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Job Title

Software Engineer, Backend

The median salary range for Software Engineer, Backend disclosed in public job postings is $145k - $199k as of Aug 2026, based on 261 job postings from 98 companies.

Salary Range

Low

$144,824

16%

Mid

$171,912

16%

High

$199,000

Large Sample Size

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Udemy

2 Job Posts

$720k - $900k

$720,000 - $900,000

Backend Engineer, Consumer Engineering

Mexico City

·

Last Posted: Apr 2026

Inactive

$720k - $900k

$720,000 - $900,000

Backend Engineer, Consumer Engineering

Mexico

·

Last Posted: Apr 2026

Inactive

$720k - $900k

$720,000 - $900,000

Clipboard Health

1 Job Post

$180k - $400k

$180,000 - $400,000

Software Engineer, Backend

Remote

·

Last Posted: Jun 2026

Inactive

$180k - $400k

$180,000 - $400,000

xAI

2 Job Posts

$145k - $355k

$144,824 - $354,615

Backend Engineer - API

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

$145k - $355k

$144,824 - $354,615

Backend Engineer - API

London

$145k - $355k

$144,824 - $354,615

Perplexity AI

1 Job Post

$200k - $350k

$200,000 - $350,000

Member of Technical Staff (Software Engineer, Backend API)

London

$200k - $350k

$200,000 - $350,000

Hebbia

1 Job Post

$160k - $350k

$160,000 - $350,000

Backend Engineer, Agents

New York City

5+ Years Experience

$160k - $350k

$160,000 - $350,000

Anthropic

3 Job Posts

$320k

$320,000

Software Engineer, Backend

San Francisco

·

5+ Years Experience

·

Last Posted: Apr 2026

Inactive

$320k

$320,000

Software Engineer, Backend

New York City

·

5+ Years Experience

·

Last Posted: Apr 2026

Inactive

$320k

$320,000

Software Engineer, Backend

Seattle

·

5+ Years Experience

·

Last Posted: Apr 2026

Inactive

$320k

$320,000

Latent Labs

1 Job Post

$200k - $300k

$200,000 - $300,000

Software Engineer (Backend)

San Francisco

·

Last Posted: Apr 2026

Inactive

$200k - $300k

$200,000 - $300,000

Zip

3 Job Posts

$160k - $280k

$160,000 - $280,000

Software Engineer, Backend (All Levels)

San Francisco

·

5+ Years Experience

·

Last Posted: Apr 2026

Inactive

$160k - $280k

$160,000 - $280,000

Software Engineer, Backend (All Levels)

San Francisco

5+ Years Experience

$160k - $280k

$160,000 - $280,000

Software Engineer, Backend (All Levels)

Toronto

3+ Years Experience

N/A

N/A

Airtable

8 Job Posts

$170k - $278k

$170,000 - $277,600

Software Engineer, Product Backend (8+ YOE)

Remote

·

8+ Years Experience

·

Last Posted: Aug 2026

Inactive

$213k - $340k

$213,000 - $339,900

Software Engineer, Product Backend (8+ YOE)

San Francisco

·

8+ Years Experience

·

Last Posted: Aug 2026

Inactive

$213k - $340k

$213,000 - $339,900

Software Engineer, Product Backend (8+ YOE)

Seattle

·

8+ Years Experience

·

Last Posted: Aug 2026

Inactive

$213k - $340k

$213,000 - $339,900

Software Engineer, Product Backend (4-8 YOE)

New York City

4+ Years Experience

$170k - $278k

$170,000 - $277,600

Software Engineer, Product Backend (4-8 YOE)

Los Angeles

4+ Years Experience

$170k - $278k

$170,000 - $277,600

Software Engineer, Product Backend (4-8 YOE)

San Francisco

4+ Years Experience

$170k - $278k

$170,000 - $277,600

Software Engineer, Product Backend (4-8 YOE)

Seattle

4+ Years Experience

$170k - $278k

$170,000 - $277,600

Software Engineer, Product Backend (4-8 YOE)

