65 junior backend developer jobs at 34 companies in Gilroy, 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
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Backend Engineer, Applied Agents (Los Altos)
Los Altos, California, United States
OnsiteFull Time
PhnyX Lab
PhnyX Lab: AI-native operating system for biopharma knowledge work.
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
Austin or Texas or Oregon or California or Redmond or Santa Clara
$124k-$242k/yr OnsiteFull Time
NVIDIA
NVIDIANASDAQ: NVDA: Designs GPU-accelerated computing and artificial intelligence hardware.
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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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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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 Development Engineer Intern (Infrastructure Platform Delivery) - 2026 Fall (BS/MS)
San Jose, California, United States
OnsiteInternship
ByteDance
ByteDance: Developing AI-driven content platforms and mobile applications.
Final-year or graduating BS/MS students in CS or related fields; strong coding, data structures and algorithms; proficiency in Java, Go, or C/C++; able to commit 12 weeks in 2026.
Java, Go, C/C++, MySQL, Redis, Linux, TCP, UDP, HTTP
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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
Snap
SnapNYSE: SNAP: Develops social media applications and augmented reality technology.
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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Software Engineer, Backend, Google Photos
Mountain View, California, United States
$147k-$211k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Google
GoogleNASDAQ: GOOGL: Provides online search, advertising, cloud computing, and consumer electronics.
2+ YOEBachelor's degree or equivalent experience, 2+ years software development, experience with large-scale distributed systems, APIs, data structures, and Java or Kotlin.
Java, Kotlin
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Software Engineer, Systems ML - Compilers / Backend
Sunnyvale, California, United States
$154k-$217k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Meta
MetaNASDAQ: META: Develops social networking platforms and virtual reality technologies.
2+ YOEBachelor's in CS or equivalent,2+ years building compilers/toolchains or code-optimization software,experience with Python and/or C/C++,and AI framework or model-acceleration experience on GPU/TPU/custom ASICs.
Python, C, C++, PyTorch, MLIR, Tensorflow, Caffe, LLVM, GCC, MSVC, Glow, GPU, TPU
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Software Engineer - Distributed Systems, Compute Platform
Cupertino, California, United States
OnsiteFull Time
Apple
AppleNASDAQ: AAPL: Designs and sells consumer electronics, software, and online services.
Experience building reliable distributed backend services and developer tools; strong software engineering skills and desire to learn and enable other developers.
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Senior Principal Engineer Software (Unit 42)
Santa Clara or California or United States
$170k-$277k/yr RemoteFull Time
Palo Alto Networks
Palo Alto NetworksNASDAQ: PANW: Provides enterprise-grade network, cloud, and endpoint security software.
10+ YOE10+ years backend-heavy experience building distributed systems (Go/Python/Java); expert with AI-assisted coding tools (Cursor, Claude); able to design resilient backend services, work with React/TypeScript teams, and mentor junior engineers.
Cursor, Claude, Go, Python, C++, Java, React, TypeScript
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Software Engineer - Orchestrated Application Recovery
Palo Alto, California, United States
$152k-$229k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Rubrik
RubrikNYSE: RBRK: Secures enterprise data across cloud and on-premises environments.
2+ YOEBachelor's in CS or related, 2+ years product development experience, proficiency in Scala/C++/Java, backend and distributed systems experience preferred, cloud platform experience a plus.
Scala, C++, Java, Google Cloud Platform, AWS, Azure, VMware
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Software Engineer (Starlink Enterprise)
Palo Alto, California, United States
$135k-$185k/yr OnsiteFull Time
SpaceX
SpaceX: Designs and launches advanced rockets and satellite internet constellations.
1+ YOEBachelor's in CS/engineering or 1+ years full-stack experience (or 3+ years experience in lieu); proficiency in modern backend and frontend development; experience with databases, UNIX, CI/CD, and strong communication skills.
