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

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 $110,000 to a high of $210,000, with a median salary of $170,000.

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Sensor Systems Engineer
Sensor Systems Engineer
The Zoox sensor systems engineer should be highly self-driven and expected to work across the company in a cross-functional role. The goal is to translate high-level functional requirements into de...
Sensor Systems Engineer
Sensor Systems Engineer
The Zoox sensor systems engineer should be highly self-driven and expected to work across the company in a cross-functional role. The goal is to translate high-level functional requirements into de...
Backend Engineer
Backend Engineer
We're looking for an experienced backend engineer to join our team at Eaze. You'll be working on mission critical parts of our technology platform, and helping us build a long-term scalable system ...
Backend Engineer
Backend Engineer
We're looking for an experienced backend engineer to join our team at Eaze. You'll be working on mission critical parts of our technology platform, and helping us build a long-term scalable system ...
Senior Backend Engineer
Senior Backend Engineer
We're looking for an experienced backend engineer to join our team at Eaze. You'll be working on mission critical parts of our technology platform, and helping us build a long-term scalable system ...
Senior Backend Engineer
Senior Backend Engineer
We're looking for an experienced backend engineer to join our team at Eaze. You'll be working on mission critical parts of our technology platform, and helping us build a long-term scalable system ...
Systems Engineer
Systems Engineer
Are you ready to join the API revolution?<br><br>As a Full Stack Engineer, you will be responsible for building and maintaining the application that configures and monitors Kong. You will contribut...
Systems Engineer
Systems Engineer
Are you ready to join the API revolution?<br><br>As a Full Stack Engineer, you will be responsible for building and maintaining the application that configures and monitors Kong. You will contribut...
Senior Infrastructure Engineer
Senior Infrastructure Engineer
Have you ever dreamed of joining a growing startup that's leading their industry? We're looking for a senior contributor to join our team at Eaze. In this role, you'll help run and craft the infras...
Senior Infrastructure Engineer
Senior Infrastructure Engineer
Have you ever dreamed of joining a growing startup that's leading their industry? We're looking for a senior contributor to join our team at Eaze. In this role, you'll help run and craft the infras...
Software Engineer - New Grad - Backend
Software Engineer - New Grad - Backend
Yelp's software engineers do everything from redesigning our homepage to building the latest distributed messaging infrastructure, and we're growing our team! We are hiring students pursuing a Bach...
Software Engineer - New Grad - Backend
Software Engineer - New Grad - Backend
Yelp's software engineers do everything from redesigning our homepage to building the latest distributed messaging infrastructure, and we're growing our team! We are hiring students pursuing a Bach...
Senior Backend Engineer
Senior Backend Engineer
Data quality and quantity can make or break any machine learning application. Here at OpenAI we are looking for an engineer to lead infrastructure development for dataset procurement and management...
Senior Backend Engineer
Senior Backend Engineer
Data quality and quantity can make or break any machine learning application. Here at OpenAI we are looking for an engineer to lead infrastructure development for dataset procurement and management...
Infrastructure Engineer - CU105
Infrastructure Engineer - CU105
CircleUp harnesses the power of machine learning and predictive analytics to discover some of the fastest-growing companies in the consumer & retail sector. Our mission is to help entrepreneurs thr...
Infrastructure Engineer - CU105
Infrastructure Engineer - CU105
CircleUp harnesses the power of machine learning and predictive analytics to discover some of the fastest-growing companies in the consumer & retail sector. Our mission is to help entrepreneurs thr...
Platform & Systems Engineering
Platform & Systems Engineering
We are a San Francisco based team building self-driving semi trucks. We are working to prevent the 4,000 fatalities a year caused by truck accidents, reduce the 50,000 truck driver shortage, and ma...
Platform & Systems Engineering
Platform & Systems Engineering
We are a San Francisco based team building self-driving semi trucks. We are working to prevent the 4,000 fatalities a year caused by truck accidents, reduce the 50,000 truck driver shortage, and ma...
Infrastructure Engineer
Infrastructure Engineer
Our Purpose<br><br>Improbable is a British technology company that focuses on large-scale simulations in the cloud. In gaming and entertainment, Improbable unlocks truly next-generation gameplay th...
Infrastructure Engineer
Infrastructure Engineer
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Senior Software Engineer, Warehouse Integration
Senior Software Engineer, Warehouse Integration
As the world moves to mobile shopping, Wish engineers are at the forefront of change. Our small agile team moves over 2 billion packages across the globe each year.<br><br>Because we have a small t...
