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
Senior Java Backend Engineer (Apache Camel) - Remote
Senior Java backend engineer building and maintaining healthcare integrations using Apache Camel, focusing on a Medicare Provider Portal and ensuring compliance with healthcare standards.
Senior Java Backend Engineer – Medicare Portal (Remote)
Senior Java backend engineer building and maintaining secure, high-performance services for a Medicare provider portal and Apache Camel integrations, ensuring compliance with healthcare standards.
Senior Backend Engineer — Scalable Cloud Data Platforms
Builds and scales backend services for a cloud-based data and AI platform using Java, Scala, or C++. Core tech includes big data and ML workloads on cloud infrastructure.
Senior Java Backend and Angular Microservices Engineer
Designs and maintains Java-based backend services and Angular frontend features for a Fort Worth IT consulting firm, using Spring Boot, microservices, and SQL/NoSQL databases.
Senior Software Engineer - AI Hardware Backend
Builds and maintains the backend infrastructure for AI-powered hardware devices in NYC, integrating LLMs, sensor data, and real-time APIs using FastAPI, Supabase, and streaming pipelines.
Lead Software Engineer - AI-Driven Backend & React
Lead a team building backend services in C# and React frontends, integrating AI tools like Copilot to optimize and maintain high-quality software systems.
Lead Software Engineer - Backend/Java/Cloud
Leads backend development for banking systems using Java, Spring Boot, and cloud infrastructure, designing secure, scalable solutions and driving adoption of new technologies.
Senior Software Engineer- Backend
Senior backend engineer builds and maintains server-side features, APIs, and microservices for document-management software using C#, .NET Core, Go, and cloud-native tools in an on-site role.
Senior Backend Engineer (Remote) — Lead & Architect
Senior Backend Engineer leading microservices architecture, API contracts, CI/CD, and security for Azure-based systems while mentoring offshore engineers on a 9-month client contract.
Senior Backend Engineer – AI Platforms & Intelligent Automation
Senior backend engineer building and scaling AI-driven automation systems that integrate data, models, and business apps, with a focus on cloud-native, secure, and production-grade architectures.
Senior Backend Engineer — AI-Driven Personalization Platform
Senior backend engineer building AI-driven personalization features and scalable systems for a major news platform using Python and AWS.
AI Backend Engineer for Education Tech — Hybrid & Equity
Backend engineer building AI-powered educational tools in Python, designing scalable systems to enhance learning experiences in a hybrid role.