284 backend developer jobs at 137 companies in Los Angeles, CA
Backend Engineer
Denver or Seattle or Washington or San Francisco or Los Angeles or Arvada or San Francisco or Nashville or Denver or Santa Fe or New Orleans or San Diego or Bozeman or New York City
$120k-$180k/yr HybridFull Time
3+ YOERequires Python backend development, AWS, GraphQL, Docker, Terraform, APIs, Kubernetes, Git, a computer science bachelor's degree, and 3+ years of experience; U.S. person status and security clearance eligibility required.
Python, AWS, GraphQL, Docker, Terraform, OpenAI, Anthropic, AskSage, Kubernetes, AWS Lambda, Amazon ECS, Amazon EKS, Amazon CloudWatch, Amazon S3, Amazon EFS, Amazon EBS, Amazon EC2, Amazon RDS, Git, GitHub, GitLab, CI/CD
GoLang Backend Developer
Mason or Woodland Hills
OnsiteContract
12+ YOEStrong Go (Golang) backend development with microservices, RESTful APIs, Docker/Kubernetes, SQL/NoSQL, cloud platforms, CI/CD, unit testing, distributed systems, messaging, IaC (preferred), and security best practices.
Go (Golang), Docker, Kubernetes, PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, DynamoDB, AWS, Azure, GCP, Git, CI/CD, Terraform, Helm, Kafka, RabbitMQ
Backend Engineer
Irvine, California, United States
$115k-$220k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Portfolio of serious backend work; years of experience building and running production systems; strong relational data modeling; experience with payments, ledgers, marketplaces, virtual economies, or social systems; clear writing skills.
Go, SQLite, TypeScript, React, WebSockets, SSE
Sr. Backend Engineer - Xumo
Irvine or Philadelphia
$142k-$189k/yr HybridFull Time
5+ YOE5+ years Java backend development, REST/SOAP APIs, HTTP/SSL, MySQL/PostgreSQL/Oracle/MongoDB, Linux (CentOS), Docker/Kubernetes, cloud (Google Cloud/AWS/Azure); Bachelor's degree preferred; 7-10 years experience.
Java, MySQL, PostgreSQL, Oracle, MongoDB, CentOS, Docker, Kubernetes, Google Cloud, AWS, Azure, REST, SOAP, HTTP, SSL, JSON, RSS, HLS, MP4, Mpeg-Dash, RabbitMQ, Kafka
Backend Engineer
El Segundo or Washington or Palo Alto or San Francisco or Austin or New York City
$80k-$210k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Proficiency in Python, Node.js, TypeScript, or Java; API design (REST, GraphQL); relational and NoSQL databases; cloud (AWS, GCP, Azure); Docker, Kubernetes; infrastructure as code; testing; U.S. citizenship required; ability to obtain security clearance.
Python, Node.js, TypeScript, Java, REST, GraphQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, DynamoDB, Redis, AWS, GCP, Azure, Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, CloudFormation, Palantir Foundry
Senior Backend Engineer
Los Angeles or New York City or San Francisco
$170k-$200k/yr HybridFull Time
6+ YOE6+ years software development (Python required), 4+ years building distributed systems and modern data stacks, deep SQL and data modeling, experience with LLMs and agentic coding tools, strong communication and cross-team collaboration.
Python, Cursor, Copilot, Cody, RDS, Databricks, Spark, Redshift, Kafka, Airflow, dbt, SQL, REST, gRPC, GraphQL
Senior Backend Engineer, Experimentation
United States or Oakland or San Francisco or New York City or Boston or Seattle or Irvine or Los Angeles or Monterey or Santa Barbara or Santa Rosa or Austin or Portland or Philadelphia or Chicago
$163k-$264k/yr RemoteFull Time
6+ YOERequires 6+ years of software engineering experience, backend production systems expertise, Go or comparable language skills, distributed systems and data-intensive product experience, cloud operations, and observability practices.
Go, Python, Rust, C++, ClickHouse, Postgres, Snowflake, Redshift, BigQuery, Databricks
Backend Software Engineer
San Francisco or Los Angeles or Washington or San Diego or Seattle or London
$130k-$220k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Backend and cloud engineering experience with scalable distributed systems; must be a U.S. Person and able to obtain and maintain a U.S. security clearance.
Microsoft Azure, Python, Terraform, Kubernetes, TypeScript, React, CI/CD
Backend Software Engineer II
Los Angeles, California, United States
$122k-$167k/yr OnsiteFull Time
3+ YOEBachelor's degree in computer science or related field or equivalent experience; 3+ years backend or systems-level development; experience in C, C++, Rust, or other systems languages; proficiency with Linux and memory management.
