20 backend infrastructure engineer jobs at 18 companies in Orange, 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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Platform Infrastructure Engineer, Security-Leaning
Torrance, California, United States
OnsiteFull Time
Pronoia Energy
Pronoia Energy: Developing room-temperature macroscopic quantum energy storage technology.
Deep on-prem backend and systems engineering experience, sandboxing/untrusted-code isolation expertise, security-first infrastructure mindset, self-starter comfortable with rapid iteration and cross-disciplinary work.
network namespaces, seccomp, containerization, orchestration
1mo
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Sr. Fullstack Platform Engineer - (Backend Focus)
Los Angeles or California or United States
$140k-$180k/yr RemoteFull Time
Salt AI
Salt AI: Provides an AI orchestration platform for life sciences organizations.
Senior backend/platform engineer with deep Python/Django, APIs, cloud infrastructure, Kubernetes, distributed systems, workflow execution, observability, and fullstack familiarity (TypeScript/React). High product judgment and experience using AI engineering tools.
Python, Django, TypeScript, React, Kubernetes, Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, GitHub
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Software Developer, Backend Ads
San Francisco or Waterloo or New York City or Connecticut or New Jersey or Seattle or Los Angeles or San Diego
$149k-$299k/yr HybridFull Time
TextNow
TextNow: Provides free, ad-supported mobile calling and texting services.
4+ YOE4+ years software engineering experience; strong CS fundamentals; experience with distributed systems, databases, APIs, and cloud infrastructure; proficiency in one or more modern programming languages; strong communication and collaboration skills.
2mo
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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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Staff Software Engineer, Core Infrastructure
Bellevue or Seattle or San Francisco or Palo Alto or Los Angeles
$195k-$343k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Snap
SnapNYSE: SNAP: Develops social media applications and augmented reality technology.
9+ YOEBachelor's in CS/Engineering or equivalent; 9+ years software development experience (reduced with advanced degree); proven technical lead experience building and operating large-scale distributed backend systems; strong system design and leadership skills.
Go, Java, Python, C++, Kubernetes
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Senior Platform Engineer, Data & AI Infrastructure
Durham or New York City or Los Angeles or Phoenix
$140k-$160k/yr HybridFull Time
McKinney
McKinney: Provides strategic advertising and creative marketing services to brands.
4+ YOE4+ years of professional software engineering with backend focus; strong Python, cloud, and data tooling; experience with AI/LLM integration and security best practices.
Terraform, GitOps, Snowflake, Fivetran, DBT, Python, FastAPI, Docker, Kubernetes, OpenAI, Anthropic, Google Gemini, BigQuery, Dataform, Cloud Run, Compute Engine, Secret Manager, Artifact Registry, Cloud Build, Cloud Monitoring, IAM, Secret Management, ECR, CodePipeline, CI/CD
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Staff Software Engineer, Core Infrastructure
Bellevue or Seattle or San Francisco or Palo Alto or Los Angeles
$195k-$343k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Snap
SnapNYSE: SNAP: Provides visual messaging software and augmented reality wearable devices.
9+ YOEBachelor's or equivalent experience, 9+ years software development, proven technical leadership on large distributed backend systems, experience with system design and platform direction, strong communication and mentoring skills.
Go, Java, Python, C++, Kubernetes
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Distributed Systems Engineer 6 - Decisioning & Optimization
New York or Los Angeles or Los Gatos or Seattle
$499k-$900k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Netflix
NetflixNASDAQ: NFLX: Global video streaming and media production service.
10+ YOE10+ years distributed systems, 3+ years ads domain; ML model serving; backend systems; architectural leadership; production deployment.
Distributed systems, ML model serving, Ad tech systems, APIs, infrastructure
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Senior Systems Software Engineer
Los Angeles or Remote- US
$145k-$195k/yr HybridFull Time
Zoo
Zoo: Develops infrastructure and AI-powered tools for hardware design.
Senior systems, platform, or infrastructure engineering with Rust expertise; strong backend/infrastructure focus; experience with distributed systems, databases, APIs, and IaC; autonomous, proactive, and customer-focused.
Rust, Databases, API design, Distributed systems, Infrastructure as code, Containers, React
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Staff Software Engineer, Frameworks
Mountain View or Los Angeles or San Francisco
$210k-$250k/yr HybridFull Time
Commure
Commure: AI-powered software platform for healthcare workflow and administrative automation.
8+ YOE8+ years software engineering experience designing and operating secure, scalable authentication/authorization and distributed backend systems; experience with Kubernetes and cloud-native infrastructure; strong technical leadership and mentorship.
OAuth 2.0, OIDC, JWT, AWS Cognito, Python, FastAPI, Pydantic, PostgreSQL, Go, Kubernetes
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Founding Full Stack Engineer, AI Incubation
Los Angeles, California, United States
$300k-$325k/yr HybridFull Time
Match Group
Match GroupNasdaq: MTCH: Provider of a global portfolio of online dating services.