C#, TypeScript, Python, Go, Scala, Java, Angular, React, PostgreSQL, SQL Server, CockroachDB, UNIX, CI/CD
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Software Engineer, Full Stack, Level 4
Los Angeles or New York City or Bellevue or Seattle or San Francisco or Palo Alto or Santa Monica
$157k-$235k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Snap
SnapNYSE: SNAP: Provides visual messaging software and augmented reality wearable devices.
2+ YOEBachelor's degree or equivalent, 2+ years post-degree software development, proficiency in JavaScript/TypeScript, HTML, CSS and one or more backend languages (Java, Golang, NodeJs, Python), front-end frameworks, unit testing, and full-stack web development.
JavaScript, TypeScript, HTML, CSS, Java, Golang, NodeJs, Python, React, Angular, Vue, WebGL, Canvas, WebAssembly, Service workers, GraphQL, NoSQL, Memcache, Redis, Kubernetes, Google, AWS
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Software Engineer II, Foundry Agents - CoreAI
Redmond or Mountain View or New York
$102k-$202k/yr HybridFull Time
Microsoft
MicrosoftNASDAQ: MSFT: Develops software, services, devices, and cloud computing solutions.
2+ YOEBachelor's in Computer Science or related field and 2+ years engineering experience with coding in C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python; ability to meet Microsoft security screening; preferred experience in distributed systems, AI/ML infra, and backend service development.
C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, Python, Azure, LLM
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Software Engineer | Observability
Lisbon or San Francisco or Sunnyvale or Raleigh or Seattle or Boston or London or Bengaluru or Dublin or Kyiv or United States or Portugal
RemoteFull Time
SingleStore
SingleStore: Provides a distributed SQL database for real-time analytics.
2+ YOE2+ years building distributed systems or backend services; strong Go (Golang) proficiency; familiarity with Kubernetes, cloud providers (AWS/GCP/Azure), observability concepts, and debugging production systems.
OpenTelemetry Collector, Alertmanager, SingleStore DB, Grafana, Loki, Tempo, Kubernetes, AWS, GCP, Azure, OpenTelemetry, OTLP protocol, Prometheus TSDB, InfluxDB, Mimir, TimescaleDB, Apache Kafka, Parquet, Arrow, Flink, Go (Golang), Rust, Python, C++, SQL
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Software Engineer Intern - Data Infrastructure and Tools
Santa Clara, California, United States
$19-$65/hr OnsiteInternship
PlusAI
PlusAI: AI-based virtual driver software for factory-built autonomous trucks.
0+ YOEPython backend development; CI/CD, data infra, analytics mindset; strong problem-solving skills.
Python, Git, CI/CD, Spark, Cloud
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Senior Software Engineer
Palo Alto, California, United States
$220k-$300k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Artos
Artos: AI-powered regulatory document automation platform for life sciences.
1+ YOEEx-founder or early startup engineer preferred; strong backend OR frontend expertise; experience building zero-to-one systems; Ruby on Rails or Next.js familiarity; able to evaluate AI-generated code.
Ruby on Rails, Next.js, Cursor, Claude Code
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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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Software Engineer, Fullstack
San Jose, California, United States
$120k-$150k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Archer
ArcherNYSE: ACHR: Develops electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft for urban mobility.
2+ YOEBS/MS in CS or related (or equivalent experience), 2+ years full‑stack experience, proficiency with modern front-end frameworks and backend languages, real‑time data handling, API design, relational databases, Docker, and Git.
React, Vue, TypeScript, Python, Node.js, Rust, Go, WebSockets, SSE, REST, GraphQL, PostgreSQL, Redis, Docker, Git, Mapbox, MapLibre, Opus, LiveKit, WebRTC, AWS, GCP, Kubernetes
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Software Engineer (New Grad)
Palo Alto, California, United States
HybridFull Time
Zettabyte
Zettabyte: Provider of vertically integrated GPU cloud and AI infrastructure software.
0+ YOENew grad with experience across frontend (JS/TS, Vue/React/Next.js), backend (Go, APIs), or infrastructure (Linux, Kubernetes, networking); comfortable across the stack; 0–2 years experience.
Go, JavaScript, TypeScript, Vue, React, Next.js, Kubernetes, Linux