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Backend Engineer Jobs in SF Bay Area

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A Backend Engineer position includes many different responsibilities like the creation and design of system architecture and services, as well as building robust, scalable software using programming languages like Ruby, Java and Scala. Backend Engineers improve code quality using performing code reviews, automation and writing unit tests. Backend Engineers frequently collaborate with other members of the technical team, including Frontend Engineers. They also work with design teams to understand end-user needs and transform them into a technical solution. Backend Engineers should also know OOP, software design, Linux/Unix and scripting languages such as Python and Perl.

Living and Working in the San Francisco Bay Area

The San Francisco Bay Area is a dynamic city to work in with plenty of job opportunities in a variety of fields and industries including business, finance and technology. This picturesque city is located in Northern California and is headquarters to five different top banking institutions. It is also the headquarters to other well-known corporations such as Craiglist, Uber, Lyft, Gap and Levi Strauss. Popular Social Media sites such as Pinterest and Twitter are also located here. There are two universities in the city. San Francisco also ranks as the city with the 7th highest incomes.

There are numerous things to do and see in San Francisco. It has multiple diverse districts like North Beach, Chinatown and the Financial District. It is also home to cable cars and the most crooked street in the world. The San Francisco Bay Area also has a vibrant cultural scene and a wide array of restaurants.

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The salaries of candidates in this role range from a low of $100,000 to a high of $210,000, with a median salary of $168,000.

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Senior Backend Engineer
Senior Backend Engineer
1501-5000 employees
DataRobot is looking for an experienced software engineer to join our team working on Big Data problems. As a team member, you will work on building a data processing framework that allows the Data...
About Datarobot: DataRobot is a company that offers a machine learning platform for data scientists to build and deploy predictive models.
Senior Backend Engineer
1501-5000 employees
Senior Backend Engineer
DataRobot is looking for an experienced software engineer to join our team working on Big Data problems. As a team member, you will work on building a data processing framework that allows the Data...
About Datarobot: DataRobot is a company that offers a machine learning platform for data scientists to build and deploy predictive models.
Senior Backend Engineer
Senior Backend Engineer
1501-5000 employees
DataRobot accelerates the process of building predictive models to get the most out of valuable data. We work hard to create tools that nascent data scientists can use effectively while also exposi...
About Datarobot: DataRobot is a company that offers a machine learning platform for data scientists to build and deploy predictive models.
Senior Backend Engineer
1501-5000 employees
Senior Backend Engineer
DataRobot accelerates the process of building predictive models to get the most out of valuable data. We work hard to create tools that nascent data scientists can use effectively while also exposi...
About Datarobot: DataRobot is a company that offers a machine learning platform for data scientists to build and deploy predictive models.
Senior Bioinformatics Pipeline Engineer
Senior Bioinformatics Pipeline Engineer
1501-5000 employees
Invitae is dedicated to bringing comprehensive genetic information into mainstream medicine to improve healthcare for billions of people. Our team is driven to make a difference for the patients we...
About Invitae: Invitae is a company engaged in medical genetic testing.
Senior Bioinformatics Pipeline Engineer
1501-5000 employees
Senior Bioinformatics Pipeline Engineer
Invitae is dedicated to bringing comprehensive genetic information into mainstream medicine to improve healthcare for billions of people. Our team is driven to make a difference for the patients we...
About Invitae: Invitae is a company engaged in medical genetic testing.
Bioinformatics Engineer, Algorithm
Bioinformatics Engineer, Algorithm
1501-5000 employees
Invitae is a healthcare technology company that leverages genetic information to empower doctors and patients to make informed medical decisions. Our development team works on a variety of projects...
About Invitae: Invitae is a company engaged in medical genetic testing.
Bioinformatics Engineer, Algorithm
1501-5000 employees
Bioinformatics Engineer, Algorithm
Invitae is a healthcare technology company that leverages genetic information to empower doctors and patients to make informed medical decisions. Our development team works on a variety of projects...
