# Staff & principal backend developer jobs in the US > Browse staff & principal backend developer jobs in the US at top tech companies, updated every 12 hours. Each role links to the original posting on the company's ATS, which Lazee autofills in a few clicks. Canonical: https://lazee.dev/careers?role=backend&level=staff®ion=us Last updated: 2026-10-25 57 open jobs, page 1 of 3, newest first. Each job links to its posting on the company's own applicant tracking system, which the Lazee extension autofills. ## Jobs - [Principal Distributed Systems Engineer](https://workday.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/Workday/job/USA-CA-Pleasanton/Principal-Distributed-Systems-Engineer_JR-0110621) at Workday. USA, CA, Pleasanton · posted 2026-10-22. Apply on Workday. - [Sr Staff Software Engineer (Distributed Systems | Data Ingestion | Storage | Analytics) - Remote](https://jobs.smartrecruiters.com/ServiceNow/744000156912806) at ServiceNow. San Diego, CALIFORNIA, United States · Remote · Full-time · posted 2026-10-22. Apply on SmartRecruiters. - [Staff Backend Engineer, User Safety](https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/reddit/jobs/8204924) at Reddit. Remote - United States · Remote · posted 2026-10-21. Apply on Greenhouse. - [Staff Software Engineer, Backend Platform](https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/harvey/66a13783-3073-4474-8dad-90f4146885ef) at Harvey. San Francisco · Hybrid · Full-time · $231K – $325K • Offers Equity • Offers Bonus · posted 2026-10-20. Apply on Ashby. - [Staff Software Enginer, Backend - Payments Platform](https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/embed/job_app?for=coinbase&token=8302189) at Coinbase. Remote - USA · Remote · posted 2026-10-19. Apply on Greenhouse. - [Sr Staff Backend Engineer - Venmo Product](https://paypal.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/jobs/job/San-Jose-California-United-States-of-America/Sr-Staff-Software-Engineer--BE-Python_R0136939-1) at PayPal. San Jose California United States of America +1 more · posted 2026-10-19. Apply on Workday. - [Distributed Systems Software Engineer - Public Cloud (Mid/Senior/Lead/Principal)](https://salesforce.wd12.myworkdayjobs.com/External_Career_Site/job/California---San-Francisco/Distributed-Systems-Software-Engineer---Public-Cloud--Senior-Lead-Principal-_JR249834) at Salesforce. California San Francisco +2 more · posted 2026-10-16. Apply on Workday. - [Staff Software Engineer, Backend - FinHub (Transfers)](https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/embed/job_app?for=coinbase&token=8287662) at Coinbase. Remote - USA · Remote · posted 2026-10-16. Apply on Greenhouse. - [Senior Staff Software Engineer, Backend (Cards)](https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/affirm/jobs/8015279003) at Affirm. Remote US · Remote · posted 2026-10-14. Apply on Greenhouse. - [Staff Software Engineer, Backend (Fraud Decisioning)](https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/affirm/jobs/7995359003) at Affirm. Remote US · Remote · posted 2026-10-09. Apply on Greenhouse. - [Staff Software Engineer, Backend Platform](https://boards.greenhouse.io/robinhood/jobs/8266107?t=gh_src=&gh_jid=8266107) at Robinhood. New York, NY · posted 2026-10-09. Apply on Greenhouse. - [Staff Software Engineer, Backend (Search)](https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/affirm/jobs/8005406003) at Affirm. Remote US · Remote · posted 2026-10-01. Apply on Greenhouse. - [Staff Software Engineer, Backend (Identity Decisioning)](https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/affirm/jobs/8003799003) at Affirm. Remote US · Remote · posted 2026-09-28. Apply on Greenhouse. - [Staff Software Engineer, Backend, Level 6](https://snapchat.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/snap/job/Los-Angeles-California/Staff-Software-Engineer--Backend--Level-6_Q326SWEB9) at Snap. Los Angeles, California · posted 2026-09-25. Apply on Workday. - [Principal Distributed Systems Engineer - Observability](https://workday.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/Workday/job/USA-CA-Pleasanton/Principal-Distributed-Systems-Engineer---Observability_JR-0109636) at Workday. USA, CA, Pleasanton · posted 2026-09-23. Apply on Workday. - [Staff Software Engineer - Backend Python](https://paypal.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/jobs/job/San-Jose-California-United-States-of-America/Staff-Software-Engineer---Backend-Python_R0132679) at PayPal. San Jose, California, United States of America · posted 2026-09-23. Apply on Workday. - [Backend Software Development Engineer - Mid/Senior/Lead/Principal](https://salesforce.wd12.myworkdayjobs.com/External_Career_Site/job/California---San-Francisco/Backend-Software-Development-Engineer---Senior-Lead-Principal_JR249832) at Salesforce. California San Francisco +2 more · posted 2026-09-23. Apply on Workday. - [Staff+ Software Engineer, Distributed Systems](https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/anthropic/jobs/5424404008) at Anthropic. New York City, NY; San Francisco, CA · posted 2026-09-15. Apply on Greenhouse. - [Staff Backend Engineer, Database Automation (Go)](https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/gitlab/jobs/8770702002) at GitLab. Remote, Canada; Remote, United States · Remote · posted 2026-09-09. Apply on Greenhouse. - [Staff Software Engineer, Backend (Online Storage)](https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/affirm/jobs/7833950003) at Affirm. Remote US · Remote · posted 2026-08-10. Apply on Greenhouse. - [Staff Software Engineer, Backend (Order Platform)](https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/affirm/jobs/7819704003) at Affirm. Remote US · Remote · posted 2026-08-10. Apply on Greenhouse. - [Staff Backend Engineer, Architecture Engineering: Nonlinear Productivity](https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/gitlab/jobs/8646544002) at GitLab. Remote, Canada; Remote, United States · Remote · posted 2026-08-06. Apply on Greenhouse. - [Staff Backend Engineer - Ads Platform](https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/embed/job_app?for=airbnb&token=8074897) at Airbnb. Remote - USA · Remote · posted 2026-07-22. Apply on Greenhouse. - [Staff Software Engineer, Backend (Ledger Engineering)](https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/affirm/jobs/7800317003) at Affirm. Remote US · Remote · posted 2026-07-20. Apply on Greenhouse. - [Staff Backend Engineer](https://www.workatastartup.com/jobs/96945) at Athelas. Mountain View, CA / New York City, NY / Los Angeles, CA / San Francisco, CA · On-site · Full-time · posted 2026-06-27. Apply on Y Combinator. 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