Rust, C, C++, Linux, Docker, Kubernetes
Staff Backend Engineer (Digital Foot Print)
United States or Canada or San Francisco or Los Angeles or New York City
$251k-$275k/yr HybridFull Time
6+ YOE6+ years of backend software development experience; strong TypeScript, Node.js, messaging queues, MongoDB, analytical skills, and customer collaboration. Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
TypeScript, Node.js, AWS SQS, MongoDB, Python, Django, FastAPI, Flask, Airflow, PostgreSQL, NestJS
Senior Backend Software Engineer
Los Angeles, California, United States
$167k-$230k/yr OnsiteFull Time
3+ YOEBachelor's in Computer Science or equivalent, 3+ years software engineering experience, strong backend system design, APIs, microservices, databases, and cloud platform experience.
Java, Go, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Redis, AWS, Google Cloud, Azure
Senior Backend Software Engineer
Torrance, California, United States
$190k/yr HybridFull Time
5+ YOERequires 5+ years of industry experience, backend programming expertise, technical project oversight, cloud and DevOps proficiency, API and microservices knowledge, and experience optimizing systems for performance, cost, and scale.
TypeScript, Python, Java, Go, Rust, AWS, Azure, GCP, Amazon Web Services, BigQuery, Apache Spark, Kafka, Terraform, Manufacturing Execution Systems (MESs)
Senior Back End Engineer, Platform
Los Angeles or San Francisco or Dallas or Culver City
$170k-$225k/yr HybridFull Time
3+ YOE3+ years building scalable backend services in financial services, fintech, or SaaS; Java, Spring Boot, REST APIs, SQL, microservices, distributed systems, Docker, Kubernetes, and Helm proficiency.
Java, Spring Boot, Postgres, AWS, Kubernetes, Docker, Helm, MySQL, Kafka, Temporal, Snowflake, Claude, GitLab, Debezium, OpenTelemetry
Staff Backend Engineer
Dallas or Los Angeles or New York City or Seattle or Tigard or Weston or United States
$172k-$215k/yr RemoteFull Time
8+ YOE8+ years professional software engineering experience, deep expertise in modern web/software engineering, experience architecting complex systems, strong communication, and mentoring track record.
Senior Backend Software Engineer
New York City or San Francisco or Los Angeles
$165k-$220k/yr HybridFull Time
6+ YOEBachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent experience, 6+ years of software development, Python or Go proficiency, data-intensive application experience, on-call availability, and practical AI coding tool experience.
Python, Go, PostgreSQL, Redis, Celery, TypeScript, React, AWS, Docker, Kubernetes, GitLab CI/CD, Datadog, OpenAI, Anthropic, FHIR, ICD-10, SNOMED, LOINC, RxNorm, Cursor, Claude Code, Codex, EHR, EMR
Sr. Software Engineer, Backend
Santa Monica, California, United States
$160k-$185k/yr HybridFull Time
6+ YOE6+ years of backend development experience; strong Java and Spring Boot skills; REST API, relational database, distributed systems, microservices, system design, and AI coding tool experience required.
Java, Python, Node.js, Go, Spring Boot, RESTful API, MySQL, PostgreSQL, BigQuery, Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, Cursor, LLM APIs
Senior Software Engineer, Backend
Calabasas, California, United States
$120k-$145k/yr OnsiteFull Time
5+ YOEBachelor's degree or 5+ years related experience; 5+ years backend development; strong .NET (C#) and/or Node.js, REST/GraphQL, event-driven architectures, SQL and caching (Redis), cloud (Azure) and CI/CD experience.
.NET (C#), Node.js, GraphQL, Azure Service Bus, Redis, SQL Server, PostgreSQL, Auth0, OIDC/OAuth2, JWT, Git/GitHub, Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, Microsoft Office Suite, ARM templates, Bicep, Terraform, Dash0, Datadog, New Relic, Salesforce
Staff Backend Software Engineer
Los Angeles or Tempe or New York City or Texas
$143k-$190k/yr HybridFull Time
10+ YOE10+ years backend engineering experience; strong Python, Celery, PostgreSQL, Redis, AWS/GCP, Terraform, Docker, CI/CD; leadership in security-minded engineering; experience with authorization at scale preferred.
Python, TypeScript, Celery, AMQP, RabbitMQ, PostgreSQL, Redis, S3, Druid, BigQuery, REST, JSON, gRPC, AWS, Terraform, Docker, Elastic Beanstalk, Prometheus, Grafana, CloudWatch, pytest, Git, GitHub Actions, Claude Code, Cursor, Codex
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