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Parallel

Member of Technical Staff, Back-end & API

ParallelPalo Alto, CA +1

Builds and maintains high-scale backend systems handling millions of daily requests and stewards developer-friendly APIs. Requires deep expertise in distributed systems, databases, scalable design, and API ergonomics.

150k – 300k/yr
On-siteBackend Engineering
David AI

Senior Software Engineer, Platform

David AISan Francisco, CA

Builds and maintains scalable backend services and distributed systems to process petabytes of audio data. Requires 3+ years backend experience with APIs, databases, cloud infra, and distributed systems.

160k – 220k/yr
On-site3+ YOEBackend Engineering
Orchestra Bio

Senior Backend Engineer

Orchestra BioSan Francisco, CA

Senior Backend Engineer builds scalable backend systems for R&D management platform in biotech, modeling complex decisions, aligning organizations, and integrating AI/LLMs for scenario analysis and insights. Requires 6+ years experience with TypeScript, NestJS, PostgreSQL, and cloud platforms.

Salary not listed
Hybrid6+ YOEBackend Engineering
Convex

Software Engineer, API Platform

ConvexSan Francisco, CA

Designs, builds, and maintains client libraries, sync protocols, and query APIs for Convex's backend platform. Requires strong TypeScript skills, API design experience, and ability to work across the stack in a high-growth startup.

170k+/yr
HybridBackend Engineering
Ditto

Senior Software Engineer, Database

DittoAtlanta, GA +3

Designs and optimizes storage backends, transaction management, and CRDT operations for Ditto's embedded edge database on resource-constrained devices. Requires 5+ years experience with database internals, Rust or C/C++, and storage engines like SQLite or RocksDB.

186k – 331k/yr
Remote5+ YOEBackend Engineering
Krea

Backend Engineer

KreaSan Francisco, CA

Builds and scales private APIs, database models, and infrastructure for AI creative tools supporting web/mobile apps with real-time image/video generation. Optimizes performance, observability, and adds enterprise features using Node.js, TypeScript, Postgres, and Kubernetes.

Salary not listed
On-siteBackend Engineering
OpenAI

Software Engineer, Database Systems

OpenAISan Francisco, CA

Builds and optimizes high-performance distributed database systems like Rockset, focusing on ingestion, query execution, indexing, and storage. Requires 4+ years experience in scalable systems, C++ proficiency, and cloud expertise to enhance reliability and throughput at massive scale.

230k – 385k/yr
On-site4+ YOEBackend Engineering
Braintrust

Open Source Engineer - Go

BraintrustSan Francisco, CA +2

Build and maintain open-source Go SDKs for AI observability and LLM evaluation, integrating with providers like OpenAI and Anthropic. Focus on developer experience, performance, community support, and tools for testing and release workflows.

Salary not listed
On-siteBackend Engineering
Braintrust

Open Source Engineer - Python

BraintrustSan Francisco, CA +2

Build and maintain Python open-source SDKs for Braintrust's AI observability platform, integrating with major AI providers like OpenAI and Anthropic. Focus on developer experience, performance, community support, and robust library design for production use.

Salary not listed
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Exa

Software Engineer, Web Crawling

ExaSan Francisco, CA

Builds and scales Google-scale web crawlers to handle 100M+ pages daily, optimizing for politeness, dynamic content, anti-bot measures, and prioritization. Requires experience with high-performance languages like Rust/C++ and tools like TypeScript/Playwright.

150k – 300k/yr
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Fal

Software Engineer, Distributed Systems

FalSan Francisco, CA

Build and scale fal's core Python/Rust distributed platform for AI workload orchestration, scheduling, GPU autoscaling, and low-latency global inference. Requires 3+ years building production distributed systems with deep knowledge of consensus, fault tolerance, and observability.

180k – 250k/yr
Hybrid5+ YOEBackend Engineering
Fal

Senior Software Engineer, Backend

FalSan Francisco, CA

Senior backend engineer building foundational services for fal's generative media and commerce platform. Design and scale distributed systems, APIs, databases, and IaC on cloud infrastructure. Requires 5+ years experience with Python, Go, or Rust.

180k – 250k/yr
On-site5+ YOEBackend Engineering
OpenAI

Software Engineer, Core Services

OpenAISan Francisco, CA

Designs and operates critical backend platforms like caching, workflow orchestration, and metadata stores to enable scalable product development. Requires expertise in distributed systems, caching (Redis/Memcached), storage (FoundationDB), and orchestration (Temporal).

