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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 Engineer
California or Colorado or Georgia or Idaho or Illinois or Kansas or Massachusetts or Maryland or Michigan or Minnesota or New Jersey or New York or Ohio or Oregon or Pennsylvania or Rhode Island or Texas or Washington
$180k-$220k/yr RemoteFull Time
Unit21
Unit21: Provides an AI-powered platform for fraud and money laundering detection.
5+ YOE5+ years in data/software engineering, experience with large-scale data processing, advanced SQL, Python/OOP, cloud platforms, and infrastructure-as-code (Terraform).
Apache Spark, Databricks, Flink, Beam, Python, SQL, AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, Terraform
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Senior Backend Engineer
Chicago, Illinois, United States
$110k-$140k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Ubiety
Ubiety: AI-driven home security platform for real-time presence verification.
5+ YOE5+ years backend engineering experience; strong Go and Python skills; JavaScript/TypeScript desirable; experience with microservices on AWS or GCP, Docker/Kubernetes, Git, CI/CD, streaming platforms (Kafka/Kinesis/MQTT), and SQL/NoSQL databases; BS/MS preferred.
Go, Python, JavaScript/TypeScript, AWS, GCP, Docker, Kubernetes, Git, CI/CD, Kafka, Kinesis, MQTT, SQL, NoSQL
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Senior Backend Engineer (Ruby on Rails/Python) - Content Foundations
San Francisco or Atlanta or Austin or Boston or Chicago or Dallas or Denver or Houston or Jacksonville or Los Angeles or Miami or New York City or Phoenix or Portland or Sacramento or Salt Lake City or San Diego or Seattle or Washington, D.C. or Ottawa or Toronto or Vancouver or Mexico City
$120k-$217k/yr HybridFull Time
Scribd
Scribd: Subscription-based digital library for e-books, audiobooks, and documents.
7+ YOE7+ years software engineering; experience with ingestion pipelines, ETL, and content processing; proficient in Ruby, Python, or Go; AWS and distributed workflows; strong DB design; effective communicator.
Ruby, Python, Go, AWS, SQL, NoSQL, ETL, LLM
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Lead Backend Software Engineer
Chicago, Illinois, United States
$185k-$215k/yr RemoteFull Time
SITE Technologies
SITE Technologies: Provides AI-powered property condition assessments and management software.
7+ YOE7+ years backend experience with strong Python skills, hands-on technical leadership, experience with FastAPI, relational data modeling, PostgreSQL/ORMs, AWS services, CI/CD, and mentoring engineers.
Python, FastAPI, PostgreSQL, SQLAlchemy, Alembic, Flyway, AWS, ECS, Lambda, RDS, S3, IAM, Docker, Git, GitHub Actions, AWS CodePipeline, Claude Code, Cursor, Terraform, Terragrunt, Datadog, Sentry, LangGraph, Claude Code SDK, Amazon Bedrock
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Backend Engineer, Credit Decisions
Chicago, Illinois, United States
$173k-$260k/yr HybridFull Time
Stripe
Stripe: Provides online payment processing and financial infrastructure for businesses.
6+ YOEBachelor's degree and 6+ years software development experience; proficiency across stack with 2+ of Java, Ruby, Scala, Python, SQL; experience with Spark, IDEs, AWS, distributed systems, cloud services (gRPC, GraphQL, Docker, Kubernetes); strong engineering and collaboration skills.
Java, Ruby, Scala, Python, SQL, Spark, IDE, AWS, gRPC, GraphQL, Docker, Kubernetes
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Staff Backend Engineer, Safety
United States or San Francisco or Los Angeles or New York City or Chicago
$217k-$304k/yr RemoteFull Time
Reddit
RedditNYSE: RDDT: Social platform for community-driven discussion and content sharing.
8+ YOE8+ years software development experience; proficiency in Go, Python, Rust, or Ruby; experience with GraphQL/REST/HTTP/Thrift/gRPC; BS in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience; strong organizational and cross-functional remote collaboration skills.
Go, Python, Rust, Ruby, GraphQL, REST, HTTP, Thrift, gRPC
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Senior Platform Backend Engineer - Battery Storage
San Francisco or Houston or Chicago or Seattle or New York City or Palm Beach or Birmingham or United States
$150k/yr RemoteFull Time
Plus Power
Plus Power: Develops and operates standalone battery energy storage systems.
5+ YOE5+ years platform/backend/data/platform engineering experience; strong AWS, Terraform, Docker/Kubernetes, Python, CI/CD, and observability experience; experience with data platforms and relational databases.
