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51 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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51 roles
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27 companies
Not one employer or one job board
Freshness
71 day median
Inventory refreshes throughout the day
Published pay
$159K–$199K
6 listings disclose pay
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The newest backend engineer openings.

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  1. Software Engineer II, BackendBrexSan Francisco, California, United StatesRemoteIndividual contributor$152K–$190KToday
  2. Senior Software Engineer, Backend (Product Engineering)BrexSan Francisco, California, United StatesRemoteSenior$192K–$240KToday
  3. Backend Engineer, Intelligent CommerceStripeSeattle, San Francisco, New YorkIndividual contributorToday
  4. Product Engineer (Backend) - Resiquant AIPear VCSan FranciscoOn-siteIndividual contributor5 days ago
  5. Member of Technical Staff, Backend - NomadicMLPear VCSan FranciscoIndividual contributor5 days ago
  6. Backend Engineer - KnownPear VCSan FranciscoOn-siteSenior5 days ago
  7. Software Engineer, Backend | Product Engineering - SF Onlytrm-labsSan Francisco, CAOn-siteSenior12 days ago
  8. Senior Backend Engineer - Fynn (AI Credit Coach)KikoffSan FranciscoSenior14 days ago
  9. Senior Backend Engineer - Grant Underwriting and PaymentKikoffSan FranciscoSenior14 days ago
  10. Senior Backend Software Engineer - Core Backend, Cloud Customer ExperienceCrusoeSan Francisco, CA - USOn-siteSenior18 days ago
  11. Staff Software Engineer (Backend) - Everand CoreScribdIncSan FranciscoOn-siteSenior25 days ago
  12. Staff Software Engineer (Backend) - Fable CoreScribdIncSan FranciscoOn-siteSenior25 days ago
  13. Staff Software Engineer, BackendMotiveHybrid - San Francisco, CaliforniaOn-siteLeadAug 19
  14. Staff Software Engineer - BackendMotiveHybrid - San Francisco, California; Hybrid - SeattleOn-siteSeniorAug 14
  15. Staff Backend Engineer, OfferwallUnity TechnologiesSan Francisco, CA, USOn-siteLeadAug 13
  16. Backend Software Engineer - Codex for FinanceOpenAISan FranciscoOn-siteIndividual contributorAug 11
  17. Senior Software Engineer - BackendcoderabbitSan FranciscoOn-siteSeniorAug 6
  18. Senior Software Engineer (Backend)filevineSan FranciscoOn-siteSeniorAug 2
  19. Senior Backend Engineer, ProductorionsleepSan FranciscoOn-siteSeniorAug 2
  20. Software Engineer, BackendmercorSan FranciscoIndividual contributorJul 26
  21. Member of Technical Staff, BackendmercorSan FranciscoLeadJul 26
  22. Backend EngineertownSan FranciscoLeadJul 19
  23. Software Engineer - Backend (Varying Levels)windfalldataSan Francisco or DenverIndividual contributorJul 11
  24. Senior Backend Engineer - ProductMercurySan Francisco, CA, New York, NY, Portland, OR, or Remote within Canada or United StatesRemote · region limitedSenior$167K–$208KJul 11
  25. Software Engineer, BackendplaidSan Francisco HQIndividual contributorJul 11
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How many backend engineer jobs in san francisco are open right now?

There are 51 live openings in this collection as of September 19, 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.

How fresh are these job listings?

The median listing in this collection was discovered 71 days ago. Jobfinder refreshes inventory throughout the day and removes closed roles from the active results.

What do backend engineer jobs pay?

Across the 6 listings that disclose compensation, the observed median range is $159K–$199K USD per year. This is published listing evidence, not an estimate.