Backend engineer jobs in San Francisco Bay Area
150 open roles for backend engineers in San Francisco Bay Area as of Nov 14, 2026. Verkada, Databricks, Altruist, Stripe and OpenAI have the most. 4 are remote and the median advertised salary is $226K.
- Senior Software Engineer – Backend Platforms and Agentic & ML SystemsSocure · 🇺🇸Hub - San Francisco$230K - $270KSeniorGoPythonTypeScript
- Senior Backend Engineer, Video Platform IntegrationPatreon · 🇺🇸San Francisco$212K - $318KSeniorGoPythonJava
- Senior Backend/Full Stack EngineerClera · 🇺🇸San Francisco$100K - $200KSeniorRustGoTypeScript
- Senior Backend Engineer, Agent InfrastructureAirbyte · 🇺🇸San Francisco$196K - $235KSeniorPostgreSQLLLMKafka
- Software Engineer, Backend (All Levels)Zip · 🇺🇸San Francisco$160K - $280KPythonJavaScriptReact
- Software Engineer, Backend (Product Engineering)Patreon · 🇺🇸San Francisco$189K - $256KPythonSQL
- Staff Backend Engineer, Agent InfrastructureAirbyte · 🇺🇸San Francisco$250K - $280KLeadPostgreSQLLLMKafka
- Senior Backend & Cloud Infrastructure EngineerSekai · 🇺🇸San Francisco, USA—SeniorGoPythonPostgreSQL
- Senior Cloud & Backend Software EngineerOrbit · 🇺🇸San Francisco$185K - $215KSeniorSQLPostgreSQLDocker
- Backend Engineer InternMatch Group · 🇺🇸Palo Alto, California$47 an hourInternPythonTypeScriptNode.js
- Software Engineer, BackendVercel · 🇺🇸Hybrid - San Francisco, New York City$196K - $294KTypeScriptJavaScriptReact
- Staff Backend Engineer, Financial EngineeringOpenAI · 🇺🇸San Francisco$266K - $445KLead
- Senior Software Engineer - BackendHinge Health · 🇺🇸San Francisco-HQ · +2 more locations$157K - $218KSeniorGoPythonTypeScript
- Backend Engineer, PaymentsSpeak · 🇺🇸San Francisco$220K - $280KTypeScriptNode.jsPostgreSQL
- Backend Software Engineer - University Graduate 2027Verkada · 🇺🇸San Mateo, CA United States$120K - $140KJuniorPythonPostgreSQLTerraform
- Senior Manager, Engineering, Core-backendCrusoe · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA - US$215K - $260KSeniorRustGoJava
- Principal Software Developer, Backend PlatformMaintainx · 🇺🇸San Francisco$175K - $225KLeadTypeScriptNode.jsTerraform
- Backend Engineer - Palo AltoPlaud · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA$159K - $219KGogRPC
- Senior Backend EngineerVerkada · 🇺🇸San Mateo, CA United States$160K - $260KSeniorGoPythonReact
- Staff Backend Engineer - Licensing & Revenue PlatformVerkada · 🇺🇸San Mateo, CA United States$150K - $300KLeadGoPython
- Senior / Staff Software Engineer — Product (Backend-Focused)Snorkel AI · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA (Hybrid)$208K - $315KLeadRustGoPython
- Senior Backend Engineer - Access ControlVerkada · 🇺🇸San Mateo, CA United States$150K - $300KSeniorGoPythonAgile
- Senior Backend EngineerMesh · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA$180K - $200KSeniorGoJavaC#
- Product Platform - Backend EngineerBaseten · 🇺🇸San Francisco$165K - $330KRustGoPython
- Senior Backend Engineer, Inference CloudCerebras · 🇺🇸Sunnyvale, CA—Senior.NETPostgreSQLGraphQL
- Senior Backend Engineer - Device PlatformVerkada · 🇺🇸San Mateo, CA United States$190K - $275KSeniorGoPythonJavaScript
- Member of Technical Staff — Backend/API PlatformRadixark · 🇺🇸Palo Alto$200K - $400KRustGoPython
- Senior Engineering Manager, Backend PlatformHarvey · 🇺🇸San Francisco$272K - $355KSeniorPythonFastAPIFlask
- Staff Software Engineer, Backend PlatformHarvey · 🇺🇸San Francisco$231K - $325KLeadPythonSQLFastAPI
- Senior Software Engineer - BackendHappyrobot.ai · 🇺🇸San Francisco$220K - $250KSeniorGo
- Software Engineer - BackendHappyrobot.ai · 🇺🇸San Francisco$180K - $250KGo
- Compiler Backend EngineerNormalComputing · 🇺🇸Mountain View$200K - $300KRustPythonC++
