177 entry level backend engineer jobs at 96 companies in California
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Backend Engineer - Connectivity
San Mateo, California, United States
$125k-$160k/yr OnsiteFull Time
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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Backend Engineer, Link (US)
New York City or Seattle or San Francisco or Toronto
HybridFull Time
2+ YOERequires 2–10+ years of industry software engineering experience, strong coding and collaboration skills, autonomy, and interest in backend work across varied technologies and stacks.
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Backend Software Engineer
San Francisco, California, United States
$165k-$225k/yr OnsiteFull Time
2+ YOE2+ years of backend engineering experience; scalable systems, APIs, and data pipelines; production-grade infrastructure; customer-focused delivery; bonus experience in DSP, speech, ML deployment, or engineering leadership.
Node.js, tRPC, PostgreSQL, AWS, Trigger.dev, WebRTC, FFmpeg, TypeScript
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Engineer, Backend
San Francisco, California, United States
$120k-$175k/yr HybridFull Time
Early-career engineer with shipped software, strong communication, web fundamentals, sound judgment, ownership, curiosity, and fluency with AI coding tools. TypeScript, GraphQL, Docker, cloud, or LLM experience preferred.
TypeScript, GraphQL, Docker, Google Cloud Provider, Amazon Web Services
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Backend Engineer Graduate (User Growth) - 2027 Start
San Jose, California, United States
$128k-$256k/yr OnsiteFull Time
0+ YOEBachelor's in CS or related, familiarity with Golang/Python/Java/C++, backend and distributed systems, databases and cloud-native components (MySQL, Redis, MongoDB, Docker, Kubernetes), strong communication and problem-solving.
Golang, Python, Java, C++, MySQL, Redis, MongoDB, Docker, Kubernetes, LLM
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Backend Platform Engineer
San Francisco, California, United States
$180k-$240k/yr OnsiteFull Time
2+ YOEMinimum 2 years backend infra experience; familiarity with Python, DevOps, Bash, Linux, Kubernetes, Terraform, AWS/GCP; Typescript is a bonus; strong problem-solving for national security use cases.
Python, DevOps, Bash, Linux, Kubernetes, Terraform, AWS, GCP, Typescript
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Senior Backend Software Engineer
San Francisco, California, United States
$155k-$180k/yr OnsiteFull Time
4+ YOERequires 4+ years of backend engineering and programming experience, strong JVM expertise, Kafka and Kubernetes experience, cloud-native platform knowledge, and observability platform experience.
Kotlin, TypeScript, Python, gRPC, REST APIs, GraphQL, MQTT, Kubernetes, Apache Kafka, Datadog, AWS, GCP, Azure, AWS IoT, SQL, Flink, Spark, Istio, Spring Boot, Micronaut, Pulumi, Terraform, Stripe
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Backend Compiler Engineer
Austin or Texas or Oregon or California or Redmond or Santa Clara
$124k-$242k/yr OnsiteFull Time
2+ YOE2+ years compiler code generation experience, B.S. in Computer Science/Engineering or equivalent, strong C++ skills, compiler optimization experience, good communication and documentation.
C++, CUDA, DirectX, OpenGL, Vulkan, PTX, LLVM, TableGen, LLVM IR, Machine IR (MIR)
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Software Engineer, Backend
San Carlos, California, United States
$135k-$190k/yr HybridFull Time
2+ YOERequires 2+ years building backend systems or equivalent internships, projects, or coursework; Python or JavaScript/TypeScript experience; API and database familiarity; and understanding of reliability, performance, and security fundamentals.
Python, JavaScript, TypeScript, Node.js, CI/CD, DevOps
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Backend Software Engineer
San Francisco, California, United States
$120k-$140k/yr HybridFull Time
1+ YOE1–3 years of software engineering experience; production systems experience with Golang or Java, Python, or Scala; distributed systems, cloud-native, Kubernetes, CI/CD, databases, and Git expertise.
Golang, Java, Python, Scala, AWS, GCP, Azure, Kubernetes, GitHub Actions, Redis, Cassandra, DynamoDB, ScyllaDB, Postgres, ElasticSearch, git, GitHub
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Software Engineer, Backend, Level 4
Los Angeles or New York City or Bellevue or Seattle or San Francisco or Palo Alto or Santa Monica
$133k-$235k/yr OnsiteFull Time
2+ YOEBachelor's in a technical field or equivalent experience,2+ years post-Bachelor’s software development experience,experience with distributed systems,operational skills,collaboration and strong CS fundamentals.
