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2 Days Ago
San Francisco Bay Area, CA
Remote
9,500 Employees
110K-143K Annually
Mid level
9,500 Employees
110K-143K Annually
Mid level
Cloud • Information Technology • Productivity • Security • Software
As a Backend Engineer at Atlassian, you will contribute to the Jira Align Development Platform by implementing new functionalities, improving user experiences, and optimizing backend processes. This role involves working on C# features, database optimization, and enhancing CI/CD pipelines within a collaborative, Agile environment.
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+58 More
3 Days Ago
San Francisco Bay Area, CA
Remote
7,500 Employees
115K-180K Annually
Senior level
7,500 Employees
115K-180K Annually
Senior level
Cloud • Information Technology • Sales • Security • Cybersecurity
As a Backend Engineer III on the Managed Services team, you will lead backend engineering efforts for the Falcon Forensics product. Responsibilities include improving monitoring, resolving issues, writing automation, and designing new features while collaborating with UI engineers and UX designers.
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401-K
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+44 More
9 Days Ago
San Francisco Bay Area, CA
Hybrid
2,500 Employees
316K-384K Annually
Senior level
2,500 Employees
316K-384K Annually
Senior level
Computer Vision • Gaming • Software • Virtual Reality • Web3
As a Senior/Principal Backend Engineer at Roblox, you'll design and implement the backend infrastructure for content distribution systems used by millions. Responsibilities include enhancing scalability, tackling system reliability challenges, and ensuring collaborative product development aligned with community needs.
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401-K
401-K Matching
Child Care Benefits
+46 More
10 Days Ago
San Francisco Bay Area, CA
Remote
3,000 Employees
127K-242K Annually
Senior level
3,000 Employees
127K-242K Annually
Senior level
Hardware • Information Technology • Security • Software • Cybersecurity • Generative AI
As a Technical Leader, Software Engineer at Cisco Meraki, you will work on large scale systems for cloud-connected hardware, optimizing solutions, ensuring reliability, and collaborating across teams from conception to production. You will lead project definitions and measure progress while troubleshooting distributed systems and providing comprehensive engineering solutions.
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401-K
401-K Matching
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+88 More
12 Days Ago
San Francisco Bay Area, CA
Hybrid
1,336 Employees
Junior
1,336 Employees
Junior
Fintech • Machine Learning • Mobile • Security • Software • Analytics • Data Privacy
As a Backend Engineer at Chime, you will design and develop APIs for member-facing products, enhance backend implementations, improve system reliability, and collaborate across teams. You'll take on projects from start to finish, ensuring high coding standards and maintaining code health.
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401-K
401-K Matching
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+68 More
12 Days Ago
San Francisco Bay Area, CA
1,700 Employees
200K-300K Annually
Senior level
1,700 Employees
200K-300K Annually
Senior level
Cloud • Hardware • Security • Software
As a Staff Backend Engineer on the Device Security Team, you will develop and maintain security infrastructure, write security tools for firmware supply chain, and design backend systems related to authorization and logging. Team mentorship and contributions to broader team projects are also key responsibilities.
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401-K
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+45 More
13 Days Ago
San Francisco Bay Area, CA
1,700 Employees
130K-280K Annually
Mid level
1,700 Employees
130K-280K Annually
Mid level
Cloud • Hardware • Security • Software
As a Backend Engineer on the Alarms team at Verkada, you will design and develop scalable backend services and contribute to building user experiences for new product categories in physical security. You will work on server-side programming, database management, and innovative solutions to protect customers in critical situations.
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+45 More
13 Days Ago
San Francisco Bay Area, CA
1,700 Employees
130K-280K Annually
Junior
1,700 Employees
130K-280K Annually
Junior
Cloud • Hardware • Security • Software
The Backend Engineer will build scalable back-end systems, maintain a public API for customer access to historical footage, develop internal tools, and collaborate with various engineering teams. This role emphasizes ownership of back-end applications and significant product shipping experience.
