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Backend Engineer · San Jose

$196,325

median · per year, annualized USD

Median over time ▼ -1.8%
$200,000 $196,325
$160.5k 25th
$196.3k Median
$237.5k 75th
$150.7k
$317k
Box 25th–75th · whiskers 10th–90th Full range $150k – $450k · outliers off-axis
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Roku

Senior Software Engineer, Backend

Roku · San Jose, California

$380,000 – $450,000 Figure

Helix AI Engineer, Backend Infrastructure

Figure · San Jose, CA

$150,000 – $400,000 Tessera Labs

Software Engineer, Backend

Tessera Labs · San Jose Office (HQ)

$200,000 – $250,000 Archer

Senior Staff Backend Engineer, Platform Core

Archer · San Jose, California, United States

$182,500 – $220,000 Archer

Staff Software Engineer, Backend

Archer · San Jose, California, United States

$172,800 – $210,000 Weride

Software Engineer - Backend / Infrastructure

Weride · San Jose, CA

$130,000 – $182,000 Archer

Senior Software Engineer, Backend

Archer · San Jose, California, United States

$144,000 – $180,000 Archer

Senior Backend Engineer, Platform

Archer · San Jose, California, United States

$126,700 – $150,000

Top companies hiring

Company Median Roles
Archer $176,700 4
Roku $415,000 1
Figure $275,000 1
Tessera Labs $225,000 1
Weride $156,000 1

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