Backend Jobs in United States

There are 5,623 open Backend jobs in United States on freehire right now. 771 of them were posted recently. The skills employers ask for most often are api, cloud and ai.

Salary

CurrencyPeriod25thMedian75thPostings
USDyear$166,500$192,050$215,0501,397
USDhour$62$69$7628

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 858 · 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 3,099
  • Lead 432
  • Staff 393
  • Principal 104
  • Middle 47
  • C-level 42

Who is hiring

  • 501-1000 employees 925
  • 1000+ employees 914
  • 51-200 employees 584
  • 11-50 employees 285
  • 201-500 employees 46
  • 1-10 employees 14
5,623 jobs
6AM City, LLC
4 weeks ago

Senior Java Backend Engineer — Cloud & Microservices

Open 29d North AmericaSenior
United States

Builds and maintains large-scale Java microservices in AWS for a media-tech company, collaborating in an Agile team.

Agile AWS Cloud Java Microservices
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PVH (Tommy Hilfiger/Calvin Klein)
4 weeks ago

Backend Engineer Scala - Assistant Vice President

Open 29d North AmericaFull-timeC-level
United States

Builds high-performance cloud-native microservices in Scala using Akka and ZIO, writes tests, and collaborates with product teams to deliver financial-platform features.

API Cloud Cloud Native Java Node.js +5 skills
130 000 – 170 000 $
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Coinbase Backed by Y Combinator
4 weeks ago

Senior Backend Engineer — Scalable Crypto Finance Systems

Open 29d North AmericaSenior H-1B sponsor history — This employer has had H-1B petitions approved by USCIS in the last five fiscal years, per the USCIS H-1B Employer Data Hub. The approval belongs to the employer and is not a commitment to sponsor this role.
United States

Build and scale backend services in Go for a major crypto exchange, collaborating with finance teams to deliver robust, service-oriented architecture in a fast-paced environment.

Go
Workato
4 weeks ago

Backend Engineer - AI-Driven Platform

Open 29d North America
United States

Builds the distributed backend for an AI agent platform, focusing on event-driven services, real-time integrations, and scalable APIs to enable reliable agent operations.

AI API Event Driven Architecture
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Coinbase Backed by Y Combinator
4 weeks ago

Senior Backend Engineer, High-Throughput Payments (Go)

Open 29d North AmericaSenior H-1B sponsor history — This employer has had H-1B petitions approved by USCIS in the last five fiscal years, per the USCIS H-1B Employer Data Hub. The approval belongs to the employer and is not a commitment to sponsor this role.
United States

Design and build low-latency backend services in Go for Coinbase’s payment rails, handling deposits, withdrawals, and transfers at scale while ensuring security and regulatory compliance.

Rails Regulatory Compliance
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Coinbase Backed by Y Combinator
4 weeks ago

Senior Backend Engineer — Growth & App Infra

Open 29d North AmericaSenior H-1B sponsor history — This employer has had H-1B petitions approved by USCIS in the last five fiscal years, per the USCIS H-1B Employer Data Hub. The approval belongs to the employer and is not a commitment to sponsor this role.
United States

Build scalable backend systems for crypto products that handle high-frequency, low-latency transactions while ensuring top-tier security and accessibility.

Blockchain Cryptocurrency
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PowerPay
4 weeks ago

AI-Augmented Backend Engineer (Python + AWS)

Open 29d North America
United States

Build and maintain Python-based backend services and AWS infrastructure for a fintech company, using AI tools to accelerate development and ensure reliability.

AI API AWS Data Pipelines ECS +7 skills
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Coinbase Backed by Y Combinator
4 weeks ago

Growth Backend Engineer — Consumer Apps & Infra

Open 29d North America H-1B sponsor history — This employer has had H-1B petitions approved by USCIS in the last five fiscal years, per the USCIS H-1B Employer Data Hub. The approval belongs to the employer and is not a commitment to sponsor this role.
United States

Build scalable backend systems and run experiments to grow Coinbase’s crypto products, integrating ML and cloud services for global user onboarding.

Cloud Machine Learning
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Coinbase Backed by Y Combinator
4 weeks ago

Senior Backend Engineer, Growth & Consumer Infra

Open 29d North AmericaSenior H-1B sponsor history — This employer has had H-1B petitions approved by USCIS in the last five fiscal years, per the USCIS H-1B Employer Data Hub. The approval belongs to the employer and is not a commitment to sponsor this role.
United States

Builds scalable backend systems for crypto products, integrating real-time updates and secure cloud infrastructure while collaborating with cross-functional teams.

Blockchain Cloud
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Capital One
4 weeks ago

Lead Backend Engineer - Go/Python in Cloud

Open 29d North AmericaLead
United States

Lead a team building and scaling distributed microservices in Go and Python on AWS, mentoring engineers and shaping cloud solutions for Capital One’s fintech products.

