Remote backend engineer jobs in California

Remote backend engineering roles — APIs, services, and infrastructure at companies hiring globally. Remote roles open to applicants based in California.

22 jobs available

Dhaka Technologies Limited Company19 hours ago

Dhaka Technologies Limited Company

Technical Architect – MFP, Toolio

California OnlyFreelanceBackend Engineer$75 – $80/hour

19 hours ago

Nava1 day ago

Nava

Software Engineer – Backend, Java

Alabama, +31 more locationsFull-timeBackend Engineer

1 day ago

Anza4 days ago

Anza

Software Engineer, Storage

United States, +5 more locationsFull-timeBackend Engineer

4 days ago

Groundswell5 days ago

Groundswell

.NET Developer

Alabama, +42 more locationsFull-timeBackend Engineer$100.1k – $140.8k/year

5 days ago

Block6 days ago

Block

Staff Software Engineer, Go-to-Market Systems, AI

California OnlyFull-timeBackend Engineer$263.6k – $395.4k/year

6 days ago

Landfx Landscape ArchitectureNov 4

Landfx Landscape Architecture

PHP, Database Programmer

California OnlyFull-timeBackend Engineer$85k – $100k/year

Nov 4

Trimble Inc.Nov 3

Trimble Inc.

Database Developer

Arizona, +35 more statesFull-timeBackend Engineer$85.9k – $118.1k/year

Nov 3

Sajix IncOct 31

Sajix Inc

Python Developer

California OnlyInternshipBackend Engineer

Oct 31

Lively, Inc.Oct 31

Lively, Inc.

Senior Software Engineer – Backend

California, +1 more stateFull-timeBackend Engineer$125k – $200k/year

Oct 31

Tyto Athene, LLCOct 31

Tyto Athene, LLC

Platform Architect

California, +1 more stateFull-timeBackend Engineer$150k – $162k/year

Oct 31

Accenture Federal ServicesOct 31

Accenture Federal Services

Technical Architect

California, +15 more statesFull-timeBackend Engineer$106.3k – $206.2k/year

Oct 31

NVIDIAOct 31

NVIDIA

Senior Software Engineer – Kubernetes

California OnlyFull-timeBackend Engineer$184k – $356.5k/year

Oct 31

Highmark HealthOct 30

Highmark Health

Senior Technical IT Storage Engineer

Alabama, +45 more statesFull-timeBackend Engineer$94.2k – $151k/year

Oct 30

GoDaddyOct 30

GoDaddy

Senior Ceph Storage Engineer – SRE

California, +10 more statesFull-timeBackend Engineer$118.5k – $231k/year

Oct 30

Temporal TechnologiesOct 29

Temporal Technologies

Senior Platform Architect

California, +2 more statesFull-timeBackend Engineer$126k – $165.4k/year

Oct 29

Decile GroupOct 29

Decile Group

Ruby on Rails Engineer, Front-end Skills

California OnlyFull-timeBackend Engineer$60k – $140k/year

Oct 29

RainOct 27

Rain

Senior Backend Engineer

California, +1 more stateFull-timeBackend Engineer$180k – $220k/year

Oct 27

SalesforceOct 27

Salesforce

Senior/Director Technical Architect, FINS/LSC

California, +7 more statesFull-timeBackend Engineer$148.5k – $313.7k/year

Oct 27

Global OverviewOct 27

Global Overview

GO LEaPs Associate

California, +25 more statesFull-timeBackend Engineer$62k/year

Oct 27

State StreetOct 15

State Street

Front-Office Software Technical Trading Engineer, AVP – API, ETL, Java, C#

United States, +6 more locationsFull-timeBackend Engineer$100k – $167.5k/year

Oct 15

AalyriaSep 26

Aalyria

Senior Software Engineer, Backend

California OnlyFull-timeBackend Engineer$165k – $215k/year

Sep 26

WEXSep 21

WEX

Senior Backend Engineer – AI Platform

California, +5 more statesFull-timeBackend Engineer$121.5k – $145.5k/year

Sep 21

What these roles pay

Median starting pay

$122k/ year

19 listings disclose pay

Half of these backend engineer listings in California start between $94k and $156k. Figures are annual-USD starting salaries and vary with seniority, company, and location.

Top companies hiring in California

Aalyria1 open role

Accenture Federal Services1 open role

Anza1 open role

Block1 open role

Decile Group1 open role

Dhaka Technologies Limited Company1 open role

Global Overview1 open role

GoDaddy1 open role

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Frequently asked questions

Are these remote backend engineer jobs in California truly remote?: Yes. Every listing on Remotery is a fully-remote backend engineer role. We exclude hybrid and "remote within X miles of HQ" listings — if it's on the site, you can do the job from home.
What does pay look like for remote backend engineer jobs in California?: Across the 19 backend engineer listings here that disclose pay, starting salaries range from about $94k to $156k, with a median near $122k (annual USD). Actual offers vary with seniority, company, and location — use the salary filter to focus on your range.
How often are new backend engineer listings added in California?: New roles are added daily. The listing date is shown on every card and detail page so you can quickly identify the freshest postings.

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