Last updated: 2025-05-22

53 Backend Software Engineering jobs in Seattle.

Hiring now: Sr Software Engr Google D @ Google, Software Engr Infrastruct @ Meta, Sr Engr Cloud Data Archit @ Smartsheet, Software Engr Snowpark Co @ Snowflake, Sr Backend Software Engr @ Oleria Sec, Staff Software Engr @ Niantic, Distributed Systems Softw @ Salesforce, Sr Software Engr @ Epic Games, Software Engr Cloud Infra @ Rubrik, Sr Software Engr Backend @ Censys.Explore more at at kaamvaam.com

🔥 Skills

distributed systems (19) Java (15) Python (13) infrastructure (12) Kubernetes (12) AWS (12) scalability (10) Go (8) code reviews (7) performance (7)

📍 Locations

Seattle (38) Bellevue (11) Redmond (2) Des Moines (1) Kirkland (1)

Google

Skills & Focus: software development, distributed systems, large-scale infrastructure, cloud platforms, software design, architecture, testing, coding, infrastructure, Kubernetes
Experience: 5 years of experience with software development; 3 years testing, maintaining, or launching software products; 1 year with software design and architecture; 3 years developing large-scale infrastructure, distributed systems, or networks
Salary: $166,000-$244,000 + bonus + equity + benefits
Type: Full-time
Benefits: Bonus, equity, health insurance, retirement plans, and other benefits

Meta

Skills & Focus: full-stack, software engineer, infrastructure, C/C++, Java, PHP, Python, Javascript, code reviews, large-scale applications
About the Company: Meta builds technologies that help people connect, find communities, and grow businesses. When Facebook launched in 2004, it changed the way people connect. Ap…
Experience: 8+ years of programming experience in a relevant programming language; 6+ years of relevant experience building large-scale infrastructure applications or similar experience
Salary: $85.10/hour to $251,000/year + bonus + equity + benefits
Type: Full Time
Benefits: Meta offers a comprehensive benefits package including equity and bonus opportunities. Learn more about benefits at Met…

Smartsheet

Skills & Focus: cloud-native, AWS DMS, MySQL replication, Redis Enterprise, Java, Spring Boot, Kubernetes, service-oriented architecture, REST APIs, scalable back-end systems
About the Company: Smartsheet is a tech company with a human story to tell. We’re here to empower teams to manage projects, automate workflows, and rapidly build new secure solut…
Experience: 10+ years software development experience, 10+ years programming experience, 2+ years experience with cloud technologies
Salary: $200,000 — $252,500 USD
Type: Full-time
Benefits: HSA, employer-paid medical/vision/dental coverage, 401k match, flexible time off, life insurance, short & long-term dis…

Snowflake

Skills & Focus: distributed systems, Kubernetes, multi-cloud support, multi-tenant systems, cloud native, high-scale, performance, fault-tolerant, containerized applications, security
Experience: 3-6 years of industry experience building features and capabilities of large scale systems or infrastructure level platforms
Salary: $157K – $230K
Type: Full-time

Meta

Skills & Focus: Software Engineer, infrastructure, C/C++, Java, PHP, Hack, scalability, code reviews, large-scale applications, system efficiency
About the Company: Meta builds technologies that help people connect, find communities, and grow businesses. When Facebook launched in 2004, it changed the way people connect. Ap…
Experience: 6+ years of programming experience in a relevant programming language; 6+ years relevant experience building large-scale infrastructure applications or similar experience
Salary: $70.67/hour to $208,000/year + bonus + equity + benefits
Type: Full Time
Benefits: Meta offers benefits including bonuses, equity, and comprehensive health coverage.

