Backend Developer Jobs in San Francisco
San Francisco is a growing hub for backend developer professionals. Local companies, Fortune 500 offices, and remote-friendly employers all contribute to a healthy job market for backend developer roles in the San Francisco metro.
Salary Range
$80k – $485k
Top Companies
Astranis, Truebill, TRM Labs, OpenAI (Ashby), Glean, Jobs via Dice +23 more
Job Types
96% Full Time, 4% Contract
Top Locations
San Francisco, San Francisco, California, San Francisco, CA, Washington, D.C., New York City, N.Y., Remote (USA), San Francisco, CA, Washington, D.C., New York City, N.Y.
Work Model
84% On-Site, 12% Remote, 4% Hybrid
Experience Levels
44% Senior, 36% Mid Level, 8% Staff
We found 154 backend developer jobs in san francisco currently hiring in locations including San Francisco, San Francisco, California, San Francisco, CA, Washington, D.C., New York City, N.Y., Remote (USA). 6 new positions were added this week at companies like Insight Global, Ivo, Glean. Salaries range from $80k to $485k based on experience, location, and company size. Work arrangements include On-Site (84%), Remote (12%), Hybrid (4%). Top employers include Astranis, Truebill, TRM Labs and 26 other companies.
Skills in Demand for Backend Developer Jobs in San Francisco
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Companies Hiring for Backend Developer Jobs in San Francisco
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Career Path & Salary Progression
Intern
Salary varies
1 job
Junior
Salary varies
2 jobs
Mid Level
$200k–$300k
18 jobs
Senior
$190k–$240k
22 jobs
Staff
$180k–$250k
4 jobs
Latest Jobs Added
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Sr. Frontend Engineer- INTL- LATAM
Insight Global·San Francisco, California, US
Senior/Staff Software Engineer
Ivo·San Francisco, California, US
Machine Learning Engineer - LLM Evals + Observability
Glean·San Francisco, California, US
Machine Learning Engineer - LLM Evals + Observability
Glean·San Francisco, California, US
Backend/API Engineer, Money as a Service
Stripe·San Francisco, California, US
Associate, Full Stack Engineer
BlackRock·San Francisco, California, US
Remote | Special Projects Software Engineer | Up to $200/hr
24-MAG·San Francisco, California, US
Frontend Engineer (React, Aidaly OS)
Aidaly·San Francisco, California, US
AI and Distributed Systems Backend Engineer - Manager - Consulting
Ernst & Young Oman·San Francisco, California, US
Backend Developer - TX
VirtualVocations·San Francisco, California, US
Principal Backend Engineer, Forward Deployed
Invisible Technologies·San Francisco, California, US
Senior Frontend Engineer, Member AI Features
SoFi·San Francisco, California, US
Senior Backend Engineer (Python) Fintech / Stablecoins
Jobs via Dice·San Francisco, California, US
Senior Backend Engineer (Python) Fintech / Stablecoins
Jobs via Dice·San Francisco, California, US
Senior Full Stack Engineer, Product
Truebill·San Francisco, CA, Washington, D.C., New York City, N.Y., Remote (USA)
Senior Product Engineer, Compass
Truebill·San Francisco, CA, Washington, D.C., New York City, N.Y.
Mission Software Engineer, Public Sector
Scale AI·Boston, Massachusetts ; Honolulu, HI; San Diego, CA; San Francisco, CA; St. Louis, MO; New York, NY; Washington, DC
Senior Data Scientist, NLP & Graph Analytics
TRM Labs·San Francisco
AI Agent Engineer
TRM Labs·San Francisco
Engineering Manager, Product Engineering
TRM Labs·San Francisco, CA
Backend Engineer, Data Centers
Meter·Remote
Senior Software Engineer
Pair Team·San Francisco, CA
NetSuite System Manager
Astranis·San Francisco
Senior Full Stack Engineer, AI & Data Products
Truebill·San Francisco, CA, Washington, D.C., New York City, N.Y., Remote (USA)
Senior / Staff Software Engineer
Instawork·San Francisco, California, United States
Backend Engineer, Consumer Platform — Shape Learning
The Resume Database·San Francisco, California, US
Frontier Data Lead - RL Gyms
Turing Labs Inc.·San Francisco, California, United States
Backend Software Engineer
Astranis·San Francisco
Machine Learning Engineer, Stripe Assistant
stripe·Seattle; San Francisco; New York City; Remote
Senior Full-Stack Engineer
Forerunner AI·New York City, San Francisco Bay Area, Portland Maine, or Remote USA
Senior Backend Engineer
Weave·San Francisco Bay Area, CA
Staff Backend Engineer
Weave·San Francisco Bay Area, CA
Senior Manager, Procurement Help Desk
OpenAI (Ashby)·San Francisco
Senior Full Stack Engineer, Account Linking
Truebill·San Francisco, CA, Washington, D.C., New York City, N.Y.
Earth Stations Engineer
Astranis·San Francisco
Software Engineer - Backend (Platform)
Astranis·San Francisco
Software Engineer - Backend
Astranis·San Francisco
Senior Software Engineer - Full Stack (Network Software)
Astranis·San Francisco
Senior Software Engineer - Backend (Platform)
Astranis·San Francisco
Senior Offensive Security Engineer
Astranis·San Francisco
Senior Full Stack Engineer
Astranis·San Francisco
Senior Backend Software Engineer
Astranis·San Francisco
Frontend Engineer, Identity
OpenAI (Ashby)·San Francisco
Operating Systems Engineer | Consumer Devices
OpenAI (Ashby)·San Francisco
Engineering Manager
Verse Medical·San Francisco, CA
Staff Backend Software Engineer (Elixir) - Community
Papa·Remote with preference for San Francisco Bay Area, CA candidates
Senior Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET)
Weave Robotics·San Francisco Bay Area, California
Senior Backend Engineer
Revi·185 Clara St San Francisco, CA
Senior Software Engineer, Backend | Product Engineering
TRM Labs·San Francisco
Hardware Development Infrastructure Engineer
OpenAI (Ashby)·San Francisco