Backend Jobs in United States

There are 5,624 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

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 394
  • 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
5,624 jobs
onsemi
last month

Manufacturing Equipment Technician-Backend

Open 76d LATAM, North America

Maintain and repair semiconductor manufacturing equipment like ion implant and sputter deposition systems, performing preventative maintenance and troubleshooting electromechanical and pneumatic systems in a cleanroom environment.

Oscilloscope
Adobe
last month

Lead Software Engineer - Backend

Open 75d North AmericaLead
United States

Build and maintain HTTP APIs and async compute services for Project Graph, Adobe’s AI-powered visual node-graph editor, using Node.js/TypeScript, Kubernetes, Postgres, and AWS.

AI API Api Security AWS Bash +10 skills
173 500 – 331 050 $
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The Home Depot
last month

Software Engineer II - Backend Java (Remote)

Open 29d North America
United States

Builds backend Java services for The Home Depot’s B2B platform, using Spring Boot and cloud tools to manage transaction data and improve customer experience.

Agile Cloud GCP Java MongoDB +4 skills
80 000 – 150 000 $
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Ouryahoo
last month

Backend Software Dev Engineer II - Yahoo Mail, AntiSpam

Open 29d HybridNorth AmericaFellowship
United States

Build and maintain high-performance anti-spam systems for Yahoo Mail using Go/Java/C++ and ML/AI to protect hundreds of millions of users from fraud and abuse.

Accessibility Agile AI AWS Cloud +22 skills
111 000 – 231 250 $
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Accenture
last month

Java Backend Developer - 6431802

Open 28d LATAM, North America

Build and maintain Java backend services using Spring Boot and Core Java for enterprise clients, writing RESTful APIs, unit tests, and troubleshooting issues.

AI API Automation Cloud Java +7 skills
38 – 48 $ / hr
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Coinbase Backed by Y Combinator
last month

Senior Staff Backend Engineer - Risk Platform

Open 30d North AmericaStaff 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 Coinbase’s risk platform to detect fraud and suspicious patterns at scale using distributed systems with high throughput and low latency.

Distributed Systems
lunaroutpost
last month

Space Ground Software Engineer — Real-Time Backend

Open 30d North AmericaSenior
United States

Develops cloud-native command and control software for rover missions using Node.js, C++, and AWS to support lunar operations.

AWS Cloud Cloud Native C++ Node.js
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Springhealth66
last month

Senior Software Engineer — AI-Driven Backend (Hybrid)

Open 30d HybridNorth AmericaSenior
United States

Senior backend engineer building AI-enhanced tools to improve mental healthcare delivery using Ruby on Rails and mentoring junior engineers.

AI Rails Ruby
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Thenewyorktimes
last month

Senior Software Engineer, Personalization & Backend Systems

Open 30d HybridNorth AmericaSenior
United States

Senior engineer on The New York Times Reflections team building backend services and APIs in Go, TypeScript, Node.js, and GraphQL.

API AWS CI/CD Cloud GCP +3 skills
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Koddi
last month

Senior Backend Engineer - Scalable Ads Platform

Open 30d North AmericaSenior
United States

Senior Backend Engineer builds and optimizes scalable ad-marketplace infrastructure in Go, leading distributed-systems initiatives for a supply-side platform.

Distributed Systems
New Relic
last month

Senior Backend Engineer – Scalable Observability & Alerts

Open 30d 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

Senior backend engineer building scalable alerting and observability services in Java/Kotlin, handling data logistics and retrieval for New Relic’s platform.

Agile Java Kotlin New Relic Observability +1 skills
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Coinbase Backed by Y Combinator
last month

Senior Staff Backend Engineer, Risk Platform

Open 30d North AmericaStaff 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

Designs and implements core risk platform architecture in Go for Coinbase, collaborating with product and finance teams to build scalable, compliant backend systems handling high-throughput transactions.

Distributed Systems
Thenewyorktimes
last month

Senior Backend Engineer - Scalable News Platform

Open 30d North AmericaSenior
United States

Senior Backend Engineer builds scalable services for reader engagement and moderation on a major news platform using cloud infrastructure.

API AWS Cloud GCP
140 000 – 160 000 $
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Airwallex
last month

Growth Backend Engineer (Java/Kotlin)

Open 30d North America
United States

Backend engineer building scalable microservices for user acquisition and engagement at a global fintech payments company using Java/Kotlin.

Microservices Secure Coding
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Thenewyorktimes
last month

Senior Backend Engineer - ML-Powered Marketing Platform

Open 30d HybridNorth AmericaSenior
United States

Senior backend engineer builds Python services that automate marketing campaigns for The New York Times, integrating with data science to boost subscriber sign-ups.

Data Science Python
140 000 – 160 000 $
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Cssmerge
last month

Senior Backend Engineer: Scalable APIs for Online Dining

Open 30d North AmericaSenior
United States

Designs and builds scalable backend APIs powering a food-delivery platform using Java and cloud services.

Cloud Java
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parallel Backed by Y Combinator
last month

Senior Backend Engineer (Rust) for Autonomous Rail Tech

Open 30d North AmericaSenior
United States

Design and optimize backend systems for autonomous rail vehicles using Rust and high-performance systems programming.

150 000 – 212 000 $
Thomson Reuters
last month

Senior AI Backend Engineer for Global Platforms

Open 30d North AmericaSenior
United States

Build backend services for AI agents and scalable workflows using Python, FastAPI, and PostgreSQL to support real-time AI interactions for global legal products.

Agentic AI AI FastAPI PostgreSQL Python
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confluent
last month

Senior Backend Engineer - Cloud-Native Data Streaming

Open 30d North AmericaSenior
United States

Senior backend engineer building scalable, secure cloud-native services for Confluent’s Stream Governance platform, ensuring high-availability data streaming across regions.

Distributed Systems
Muonspace
last month

Senior Backend Engineer - Mission Planning & Cloud Systems

Open 30d 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

Senior Backend Engineer building cloud-native mission planning and control systems in Python for a space-focused government tech company.

Cloud Cloud Native Python
184 000 – 208 000 $
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