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52 active openings for people who build APIs, services, and the systems behind modern products. See the newest roles, the companies hiring most, and the market evidence behind this search.

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28 companies
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Freshness
77 day median
Inventory refreshes throughout the day
Published pay
$123K–$164K
4 listings disclose pay
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  1. Backend Engineer - KnownPear VCSan FranciscoOn-siteSenior4 days ago
  2. Member of Technical Staff, Backend - NomadicMLPear VCSan FranciscoIndividual contributor4 days ago
  3. Product Engineer (Backend) - Resiquant AIPear VCSan FranciscoOn-siteIndividual contributor4 days ago
  4. Senior Backend Engineer, Enterprise Billing PlatformLangChainSan Francisco, CASenior8 days ago
  5. Senior Software Engineer, Backend | Product Engineering - SF Onlytrm-labsSan Francisco, CAOn-siteSenior11 days ago
  6. Senior Backend Engineer - Grant Underwriting and PaymentKikoffSan FranciscoSenior13 days ago
  7. Senior Backend Engineer - Fynn (AI Credit Coach)KikoffSan FranciscoSenior13 days ago
  8. Senior Backend Software Engineer - Core Backend, Cloud Customer ExperienceCrusoeSan Francisco, CA - USOn-siteSenior17 days ago
  9. Staff Software Engineer (Backend) - Fable CoreScribdIncSan FranciscoOn-siteSenior24 days ago
  10. Staff Software Engineer (Backend) - Everand CoreScribdIncSan FranciscoOn-siteSenior24 days ago
  11. Staff Software Engineer, BackendMotiveHybrid - San Francisco, CaliforniaOn-siteLeadAug 19
  12. Staff Software Engineer - BackendMotiveHybrid - San Francisco, California; Hybrid - SeattleOn-siteSeniorAug 14
  13. Staff Backend Engineer, OfferwallUnity TechnologiesSan Francisco, CA, USOn-siteLeadAug 13
  14. Backend Software Engineer - Codex for FinanceOpenAISan FranciscoOn-siteIndividual contributorAug 11
  15. Senior Software Engineer - BackendcoderabbitSan FranciscoOn-siteSeniorAug 6
  16. Senior Software Engineer (Backend)filevineSan FranciscoOn-siteSeniorAug 2
  17. Senior Backend Engineer, ProductorionsleepSan FranciscoOn-siteSeniorAug 2
  18. Software Engineer, BackendmercorSan FranciscoIndividual contributorJul 26
  19. Member of Technical Staff, BackendmercorSan FranciscoLeadJul 26
  20. Staff Backend EngineertownSan FranciscoLeadJul 19
  21. Software Engineer - Backend (Varying Levels)windfalldataSan Francisco or DenverIndividual contributorJul 11
  22. Senior Backend Engineer - ProductMercurySan Francisco, CA, New York, NY, Portland, OR, or Remote within Canada or United StatesRemote · region limitedSenior$167K–$208KJul 11
  23. Senior Software Engineer, Backend plaidSan Francisco HQSeniorJul 11
  24. Software Engineer, BackendplaidSan Francisco HQIndividual contributorJul 11
  25. Software Engineer - BackendcardlessSan FranciscoOn-siteIndividual contributor$165K–$260KJul 10
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How many backend engineer jobs in san francisco are open right now?

There are 52 live openings in this collection as of September 14, 2026. Inventory is refreshed throughout the day, and the page remains available when the count changes.

Which companies are hiring for backend engineer roles?

The most active employers in the current inventory include OpenAI, Clera, Databricks, harvey, Pear VC.

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The median listing in this collection was discovered 77 days ago. Jobfinder refreshes inventory throughout the day and removes closed roles from the active results.