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Attentive

Principal Salesforce Engineer

AttentiveNew York, NY +1

Owns architecture, scalability, and evolution of Revenue Technology platform centered on Salesforce. Defines multi-quarter strategy (60%) and implements solutions (40%) using Apex, LWC, Flows, and integrations in high-growth environment. Requires 7-10+ years Salesforce expertise.

170k – 225k/yr
Remote7+ YOEBackend Engineering
Hightouch

Software Engineer, Control Plane

HightouchUnited States

Builds backend tools for enterprise control plane including access control, change management, and data warehouse optimization. Requires expertise in distributed systems, asynchronous workflows, and product-minded engineering for scalable, reliable architectures.

180k – 260k/yr
RemoteBackend Engineering
Hightouch

Software Engineer, Streaming Systems

HightouchUnited States

Builds and scales high-throughput streaming infrastructure to ingest and process billions of customer behavioral events in real-time at sub-second latency. Owns end-to-end projects, solves customer scaling issues, and influences roadmap in a remote-first startup.

180k – 320k/yr
RemoteBackend Engineering
Hightouch

Principal Engineer, Streaming Systems

HightouchUnited States

Leads development of high-throughput streaming systems handling millions of messages per second with sub-second latency for real-time behavioral data processing and AI personalization. Requires expertise in distributed systems architecture, scaling infrastructure, and leading complex projects.

180k – 320k/yr
RemoteBackend Engineering
Hightouch

Software Engineer, Customer Studio Backend

HightouchUnited States

Builds backend systems for Customer Studio, optimizing data warehouse performance, real-time audience syncing, analytics, and AI-enhanced workflows for marketing teams. Requires strong distributed systems expertise and product-minded thinking.

180k – 320k/yr
RemoteBackend Engineering
Cribl

Software Engineer, Core Platform

CriblUnited States

Build backend systems and APIs for ingesting, processing, and routing large-scale telemetry data in real-time. Requires strong CS fundamentals, Node.js/TypeScript experience, and knowledge of distributed systems; fully remote with on-call responsibilities.

140k – 170k/yr
RemoteBackend Engineering
Square

Software Engineer, Cash App - Lending Products

SquareNew York, NY +1

Builds scalable systems and APIs for Cash App's lending products, partnering with risk, compliance, and product teams to deliver credit access at scale. Requires 5+ years in complex systems, AI-first mindset, and expertise in backend technologies like Java/Kotlin and AWS.

153k – 270k/yr
Remote5+ YOEBackend Engineering
Weave

Staff Software Engineer, Payments

WeaveLehi, UT

Leads complex backend projects for payments platform, architects scalable Go microservices, drives multi-team initiatives, and mentors engineers. Requires 10+ years experience in distributed systems, cloud (GCP), and databases.

Salary not listed
Remote10+ YOEBackend Engineering
Grafana Labs

Staff Backend Engineer - Databases Tempo | US | Remote

Grafana LabsUnited States

Leads technical direction for Tempo distributed tracing backend, owning architecture of ingestion, storage, query, and metrics generation. Drives operational excellence at scale, API design for AI/agents, and mentors engineers on complex initiatives.

Salary not listed
RemoteBackend Engineering
Kapitus

Software Engineer II

KapitusUnited States

Develops AWS serverless microservices and event-based services to optimize operational workflows in an Agile team. Requires 4-8 years experience with Node.js, Python, AWS services including Lambda, DynamoDB, API Gateway, and APIs.

96k – 154k/yr
Remote4+ YOEBackend Engineering
Virta Health

Senior Software Engineer - Care Delivery

Virta HealthDenver, CO +1

Builds scalable backend services in Python/Golang and React frontends for patient/clinician care delivery platforms in metabolic health. Requires 5+ years backend/full-stack experience, API expertise, microservices, and AI tool usage; collaborates cross-functionally on high-impact features.

167k – 216k/yr
Remote5+ YOEBackend Engineering
Honor

Staff Software Engineer

HonorUnited States

Builds and operates backend production systems powering care discovery for families and professionals, with frontend familiarity. Collaborates cross-functionally on DemandGen team, focusing on scalable APIs, databases, cloud infrastructure, and AI productivity tools.

