Backend Engineer jobs in San Jose
45 open roles at 20 companies · median posted base $223K · updated
Newest Backend Engineer jobs in San Jose
Showing 25 of 45| Role | Location | Salary | Activity | |
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Sr Backend Engineer | Berkeley Heights, New Jersey | USD 140,000 – 210,000 per year | Posted today | View→ |
Principal Backend Engineer | Palo Alto, CA | USD 230,000 – 280,000 per year | Posted 2d ago | View→ |
Backend Engineer - Concumer & Commerce | Palo Alto, CA | Salary not listed | Posted 5d ago | View→ |
Principal Backend Engineer | Palo Alto - Hybrid | USD 230,000 – 280,000 per year | Posted 6d ago | View→ |
Senior Backend Engineer, Apple News | Cupertino, California, 95014, United States | USD 184,700 – 324,800 per year | Posted 6d ago | View→ |
Distributed Systems Backend Engineer, Vehicle Return Program | Fremont, California | Salary not listed | recently | View→ |
Senior Backend Engineer - Intercom | San Mateo, CA United States | USD 175,000 – 300,000 per year OTE | Posted 1w ago | View→ |
Senior Backend Engineer, Apple News | Cupertino | USD 184,700 – 324,800 per year | Posted 1w ago | View→ |
Senior Data Backend Engineer | US, CA, Santa Clara | Salary not listed | Posted 1w ago | View→ |
Staff Backend Engineer, Ambient AI | Mountain View, CA | USD 210,000 – 275,000 per year | Posted 1w ago | View→ |
Senior Backend Engineer - Device Platform | San Mateo, CA United States | USD 190,000 – 275,000 per year OTE | Posted 2w ago | View→ |
Staff Backend Engineer - Licensing & Revenue Platform | San Mateo, CA United States | USD 150,000 – 300,000 per year OTE | Posted 2w ago | View→ |
Senior Backend Engineer | San Mateo, CA United States | USD 170,000 – 260,000 per year OTE | Posted 2w ago | View→ |
Senior Backend Engineer | San Carlos | Salary not listed | Posted 3w ago | View→ |
Senior Backend Engineer – Cloud Platform | San Jose | Salary not listed | Posted 3w ago | View→ |
Senior Cloud Backend Developer | Palo Alto | USD 182,500 – 215,000 per year | Posted 1mo ago | View→ |
Senior Backend Engineer - Access Control | San Mateo, CA United States | USD 150,000 – 300,000 per year OTE | Updated 2w ago | View→ |
Internship, Backend Engineer, Infrastructure Engineering (Winter/Spring 2027) | Fremont, California | USD 40 – 58 per hour | recently | View→ |
Staff Backend Engineer – Search and Discovery Product Engineering | Mountain View, USA | USD 194,000 – 243,000 per year | Updated 1w ago | View→ |
Senior Backend Engineer, Ambient AI | Mountain View, CA | Salary not listed | Posted 1mo ago | View→ |
Senior Backend Engineer - Generative AI Platform and Systems - Special Projects | Cupertino | USD 184,700 – 324,800 per year | Posted 1mo ago | View→ |
Apple GPU Compiler Backend Engineer | Cupertino | USD 150,400 – 277,600 per year | Posted 1mo ago | View→ |
Staff Backend Engineer | Mountain View, USA | USD 164,000 – 282,000 per year | Updated 1w ago | View→ |
Backend Engineer, Toolbox Diagnostics, Vehicle Software | Palo Alto, California | Salary not listed | recently | View→ |
Sr. II Backend Engineer, Mobile API | San Mateo, CA | USD 176,000 – 220,000 per year | Posted 2mo ago | View→ |
Companies hiring Backend Engineer roles
By open listings on this pageFrequently asked questions
How many Backend Engineer jobs in San Jose are open?
Dreamwork counted 45 open Backend Engineer roles in San Jose at 20 companies on October 15, 2026.
How much do Backend Engineer jobs in San Jose pay?
Across 17 of these listings that publish an annual base salary in USD, the middle half of posted salary midpoints runs from $198.8K – $254.8K, with a median of $223K. Listings that state only on-target earnings, or no pay at all, are not counted.
Which companies are hiring Backend Engineer roles in San Jose?
Verkada (10 roles), Apple (5 roles), Coupang (5 roles), Tesla (5 roles) and Qualified Health (3 roles) have the most open listings.
What counts as a Backend Engineer job here?
A listing counts when its job title contains "backend engineer", "back end engineer", "backend developer" and "back end developer" as whole words, in any seniority.
Which jobs count as in San Jose?
Listings the employer places within 50 km of San Jose count. Fully remote roles are listed on the remote page instead.
How current is this page?
Counts, pay and employers were last computed on October 15, 2026 from public job postings. Each listing below is re-checked when the page is built, so postings that have closed since then are left out.