- Backend / API Engineer, RadarStripe · 🇺🇸San Francisco, Seattle, New York—Machine Learning
- Product Engineer (data privacy SaaS, backend focus)Ketch · 🇺🇸San Francisco$160K - $180KGoPythonJava
- Member of Technical Staff, BackendLlamaIndex · 🇺🇸San Francisco$180K - $250KPythonNode.jsPostgreSQL
- Software Engineering Intern, BackendAiDASH, Inc. · 🇺🇸Palo Alto, California, United States—InternPythonJavaSQL
- Principal Backend EngineerQualified Health Pbc · 🇺🇸Palo Alto, CA$230K - $330KLeadPythonTerraformGCP
- Software Engineer, Backend (All Teams)DoorDash USA · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA; New York City, NY; Sunnyvale, CA; Seat…$131K - $192KSQLPostgreSQLRedis
- Senior Software Engineer, Backend (All Teams)DoorDash USA · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA; New York City, NY; Sunnyvale, CA; Seat…$160K - $235KSeniorSQLPostgreSQLRedis
- Staff Software Engineering, Backend (All Teams)DoorDash USA · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA; New York, NY; Sunnyvale, CA; Seattle, WA$194K - $285KLeadSQLPostgreSQLRedis
- Staff Engineer - BackendAiDASH, Inc. · 🇺🇸Palo Alto, California, United States$230K - $270KLeadPythonTypeScriptJava
- Backend Engineer - Consumer & CommercePlaud · 🇺🇸Palo Alto, CA$140K - $219KGogRPC
- Software Engineer, Machine Learning-BackendFal Ai · 🇺🇸San Francisco$150K - $200KPythonMachine LearningCI/CD
- Senior Backend Engineer - IntercomVerkada · 🇺🇸San Mateo, CA United States$175K - $300KSeniorGoPythonPostgreSQL
- Staff Back End Engineer, DataAltruist · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA$203K - $275KLeadPythonJavaSQL
- Senior Back End Engineer, DataAltruist · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA$200K - $240KSeniorPythonJavaAirflow
- Staff Software Engineer, BackendFivetran · 🇺🇸Oakland, California, United States$196K - $245KLeadGoPythonTypeScript
- Software Engineer Backend Intern (Summer 2027)Astranis · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA—InternPythonPostgreSQLKubernetes
- Senior Software Engineer - Backend & Cloud InfrastructureRubrik · 🇺🇸Palo Alto, CA$188K - $283KSeniorRustGoPython
- Backend Software Engineer, AirportsLyft · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA$128K - $160KGoPython
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Questions about Backend engineer jobs in San Francisco Bay Area
- How many Backend engineer jobs in San Francisco Bay Area are open right now?
- There are 150 open Backend engineer jobs in San Francisco Bay Area at 80 companies on Hiring Right Now as of Nov 14, 2026. 9 of them were posted in the last seven days. The list is rebuilt every hour from the employers' own careers pages.
- Which companies have the most Backend engineer jobs in San Francisco Bay Area?
- Right now the most openings are at Verkada (13), Altruist (7), Databricks (7), Stripe (6) and OpenAI (5). The ranking changes as companies open and close roles.
- Are there remote Backend engineer jobs in San Francisco Bay Area?
- 4 of the 150 open Backend engineer jobs in San Francisco Bay Area (3%) are listed as remote. Remote roles are often limited to certain countries or time zones, so check the location line of each job.
- What do Backend engineer jobs in San Francisco Bay Area pay?
- The median advertised salary is $226K, based on 124 open roles that publish a yearly US-dollar range. The middle half of those roles advertise between $205K and $252K. These are advertised ranges, not verified pay.
- How do I apply for Backend engineer jobs in San Francisco Bay Area?
- Open a job and press “Apply on company site”. You go straight to the employer's own careers page and apply there. Hiring Right Now needs no account and charges nothing for applying.



