About Invitae: Invitae is a company engaged in medical genetic testing.
Bioinformatics Engineer, Algorithm
Bioinformatics Engineer, Algorithm
1501-5000 employees
Invitae is a healthcare technology company that leverages genetic information to empower doctors and patients to make informed medical decisions. Our development team works on a variety of projects...
About Invitae: Invitae is a company engaged in medical genetic testing.
Bioinformatics Engineer, Algorithm
1501-5000 employees
Bioinformatics Engineer, Algorithm
Invitae is a healthcare technology company that leverages genetic information to empower doctors and patients to make informed medical decisions. Our development team works on a variety of projects...
About Invitae: Invitae is a company engaged in medical genetic testing.
Software Engineer, Scientific Information Retrieval
Software Engineer, Scientific Information Retrieval
1501-5000 employees
Invitae is a healthcare technology company that leverages genetic information to empower doctors and patients to make informed medical decisions. Our software engineers work on a variety of project...
About Invitae: Invitae is a company engaged in medical genetic testing.
Software Engineer, Scientific Information Retrieval
1501-5000 employees
Software Engineer, Scientific Information Retrieval
Invitae is a healthcare technology company that leverages genetic information to empower doctors and patients to make informed medical decisions. Our software engineers work on a variety of project...
About Invitae: Invitae is a company engaged in medical genetic testing.
Senior Software Engineer (Java)
Senior Software Engineer (Java)
501-1000 employees
We're looking for a top caliber engineer with experience in building core platform services from ground up at Internet scale. Our services power Castlight's digital health platform, which brings to...
About Castlight Health: Castlight Health develops a web application providing information to its users about healthcare costs, usage, coverage, and choices.
Senior Software Engineer (Java)
501-1000 employees
Senior Software Engineer (Java)
We're looking for a top caliber engineer with experience in building core platform services from ground up at Internet scale. Our services power Castlight's digital health platform, which brings to...
About Castlight Health: Castlight Health develops a web application providing information to its users about healthcare costs, usage, coverage, and choices.
Sr. Back End Engineer (Python)
Sr. Back End Engineer (Python)
51-200 employees
WHO WE ARE<br><br>Interana is changing the data analytics industry through our platform that allows infinite, sophisticated and layered questions to be asked of all of the customer data,. We bring ...
About Interana: Analyze billions of events in seconds to understand how customers behave and products are used.
Sr. Back End Engineer (Python)
51-200 employees
Sr. Back End Engineer (Python)
WHO WE ARE<br><br>Interana is changing the data analytics industry through our platform that allows infinite, sophisticated and layered questions to be asked of all of the customer data,. We bring ...
About Interana: Analyze billions of events in seconds to understand how customers behave and products are used.
Senior Engineer - Backend (Microservices)
Senior Engineer - Backend (Microservices)
51-200 employees
We have a simple mission at Calm: To make the world a happier and healthier place.<br><br>The heart of Calm is digital but the brand is expanding offline into a variety of products and services tha...
About Calm.Com: Calm is a provider of a mobile app for meditation, sleep, and mental wellness.
Senior Engineer - Backend (Microservices)
51-200 employees
Senior Engineer - Backend (Microservices)
We have a simple mission at Calm: To make the world a happier and healthier place.<br><br>The heart of Calm is digital but the brand is expanding offline into a variety of products and services tha...
About Calm.Com: Calm is a provider of a mobile app for meditation, sleep, and mental wellness.
Software Engineer - Distributed Systems
Software Engineer - Distributed Systems
501-1000 employees
Overview<br><br>At Segment, we believe companies should be able to send their data wherever they want, whenever they want, with no fuss. We make this easy with a single platform that collects, stor...
About Segment.Com: Segment is a company that develops a platform for collecting customer data.