Snowflake

Skills & Focus: Python, C++, Java, API, SDK, Data Engineering, Data Analysis, compiler, database, distributed systems
About the Company: Snowflake is a data platform built for the cloud that is effective, affordable, and accessible to all data users.
Experience: 4+ years
Salary: $157K - $230K
Type: Full time

Oleria Security

Skills & Focus: backend development, cybersecurity, SaaS, API design, DevSecOps, AWS, cloud platform, data analysis, performance, security
About the Company: Oleria provides adaptive and autonomous identity security solutions that help organizations accelerate at the pace of change, trusting that their data is prote…
Experience: 8+ years of professional experience in backend development
Salary: $160,000 to $190,000
Type: Full-time
Benefits: 100% paid medical, dental, and vision benefits for individuals, plus generous contributions toward dependent plan premi…

Snowflake

Skills & Focus: software development, security services, Golang, Java, Linux environment, reliability, performance, scalability, multi-cloud, engineering teams
About the Company: Snowflake is a cloud-based data-warehousing company that focuses on providing an integrated data platform for businesses.
Experience: 3+ years of relevant work experience in software development
Salary: $157K - $230K
Type: Full time
Skills & Focus: Java, C++, Linux environment, problem solving, data structures, algorithms, distributed systems, multi-threading, SQL, big data storage technologies
Experience: 2+ years industry experience working on commercial or open-source software.
Salary: $157K – $230K
Type: Full time

Niantic

Skills & Focus: server infrastructure, real-time indexing, scalable platforms, Java, Go, C++, networked systems, load testing, code reviews, mentorship
About the Company: Niantic’s mission is to use emerging technology to enrich our experiences as human beings in the physical world. We build products that inspire movement, explo…
Experience: 6+ years
Salary: $226,600.00 - $265,000.00
Type: Hybrid
Benefits: Total compensation includes bonus, equity, and benefits.

Salesforce

Skills & Focus: Distributed Systems, Cloud Infrastructure, Automation Tools, Resilient Systems, Java, Golang, Python, Agile Development, Infrastructure-as-Code, Microservices
About the Company: Salesforce is a leading cloud-based software company that provides a customer relationship management platform and applications focused on sales and customer s…
Experience: 3+ years backend software development experience
Salary: $137,100 - $334,600 in California; $125,700 - $306,600 in Washington
Type: Full time
Benefits: Wellbeing reimbursement, generous parental leave, adoption assistance, fertility benefits, and more.

Epic Games

Skills & Focus: distributed systems, data ingestion, stream data, data services, observability, debuggability, data infrastructure, event streaming, cloud environment, containerized services
About the Company: Epic Games spans across 25 countries with 46 studios and 4,500+ employees globally. For over 25 years, we've been making award-winning games and engine technol…
Experience: 5+ years experience working with data teams and their customers.
Salary: $169,000 - $272,000 USD
Type: Full-time
Benefits: Epic’s generous benefit plans and discretionary incentive programs

Google

Skills & Focus: software development, large scale systems, performance, data analysis, visualization, debugging, system health, diagnosis, resolution, software test engineering
Experience: 2 years of experience with software development or 1 year with an advanced degree
Salary: $141,000-$202,000 + bonus + equity + benefits
Type: Full-time
Benefits: Bonus, equity, benefits

Meta

Skills & Focus: full-stack, software engineer, infrastructure, C/C++, Java, PHP, Python, Javascript, code reviews, large-scale applications
About the Company: Meta builds technologies that help people connect, find communities, and grow businesses. When Facebook launched in 2004, it changed the way people connect. Ap…
Experience: 8+ years of programming experience in a relevant programming language; 6+ years of relevant experience building large-scale infrastructure applications or similar experience
Salary: $85.10/hour to $251,000/year + bonus + equity + benefits
Type: Full Time
Benefits: Meta offers a comprehensive benefits package including equity and bonus opportunities. Learn more about benefits at Met…
Skills & Focus: Software Engineer, infrastructure, C/C++, Java, PHP, Hack, scalability, code reviews, large-scale applications, system efficiency
About the Company: Meta builds technologies that help people connect, find communities, and grow businesses. When Facebook launched in 2004, it changed the way people connect. Ap…
Experience: 6+ years of programming experience in a relevant programming language; 6+ years relevant experience building large-scale infrastructure applications or similar experience
Salary: $70.67/hour to $208,000/year + bonus + equity + benefits
Type: Full Time
Benefits: Meta offers benefits including bonuses, equity, and comprehensive health coverage.

