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 | 1,397 |
| 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 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
Lead Java/Spring Engineer - Scalable Backend Architect
Lead a team to design, build, and maintain scalable Java/Spring Boot backend systems in an agile environment for a financial technology product.
Cloud Backend Lead Engineer — Resilience & Microservices
Leads backend engineering for cloud resilience and microservices at Capital One, building and maintaining cloud-native systems using Java and Python.
Senior Backend Engineer, Observability Platform (Remote)
Senior Backend Engineer to design and scale high-volume telemetry ingestion and alerting pipelines using Go in a distributed, international team.
Senior Backend Engineer - Remote, Equity & Unlimited PTO
Design and maintain scalable backend services for AI solutions in distributed environments using Kubernetes and Elasticsearch.
Senior Backend Java Engineer | Flexible Hours & Impact
Builds backend services in Java/Spring Boot for socially beneficial apps in an agile team, focusing on innovation and impact.
Backend Product Engineer: End-to-End Tech Ownership
Backend engineers at a hospitality software company build and own end-to-end systems for hotels, including APIs, data models, and distributed systems.
Senior Backend Engineer (PHP) - Remote, Scalable SaaS
Senior backend engineer building and scaling PHP-based microservices for a high-performance SaaS platform that integrates with commerce systems.
Senior Backend Java Engineer | AWS, Spring
Designs and builds scalable backend services for enterprise applications using Java, Spring, and AWS, while collaborating with cross-functional teams.
Backend API Engineer Technical Lead II
Leads the design and development of Node.js middleware for mobile apps, mentoring teams and optimizing performance in a hybrid Agile environment.
Senior Backend Engineer - AI & Personalization Platform
Senior backend engineer building AI-driven personalization features and scalable systems for millions of readers at a major news organization, using AWS, Postgres/MySQL, and CI/CD pipelines.
Java Backend Engineer with AI-Assisted Development
Builds and maintains Java backend services and APIs for a workforce platform using Spring and REST, with AI tools to speed development and testing.
Senior Backend Engineer - AI Platform | Hybrid NY
Build and scale backend systems for an AI-powered healthcare automation platform using Python, TypeScript, and AWS in a hybrid New York role.
Lead Backend Engineer for AI-Powered Cloud Finance
Lead a backend team building scalable Python services on AWS for an AI-driven finance platform that delivers real-time financial insights.
Senior Backend Engineer — AI Platform (Python, RAG)
Senior Backend Engineer builds and maintains Python-based AI platform services, focusing on vector databases and Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) systems in a Dallas-based startup.
Senior Backend Engineer - AI & Multi-Agent Systems
Senior Backend Engineer designs and builds scalable AI services and multi-agent systems using Python and Terraform in a hybrid role.