Software Engineer - Distributed Systems
501-1000 employees
Software Engineer - Distributed Systems
Overview<br><br>At Segment, we believe companies should be able to send their data wherever they want, whenever they want, with no fuss. We make this easy with a single platform that collects, stor...
About Segment.Com: Segment is a company that develops a platform for collecting customer data.
Infrastructure & Cloud Operations Engineer
Infrastructure & Cloud Operations Engineer
501-1000 employees
Affirm is reinventing credit to make it more honest and friendly, giving consumers the flexibility to buy now and pay later without any hidden fees or compounding interest.<br><br>Affirm's engineer...
About Affirm, Inc.: Affirm is a financial technology services company, offering installment loans to consumers at the point of sale.
Infrastructure & Cloud Operations Engineer
501-1000 employees
Infrastructure & Cloud Operations Engineer
Affirm is reinventing credit to make it more honest and friendly, giving consumers the flexibility to buy now and pay later without any hidden fees or compounding interest.<br><br>Affirm's engineer...
About Affirm, Inc.: Affirm is a financial technology services company, offering installment loans to consumers at the point of sale.
IT Systems Engineer
IT Systems Engineer
501-1000 employees
Affirm is reinventing credit to make it more honest and friendly, giving consumers the flexibility to buy now and pay later without any hidden fees or compounding interest.<br><br>We're seeking an ...
About Affirm, Inc.: Affirm is a financial technology services company, offering installment loans to consumers at the point of sale.
IT Systems Engineer
501-1000 employees
IT Systems Engineer
Affirm is reinventing credit to make it more honest and friendly, giving consumers the flexibility to buy now and pay later without any hidden fees or compounding interest.<br><br>We're seeking an ...
About Affirm, Inc.: Affirm is a financial technology services company, offering installment loans to consumers at the point of sale.
Software Engineer - Backend
Software Engineer - Backend
501-1000 employees
Affirm is reinventing credit to make it more honest and friendly, giving consumers the flexibility to buy now and pay later without any hidden fees or compounding interest.<br><br>We are growing ra...
About Affirm, Inc.: Affirm is a financial technology services company, offering installment loans to consumers at the point of sale.
Software Engineer - Backend
501-1000 employees
Software Engineer - Backend
Affirm is reinventing credit to make it more honest and friendly, giving consumers the flexibility to buy now and pay later without any hidden fees or compounding interest.<br><br>We are growing ra...
About Affirm, Inc.: Affirm is a financial technology services company, offering installment loans to consumers at the point of sale.
Financial Systems Engineer - Bank Platform
Financial Systems Engineer - Bank Platform
501-1000 employees
Affirm is reinventing credit to make it more honest and friendly, giving consumers the flexibility to buy now and pay later without any hidden fees or compounding interest.<br><br>Do you like accou...
About Affirm, Inc.: Affirm is a financial technology services company, offering installment loans to consumers at the point of sale.
Financial Systems Engineer - Bank Platform
501-1000 employees
Financial Systems Engineer - Bank Platform
Affirm is reinventing credit to make it more honest and friendly, giving consumers the flexibility to buy now and pay later without any hidden fees or compounding interest.<br><br>Do you like accou...
About Affirm, Inc.: Affirm is a financial technology services company, offering installment loans to consumers at the point of sale.
Infrastructure & Cloud Operations Engineer
Infrastructure & Cloud Operations Engineer
501-1000 employees
Affirm is reinventing credit to make it more honest and friendly, giving consumers the flexibility to buy now and pay later without any hidden fees or compounding interest.<br><br>Affirm's engineer...
About Affirm, Inc.: Affirm is a financial technology services company, offering installment loans to consumers at the point of sale.
Infrastructure & Cloud Operations Engineer
501-1000 employees
Infrastructure & Cloud Operations Engineer
Affirm is reinventing credit to make it more honest and friendly, giving consumers the flexibility to buy now and pay later without any hidden fees or compounding interest.<br><br>Affirm's engineer...