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13 Days Ago
San Francisco Bay Area, CA
1,700 Employees
100K-200K Annually
Mid level
1,700 Employees
100K-200K Annually
Mid level
Cloud • Hardware • Security • Software
The Backend Engineer on the Growth Engineering team will design and implement infrastructure to power Verkada's growth, maintain backend systems for purchase journey optimization, build experimentation infrastructure, and collaborate cross-functionally with various teams to enhance product experience and drive marketing technology innovation.
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+45 More
7 Hours Ago
San Francisco Bay Area, CA
Remote
12,000 Employees
168K-297K Annually
Senior level
12,000 Employees
168K-297K Annually
Senior level
eCommerce • Fintech • Hardware • Payments • Software • Financial Services
As a Senior Backend Engineer on the Developer Platform Growth team, you will collaborate with engineers, designers, and product managers to design and develop APIs and microservices. You'll maintain developer-facing surfaces, participate in the design and architecture of the developer platform, and help to achieve growth goals through strategic partnerships.
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401-K
401-K Matching
Adoption Assistance
+55 More
2 Days Ago
San Francisco Bay Area, CA
350 Employees
Senior level
350 Employees
Senior level
Healthtech • Kids + Family • Mobile • Music • Software
As a Senior Backend Engineer at Calm, you will design, develop, and maintain the backend systems for their applications. Collaborating with cross-functional teams, you'll ensure reliability, performance, and security in the backend architecture while mentoring other engineers and implementing monitoring solutions.
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401-K
Company Equity
Continuing Education Stipend
+31 More
24 Days Ago
San Francisco Bay Area, CA
Remote
200 Employees
Senior level
200 Employees
Senior level
eCommerce • Software • Design • SEO
As a Staff Backend Engineer, you will architect, design, and implement scalable backend services and APIs, work with various modern technologies, and lead projects that enhance Webflow's offerings. Your role includes mentoring junior engineers, collaborating effectively in a supportive team environment, and driving technical solutions while maintaining high-quality code standards.
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401-K
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+36 More
3 Days Ago
San Francisco Bay Area, CA
Hybrid
251 Employees
Senior level
251 Employees
Senior level
eCommerce • Information Technology • Marketing Tech • Social Media • Software
The Senior Backend Engineer will lead the development of the Creator Pay product, focusing on backend services, APIs, and payment workflows. Responsibilities include integrating with financial services, optimizing performance, ensuring compliance with regulations, and implementing development best practices.
4 Days Ago
San Francisco Bay Area, CA
1,700 Employees
130K-280K Annually
Mid level
1,700 Employees
130K-280K Annually
Mid level
Cloud • Hardware • Security • Software
As a Senior Backend Engineer, you will lead the development of large-scale backend systems, collaborate with cross-functional teams to maintain the software infrastructure for cloud camera products, optimize existing components, and mentor junior engineers.
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401-K
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+45 More
6 Days Ago
San Francisco Bay Area, CA
Remote
165 Employees
180K-230K Annually
Senior level
165 Employees
180K-230K Annually
Senior level
Big Data • Cloud • Software • Big Data Analytics
The Senior Backend Engineer will take ownership of building Monte Carlo’s cloud application for Data Observability. Responsibilities include developing backend services and APIs, leading major projects from inception to deployment, and collaborating with a team to enhance product impact.
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401-K
Company Equity
Company Outings
+31 More
2 Days Ago
San Francisco Bay Area, CA
Remote
1,900 Employees
207K-289K Annually
Senior level
1,900 Employees
207K-289K Annually
Senior level
Information Technology • Mobile • News + Entertainment • Social Media
As a Staff Backend Engineer at Reddit, you'll lead teams in developing and launching high-quality products, working across functions to align product strategy. Your role entails participating in the full development cycle, mentoring junior engineers, and maintaining a fast-paced yet quality-centric workflow. You'll contribute to the team strategies and help build scalable systems.