Rubrik

Skills & Focus: cloud, infrastructure, CI/CD, Terraform, Kubernetes, distributed systems, Linux, Go, telemetry, security
About the Company: Rubrik helps organizations secure, recover, and manage their data using Zero Trust Data Security™. The company offers cloud data management and security soluti…
Experience: 3+ years
Salary: $137,200 - $205,800 USD
Type: Full-time

Censys

Skills & Focus: Backend development, Distributed systems, Golang, AWS, GCP, Kubernetes, Docker, Authentication, Authorization, API
About the Company: Censys aims to be the comprehensive platform for understanding everything on the internet, providing real-time internet intelligence and threat insights to glo…
Salary: $120,000 - $160,000 USD + bonus and equity
Type: Full-time
Benefits: Health, vision, dental, 401k match, and more, effective from day one

Spice Ai

Skills & Focus: AI applications, data-driven, machine learning, SQL interface, cloud platform, high-performance, feedback loops, Rust, decision-making systems, software development
About the Company: Spice AI is focused on building data-driven AI applications and agents, simplifying the complexity of development by combining code, data, and AI into decision…
Experience: 2+ years in software development
Type: Full-time
Benefits: Competitive salary, stock options, remote work flexibility, health benefits

Confluent Inc.

Skills & Focus: cloud-native, distributed systems, AWS, GCP, Azure, performance, scalability, oncall rotation, microservices, data streaming
About the Company: Confluent, organizations can harness the full power of continuously flowing data to innovate and win in the modern digital world. They are creating a new categ…
Experience: 5+ years of relevant software development experience
Salary: $213,500 - $250,900 per year
Benefits: Wide range of employee benefits (details not specified)

Salesforce

Skills & Focus: Backend, Engineer, Software Engineering, CI Systems, Cloud Infrastructure, Agile, Python, AWS, Kubernetes, Linux
About the Company: Salesforce is a leading customer relationship management (CRM) platform that uses AI, data, and cloud technologies to help businesses improve their customer re…
Experience: 5+ years
Salary: $172,000 - $276,100
Type: Full-time

Coupang

Skills & Focus: software engineering, distributed systems, system design, programming languages, technical direction, mentoring, scalability, reliability, customer needs, software best practices
About the Company: Coupang is one of the fastest-growing e-commerce companies, disrupting the multi-billion-dollar industry with a vibrant startup culture and the resources of a …
Experience: 8+ years
Salary: $159,000 - $324,000/year
Type: Full-time
Benefits: Medical/Dental/Vision/Life, Flexible Spending Accounts, Long-term/Short-term Disability, 401K Plan with Company Match, …
Skills & Focus: Messaging, Notification, Streaming, Infrastructure, Cloud, AWS, Distributed systems, Kafka, Spark, Software development
About the Company: We are one of the fastest-growing retail companies that established an unparalleled reputation for being a leading and reliable force in South Korean commerce.
Experience: 8+ years of experience in designing, developing and maintaining large-scale software infrastructures
Salary: $138,000 - $297,000/year
Type: Full-time
Benefits: Medical/Dental/Vision/Life insurance, Flexible Spending Accounts & Health Savings Account, Long-term/Short-term Disabil…

Whatnot

Skills & Focus: cloud data stores, distributed systems, real-time processing pipelines, stream processing, AWS, Google Cloud, API-driven applications, monitoring, alerting, incident management
About the Company: Whatnot is the largest livestream shopping platform in North America and Europe to buy, sell, and discover the things you love. We’re re-defining e-commerce by…
Experience: 3+ years
Salary: $158,000/year to $245,000/year
Type: Full-time
Benefits: Flexible Time off Policy, Health Insurance options, Work From Home Support, Care benefits, Retirement plans, Monthly al…

Spice Ai

Skills & Focus: Rust, AI applications, machine learning, GenAI, RAG, high-performance, open source, distributed systems, agent applications, enterprise solutions
About the Company: We help developers combine code, data, and AI to build intelligent decision-making systems.

Moloco

Skills & Focus: machine learning, backend development, infrastructure, cloud platform, AWS, GCP, Go, big data, distributed systems, data processing
About the Company: Moloco is a machine learning company empowering organizations of all sizes to grow and unlock the full value of their unique first-party data, elevating the tr…
Experience: 2+ years of backend-infrastructure software development experience
Salary: $148,000 - $222,000 USD
Type: Full-time
Benefits: Competitive benefits package including innovative benefits that empower employees to take care of themselves and their …

Metropolis

Skills & Focus: Backend Development, Java, Scala, gRPC, Redis, MySQL, Kubernetes, Kafka, Microservices, Real-time Data Processing
About the Company: Metropolis is an artificial intelligence company that uses computer vision technology to enable frictionless, checkout-free experiences in the real world. Toda…
Experience: 8 years of experience in backend development, preferably within platform or core services.

