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Backend Python Developer Jobs in San Mateo, CA, US
520+ backend python developer jobs from 290+ companies hiring in San Mateo, CA, US.
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Backend Engineer
San Francisco, California, United States
$190k-$230k/yr OnsiteFull Time
3+ YOE3+ years backend or software engineering; API design; backend architecture; Node.js/Python/Go; PostgreSQL/MySQL; scalable systems; customer-focused.
Node.js, Python, Go, PostgreSQL, MySQL, TypeScript, Temporal, Pulsar
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Staff Software Engineer - Backend Python
San Jose, California, United States
$177k-$262k/yr HybridFull Time
5+ YOE5+ years experience with Python; BS or higher; distributed services; AWS; RDBMS/NoSQL; mentor engineers.
Python, Redis, ElastiCache, Hazelcast, SQS, Kafka, RabbitMQ, Pulsar, Terraform, AWS
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MTS - Backend Engineer
San Jose, California, United States
HybridFull Time
2+ YOEMid-level backend engineer with Python or Go, Kubernetes familiarity, Linux, strong CS fundamentals, 2-3 years of software development experience.
Python, Go, Kubernetes, Linux
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Staff Backend Engineer
Mountain View or New York City or Los Angeles or San Francisco
$200k-$250k/yr OnsiteFull Time
8+ YOE8+ years’ software development experience; strong Python/Go backend skills; experience with containers and cloud; excellent communication; ability to ship quickly.
Python, Go, FastAPI, Flask, Docker, Kubernetes
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Backend Engineer
Los Angeles or San Francisco
$100k-$150k/yr RemoteFull Time
2+ YOE2-5 years backend experience; Bachelor's in CS or related field; cloud data pipelines; Python with data libraries; NLP familiarity; Git proficiency; strong communication and data integrity.
Python, Pandas, NumPy, SciPy, Git, GCP, NLP
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Junior Backend Engineer
San Francisco, California, United States
$120k-$145k/yr HybridFull Time
3+ YOE1-3 years backend experience, Python, API development, scalable data handling, AI/ML integration, security/compliance (KYC/KYB), clean maintainable code.
Python, REST APIs, Knowledge graphs, LLMs, RLHF, LoRA
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Software Engineer, Backend
San Francisco, California, United States
$105k-$125k/yr RemoteFull Time
3+ YOE3+ years backend development; Python/Java/Kotlin/Node.js/Go; security, cloud (AWS/GCP); containers; CI/CD; API security.
Python, Java, Kotlin, Node.js, Go, AWS, GCP, Docker, Kubernetes, OAuth, JWT, API Gateway, Vertex AI, Cloud Run, Terraform, CI/CD, Infrastructure as Code
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Senior Software Engineer, Backend
San Francisco or New York or Seattle or Toronto
$150k-$250k/yr RemoteFull Time
Backend development with Python; leadership experience; strong communication; autonomous contributor; mentoring preferred.
Python
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Senior Backend Engineer
San Francisco, California, United States
$200k-$250k/yr HybridFull Time
8+ YOE8+ years building production software; strong backend in Python/Go; design scalable APIs; cloud experience; AI/ML knowledge; cross-functional collaboration
Python, Go, RESTful APIs, Cloud platforms (AWS / GCP / Azure), Databases
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Backend Engineer (Early Career)
San Francisco, California, United States
HybridFull Time
2+ YOE2-3 years backend development; Python/Go/Java/C++ or similar; SQL & NoSQL; cloud services (AWS/GCP); AI/ML interest; strong collaboration; growth mindset.
Python, Go, Java, C++, SQL, NoSQL, AWS, GCP, API design
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Backend Engineer - Mission Operations Services
Golden or San Francisco
$140k-$190k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Solid Python development, Docker, backend frameworks (Django/Flask/FastAPI), API design, and space operations experience.
Python, Docker, Django, Flask, FastAPI, HTTP, GraphQL
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Senior Backend Engineer
New York or San Francisco
$150k-$250k/yr HybridFull Time
3+ YOE3+ years software development; 2+ years AI/ML apps; cloud (AWS, GCP, or Azure) and containers; Python, FastAPI; databases (PostgreSQL, Redis); CI/CD; observability.
Python, FastAPI, PostgreSQL, Redis, Vector DBs, AWS, GCP, Azure, Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, LLM tooling
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Backend Engineer, Marketplace
San Francisco or New York City or London
$130k-$500k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Build and operate reliable backend systems; design scalable APIs; optimize latency, throughput, and reliability.
Python, Go, Kafka, Postgres, Redis, Elasticsearch, Kubernetes, Terraform
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Backend Engineer, AI
San Francisco, California, United States
HybridFull Time
Backend engineer with production-grade AI inference/orchestration experience, low latency, high throughput, observability.
