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Reposted 16 Days AgoSaved
Remote or Hybrid
San Francisco Bay Area, CA
Senior level
Senior level
Mobile • Security • Software • Cybersecurity
Design, develop, and maintain Java-based backend services and APIs for KeeperApp. Own backend components, optimize MySQL schemas/queries, ensure performance and reliability, apply secure coding practices, participate in code reviews, and collaborate with product and engineering teams to deliver features iteratively.
Top Skills: AWSJavaKeeperappKotlinMySQL
Reposted 21 Days AgoSaved
Remote
San Francisco Bay Area, CA
Senior level
Senior level
Information Technology • Web3
Lead the technical direction for the engineering team, architect systems, design APIs, and mentor engineers while improving backend infrastructure.
Top Skills: GraphQLTypescript
Reposted 11 Days AgoSaved
Hybrid
San Francisco Bay Area, CA
185K-225K Annually
Senior level
185K-225K Annually
Senior level
Healthtech • Software
As a Senior Full-Stack Engineer, you will architect technology for web products, lead feature ownership, mentor juniors, and enhance system performance.
Top Skills: AWSEcmascriptJavaMySQLReactSpring BootSQLTerraform
Reposted 17 Days AgoSaved
Remote
San Francisco Bay Area, CA
Senior level
Senior level
Information Technology • Software • Consulting
The Senior Backend Engineer will maintain a PHP-based payment platform, migrate to Rust, troubleshoot production systems, and contribute to code quality and deployment cycles.
Top Skills: MySQLPHPRustUnix/Linux
Reposted 17 Days AgoSaved
Remote
San Francisco Bay Area, CA
Senior level
Senior level
Legal Tech • Software
The Senior Software Development Engineer will develop applications using modern programming languages, provide leadership and mentoring, ensure software quality, and lead software improvement initiatives.
Top Skills: .NetAWSC#Ms SqlOpensearchRedisTypescript
Reposted 17 Days AgoSaved
Remote
San Francisco Bay Area, CA
Senior level
Senior level
Software • Cryptocurrency • Web3
The Staff Software Engineer, Backend will lead backend development, modernize the tech stack, ensure service quality, and mentor engineers.
Top Skills: AWSAzureCi/CdDockerGCPJavaKafkaKubernetesMemcachedRabbitMQRedisSpring Boot
Reposted 17 Days AgoSaved
Remote
San Francisco Bay Area, CA
170K-270K Annually
Senior level
170K-270K Annually
Senior level
Healthtech • Mobile • Analytics
Senior Backend Engineer responsible for building and scaling backend systems to enhance the WeightWatchers member experience, ensuring performance and reliability. Responsibilities include developing APIs, improving data management, achieving operational excellence, and mentoring junior engineers.
Top Skills: AWSGoJava
Reposted 17 Days AgoSaved
Remote
San Francisco Bay Area, CA
140K-155K Annually
Senior level
140K-155K Annually
Senior level
Fintech • Software
Design and build scalable backend services (primarily Kotlin + Spring Boot) for dv01s data analytics platform. Architect data-driven products, optimize performance and maintainability, write tests, collaborate with product, design, data engineering and frontend teams, and work with large loan datasets to deliver customer-facing APIs and analytics.
Top Skills: KotlinSpring BootSQL
Reposted 18 Days AgoSaved
Remote
San Francisco Bay Area, CA
Senior level
Senior level
Real Estate • Software
The Senior Backend Software Engineer will design and execute a migration from MongoDB to PostgreSQL, manage Node.js API services, optimize database performance, and ensure data integrity in a fast-paced environment.
Top Skills: AWSDockerMongoDBNode.jsPostgres
Reposted 18 Days AgoSaved
Remote
San Francisco Bay Area, CA
Mid level
Mid level
Information Technology • Software • Automation
As a DevOps & Cloud Engineer, you will design, deploy, and manage Azure infrastructure, implement CI/CD pipelines, and support backend services while ensuring system security and performance.
Top Skills: AzureAzure DevopsDockerFastapiGithub ActionsPythonTerraform
Reposted 23 Days AgoSaved
Remote
San Francisco Bay Area, CA
Junior
Junior
Information Technology
Seeking talented Backend Software Engineers to develop solutions for large scale problems and manage project deliverables in machine learning infrastructure.
Top Skills: CC++GoJavaKubernetesMicroservicesPython
18 Days AgoSaved
Remote
San Francisco Bay Area, CA
135K-150K Annually
Senior level
135K-150K Annually
Senior level
Internet of Things • Cybersecurity • Defense
As a Senior Backend Engineer, you will design and deliver complex systems across software, infrastructure, networking, and security while mentoring junior engineers and ensuring high-quality software delivery.
Top Skills: AWSAzureCloud PlatformsGoNetwork FundamentalsPythonTypescriptVpcs
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Reposted 18 Days AgoSaved
Remote
San Francisco Bay Area, CA
192K-192K Annually
Senior level
192K-192K Annually
Senior level
Security • Cybersecurity
Design and deliver complex backend systems and APIs in a Kubernetes environment. Drive architectural initiatives, ensure rigorous testing and reliability, optimize data storage with PostgreSQL/Redis/Elasticsearch, contribute to Kotlin and Rust codebases, mentor engineers, and collaborate with product and stakeholders to address customer pain points.