Staff/Principal-level hands-on engineer to build end-to-end frontend, backend, AI systems, and infrastructure; strong product judgment, reliability, privacy, and scalability focus.
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Senior Software Engineer
Huntington Beach, California, United States
$145k-$185k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Volund Manufacturing
Volund Manufacturing: Designs and manufactures jet engines for defense and aerospace.
3+ YOE3+ years professional software engineering; full-stack experience across frontend, backend, and infrastructure; experience with Go, React + TypeScript, cloud (Azure), Kubernetes and Terraform; familiarity with Teamcenter/Odoo integrations and security/compliance (ITAR, CMMC, NIST). Must be a U.S. person.
Vorion, Teamcenter, Odoo, React, TypeScript, Go, TanStack Query, RxJS, Redis, Kubernetes, Docker, Terraform, Azure, CI/CD pipelines, ITAR, EAR, CMMC, NIST SP 800-171, DFARS
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Senior Software Engineer | Remote
Los Angeles or United States
RemoteFull Time
TubeScience
TubeScience: Data-driven performance video production for social media advertising.
Senior full-stack engineer to lead frontend tooling, backend services, and cloud infrastructure for production AI integrations; strong JavaScript and Python skills, low-level language experience, media pipeline knowledge, observability and distributed systems expertise.
JavaScript, React, Vue, Angular, Python, C, C++, Rust, Zig, Next.js, FastAPI, Django, Flask, Docker, Kubernetes, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Redis, Temporal, Airflow, Dagster, Kafka, RabbitMQ, ffmpeg, AWS, GCP, Azure
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Dev Infra Software Engineer, Air Defense
Irvine, California, United States
OnsiteFull Time
Anduril Industries
Anduril Industries: Defense technology building autonomous military hardware and software.
Experience building backend software and developer tooling; ownership of services, pipelines, and infrastructure; familiarity with cloud, CI/CD, and infrastructure-as-code; U.S. Person eligible for Top Secret clearance.
Lattice OS, Go, Python, Rust, C++, Java, JavaScript/TypeScript, version control, CI/CD, AWS, Azure, NixOS, Terraform, Syft, Grype, Trivy, containers, SBOM tooling, vulnerability scanning
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Staff Software Engineer, Full Stack
Long Beach, California, United States
$181k-$249k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Relativity Space
Relativity Space: Designing and manufacturing 3D-printed rockets and launch vehicles.
10+ YOE10+ years software engineering experience; designing and owning backend infrastructure that integrates edge hardware, ML, data platforms, and visualization; strong collaboration and execution in cross-functional R&D settings.
Terran R, Terran 1, Stargate
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Software Engineer, Full Stack (Agentic AI)
San Francisco or Marina Del Rey or Los Angeles
$150k-$200k/yr HybridFull Time
Sift
Sift: Software platform for high-frequency hardware telemetry observability.
3+ YOE3+ years professional software engineering; frontend experience (React, NextJS); backend experience (Go, Python, Rust); product ownership and customer-facing work; experience with AI agents, Kubernetes, and cloud infrastructure.
React, NextJS, Go, Python, Rust, ECharts, gRPC, PostgreSQL, Protobuf, Radix, Redux, TypeScript, Arrow, DataFusion, Flink, Parquet, Argo CD, AWS, Docker, GitHub Actions, Grafana, Kubernetes, Kustomize, Linux, Prometheus, Terragrunt
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Sr. Web Developer - AEC Integration
Redlands, California, United States
$123k-$202k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Esri
Esri: Developing software for digital mapping and spatial data analysis.
5+ YOE5+ years software product development; experience with cloud infrastructure, backend services, data pipelines; strong skills in TypeScript/JavaScript or C++/.NET/Python; agile and git proficiency; bachelor's degree in CS or related field.
TypeScript, JavaScript, NodeJS, Bootstrap, React, Angular, C++, .NET, Python, git, Amazon AWS, Microsoft Azure, Autodesk Docs, Autodesk Platform Services, Autodesk Forma, ArcGIS Experience Builder, ArcGIS, IFC, 3D Tiles, Esri i3s, ObjectArx, Revit APIs
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Technical Product Manager, Infrastructure
Los Angeles, California, United States
$170k-$240k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Vast.ai
Vast.ai: Decentralized marketplace for GPU cloud computing resources.
3+ YOE3+ years backend engineering plus 3+ years product management experience; hands-on with security, scalability, reliability, infra tooling, distributed systems, observability; startup experience preferred.
Python, C++, SQL, PostgreSQL, Redis, Linux, Docker, AWS, Terraform, REST APIs, LLMs/AI agents
1w
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Member of Technical Staff
El Segundo, California, United States
OnsiteFull Time
America's Innovation Corporation
America's Innovation Corporation: Software-led industrial holding modernizing manufacturing supply chains.
2+ YOE2+ years software engineering experience in production; product/design experience; strong communication; experience with data modeling, ETL, APIs, frontend/backend, hardware integration, ML or infrastructure.