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Backend Engineer Jobs in San Francisco.

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Total jobs
220
positions indexed
New today
8
last 24 hours
Companies
144
actively hiring
Worldwide remote
0
from anywhere

How many Backend Engineer jobs in San Francisco are there right now?

There are 220 open Backend Engineer jobs in San Francisco on JobsRadar right now, from 144 companies hiring directly. 156 of them disclose pay, with a median of $216,750 a year and most offers between $193,000 and $258,000. 8 were added in the last 24 hours; the board was last refreshed on October 7, 2026 at 13:53 UTC.

Backend Engineer salary range in San Francisco

$193k 25th
$216.8k Median
$258k 75th
$161.3k
$313.4k
Box 25th–75th · whiskers 10th–90th Full range $60.3k – $500k · outliers off-axis
Based on 156 disclosed live listings
Updated Oct 6, 2026 from live listings
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CHAOS Industries
Senior Software Engineer (Backend)
CHAOS Industries
⚡ Apply early San Francisco, California, Uni... Onsite $140,000–$240,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 15h ago
Reddit
Senior Backend Engineer, IAM
Reddit
⚡ Apply early Remote - United States · location restricted $190,800–$267,100
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 15h ago
DoorDash USA
Software Engineer, Backend (All Teams)
DoorDash USA
⚡ Apply early Sunnyvale, CA; San Francisco,... Hybrid $130,600–$192,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 18h ago
DoorDash USA
Staff Software Engineer, Backend
DoorDash USA
⚡ Apply early Sunnyvale, CA; San Francisco,... Hybrid $130,600–$192,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 18h ago
DoorDash USA
Software Engineer, Backend - DoorDash Air
DoorDash USA
⚡ Apply early San Francisco, CA Onsite $130,600–$192,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 18h ago
DoorDash USA
Software Engineer, Backend - Autonomous Delivery Platform
DoorDash USA
⚡ Apply early San Francisco, CA Onsite $193,800–$285,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 18h ago
Databricks
Staff Backend Software Engineer- (Databricks AI)
Databricks
⚡ Apply early San Francisco, California Onsite $166,000–$225,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 18h ago
Nourish
Senior Backend Engineer
Nourish
⚡ Apply early San Francisco, CA / Remote · location restricted
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 22h ago
Airwallex
Senior Backend Engineer, Agentic AI
Airwallex
⚡ Apply early US - San Francisco Hybrid $150,000–$245,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1d ago
Airwallex
Staff Backend Engineer, Agentic AI
Airwallex
⚡ Apply early US - San Francisco Hybrid $182,000–$310,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1d ago
Invisible Technologies
Principal Backend Engineer (Forward Deployed)
Invisible Technologies
⚡ Apply early New York - Hybrid; San Francis... Hybrid $250,000–$300,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1d ago
Scribe
Backend Engineer
Scribe
⚡ Apply early San Francisco Hybrid $140,000–$165,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1d ago
Scribe
Staff Backend Engineer
Scribe
⚡ Apply early San Francisco Hybrid $230,000–$350,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1d ago
Lightfield
Software Engineer, Backend (Staff)
Lightfield
⚡ Apply early HQ: San Francisco Onsite $180,000–$300,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1d ago
Commure
Staff Backend Engineer, Ambient AI
Commure
⚡ Apply early Mountain View, CA Hybrid $210,000–$275,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1d ago
Fastly
Senior Backend Software Engineer (APIs)
Fastly
⚡ Apply early Denver, CO; San Francisco, CA Hybrid $181,220–$217,464
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1d ago
PI
ML Engineer - API Platform
Physical Intelligence
⚡ Apply early San Francisco Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1d ago
PI
ML engineer - API Platform
Physical Intelligence
⚡ Apply early San Francisco Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1d ago
Scribe
Senior Backend Engineer
Scribe
⚡ Apply early United States Onsite $150,000–$240,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1d ago
OpenAI
Applied AI Engineer, API Platform, Digital Natives
OpenAI
⚡ Apply early San Francisco Hybrid $251,000–$278,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 4d ago
Convex
Software Engineer, API Platform
Convex
⚡ Apply early San Francisco Hybrid
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 4d ago
CO
Senior Software Engineer, Backend
Comfy
⚡ Apply early San Francisco Onsite $180,000–$240,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 4d ago
AKASA
Sr. Software Engineer, Backend
AKASA
⚡ Apply early South San Francisco Hybrid
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 4d ago
Databricks
Senior Software Engineer — Backend (Files Team)
Databricks
⚡ Apply early San Francisco, California Onsite $166,000–$225,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 4d ago
Zencastr
Senior Backend Engineer (Remote)
Zencastr
⚡ Apply early San Francisco Office · location restricted
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 4d ago

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Frequently asked questions

How many Backend Engineer jobs in San Francisco are open right now?
220 Backend Engineer jobs in San Francisco are open across 144 companies, as of October 7, 2026.
What do Backend Engineer jobs in San Francisco pay?
Across the 156 Backend Engineer jobs in San Francisco that disclose pay, the median is $216,750 a year, and the middle half of offers falls between $193,000 and $258,000.
Which companies are hiring Backend Engineer jobs in San Francisco?
CHAOS Industries, Reddit, DoorDash USA, Databricks and Nourish are among the 144 companies currently hiring Backend Engineer jobs in San Francisco.
How current are these listings?
Every listing comes straight from the employer’s own careers system and is re-checked three times a day. This page was last updated on October 7, 2026 at 13:53 UTC.

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