Python, AWS, VPC, IAM, EKS, ECS, RDS, S3, Terraform, CloudFormation, Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD, Git
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Senior Backend Developer/ DevSecOps Engineer
Louisville or Charlotte or Dallas or Tampa or Fort Lauderdale or Washington or Nashville or Miami or Boston or New York City or Chicago or Atlanta
$118k-$162k/yr RemoteFull Time
Humana
HumanaNYSE: HUM: Provides health insurance plans and clinical healthcare services.
4+ YOE4+ years in software engineering/DevOps; strong .NET (C#), Microsoft Azure, Terraform, Python, CI/CD (GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps), PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Docker, API design, and security/tooling experience.
.NET (C#), Microsoft Azure, Microsoft Azure App Services, Microsoft Azure Functions, Microsoft Azure Service Bus, Microsoft Azure DevOps (ADO), GitHub Actions, Terraform, Python, MongoDB, PostgreSQL, Databricks, ADLS Gen2, JFrog Artifactory, HashiCorp Vault, LaunchDarkly, Splunk, Docker Desktop, Postman, Checkmarx, AppScan, Cycode, GLAPI
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Senior Software Engineer, Backend Services
Chicago, Illinois, United States
$150k-$170k/yr HybridAll Commitments Available
University of Chicago
University of Chicago: Provides higher education and conducts academic research.
5+ YOESenior Python engineer with 5-7 years in large-scale systems, building SaaS/PaaS, and data management experience.
Python, FastAPI, Flask, PostgreSQL, SQL, REST, AWS, Docker, PySpark, Kafka, OpenSearch, Elasticsearch, Lustre, GPFS, VAST, Parquet, S3, Security: OAuth2, SAML, OpenID Connect
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Senior Backend Engineer, Space Operations Intelligence & Autonomy (SOIA)
Colorado Springs or Alabama or Arizona or California or Colorado or District of Columbia or Florida or Georgia or Hawaii or Illinois or Indiana or Kansas or Massachusetts or Maryland or Michigan or Minnesota or Missouri or Montana or North Carolina or New Jersey or New Mexico or Nevada or New York or Ohio or Oklahoma or Oregon or Rhode Island or Tennessee or Texas or Utah or Virginia or Washington or Wisconsin or West Virginia or United Kingdom
$150k-$200k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Slingshot Aerospace
Slingshot Aerospace: Software and data analytics for space operations management.
5+ YOE5+ years software development, bachelor’s in CS or related, active security clearance (Top Secret preferred), experience with Java/Kotlin, Python, cloud (AWS), containers, distributed systems, Kafka, databases, and API design.
Java, Kotlin, GraphQL, GraphQL subscriptions, REST, Docker, Kubernetes, React, Python, AWS, Helm, EKS, Git, GitHub Actions, Kafka, CloudEvents, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Three.js, HLA, DIS
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Backend / Platform Developer Consultant (Temporal & Kubernetes)
Chicago or United States
RemoteFull Time
Bitovi
Bitovi: Provides web application development, UX design, and technical consulting.
Experienced in building and operating JVM services, Temporal workflows, Kafka event streams, Kubernetes on AWS, CI/CD/GitOps, observability, and platform engineering; strong Java and systems-engineering skills.
Java, JVM, Spring Boot, Go, Python, TypeScript, JavaScript, C#, Temporal, Apache Airflow, Prefect, Kafka, Kafka Connect, Kafka Streams, Avro, Protobuf, MSK, Confluent, GraphQL, OpenTelemetry, Kubernetes, EKS, AWS, ArgoCD, Flux, Terraform, OpenTofu, Crossplane, ACK, controller-runtime, kubebuilder, Helm, OCI, External Secrets Operator, Karpenter, KEDA, Istio, SPIFFE, SPIRE, SQS, SNS, RabbitMQ, JWT, gRPC, REST
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Senior Backend Java Engineer (Chicago Hybrid)
Chicago, Illinois, United States
$130k-$150k/yr HybridFull Time
Motorola Solutions
Motorola SolutionsNYSE: MSI: Provides mission-critical communications and public safety technology.
5+ YOEBachelor's degree with 5+ years engineering experience, 4+ years Java, GCP and Postgres experience, experience with Anthropic Claude/LLMs, and U.S. citizenship able to obtain security clearance.
Java, Python, GCP, GKE, Cloud Run, Cloud Storage, AlloyDB, PostgreSQL, Anthropic Claude, LLMs, RAG systems, AI coding assistants
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Python Developer IV
Webster or Chicago or St Petersburg or Phoenix or Tempe
$111k-$175k/yr HybridFull Time
Paychex
PaychexNASDAQ: PAYX: Provider of integrated payroll, HR, and benefits outsourcing solutions.
