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Backend Engineer Jobs in San Francisco.

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

There are 239 open Backend Engineer jobs in San Francisco on JobsRadar right now, from 159 companies hiring directly. 167 of them disclose pay, with a median of $216,000 a year and most offers between $193,000 and $250,000. The board was last refreshed on August 23, 2026 at 06:19 UTC.

Backend Engineer salary range in San Francisco

$193k 25th
$216k Median
$250k 75th
$170k
$307.5k
Box 25th–75th · whiskers 10th–90th Full range $18k – $485k · outliers off-axis
Based on 167 disclosed live listings
Updated Aug 22, 2026 from live listings
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CoreWeave
Senior Software Engineer - API Platform & Client Tooling
CoreWeave
⚡ Apply early Livingston, NJ / New York, NY... Onsite $153,000–$204,000
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CoreWeave
Senior Software Engineer, Core API - Weights & Biases
CoreWeave
⚡ Apply early Livingston, NJ / New York, NY... Onsite $165,000–$242,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1d ago
Mercury
Senior Backend Engineer - Product
Mercury
⚡ Apply early San Francisco, CA, New York, N... · location restricted $166,600–$208,300
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1d ago
Finch
Staff Software Engineer, Backend
Finch
⚡ Apply early San Francisco, New York City Hybrid
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1d ago
Finch
Senior Software Engineer, Backend
Finch
⚡ Apply early San Francisco, New York City Hybrid
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1d ago
OpenAI
Software Engineer, API Safety
OpenAI
⚡ Apply early San Francisco Hybrid $293,000–$385,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1d ago
Anthropic
Staff+ Software Engineer, Backend
Anthropic
⚡ Apply early San Francisco, CA | New York C... Onsite $405,000–$485,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1d ago
Anthropic
Senior Staff Software Engineer, API
Anthropic
⚡ Apply early San Francisco, CA | New York C... Onsite $405,000–$485,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1d ago
Firecrawl
Backend Infrastructure Engineer
Firecrawl
⚡ Apply early San Francisco, CA (Hybrid) Hybrid $190,000–$260,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2d ago
Laurel
Staff Backend Engineer (Digital Foot Print)
Laurel
⚡ Apply early Remote, US · location restricted $251,000–$275,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2d ago
Scribe
Backend Engineer
Scribe
⚡ Apply early San Francisco Hybrid $140,000–$165,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2d ago
Fastly
Senior Engineer - Security Products (Backend APIs)
Fastly
⚡ Apply early Denver, CO; San Francisco, CA Hybrid $181,220–$217,464
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2d ago
CHAOS Industries
Backend Software Engineer
CHAOS Industries
⚡ Apply early San Francisco, California, Uni... Onsite $130,000–$220,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2d ago
Crypto
Senior Backend Engineer (Sports & Prediction Markets) – Golang
Crypto
⚡ Apply early United States Hybrid
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2d ago
EL
Software Engineer - Backend
Emergent Labs
⚡ Apply early San Francisco Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 3d ago
Scribe
Staff Backend Engineer, Docs
Scribe
⚡ Apply early San Francisco Hybrid $215,000–$280,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 3d ago
Scribe
Senior Backend Engineer, Docs
Scribe
⚡ Apply early San Francisco Hybrid $170,000–$230,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 3d ago
Front
Software Engineer (Backend), Foundation
Front
⚡ Apply early San Francisco, CA Hybrid $177,000–$203,700
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 3d ago
Commure
Senior Backend Engineer, Ambient AI
Commure
⚡ Apply early Mountain View, CA Hybrid $170,000–$230,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 3d ago
Navan
Senior Backend Platform Developer, Contact Center Systems
Navan
⚡ Apply early Palo Alto, CA or San Francisco... Onsite $118,800–$264,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 3d ago
Lightfield
Sofware Engineer, Backend (Staff)
Lightfield
⚡ Apply early HQ: San Francisco Onsite $180,000–$300,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 3d ago
Discord
Senior Software Engineer, Safety Backend
Discord
⚡ Apply early San Francisco Bay Area or Los... Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 3d ago
Brex
Senior Software Engineer, Backend (Product Engineering)
Brex
⚡ Apply early San Francisco, California, Uni... Hybrid $192,000–$240,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 3d ago
Brex
Senior Software Engineer, Backend (Product Engineering)
Brex
⚡ Apply early New York, New York, United Sta... Hybrid $192,000–$240,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 3d ago
Brex
Software Engineer II, Backend
Brex
⚡ Apply early San Francisco, California, Uni... Hybrid $152,000–$190,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 3d ago

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Frequently asked questions

How many Backend Engineer jobs in San Francisco are open right now?
239 Backend Engineer jobs in San Francisco are open across 159 companies, as of August 23, 2026.
What do Backend Engineer jobs in San Francisco pay?
Across the 167 Backend Engineer jobs in San Francisco that disclose pay, the median is $216,000 a year, and the middle half of offers falls between $193,000 and $250,000.
Which companies are hiring Backend Engineer jobs in San Francisco?
CoreWeave, Mercury, Finch, OpenAI and Anthropic are among the 159 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 August 23, 2026 at 06:19 UTC.

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