Backend Developer Jobs in San Francisco
104 live Backend Developer roles in San Francisco, United States. Apply directly on Haystack.
Last updated 28 September 2026. Job counts refresh daily.
As of 28 September 2026, Haystack lists 104 live Backend Developer jobs in San Francisco, with 6 added in the past week and typical advertised salaries of $190k to $225k. Employers hiring right now include Openai, Altruist and Mercor. 5% of these roles are remote friendly.
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Senior/Staff Backend Engineer, Platform & Data Ingestion
NewVerana Health
San Francisco馃嚭馃嚫$150k - $236k/yrHybrid2 days agoElixirGCPMicroservices+16Technology - ME
Member of Technical Staff, Tech Lead Applied AI Backend
Mercor
San Francisco馃嚭馃嚫On-site3 days agoAirflowGraphQLLLM+3Technology - ME
Member of Technical Staff, Applied AI Backend
Mercor
San Francisco馃嚭馃嚫On-site3 days agoAirflowGraphQLLLM+3Technology - SA
Senior Backend Engineer, Shopping Agents
Sagelabs.ai
San Francisco馃嚭馃嚫On-site4 days agoDeep LearningLLMPythonTechnology - PP
AI Backend Engineer, Artificial Intelligence (AI) Required, Work From Home
Parallel Partners
San Francisco, CA馃嚭馃嚫$140k - $200k/yrRemote5 days agoDockerNode.jsSQL+3Technology - CA
Backend Engineer
Cambio
San Francisco馃嚭馃嚫Hybrid3 weeks agoDjangoNext.jsAWS+11Technology - LY
Backend Software Engineer, Airports
Lyft
San Francisco馃嚭馃嚫$128k - $160k/yrHybrid1 week agoMental HealthPythonTriageTechnology - BR
Senior Software Engineer, Backend (Product Engineering)
Brex
San Francisco馃嚭馃嚫$192k - $240k/yrHybrid1 week agoSQLJavaKotlin+2Technology - DT
Senior Java Backend Developer
DPP Tech, Inc.
San Francisco, CA馃嚭馃嚫On-site4 days agoDockerMicroservicesMySQL+16Technology - OP
Backend Software Engineer, ChatGPT ImageGen
Openai
San Francisco馃嚭馃嚫Hybrid2 weeks agoiOSAndroidTechnologyGet new Backend Developer jobs in San Francisco in your inbox
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Senior Backend Engineer
Mintlify
San Francisco馃嚭馃嚫On-site2 weeks agoTechnology - AL
Senior Back End Engineer
Altruist
San Francisco馃嚭馃嚫$200k/yrHybrid1 week agoEngineering - AL
Staff Back End Engineer
Altruist
San Francisco馃嚭馃嚫$220k/yrHybrid2 weeks agoMicroservicesSpringSpring Boot+5Engineering - TL
Software Engineer, Backend | Product Engineering - SF Only
Trm Labs
San Francisco馃嚭馃嚫$210k - $240k/yrHybrid2 weeks agoNode.jsTechnology - AL
Staff Back End Engineer, Platform
Altruist
San Francisco馃嚭馃嚫$203k/yrHybrid2 weeks ago401kDockerMicroservices+12 - AL
Senior Back End Engineer, Platform
Altruist
San Francisco馃嚭馃嚫$200k/yrHybrid3 weeks ago401kDockerMicroservices+12 - AI
Backend QA Engineer
Airapps
San Francisco馃嚭馃嚫On-site5 months agoNode.jsSQLPostgreSQL+3Technology - AI
Backend Engineer
Airapps
San Francisco馃嚭馃嚫On-site11 months agoDjangoExpressGCP+10Technology - VA
Member of Technical Staff, Backend
Vapi
San Francisco馃嚭馃嚫Hybrid4 months agoNode.jsAWSKafka+3Technology - TL
Staff Backend Engineer, Internal Products
Twelve Labs
San Francisco馃嚭馃嚫Hybrid2 months agoSnowflakeDatabricksPythonTechnology - TR
Staff Backend Engineer (Rails)
Tread
San Francisco馃嚭馃嚫Hybrid4 months agoRubyAWSFlutter+4Technology - TO
Backend Engineer
Town
San Francisco馃嚭馃嚫On-site5 months agoLESSLLMTechnology - TE
Backend Software Engineer
Teambridge
San Francisco馃嚭馃嚫Hybrid1 month agoNode.jsAWSLinear+8Technology - ST
Senior Backend Engineer
Straia
San Francisco馃嚭馃嚫$200k - $225k/yrHybrid3 months agoExpressGCPNode.js+5Technology - ST
Backend Engineer, Integrations & APIs
Stellar
San Francisco馃嚭馃嚫Hybrid5 months agoRustBigQueryBlockchain+2Technology - SP
Backend Engineer
Speak
San Francisco馃嚭馃嚫Hybrid2 years agoMachine LearningTechnology - SL
Senior Backend Engineer
Slope
San Francisco馃嚭馃嚫Hybrid6 weeks agoNode.jsSQLAWS+4Technology - SI
Staff Backend Engineer
Siftstack
San Francisco馃嚭馃嚫$200k - $260k/yrHybrid11 months agoDockerRustSQL+16Technology - SC
Backend Engineer, Core Product
Scribe
San Francisco馃嚭馃嚫Hybrid5 weeks agoDjangoAWSPostgreSQL+4Technology - SC
Senior Backend Engineer, Core Product
Scribe
San Francisco馃嚭馃嚫Hybrid2 months agoDjangoAWSPostgreSQL+3Technology
Frequently asked questions
How many Backend Developer jobs in San Francisco are available?
Haystack currently lists 104 live Backend Developer jobs in San Francisco, with 6 added in the past week. Numbers refresh daily.
What do Backend Developer jobs in San Francisco pay?
Advertised salaries typically range from $190k to $225k per year, based on 40 live postings with advertised salaries.
Which companies are hiring for Backend Developer jobs in San Francisco?
Openai, Altruist, Mercor, Scribe, Pear Vc are actively hiring right now, alongside 73 other employers.
Are there remote Backend Developer jobs in San Francisco?
Yes. 5 of the current listings are remote friendly. Browse the remote-only view.