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Sleeper

Senior Software Engineer, Backend

SleeperSan Francisco, CA

Builds and owns scalable backend systems for fantasy sports platform, handling millions of concurrent users with low-latency real-time features like contests and leaderboards. Requires 5+ years experience in backend languages, distributed systems, databases, and cloud infrastructure.

170k – 220k/yr
Hybrid5+ YOEBackend Engineering
NinjaTrader

Staff Software Engineer, FCM

NinjaTraderChicago, IL

Staff Engineer owns technical architecture for FCM platform's Transaction Ledger & Treasury systems, modernizing to cloud-native GCP/Kubernetes while ensuring financial correctness and regulatory compliance. Requires 8+ years experience in distributed systems, backend languages, and financial tech.

160k – 210k/yr
Hybrid8+ YOEBackend Engineering
Mercor

Software Engineer, Platform

MercorSan Francisco, CA +1

Builds secure, scalable backend systems for contracts, payouts, fraud detection, and identity/access management on Mercor's AI platform. Requires 4+ years experience with production systems at scale and strong ownership.

130k – 500k/yr
On-site4+ YOEBackend Engineering
Alembic

Senior Applied AI Engineer

AlembicSan Francisco, CA

Builds and maintains Python backend services, APIs, data pipelines, and infrastructure integrating GPU-resident compute for causal AI analytics platform. Requires 5+ years backend experience, ability to ship in ambiguous environments, and work across stack for production reliability.

182k – 207k/yr
On-site5+ YOEBackend Engineering
Pinterest

Software Engineer II, Backend

PinterestSan Francisco, CA +1

Build scalable backend systems for Pinterest's user-facing features, collaborating with product and design teams on full development lifecycle including prototyping, testing, and AI-assisted workflows. Requires 2+ years backend experience with RESTful APIs, storage, caching, and strong AI utilization practices.

119k – 245k/yr
Remote2+ YOEBackend Engineering
Benchling

Software Engineer, Scientific Models

BenchlingSan Francisco, CA

Build scalable infrastructure for scientific AI models like AlphaFold to enable fast, reliable inference in biotech workflows. Requires 3+ years experience with backend systems and scientific model deployment, strong optimization skills.

173k – 234k/yr
Hybrid3+ YOEBackend Engineering
World Labs

Pipeline Engineer (Graphics/3D)

World LabsSan Francisco, CA

Builds production pipelines integrating 3D graphics/ML research into reliable backend services and APIs for a web app focused on Gaussian Splat scene generation/editing. Requires strong Python, backend skills, 3D ecosystem fluency, and experience productionizing prototypes.

Salary not listed
On-siteBackend Engineering
Clickhouse

Senior Software Engineer - JVM Language Clients

ClickhouseUnited States

Owns and evolves the Java client and JDBC driver for ClickHouse, driving performance, API design, and integrations with data tools like Kafka, Spark, and Flink. Requires 5+ years experience, deep Java/JVM expertise, database fundamentals, and open-source collaboration.

141k – 232k/yr
Remote5+ YOEBackend Engineering
Illumio

Senior Software Engineer

IllumioSunnyvale, CA

Develops containerized microservices in Go for a distributed multi-tenant system processing cloud telemetry for security insights. Owns full lifecycle of features, mentors juniors, requires 4+ years experience with Kubernetes and major clouds.

170k – 196k/yr
On-site4+ YOEBackend Engineering
Mercor

Software Engineer, Fraud

MercorSan Francisco, CA +1

Builds backend systems for fraud detection, identity verification, and abuse prevention at scale. Partners with product/engineering on roadmaps; requires 4+ years software engineering experience, strong backend fundamentals, and autonomous problem-solving in ambiguous spaces.

130k – 500k/yr
On-site4+ YOEBackend Engineering
Airbnb

Senior Staff Software Engineer, Trust

AirbnbUnited States

Senior Staff Software Engineer leads Trust Platform vision, architecture, and development for fraud/safety systems at scale. Requires 12+ years backend experience, reliability expertise, and cross-team collaboration using modern languages and AI tools.

248k – 310k/yr
Remote12+ YOEBackend Engineering
Databricks

Staff Software Engineer- Public Sector

DatabricksVirginia

Builds and scales backend services for Databricks' Data Intelligence Platform in public sector sovereign and air-gapped cloud environments. Requires 9+ years experience in distributed systems using Java/Scala/Go and TS/SCI clearance eligibility.

181k – 248k/yr
On-site9+ YOEBackend Engineering
Docker

Software Engineer, Billing

DockerSeattle, WA

Develops and maintains billing systems including subscription management, payment processing, and entitlements using Go backends and React frontends. Requires 4+ years SaaS experience, strong Go skills, and familiarity with Stripe and AWS.

