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Backend Software Engineer
San Francisco, California, United States
$125k-$150k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Lumafield
Lumafield: Accessible industrial CT scanners and cloud-based analysis software
2+ YOEBachelor's degree in Engineering or related field; 2+ years Python backend experience with web frameworks; experience with large dataset processing; strong software engineering fundamentals; team collaboration; Linux, Docker, production deployments.
Python, Django, Django Rest Framework, Celery, AWS (EKS, S3, CloudFront), Docker, Kubernetes, Linux
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Backend Software Engineer
San Francisco, California, United States
$100k-$130k/yr HybridFull Time
Ketch
Ketch: Data permissioning platform for automated privacy and compliance.
1+ YOE1+ year software engineering experience; strong backend development in Golang (or Java/Python/Scala); experience with cloud-native production systems, distributed systems, CI/CD, and databases; strong communication and collaboration skills.
Golang, Java, Python, Scala, AWS, GCP, Azure, Github Actions, Redis, Cassandra, DynamoDB, ScyllaDB, Postgres, ElasticSearch, git, GitHub, Kubernetes
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Software Engineer, Backend
San Francisco, California, United States
$140k-$185k/yr HybridFull Time
Sleeper: Mobile platform for fantasy sports leagues and fan communities.
3+ YOE3+ years backend software engineering; distributed systems; proficient in Go, Python, Node.js, or Java; SQL/NoSQL databases; REST/GraphQL; AWS/GCP; Docker; Kubernetes; strong collaboration.
Go, Python, Node.js, Java, SQL, NoSQL, Kafka, RabbitMQ, Pub/Sub, REST, GraphQL, AWS, GCP, Docker, Kubernetes
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Backend Software Engineer
San Francisco, California, United States
$130k-$220k/yr OnsiteFull Time
CHAOS Industries
CHAOS Industries: Develops advanced radar and sensing systems for modern defense.
Experience building scalable backend services and cloud infrastructure, knowledge of Python, Azure, Terraform, Kubernetes, CI/CD; eligible U.S. Person able to obtain security clearance.
Python, Azure, Terraform, Kubernetes, CI/CD, TypeScript, React
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Backend Software Engineer
San Francisco, California, United States
$167k-$231k/yr HybridFull Time
Artos
Artos: AI-powered document authoring platform for life sciences R&D.
3+ YOE3+ years software development experience (AI/ML focus), BS/MS in CS/Engineering or equivalent, experience with GenAI, Python APIs (FastAPI/Django), containerized cloud deployments (Docker, AWS), CI/CD, and secure coding.
Python, FastAPI, Django, AWS, Docker, Terraform, Pulumi, React
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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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Remote Backend Engineer (Python/FastAPI)
San Francisco or United States or Berlin
€200-€300/hr RemoteContract
Turing
Turing: AI-powered platform connecting companies with global remote software developers.
3+ YOE3+ years software engineering experience, strong Python and JavaScript (React, Node.js) skills, production deployment experience, software architecture and debugging, excellent communication.
Python, FastAPI, JavaScript, React, Node.js, C/C++, Java, Rust, Go
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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, APIs and distributed systems; proficiency with Python and JavaScript/TypeScript (Node.js); experience with data pipelines, production reliability, and technical leadership.
Python, JavaScript, TypeScript, Node.js
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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 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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Backend Software Engineer, API Multicloud
San Francisco, California, United States
$293k-$385k/yr HybridFull Time
OpenAI
OpenAI: Develops artificial intelligence models and generative AI software services.
7+ YOE7+ years engineering experience; proficiency in backend languages (Python, Go, Rust, Typescript); experience with distributed systems, cloud services, developer tools, and production service ownership; strong communication and system-design skills.
Python, Go, Rust, Typescript, AWS, OpenAI Responses API, Codex
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Senior Software Engineer Backend
San Francisco, California, United States
$130k-$190k/yr RemoteFull Time
WeaveGrid
WeaveGrid: Software platform for electric vehicle grid integration and management.
5+ YOEBackend software engineer with 5+ years experience, strong Python/Go, cloud microservices, and ownership of production systems.
Python, Go, Docker, Kubernetes, AWS, GitHub, Jira/Confluence, CircleCI
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Senior Software Engineer, Backend/Infra
Palo Alto, California, United States
$185k-$300k/yr HybridFull Time
Pika
Pika: AI-powered platform for generating and editing professional videos
5+ YOE5+ years software engineering experience, 2+ years with LLM/agentic systems preferred; deep backend proficiency (Node.js, Python, Go), distributed systems, AWS/GCP, Kubernetes, CI/CD, real-time architectures, and LLM integration skills.
Node.js, Python, Go, Express, FastAPI, TypeScript, AWS, GCP, Kubernetes, CI/CD, WebSocket, Claude, GPT, Gemini, LLM, LangChain, CrewAI, AutoGPT, SQL, NoSQL
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Software Engineer - Backend
Sunnyvale, California, United States
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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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Senior Software Engineer, Backend - RQL
San Francisco or Seattle
$168k-$280k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Rippling
Rippling: Unified platform managing workforce HR, IT, and finance operations
6+ YOE6+ years backend engineering experience; strong backend development, distributed systems and big-data skills; mentoring experience; familiarity with Python, MongoDB, CDC, Kafka, Aurora, Trino/Presto, Pinot, Iceberg, and Flink.
Python, MongoDB, CDC, Kafka, Aurora, Trino, Presto, Pinot, Iceberg, Flink
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Solution Backend Software Engineer - Local Service
San Jose, California, United States
$156k-$317k/yr OnsiteFull Time
TikTok
TikTok: Global short-form video hosting and social media platform.
3+ YOEBachelor's in CS,3+ years backend experience,proficiency in Python/Go/Java/C/C++,backend system design,collaboration and communication skills.
Python, Go, Java, C/C++
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Senior Backend Software Engineer - Workplace Products
San Mateo, California, United States
$150k-$260k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Verkada
Verkada: Sells integrated AI-powered cloud physical security hardware and software.
4+ YOE4+ years backend software engineering; 2+ years at a fast-growing startup; lead projects; PostgreSQL; Python or Go; Kubernetes; onsite five days a week.
Python, Go, PostgreSQL, Kubernetes
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Backend Software Engineer - Platforms
San Jose, California, United States
OnsiteFull Time
ByteDance
ByteDance: Developing AI-driven content platforms and mobile applications.
3+ YOEBS in CS or equivalent; experience with web apps, Unix/Linux, distributed systems, networking; DICM/ITOM/ITSM experience; GPU or big data (Hadoop/Kafka/Apache) preferred; Golang or Python experience.
Golang, Python, Unix, Linux, Hadoop, Kafka, Apache, GPU
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Senior Software Engineer, Backend — Founding Team
San Francisco, California, United States
$150k-$250k/yr OnsiteFull Time
ArchiBoost AI
ArchiBoost AI: AI software for automated architectural code compliance and QA.
5+ YOE5+ years backend engineering experience. Strong skills in Python, Go, or TypeScript. Experience with distributed systems, scalable APIs, CS fundamentals. Preferred: LLMs, RAG, vector DBs, cloud (AWS/GCP), GPU optimization.
Python, Go, TypeScript, LLMs, RAG, vector databases, AWS, GCP, GPU, BIM
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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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