Java, C++, Python, NoSQL, Memcache, Redis, Kubernetes, Google services, AWS services
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Backend Engineer, Applied Agents (Los Altos)
Los Altos, California, United States
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2+ YOE2+ years building and operating production backend systems; strong API, data modeling, database, and reliability skills; hands-on experience with LLM/RAG/vector DB systems and agent runtimes; familiarity with AI coding tools.
Python, FastAPI, Postgres, vector DB, RAG, LangGraph, AWS, Terraform, Kubernetes, Claude Code, Cursor
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Backend Compiler Engineer - New College Grad 2026
Santa Clara, California, United States
$108k-$196k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Recent BS/MS in Computer Science or Computer Engineering (or equivalent), compiler design coursework, LLVM backend experience, strong C/C++ coding and communication skills.
LLVM, LLVM IR, Machine IR (MIR), GlobalISel, TableGen, C/C++, CUDA, PTX, OpenGL, DX, Vulkan
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AI Backend Product Engineer
San Francisco, California, United States
$200k-$400k/yr OnsiteFull Time
2+ YOE2+ years building product-driven software; proficiency in a modern language such as JS/TS or Go; Python exposure; web frameworks, APIs, and cloud infrastructure experience; strong product judgment and AI curiosity.
JavaScript (JS), TypeScript (TS), Go, Python
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Back-End Storage Developer
Tucson or Research Triangle Park or San Jose or Austin
$101k-$139k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Bachelor's degree required; Linux storage administration, Ceph/OpenShift/Kubernetes experience; scripting in Python and Bash and programming in C/C++; troubleshoot, send upstream patches, and collaborate with global teams.
Ceph, OpenShift, Kubernetes, Python, Bash, C, C++, Linux, RADOS, CephFS, RBD, Prometheus, Grafana, AWS, Azure, GCP
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Backend Software Engineer Graduate (Platform) - 2027 Start
San Jose, California, United States
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Bachelor's or Master's in Computer Science or similar, coursework/projects in web, Unix/Linux, distributed systems or networking, strong programming and problem-solving, interest in IT operations concepts.
Golang, Python, Hadoop, Kafka, Apache, Unix, Linux
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Software Engineer, Backend, Level 4
Santa Monica or Los Angeles or New York City or Bellevue or Seattle or San Francisco or Palo Alto
$157k-$235k/yr OnsiteFull Time
2+ YOEBachelor's in CS or equivalent experience, 2+ years post-degree software development experience, distributed systems/backend experience, strong collaboration skills, proficiency with Java/C++/Python and cloud/NoSQL systems, ability to use AI tools responsibly.
Java, C++, Python, NoSQL, Memcache, Redis, Kubernetes, Google services, AWS services, AI tools
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Full-Stack Engineer (Backend Focused)
Los Angeles or Alabama or Alaska or Delaware or District of Columbia or Hawaii or Iowa or Louisiana or Mississippi or Nebraska or New Mexico or Rhode Island or South Dakota or West Virginia or United States
$140k/yr HybridFull Time
2+ YOE2+ years software engineering experience; strong backend skills with Node and TypeScript/JavaScript, frontend experience with React, SQL/relational databases, distributed systems and API development.
Node, TypeScript, JavaScript, React, SQL, MySQL, GCP Cloud SQL
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Sr. Backend Engineer - Core Infrastructure
Santa Clara, California, United States
$129k-$194k/yr OnsiteFull Time
2+ YOEBachelor's degree and 2+ years of software engineering experience, or master's degree and 1+ year, or PhD. Requires programming experience and backend development skills; distributed systems and cloud experience preferred.
C, C++, Java, Python, Go, Node.js, AWS, GCP, Azure, Docker, Kubernetes, MongoDB, Git, Prometheus, Grafana, ELK
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Senior Software Engineer - Backend
New York City or San Francisco or London or Sydney
$170k-$240k/yr OnsiteFull Time
2+ YOE2+ years building high-quality software; strong CS fundamentals; experience with backend services, continuous deployment, and cloud infrastructure; teamwork and ownership mindset.
Rust, Go, GraphQL, Node, Kubernetes, SQL, Python, GCP, AWS, Azure
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