137k – 223k/yr
Remote4+ YOEBackend Engineering
Applied Intuition

Software Engineer - Telematics

Applied IntuitionSunnyvale, CA

Develops scalable backend telematics systems to process real-time data from millions of connected devices, using microservices, streaming pipelines with Kafka/Spark, and cloud infrastructure. Requires 4+ years backend experience in Go/C++/Python and expertise in data processing, Kubernetes, and DevOps.

183k – 253k/yr
On-site4+ YOEBackend Engineering
Applied Intuition

Software Engineer - Maps Infrastructure

Applied IntuitionSunnyvale, CA

Senior engineer owning and maintaining HD maps infrastructure for products in autonomous vehicles and simulation, including storage formats, data pipelines, UIs, and SDKs. Requires 2+ years experience with C++/Python and mapping/localization challenges.

125k – 222k/yr
On-site2+ YOEBackend Engineering
Applied Intuition

Software Engineer - Kafka

Applied IntuitionSunnyvale, CA

Builds large-scale data platforms for AI and autonomy, processing petabytes of sensor data using distributed systems like Kafka and Spark. Requires 2+ years backend experience and bachelor's in CS.

153k – 222k/yr
On-site2+ YOEBackend Engineering
Applied Intuition

Senior Software Engineer - Maps Infrastructure

Applied IntuitionSunnyvale, CA

Senior engineer owning and maintaining HD maps infrastructure for products handling localized information, global map querying, and visualization. Requires 2+ years in C++ or Python with experience in mapping and localization challenges.

153k – 222k/yr
On-site2+ YOEBackend Engineering
Applied Intuition

Software Engineer - Systems Engineering AI Tooling

Applied IntuitionSunnyvale, CA

Develops scalable internal tools, AI workflows, and backend services for systems engineering traceability in autonomous vehicle programs. Requires 2+ years backend experience, Python proficiency, API design, and data modeling.

125k – 185k/yr
On-site2+ YOEBackend Engineering
Applied Intuition

Software Engineer - Insights Platform

Applied IntuitionSunnyvale, CA

Builds scalable data platform for physical AI insights, handling ingestion, querying, visualization, agentic analytics, and governance for autonomy engineers. Requires 3+ years in data infrastructure, distributed systems, and backend fundamentals.

125k – 222k/yr
On-site3+ YOEBackend Engineering
Applied Intuition

Software Engineer - Backend

Applied IntuitionSunnyvale, CA

Builds scalable backend services, APIs, and data pipelines for remote assistance platform enabling real-time communication with autonomous vehicles. Requires 3+ years experience with Go/Python, AWS, Kubernetes, and distributed systems.

153k – 222k/yr
On-site3+ YOEBackend Engineering
Instacart

Staff Software Engineer, Shopper Activation & Engagement

InstacartUnited States

Leads technical strategy and architecture for shopper activation domain, including onboarding, compliance, and supply systems. Partners cross-functionally to deliver scalable solutions at marketplace scale, requiring 8+ years backend experience and AI integration skills.

221k – 280k/yr
Remote8+ YOEBackend Engineering
Databricks

Sr Software Engineer -Public Sector

DatabricksMcLean, VA

Designs and builds scalable backend services in Java, Scala, or Go for Databricks' Data Intelligence Platform in sovereign/air-gapped public sector clouds. Requires 6+ years experience, distributed systems expertise, and TS/SCI clearance eligibility.

156k – 214k/yr
On-site6+ YOEBackend Engineering
Deepgram

Billing & Analytics Software Engineer

DeepgramCalifornia

Builds and maintains billing pipelines for usage metering, aggregation, invoicing, and integrations with platforms like M3ter and Salesforce. Delivers customer-facing dashboards and internal analytics, requiring 5+ years in SaaS billing systems and backend expertise in Python, TypeScript, or Go.

180k – 245k/yr
Remote5+ YOEBackend Engineering
Upstart

Senior Software Engineer, Capital Insights

UpstartUnited States

Builds and maintains backend services, data pipelines, and reporting infrastructure for partner-facing financial reporting in fintech. Requires 4+ years backend experience, SQL, data pipelines like Airflow/Spark/dbt, and system ownership.

167k – 231k/yr
Remote4+ YOEBackend Engineering
Zocdoc

Staff Software Engineer, Billing

ZocdocNew York, NY

Leads architecture and development of scalable, event-driven billing systems to support Zocdoc's healthcare marketplace growth and provider payments. Requires 8+ years backend experience with AWS, distributed systems, and GenAI integration.

