Backend Engineer Jobs in San Jose.
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Total jobs
11
positions indexed
New today
2
last 24 hours
Companies
6
actively hiring
Worldwide remote
0
from anywhere
How many Backend Engineer jobs in San Jose are there right now?
There are 11 open Backend Engineer jobs in San Jose on JobsRadar right now, from 6 companies hiring directly. 10 of them disclose pay, with a median of $196,325 a year and most offers between $168,500 and $222,125. 2 were added in the last 24 hours; the board was last refreshed on July 28, 2026 at 21:04 UTC.
Backend Engineer salary range in San Jose
$168.5k
25th
$196.3k
Median
$222.1k
75th
$154.2k
$311.5k
Box 25th–75th · whiskers 10th–90th
Full range $150k – $450k · outliers off-axis
Based on 10 disclosed live listings
Updated Jul 28, 2026 from live listings
Senior Backend Engineer, Platform
Archer
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3h ago
Senior Software Engineer, Backend
Roku
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4h ago
Senior Software Engineer, Backend
Archer
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1d ago
Helix AI Engineer, Backend Infrastructure
Figure
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4d ago
Staff Software Engineer, Backend
Archer
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6d ago
Senior Staff Backend Engineer, Platform Core
Archer
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6d ago
Staff Software Engineer, Backend
Archer
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6d ago
Senior Software Engineer, Backend
Archer
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6d ago
Software Engineer - Backend / Infrastructure
Weride
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1mo ago
Compiler Engineer (Mid and/or Backend)
Persimmons
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4mos ago
Software Engineer, Backend
Tessera Labs
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7mos ago
Frequently asked questions
- How many Backend Engineer jobs in San Jose are open right now?
- 11 Backend Engineer jobs in San Jose are open across 6 companies, as of July 28, 2026.
- What do Backend Engineer jobs in San Jose pay?
- Across the 10 Backend Engineer jobs in San Jose that disclose pay, the median is $196,325 a year, and the middle half of offers falls between $168,500 and $222,125.
- Which companies are hiring Backend Engineer jobs in San Jose?
- Archer, Roku, Figure, Weride and Persimmons are among the 6 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 July 28, 2026 at 21:04 UTC.