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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
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 - 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 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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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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AI Software Development Engineer - Intern
San Jose, California, United States
$48-$52/hr OnsitePart Time
Altera
Altera: Manufacturer of field-programmable gate arrays and programmable logic devices.
Currently pursuing a Master’s or PhD in CS/EE or related; strong Python (C++ a plus); experience building AI/ML or backend/distributed systems; solid data structures and system design fundamentals.
Python, C++, LLMs, RAG, LangChain, LlamaIndex, FAISS, Milvus, FPGA, ASIC
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Software Engineer (Level 3 / E3) - Core Platform
San Jose, California, United States
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Whatfix
Whatfix: AI-powered platform for enterprise application adoption and training.
2+ YOE2+ years building production backend systems, strong Java and Spring Boot experience, data structures and testing skills, exposure to CI/CD and version control, strong problem solving and communication.
Java, Spring Boot, REST, Docker, Kubernetes, Cassandra, MongoDB, Prometheus, Datadog, CI/CD
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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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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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