Backend Engineer jobs in San Francisco Bay Area
There are 45 open Backend Engineer roles in San Francisco Bay Area on Linora right now, pulled daily from company career pages across Greenhouse, Ashby, Lever, and Workday. Typical pay runs $180k to $250k.
Updated 2026-10-25. Figures come from live job postings and refresh daily.
8 of these Backend Engineer roles in San Francisco Bay Area were posted in the last 30 days.
Pay on these live postings runs about $180k to $250k, across 25 roles that list a range.
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- Senior Backend EngineerMesh · San Francisco, CAAbout Mesh At Mesh, our mission is to enable consumers to pay and be paid with any asset. Today, trillions of dollars in tokenized assets exist but…$180,000 – $200,0002 days ago
- Staff Backend Engineer (Payments and Billing)Scribdinc · San FranciscoScribd, Inc. is on a mission to advance human understanding. Our four products — Scribd®, Slideshare®, Everand™, and Fable — help billions of people…4 days ago
- Backend EngineerPump.co · San Francisco, CAAbout Pump.co Gartner predicts that cloud spend will be over $2T/yr by 2030, making it the fastest-growing expense for tech companies. Managing it…6 days ago
- Backend EngineerKnown · San Francisco, CAKnown - Backend Engineer San Francisco, CA (In-Person) $200k–$350k Cash + Equity Known is a matchmaker that talks to users and supports them like a…$200,000 – $350,0006 days ago
- Backend EngineerMatternet · Mountain View, CaliforniaMatternet is building the future of delivery with autonomous drone networks that move critical goods faster, cleaner, and at lower cost. We work with…$160,000 – $205,00010 days ago
- Principal Backend EngineerQualified Health Pbc · Palo Alto, CATransform healthcare with us. At Qualified Health, we’re redefining what’s possible with Generative AI in healthcare. Our infrastructure provides the…$230,000 – $330,00012 days ago
- Backend Engineer - Concumer & CommercePlaud · Palo Alto, CAAbout Plaud Inc. Plaud is building the real-world AI interface for professionals to amplify intelligence, elevate productivity and performance, loved…$140,000 – $219,00016 days ago
- Staff Backend Engineer, Ambient AICommure · Mountain View, CAAt Commure, we're building the AI Operating System for healthcare, the foundation that defines how care is delivered, documented, and financed. Our…20 days ago
- Backend EngineerConductor · San FranciscoAbout the role Conductor lets you run a team of coding agents in the cloud or on your Mac. We launched in the summer of 2025, and are now used by…1 month ago
- Senior Backend Engineer, Inference CloudCerebras · Sunnyvale, CACerebras Systems builds the world's largest AI chip, 56 times larger than GPUs. This architecture allows Cerebras to deliver industry-leading…1 month ago
- Senior Backend EngineerMintlify · San FranciscoWhy Mintlify? We're on a mission to empower builders. Massive reach: Our docs platform serves 100 million+ developers every year and powers…1 month ago
- Backend Engineer, IoT Architecture & MigrationFellow · San Francisco, CAAbout Fellow We believe that the act of making should be meaningful and fulfilling, done with intention and precision. Fellow makes beautifully…$200,000 – $230,0001 month ago
- Backend Engineer, IoT PlatformFellow · San Francisco, CAAbout Fellow We believe that the act of making should be meaningful and fulfilling, done with intention and precision. Fellow makes beautifully…$200,000 – $230,0001 month ago
- Backend Engineer, Core ProductScribe · San FranciscoAbout Scribe Scribe is where exceptional people come to do the best work of their careers. More than 94% of the Fortune 500 use Scribe to own their…2 months ago
- Senior Backend EngineerSlope · San FranciscoAbout Slope Slope builds AI-native credit infrastructure for B2B commerce. We help growing businesses access capital and help credit teams make…2 months ago
- Backend EngineerMintlify · San FranciscoWhy Mintlify? We're on a mission to empower builders. Massive reach: Our docs platform serves 100 million+ developers every year and powers…2 months ago