194k – 216k/yr
RemoteBackend 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
MongoDB

Staff Engineer, Code Generation

MongoDBUnited States

Leads development of AI-powered code transformation tools to modernize legacy apps into scalable MongoDB microservices. Requires 8+ years experience with relational DBs, GenAI/LLMs integration, and architectural leadership.

137k – 270k/yr
Remote8+ YOEBackend Engineering
Redis

Senior Software Engineer, Feature Store

RedisUnited States

Leads technical vision and execution for the Feature Store platform, building scalable ML infrastructure with low-latency serving. Requires 5+ years backend experience, expertise in Python/Go/Rust, cloud platforms, and data tools for enterprise customers.

197k – 246k/yr
Remote5+ YOEBackend Engineering
Censys

Software Engineer (Backend, Distributed Systems)

CensysSeattle, WA +2

Builds scalable backend services, APIs, and tooling for distributed systems processing massive internet datasets. Requires 3+ years experience with Go, cloud providers, message queues, and databases.

120k – 169k/yr
Remote3+ YOEBackend Engineering
Mark43

Lead Software Engineer - Universal Search

Mark43United States

Leads development and scaling of universal search platform integrating third-party data for public safety products like RMS and CAD. Requires 8+ years experience in Java backend, React/TypeScript full-stack, AWS services, and event-driven architectures.

Salary not listed
Remote8+ YOEBackend Engineering
DuckDuckGo

Senior Backend Engineer

DuckDuckGoUnited States

Leads complex backend projects using Perl, Go, and Node.js to enhance privacy-focused search and AI features. Requires 7+ years backend experience, AI tooling familiarity, strong algorithms knowledge, and mentoring skills.

179k – 179k/yr
Remote7+ YOEBackend Engineering
Hex

Software Engineer, Foundations

HexSan Francisco, CA +1

Builds and evolves core backend infrastructure including APIs, realtime transport, storage frameworks, and job orchestration systems at Hex. Requires 5+ years backend experience with TypeScript/Node.js, SQL, and shared systems expertise.

215k – 270k/yr
Remote5+ YOEBackend Engineering
Hex

Software Engineer, Backend (Product)

HexSan Francisco, CA +1

Backend-leaning product engineer building AI analytics platform features like APIs, CLI, MCP, and access control systems. Requires 5+ years experience with complex systems, enterprise integrations, and remote collaboration.

198k – 265k/yr
Remote5+ YOEBackend Engineering
Temporal

Senior Software Engineer, Cloud Data Storage

TemporalUnited States

Designs and builds scalable distributed cloud data storage systems, ensuring durability, reliability, and performance for petabyte-scale workflow history. Requires 5+ years in distributed systems with Go/Java and AWS experience, plus technical leadership.

176k – 238k/yr
Remote5+ YOEBackend Engineering
Just Appraised

Software Engineer

Just AppraisedUnited States

Builds and operates API platforms and shared backend systems to power products, focusing on high availability, developer experience, and scalability using Java, Kotlin, GraphQL, AWS, and modern AI tools.

Salary not listed
RemoteBackend Engineering
Machinify

Lead Rust Software Engineer

MachinifyUnited States

Leads Rust development on the Subrogate team, building scalable web applications with ML integration, mentoring on Rust best practices, and architecting reliable systems impacting healthcare outcomes. Requires 10+ years backend experience and expertise in Rust plus Java, TypeScript, JavaScript, Scala.

210k – 250k/yr
Remote10+ YOEBackend Engineering
Hex

Software Engineer, Backend (Platform)

HexNew York, NY

Builds and maintains core compute platform for code execution, SQL querying, and data processing in collaborative notebook interface. Requires 6+ years experience with Python, SQL, data systems, and performance optimization.

198k – 295k/yr
Remote6+ YOEBackend Engineering
Capacity

Software Engineer III

CapacityUnited States

Leads development of advanced speech recognition, NLP, and biometrics software using C++ and Golang in cloud-native Linux/Docker environments. Requires 5+ years experience with multithreaded coding, DevOps, and cloud platforms like AWS.

