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Backend Python Developer Jobs in Berkeley, CA, US
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Senior Full-Stack Software Engineer – AI Applications
Loveland or Santa Rosa
$120k-$200k/yr OnsiteFull Time
5+ YOEDesign and build end-to-end AI applications; develop frontend and backend; integrate AI workflows with hardware/software; ensure scalable, secure, production-ready systems.
React, Python, Node.js, REST, CI/CD, Cloud platforms
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Senior Software Engineer
Redmond or Mountain View or New York
$120k-$235k/yr OnsiteFull Time
4+ YOEBachelor's in CS or related field plus 4+ years engineering experience; OR equivalent. Master's preferred with 6+ years. Backend/security focus in identity/authorization.
C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, Python
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Senior Software Engineer, Data Platform
San Francisco, California, United States
HybridFull Time
5+ YOE5+ years software engineering; backend or data infrastructure; relational databases; data modeling; production systems reliability; Python backend.
Python, PostgreSQL, AWS
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Staff Engineer, AI Core
Palo Alto or Miami or Washington or Durham or Toronto
HybridFull Time
Experience as a Staff Engineer or Senior Engineer shipping complex, large-scale consumer-facing mobile apps; strong backend and AI/ML data-pipeline experience; leadership and mentorship.
Flutter, AWS, Go, Java, Python, Clojure, Microservices, Event-driven
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Software Engineer (Platforms & Integrations)
San Mateo or United States
$123k-$183k/yr HybridFull Time
3+ YOE3–5 years in software engineering; backend systems and APIs; AWS; multi-language tech; integrations with EHR/CRM; internal tooling; production systems in fast-paced environments.
Node.js, Python, Ruby, AWS
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Software Engineer II - Jobs Platform
Pittsburgh or Palo Alto or Dearborn or Remote
$179k-$269k/yr HybridFull Time
4+ YOEBachelor's or higher in a related field; 4+ years experience; strong backend skills; distributed systems expertise.
Kotlin, Java, Go, Python
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Senior Full-Stack Software Engineer – AI Applications
Loveland or Santa Rosa
$120k-$200k/yr HybridFull Time
5+ YOEDesign and implement end-to-end AI-based applications; build AI workflows; frontend and backend; secure SDLC; CI/CD; REST APIs; 5+ years full-stack; React; Python/Node.js.
React, Python, Node.js, REST APIs, CI/CD, Secure SDLC/SSDF
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Staff AI Engineer
Frisco or San Francisco
$154k-$264k/yr OnsiteFull Time
7+ YOE7+ years software engineering; experience building AI-powered systems; strong LLM, prompting, and agent frameworks; cloud experience; backend services; cross-functional collaboration.
Python, LLMs, APIs, LangGraph, cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP), prompt design, retrieval-based approaches
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Staff Software Engineer, Identity & Trust
San Francisco, California, United States
$208k-$260k/yr OnsiteFull Time
8+ YOE8+ years software engineering, backend focus, cloud-native distributed systems, API design, AWS and Kubernetes, leadership.
AWS, Kubernetes, ECS, REST, gRPC, Kafka, Spring Boot, Java, Go, Kotlin, C#, Python
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Senior Staff Software Engineer
Boston or Brooklyn or San Francisco or Washington
$225k-$265k/yr HybridFull Time
12+ YOE12+ years backend or data-driven software; cloud deployments; lead engineers; strong communication; ownership of architecture and delivery.
Python, TypeScript, SQL, Docker, Git, Kubernetes, FastAPI, AWS, Azure, MLFlow, Temporal, Postgres, Databricks, OpenSearch
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Safety Engineer
Bangalore or Dublin or London or New York or San Francisco or Tokyo or Warsaw
RemoteFull Time
6+ YOE6+ years backend engineering; production systems; Python; AWS/GCP; Docker/K8s; observability; 0→1 product deployments; ML/AI systems integration
Python, AWS, GCP, Docker, Kubernetes, Prometheus, Grafana, Kafka, Redis, React
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Infrastructure and Platform Development Engineer
Toronto or Santa Clara or Austin or Belgrade or Warsaw
$100k-$500k/yr HybridFull Time
Backend or infrastructure engineer with Kubernetes; Python or Go; Linux and distributed systems; collaboration across teams.
