
10+ YOE5+ Mgmt10+ years building software with depth in distributed systems/cloud/GPU or high-throughput backends; 5+ years managing engineers; hands-on coding, hiring, CI/incident practices, and strong communication.
CUDA
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Director of Engineering, Builder Tools
Los Angeles or San Francisco
$250k-$320k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Hadrian
Hadrian: Building autonomous factories for aerospace and defense manufacturing.
8+ YOE3+ Mgmt8+ years software engineering with 3+ years engineering management, backend/platform expertise, CI/CD, observability, cloud and Kubernetes experience, and leadership of engineering productivity initiatives.
GitHub Actions, Buildkite, Datadog, Prometheus, AWS, GCP, Kubernetes, OpenAI, Anthropic, Copilot, Cursor
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Manager, Software Engineering, Core Services - VALORANT
Mercer Island or Los Angeles
$193k-$269k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Riot Games
Riot Games: Developing and publishing competitive multiplayer video games.
5+ YOE2+ Mgmt5+ years in services engineering, 2+ years managing engineering teams, experience driving technical direction, cloud and large-scale backend systems, Agile processes, expertise in C#/Java/Golang/C++.
C#, Java, Golang, C++
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Director, Engineering & Delivery
Los Angeles or New York
$228k-$250k/yr HybridFull Time
Fox Corporation
Fox CorporationNasdaq: FOXA: Broadcasts news, sports, and entertainment via television and streaming.
10+ YOE10+ years engineering leadership; multi‑platform digital products; experience with React, React Native, Roku, Swift/Kotlin, and Go; leading engineering in media/streaming; PMO/delivery oversight; mobile/web/backend architectures; modernization and AI adoption.
React, React Native, Roku, Swift, Kotlin, Go
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Manager Product Software Engineering
Glendale or Bristol
$172k-$230k/yr HybridFull Time
The Walt Disney Company
The Walt Disney CompanyNYSE: DIS: Produces movies, operates theme parks, and provides streaming services.
8+ YOE8+ years building complex platform applications; leadership of engineering teams; hands-on Java or Node backend experience; cloud platform services; agile development; Bachelor’s or equivalent.
Java, Node
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Director, Shopify Engineering
Los Angeles, California, United States
$183k-$220k/yr RemoteFull Time
Ritual
Ritual: Sells science-backed vitamins with traceable ingredient supply chains.
8+ YOE5+ Mgmt8+ years engineering experience with 4+ years Shopify platform ownership; backend and integration expertise; engineering management experience; strong communication and systems thinking.
Shopify Admin API, Shopify Storefront API, Recharge, Liquid, Cursor, Linear
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Head of Engineering & Technical Operations
Los Angeles or Irvine or San Diego
$200k-$240k/yr HybridFull Time
Esri
Esri: Global leader in geographic information system (GIS) software.
8+ YOE8–15+ years software engineering experience with leadership of internal and/or outsourced teams; strong judgment across backend, data pipelines, APIs, cloud, release discipline, QA, and productization of AI; ability to recruit and partner with founder.
AWS, Python, SQL
3w
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Head of Quality Engineering (QA)
Marina Del Rey or San Francisco
$200k-$250k/yr HybridFull Time
Sift
Sift: Software platform for high-frequency hardware telemetry observability.
8+ YOE3+ Mgmt8+ years in QA with senior quality leadership, 3+ years people management, experience with external QA vendors, strong test planning/regression/triage and frontend/backend testing, AI-forward QA approach, strong communication.
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Lead Software Engineer, Backend Services (Burbank, CA, US, 91505)
Burbank, California, United States
$157k-$200k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Paramount
ParamountNASDAQ: PSKY: Produces and distributes media content across global entertainment platforms.
8+ YOE2+ Mgmt8+ years of software engineering; 2+ years in technical lead; 3+ years with Golang/Node and React; 3+ years cloud (AWS/GCP), Docker/Kubernetes; API design; CI/CD; AI-assisted development experience; strong communication.
Golang, Node.js, React, Docker, Kubernetes, AWS, GCP, Kafka, Pub/Sub, Kinesis, PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, OpenAPI/Swagger, REST, GraphQL, CI/CD, Databricks Genie, Vertex AI, Playwright, TestContainers, Grafana, Prometheus, Datadog
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Director, Financial Systems Engineering (Product & Platform)
El Segundo, California, United States
$190k-$250k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Apollo Global Management
Apollo Global ManagementNYSE: APO: Global alternative asset manager providing investment and retirement solutions.
9+ YOELead Python backend/frontend, distributed systems, Azure cloud, and data-driven financial platforms; 9+ years software development; AI-assisted tooling experience; strong communication and leadership skills.
Python, MySQL, PostgreSQL, MS SQL, Snowflake, MongoDB, Azure, Azure Functions, Azure SQL Database, Azure Kubernetes Service, Vue.js, Docker, Kubernetes, GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Sourcegraph Cody, CI/CD