Aftersell By Rokt

Skills & Focus: Software Engineering, AI, ML, AWS, GCP, Azure, Kubernetes, CI/CD pipelines, Go, Java
About the Company: Aftersell by Rokt enables SMB companies to unlock real-time relevancy in the moment that matters most, when customers are buying. Together, our AI and ML-power…
Experience: 10+ years of experience in Software Engineering
Salary: $375,000 - $514,000 (fixed salary: $250,000 - $315,000)
Type: Full-time
Benefits: Access to coaching, courses, and training; equity in the company; catered lunch and snacks; generous retirement plans; …

Openai

Skills & Focus: Software Engineering, Distributed Systems, Reliability Engineering, Observability, Developer Productivity, Cloud Infrastructure, Python, Go, Rust, CI/CD
About the Company: OpenAI is an AI research and deployment company dedicated to ensuring that general-purpose artificial intelligence benefits all of humanity. We push the bounda…
Experience: 4+ years of relevant industry experience
Salary: $210K – $405K
Type: Full time
Benefits: Medical, dental, and vision insurance for you and your family; Mental health and wellness support; 401(k) plan with 50%…

Galileo Financial Technologies

Skills & Focus: Backend Developer, Credit Card, Financial Technology, Banking core, Account structures, Microservices, AWS, DynamoDB, Relational databases, Scalability
About the Company: Galileo is a financial technology company that provides innovative software products and services for fintechs and financial institutions.

Oumi

Skills & Focus: Software Development, Backend Development, APIs, Python, Rust, JavaScript, DevOps, Cloud Platforms, Containerization, System Design
About the Company: Oumi is on a mission to make frontier AI truly open for all, believing that developing AI collectively, in the open, is the best path for its safe and efficien…
Salary: $140K – $220K
Type: Full time
Benefits: Competitive salary: $140,000 - $220,000; Equity in a high-growth startup; Comprehensive health, dental and vision insur…

Coupang

Skills & Focus: security, IAM, authentication, authorization, platform, scalability, reliability, API, Java, Go
Salary: $159,000 - $232,000 per year
Benefits: Medical/Dental/Vision/Life, AD&D insurance, Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) & Health Savings Account (HSA), Long-term/…

Lyft

Skills & Focus: software engineering, object-oriented programming, distributed systems, AWS, GCP, Python, Golang, CI tools, APIs, code reviews
About the Company: At Lyft, our purpose is to serve and connect. We aim to achieve this by cultivating a work environment where all team members belong and have the opportunity t…
Experience: 5+ years of software engineering industry experience
Salary: $136,160 - $170,200
Type: Hybrid
Benefits: Great medical, dental, and vision insurance, mental health benefits, family building benefits, child care and pet benef…

Spice Ai

Skills & Focus: Rust, database development, AI applications, open source, distributed systems, machine learning, high-performance, SQL, feedback loops, data-driven
About the Company: Spice AI is focused on building data-driven AI applications and agents, making it easier for developers to combine code, data, and AI. They created the Spice.a…
Type: Full-time

Sleeper

Skills & Focus: multi-player games, messaging, scalable solutions, Elixir, ScyllaDB, distributed systems, infrastructure, practical decisions, ambiguity, ErlangVM
About the Company: A rapidly growing platform for sports fans with messaging at its core.
Experience: 3+ years of engineering experience
Salary: 150K - 225K

Metropolis

Skills & Focus: backend services, scalable systems, Agile engineering processes, microservices, container technologies, database technologies, automation testing, development lifecycle, customer satisfaction, high-volume applications
About the Company: Metropolis is an artificial intelligence company that uses computer vision technology to enable frictionless, checkout-free experiences in the real world. Toda…
Experience: 6+ years of software engineering experience
Salary: $130,000.00 to $200,000.00
Type: Full-time
Benefits: healthcare benefits, 401(k) plan, short-term and long-term disability coverage, basic life insurance, a lucrative stock…

