Backend Jobs in United States
There are 5,630 open Backend jobs in United States on freehire right now. 772 of them were posted recently. The skills employers ask for most often are api, cloud and ai.
Salary
| Currency | Period | 25th | Median | 75th | Postings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USD | year | $166,500 | $192,050 | $215,050 | 1,397 |
| USD | hour | $62 | $69 | $76 | 28 |
From postings that disclose pay. Currencies are counted separately, never converted.
Most requested skills
- api 44%
- cloud 42%
- ai 38%
- python 35%
- aws 33%
- java 32%
- distributed-systems 24%
- kubernetes 23%
How the work is done
- Remote 859 · 15%
- Hybrid 741 · 13%
- Onsite 362 · 6%
Visa sponsorship offered in 39% of the 1,596 postings that state a position on it.
Seniority
- Senior 3,102
- Lead 432
- Staff 393
- Principal 104
- Middle 48
- C-level 43
Who is hiring
- 501-1000 employees 925
- 1000+ employees 914
- 51-200 employees 585
- 11-50 employees 285
- 201-500 employees 46
- 1-10 employees 14
Senior Software Engineer, Backend — AI Platform
Build and modernize backend services powering NewsBreak’s AI-driven recommendation and content platform, refactoring high-traffic systems with Java and Kubernetes.
Senior Backend Architect - Scale Global Fintech & Payments
Designs and leads high-throughput microservices and APIs for a global fintech platform, focusing on scheduling, payroll, and workforce management integrations using Java/JVM and GCP.
Senior Software Engineer - Backend & Systems
Builds and maintains high-scale backend systems and APIs for a trend-curating platform, focusing on distributed architecture, real-time data, and cloud infrastructure with Rust, Scala, and PostgreSQL.
Senior Backend Architect: GraphDB & API Platform
Architects backend services, APIs, and data platforms for large-scale customer data at a major bank, driving modernization and scalability while mentoring engineers.
Senior Backend Software Engineer, Observability & Evals Platform (LangSmith)
Builds backend services for LangSmith’s AI observability and evaluation platform, focusing on tracing, monitoring, and performance optimization for scalable AI applications.
Senior Software Engineer, Backend
Build and maintain Django-based backend services and data pipelines for a histology automation platform, using Python, TensorFlow, and PostgreSQL to support medical research workflows.
Senior Software Engineer - Backend
Build and lead high-performance, cloud-native backend systems using C++, Java/Spring Boot, and Python/FastAPI, while mentoring teams and shaping scalable microservices architecture on AWS and Kubernetes.
Senior Software Engineer, Backend
Senior Backend Engineer at Archer56 designs and scales core services for electric aircraft systems, focusing on IoT infrastructure, Kubernetes, and Rust/Python in a high-availability environment.
Senior Backend Software Engineer - ML Infra
Build and scale backend infrastructure for a machine-learning detection engine that identifies email and cloud-based cyberattacks.
Cloud-Native Backend Lead Engineer (AWS, Python/Go)
Lead a team building cloud-native microservices in Python/Go on AWS, ensuring regulatory compliance and mentoring developers.
Senior Backend Software Engineer
Builds and optimizes backend services and APIs for biomedical instrumentation, real-time data pipelines, and distributed ML systems using Python, AWS, and Kubernetes.
Backend C++ Engineer — Edge Autonomy for Defense
Design and implement high-performance C++ systems for defense autonomy products, solving multi-domain challenges and building scalable infrastructure from architecture to deployment.
Senior PHP Engineer – Backend & Search Platform (Remote)
Build and maintain the backend of a healthcare document platform using PHP, MySQL, and Kubernetes on AWS, focusing on search, metadata, and integrations.