561 backend software developer jobs at 201 companies in Watsonville, CA

PromotedHiringCafe
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
PromotedHiringCafe
Founding Full-stack / Product Engineer
Cupertino, CA, US
$130k-$300k/yr On-SiteFull Time
HiringCafe
HiringCafe: Building a 100× better job search engine to take on Indeed and LinkedIn.
Help us build a 100× better job search engine. We need a full-stack engineer with great taste, sharp fundamentals, and a track record of shipping polished product on React/Next.js plus a real backend (Firebase, Elasticsearch, Redis, Stripe).
React, Next.js, TypeScript, Firebase, Elasticsearch, Redis, Stripe
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Backend Software Engineer
Santa Clara, California, United States
$140k-$205k/yr HybridFull Time
Kerrigan Robotics
Kerrigan Robotics: AI-powered orchestration platform for factory automation systems.
5+ YOE5+ years backend experience building distributed systems in Go; strong Docker and Kubernetes skills; familiarity with PostgreSQL, message brokers (NATS, RabbitMQ), gRPC/REST, CI/CD and Git.
Golang, Docker, Kubernetes, NATS, RabbitMQ, PostgreSQL, gRPC, REST, CI/CD, Git
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Lead Backend Software Engineer
San Carlos, California, United States
$185k-$260k/yr HybridFull Time
Beacon AI
Beacon AI: Developing an AI-powered-pilot for safer flight operations.
5+ YOE5+ years building backend services and distributed systems, fluency in Python and JavaScript/TypeScript (Node.js), experience with data pipelines, production reliability, and US Person work authorization.
Python, JavaScript, TypeScript, Node.js
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Senior Backend Software Engineer - GM Energy
Warren or Austin or Sunnyvale
$129k-$198k/yr HybridFull Time
General Motors
General MotorsNYSE: GM: Manufactures and sells automobiles and automotive parts globally.
5+ YOEBachelor's in CS or related and 5+ years software engineering experience; strong backend/API development, cloud and distributed systems experience; proficiency in Java/Kotlin/Python/Go; testing, debugging, and collaboration skills.
Java, Kotlin, Python, Go, Azure, Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD
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Software Engineer, Backend, Level 3
Los Angeles or Seattle or San Francisco or Palo Alto or New York City or Bellevue or Santa Monica
$100k-$176k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Snap
SnapNYSE: SNAP: Develops social media applications and augmented reality technology.
1+ YOEBS/BA in a technical field or equivalent experience,1+ years post-Bachelor software development,experience with backend/distributed systems; proficiency in Java/C++/Python and cloud/NoSQL tooling preferred.
NoSQL, Memcache, Redis, Kubernetes, Google, AWS, Java, C++, Python
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Software Engineer - Backend
Sunnyvale, California, United States
OnsiteFull Time
Applied Intuition
Applied Intuition: Developing software and simulation infrastructure for autonomous vehicles.
2+ YOEBachelor's degree,2+ years backend web services experience,proficiency in Go or Python,distributed systems,microservices,cloud platforms and containerization,NoSQL (Redis),EMR not mentioned.
protobuf, gRPC, AWS, GCP, OCI, Docker, Kubernetes, Redis, Go, Python
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Backend Software Engineer, Asset Services
San Jose, California, United States
$123k-$317k/yr OnsiteFull Time
TikTok
TikTok: Global short-form video hosting and social media platform.
Experienced building large-scale backend services for consumer applications; proficiency in at least one of Go, NodeJS, Python, Java, or C++; strong CS fundamentals and collaboration skills; BA/BS in CS preferred.
Go, NodeJS, Python, Java, C++
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Software Engineer, Backend
Palo Alto, California, United States
$185k-$300k/yr HybridFull Time
Pika
Pika: AI-powered platform for generating and editing professional videos
5+ YOE5+ years backend engineering experience (2+ years senior), expertise in distributed systems, scalable APIs, cloud-native infrastructure (AWS/GCP/Kubernetes), strong system design and communication skills.
AWS, GCP, Kubernetes
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Senior Backend Software Engineer, Developer Productivity Engineering
Mountain View, California, United States
$161k-$194k/yr HybridFull Time
Alphabet
AlphabetNASDAQ: GOOGL: Holding providing internet, software, and AI services.
5+ YOE5+ years backend development (Python, Go, Java), 3+ years cloud experience (Google Cloud Platform), containerization (Docker, Kubernetes), IaC (Terraform/Terragrunt/Pulumi/Helm), CI/CD (ArgoCD, GitHub Actions). Bachelor's or Master's in CS/Engineering or equivalent experience.
Python, Go, Java, Google Cloud Platform, Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, Terragrunt, Pulumi, Helm, AWS, Azure, Oracle, ArgoCD, GitHub Actions
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Senior, Software Engineer (Backend)
Sunnyvale, California, United States
$117k-$234k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Walmart
WalmartNYSE: WMT: Multinational retail operating discount stores and supermarkets.