Python, NodeJs, Pytorch, LLMs, SQL, NoSQL, Kubernetes, Docker
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Copy of Backend Engineer
San Mateo, California, United States
OnsiteFull Time
5+ YOE5+ years building scalable distributed systems; proficient in Golang and Python; strong cloud, CI/CD, and SRE/DevOps practices; Kubernetes, Terraform; experience with SaaS backends.
Golang, Python, Kubernetes, Terraform, Google Cloud Platform, CI/CD, SaaS
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Backend Engineer, Measurement - Evaluation
Cupertino or United States
OnsiteFull Time
4+ YOE4+ years in backend software engineering; strong API design; CS fundamentals; university degree in CS/Engineering; proficient in Python/Java/C++/Swift/Go.
Python, C++, Swift, Go, Java, REST, gRPC, Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD, PyTorch, TensorFlow, HuggingFace, LangChain
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Sr. Backend Engineer, tvScientific
San Francisco, California, United States
$156k-$320k/yr RemoteFull Time
Senior backend engineer skilled in contract/billing systems, APIs, and AI-assisted workflows; strong in Javascript, Python/Java, React/Redux; collaboration with Product, Finance, and Data.
React, Redux, JavaScript, Python, Java
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Backend Engineer II
Santa Clara, California, United States
HybridFull Time
2+ YOEBackend engineer with 2+ years of server-side development; proficient in a modern backend language; design and implement APIs; work with SQL/NoSQL databases; distributed systems and caching; containerization and CI/CD.
Docker, PostgreSQL, MySQL, Redis, Memcached, Kafka, RabbitMQ, GraphQL, REST, Python, Ruby, Go, Java, Node.js
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Senior Backend Engineer
Redwood City, California, United States
$188k-$250k/yr HybridFull Time
Backend engineering experience in production systems; strong MongoDB, GraphQL, AWS/serverless, and data pipelines; AI-related data/embedding tooling familiarity.
Node.js, JavaScript, TypeScript, Python, GraphQL, MongoDB, Atlas Search, Vector Search, Terraform, AWS, Lambda, SQS, SNS, EventBridge, S3, CloudWatch, API Gateway, GitHub Actions
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Backend Engineer, Data Centers
San Francisco, California, United States
$170k-$220k/yr HybridFull Time
Go and Python development, building scalable data pipelines, CI/CD workflows, and data-schema evolution.
Go, Python, Kafka, PostgreSQL, ClickHouse
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Senior Backend Engineer
San Francisco or Toronto or Los Angeles or Raleigh
$168k-$210k/yr HybridFull Time
5+ YOE5+ years backend or full-stack experience; 1–2+ years in senior/lead roles; Node.js with TypeScript; GraphQL/REST APIs; distributed systems; strong CS fundamentals; ability to own projects end-to-end; AI tooling experience preferred.
Node.js, TypeScript, GraphQL, REST, Docker, Kubernetes, Python
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Senior Backend Engineer, Connectors & Discover
San Francisco or Austin or Madison
$174k-$260k/yr HybridFull Time
3+ YOE3+ years backend engineering, Python, FastAPI, MongoDB/Elasticsearch/OpenSearch, Redis; distributed job processing; data pipelines; observability.
Python, FastAPI, MongoDB, OpenSearch/Elasticsearch, Redis, RQ/Celery, Dagster, Airflow, S3
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AI Platform Backend. Engineer, Capabilities
San Francisco, California, United States
HybridFull Time
3+ YOE3+ years building production backend services; experience with Python, Go, Rust, or C++; strong understanding of distributed systems, APIs, observability.
Python, Go, Rust, C++, REST, gRPC
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Backend Software Engineer
San Francisco, California, United States
$125k-$150k/yr OnsiteFull Time
2+ YOEBachelor's degree in Engineering or related field; 2+ years Python backend experience with web frameworks; experience with large dataset processing; strong software engineering fundamentals; team collaboration; Linux, Docker, production deployments.
Python, Django, Django Rest Framework, Celery, AWS (EKS, S3, CloudFront), Docker, Kubernetes, Linux
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Senior Backend Software Engineer
San Francisco or Boston or Denver or New York
$160k-$207k/yr HybridFull Time
3+ YOEBackend engineering with experience in distributed systems, databases, and APIs. Familiarity with Python, SQLAlchemy, and cloud deployments preferred.
Typescript, Python, Flask, SQLAlchemy, Kubernetes, AWS, React
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Senior Backend Engineer
San Mateo, California, United States
$140k-$220k/yr OnsiteFull Time
4+ YOE4+ years backend software experience; scalable access systems; Python or Go; Postgres/MySQL; Redis/Memcached; Kafka; AWS/GCP/Azure; React; GRPC.