Top Skills: C++ClaudeElasticsearchGithub CopilotGoJvmKotlinKubernetesPostgresRedisRust
Reposted 18 Days AgoSaved
Remote
San Francisco Bay Area, CA
120K-160K Annually
Senior level
120K-160K Annually
Senior level
Information Technology
As a Senior Backend Engineer, you'll develop and architect features for user identity and subscription management, ensuring scalable access and reliability across platforms while mentoring team members.
Top Skills: AWSCeleryDjangoDjango Rest FrameworkNext.JsPostgresPythonRedisTerraformTypescriptVercel
Reposted 18 Days AgoSaved
Remote
San Francisco Bay Area, CA
170K-240K Annually
Senior level
170K-240K Annually
Senior level
Information Technology
Own and enhance a large section of the API platform: lead technical direction, design and build API decisioning products, write automated tests, troubleshoot/resolve production issues, ensure SLAs and participate in on-call rotations, and collaborate with product, security, and engineering teams.
Top Skills: Amazon RdsAws CognitoAws LambdaDockerGoOpensearchPostgresPython
Reposted 18 Days AgoSaved
Remote
San Francisco Bay Area, CA
180K-220K Annually
Senior level
180K-220K Annually
Senior level
Artificial Intelligence • Computer Vision • Machine Learning • Analytics
As a Senior Software Engineer, you'll build scalable APIs, manage unstructured data, and develop both open source SDK and enterprise solutions.
Top Skills: DocumentdbElasticsearchMongoDBNosql DatabasesPythonTypescript
Reposted 5 Days AgoSaved
In-Office
San Francisco Bay Area, CA
166K-225K Annually
Senior level
166K-225K Annually
Senior level
Big Data • Machine Learning • Software • Analytics • Big Data Analytics
As a Senior Full Stack Engineer, you'll develop solutions for data visualization, manage compute clusters, and enhance user experience focusing on customer value with robust product workflows.
Top Skills: AngularAWSAzureC#C++CSSDockerEmberGCPGoHTMLJavaJavaScriptKubernetesNode.jsPythonReactScalaSQLVuejs
19 Days AgoSaved
Remote
San Francisco Bay Area, CA
Senior level
Senior level
Aerospace
The Senior Software Developer will design, develop, and maintain backend services for satellite operations, ensuring performance and security while mentoring junior developers.
Top Skills: AnsibleDockerDynamoDBElk StackGithub ActionsGitlab CiGrafanaJenkinsKubernetesNoSQLPostgresPrometheusPythonSQLTerraform
19 Days AgoSaved
Remote
San Francisco Bay Area, CA
Expert/Leader
Expert/Leader
Information Technology • Software • App development
As a Staff Software Engineer, you will enhance Java backend services, optimize in-memory databases, mentor engineers, and collaborate cross-functionally on healthcare data systems.
Top Skills: CachingClusteringCustom Domain-Specific LanguagesEtl PipelinesHigh AvailabilityIn-Memory DatabaseJava
Reposted 19 Days AgoSaved
Hybrid
San Francisco Bay Area, CA
191K-287K Annually
Senior level
191K-287K Annually
Senior level
Fintech • Software
Design and develop front and backend components, focusing on APIs, microservices, and clean code. Provide mentorship and collaborate cross-functionally to meet product needs.
Top Skills: CSSHTMLJavaScriptModern FrameworksMySQL
Reposted YesterdaySaved
Remote
San Francisco Bay Area, CA
Mid level
Mid level
Big Data
The Software Engineer (Frontend) at Metabase will develop user-friendly data tools, leveraging React and CSS while ensuring optimal communication and coding practices.
Top Skills: CSSJavaScriptReactRedux
Reposted 19 Days AgoSaved
Remote
San Francisco Bay Area, CA
120K-210K Annually
Senior level
120K-210K Annually
Senior level
Artificial Intelligence • Healthtech
As a Founding Software Engineer, you'll design, develop, and maintain robust backend systems, create user-facing AI features, and collaborate with teams to enhance healthcare tools.
Top Skills: DjangoDockerGCPOpenaiPostgresPythonReactTypescript
Reposted 19 Days AgoSaved
Remote
San Francisco Bay Area, CA
177K-240K Annually
Senior level
177K-240K Annually
Senior level
Cloud • Information Technology
As a Senior Backend Engineer for Kentik's Network Data Team, you will enhance network observability services, collaborate across teams, and solve complex engineering challenges using high-performance software built in Go.
Top Skills: EnvoyExpressGoGrpcHaproxyJavaScriptJenkinsKafkaMySQLNode.jsPostgresPythonReactRedisRest
Reposted 19 Days AgoSaved
Remote
San Francisco Bay Area, CA
180K-210K Annually
Senior level
180K-210K Annually
Senior level
Hardware • Healthtech • Machine Learning • Software
As a Senior Backend Engineer at Eight Sleep, you will develop and maintain back-end services and improve data processing, supporting critical business logic in distributed systems.
Top Skills: .Net CoreC#Cloud ServicesF#JavaKotlinNode.jsPythonScalaTypescript
Reposted 19 Days AgoSaved
Remote
San Francisco Bay Area, CA
Senior level
Senior level
Fintech
As a Software Engineer, you'll design and develop microservices using a cloud-native tech stack, with a focus on financial services and secure systems.
Top Skills: Aws KinesisGoGrpcIstioJaegerKubernetesPostgresPythonTemporalTypescript
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