6+ YOE6+ years backend software engineering experience; expert Java; SpringBoot and Spring WebFlux; microservices, distributed systems (Solr, Kafka, Mem Cache); JEE, multithreading, caching and performance tuning; CI/CD with Git, Maven, Jenkins; Cosmos DB/Cassandra experience.
Java, SpringBoot, Spring WebFlux, Solr, Kafka, Mem Cache, JEE, Git, Maven, Jenkins, Cosmos DB, Cassandra
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Backend Staff Software Engineer
Foster City, California, United States
$146k-$234k/yr HybridFull Time
Visa
VisaNYSE: V: Global payment technology facilitating electronic funds transfers.
5+ YOE5+ years software engineering; web or mobile apps; leadership experience; strong Java/C/C++; collaboration across teams.
Java, C++, C#, HTML, Angular, React, Kubernetes, Docker
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Backend Engineer
Sunnyvale, California, United States
$177k-$195k/yr OnsiteFull Time
GFiber: An Alphabet delivering fiber and webpass internet services to homes and businesses across the United States.
5+ YOE5+ years software design and full-stack experience with Java/Kotlin, microservices and distributed systems; 2+ years API development; experience with Spring Boot, GCP, container orchestration, and observability; bachelor's or equivalent.
Spring Boot, Kotlin, Java, Redis, Memcached, Kafka, RabbitMQ, Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE), Cloud Run, Google Cloud Observability (Stackdriver), OpenTelemetry, Vertex AI, Gemini, OpenAI, Anthropic, AntiGravity, Claude, Cursor, Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
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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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Senior Backend Software Engineer, Developer Productivity Engineering
Mountain View, California, United States
$161k-$194k/yr HybridFull Time
X, The Moonshot Factory
X, The Moonshot FactoryNASDAQ: GOOGL: Develops early-stage technologies and experimental projects.
5+ YOE5+ years backend experience (Python/Go/Java), 3+ years with cloud platforms, experience with containerization, IaC, CI/CD, and strong communication and mentorship skills.
Python, Go, Java, Google Cloud Platform, Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, Terragrunt, Pulumi, Helm, AWS, GCP, Azure, Oracle, ArgoCD, Github Actions, Electronic Medical Records (EMR)
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Staff Software Engineer-Backend
Fremont, California, United States
$182k-$220k/yr HybridFull Time
Scout Motors
Scout Motors: Designs and manufactures all-electric rugged SUVs and trucks.
8+ YOEBachelor's in CS or related,8+ years backend experience,proficiency in Go/Node.js/Python/Java,relational and non-relational databases,identity management experience,architecture and on-call responsibility.
Go, Node.js, Python, Java, MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Redis, Azure AD, AWS Cognito, LDAP, Okta, Keyclock
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Senior Software Engineer, Backend (AdTech)
Palo Alto, California, United States
$160k-$220k/yr HybridFull Time
Mashgin
Mashgin: AI-powered touchless checkout kiosks for retail and dining.
5+ YOE5+ years backend engineering experience, B.S. in Computer Science or equivalent, strong knowledge of Python/Node.js/C++/Go/C#/Java, production systems, SQL, algorithms; AdTech experience preferred.
Python, Node.js, C++, Go, C#, Java, SQL, OpenRTB
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Backend Engineer, Integrations
Palo Alto, California, United States
$140k-$220k/yr HybridFull Time
Pylon
Pylon: API-first infrastructure for automated mortgage lending and operations.
Backend engineer skilled in building integrations, with experience in TypeScript/NestJS, GraphQL, SQL, and external APIs.
TypeScript, NestJS, GraphQL, PostgreSQL, Temporal, REST, SOAP, File-based APIs, AI tooling
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Backend Software Engineer, Trading Systems & Data Platform
Mountain View or New York City or New Jersey
$110k-$300k/yr HybridFull Time
Arta Finance
Arta Finance: Digital wealth management platform for sophisticated individual investors.
Experience building reliable distributed systems, backend platforms or data infrastructure; strong programming skills (Python or similar); familiarity with Kafka, Kubernetes and cloud; knowledge of financial systems is a plus.
Python, Kafka, Kubernetes
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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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Senior Backend Engineer, Fleet Infrastructure
Mountain View or San Francisco
$213k-$263k/yr HybridFull Time
Waymo
Waymo: Autonomous driving technology for ride-hailing and logistics.
7+ YOEBS in CS or equivalent; 7+ years backend/infra experience; scalable software; leadership; strategic/architectural thinking.
C++
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Lead Backend Engineer
Redwood City, California, United States
HybridFull Time
Attain
Attain: Provides real-time purchase data and measurement solutions for marketers.
6+ YOEStrong backend engineering experience designing APIs, microservices, and data models; experience with cloud (AWS/GCP/Azure), gRPC/protobuf/GraphQL, relational databases, Rust-based services; 6+ years preferred; strong communication and leadership potential.
Rust, AWS, GCP, Azure, gRPC, protobuf, GraphQL, React Native, iOS, Android