Senior Software Engineer, Warehouse Integration
Senior Software Engineer, Warehouse Integration
As the world moves to mobile shopping, Wish engineers are at the forefront of change. Our small agile team moves over 2 billion packages across the globe each year.<br><br>Because we have a small t...
Software Engineer, Systems Monitoring
Software Engineer, Systems Monitoring
As a software engineer on the Monitoring team, you will build systems that enable the engineering organization to be able to introspect their applications at scale in real time. We strive to build ...
Software Engineer, Systems Monitoring
Software Engineer, Systems Monitoring
As a software engineer on the Monitoring team, you will build systems that enable the engineering organization to be able to introspect their applications at scale in real time. We strive to build ...
Senior Software Engineer, Back End
Senior Software Engineer, Back End
BuildZoom (YC '13) is seeking to transform the $1.3 trillion dollar old-school construction industry using data, natural language processing, and machine learning.<br><br>We're looking for an engin...
Senior Software Engineer, Back End
Senior Software Engineer, Back End
BuildZoom (YC '13) is seeking to transform the $1.3 trillion dollar old-school construction industry using data, natural language processing, and machine learning.<br><br>We're looking for an engin...
Software Engineer, API
Software Engineer, API
As a software engineer working on the API Platform, you will help launch and support a self-serve 3rd-party API. This API will be used by partners and applications creating value for hundreds of th...
Software Engineer, API
Software Engineer, API
As a software engineer working on the API Platform, you will help launch and support a self-serve 3rd-party API. This API will be used by partners and applications creating value for hundreds of th...
Senior Software Engineer - C++ for Medical Image Analysis and Shape Modeling
Senior Software Engineer - C++ for Medical Image Analysis and Shape Modeling
HeartFlow is a Software as a Service (SaaS) medical device company that is revolutionizing the treatment of coronary artery disease. Come and join our world-class engineering team in the developmen...
Senior Software Engineer - C++ for Medical Image Analysis and Shape Modeling
Senior Software Engineer - C++ for Medical Image Analysis and Shape Modeling
HeartFlow is a Software as a Service (SaaS) medical device company that is revolutionizing the treatment of coronary artery disease. Come and join our world-class engineering team in the developmen...
Software Engineer, Core Infrastructure
Software Engineer, Core Infrastructure
The core infrastructure team is responsible for designing the tools, platforms, and best practices leveraged by the entire engineering organization. As a member of the team, you will have an opport...
Software Engineer, Core Infrastructure
Software Engineer, Core Infrastructure
The core infrastructure team is responsible for designing the tools, platforms, and best practices leveraged by the entire engineering organization. As a member of the team, you will have an opport...
Software Engineer - New Grad - Infrastructure
Software Engineer - New Grad - Infrastructure
Yelp's software engineers do everything from redesigning our homepage to building the latest distributed messaging infrastructure, and we're growing our team! We are hiring students pursuing a Bach...
Software Engineer - New Grad - Infrastructure
Software Engineer - New Grad - Infrastructure
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Software Engineer - Service Infrastructure
Software Engineer - Service Infrastructure
At Yelp, the Core Services team builds infrastructure, tools and libraries for Python backend services, including the server side of our mobile apps. Our mission is to allow Python backend develope...
Software Engineer - Service Infrastructure
Software Engineer - Service Infrastructure
At Yelp, the Core Services team builds infrastructure, tools and libraries for Python backend services, including the server side of our mobile apps. Our mission is to allow Python backend develope...
Software Engineer - Backend (Big Data)
Software Engineer - Backend (Big Data)
Yelp connects people to great local businesses, but who connects search queries to 100+ million reviews on millions of businesses in under 400 milliseconds? Who can select the perfect ad from milli...
Software Engineer - Backend (Big Data)
Software Engineer - Backend (Big Data)
Yelp connects people to great local businesses, but who connects search queries to 100+ million reviews on millions of businesses in under 400 milliseconds? Who can select the perfect ad from milli...
Staff Backend Engineer
Staff Backend Engineer
Our Backend team covers four different areas:<br><br>Brokerage and Banking Platform - Help us build a service-oriented architecture that can handle hundreds of thousands of securities trades (worth...
