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

There are 22 open Backend Engineer jobs in San Jose on JobsRadar right now, from 15 companies hiring directly. 17 of them disclose pay, with a median of $206,500 a year and most offers between $179,000 and $217,725. 1 were added in the last 24 hours; the board was last refreshed on September 7, 2026 at 10:11 UTC.

Backend Engineer salary range in San Jose

$179k 25th
$206.5k Median
$217.7k 75th
$168.6k
$287.9k
Box 25th–75th · whiskers 10th–90th Full range $180k – $450k · outliers off-axis
Based on 17 disclosed live listings
Updated Sep 7, 2026 from live listings
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Roku
Senior Software Engineer, Backend
Roku
⚡ Apply early San Jose, California Onsite $380,000–$450,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 14h ago
Cisco
Senior Software Engineer (Backend)
Cisco
⚡ Apply early San Jose, California, US Onsite $167,700–$245,200
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 3d ago
Archer
Staff Software Engineer, Backend
Archer
⚡ Apply early San Jose, California, United S... Onsite $190,000–$237,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 4d ago
Archer
Senior Software Engineer, Backend
Archer
⚡ Apply early San Jose, California, United S... Hybrid $150,000–$180,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 4d ago
Archer
Senior Software Engineer, Backend
Archer
⚡ Apply early San Jose, California, United S... Onsite $160,000–$198,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 4d ago
Cloudera
Senior Backend Engineer - Anywhere Cloud
Cloudera
⚡ Apply early US-California-San Jose Onsite $152,000–$190,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 5d ago
Cisco
Software Engineer Full Stack / Backend II (Full-Time) - United States
Cisco
⚡ Apply early San Jose, California, US Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 5d ago
PA
Staff Software Engineer - Backend Python
PayPal
⚡ Apply early San Jose, California, United S... Hybrid $176,500–$262,350
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 5d ago
Cadence Design Systems
Principal Product Engineer – Virtuoso Backend Flows
Cadence Design Systems
⚡ Apply early SAN JOSE Onsite $136,500–$253,500
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 5d ago
Cisco
Backend Senior Software Engineer, CX Engineering(Hybrid)
Cisco
⚡ Apply early San Jose, California, US Hybrid $167,700–$245,200
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 5d ago
Cisco
Software Engineer Full Stack / Backend I (Full Time) - United States
Cisco
⚡ Apply early San Jose, California, US Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1w ago
Capital One
Lead Software Engineer, Backend (IC)
Capital One
⚡ Apply early San Jose, CA Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1w ago
Altera
Senior Backend Design Automation Engineer — New Process Node Enablement
Altera
⚡ Apply early San Jose, California, United S... Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1w ago
Danaher
Backend & AI Platform Engineer
Danaher
⚡ Apply early San Jose, California, United S... Onsite $150,000–$200,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1w ago
Adobe
Software Engineer 4, Backend Services
Adobe
⚡ Apply early San Jose Onsite $177,900–$257,550
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1w ago
Tessera Labs
Software Engineer, Backend
Tessera Labs
⚡ Apply early San Jose Office (HQ) Onsite $180,000–$250,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1w ago
Weride
Software Engineer - Backend / Infrastructure
Weride
⚡ Apply early San Jose, CA Onsite $130,000–$182,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 3w ago
Adobe
Lead Software Engineer - Backend
Adobe
⚡ Apply early San Francisco Onsite $228,600–$331,050
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1mo ago
Figure
Helix AI Engineer, Backend
Figure
⚡ Apply early San Jose, CA Onsite $200,000–$400,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1mo ago
Adobe
Senior Backend Engineer – Cloud Platform
Adobe
⚡ Apply early San Jose Onsite $177,900–$257,550
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1mo ago
Hewlett Packard Enterprise
SASE Cloud Software Engineer - AI & Backend
Hewlett Packard Enterprise
⚡ Apply early San Jose, California, United S... Hybrid $136,500–$276,500
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2mos ago
Persimmons
Compiler Engineer (Mid and/or Backend)
Persimmons
⚡ Apply early San Jose, California, United S... Onsite ⚠ 6mo+ old
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 6mos ago

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Frequently asked questions

How many Backend Engineer jobs in San Jose are open right now?
22 Backend Engineer jobs in San Jose are open across 15 companies, as of September 7, 2026.
What do Backend Engineer jobs in San Jose pay?
Across the 17 Backend Engineer jobs in San Jose that disclose pay, the median is $206,500 a year, and the middle half of offers falls between $179,000 and $217,725.
Which companies are hiring Backend Engineer jobs in San Jose?
Roku, Cisco, Archer, Cloudera and PayPal are among the 15 companies currently hiring Backend Engineer jobs in San Jose.
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 September 7, 2026 at 10:11 UTC.

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