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Backend Engineer
San Francisco, California, United States
$190k-$230k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Lapel
Lapel: Unifying customer data to power personalized service at scale.
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
Paraform
Paraform: Marketplace connecting hiring companies with specialized recruiters and AI.
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
Luminary Cloud
Luminary Cloud: Cloud-native physics simulation platform for accelerated product engineering.
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
Denver or Seattle or Washington or San Francisco or Los Angeles or Arvada or San Francisco or Nashville or Denver or Santa Fe or New Orleans or San Diego or Bozeman or New York City
$120k-$180k/yr HybridFull Time
Quindar
Quindar: Cloud-native software for automated satellite mission operations.
3+ YOERequires Python backend development, AWS, GraphQL, Docker, Terraform, APIs, Kubernetes, Git, a computer science bachelor's degree, and 3+ years of experience; U.S. person status and security clearance eligibility required.
Python, AWS, GraphQL, Docker, Terraform, OpenAI, Anthropic, AskSage, Kubernetes, AWS Lambda, Amazon ECS, Amazon EKS, Amazon CloudWatch, Amazon S3, Amazon EFS, Amazon EBS, Amazon EC2, Amazon RDS, Git, GitHub, GitLab, CI/CD
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Backend Engineer
San Francisco, California, United States
$135k-$250k/yr HybridFull Time
Fable Security
Fable Security: AI-driven platform managing human risk and employee security behavior.
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
Sandberg Goldberg Bernthal Family Foundation
Sandberg Goldberg Bernthal Family Foundation: Operates programs for women's empowerment and community resilience.
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 Engineering Intern
San Francisco or Istanbul or Ankara
HybridFull Time, Internship
PlusMinusOne
PlusMinusOne: Develops and markets a portfolio of utility and lifestyle apps
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
Quizlet
Quizlet: Digital learning platform providing study tools and flashcards.
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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Backend Engineer - Oort
San Francisco or Golden or Toulouse
$140k-$190k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Loft Orbital
Loft Orbital: Deploy and operate satellite missions for organizations and governments.
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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Senior Backend Engineer
San Francisco, California, United States
$175k-$275k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Hedra
Hedra: Builds artificial intelligence models for character-driven video generation.
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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Senior Backend Engineer
Oakland, California, United States
$150k-$200k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Arxlight
Arxlight: Developing next-generation autonomous drones for security and defense applications.
Requires Linux expertise, backend or systems development in Python, C++, Go, TypeScript, or similar languages, networking, Docker, Systemd, Git, and AI coding tools.
Linux, Python, C++, Go, TypeScript, Docker, CI/CD, Systemd, TCP/IP, UDP, Git, MAVLink, Kotlin, Java
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Java Backend Developer
Sunnyvale, California, United States
$90k-$102k/yr HybridFull Time
Cognizant
CognizantNasdaq: CTSH: Provides global information technology and business process outsourcing services.
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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Staff Backend Engineer
New York City or San Francisco
$250k-$300k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Town
Town: AI-powered productivity assistant that automates workplace workflows.
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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Backend Engineer - Connectivity
San Mateo, California, United States
$125k-$160k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Verkada
Verkada: Sells integrated AI-powered cloud physical security hardware and software.
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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Senior Backend Engineer
San Francisco, California, United States
OnsiteFull Time
Judgment Labs
Judgment Labs: Infrastructure for monitoring and optimizing autonomous AI agents.
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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Senior Backend Engineer
San Francisco, California, United States
$230k-$280k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Mochi Health
Mochi Health: Provides telehealth weight management and prescription medication services.
5+ YOE5+ years backend engineering experience, strong distributed systems and data modeling skills, experience owning infrastructure (Kubernetes, Terraform, AWS), proficiency with TypeScript/Node.js, excellent communication.
TypeScript, Node.js, Express, PostgreSQL, Redis, Kubernetes, Terraform, AWS, Codex 5.3, Claude Opus 4.6
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Senior Backend Engineer
Redwood City, California, United States
OnsiteFull Time
Waystation
Waystation: AI-native procurement platform for consumer packaged goods.
6+ YOERequires 6+ years of production software experience, 2+ years at a seed-to-Series B startup, backend/data expertise, live schema migrations, queues, APIs, and strong communication.
TypeScript, Node, React, GraphQL, Postgres, Claude Code
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Senior Backend Engineer
Mountain View, California, United States
$190k-$240k/yr HybridFull Time
Matternet
Matternet: Develops autonomous drone networks for urban package delivery.
6+ YOE6+ years building and operating production backend systems; strong Node.js/TypeScript skills, API design (GraphQL/REST), relational databases, cloud, containers, CI/CD, reliability, monitoring, and security.
Node.js, TypeScript, GraphQL, NestJS, Next.js, React, Kafka, MQTT
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Staff Backend Engineer
San Francisco, California, United States
$220k-$270k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Arena Club
Arena Club: Digital marketplace and vaulting service for sports collectibles
8+ YOE8+ years backend experience, strong Node.js/TypeScript/Postgres skills, observability (Datadog), AWS and Terraform experience, marketplace/eCommerce background, familiarity with AI coding tools, and leadership/mentorship ability.
Node.js, TypeScript, Redis, Postgres, BullMQ, Claude Code, Cursor, Datadog, AWS, S3, SNS, SQS, Terraform, Docker, Kubernetes (EKS), Python
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Senior Backend Developer
San Francisco, California, United States
$160k-$210k/yr RemoteFull Time
Ellipsis Health
Ellipsis Health: AI-powered voice agent for healthcare care management.
5+ YOE5+ years backend development; strong TypeScript/Node.js; REST/GraphQL; orchestration layers; microservices; cloud platforms; Kubernetes; SQL/NoSQL; secure data handling; CI/CD; production ownership.
TypeScript, Node.js, REST, GraphQL, Kubernetes, AWS, GCP, Azure, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, DynamoDB, CI/CD
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