Backend Developer Jobs in San Francisco
96 live Backend Developer roles in San Francisco, United States. Apply directly on Haystack.
Last updated 18 October 2026. Job counts refresh daily.
As of 18 October 2026, Haystack lists 96 live Backend Developer jobs in San Francisco, with 5 added in the past week and typical advertised salaries of $189k to $216k. Employers hiring right now include Altruist, Openai and Mercor. 6% of these roles are remote friendly.
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Member of Technical Staff, Backend
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San Francisco馃嚭馃嚫HybridYesterdayNode.jsLLMPython+1Technology - KI
Senior Backend Engineer - Growth
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San Francisco馃嚭馃嚫Hybrid3 days agoMachine LearningTechnology - CL
Founding Backend Engineer
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San Francisco馃嚭馃嚫On-site3 days agoEncryptionCapacity PlanningPython+2Technology - DU
Staff Software Engineering, Backend (All Teams)
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San Francisco馃嚭馃嚫$193.8k/yrHybrid4 days agoSQLHTTPREST+2Technology - SA

Senior Backend Software Engineer
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San Francisco馃嚭馃嚫$150k/yrRemote5 days agoDockerMicroservicesNode.js+3Technology - AL
Senior Back End Engineer, Data
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San Francisco馃嚭馃嚫$200k/yrHybrid3 days agoEngineering - NO
Senior Backend Engineer
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San Francisco馃嚭馃嚫Remote1 week agoNode.jsAWSPostgreSQL+2Technology - OB
Senior Backend Engineer
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San Francisco馃嚭馃嚫Hybrid1 year agoGCPNestJSAWS+5Technology - VH
Senior/Staff Backend Engineer, Platform & Data Ingestion
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San Francisco馃嚭馃嚫$150k - $236k/yrHybrid3 weeks agoElixirGCPMicroservices+16Technology - ME
Tech Lead, Systems & Platform Applied AI
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San Francisco馃嚭馃嚫On-site3 weeks agoAirflowGraphQLLLM+3Get new Backend Developer jobs in San Francisco in your inbox
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Software Engineer, Systems & Platform Applied AI
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San Francisco馃嚭馃嚫On-site3 weeks agoAirflowGraphQLLLM+3Technology - SA
Senior Backend Engineer, Shopping Agents
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San Francisco馃嚭馃嚫On-site3 weeks agoDeep LearningLLMPythonTechnology - PP
AI Backend Engineer, Artificial Intelligence (AI) Required, Work From Home
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San Francisco, CA馃嚭馃嚫$140k - $200k/yrRemote3 weeks agoDockerNode.jsSQL+3Technology - LY
Backend Software Engineer, Airports
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San Francisco馃嚭馃嚫$128k - $160k/yrHybrid4 weeks agoMental HealthPythonTriageTechnology - BR
Senior Software Engineer, Backend (Product Engineering)
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San Francisco馃嚭馃嚫$192k - $240k/yrHybrid2 weeks agoSQLJavaKotlin+1Technology - OP
Backend Software Engineer, ChatGPT ImageGen
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San Francisco馃嚭馃嚫Hybrid5 weeks agoiOSAndroidTechnology - MI
Senior Backend Engineer
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San Francisco馃嚭馃嚫On-site5 weeks agoTechnology - AL
Senior Back End Engineer
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San Francisco馃嚭馃嚫$200k/yrHybrid4 days agoEngineering - AL
Staff Back End Engineer
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San Francisco馃嚭馃嚫$220k/yrHybrid5 weeks agoMicroservicesSpringSpring Boot+5Engineering - TL
Software Engineer, Backend | Product Engineering - SF Only
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San Francisco馃嚭馃嚫$210k - $240k/yrHybrid5 weeks agoNode.jsTechnology - AL
Senior Back End Engineer, Platform
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San Francisco馃嚭馃嚫$200k/yrHybridYesterdayDockerMicroservicesMySQL+11 - AL
Staff Back End Engineer, Platform
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San Francisco馃嚭馃嚫$203k/yrHybrid2 weeks agoDockerMicroservicesMySQL+11 - AI
Backend QA Engineer
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San Francisco馃嚭馃嚫On-site6 months agoNode.jsSQLPostgreSQL+3Technology - AI
Backend Engineer
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San Francisco馃嚭馃嚫On-site1 year agoDjangoExpressGCP+10Technology - VA
Member of Technical Staff, Backend
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San Francisco馃嚭馃嚫Hybrid4 months agoNode.jsAWSKafka+3Technology - TR
Staff Backend Engineer (Rails)
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San Francisco馃嚭馃嚫Hybrid5 months agoRubyAWSFlutter+4Technology - TO
Backend Engineer
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San Francisco馃嚭馃嚫On-site5 months agoLESSLLMTechnology - TE
Backend Software Engineer
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San Francisco馃嚭馃嚫Hybrid2 months agoNode.jsAWSLinear+8Technology - ST
Senior Backend Engineer
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San Francisco馃嚭馃嚫$200k - $225k/yrHybrid4 months agoExpressGCPNode.js+5Technology - SP
Backend Engineer
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San Francisco馃嚭馃嚫Hybrid2 years agoMachine LearningTechnology
Frequently asked questions
How many Backend Developer jobs in San Francisco are available?
Haystack currently lists 96 live Backend Developer jobs in San Francisco, with 5 added in the past week. Numbers refresh daily.
What do Backend Developer jobs in San Francisco pay?
Advertised salaries typically range from $189k to $216k per year, based on 37 live postings with advertised salaries.
Which companies are hiring for Backend Developer jobs in San Francisco?
Altruist, Openai, Mercor, Pear Vc, Doss are actively hiring right now, alongside 68 other employers.
Are there remote Backend Developer jobs in San Francisco?
Yes. 6 of the current listings are remote friendly. Browse the remote-only view.