Senior Backend Engineer (Go) salary benchmark
Owns backend services in Go.
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Senior Backend Engineer (Go) at the senior-level band posts a p50 of $180k across 153 qualifying postings. Band width (p25–p90) at the senior-level band spans $170k – $225k.
| Level | p25 | p50 | p75 | p90 | n |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| senior | $170k | $180k | $209k | $225k | 153 |
Companies hiring Senior Backend Engineer (Go)
Top 5 by active postings over the trailing 26 weeks.
- Speechify28 roles · p50 $170k
- Elastic10 roles · p50 $146k
- MongoDB10 roles · p50 $162k
- Apple8 roles
- Databricks8 roles · p50 $166k
Common stacks for Senior Backend Engineer (Go)
Stacks mentioned most often in Senior Backend Engineer (Go) postings. Each links to a narrowed benchmark page.
- java118 postings · p50 $170k
- aws96 postings · p50 $183k
- python73 postings · p50 $185k
- gcp61 postings · p50 $170k
- distributed systems57 postings · p50 $211k
- typescript51 postings · p50 $191k
- kubernetes38 postings · p50 $182k
- go37 postings · p50 $187k
Senior Backend Engineer (Go) by city
Top hiring markets for Senior Backend Engineer (Go). Each links to a narrowed benchmark page.
Frequently asked questions
- What does a Senior Backend Engineer (Go) typically earn?
- Across the trailing 26 weeks of disclosed-salary postings, the p50 (median) for senior-level Senior Backend Engineer (Go) is $180k. The full level-by-level breakdown is in the table above.
- How wide is the compensation band for Senior Backend Engineer (Go)?
- Band width varies by level. At the senior-level band, p25 sits at $170k and p90 at $225k — a ratio you can use to gauge how much variance to expect when interviewing for Senior Backend Engineer (Go) positions.
- Where can I see live Senior Backend Engineer (Go) job postings?
- The "Companies hiring Senior Backend Engineer (Go)" list below shows the companies with the most active postings for this role. You can also browse the underlying job posts at /jobs filtered to this role.
Methodology
Percentiles computed via PERCENTILE_CONT(p) WITHIN GROUP (ORDER BY salary_mid) on disclosed salary ranges only — full methodology.