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
| Currency | Period | 25th | Median | 75th | Postings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USD | year | $166,500 | $192,050 | $215,050 | 1,393 |
| 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 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
Senior Backend Engineer: APIs & Microservices (Remote)
Senior Backend Engineer designing and building APIs and microservices for healthcare benefits systems, ensuring scalability, security, and HIPAA compliance.
Senior Backend Engineer – Distributed Systems (Remote)
Senior Backend Engineer designing and owning distributed control-plane services for a platform, using Node.js and Golang, with a focus on scalability, reliability, and CI/CD.
Remote Senior Backend Engineer (Node.js/Nest) — Scalable APIs
Designs and builds scalable backend services using Node.js and Nest.js, implementing RESTful APIs with PostgreSQL and MongoDB for a remote hiring platform.
Go Backend Engineer — Cloud-Native Microservices (Remote)
Designs and builds scalable, cloud-native microservices in Go on Google Cloud Platform, modernizing a large-scale platform while ensuring high performance and reliability.
Remote Python Backend Engineer — Data Pipelines & Cloud
Designs and maintains Python-based data ingestion pipelines for an AI-driven healthcare application, builds APIs, and manages GCP databases while ensuring regulatory compliance.
Senior Backend Engineer - Scalable, Secure Systems (Remote)
Designs and maintains scalable backend systems in Java or C# for a high-growth startup, collaborating with product teams to deliver features while working on machine learning and big data projects.
Remote Mission-Critical Backend Engineer
Designs, builds, and deploys cloud-based backend systems for national security and scientific research, using AWS/Azure and Python/C# in highly regulated environments.
Remote Senior Backend Engineer | Python/Java Microservices
Designs and maintains backend services using Python and Java, migrating systems to Java and building RESTful APIs in a remote startup environment.
Senior Backend Engineer: Build Scalable Java Services (Remote)
Builds and maintains scalable Java-based backend services for an auto-repair software platform, collaborating with product and design teams.
Senior Backend Engineer IV — Remote, AI-Driven Member Platform
Designs and scales backend services for a member platform using Python, Django, PostgreSQL, and GCP, while mentoring team members.
Remote Senior Backend Engineer (Java/Spring, AWS)
Senior backend engineer building and maintaining a scalable Java/Spring application on AWS, collaborating with a distributed team to implement features and shape customer experiences.
Senior Core Backend Engineer — Go, Scalable Systems (Remote)
Senior backend engineer building and scaling Go-based services for post-purchase order tracking and merchant APIs at a logistics-focused company.
Remote Tech Lead — Backend Engineer (Java)
Leads backend development in Java for a revenue management solutions team, designing systems, writing tests, and guiding modernization while ensuring production readiness.
Remote Backend Engineer — Laravel, EHR & Data Pipelines
Maintains and extends a Laravel backend for EHR integrations, a coding rule engine, and ML data pipelines, collaborating with founders to scale healthcare data workflows.