Kubernetes, Python, Go, Linux, CI/CD, Ansible, GitOps, APIs, distributed systems
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Senior Software Engineer (5+ years)
San Francisco or United States
$185k-$221k/yr HybridFull Time
5+ YOE5+ years of professional software engineering; strong TypeScript; one modern backend language; cloud and IaC experience; AI/LLM tooling; strong communication.
TypeScript, Python, Go, Java, AWS, Terraform, CDK, Pulumi, Docker, GitHub Actions, GitLab, LangChain, Pydantic AI, Claude Code, Codex
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Vice President, Services Developer, AI Enablement
San Francisco, California, United States
$155k-$214k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Lead architecture and design of distributed systems; strong Java/JVM, Kubernetes, and AI-enabled backend experience; collaborate with product and research teams; drive architecture decisions.
Java, JVM, Spring Boot, REST, gRPC, Linux, Maven, Gradle, CI/CD, Kubernetes, Docker, AI/ML, Azure, Python
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Applied AI Engineer - AI Agent
Sunnyvale, California, United States
$180k-$260k/yr OnsiteFull Time
5+ YOEBS in Computer Science or related field; 5+ years AI/production systems, or MS with 3+ years; backend/AI integration; strong APIs and data pipelines.
Python, Go, REST, GraphQL, WebSocket, PostgreSQL, Event-driven, Distributed systems
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Full Stack Software Engineer
San Jose, California, United States
$117k-$160k/yr OnsiteFull Time
2+ YOEBS/MS or equivalent; 2+ years; frontend (React/TypeScript) and backend services; databases; Agile; cloud platforms; CI/CD; security; REST APIs.
React, TypeScript, Next.js, Node.js, .NET, Java, Python, REST APIs, AWS, Azure, GCP, CI/CD, DevOps, OAuth2, OIDC
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Data Engineer, Consumer
Chicago or Redwood City
HybridFull Time
6+ YOE6+ years backend services or data automation; Python; Airflow or GCP Workflows; relational databases; cloud (AWS/GCP/Azure); gRPC/Protobuf/GraphQL.
Python, Airflow, GCP Workflows, Relational Databases, AWS, GCP, Azure, gRPC, Protobuf, GraphQL
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Software Engineer, Voice Agents / AI - Deepgram for Restaurants
San Francisco, California, United States
$160k-$250k/yr RemoteFull Time
4+ YOE4+ years backend experience; cloud infra (AWS); API design; strong problem-solving and collaboration; willing to work in a dynamic startup.
AWS, API design, Python, Kotlin, Java, Docker, Kubernetes
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AI-Augmented Full Stack Engineer, Aladdin Engineering, Post Trade Investment Operations - Vice President
San Francisco, California, United States
$162k-$215k/yr HybridFull Time
5+ YOESenior full stack engineer with backend and distributed systems expertise; AI assisted development experience; 5-7+ years hands-on development; 1+ year AI tool usage; agentic AI workflows.
Java, Python, React, Angular, TypeScript, Spring, Kafka, REST, gRPC, GraphQL, LangChain, LangGraph, Google ADK, AutoGen, CrewAI, OpenAI, Azure OpenAI, Anthropic, Google Vertex AI
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Staff Engineer - Technical Lead
San Francisco or United States
$120k-$150k/yr RemoteFull Time
10+ YOE10+ years in backend software and systems; strong Python and infrastructure expertise; leadership in technical delivery; healthcare data security and privacy awareness.
Python, AWS, Serverless, CloudFormation, CI/CD, Security best practices
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Staff Software Engineer
Oakland, California, United States
$102k-$207k/yr HybridFull Time
7+ YOE7+ years software engineering, 2+ years in senior technical leadership; Python backend; distributed systems; AWS/Kubernetes; observability tools.