115k – 140k/yr
Remote5+ YOEBackend Engineering
Vannevar

Senior Software Engineer - Agents Platform

VannevarUnited States

Lead development of AI Agents platform, designing best practices, tooling for quality assurance, and governance solutions. Requires 5+ years in backend/infra/ML systems and experience with agent frameworks like LangGraph or Claude SDK.

Salary not listed
Remote5+ YOEBackend Engineering
Mercury

Senior Software Engineer - AI Enablement

MercurySan Francisco, CA +2

Builds and scales internal AI platform infrastructure including LLM gateways, MCP servers, and knowledge layers to enable company-wide AI adoption. Requires 5+ years backend experience shipping production LLM systems like RAG and agents.

167k – 219k/yr
Remote5+ YOEBackend Engineering
Redis

Senior Software Engineer, Context Engine

RedisUnited States

Builds core infrastructure for AI agents to access and assemble context using Redis, shipping fast with high autonomy. Requires 5+ years backend experience, strong Go proficiency, and hands-on AI agent development.

197k – 246k/yr
Remote5+ YOEBackend Engineering
SmithRx

Senior Software Engineer (Tools & Frameworks), Applications

SmithRxUnited States

Designs and builds scalable back-end features using Golang, GraphQL, Node, and AWS services. Requires 5-8 years experience, expertise in relational databases like PostgreSQL, API design, DevOps tools, and mentoring juniors.

Salary not listed
Remote5+ YOEBackend Engineering
Customer.io

Senior Software Engineer, Backend

Customer.ioUnited States

Build and scale distributed backend systems in Go for high-volume customer communications. Requires 7+ years experience with Go or similar, cloud environments like AWS/GCP, MySQL, and production observability.

150k – 200k/yr
Remote7+ YOEBackend Engineering
Mercury

Staff Software Engineer - Fraud

MercurySan Francisco, CA +2

Leads architecture and delivery of backend systems for fraud prevention, partnering with ML teams to productionize models and enable real-time decisioning. Requires 7+ years backend experience, ideally with Haskell, and strong technical leadership in fintech/risk domains.

239k – 299k/yr
Remote7+ YOEBackend Engineering
Machinify

Staff Software Engineer, Backend | Web Apps

MachinifyUnited States

Designs and builds scalable backend systems for web applications at the intersection of engineering, AI, and decision automation. Requires 10+ years backend experience with Java/Scala, system architecture, and strong CS fundamentals.

200k – 250k/yr
Remote10+ YOEBackend Engineering
SmithRx

Staff Software Engineer, Platform

SmithRxUnited States

Designs and develops scalable back-end architecture for product features using Golang, GraphQL, SQL, and AWS services. Requires 8-12 years experience with server-side apps, APIs, databases, plus expertise in compiled languages and mentoring juniors.

Salary not listed
Remote8+ YOEBackend Engineering
SmithRx

Senior Software Engineer, Applications

SmithRxUnited States

Designs, develops, and maintains back-end architecture for product features using Golang, GraphQL, Node, and AWS services. Requires 5-8 years experience, expertise in relational databases like PostgreSQL, API design, and cloud/DevOps tools; mentors juniors and integrates AI technologies.

Salary not listed
Remote5+ YOEBackend Engineering
Atticus

Senior Backend Engineer - Growth

AtticusLos Angeles, CA

Builds and owns backend systems for growth experiments, data pipelines, marketing integrations, and user communications in a fast-paced startup environment. Requires 5+ years experience with data infrastructure and balancing velocity with system health.

157k – 230k/yr
Remote5+ YOEBackend Engineering
Mark43

Senior Software Engineer - Universal Search

Mark43United States

Builds and scales universal search platform for public safety software, integrating third-party data sources with real-time indexing and distributed systems. Requires 4+ years backend experience in Java/TypeScript, AWS services, event-driven architectures, and search technologies.

Salary not listed
Remote4+ YOEBackend Engineering
Stripe

Software Engineer, Secrets Infrastructure

StripeUnited States

Builds and maintains TLS identity and secrets infrastructure critical to all Stripe services, using primarily Go. Designs integrations for Kubernetes/EC2, ensures high availability, and guides teams on security architecture. Requires 5+ years software experience, strong Go skills, and security/infra background.

Salary not listed
Remote5+ YOEBackend Engineering