230k – 385k/yr
HybridBackend Engineering
Baseten

Software Engineer - GPU Kernels

BasetenSan Francisco, CA +1

Develops and optimizes high-performance GPU kernels for AI/ML operations like matrix multiplications and attention mechanisms using CUDA and C++. Requires deep GPU architecture knowledge, performance profiling, and low-level optimization expertise.

180k – 360k/yr
HybridBackend Engineering
Numeral

Software Engineer (Product)

NumeralSan Francisco, CA +1

Builds scalable backend services, APIs, and infrastructure for an AI-native tax platform. Requires 7+ years backend experience with Node.js, PostgreSQL, Redis, AWS, and strong product sense in a fast-growing startup.

175k – 300k/yr
Hybrid7+ YOEBackend Engineering
PlantingSpace

Program Synthesis Engineering

PlantingSpaceUnited States

Builds program synthesis pipeline for modular probabilistic models in finance and research applications. Requires experience with complex algorithms like graph theory and compilers, plus collaborative software engineering practices.

Salary not listed
RemoteBackend Engineering
Hebbia

Backend Engineer, Agent Collaboration Platform

HebbiaNew York, NY +1

Backend engineer building high-scale agent collaboration systems and document indexing infrastructure for an AI platform serving finance professionals. Requires 5+ years backend experience with Python/Java/Go, AWS, and distributed systems.

160k – 300k/yr
On-site5+ YOEBackend Engineering
Hebbia

Backend Engineer, Agents

HebbiaNew York, NY +1

Build and scale backend systems for AI agents, including high-scale document indexing, distributed infrastructure, and performance optimization. Requires 5+ years backend experience with Python/Java/Go, AWS, and databases like Kafka or Elasticsearch.

160k – 300k/yr
On-site5+ YOEBackend Engineering
Hebbia

Backend Engineer, Growth and Data

HebbiaNew York, NY +1

Build and maintain backend systems powering data indexing, retrieval, and integrations for Hebbia's AI platform. Requires 5+ years backend experience with Python/Java/Go, AWS, and databases like PostgreSQL or Redis.

160k – 300k/yr
On-site5+ YOEBackend Engineering
Exa

Software Engineer, Backend

ExaSan Francisco, CA

Builds and optimizes backend systems for massive-scale web crawling, data processing pipelines handling millions of documents daily, and high-performance vector databases in Rust for AI search applications. Requires expertise in high throughput, low latency systems.

150k – 300k/yr
On-siteBackend Engineering
Shepherd

Software Engineer, Backend

ShepherdSan Francisco, CA +4

Builds and owns backend systems for AI-native commercial insurance platform handling data collection, automated underwriting, and policy administration. Requires 5+ years experience with Node.js, TypeScript, GraphQL, and insurance domain knowledge.

170k – 220k/yr
On-site5+ YOEBackend Engineering
EliseAI

Senior Software Engineer

EliseAISan Francisco, CA +1

Build scalable backend systems for AI-powered housing and healthcare platforms, owning features from design to deployment. Requires 1+ years in Java, C#, Go, or Python, system design expertise, and onsite work in NYC.

240k – 300k/yr
On-site1+ YOEBackend Engineering
Mark43

Staff Engineer

Mark43New York

Builds and deploys robust server-side features using Java, MySQL, Redis, and Elasticsearch for cloud-based public safety software. Owns projects end-to-end, architects scalable backend solutions, and mentors teammates; requires 10+ years experience with server-side languages and cloud infrastructure.

180k – 240k/yr
Remote10+ YOEBackend Engineering
Parker

Software Engineer - Backend

ParkerNew York, NY

Builds and scales backend systems including APIs, data models, and infrastructure for a fintech platform serving eCommerce merchants. Requires 4+ years experience with Node.js, GraphQL, Docker, Kubernetes, and microservices.

150k – 200k/yr
On-site4+ YOEBackend Engineering
Bubble

Senior Software Engineer, Backend

BubbleNew York, NY

Build scalable backend infrastructure and services for Bubble's visual AI app platform, handling massive request volumes, data workflows, and observability. Requires 5+ years experience with distributed systems, Node.js, Rust, PostgreSQL, Kafka, and on-call participation.

