Backend Jobs in United States
There are 5,621 open Backend jobs in United States on freehire right now. 781 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 | $70 | $78 | 27 |
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 860 · 15%
- Hybrid 736 · 13%
- Onsite 361 · 6%
Visa sponsorship offered in 39% of the 1,593 postings that state a position on it.
Seniority
- Senior 3,093
- Lead 433
- Staff 396
- Principal 105
- Middle 47
- C-level 41
Who is hiring
- 501-1000 employees 920
- 1000+ employees 914
- 51-200 employees 584
- 11-50 employees 284
- 201-500 employees 45
- 1-10 employees 14
Sr. Staff Backend Software Engineer
Designs and maintains large-scale backend systems for an e-commerce platform, focusing on inventory and warehouse management with Java, Spring, and AWS.
Staff, Back-end engineer
Designs and builds large-scale, distributed back-end systems to handle billions of e-commerce order and delivery transactions with 99.995% uptime, using Java, Spring, and AWS.
Software Engineer, Backend
Builds and maintains the scalable, secure backend infrastructure for an AI-powered enterprise knowledge search platform, integrating with tools like Slack and Google Drive.
Lead AI-Driven Backend Engineer (Python/React)
Lead AI-driven backend engineer designing and building scalable APIs for accounting workflows using Python and FastAPI, collaborating cross-functionally at Thomson Reuters.
Senior Backend Platform Developer, Contact Center Systems
Senior backend engineer building serverless APIs, AI-enabled workflows, and observability tooling for a travel-tech company’s contact center systems on AWS.
Lead Software Engineer - Backend/Java/Cloud
Lead a team building and scaling Java-based backend services and microservices for a major bank, using cloud platforms, Kafka, and modern DevOps practices to support millions of customers.
Senior Java Backend & Data Integration Engineer
Designs and maintains Java-based backend systems and data integrations for enterprise platforms, ensuring secure and accurate data exchange in a regulated environment.
Senior Software Engineer, Backend FinPlatform
Senior backend engineer at a NYC-based FinTech startup building flexible rent-payment systems using Java, Spring, AWS, and scalable microservices.
Senior Python Backend Architect - Cloud & Microservices
Architect and lead backend systems using Python and cloud-native tools to scale services for millions of users, while mentoring engineers and collaborating with product teams.
Senior Software Engineer, Backend (AI)
Senior backend engineer building AI-native features at a social platform startup, focusing on multi-agent systems, Python services, and cloud infrastructure in NYC.
Senior Software Engineer, Backend
Senior Backend Engineer at Payva in Minneapolis building and scaling the financial infrastructure for creator-led commerce, focusing on lending platform APIs, databases, and integrations using modern TypeScript.
Senior Backend Infra Engineer for Scalable AI Platform
Builds and scales cloud infrastructure for an enterprise AI platform, focusing on multi-tenant deployments and data at scale using AWS/GCP, Kubernetes, and Terraform.
Senior Backend Software Engineer
Senior Backend Engineer building secure, scalable cloud infrastructure for real-time radar systems on Azure, ensuring reliability and security for defense and commercial applications.