Python, Go, PostgreSQL, MySQL, Redis, Memcached, Kafka, AWS, GCP, Azure, React, GRPC
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Backend Software Engineer, ChatGPT Engineering
San Francisco or New York City or Seattle
$185k-$385k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Distributed systems, APIs, backend languages (Go, Python, Rust, C++); scalable backend design and collaboration.
Go, Python, Rust, C++
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Staff Backend Engineer, Reliability
San Francisco or New York City
$250k-$295k/yr OnsiteFull Time
8+ YOE3+ Mgmt8+ years software engineering with 3+ years reliability/infrastructure leadership; strong backend focus; databases at scale; proficient in Typescript, Python, or Go.
ClickHouse, PostgreSQL, Typescript, Python, Go
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Senior Software Engineer, Backend
San Francisco, California, United States
$156k-$195k/yr HybridFull Time
5+ YOE5+ years of experience shipping high-scale backend systems; proficient in Java, Python, Ruby, Go, or C; strong CS fundamentals; interest in search, streaming, databases, or backend tech.
Java, Python, Ruby, Go, C, Distributed Systems, Databases, Search
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Software Engineer: Backend
San Francisco or United States
$161k-$230k/yr RemoteFull Time
Design and build backend systems; data models, funds flows, automations; experience with Ruby on Rails; production backend experience; cross-functional collaboration.
Ruby on Rails, React, TailwindCSS, Python, JavaScript
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Staff Backend Engineer - Commerce
San Francisco, California, United States
$230k-$270k/yr OnsiteFull Time
8+ YOE8+ years in backend systems; leadership; relational DB design; cross-functional collaboration; proficient in Golang/TypeScript/Python/C/C++/Java; distributed systems knowledge; IaC; payments experience; Kubernetes; CS/CE degree.
Golang, TypeScript, Python, C++, Java, Terraform, AWS CDK, Pulumi, Kubernetes, Stripe
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Senior Backend Engineer, LangSmith Deployments
San Francisco or New York City
$175k-$225k/yr OnsiteFull Time
4+ YOE4+ years backend engineering; strong Go and/or Python; distributed systems experience; Kubernetes and IaC familiarity; cloud experience.
Go, Python, Kubernetes, Terraform, Cloud platforms
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Senior Backend Engineer
San Francisco, California, United States
$175k-$225k/yr HybridFull Time
5+ YOE5+ years Django production experience; strong database, caching, system design; experience with LLM APIs (OpenAI/Anthropic); AWS; SAAS product experience; on-call ownership.
Django, Python, PostgreSQL, Redis, AWS, OpenAI, Anthropic
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Backend Software Engineer
San Francisco or New York City
$220k-$405k/yr HybridFull Time
4+ YOEStrong Python experience; databases and caching; AWS; high-scale data and non-deterministic AI systems; 4+ years engineering experience.
Python, Go, Rust, TypeScript, FastAPI, PostgreSQL, Redis, Docker, vLLM, AWS
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Backend Staff Engineer
San Francisco, California, United States
HybridFull Time
Extensive backend experience with Golang and/or Python; distributed systems; API design (REST/GraphQL); AWS; caching; databases; security; fluent English.
Golang, Python, AWS, Redis, GraphQL, REST, SQL, NoSQL
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Sr Backend Software Engineer, Recording
San Francisco, California, United States
RemoteFull Time
8+ YOE8+ years backend experience with Python, Typescript, or Go; distributed systems; messaging queues; data ingestion; microservices; AWS; performance optimization.
Python, Typescript, Go, Celery, SQS, RabbitMQ, Kafka, Django, AWS
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Staff Backend Engineer (Application Infra)
Seattle or Mountain View
$164k-$282k/yr HybridFull Time
6+ YOE6 years backend development; BS in CS/EE/Math; Java and Spring; AWS; distributed systems experience.
Java, Spring Framework, AWS, Kubernetes, Temporal, Cadence, Cassandra, TiDB, Python
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Staff Engineer - Backend Java
Sunnyvale, California, United States
$192k-$230k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Senior backend engineer with cloud architecture experience, strong Java/Python skills, and familiarity with Kubernetes, Docker, REST, and infrastructure as code.
Java, Python, REST API, Kubernetes, Docker, Spring, CloudFormation, Terraform, AWS, Azure, GCP
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Staff Backend Software Engineer
San Francisco or Montreal
RemoteFull Time
Backend software engineer with Python (Django/Flask/FastAPI), TypeScript (React), Docker, AWS/GCP; design scalable distributed systems.
Python, Django, Flask, FastAPI, TypeScript, React, Docker, AWS, GCP, PostgreSQL, Redis, REST, GraphQL
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Senior Backend Engineer, Enterprise AI
San Mateo or Boston or New York City or Salt Lake City or Lahore
HybridFull Time
Proven backend development experience; scale enterprise AI product; cloud platforms; mentoring; agile culture; strong communication; AI in workflows.
Go, Python, Java, Google Cloud Platform, Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure
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