Backend Jobs in United States
There are 5,667 open Backend jobs in United States on freehire right now. 735 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 869 · 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 3,103
- Lead 437
- Staff 405
- 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
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.
VP, AI-Driven Backend Architect for Finance Platform
Design and build cloud-native backend services for finance workflows using Java, Scala, and Python, integrating AI/ML to modernize accounting and P&L platforms.
Senior Software Engineer I, Back End - Conversations (Remote Eligible)
Builds and maintains scalable back-end services for Smartsheet’s conversation features using Kotlin/Java, AWS, and Kubernetes, while collaborating with a full-stack team.
Lead Software Engineer — Backend (Go) - Series B Startup- $275,000
Lead a New York-based backend engineering team building an AI platform that converts customer interactions into structured data and insights, using Go and distributed systems at scale.
Senior/Staff Software Engineer - Multimodal Backend
Builds low-latency audio/video streaming and multimodal backend systems in Go/Python to power real-time AI interactions like phone calls and live video, scaling infrastructure for a fast-growing consumer AI platform.
Senior Backend AI Systems Engineer
Senior backend engineer at a San Francisco AI company building real-time analytics systems in Python for clients like NVIDIA and Delta.
Senior Software Engineer - Backend San Francisco, California, U.S.; Mountain View, California, [...]
Builds and scales backend infrastructure and services for Databricks' data and AI platform, handling distributed systems, cloud technologies, and security at massive scale.
Senior Software Engineer, Backend Long Beach, California, United States
Designs and maintains secure backend systems for space station infrastructure, focusing on authentication, authorization, and scalable cloud services.
Lead AI Systems Engineer | Hybrid Backend
Lead a team building AI-driven backend systems for accounting professionals using Python and scalable architectures.
Senior Backend Software Engineer(AI Teams)
Build and maintain the backend for an AI-powered financial assistant that serves millions of traders, using Java/Spring, Kafka, and cloud-native tools on AWS.
Senior Backend Software Engineer, Developer Productivity Engineering
Builds and maintains internal platforms and tools to automate cloud infrastructure, CI/CD, and developer workflows, enabling AI and energy teams to deploy code quickly and securely at scale using GCP, Kubernetes, and IaC.
Senior Cloud-Native Backend Architect, Distributed Systems
Designs and builds scalable, cloud-native backend services for AI platforms using Go, Java, and Python, focusing on distributed systems architecture.
Senior Backend Software Engineer, Developer Productivity Engineering, Tapestry
Builds and maintains internal platforms and tooling to automate cloud deployments, CI/CD, and developer workflows for an AI-powered energy grid team.
Senior Software Engineer, Backend (Agentic AI)
Build and own AI agents that analyze high-frequency telemetry from mission-critical machines like rockets and autonomous vehicles, turning raw data into actionable engineering insights using distributed backend systems.
Lead Software Engineer, BackEnd (Java, Scala, AWS)
Lead a team building and scaling backend services for Capital One’s travel platform using Java, Scala, and AWS, while collaborating with product teams to deliver cloud-based solutions.