183k – 237k/yr
Remote5+ YOEBackend Engineering
Stellar

Senior Software Engineer, C++

StellarSan Francisco, CA +1

Designs and builds high-performance components for Stellar Core, the distributed engine powering the Stellar blockchain network. Requires 4+ years experience with modern C++ or Rust, expertise in distributed systems, and strong performance debugging skills.

180k – 290k/yr
Hybrid4+ YOEBackend Engineering
LlamaIndex

Senior Backend Engineer

LlamaIndexSan Francisco, CA

Builds and scales backend features for AI/LLM-native applications using Python, Node.js, Kubernetes, and related tools. Requires 4+ years experience shipping products from prototype to production at scale, with customer iteration.

180k – 250k/yr
Hybrid4+ YOEBackend Engineering
Folio

Software Engineer, Backend

FolioSan Francisco, CA +1

Build backend systems for B2B hospitality commerce using Ruby on Rails, Node.js, and Postgres. Requires 8+ years experience in server-side tech, API design, DevOps, AWS, scalable financial systems, and search infrastructure like Elasticsearch.

Salary not listed
Remote8+ YOEBackend Engineering
Moment

Distributed Systems Engineer

MomentNew York, NY

Designs and builds scalable distributed systems handling large data volumes for investment management platform. Requires strong systems fundamentals, logical reasoning, and experience with scalability challenges; Golang and related tech preferred.

200k – 325k/yr
On-siteBackend Engineering
OpenAI

Software Engineer, Agent Infrastructure

OpenAISan Francisco, CA +1

Builds and scales infrastructure for training and deploying AI agents, including novel container orchestration beyond Kubernetes, FastAPI/gRPC APIs, and Terraform-based systems. Collaborates with researchers on high-scale ML environments and production platforms for OpenAI products.

230k – 385k/yr
HybridBackend Engineering
Braintrust

Software Engineer, Backend

BraintrustNew York, NY +1

Build scalable backend infrastructure for AI observability platform, including real-time data pipelines, LLM integrations with OpenAI/Anthropic/Gemini, and open-source tracing libraries. Requires 5+ years backend experience with Node.js/Go/Python, Postgres/Redis, AWS, and observability tools.

Salary not listed
On-site5+ YOEBackend Engineering
Zilliz

Staff Software Engineer, Database Systems

ZillizRedwood City, CA

Develops distributed database systems, core architecture, and optimizes performance for enterprise AI applications. Requires 4+ years in database systems and contributions to infrastructure software like PostgreSQL or Kafka, with a bachelor's degree.

175k – 250k/yr
Hybrid4+ YOEBackend Engineering
Giga

Software Engineer I / II

GigaNew York, NY

Build backend systems powering AI agents for customer experience, including data pipelines, agent infrastructure, log visualization, and dynamic knowledge features. Requires 1-3 years experience, curiosity, quick iteration, and shipping focus in a startup environment.

160k – 250k/yr
On-site1+ YOEBackend Engineering
Recall

Backend Software Engineer

RecallSan Francisco, CA

Develops high-performance APIs and real-time video processing pipelines for massive-scale infrastructure handling 3TB/second data. Requires 4+ years systems software experience, customer empathy, and ability to independently own features in a fast-growing startup.

235k – 235k/yr
On-site4+ YOEBackend Engineering
Blackbird.xyz

Senior/Staff Backend Engineer

Blackbird.xyzNew York, NY

Designs, builds, and maintains core backend APIs for payments and loyalty platforms using Kotlin and RESTful services. Collaborates cross-functionally, mentors engineers, and scales systems in a fast-paced environment. Requires 5+ years experience.

180k – 220k/yr
On-site5+ YOEBackend Engineering
Stytch

Experienced Software Engineer

StytchSan Francisco, CA

Builds and architects reliable backend services and improves systems using Go, Node.js, and TypeScript. Mentors engineers, shapes team roadmap, and collaborates on critical product projects in a hybrid SF Bay Area role requiring 5+ years experience.

185k – 225k/yr
Hybrid5+ YOEBackend Engineering
Stytch

Experienced Backend Engineer (Product)

StytchSan Francisco, CA

Builds and architects reliable backend services using Go, Node.js, and TypeScript, oversees team projects, mentors engineers, and ships critical product features. Requires 5+ years backend experience and familiarity with frontend technologies.

185k – 225k/yr
Hybrid5+ YOEBackend Engineering
Intro

Founding Backend Engineer

IntroVenice Beach, CA

Designs, builds, and maintains scalable backend systems and APIs for a fast-growing access marketplace platform. Requires 5+ years backend experience with Go/Node.js/Python/Java, RESTful APIs, databases, cloud platforms, and ecommerce/payment systems.

