Backend Engineering salary in Mountain View
Employer-stated pay · updated Oct 15, 2026
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Backend Engineering pay in Mountain View is measured from 9 postings where the employer stated pay. The best-evidenced figure is senior, where 9 postings put the middle half between $207,500 and $238,000, with a median of $223,000.
Against the 15 other measured markets for backend engineering at senior, this sits below 2 of them; San Francisco leads at $228,750.
The one range here rests on fewer than 10 postings, so read it as a strong hint rather than a benchmark; the sample column shows exactly what backs each number.
11 backend engineering roles are open in Mountain View right now, 11 listing pay.
| Level | Market range | Median | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senior | $207,500 – $238,000 | $223,000 | 9hint |
Entry is junior titles. Mid is mid-level and manager titles. Senior is senior titles. Lead is director, VP and above. Rows marked hint rest on fewer than 10 postings: read them as a hint, not a benchmark.
Ranges span the 25th to 75th percentile of employer-stated base pay for the level. Median is the 50th percentile. Sample is the number of postings measured.
Open backend engineering roles in Mountain View · 11 with stated pay
this job's paywhere most pay sits here, $174,000–$275,000scale $100,000–$390,000
Senior Backend Engineer, Ambient AI Commure · Mountain View $170,000–$230,000 2mo ago 
Senior Staff Backend Engineer - Cloud Infrastructure Coupang · Seattle $174,000–$299,000 5mo ago 
Backend Software Engineer, Applied Foundations OpenAI · San Francisco $266,000–$445,000 5mo ago 
Senior Backend Engineer, Security Waymo · Mountain View $213,000–$263,000 12mo ago Senior Software Engineer, Backend (Infrastructure) otterai · Mountain View $185,000–$230,000 1y ago Software Engineer, Backend (Infrastructure) otterai · Mountain View $136,000–$185,000 1y ago Staff Software Engineer, Backend (Infrastructure) otterai · Mountain View $210,000–$275,000 1y ago Staff Software Engineer, Backend (Product) otterai · Mountain View $210,000–$275,000 1y ago 
Staff Software Engineer - Backend Databricks · Mountain View $192,000–$260,000 3y ago Senior Software Engineer - Backend Databricks · San Francisco $166,000–$225,000 5y ago Senior Software Engineer, Backend (Product) otterai · Mountain View $185,000–$230,000 6y ago