Staff Backend Engineer
Staff Backend Engineer
Our Backend team covers four different areas:<br><br>Brokerage and Banking Platform - Help us build a service-oriented architecture that can handle hundreds of thousands of securities trades (worth...
Principal Backend Engineer
Principal Backend Engineer
Tile is building the world's largest real-time finding network. This candidate will lead the overall architecture, development and maintenance of Tile's cloud services, scaling to millions of users...
Principal Backend Engineer
Principal Backend Engineer
Tile is building the world's largest real-time finding network. This candidate will lead the overall architecture, development and maintenance of Tile's cloud services, scaling to millions of users...
Games Backend Engineer
Games Backend Engineer
Our Purpose<br><br>Improbable is a British technology company that focuses on large-scale simulations in the cloud. In gaming and entertainment, Improbable unlocks truly next-generation gameplay th...
Games Backend Engineer
Games Backend Engineer
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Senior Backend Engineer
Senior Backend Engineer
Our Backend team covers four different areas:<br><br>Brokerage and Banking Platform - Help us build a service-oriented architecture that can handle hundreds of thousands of securities trades (worth...
Senior Backend Engineer
Senior Backend Engineer
Our Backend team covers four different areas:<br><br>Brokerage and Banking Platform - Help us build a service-oriented architecture that can handle hundreds of thousands of securities trades (worth...
Senior Software Engineer, Modeling Infrastructure
Senior Software Engineer, Modeling Infrastructure
Quantcast is hiring a Senior Software Engineer , Modeling Infrastructure to work on the Modeling Platform team in our San Francisco office.<br><br>As the real-time pulse of the Internet, Quantcast ...
Senior Software Engineer, Modeling Infrastructure
Senior Software Engineer, Modeling Infrastructure
Quantcast is hiring a Senior Software Engineer , Modeling Infrastructure to work on the Modeling Platform team in our San Francisco office.<br><br>As the real-time pulse of the Internet, Quantcast ...
Backend Engineer
Backend Engineer
We started Poll Everywhere as a Ruby on Rails application and are expanding it into a world of smaller, single-purpose applications powered by Ruby, Elixir, and Node.js. We built our own realtime s...
Backend Engineer
Backend Engineer
We started Poll Everywhere as a Ruby on Rails application and are expanding it into a world of smaller, single-purpose applications powered by Ruby, Elixir, and Node.js. We built our own realtime s...
Software Engineer - Application Backend
Software Engineer - Application Backend
Yelp is the richest source of local business data and user-generated content in the world, and our application backend engineers use that data to power our websites and mobile apps. As an applicati...
Software Engineer - Application Backend
Software Engineer - Application Backend
Yelp is the richest source of local business data and user-generated content in the world, and our application backend engineers use that data to power our websites and mobile apps. As an applicati...
IT Systems Engineer- Cloud
IT Systems Engineer- Cloud
Wish is looking for a qualified Systems Engineer to develop, design, build, tune, and operate our network of global offices. The company is rapidly expanding into cities across the world to handle ...
IT Systems Engineer- Cloud
IT Systems Engineer- Cloud
Wish is looking for a qualified Systems Engineer to develop, design, build, tune, and operate our network of global offices. The company is rapidly expanding into cities across the world to handle ...
Senior Backend Engineer - API Platform
Senior Backend Engineer - API Platform
We're looking for senior engineers to join our new API Platform team. This team owns and operates the services that sit at the core of our product experience and serves to accelerate the distributi...
Senior Backend Engineer - API Platform
Senior Backend Engineer - API Platform
We're looking for senior engineers to join our new API Platform team. This team owns and operates the services that sit at the core of our product experience and serves to accelerate the distributi...
Senior Back End Engineer
Senior Back End Engineer
Imagine working on a global communication network that's used by 3.7 billion people and every day more than a quarter trillion messages cross this network. There's just one problem: Because authent...
Senior Back End Engineer
Senior Back End Engineer
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Master Software Engineer | Java | Scala | AWS
Master Software Engineer | Java | Scala | AWS
201 Third Street (61049), United States of America, San Francisco, California<br><br>At Capital One, we're building a leading information-based technology company. Still founder-led by Chairman and...
Master Software Engineer | Java | Scala | AWS
Master Software Engineer | Java | Scala | AWS
201 Third Street (61049), United States of America, San Francisco, California<br><br>At Capital One, we're building a leading information-based technology company. Still founder-led by Chairman and...

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Top Skills for Backend Engineers

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