5+ YOE5+ years backend software development; Python/Django; AWS; REST APIs; PostgreSQL/MySQL; Docker; CI/CD.
Python, Django, REST, Celery, Redis, AWS, EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda, CloudWatch, PostgreSQL, MySQL, Docker, Kubernetes, Jenkins, GitHub Actions
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Lead Software Engineer - Backend
McLean or Chicago
$179k-$225k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Capital One
Capital OneNYSE: COF: Financial services offering credit cards, banking, and loans.
4+ YOE1+ MgmtBachelor's degree and 4+ years software engineering experience, 1+ year cloud experience, proficiency in Java/Python/Go/Node/Scala, cloud and container technologies, and people management experience preferred.
Java, Python, SQL, Node, Go, Scala, Docker, Kubernetes, AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud
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Python Software Engineer - Temporary to Perm
Chicago, Illinois, United States
$70-$90/hr OnsiteContract
Alvarez & Marsal
Alvarez & Marsal: Provides management consulting, restructuring, and business advisory services.
7+ YOE7+ years backend/full-stack development experience, strong Python skills, Azure Functions and event-driven systems experience, database integration, microservices and cloud security familiarity, practical LLM/AI tooling exposure.
Python, Azure Functions, Azure Event Grid, Durable Functions, API Management, SQL, NoSQL, Azure SDKs, Azure Cognitive Services, LangChain, AutoGen, Semantic Kernel
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Sr. Data Python Engineer - FreeWheel
Englewood or Chicago
$136k-$204k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Comcast
ComcastNASDAQ: CMCSA: Provides global telecommunications, media content, and entertainment services.
7+ YOE7+ years building data pipelines or distributed backend systems with Python; hands-on AWS, CI/CD, Terraform, Kubernetes; Snowflake/Spark and SQL experience; bachelor’s degree preferred.
Python, Snowflake, Spark, SQL, AWS, CI/CD, Terraform, Kubernetes, Snowpark, Databricks
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Lead Software Quality Engineering, Backend
Chicago, Illinois, United States
$150k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Prolaio
Prolaio: Providing a clinical intelligence platform for precision cardiology.
8+ YOE8+ years in backend testing or software development; strong automation, cloud backend, data validation, and regulatory compliance experience.
Python, Kotlin, Java, SQL, BigQuery, Cassandra
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Sr. Software Engineer
Chicago, Illinois, United States
$130k-$140k/yr RemoteFull Time
HERE Technologies
HERE Technologies: Provides high-precision mapping and location data for global enterprises.
3+ YOEMaster's/PhD in CS/AI/ML, 3+ years deep learning or computer vision experience, strong backend engineering with Python and AWS, experience building data pipelines, ML platforms, and production services.
Python, AWS
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Software Engineer
Illinois or Kentucky or Kansas or Idaho or Washington or Michigan or Florida or California or Texas or Oklahoma or Tennessee or North Carolina or Minnesota or Massachusetts or Indiana or Georgia or Arizona or Missouri or Alabama or Connecticut or District of Columbia or South Carolina or Oregon
$79k-$119k/yr HybridFull Time
Relativity
Relativity: AI-powered platform for legal discovery and data intelligence.
Backend software engineering role; experience with C# or Python; strong distributed systems knowledge; cloud experience preferred.
C#, Python, GitHub Actions, Azure, Kubernetes
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Lead Engineer, Data Platforms
Tempe or Phoenix or Alabama or Arizona or California or Colorado or Florida or Idaho or Kansas or Kentucky or Missouri or New Mexico or Nevada or Oklahoma or Oregon or Tennessee or Texas or Utah or Washington or Wyoming or Louisiana or Illinois or Indiana or North Carolina or Ohio or Michigan or New Jersey or Arkansas or Georgia
RemoteFull Time
Dutch Bros
Dutch BrosNYSE: BROS: Operates and franchises drive-thru shops serving handcrafted beverages.
7+ YOE7+ years data/software engineering experience (4+ years on backend or data infrastructure). Bachelor\u0002s in CS or related (or 4 years experience). Expert Python and SQL, Snowflake, Airflow, Power BI, AWS services, CI/CD, DataDog, Kafka, ETL/ELT tools, data governance, and strong communication skills.
Python, SQL, Snowflake, Snowpipe, SnowSQL, Airflow, Microsoft Power BI, AWS, IAM, VPC, Glue, S3, SFTP, Lambda, CloudWatch, SNS, Gitlab CI/CD, DataDog, Kafka, Workato, ADF, Matillion, DBT, Databricks, Fivetran, pyspark
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