Remote

4+ Years Experience

$170k - $278k

$170,000 - $277,600

Apple

2 Job Posts

$147k - $272k

$147,400 - $272,100

Software Engineer - Backend Systems

Cupertino

·

Last Posted: May 2026

Inactive

$147k - $272k

$147,400 - $272,100

Software Engineer - Backend Systems

United States

·

Last Posted: May 2026

Inactive

$147k - $272k

$147,400 - $272,100

Mixpanel

1 Job Post

$188k - $254k

$188,000 - $254,000

Software Engineer, Backend

San Francisco

·

Last Posted: Jul 2026

Inactive

$188k - $254k

$188,000 - $254,000

Stripe

1 Job Post

$157k - $235k

$156,800 - $235,200

Software Engineer, Backend Engineer- Credit Coverage

New York City

2+ Years Experience

$157k - $235k

$156,800 - $235,200

Microsoft

2 Job Posts

$120k - $235k

$119,800 - $234,700

Software Engineer - Backend

Redmond

·

8+ Years Experience

·

Last Posted: May 2026

Inactive

$120k - $235k

$119,800 - $234,700

Software Engineer - Backend

United States

·

8+ Years Experience

·

Last Posted: May 2026

Inactive

$120k - $235k

$119,800 - $234,700

Profound Commerce

5 Job Posts

$140k - $230k

$140,000 - $230,000

Software Engineer, Backend, Workflow Runner, San Francisco

San Francisco

·

Last Posted: Feb 2026

Inactive

$140k - $260k

$140,000 - $260,000

Software Engineer, Backend, Workflow Runner

New York City

$140k - $260k

$140,000 - $260,000

Software Engineer, Backend, London

London

·

Last Posted: Feb 2026

Inactive

$140k - $230k

$140,000 - $230,000

Software Engineer, Backend, Buenos Aires

Buenos Aires

·

Last Posted: Feb 2026

Inactive

$140k - $230k

$140,000 - $230,000

Software Engineer, Backend

New York City

$140k - $230k

$140,000 - $230,000

Vesta

2 Job Posts

$180k - $225k

$180,000 - $225,000

Software Engineer - Backend

Remote

$180k - $225k

$180,000 - $225,000

Software Engineer - Backend

San Francisco

$180k - $225k

$180,000 - $225,000

Applied Intuition

1 Job Post

$153k - $222k

$153,000 - $222,000

Software Engineer - Backend

Sunnyvale

3+ Years Experience

$153k - $222k

$153,000 - $222,000

Whyline

2 Job Posts

$180k - $220k

$180,000 - $220,000

Software Engineer Backend (Java)

New York City

3+ Years Experience

$180k - $220k

$180,000 - $220,000

Software Engineer Backend (Java)

United States

3+ Years Experience

$180k - $220k

$180,000 - $220,000

Windfall

2 Job Posts

$160k - $215k

$160,000 - $215,000

Software Engineer - Backend (Varying Levels)

San Francisco

5+ Years Experience

$160k - $215k

$160,000 - $215,000

Software Engineer - Backend (Varying Levels)

Denver

5+ Years Experience

$160k - $215k

$160,000 - $215,000

Google

11 Job Posts

$147k - $211k

$147,000 - $211,000

Software Engineer, Backend, DeepMind Product, Project Janus

Mountain View

·

5+ Years Experience

·

Last Posted: Apr 2026

Inactive

$174k - $252k

$174,000 - $252,000

Software Engineer, Backend, DeepMind Product, Project Janus

United States

·

5+ Years Experience

·

Last Posted: Apr 2026

Inactive

$174k - $252k

$174,000 - $252,000

Software Engineer, Cloud Billing Core Monetizer, Backend

Kirkland

·

2+ Years Experience

·

Last Posted: Mar 2026

Inactive

$147k - $211k

$147,000 - $211,000

Software Engineer, Cloud Billing Core Monetizer, Backend

United States

·

2+ Years Experience

·

Last Posted: Mar 2026

Inactive

$147k - $211k

$147,000 - $211,000

Software Engineer, Cloud Billing Core Monetizer, Backend

Seattle

·

2+ Years Experience

·

Last Posted: Mar 2026

Inactive

$147k - $211k

$147,000 - $211,000

Software Engineer, Backend, Google Photos

United States

·

2+ Years Experience

·

Last Posted: Jun 2026

Inactive

$147k - $211k

$147,000 - $211,000

Software Engineer, Backend, Google Photos

Mountain View

·

2+ Years Experience

·

Last Posted: Jun 2026

Inactive

$147k - $211k

$147,000 - $211,000

Software Engineer, Backend, Google Photos

United States

·

2+ Years Experience

·

Last Posted: Jul 2026

Inactive

$147k - $211k

$147,000 - $211,000

Software Engineer, Backend, Google Photos

Mountain View

·

2+ Years Experience

·

Last Posted: Jul 2026

Inactive

$147k - $211k

$147,000 - $211,000

Software Engineer, Backend, Google Photos

United States

·

2+ Years Experience

·

Last Posted: Jul 2026

Inactive

$147k - $211k

$147,000 - $211,000

Software Engineer, Backend, Google Photos

Mountain View

·

2+ Years Experience

·

Last Posted: Jul 2026

Inactive

$147k - $211k

$147,000 - $211,000

Sardine

5 Job Posts

$155k - $210k

$155,000 - $210,000

Software Engineer - Backend

Federative Republic of Brazil

$285k - $400k

$285,000 - $400,000

Software Engineer - Backend

Remote

$285k - $400k

$285,000 - $400,000

Software Engineer - Backend (GO)

Canada

·

2-3 Years Experience

·

Last Posted: Apr 2026

Inactive

$155k - $210k

$155,000 - $210,000

Software Engineer - Backend (GO)

California

·

2-3 Years Experience

·

Last Posted: Apr 2026

Inactive

$155k - $210k

$155,000 - $210,000

Software Engineer - Backend (GO)

Remote

·

2-3 Years Experience

·

Last Posted: Apr 2026

Inactive

$155k - $210k

$155,000 - $210,000

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