211k – 285k/yr
Remote8+ YOEBackend Engineering
Scribe

Sr Backend Software Engineer, Recording

ScribeSan Francisco, CA

Build scalable backend systems for data ingestion, workflow processing, and AI inference using Python, TypeScript, or Go. Requires 8+ years experience with distributed systems, message queues, and microservices in AWS.

Salary not listed
Remote8+ YOEBackend Engineering
Checkr

Staff Software Engineer, Integrations

CheckrSan Francisco, CA

Staff Engineer leading technical architecture for HR platform integrations, owning development from ideation to release, building scalable backend systems with OAuth, webhooks, and APIs while mentoring engineers.

224k – 264k/yr
Hybrid10+ YOEBackend Engineering
MongoDB

Software Engineer 3, Atlas Search Systems

MongoDBSan Francisco, CA

Builds and maintains scalable backend infrastructure for Atlas Search, MongoDB's multi-cloud search service. Requires 2+ years experience with distributed systems, multithreaded apps, public clouds, and Java.

109k – 215k/yr
Hybrid2+ YOEBackend Engineering
Lyft

Senior AI Software Engineer, Risk - Insurance Claims Management

LyftSan Francisco, CA +1

Senior AI Software Engineer builds scalable claims management systems for insurance risk at Lyft, driving AI automation, architecture, and integrations. Requires 6+ years experience, Python proficiency, and collaboration with engineering, data science, and operations teams.

148k – 185k/yr
Hybrid6+ YOEBackend Engineering
Clear Street

Software Engineer - Low Touch Desk

Clear StreetChicago, IL

Develops and maintains high-performance trading systems and algorithms using C++, Python, and Java. Requires 10+ years experience in algorithmic financial applications, strong systems knowledge, and financial markets understanding for a hybrid role in Chicago.

200k – 275k/yr
Hybrid10+ YOEBackend Engineering
Clear Street

Software Engineer - Market Data

Clear StreetNew York, NY

Builds high-performance real-time data pipelines for financial market data across asset classes like equities, options, and futures. Requires 8+ years experience in low-latency systems, distributed systems, and financial data familiarity.

200k – 250k/yr
Hybrid8+ YOEBackend Engineering
Clear Street

Software Engineer - Low Touch Desk

Clear StreetChicago, IL

Develops and maintains high-performance trading systems, algorithmic strategies, and low-latency order routing for electronic trading platform. Requires 10+ years experience with Java/Python/C++, financial protocols, and distributed systems.

200k – 250k/yr
Hybrid10+ YOEBackend Engineering
Clear Street

Backend Software Engineer - Reference Data Services

Clear StreetNew York, NY

Builds scalable backend services for reference data products like security masters and market data using Go and microservices. Requires 8+ years experience in distributed systems, API design, and mentoring.

200k – 250k/yr
Hybrid8+ YOEBackend Engineering
Airbnb

Principal Software Engineer, Performance

AirbnbUnited States

Leads Airbnb's performance engineering strategy across full stack including CPU/GPU utilization, backend efficiency, and ML infra. Builds profiling tools, influences company-wide SLOs, and mentors engineers with 12+ years experience in high-scale systems.

292k – 365k/yr
Remote12+ YOEBackend Engineering
Snowflake

Senior SWE, AI Backend: Observe by Snowflake

SnowflakeMenlo Park, CA

Builds backend systems powering Observe's AI observability platform, including context resolution APIs and real-time pipelines. Requires 7+ years backend experience, fluency in Go/TypeScript/Python, and familiarity with LLM quality measurement.

200k – 288k/yr
On-site7+ YOEBackend Engineering
Fusion Health

Software Architect

Fusion HealthWoodbridge Township, NJ +1

Leads architectural vision and design of complex, distributed full-stack systems for healthcare software, ensuring scalability and reliability. Requires 10+ years experience with C#/.NET, Angular, cloud platforms, and influencing cross-team technical strategy.

180k – 200k/yr
Hybrid10+ YOEBackend Engineering
AI Fund

Visiting Engineer: General Counsel

AI FundMountain View, CA

Builds an AI-native general counsel product for SMBs, focusing on contract ingestion, clause extraction, risk scoring, and review workflows using LLMs and NLP for high-precision legal operations.

30k – 30k/yr
On-siteBackend Engineering
AI Fund

Visiting Engineer: Enterprise Agent Infrastructure

AI FundMountain View, CA

Builds AI agent infrastructure for enterprise internal systems, including secure connectors to databases/APIs, natural language task orchestration, authentication layers, and monitoring behind firewalls. Requires strong backend skills, LLM agent experience, and enterprise security knowledge for a 12-week onsite residency.