About Affirm, Inc.: Affirm is a financial technology services company, offering installment loans to consumers at the point of sale.
Enterprise Integration Engineer
Enterprise Integration Engineer
501-1000 employees
Affirm is reinventing credit to make it more honest and friendly, giving consumers the flexibility to buy now and pay later without any hidden fees or compounding interest.<br><br>As an Enterprise ...
About Affirm, Inc.: Affirm is a financial technology services company, offering installment loans to consumers at the point of sale.
Enterprise Integration Engineer
501-1000 employees
Enterprise Integration Engineer
Affirm is reinventing credit to make it more honest and friendly, giving consumers the flexibility to buy now and pay later without any hidden fees or compounding interest.<br><br>As an Enterprise ...
About Affirm, Inc.: Affirm is a financial technology services company, offering installment loans to consumers at the point of sale.
Software Engineer, Infrastructure
Software Engineer, Infrastructure
Improbable believes in a future where new, virtual worlds will augment human experience and become as meaningful, lasting and rich as the physical world.<br><br>Our platform, SpatialOS, lets develo...
Software Engineer, Infrastructure
Software Engineer, Infrastructure
Improbable believes in a future where new, virtual worlds will augment human experience and become as meaningful, lasting and rich as the physical world.<br><br>Our platform, SpatialOS, lets develo...
Backend Software Engineer -Distributed Systems
Backend Software Engineer -Distributed Systems
The proliferation of machine log data has the potential to give organizations unprecedented real-time visibility into their infrastructure and operations. With this opportunity comes tremendous tec...
Backend Software Engineer -Distributed Systems
Backend Software Engineer -Distributed Systems
The proliferation of machine log data has the potential to give organizations unprecedented real-time visibility into their infrastructure and operations. With this opportunity comes tremendous tec...
Senior Scala Software Engineer
Senior Scala Software Engineer
The Senior Software Engineer is responsible for building our Client platform where we manage over 65,000 clients and customers. This requires you to work in an agile, collaborative space that's ext...
Senior Scala Software Engineer
Senior Scala Software Engineer
The Senior Software Engineer is responsible for building our Client platform where we manage over 65,000 clients and customers. This requires you to work in an agile, collaborative space that's ext...
Senior Back-End Application Engineer
Senior Back-End Application Engineer
Data analysis is plagued by a fundamentally flawed workflow that leads to slow turnaround times, high error rates, and fewer insights. By combining analytics tools with a collaborative user experie...
Senior Back-End Application Engineer
Senior Back-End Application Engineer
Data analysis is plagued by a fundamentally flawed workflow that leads to slow turnaround times, high error rates, and fewer insights. By combining analytics tools with a collaborative user experie...
Senior Back End Developer (freelance)
Senior Back End Developer (freelance)
Beyond is looking for a Senior Back End Developer to help build solutions for some of the web's most famous companies. As a senior member of our dev team, you'll take ownership on multiple concurre...
Senior Back End Developer (freelance)
Senior Back End Developer (freelance)
Beyond is looking for a Senior Back End Developer to help build solutions for some of the web's most famous companies. As a senior member of our dev team, you'll take ownership on multiple concurre...
Software Engineer, Infrastructure Reliability
Software Engineer, Infrastructure Reliability
At Lyft, community is what we are and it's what we do. It's what makes us different. To create the best ride for all, we start in our own community by creating an open, inclusive, and diverse organ...
Software Engineer, Infrastructure Reliability
Software Engineer, Infrastructure Reliability
At Lyft, community is what we are and it's what we do. It's what makes us different. To create the best ride for all, we start in our own community by creating an open, inclusive, and diverse organ...
Computing Infrastructure Engineer (Experienced)
Computing Infrastructure Engineer (Experienced)
What Your Job Will Be Like<br><br>We are seeking a Computing Infrastructure Engineer to join our Special Operations 24/7/365 team. We are a "mission focused" organization and provide critical suppo...