Python, Django, FastAPI, Kafka, Celery, Airflow, AWS, Kubernetes, Datadog, Sentry, Grafana
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Software Engineer, Data
Los Angeles or Palo Alto or San Francisco
$180k-$220k/yr HybridFull Time
3+ YOE3-5+ years backend data processing; Python and SQL; Kafka, Spark; Snowflake/Databricks; AWS/GCP; CS/Engineering degree.
Python, SQL, Kafka, Spark, Snowflake, Databricks, AWS, GCP
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Lead Software Engineer - Gov Platforms
Redwood City, California, United States
$120k-$180k/yr OnsiteFull Time
5+ YOE5+ years software engineering; full-stack across frontend and backend; data pipelines; compliance-focused security; customer-facing communication; problem solving; ability to obtain security clearance.
Ruby on Rails, PostgreSQL, Python, Rust, AWS GovCloud, Azure Government, FedRAMP, NIST 800-53
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Data Engineer III
Los Angeles or San Francisco or Dallas
$148k-$185k/yr HybridFull Time
5+ YOE5+ years backend engineering, microservices, APIs, event-driven systems; strong TypeScript and Python; AWS; DB design (relational, NoSQL, graph).
TypeScript, Python, Node.js, AWS, Docker, Kubernetes, Kafka, SNS/SQS, EventBridge, Kinesis, DynamoDB, PostgreSQL, MySQL, Neo4j
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Staff Engineer AI Agents
San Francisco, California, United States
$180k-$220k/yr OnsiteFull Time
5+ YOE5+ years software engineering; production AI agents; backend/distributed systems; strong Python/TypeScript; experience with AI agent frameworks and LLM integration.
Python, TypeScript, LangGraph, CrewAI, AutoGen, Semantic Kernel, OpenAI, AWS, PostgreSQL, Redis
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Integration Engineer
San Francisco, California, United States
$120k-$155k/yr HybridFull Time
4+ YOE4–7+ years in integration engineering, BI development, backend engineering, or data architecture; strong Power BI, SQL, DAX; API/infrastructure mastery; experience with iPaaS tools.
Python, Node.js, Power BI, SQL, REST APIs, OAuth 2.0, Workato, Celigo, Boomi, Azure Logic Apps, Kantata, HubSpot, Rippling, ClickUp
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Full-Stack Software Engineer (New Grad)
San Francisco or Toronto
$90k-$119k/yr HybridFull Time
Entry-level full-stack engineer with strong CS fundamentals and experience in backend (Java/Spring) or frontend (TypeScript/JavaScript), APIs, databases, and collaborative skills.
Java, Spring Boot, TypeScript, JavaScript, Python, Git, Docker, AWS, REST, GraphQL
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Data & LLM Systems Engineer
Boston or San Francisco
HybridFull Time
Design and build data pipelines and schemas; develop backend services; instrument LLM interactions and observability.
Python, Go, Vue, TypeScript, Gitea, Langchain, Pydantic AI, LLMs, Postgres, AWS, Docker, Terraform, GitHub Actions, Vector databases, Analytics warehouses, OpenAI, Anthropic
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Senior Associate, Services Developer, AI Enablement
San Francisco, California, United States
$123k-$168k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Senior software engineer with experience designing high-performance distributed systems; strong Java/JVM, microservices, Kubernetes; AI-enabled backend systems; strong architecture and collaboration skills.
Java, JVM, Spring Boot, REST/gRPC, Linux/Unix, Maven, Gradle, CI/CD, Kubernetes, Docker, Azure, Python, AI/ML
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Senior AI Engineer
Los Altos, /, United States
RemoteFull Time
5+ YOE5+ years backend or ML engineering; experience with LLM/SLM fine-tuning; Python; API services; RLHF/reward modeling; multi-model orchestration; production deployment.
Python, Golang, APIs, LLM/SLM tooling, Distributed systems
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Senior Software Engineer, Billing Ingest
Boston or San Francisco
$145k-$180k/yr HybridFull Time
Senior software engineer responsible for backend data processing, storage, and query infrastructure; strong SQL, Python, ETL, and data modeling skills.