30k – 30k/yr
On-siteBackend Engineering
Honor

Senior Backend Engineer

HonorUnited States

Senior Backend Engineer builds and operates core production services for care matching, workforce management, and growth systems using Python, AWS, and scalable databases. Requires strong backend experience with APIs, distributed systems, and relational data modeling.

160k – 180k/yr
RemoteBackend Engineering
Machinify

Software Architect

MachinifyUnited States

Designs and implements intelligent document processing and agentic evaluation frameworks for healthcare AI platform, owning architecture from APIs to production code. Requires 10+ years experience with Python/Scala, LLM integration, and scalable systems.

230k – 280k/yr
Remote10+ YOEBackend Engineering
Postman

Senior Software Engineer, Monetization

PostmanSan Francisco, CA

Leads development of monetization and billing platforms, improving offer management, APIs, and internal tools for scalable revenue systems. Requires 6+ years experience with JavaScript/Node.js stack, databases, AWS, and Kubernetes.

200k – 240k/yr
On-site6+ YOEBackend Engineering
Seeq

Staff Software Engineer - Platform

SeeqOregon

Designs and builds scalable core platform services using JVM languages and cloud-native architectures for data-intensive analytics. Mentors engineers and collaborates cross-functionally, requiring 8+ years backend experience and leadership skills.

Salary not listed
Remote8+ YOEBackend Engineering
Aravo Solutions

Staff Software Engineer (API Integrations/AI Integration)

Aravo SolutionsAustin, TX

Leads architecture and development of distributed backend services, APIs, and AI integrations using Java/Spring Boot in cloud-native environments. Requires 8+ years Java experience, expertise in Kubernetes, event-driven systems, and technical leadership.

Salary not listed
Hybrid8+ YOEBackend Engineering
The Voleon Group

Senior Software Engineer, Strategy Platform

The Voleon GroupBerkeley, CA +1

Builds and owns platform infrastructure for data orchestration, feature computation, strategy deployment, and production trading operations at a quantitative hedge fund. Requires 5+ years in backend/data pipelines with strong debugging skills and CS degree.

225k – 255k/yr
Hybrid5+ YOEBackend Engineering
The Voleon Group

Staff Software Engineer, Strategy Platform

The Voleon GroupBerkeley, CA +1

Staff engineer owns end-to-end platform systems for data access, validation, orchestration, and ML strategy deployment in a quantitative hedge fund. Requires 5+ years in backend/data pipelines with strong debugging skills and CS degree preferred.

270k – 300k/yr
Hybrid5+ YOEBackend Engineering
Socure

Senior Backend Engineer - Workforce Verification

SocureCarson City, NV

Leads design, development, and deployment of scalable backend systems for workforce verification to combat identity fraud. Requires 5-7 years Golang experience, microservices architecture, and strong problem-solving skills.

180k – 210k/yr
Remote5+ YOEBackend Engineering
Hinge Health

Senior Software Engineer - Search

Hinge HealthSan Francisco, CA

Builds search infrastructure and entity resolution systems for healthcare provider discovery, focusing on geospatial search with Elasticsearch/OpenSearch. Requires 5+ years experience in backend development, search technologies, and geospatial data handling.

158k – 238k/yr
Hybrid5+ YOEBackend Engineering
Illumio

Staff Engineer - Backend Java

IllumioSunnyvale, CA

Designs and deploys scalable cloud architectures using Kubernetes and major cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP). Collaborates cross-functionally to optimize for security, performance, and resilience in cybersecurity-focused backend systems. Requires strong Java/Python experience building distributed systems.

192k – 230k/yr
On-siteBackend Engineering
Datadog

Senior Software Engineer - Distributed Systems

DatadogBoston, MA +1

Designs, implements, and operates fault-tolerant distributed systems platforms handling billions of events per second using Go, Java, Rust, or C++. Requires 6+ years backend experience, exposure to high durability/low latency challenges, and AI tool proficiency.

130k – 300k/yr
Hybrid6+ YOEBackend Engineering
Cerebras Systems

Advanced Technology: Compiler Engineer

Cerebras SystemsSunnyvale, CA

Develops and optimizes the Tungsten compiler for Cerebras' wafer-scale AI hardware, designing passes from IR to code generation, co-designing language features, and collaborating on hardware-software integration for AI and scientific workloads. Requires deep compiler expertise and strong C/systems programming.

Salary not listed
On-siteBackend Engineering