Backend Jobs in United States

There are 5,672 open Backend jobs in United States on freehire right now. 740 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$70$7827

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 871 · 15%
  • Hybrid 748 · 13%
  • Onsite 370 · 7%

Visa sponsorship offered in 39% of the 1,589 postings that state a position on it.

Seniority

  • Senior 3,105
  • 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
5,672 jobs
Kindredventures
last month

Senior Software Engineer, Backend

Open 33d North AmericaSenior
United States

Senior backend engineer building petabyte-scale video and sensor data infrastructure for robotics and embodied AI, focusing on distributed systems, GPU compute, and high-throughput media pipelines.

AI API Cloud Data Quality Networking +1 skills
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Thrive
last month

Senior Software Engineer, Backend

Open 33d North AmericaFull-timeSenior
United States

Senior backend engineer building low-latency trading infrastructure and data pipelines for a financial-services staffing firm, using Java/C#/C++ and AWS.

AWS C++ C# Java Spark
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Apollo Solutions
last month

Senior Software Engineer - Backend

Open 33d North AmericaSenior Licensed UK sponsor — This employer appears on the GOV.UK register of licensed sponsors for the Skilled Worker and related work routes. The licence belongs to the employer and is not a commitment to sponsor this role.
United States

Senior Backend Engineer building core systems like onboarding, messaging, and notifications for a high-scale consumer platform using scalable, low-latency services.

API Api Design Data Modeling
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Cognitiv
last month

Senior Software Engineer, Backend

Open 33d HybridNorth 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 at an AI-driven ad-tech company building deep-learning advertising platforms and integrations for ContextGPT, using .NET Core on AWS.

AI API AWS CI/CD ClickHouse +9 skills
160 000 – 210 000 $
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ApplyMint
last month

Senior Backend Software Engineer (Observability)

Open 33d North AmericaSenior
United States

Senior Backend Engineer building and scaling a cloud observability platform in Go, handling telemetry ingestion, storage, and AI-assisted troubleshooting for distributed systems.

AI CI/CD ClickHouse Cloud Go +7 skills
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Clear Corp Backed by Y Combinator
last month

Senior Backend Java Engineer - Cloud-Native & Data Privacy

Open 33d North AmericaSenior
United States

Senior Backend Java Engineer at Clear Corp in Austin builds cloud-native applications with a focus on privacy and security, mentors junior engineers, and solves complex technical problems.

Cloud Java
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Frist Cressey Ventures
last month

Senior Backend Software Engineer

Open 33d North AmericaSenior
United States

Senior backend engineer building AI-powered healthcare infrastructure in San Francisco, designing scalable systems for clinical AI co-pilots using modern cloud and data tools.

AI AWS Cloud Docker GCP +5 skills
170 000 – 250 000 $
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Jobtailor
last month

Senior Software Engineer - Backend

Open 33d North AmericaFull-timeSenior
United States

Senior backend engineer building and scaling loan-origination APIs and services in Node.js/TypeScript, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, and AWS with a focus on security, performance, and SOC 2 compliance.

AI API Api Design AWS CI/CD +30 skills
140 000 – 180 000 $
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Vanguard
last month

Hybrid Lead Backend API Engineer | Node.js/NestJS Expert

Open 33d North AmericaLead
United States

Leads backend API development for mobile apps using Node.js and NestJS, focusing on performance, observability, and team mentorship in a hybrid Charlotte, NC role.

Agile Android iOS Node.js Observability
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Proxify
last month

Senior Backend Developer (Node.js / Nest.js)

Open 33d North AmericaSenior
United States

Build and maintain backend services using Node.js and Nest.js to support Proxify's developer-matching platform, connecting global talent with opportunities.
Highbrow LLC
last month

Java Backend Developer – APM

Open 33d North AmericaLead
United States

Develops and maintains Java-based backend services and full-stack web apps using Spring Boot, React, and APM tools like New Relic or Dynatrace, with a focus on scalability, monitoring, and mentoring teams.

CI/CD CSS Dynatrace Git HTML +11 skills
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Tata Consultancy Services
last month

Drupal Backend Developer

Open 33d North AmericaFull-timeJunior Licensed UK sponsor — This employer appears on the GOV.UK register of licensed sponsors for the Skilled Worker and related work routes. The licence belongs to the employer and is not a commitment to sponsor this role.
United States

Builds and maintains Drupal-based web apps, integrates APIs, and optimizes MySQL databases while collaborating with cross-functional teams.

API JavaScript jQuery MySQL React +1 skills
110 000 – 140 000 $
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Ryder System, Inc.
last month

Senior Backend Developer

Open 33d RemoteNorth AmericaFull-timeSenior 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

Builds and maintains scalable backend services in a microservice architecture using AWS, Ruby on Rails/Typescript, and relational databases for a logistics company.

Agile AI API Aurora AWS +20 skills
110 000 – 130 000 $
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Nextar
last month

Backend Developer - .NET/Java, Hybrid (Italy)

Open 33d North America
United States

Develops and maintains backend services using .NET or Java in a hybrid role across Italian cities, requiring object-oriented programming and Git proficiency.

.NET Git Java
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Palantir Technologies
last month

Senior Backend Software Engineer - Infrastructure

Open 33d 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 data infrastructure at Palantir, working with distributed systems, search/indexing, and cloud-native tools to support large-scale compute workloads.

API Cassandra Cloud C++ Distributed Systems +13 skills
135 000 – 200 000 $
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Cacheflow
last month

Senior Software Engineer - Backend

Open 33d North AmericaSenior
United States

Builds and scales the backend infrastructure and distributed systems that power Databricks' data and AI platform, working with Java, Scala, or C++ on cloud technologies like AWS, Azure, or GCP.

AI Analytics AWS Azure Cloud +15 skills
166 000 – 225 000 $
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Databricks Inc.
last month

Senior Software Engineer - Backend

Open 33d North AmericaSenior
United States

Build and scale Databricks' backend infrastructure and services, including serverless platforms, cloud systems, and partner integrations, using Java, Scala, or Go on AWS/Azure/GCP.

AI Analytics AWS Azure Cloud +20 skills
157 700 – 213 800 $
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Headspace
last month

Senior Software Engineer, Backend

Open 33d 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 at Headspace building and maintaining Python/Django and TypeScript/Node.js services to support mental health products, with a focus on architecture, testing, and cross-team collaboration.

API AWS CI/CD Data Engineering Django +6 skills
122 400 – 195 500 $
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BigCommerce Pty
last month

Remote Senior Backend Engineer - Go | Scale AI-Powered SaaS

Open 33d RemoteNorth AmericaSenior
United States

Senior Backend Engineer builds and scales high-performance services for a data-intensive SaaS platform using Go, MySQL, Redis, and Kubernetes.

CI/CD Kubernetes Linux MySQL New Relic +3 skills
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WPS Health Solutions
last month

Senior Java Engineer - Remote Backend & Camel Expert

Open 33d North AmericaSenior
United States

Senior Java engineer building and maintaining backend services and Apache Camel integrations for a Medicare provider portal, ensuring secure, high-performance code in a healthcare environment.

Java

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