- Senior Backend Engineer II - eCommercePrenuvo · San Francisco Bay Area, California, United StatesAbout Us At Prenuvo , we are on a mission to flip the paradigm from reactive “sick-care” to proactive health care. Our award-winning whole body scan…$175,000 – $190,0002 months ago
- Senior Backend Engineer (Full-Stack Capable)Orkes · In Office - Santa Clara, CA*Position is IN OFFICE at our Santa Clara, CA (San Francisco Bay Area) office About Us Orkes is the operating system for AI agents and workflows…$180,000 – $240,0002 months ago
- Staff Backend Engineer, Custody Core (Crypto Security)SoFi · CA - San Francisco; WA - Seattle; NY - New York City; TX - Frisco; UT - Cottonwood Heights; MT - Helena; FL - JacksonvilleEmployee Applicant Privacy Notice Who we are: Shape a brighter financial future with us. Together with our members, we’re changing the way people…2 months ago
- Senior Backend Engineer, Managed ServicesLightning AI · New York, New York, United States; San Francisco, California, United States; Seattle, Washington, United StatesWho We Are Lightning AI is the company behind PyTorch Lightning. Founded in 2019, we build an end-to-end platform for developing, training, and…$180,000 – $250,0003 months ago
- Staff Backend Engineer, Identity Threat ProtectionOkta · San Francisco, CaliforniaSecure Every Identity, from AI to Human Identity is the key to unlocking the potential of AI. Okta secures AI by building the trusted, neutral…$194,000 – $267,0003 months ago
- Lead Backend EngineerAttain · Redwood City, CAAbout Attain Built for consumers and companies, alike. In a world driven by data, we believe consumers and businesses can coexist. Our founders had a…3 months ago
- Senior Backend EngineerMochi Health · San Francisco, CAHealthcare is broken at the first step: patients can't find the right care, understand what it costs, or access the medications they need. Mochi…$230,000 – $280,0003 months ago
- Backend EngineerFluidstack · San Francisco, CAAbout Fluidstack We exist to make humanity more free. For most of human history, you farmed or you starved. Technology gave people more time for the…$175,000 – $300,0003 months ago
- Senior Backend EngineerTatari · San Francisco, California, United StatesTatari is on a mission to revolutionize TV advertising. Founded in 2016 to help transform the antiquated world of TV advertising through the…$170,000 – $200,0003 months ago
- Senior Backend Engineer, Agent InfrastructureAirbyte · San FranciscoAirbyte is the data and action layer for AI agents. We give agents fast, accurate, authenticated access to business data across hundreds of sources…3 months ago
- Backend EngineerFable · San Francisco, CA (Hybrid)About Fable AI-driven threats and human error are today’s biggest enterprise security risks. Cybercriminals don’t hack systems—they exploit people…$135,000 – $250,0004 months ago
- Senior Backend Engineer, Agentic AIAirwallex · US - San FranciscoAbout Airwallex Airwallex is the only unified payments and financial platform for global businesses. Powered by our unique combination of proprietary…4 months ago
- Senior Backend Engineer, Ambient AICommure · Mountain View, CAAt Commure, we're building the AI Operating System for healthcare, the foundation that defines how care is delivered, documented, and financed. Our…4 months ago
- Senior Backend EngineerJudgmentlabs · San FranciscoSenior Backend Engineer San Francisco · On Site · Full Time Judgment Labs is building the infrastructure for continual learning in long-horizon AI…4 months ago
- Senior Backend EngineerStraia · San FranciscoAbout Straia At Straia , we’re building the AI-native intelligence layer for colleges and universities. Today, colleges run on dozens of disconnected…$200,000 – $225,0004 months ago
- Senior Backend Engineer - Anywhere CloudCloudera · US-California-San JoseBusiness Area: Engineering Seniority Level: Mid-Senior level Job Description: At Cloudera, we empower people to transform complex data into clear and…$152,000 – $190,0004 months ago
- Staff Backend EngineerArlo · Milpitas, CAAbout Arlo: At Arlo, we're passionate about creating innovative and reliable solutions that help people protect what matters most to them. Our team…4 months ago