SQL, Snowflake, Databricks, BigQuery, Python, ETL pipelines
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Senior Software Engineer, The Stacks - Radial Science
Emeryville, California, United States
$200k-$400k/yr OnsiteFull Time
7+ YOE7+ years in production-grade software; experience with content-heavy or knowledge-based platforms; BA/BS in CS/CE or equivalent; strong backend/frontend skills; cloud experience; open-source experience is a plus.
Python, TypeScript, SQL, Flask, FastAPI, React, AWS
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Senior Site Reliability Engineer
Austin or San Francisco or United States
$100k-$120k/yr HybridFull Time
6+ YOE6-10+ years in SRE or backend/infrastructure; cloud infra experience (AWS/GCP/Azure); observability, incident management, automation; programming in Go, Python, or Java.
AWS, GCP, Azure, Kubernetes, Terraform, Go, Python, Java
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Staff AI Engineer
Palo Alto, California, United States
$215k-$285k/yr OnsiteFull Time
7+ YOE7+ years backend engineering; 3+ years in search/IR; strong Python; OpenSearch/Elasticsearch; TF-IDF, BM25; vector embeddings; large-scale distributed systems; knowledge graphs a plus.
Python, OpenSearch, Elasticsearch, TF-IDF, BM25, vector embeddings, NLP, Knowledge Graph
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Founding Engineer — Agent Control Plane
San Francisco, California, United States
OnsiteFull Time
Experience building distributed backend systems; strong focus on authentication/authorization; Kubernetes and cloud-native infra; integrations with LLM APIs; Python and TypeScript proficiency; multi-tenant SaaS design.
Kubernetes, GKE, Cloud, Python, TypeScript, OAuth, SAML, SCIM, API keys, GitHub, Slack
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Sr Data Quality Engineer - SDET
San Francisco, California, United States
$140k-$170k/yr HybridFull Time
5+ YOE5+ years in data quality, data engineering, or backend with automated testing; strong Python/SQL; pytest; data pipelines; Airflow/Databricks; Great Expectations a plus.
Python, SQL, pytest, Airflow, Databricks, Great Expectations
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Senior Machine Learning Engineer, AI Automation
Mountain View or New York
$149k-$223k/yr OnsiteFull Time
8+ YOEBachelor’s or Master’s in computer science or related engineering field; 8-10+ years of software engineering; experience with AI-powered systems; hands-on with LLM orchestration and prompt engineering; knowledge of vector stores and data orchestration; strong backend and distributed systems experience.
LangChain, LlamaIndex, Semantic Kernel, Azure AI Search, vector stores, Pinecone, Milvus, Weaviate, embedding models, Kafka, Flink, Spark, Java, Go, Python
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Lead Voice Infrastructure Engineer
San Francisco or New York City
$185k-$250k/yr HybridFull Time
Senior engineer with experience building distributed telephony systems, SIP/RTP, WebRTC, and AI-enabled voice pipelines; strong backend skills in Go/Python/C/C++.
Go, Python, C, C++, WebRTC, SIP, RTP, VoIP, DTMF, APIs, AI pipelines
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Senior Application Security Engineer
San Francisco, California, United States
$213k-$295k/yr RemoteFull Time
5+ YOE5+ years in application security; mobile and backend security; production experience securing iOS/Android; mobile threat models; mobile security testing; coding in Ruby, Go, or Python.
Ruby, Go, Python, iOS, Android, APIs
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Platform Engineer
San Francisco, California, United States
OnsiteFull Time
Strong generalist software engineer with experience building production backend, distributed systems, ML infrastructure, and enterprise SaaS for large enterprise customers.
Python, TypeScript, Go, Rust, Kubernetes, Docker, Terraform, Pulumi, CI/CD, Ray, Modal, Slurm, Anyscale, Spark, Dask, Daft, Airflow, Dagster, Prefect, Argo, Postgres, DuckDB, Snowflake, BigQuery, ClickHouse, Elasticsearch, OpenSearch, vector databases, LLM systems
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