Backend Engineer jobs in San Francisco — demand, required skills, and comparable metros (2026)

As of 2026-08-26, Skillenai has indexed 15 Backend Engineer postings located in San Francisco over the past 90 days. The skill mentioned most often is Python.

Last updated · 90d ending 2026-08-26

Postings · last 90 days
15
Most-required skill
Next-largest hiring metro
New York City

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Frequently asked questions about Backend Engineer jobs in San Francisco

+Are Backend Engineer jobs being posted in San Francisco right now?

Yes. Skillenai has indexed 15 Backend Engineer postings located in San Francisco over the 90 days ending 2026-08-26.

+What skills do Backend Engineer jobs in San Francisco require?

Across Backend Engineer postings in San Francisco indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-08-26, the skills mentioned most often are Python, microservices, Distributed Systems, typescript, data pipelines.

+Which other cities are hiring Backend Engineer?

As of 2026-08-26, the metro areas posting the most Backend Engineer jobs outside San Francisco are New York City, Tel Aviv, Republic, Bengaluru, Toronto, based on the Skillenai jobs index.

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Weekly Backend Engineer postings in San Francisco — last 90 days

Skills most often required for Backend Engineer in San Francisco

NamePostingsShare
Python640.0%
microservices533.3%
Distributed Systems533.3%
typescript533.3%
data pipelines426.7%
AWS426.7%
observability426.7%
Satellite Operations320.0%
PostgreSQL320.0%
Kubernetes320.0%
NoSQL320.0%
Go320.0%

Other top cities hiring Backend Engineer

NamePostingsShare
New York City19126.7%
Tel Aviv18120.0%
Republic853.3%
Bengaluru746.7%
Toronto533.3%
Berlin426.7%
London426.7%
Prague426.7%
Mexico City320.0%
Singapore320.0%

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How this was computed

Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-08-26, filtered to postings whose canonical role is “Backend Engineer” and whose locationCity is “San Francisco”.

city
San Francisco
role
Backend Engineer
source
Skillenai jobs index, deduplicated daily
data_as_of
2026-08-26
window_days
90
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Compiled by Jared Rand · Data sourced from the Skillenai labor market index