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27 entry level backend engineer jobs at 10 companies in Salinas, 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
Help us #BeatIndeed & #BeatLinkedIn
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Backend Compiler Engineer - New College Grad 2026
Santa Clara, California, United States
$108k-$196k/yr OnsiteFull Time
NVIDIA
NVIDIANASDAQ: NVDA: Designs graphics processing units and artificial intelligence hardware.
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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Backend Software Engineer, Content E-Commerce
San Jose, California, United States
$156k-$317k/yr OnsiteFull Time
TikTok
TikTok: Global short-form video hosting and social media platform.
2+ YOEBachelor's degree in CS or related, 2+ years building highly scalable backend services using Java/Golang/Python/C++, strong algorithms, data structures, networking and security knowledge.
Java, Golang, Python, C++, MySQL, Redis, Kafka
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RTL Power Optimization Engineer – New College Grad 2026
Santa Clara, California, United States
$116k-$219k/yr OnsiteFull Time
NVIDIA
NVIDIANASDAQ: NVDA: Designs GPU-accelerated computing and artificial intelligence hardware.
MS or PhD in EE/CE (pursuing or recent); understanding of RTL low-power design, backend flows, power analysis tools; Python and ML experience; strong communication and RTL debugging skills.
PowerArtist, PrimeTime PX, Python, Verilog
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Software Engineer 3
San Jose, California, United States
$170k-$230k/yr HybridFull Time
eBay
eBayNASDAQ: EBAY: Global online marketplace for buying and selling diverse products.
2+ YOEMaster's in CS/Engineering/Information Sciences or related plus 2 years experience; expertise in distributed systems, backend development, ML, security, observability, and search technologies.
GraphQL, REST APIs, Kubernetes, Docker, Redis, JVM, PyTorch, Node, Go, R, Spring Boot, Cucumber, BDD, Jenkins, XGBoost, Grafana, PromQL, Elasticsearch, Kafka, Flink, Spark, AWS, NoSQL, ETL, OAuth 2.0, OIDC, JWT, mTLS, RSA, PGP, HMAC-256
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Software Engineer, Agentic Platform - TikTok USDS
San Jose, California, United States
$137k-$259k/yr OnsiteFull Time
TikTok USDS Joint Venture
TikTok USDS Joint Venture: Operates and secures TikTok services for U.S. users.
2+ YOEBS/MS in CS or related,2+ years software engineering experience,proficiency in Python,Go or C/C++,experience with RESTful APIs,microservices,and backend automation; strong communication and critical thinking.
Python, Go, C/C++, RESTful APIs, SAOS, Fault, Tianshu, Alto
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Software Engineer - AI Agentic Product Dev Team (US)
Santa Clara, California, United States
$121k-$161k/yr HybridAll Commitments Available
Eightfold.ai
Eightfold.ai: AI-native platform for talent management and workforce optimization.
1+ YOE1-2 years of software engineering; backend or full-stack; Python and another language; experience with LLMs/NLP/ML features; APIs and distributed systems; prompting and embeddings
Python, Java, Go, TypeScript, APIs, Distributed Systems, LLMs, NLP, ML
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Software Engineer - AI Agentic Product Dev Team (US)
Santa Clara, California, United States
$121k-$161k/yr HybridFull Time
Eightfold
Eightfold: AI-powered talent intelligence platform for hiring and career development.
1+ YOE1-2 years software engineering; backend or full-stack; Python and another language; experience with LLM/NLP/ML features; APIs and distributed systems; prompts and model inference.
Python, Flask, React, Typescript, Webpack, NextJS, MySQL, Solr, Apache Airflow, Apache Spark, Docker, AWS
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Software Engineer, Distributed Systems
San Francisco or Alameda County or Contra Costa County or Marin County or Napa County or San Mateo County or Santa Clara County or Solano County or Sonoma County
$160k-$180k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Discord
Discord: A platform providing voice, video, and text communication services.
2+ YOE2+ years building backend systems, experience with distributed systems, operating/maintaining critical tier 0 services, knowledge of monitoring and alerting, familiarity with open source and cloud environments.
Elixir, GCP, AWS, Salt, Terraform, k8s
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Consultant Developer (Kotlin + Java) Hybrid position in USA
Raleigh or San Jose or New York City
$83k-$120k/yr HybridFull Time
Thoughtworks
Thoughtworks: Global consultancy providing software engineering and digital strategy services.
2+ YOE2+ years backend development experience with Java and Kotlin, knowledge of cloud (AWS), containerization (Docker, Kubernetes), TDD, Agile/Continuous Delivery, and strong communication skills.
Java, Kotlin, AWS, Docker, Kubernetes
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AI Software Engineer, Apple Cloud AI Platform
Cupertino, California, United States
OnsiteFull Time
Apple
AppleNASDAQ: AAPL: Designs and sells consumer electronics, software, and online services.
Build tools, interfaces, and workflows for ML developers and researchers across front-end and backend systems; integrate ML services into production; early-career full‑stack growth orientation.
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Copy of Solutions Engineer_ HQ
Santa Clara, California, United States
HybridFull Time
Agora
AgoraNASDAQ: API: Provides APIs for real-time voice, video, and conversational AI.
2+ YOE2+ years in software development or technical solutions, customer-facing experience, bachelor’s degree or equivalent, experience with mobile/web/backend development, familiarity with APIs/SDKs and WebRTC, able to commute to office 3x/week.
iOS, Android, JavaScript, React, Node.js, Python, WebRTC, SDKs, APIs, LLMs
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Software Engineer Project Intern (Security-Data) - 2026 Start (BS/MS)
San Jose, California, United States
OnsiteIntern
ByteDance
ByteDance: Developing AI-driven content platforms and mobile applications.
Currently pursuing a Bachelor's or Master's in CS, CE, Security, AI or STEM; strong CS fundamentals; proficiency in backend languages; experience with testing, code review, and debugging.
Python, Go, C++, Java
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