Openai

Skills & Focus: Software Engineering, Real-Time Communication, Full-Stack Development, Production Systems, User Experience, Machine Learning, Kubernetes, Go, Python, Systems Design
About the Company: OpenAI is an AI research and deployment company dedicated to ensuring that general-purpose artificial intelligence benefits all of humanity. We push the bounda…
Salary: $255K – $405K
Type: Full time
Benefits: Medical, dental, and vision insurance, mental health and wellness support, 401(k) plan with 50% matching, generous time…

Coupang

Skills & Focus: distributed computing, large-scale systems, system design, programming languages, Java, Scala, Kotlin, C++, C#, software engineering
About the Company: Coupang is a South Korean e-commerce company known for its rapid growth and leading reputation in commerce. It combines startup culture with the resources of a…
Experience: 5+ years
Salary: $159,000 - $324,000/year
Type: Full-time
Benefits: Medical/Dental/Vision/Life insurance, Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA), Health Savings Account (HSA), Long-term/Short-t…

Certik

Skills & Focus: Solidity, Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM), cybersecurity, security auditing, smart contracts, penetration testing, security consulting, threat modeling, hacking, blockchain security
About the Company: CertiK’s security offerings include security consulting, security reviews, security auditing of smart contracts and blockchains, verification of smart contract…
Experience: Deep understanding of the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM), distributed computing, and security.
Type: Full-time

Google

Skills & Focus: software engineer, Google Cloud, Linux, Golang, infrastructure, data structures, operating systems, security, performance, machine learning
About the Company: Google's software engineers develop the next-generation technologies that change how billions of users connect, explore, and interact with information and one …
Experience: 5 years of experience testing, maintaining, or launching software products
Salary: $166,000-$244,000
Type: Full-time
Benefits: bonus, equity, and benefits

Zoox

Skills & Focus: software engineer, High-Performance Computing, infrastructure, tools, services, machine learning, distributed system design, algorithmic job scheduling, cloud scaling, computational needs

Openai

Skills & Focus: Backend services, APIs, Infrastructure, Data processing, Distributed systems, Automation, Knowledge systems, AI workflows, Python, Postgres
About the Company: OpenAI is an AI research and deployment company dedicated to ensuring that general-purpose artificial intelligence benefits all of humanity. We push the bounda…
Experience: 4+ years of backend engineering experience at product-driven companies (excluding internships)
Salary: $325K
Type: Full-time
Benefits: Medical, dental, and vision insurance for you and your family, mental health and wellness support, 401(k) plan with 50%…
Skills & Focus: scalable, reliable, distributed systems, database, APIs, performance, collaboration, infrastructure, technical strategy, systems programming
About the Company: OpenAI is an AI research and deployment company dedicated to ensuring that general-purpose artificial intelligence benefits all of humanity. We push the bounda…
Experience: 4+ years of industry experience, including 2+ years leading large-scale, complex projects.
Salary: $255K – $405K
Type: Full-time
Benefits: Medical, dental, and vision insurance, mental health and wellness support, 401(k) plan with 50% matching, generous time…

Reddit

Skills & Focus: Kafka, asynchronous communication, event driven architectures, Kubernetes, infrastructure, software development, automation, API, scalability, mentoring
About the Company: Reddit is a community of communities. It’s built on shared interests, passion, and trust and is home to the most open and authentic conversations on the intern…
Experience: 7+ years of experience developing internet-scale software, preferably in the context of infrastructure
Salary: $206,700 — $289,400 USD
Type: Full-time
Benefits: Comprehensive Healthcare Benefits and Income Replacement Programs, 401k Match, Family Planning Support, Gender-Affirmin…

Motherduck

Skills & Focus: software engineer, storage systems, file systems, distributed storage architectures, C++, FUSE, cloud storage, SQL databases, DuckDB, problem-solving
About the Company: We’re on a mission to radically transform the data analyst user experience with a novel cloud architecture built on top of DuckDB. Our team is a diverse mix of…
Experience: 3+ years of software development experience, focusing on storage systems, file systems, or distributed storage architectures.
Type: Full-time
Benefits: Competitive compensation and stock options, 100% paid medical, dental, and vision for employees, unlimited Paid Time Of…