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401-K
401-K Matching
Adoption Assistance
+46 More
8 Days Ago
San Francisco Bay Area, CA
Remote
7,500 Employees
135K-210K Annually
Senior level
7,500 Employees
135K-210K Annually
Senior level
Cloud • Information Technology • Sales • Security • Cybersecurity
As a Senior Backend Engineer at CrowdStrike, you will innovate and build the CrowdStrike Asset Graph system. Responsibilities include leading backend engineering efforts, designing and enhancing large-scale services, debugging systems, mentoring engineers, and partnering with product teams to develop solutions.
Top Benefits:
401-K
401-K Matching
Adoption Assistance
+44 More
2 Days Ago
San Francisco Bay Area, CA
Remote
1,900 Employees
130K-182K Annually
Mid level
1,900 Employees
130K-182K Annually
Mid level
Information Technology • Mobile • News + Entertainment • Social Media
Join Reddit's Ads Solutions Engineering team as a Customer Success Engineer, supporting the Ads platform by troubleshooting customer issues, providing product feedback, and collaborating with teams for effective problem resolution.
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401-K
401-K Matching
Adoption Assistance
+46 More
11 Days Ago
San Francisco Bay Area, CA
1,700 Employees
130K-300K Annually
Senior level
1,700 Employees
130K-300K Annually
Senior level
Cloud • Hardware • Security • Software
As a Senior Backend Engineer at Verkada, you will develop scalable distributed systems for environmental sensors, manage a public API, and collaborate with engineering teams. You will lead junior engineers, implement microservices architecture, and ensure high performance under heavy traffic from numerous devices.
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401-K
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+45 More
4 Days Ago
San Francisco Bay Area, CA
Remote
40 Employees
185K-240K Annually
Senior level
40 Employees
185K-240K Annually
Senior level
Security • Software
The Staff Backend Engineer will oversee the architecture and data models for Lumos' Spend Management Platform, design data pipelines, automate data ingestion, and mentor team members while maintaining technical standards.
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401-K
Company Equity
Company Outings
+17 More
11 Days Ago
San Francisco Bay Area, CA
1,700 Employees
130K-280K Annually
Mid level
1,700 Employees
130K-280K Annually
Mid level
Cloud • Hardware • Security • Software
As a Senior Backend Engineer at Verkada, you will develop a response management system for alarm incidents, design scalable backend services, and innovate using cloud-native tools. You will collaborate with various teams to ensure real-time incident management and contribute to designing a flexible workflow orchestration engine.
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401-K
Commuter Benefits
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+45 More
13 Days Ago
San Francisco Bay Area, CA
1,700 Employees
130K-280K Annually
Mid level
1,700 Employees
130K-280K Annually
Mid level
Cloud • Hardware • Security • Software
As a Senior Backend Engineer on the Alarms team at Verkada, you will be responsible for developing large-scale backend services and computer vision pipelines. You'll collaborate with a dynamic team to enhance user experiences for security products, taking ownership of projects to ensure customer safety in critical situations.
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401-K
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+45 More
12 Days Ago
San Francisco Bay Area, CA
1,700 Employees
100K-230K Annually
Senior level
1,700 Employees
100K-230K Annually
Senior level
Cloud • Hardware • Security • Software
As a Senior Backend Engineer, you will build and maintain growth infrastructure, design reliable systems, optimize backend processes, and drive innovation in marketing technology to enhance product experience and improve efficiency.
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401-K
Commuter Benefits
Company Equity
+45 More
6 Days Ago
San Francisco Bay Area, CA
545 Employees
90K-120K Annually
Senior level
545 Employees
90K-120K Annually
Senior level
Information Technology • Software
The role involves building a scalable backend application for the open source ecosystem, managing infrastructure, leading projects, and collaborating closely with the development team on architectural and strategic decisions.
13 Days Ago
San Francisco Bay Area, CA
1,700 Employees
130K-280K Annually
Senior level
1,700 Employees
130K-280K Annually
Senior level
Cloud • Hardware • Security • Software
The Senior Backend Engineer will create scalable backend services and enhance user experiences for Verkada’s Virtual Guard product line, using various technologies to ensure security and efficiency. The role requires collaboration with a dynamic engineering team to deliver best-in-class solutions for safety and security.
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