Computing Infrastructure Engineer (Experienced)
Computing Infrastructure Engineer (Experienced)
What Your Job Will Be Like<br><br>We are seeking a Computing Infrastructure Engineer to join our Special Operations 24/7/365 team. We are a "mission focused" organization and provide critical suppo...
Senior Back-End Services Engineer
Senior Back-End Services Engineer
Mode is changing how organizations make decisions by equipping every single person with the power to collaborate on analytics and share insights at the pace of work today. We're building the most a...
Senior Back-End Services Engineer
Senior Back-End Services Engineer
Mode is changing how organizations make decisions by equipping every single person with the power to collaborate on analytics and share insights at the pace of work today. We're building the most a...
Sr. Systems Engineer
Sr. Systems Engineer
As a leading mobile games developer, Jam City is looking to "level up" our talent. We're on the hunt for innovators who consider themselves dynamic, collaborative and thrive in a fast-paced environ...
Sr. Systems Engineer
Sr. Systems Engineer
As a leading mobile games developer, Jam City is looking to "level up" our talent. We're on the hunt for innovators who consider themselves dynamic, collaborative and thrive in a fast-paced environ...
Bioinformatics Pipeline Engineer
Bioinformatics Pipeline Engineer
Job Description<br><br>Look for more than answers.<br><br>At Quest, we are on a continuous journey of discovery and development. It's this attitude that has made us an industry leader and the #1 Di...
Bioinformatics Pipeline Engineer
Bioinformatics Pipeline Engineer
Job Description<br><br>Look for more than answers.<br><br>At Quest, we are on a continuous journey of discovery and development. It's this attitude that has made us an industry leader and the #1 Di...
Senior Software Engineer - Infrastructure
Senior Software Engineer - Infrastructure
Data analysis is plagued by a fundamentally flawed workflow that leads to slow turnaround times, high error rates, and fewer insights. By combining analytics tools with a collaborative user experie...
Senior Software Engineer - Infrastructure
Senior Software Engineer - Infrastructure
Data analysis is plagued by a fundamentally flawed workflow that leads to slow turnaround times, high error rates, and fewer insights. By combining analytics tools with a collaborative user experie...
E-Commerce Team - Back-End Software Engineer
E-Commerce Team - Back-End Software Engineer
E-Commerce Team - Back-End Software Engineer<br><br>Synthego is the genome engineering innovation company. The company's automated, full stack genome engineering platform enables broader access to ...
E-Commerce Team - Back-End Software Engineer
E-Commerce Team - Back-End Software Engineer
E-Commerce Team - Back-End Software Engineer<br><br>Synthego is the genome engineering innovation company. The company's automated, full stack genome engineering platform enables broader access to ...
Software Engineer 2 - C++/Networking (Data Edge Team)
Software Engineer 2 - C++/Networking (Data Edge Team)
The Data Edge group at Splunk is responsible for building high throughput, reliable and secured data transmission interfaces with leading cloud service providers, networking and security products, ...
Software Engineer 2 - C++/Networking (Data Edge Team)
Software Engineer 2 - C++/Networking (Data Edge Team)
The Data Edge group at Splunk is responsible for building high throughput, reliable and secured data transmission interfaces with leading cloud service providers, networking and security products, ...
Senior Software Engineer - Backend
Senior Software Engineer - Backend
About the Role<br><br>Freenome is looking for engineers to help us develop software to combat cancer and other age-related diseases. You will work as part of an interdisciplinary team of engineers ...
Senior Software Engineer - Backend
Senior Software Engineer - Backend
About the Role<br><br>Freenome is looking for engineers to help us develop software to combat cancer and other age-related diseases. You will work as part of an interdisciplinary team of engineers ...

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Top Skills for Backend Engineers

  1. PHP
  2. .NET
  3. Java
  4. C++
  5. C