26,991 Backend jobs
Server-side engineering roles — APIs, services, databases and backend systems.
Director, AI-Powered Backend Engineer - Remote/Hybrid
PlugandPlay Talent is hiring a Director-level, AI-focused backend engineer on a remote/hybrid basis from Vancouver, Canada. The listing body contains no real job description — just a scraped index of Java/J2EE job titles — so concrete duties and tech stack are unspecified.
Software Engineer, Backend
Backend engineer on Lyft's Machine Learning Platform team in Toronto, building and operating infrastructure for real-time online and offline ML model execution, development, and iteration. Day-to-day: owning well-defined tasks, shipping tested Python/Go/Java code, code reviews, monitoring, and on-call duties.
Senior Backend Engineer - Go/C++ & Distributed Systems
Senior backend engineer at Cisco in Toronto owning edge-processing and real-time data pipeline services that handle petabytes of data across hybrid environments. Day-to-day centers on Go/C++ distributed systems work: designing, building, testing and deploying scalable services, plus system design leadership, code reviews, and on-call.
Senior Python Backend Engineer - FastAPI & Scalable APIs
Senior Python backend engineer building FastAPI-based RESTful APIs and microservices in Montréal, QC, focused on asynchronous programming and scalable backend design. Day-to-day involves API development, cross-team collaboration, and performance optimization in a hybrid onsite setting.
Cloud-Native Node.js/TypeScript Backend Engineer
BrainRidge Consulting is hiring a TypeScript/Node.js backend engineer in Toronto to design, build, and support secure, scalable cloud-native APIs and microservices for financial services clients, using AWS serverless, REST/GraphQL, Jest testing, and CI/CD while collaborating with architects, front-end, QA, and DevOps teams.
Backend developer with Java & Python
Backend developer with 5–8 years of experience building Java and Python services for a BFSI client, working hybrid from Mississauga (3 days onsite). Day-to-day involves REST APIs, microservices, SQL database design, and ETL/data reporting work.
Consultant Java Backend Developer Toronto
Lead Java backend development for CIBC's Enterprise Customer Information Services (ECIS) team in Toronto: designing technical infrastructure, leading development and integration of backend solutions, and mentoring developers. Core stack is Java/J2EE, microservices, REST APIs, SQL databases, and cloud (Azure/AWS) with CI/CD tooling.
Chief Backend Developer
Chief Backend Developer at National Bank of Canada builds and enhances backend services and APIs in Go and Python for automation platforms, deploying distributed microservices on AWS with Docker, Kubernetes, Helm, and GitOps. Requires 5+ years of production backend experience and French/English, with on-call rotation duty.
Enterprise Java Backend Engineer
Hands-on backend engineer building and supporting scalable Java services, REST APIs, and SQL-backed applications for Operations Technology in Montréal, covering the full lifecycle from analysis and design through testing, deployment, and production support. Requires three days per week in office.
Senior Backend Engineer - Vibesec
Senior Backend Engineer on OX Security's VIBESEC team, building the backend for new AI security products in Node.js and TypeScript across cloud environments and endpoints. You own features end to end in a small, distributed senior team, shaping architecture in a fast-moving AI-security domain.
Backend Software Engineer
Develop, deploy, and maintain scalable backend microservices for a cloud security platform using cloud providers (AWS/GCP/Azure), data-intensive technologies (RabbitMQ, Redis), and backend languages like Go or Java.
Senior Back-End JavaScript Developer - IL
Builds and owns back-end services in Node.js, using MongoDB, Kubernetes and other modern infra to power a data platform.
Staff Backend Engineer, Node & TypeScript, Stable SportsTech Co, Used by Millions
Staff backend engineer at a remote-first US sports technology platform serving millions of users and tens of thousands of amateur sports organizations. Day to day: building and scaling event-driven Node.js/TypeScript microservices, complex database migrations, SQL tuning, and clean API design. Must reside in the USA; no visa sponsorship.
Senior Backend Engineer, Node & TypeScript, Stable SportsTech Co, Used by Millions
Senior backend engineer for a remote-first sports technology platform serving millions of users and tens of thousands of amateur sports organizations. Day to day is product-focused server-side work in Node.js and TypeScript: scaling event-driven microservices, complex SQL migrations and tuning, ORM and clean API design, plus mentoring other engineers.
Sr. Staff Backend Engineer
Internal-transfer posting for a Staff-level backend engineer on Coupang's Marketplace Growth team in Seattle, building large-scale streaming data processing systems, data pipelines, and infrastructure that power the third-party seller experience. Core stack: Java, Spring, AWS, and big data tech like Kafka, Spark, Flink, and ClickHouse.
Sr. Staff Backend Engineer
Senior backend engineer on Coupang's Marketplace Growth team in Seattle, building large-scale streaming data pipelines and infrastructure that power third-party seller tools. Core stack is Java/Spring on AWS with big data tech like Spark, Flink, Kafka, and ClickHouse.
Experienced Backend JavaScript Developer - Worldwide
Develop backend features using Node.js, MongoDB, and Kubernetes in a fast-paced, remote agile environment.
Remote Senior Software Engineer - Backend Development
Fully remote (within South Africa) senior backend engineer who designs, builds, tests, and maintains scalable backend services and APIs, works with SQL/NoSQL databases, mentors junior developers, and shapes architecture. Core tech: Python/Java/Node.js/Go, REST APIs, PostgreSQL/MongoDB, with cloud (AWS/Azure/GCP) and Docker/Kubernetes desirable.
Senior Backend API Engineer Remote & Scalable Microservices
Placements24 is recruiting for a SaaS provider seeking a Senior Backend Engineer focused on API development. Day to day: designing and optimizing scalable RESTful APIs and microservices in Python, Java, Go, or Node.js, working with SQL/NoSQL databases, ensuring testing and security, and mentoring peers on a remote-first team.