Salary not listed
Hybrid5+ YOEBackend Engineering
OpenAI

Software Engineer, Privacy Infrastructure

OpenAISan Francisco, CA

Designs and operates scalable data infrastructure for privacy, legal compliance, and security workflows, including secure storage, search services, and automated data transfers. Partners with Legal, Security, and engineering teams to build defensible systems handling large-scale data problems.

230k – 325k/yr
HybridBackend Engineering
Offchain Labs

Senior Backend Engineer

Offchain LabsUnited States

Develop core backend infrastructure for Arbitrum, Ethereum's leading scaling solution. Tackle distributed systems challenges, optimize performance, ensure security and scalability using concurrency languages like Go, Rust, or C++.

Salary not listed
RemoteBackend Engineering
Tigerdata

Senior Software Engineer - Database Internals

TigerdataNew York, NY

Designs, codes, and tests core PostgreSQL database features including analytics, clustering, query optimizations, and distributed operations. Requires 5+ years experience with C/C++, database internals, and systems building.

Salary not listed
Remote5+ YOEBackend Engineering
SafetyKit

Senior Backend Engineer (Staff)

SafetyKitSan Francisco, CA

Designs scalable AWS serverless infrastructure for AI agents in enterprise B2B SaaS, enabling rapid development by engineers and models. Leads technical decisions, mentors team, and drives best practices using TypeScript and CDK.

Salary not listed
On-siteBackend Engineering
Ema

Software Engineering Lead, Backend

EmaSan Francisco, CA +1

Leads backend engineering for enterprise AI software, building scalable systems with Go/Python, APIs (REST/GraphQL), databases (PostgreSQL/Redshift), and cloud/container tech. Requires 4+ years experience, CS bachelor's, and full-stack contributions in a hybrid role.

135k – 300k/yr
Hybrid4+ YOEBackend Engineering
Finvest

Senior Backend Engineer

FinvestSan Francisco, CA

Senior backend engineer designs and owns core infrastructure including multi-agent LLM architecture for AI-powered wealth management. Works with massive financial datasets and collaborates on user experiences. Requires 5+ years backend experience, Node/TS/Python fluency, and distributed systems expertise.

Salary not listed
On-site5+ YOEBackend Engineering
TensorStax

Backend Engineer, Data & Agent Platform

TensorStaxSan Francisco, CA

Build core agent framework for autonomous AI data infrastructure using Python and distributed systems. Requires experience in agentic AI apps, open-source contributions like LangChain/AutoGen, and backend architecture design.

Salary not listed
HybridBackend Engineering
Formal

Senior Software Engineer | Backend

FormalSan Francisco, CA

Designs and develops high-performance backend data platforms handling real-time large-scale data using Golang, streaming frameworks like Kafka, and containerization tools. Owns features from research to production, optimizes systems, and leads impactful initiatives in a fast-growing startup.

Salary not listed
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Ema

Software Engineer, Backend

EmaCalifornia

Build and maintain scalable backend systems and APIs using Go/Python for enterprise AI applications. Requires 4+ years experience with databases, cloud platforms, containerization, and security best practices in a hybrid role.

135k – 200k/yr
Hybrid4+ YOEBackend Engineering
Nash

Senior Backend Engineer

NashSan Francisco, CA

Designs and builds scalable backend services, APIs, and infrastructure for logistics platform. Requires 4+ years experience with Python, RESTful APIs, PostgreSQL, AWS, and system optimization.

Salary not listed
Hybrid4+ YOEBackend Engineering
Stellar

Senior Software Engineer, Core

StellarSan Francisco, CA +1

Designs, builds, and scales Stellar Core, the distributed system maintaining the Stellar blockchain ledger and global consensus. Requires 4+ years experience with modern C++ or Rust, distributed systems knowledge, and strong communication for technical leadership.

180k – 290k/yr
Hybrid4+ YOEBackend Engineering
Palantir

Backend Software Engineer - Defense

PalantirPalo Alto, CA +1

Builds high-performance, scalable backend services and robust APIs for defense products enabling data integration, geospatial workflows, and real-time collaboration. Requires strong backend expertise in distributed systems, data structures, and languages like Java, Rust, Python, or Go, plus engineering degree.

Salary not listed
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