- Senior Staff Backend Engineer - Cloud InfrastructureCoupang · Mountain View, USA++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Company Introduction We exist to wow our customers…$174,000 – $299,0005 months ago
- Backend Engineer, Core PlatformLapel · San FranciscoAt Lapel, we believe the most hospitable companies win. We're building the data, infrastructure, and tools that help customer-facing teams understand…5 months ago
- Backend Engineer, PrimitivesLapel · San FranciscoAt Lapel, we believe the most hospitable companies win. We're building the data, infrastructure, and tools that help customer-facing teams understand…5 months ago
- Backend Engineer, AgentsLapel · San FranciscoAt Lapel, we believe the most hospitable companies win. We're building the data, infrastructure, and tools that help customer-facing teams understand…5 months ago
- Senior Backend EngineerHedra · San FranciscoSummary: As a Senior Backend Engineer , you will design, build, and deploy the backend services that power our creative brainstorming and creation…5 months ago
- Staff Backend Engineer (Application Infra)Coupang · Mountain View, USA; Seattle, USAWe exist to wow our customers. We know we’re doing the right thing when we hear our customers say, “How did we ever live without Coupang?” Born out…$164,000 – $282,0006 months ago
- Senior Backend EngineerHackerRank Careers · Hybrid in Santa Clara, CAHackerRank helps companies like NVIDIA, Amazon, and Microsoft hire and upskill the next generation of developers based on skills, not pedigree. Our…$150,000 – $172,0007 months ago
- Senior Backend Engineer - GrowthKikoff · San FranciscoKikoff: The Fintech Powering Financial Security at Scale Kikoff is a profitable, pre-IPO fintech company on a mission to empower everyone to achieve…$244,000 – $292,0008 months ago
- Principal Backend Engineer (Forward Deployed)Invisible Technologies · New York - Hybrid; San Francisco Bay Area - HybridAbout Invisible Invisible Technologies makes AI work. Our end-to-end AI platform structures messy data, automates digital workflows, deploys agentic…$250,000 – $300,00011 months ago
- Senior Backend Engineer, SecurityWaymo · Mountain View, CA, USA ; San Francsico, CA, USAWaymo is an autonomous driving technology company with the mission to be the world's most trusted driver. Since its start as the Google Self-Driving…$213,000 – $263,00012 months ago
- Senior Backend Engineer, Inference PlatformTogether AI · San FranciscoAbout the Role Together AI is building the Inference Platform that brings the most advanced generative AI models to the world. Our platform powers…$200,000 – $290,00014 months ago
- Backend EngineerLightning AI · London, England, United Kingdom; New York, New York, United States; San Francisco, California, United States; Seattle, Washington, United StatesWho We Are Lightning AI is the company behind PyTorch Lightning. Founded in 2019, we build an end-to-end platform for developing, training, and…$180,000 – $250,00037 months ago
Backend Engineer pay by level in San Francisco Bay Area
| Level | Roles | 25th | Median | 75th |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mid | 8 | $193k | $215k | $238k |
| Senior | 12 | $185k | $213k | $245k |
Base salary only (excludes equity and bonus), from recent Backend Engineer postings in San Francisco Bay Area that disclose pay. Levels are read from job titles; levels with too few postings are omitted.
Common questions
How many Backend Engineer jobs are open in San Francisco Bay Area?
There are 45 open Backend Engineer roles in San Francisco Bay Area on Linora right now, pulled daily from company career pages across Greenhouse, Ashby, Lever, and Workday.
How much does a Backend Engineer earn?
The median Backend Engineer salary is $170k to $230k per year, based on 127 live postings that list a range.
How often are Backend Engineer jobs updated?
Daily. Linora reads roles straight from company career pages and drops listings that close, so the Backend Engineer jobs shown are current rather than reposted or expired.
Companies hiring Backend Engineers now
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