Whatnot

Skills & Focus: Logistics, software engineering, Python, Elixir, JavaScript, problem solver, global carrier integrations, shipping experience, payment systems, high-growth company
About the Company: Whatnot is the largest livestream shopping platform in North America and Europe to buy, sell, and discover the things you love. We’re re-defining e-commerce by…
Experience: 5+ years of software engineering experience
Salary: $185,000/year to $205,000/year
Type: Full-time
Benefits: Flexible Time off Policy, Health Insurance options, Work From Home Support, Care benefits, Retirement 401k offering, Mo…

Anthropic

Skills & Focus: software engineering, large-scale distributed systems, machine learning, inference capabilities, Kubernetes, Python, performance tuning, compute efficiency, scalability, request routing
About the Company: Anthropic’s mission is to create reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems. We want AI to be safe and beneficial for our users and for society as a who…
Experience: Significant software engineering experience
Salary: $300,000 - $405,000 USD
Type: Full-time
Benefits: Competitive compensation and benefits, optional equity donation matching, generous vacation and parental leave, flexibl…

Qumulo

Skills & Focus: Software Engineering, C, Rust, Cloud Storage, File Systems, Linux tooling, Performance Tuning, Distributed Systems, Algorithms, Data Structures
About the Company: Qumulo is the unstructured data platform to store and manage exabyte-scale data anywhere – at the edge, in the core data center and in the cloud. With unstruct…
Experience: 2+ years of proven ability providing production software level design, coding and testing
Salary: USD $140,000.00 - $190,000.00
Benefits: U.S. based employees have access to healthcare benefits, short-term and long-term disability coverage, basic life insur…

Geocomply

Skills & Focus: geolocation, cybersecurity, anti-fraud, technology stack, legacy systems, modernization, product development, spoofing threats, complex problems, dynamic environment
About the Company: We are at the forefront of geolocation, cybersecurity, and anti-fraud innovation, developing and delivering cutting-edge technologies to help ensure regulatory…

Salesforce Inc.

Skills & Focus: distributed systems, cloud, scaling, collaboration, design, Java, GoLang, SQL, NoSQL, automated tests
About the Company: Salesforce Inc. is a global leader in customer relationship management (CRM) solutions, providing cloud-based software for sales, service, marketing, and more.
Experience: 2 years in related field
Salary: $143,300 - $216,700
Type: Full-time
Benefits: See https://www.salesforcebenefits.com for details.

Confluent Inc

Skills & Focus: cloud-native, distributed systems, AWS, GCP, Azure, scalability, high availability, microservices, data streaming, SLA
About the Company: Confluent Inc is a data infrastructure company specializing in data streaming solutions, enabling organizations to harness the full power of continuously flowi…
Experience: 5+ years of relevant software development experience
Salary: $213,500 - $250,900 per year
Type: Full-time
Benefits: Competitive pay and benefits, details not specified.

Twitch

Skills & Focus: software engineer, data platform, Go, Python, data pipeline, scalability, distributed systems, AWS, API design, data modeling
About the Company: Twitch is the world’s biggest live streaming service, with global communities built around gaming, entertainment, music, sports, cooking, and more. It is where…
Experience: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field or equivalent industry experience as a Software Engineer
Salary: $99,500—$200,000 USD
Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision & Disability Insurance; 401(k); Maternity & Parental Leave; Flexible PTO; Amazon Employee Disco…

Palantir

Skills & Focus: Kubernetes, production infrastructure, cloud hyperscalers, K8s clusters, tooling, CNCF components, scale, stability, security, automation
About the Company: Palantir builds the world’s leading software for data-driven decisions and operations. By bringing the right data to the people who need it, our platforms empo…

Lyft

Skills & Focus: distributed systems, real-time optimization, software engineering, data consumption, code reviews, backend software development, large-scale systems, Kafka, Beam, Flink
About the Company: At Lyft, our purpose is to serve and connect. We aim to achieve this by cultivating a work environment where all team members belong and have the opportunity t…
Experience: 3+ years of software engineering industry experience
Salary: $117,760 - $147,200
Type: Hybrid
Benefits: Great medical, dental, and vision insurance options, mental health benefits, family building benefits, child care and p…