Backend Jobs in United States
There are 5,665 open Backend jobs in United States on freehire right now. 733 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 22%
How the work is done
- Remote 867 · 15%
- Hybrid 747 · 13%
- Onsite 370 · 7%
Visa sponsorship offered in 39% of the 1,589 postings that state a position on it.
Seniority
- Senior 3,102
- Lead 437
- Staff 404
- Principal 106
- Middle 49
- C-level 42
Who is hiring
- 501-1000 employees 917
- 1000+ employees 914
- 51-200 employees 584
- 11-50 employees 283
- 201-500 employees 45
- 1-10 employees 14
Java Backend Sr - Miami
Senior Java developer designs and builds event-driven microservices on AWS for a Miami-based contract role, using Spring Boot, distributed systems patterns, and AI integrations.
Senior Backend Platform Developer, Contact Center Systems
Senior backend engineer building serverless contact-center services in Node.js on AWS, integrating telephony systems and AI workflows with observability and migration tooling.
Dev Infra Engineer - Scalable Backend & Tooling (Equity)
Builds and maintains backend services, tooling, and infrastructure for high-stakes defense programs using Rust, Go, Python, Terraform, and AWS.
Senior Backend Platform Software Engineer - Special Projects
Build and scale backend infrastructure and Kubernetes-based platforms for Apple’s Special Projects team, integrating AI/ML models, robotics, and data analysis tooling.
Senior Backend Software Engineer, Global E-commerce Core Shopping
Builds and maintains the backend systems powering TikTok Shop in the US, focusing on scalable e-commerce features like product browsing, returns, and refunds using Java, Go, Python, Scala, or C++.
Lead Software Engineer - Java Backend
Lead a Java backend team at JPMorgan Chase to design, build, and maintain secure, scalable fraud-prevention systems using modern SDLC practices and enterprise AI tools.
Senior Java Engineer - Secure Backend & Camel Integrations
Senior Java engineer building secure backend services and Apache Camel integrations for a Medicare provider portal, ensuring healthcare compliance and CI/CD standards.
Interim Lead Engineer - Advertising Backend (m/w/d)
Leads a backend team building a Server-Side Ad Insertion (SSAI) platform for video advertising, designing scalable services in C++/Go and guiding technical vision.
Backend QA Engineer — Java + Scala/Go, Onsite in Sunnyvale
QA engineer writes and runs automated tests for backend services using Java, Scala, or Go in a 6-month contract role based in Sunnyvale.
Onchain Software Engineer — Wallets & Blockchain Backend
Designs and maintains blockchain-backed crypto wallets and backend systems for secure cryptocurrency storage and transfers.
Senior Backend & AI Infra Engineer — Real-Time Data
Senior backend engineer builds and scales real-time data pipelines and AI-assisted analytics for an energy optimization platform using Python/TypeScript, PostgreSQL, and cloud infrastructure.
Senior Backend & AI Algorithms Engineer - Stock Options
Senior backend engineer to design and improve circadian algorithms and AI integrations for a wellness-tech platform, using AWS and ReactJS.
Senior Java Engineer: Build Scalable Backend with Vue
Senior Java engineer in Cincinnati builds and maintains backend services using Java while collaborating on full-stack features with Vue.js.
Senior Engineer, Back-End
Senior back-end engineer building scalable, event-driven services on AWS serverless stack using TypeScript, with mentorship and architecture responsibilities at a media company.
Lead Software Engineer – Mission-Critical Backend Leader
Lead a team of engineers to design, build, and deploy mission-critical backend systems in a secure, Agile environment, with optional relocation support.