Backend Developer Jobs in California
California offers diverse backend developer opportunities across its major cities and tech hubs, with salaries ranging from $85k to $200k.
Salary Range
$119k – $396k
Top Companies
Databricks, Fivetran, Walmart, Tesla, MetAntz, Instawork +18 more
Job Types
100% Full Time
Top Locations
San Francisco, California, Cupertino, California, Palo Alto, California, Santa Clara, California
Work Model
92% On-Site, 8% Hybrid
Experience Levels
32% Senior, 30% Mid Level, 28% Staff
We found 100 backend developer jobs in california currently hiring in locations including San Francisco, California, Cupertino, California, Palo Alto, California. 2 new positions were added this week at companies like Adobe, Etched. Salaries range from $119k to $396k based on experience, location, and company size. Work arrangements include On-Site (92%), Hybrid (8%). Top employers include Databricks, Fivetran, Walmart and 21 other companies.
Skills in Demand for Backend Developer Jobs in California
Common Tools & Technologies
Companies Hiring for Backend Developer Jobs in California
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Career Path & Salary Progression
Junior
Salary varies
1 job
Mid Level
$144k–$350k
15 jobs
Senior
$183k–$265k
16 jobs
Staff
$180k–$230k
14 jobs
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51–100 of 100 jobs
Senior/Software Engineer III - Backend, Marketplace
Walmart·Cupertino, California, US
Senior, Software Engineer (Front End)
Walmart·Sunnyvale, California, US
Front End Software Engineer, IT Applications Engineering
Tesla·California, US
Frontend Engineer - UI,UX Focus
MetAntz·Palo Alto, California, US
Senior / Staff Software Engineer
Instawork·San Francisco, California, United States
Backend Engineer - TS/Node, Cloud & TTS APIs
Speechify·Chula Vista, California, US
Backend Engineer, Consumer Platform — Shape Learning
The Resume Database·San Francisco, California, US
Front End Web Software Engineers
Walmart·Cupertino, California, US
Frontier Data Lead - RL Gyms
Turing Labs Inc.·San Francisco, California, United States
Full Stack Engineer, GenAI
Activision·Santa Monica, California, US
Principal Engineer Software (Backend)
Palo Alto Networks, Inc.·Santa Clara, California, US
Frontend Engineer - Enterprise
TP-Link Systems Inc.·Irvine, California, US
Backend Engineer, Agentic AI
Medium·Santa Barbara, California, US
Senior Software Engineer - Openflow
Snowflake·Menlo Park, California, US
Forward Deployed Engineer
Sendbird·San Mateo, California, United States
Senior Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET)
Weave Robotics·San Francisco Bay Area, California
Backend Engineer, New Grad
AppLovin·Palo Alto, California, US
Full Stack Developer
Inside Higher Ed·Stanford, California, US
Front End Engineer - US - San Francisco (Hybrid)
HomeVision·San Francisco, California, US
Frontend Engineer with Full-stack Experience (US)
genious ai·Santa Clara, California, US
Staff Machine Learning Engineer
Databricks·San Francisco, California
Sr. Machine Learning Engineer
Databricks·San Francisco, California
Backend Engineer
Rosebud AI·California
Senior Engineering Manager for Workspace Platform
Databricks·San Francisco, California
Senior Product Manager, Enterprise Platform
Fivetran·Oakland, California, United States, AMER
Staff Software Engineer - PostgreSQL Databases
Fivetran·Oakland, California, United States, AMER
Senior Staff Software Engineer - Binary Log Data Replication
Fivetran·Oakland, California, United States, AMER
Staff Software Engineer
Fivetran·Oakland, California, United States, AMER
Sr. Staff Backend Software Engineer - Enterprise Apps
Databricks·Mountain View, California
Staff Backend Software Engineer, Agentic Applications
Databricks·Mountain View, California
Staff Software Engineer - GenAI Performance and Kernel
Databricks·San Francisco, California
Staff Software Engineer, Foundational Model Serving
Databricks·San Francisco, California
Senior Backend Software Engineer- (AI Platform)
Databricks·Mountain View, California; San Francisco, California
Senior Machine Learning Engineer - GenAI Platform
Databricks·San Francisco, California
Sr. Manager, Engineering - Unity Catalog Infra
Databricks·Mountain View, California
Staff Fullstack Engineer
Databricks·San Francisco, California
Staff Software Engineer - Distributed Data Systems
Databricks·Mountain View, California
Staff Software Engineer - Distributed Data Systems
Databricks·San Francisco, California
Staff Software Engineer - Backend
Databricks·Mountain View, California
Staff Software Engineer - Backend
Databricks·San Francisco, California
Senior Software Engineer - Fullstack
Databricks·Mountain View, California; San Francisco, California
Senior Software Engineer - Fullstack, Assistant
Databricks·San Francisco, California
Senior Software Engineer - Backend
Databricks·San Francisco, California
Senior Software Engineer (Backend) - AI/ML Environments
Databricks·Mountain View, California
Senior Software Engineer - Backend
Databricks·Mountain View, California
Senior Software Engineer - Distributed Data Systems
Databricks·Mountain View, California
Senior Software Engineer - Distributed Data Systems
Databricks·San Francisco, California
ML Infrastructure Engineer
Acceler8·San Francisco, California, US
Senior Machine Learning Engineer, Express AI Foundations
Adobe·San Jose, California, US
Infrastructure Software Engineer
Etched·San Jose, California, US