AWS Cloud Go Java Microservices +1 skills
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Shoptalk
4 weeks ago

Sr. Backend Engineer

Open 29d North AmericaSenior
United States

Senior Backend Engineer at Fiserv building scalable microservices for workforce management, shift scheduling, and enterprise payroll integrations using Java, Spring Boot, and Kubernetes.

AI API Api Design Automation ChatGPT +22 skills
128 000 – 216 000 $
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Rippling Backed by Y Combinator
4 weeks ago

Senior Backend Engineer, IT Platform & IAM

Open 29d North AmericaSenior
United States

Builds and owns core backend services and APIs for Rippling’s IT platform, focusing on scalable, high-performance systems in Python or Go.

API Distributed Systems Python
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Coinbase Backed by Y Combinator
4 weeks ago

Senior Backend Engineer, Payments & Crypto

Open 29d North AmericaSenior H-1B sponsor history — This employer has had H-1B petitions approved by USCIS in the last five fiscal years, per the USCIS H-1B Employer Data Hub. The approval belongs to the employer and is not a commitment to sponsor this role.
United States

Build low-latency backend services that move funds across fiat and crypto rails at scale, working with Go in a regulated financial environment.
Coinbase Backed by Y Combinator
4 weeks ago

Senior Backend Engineer - Golang & Distributed Systems

Open 29d North AmericaSenior H-1B sponsor history — This employer has had H-1B petitions approved by USCIS in the last five fiscal years, per the USCIS H-1B Employer Data Hub. The approval belongs to the employer and is not a commitment to sponsor this role.
United States

Builds scalable Golang services and distributed systems for Coinbase’s financial infrastructure, mentors engineers, and shapes architecture to support global crypto operations.

Distributed Systems Go
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Coinbase Backed by Y Combinator
4 weeks ago

Senior Backend Engineer - Golang, Financial Systems

Open 29d On-siteNorth AmericaSenior H-1B sponsor history — This employer has had H-1B petitions approved by USCIS in the last five fiscal years, per the USCIS H-1B Employer Data Hub. The approval belongs to the employer and is not a commitment to sponsor this role.
United States

Build and scale high-reliability Golang services for financial data systems at Coinbase, collaborating in-person in Florida while mentoring junior engineers and applying principled engineering practices.

AI Data Engineering Go
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Coinbase Backed by Y Combinator
4 weeks ago

Senior Backend Engineer - Golang & FinTech Platform

Open 29d North AmericaSenior H-1B sponsor history — This employer has had H-1B petitions approved by USCIS in the last five fiscal years, per the USCIS H-1B Employer Data Hub. The approval belongs to the employer and is not a commitment to sponsor this role.
United States

Builds and scales secure backend services in Golang for a fintech platform that expands global access to financial systems.

Go
Coinbase Backed by Y Combinator
4 weeks ago

Senior Backend Engineer - Golang (FinTech, Scale)

Open 29d North AmericaSenior H-1B sponsor history — This employer has had H-1B petitions approved by USCIS in the last five fiscal years, per the USCIS H-1B Employer Data Hub. The approval belongs to the employer and is not a commitment to sponsor this role.
United States

Build and scale backend services in Golang for a leading fintech platform, mentoring engineers and aligning systems with product goals.

Go
Coinbase Backed by Y Combinator
4 weeks ago

Senior Backend Engineer - Golang, Blockchain

Open 29d North AmericaSenior H-1B sponsor history — This employer has had H-1B petitions approved by USCIS in the last five fiscal years, per the USCIS H-1B Employer Data Hub. The approval belongs to the employer and is not a commitment to sponsor this role.
United States

Builds scalable backend services in Golang for Coinbase’s Financial Engineering team, focusing on distributed systems and high-quality, tested code.

Distributed Systems Go
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Coinbase Backed by Y Combinator
4 weeks ago

Senior Backend Engineer - Golang, Scalable Financial Systems

Open 29d North AmericaSenior H-1B sponsor history — This employer has had H-1B petitions approved by USCIS in the last five fiscal years, per the USCIS H-1B Employer Data Hub. The approval belongs to the employer and is not a commitment to sponsor this role.
United States

Builds scalable financial systems in Go, collaborating with finance and platform teams to ship reliable backend services for Coinbase’s onchain platform.

AI Go
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Coinbase Backed by Y Combinator
4 weeks ago

Senior Backend Engineer - Golang, Scalable FinTech Systems

Open 29d North AmericaSenior H-1B sponsor history — This employer has had H-1B petitions approved by USCIS in the last five fiscal years, per the USCIS H-1B Employer Data Hub. The approval belongs to the employer and is not a commitment to sponsor this role.
United States

Design and maintain distributed Golang services powering Coinbase’s on-chain platform, collaborating with cross-functional teams to drive scalable architecture decisions.

Distributed Systems Go
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