# Backend Software Engineer Applied Foundations Jobs in San Francisco, CA 227 backend software engineer applied foundations jobs in San Francisco, CA. Top employers: OpenAI, Astranis, Anthropic, and 5 more. Salaries from $30K–$500K. 227 open roles · page 1 of 16 **Staff Software Engineer, Backend Platform** at Harvey AI San Francisco | FULL_TIME | USD 231K–325K/yr [Apply](https://zerogtalent.com/ai-jobs/harvey-ai/senior-software-engineer-backend-platform-66a13783-3073-4474-8dad-90f4146885ef) | [JD](https://zerogtalent.com/api/agent/job/senior-software-engineer-backend-platform-66a13783-3073-4474-8dad-90f4146885ef) **Senior Engineering Manager, Backend Platform** at Harvey AI San Francisco | FULL_TIME | USD 272K–355K/yr [Apply](https://zerogtalent.com/ai-jobs/harvey-ai/senior-engineering-manager-bc2cf43d-c37d-4496-b64e-277ba79ad415) | [JD](https://zerogtalent.com/api/agent/job/senior-engineering-manager-bc2cf43d-c37d-4496-b64e-277ba79ad415) **Software Engineer, Admin Experience** at Sierra AI San Francisco, CA | FULL_TIME | USD 230K–390K/yr [Apply](https://zerogtalent.com/space-jobs/sierra-ai/software-engineer-admin-experience-688d4d59-23d8-4100-9e2b-2fb11544753e) | [JD](https://zerogtalent.com/api/agent/job/software-engineer-admin-experience-688d4d59-23d8-4100-9e2b-2fb11544753e) **Engineering Manager, Preparedness** at OpenAI San Francisco | FULL_TIME | USD 445K–510K/yr [Apply](https://zerogtalent.com/ai-jobs/openai/engineering-manager-preparedness-c857b732-3556-4b65-8ae9-f64b92091729) | [JD](https://zerogtalent.com/api/agent/job/engineering-manager-preparedness-c857b732-3556-4b65-8ae9-f64b92091729) **Principal Software Engineer, Full Stack — Codex** at OpenAI San Francisco | FULL_TIME | USD 459K–536K/yr [Apply](https://zerogtalent.com/ai-jobs/openai/principal-software-engineer-full-stack-codex-74842880-e750-4664-9e2e-83b4c96c5a03) | [JD](https://zerogtalent.com/api/agent/job/principal-software-engineer-full-stack-codex-74842880-e750-4664-9e2e-83b4c96c5a03) **Software Engineer, Context Engine** at Sierra AI San Francisco, CA | FULL_TIME | USD 230K–390K/yr [Apply](https://zerogtalent.com/space-jobs/sierra-ai/software-engineer-context-engine-ae8a501d-7f79-4398-b858-3d793756dd25) | [JD](https://zerogtalent.com/api/agent/job/software-engineer-context-engine-ae8a501d-7f79-4398-b858-3d793756dd25) **Software Engineer, Payments Infrastructure** at Sierra AI San Francisco, CA | FULL_TIME | USD 230K–390K/yr [Apply](https://zerogtalent.com/space-jobs/sierra-ai/software-engineer-payments-infrastructure-50ec6f9a-25f9-44b4-b8cc-50c897e698b3) | [JD](https://zerogtalent.com/api/agent/job/software-engineer-payments-infrastructure-50ec6f9a-25f9-44b4-b8cc-50c897e698b3) **Engineering Manager, AI Platform** at Harvey AI San Francisco | FULL_TIME | USD 272K–355K/yr [Apply](https://zerogtalent.com/ai-jobs/harvey-ai/engineering-manager-ai-platform-5a27de6d-c40e-4504-92f3-e116cd3518b0) | [JD](https://zerogtalent.com/api/agent/job/engineering-manager-ai-platform-5a27de6d-c40e-4504-92f3-e116cd3518b0) **Founding Engineer** at Conviction San Francisco, CA, US | FULL_TIME | USD 90K–210K/yr [Apply](https://zerogtalent.com/ai-jobs/conviction/founding-engineer-100109) | [JD](https://zerogtalent.com/api/agent/job/founding-engineer-100109) **Senior Software Engineer - Backend** at HappyRobot San Francisco | FULL_TIME | USD 220K–250K/yr [Apply](https://zerogtalent.com/ai-jobs/happyrobot/senior-software-engineer-backend-224e1cd5-4299-483d-a6d6-70e34130ad94) | [JD](https://zerogtalent.com/api/agent/job/senior-software-engineer-backend-224e1cd5-4299-483d-a6d6-70e34130ad94) **Founding Forward Deployed Engineer** at Soren San Francisco, CA, US | FULL_TIME | USD 120K–250K/yr [Apply](https://zerogtalent.com/ai-jobs/soren/founding-forward-deployed-engineer-116306) | [JD](https://zerogtalent.com/api/agent/job/founding-forward-deployed-engineer-116306) **Staff Software Engineer, IAM Control Plane** at Stripe San Francisco | FULL_TIME [Apply](https://zerogtalent.com/frontier-jobs/stripe/staff-software-engineer-iam-control-plane-8163540) | [JD](https://zerogtalent.com/api/agent/job/staff-software-engineer-iam-control-plane-8163540) **Founding Product Engineer** at Weave San Francisco, CA, US | FULL_TIME | USD 150K–200K/yr [Apply](https://zerogtalent.com/ai-jobs/weave-3/founding-product-engineer-82270) | [JD](https://zerogtalent.com/api/agent/job/founding-product-engineer-82270) **Software Engineer, Channels and Experiences** at Sierra AI San Francisco, CA | FULL_TIME | USD 230K–390K/yr [Apply](https://zerogtalent.com/space-jobs/sierra-ai/software-engineer-channels-and-experiences-2f372b6b-d163-48bd-b5df-84f9bf2b4dbc) | [JD](https://zerogtalent.com/api/agent/job/software-engineer-channels-and-experiences-2f372b6b-d163-48bd-b5df-84f9bf2b4dbc) **Growth Engineer** at Greptile San Francisco | FULL_TIME | USD 130K–190K/yr [Apply](https://zerogtalent.com/ai-jobs/greptile/growth-engineer-109463) | [JD](https://zerogtalent.com/api/agent/job/growth-engineer-109463) [Next page](https://zerogtalent.com/backend-software-engineer-applied-foundations-jobs-in-san-francisco.md?page=2) --- *Source: [Zero G Talent](https://zerogtalent.com), the job board for space, defense, AI, robotics and frontier-tech companies.*