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Remote Principal Software Engineer Backend in San Francisco

15 active opportunities · Updated September 2026

Explore current remote principal software engineer backend jobs in San Francisco. Filter by work mode, employment type, experience, department, date posted and distance.

Hiring demand

53/100

steady · 514 related jobs

Hiring trend

-67.5%

Job postings compared with the previous 30 days

Remote options

14.8%

Share of matching jobs listed as remote

Typical salary

$240K – $240K/yr

Based on 33 salary observations

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📍 San Francisco, California, United States· Full-time
✓ Quality checkedDemand 53/100Company trend -94.1%

$180K – $273.5K/yr · Jobiba est.

pythonaigo
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📍 San Francisco, CA, United States· Full-time· Remote
✓ High-confidence listingCompany trend -76.6%

From $242.6K/yr

pythonjavaawskubernetes
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📍 San Francisco, California, United States· Full-time
✓ Quality checkedCompany trend -65.6%
awsrestaigo
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📍 San Francisco, California, United States· Full-time
✓ High-confidence listingCompany trend -61.9%
gitrestaigo
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📍 San Francisco, United States· Full-time· Remote
✓ High-confidence listing
gitrestaigo
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📍 San Francisco, California, United States· Full-time· Remote
✓ High-confidence listingCompany trend -65.6%
artificial intelligenceai
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📍 San Francisco, California, United States· Full-time· Remote
✓ High-confidence listingDemand 53/100Company trend -65.6%

$180K – $273.5K/yr · Jobiba est.

pythonawslinuxrest
A
📍 San Francisco, California, United States· Full-time
✓ High-confidence listing

$1.2M – $1.4M/yr

restaigoexcel
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📍 San Francisco, California, United States· Full-time
✓ High-confidence listingCompany trend -65.6%
typescriptpythonawsdocker
NR
📍 San Francisco, California, United States· Full-time
✓ High-confidence listingCompany trend -61.9%

From $118K/yr

gitrestaigo
O
📍 San Francisco, California, United States· Full-time
✓ Quality checkedDemand 53/100Company trend -65.6%

$180K – $273.5K/yr · Jobiba est.

typescriptpythonawsdocker
B
📍 San Francisco, California, United States
✓ High-confidence listing

$103K – $128K/yr

aiaccountingfinancelogistics
B
📍 San Francisco, California, United States
✓ High-confidence listing

$270K – $335K/yr

aiaccountingfinance
B
📍 San Francisco, California, United States· Full-time
✓ High-confidence listingAbove median payDemand 53/100

$240K – $300K/yr

javaaikotlinexcel
B
📍 San Francisco, California, United States· Full-time
✓ High-confidence listing

$101.2K – $126.6K/yr

aigoexcelquickbooks

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