Backend Engineer Jobs in California.

California is the largest state economy in the United States, home to Silicon Valley technology, Hollywood entertainment, aerospace, agriculture, and a vast healthcare and services sector. Its job market stretches from the Bay Area to Los Angeles and San Diego. Browse jobs in California from companies hiring across every field.

Back-end engineers build the APIs, databases and services that power applications behind the scenes. Explore back-end engineer jobs from companies hiring worldwide.

Total jobs
370
positions indexed
New today
23
last 24 hours
Companies
226
actively hiring
Worldwide remote
0
from anywhere

How many Backend Engineer jobs in California are there right now?

There are 370 open Backend Engineer jobs in California on JobsRadar right now, from 226 companies hiring directly. 203 of them disclose pay, with a median of $208,595 a year and most offers between $182,500 and $247,125. 23 were added in the last 24 hours; the board was last refreshed on October 20, 2026 at 21:04 UTC.

Backend Engineer salary range in California

$182.5k 25th
$208.6k Median
$247.1k 75th
$155.3k
$300k
Box 25th–75th · whiskers 10th–90th Full range $60.3k – $500k · outliers off-axis
Based on 203 disclosed live listings
Updated Oct 19, 2026 from live listings
See full salary breakdown
northwoodspace
Senior Software Engineer - Backend
northwoodspace
⚡ Apply early Torrance, CA Onsite $142,000–$224,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2h ago
Convex
Software Engineer, API Platform
Convex
⚡ Apply early San Francisco Hybrid
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2h ago
Tubi
Staff Software Engineer (Backend)
Tubi
⚡ Apply early San Francisco, CA (Hybrid) Hybrid $227,200–$324,500
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 4h ago
Tubi
Senior Software Engineer, Backend
Tubi
⚡ Apply early San Francisco, CA (Hybrid) Hybrid $186,400–$266,300
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 4h ago
Glean
Software Engineer, Product Backend
Glean
⚡ Apply early Mountain View, CA Onsite $140,000–$265,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 4h ago
Normal Computing Corporation
Compiler Backend Engineer
Normal Computing Corporation
⚡ Apply early Mountain View Hybrid $200,000–$300,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 12h ago
Roblox
Principal Fullstack/Backend Software Engineer, User Connections
Roblox
⚡ Apply early San Mateo, CA, United States Onsite $295,250–$345,040
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 14h ago
Roblox
Principal Software Engineer, Backend - Sharing
Roblox
⚡ Apply early San Mateo, CA, United States Onsite $295,250–$345,040
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 14h ago
Roblox
Senior Software Engineer (Backend), Co-Experience
Roblox
⚡ Apply early San Mateo, CA, United States Onsite $196,750–$243,290
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 14h ago
Xero
Senior Backend Engineer, Payments Platform
Xero
⚡ Apply early US: San Mateo (1875 South Gran... Hybrid $209,000–$251,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 18h ago
Tessera Labs
Software Engineer, Backend
Tessera Labs
⚡ Apply early San Jose Office (HQ) Onsite $180,000–$250,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 18h ago
OpenAI
Backend Software Engineer, Cooperative AI (Evals)
OpenAI
⚡ Apply early San Francisco Onsite $266,000–$445,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 18h ago
Plaud
Backend Engineer - Concumer & Commerce
Plaud
⚡ Apply early Palo Alto, CA Onsite $140,000–$219,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 18h ago
Plaud
Backend Engineer - Palo Alto
Plaud
⚡ Apply early San Francisco, CA Hybrid $159,000–$219,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 18h ago
CodeRabbit
Senior Software Engineer - Backend
CodeRabbit
⚡ Apply early San Francisco Hybrid $200,000–$350,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 18h ago
AI
Senior Backend Engineer, Agent Infrastructure
Airbyte
⚡ Apply early San Francisco Hybrid $196,000–$235,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 18h ago
Ridezum
Staff Product Engineer, Backend
Ridezum
⚡ Apply early Hybrid Remote/ Redwood City, C... Hybrid $240,000–$280,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 18h ago
Ridezum
Senior Product Engineer, Backend
Ridezum
⚡ Apply early Hybrid Remote/ Redwood City, C... Hybrid $190,000–$260,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 18h ago
Vast
Senior Software Engineer, Backend
Vast
⚡ Apply early Long Beach, California, United... Onsite $159,000–$267,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 20h ago
PC
Backend Engineer
Pump.co
⚡ Apply early San Francisco, CA Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 20h ago
Lyft
Software Engineer Intern, Backend (Summer 2027 - SF)
Lyft
⚡ Apply early San Francisco, CA Hybrid $108,160–$120,640
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 22h ago
Lyft
Backend Software Engineer, Airports
Lyft
⚡ Apply early San Francisco, CA Hybrid $128,000–$160,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 22h ago
LaunchDarkly
Backend Software Engineer, SDK
LaunchDarkly
⚡ Apply early Remote - US · location restricted
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 22h ago
Otter.ai
Software Engineer, Backend (New Grad)
Otter.ai
⚡ Apply early Mountain View, CA Onsite $136,000–$164,500
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1d ago
Socure
Senior Software Engineer - Backend (DocV)
Socure
⚡ Apply early Remote - USA Hybrid $180,000–$200,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1d ago

Frequently asked questions

How many Backend Engineer jobs in California are open right now?
370 Backend Engineer jobs in California are open across 226 companies, as of October 20, 2026.
What do Backend Engineer jobs in California pay?
Across the 203 Backend Engineer jobs in California that disclose pay, the median is $208,595 a year, and the middle half of offers falls between $182,500 and $247,125.
Which companies are hiring Backend Engineer jobs in California?
northwoodspace, Convex, Tubi, Glean and Normal Computing Corporation are among the 226 companies currently hiring Backend Engineer jobs in California.
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 20, 2026 at 21:04 UTC.

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