Backend Jobs in United States
There are 5,668 open Backend jobs in United States on freehire right now. 736 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 870 · 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 Backend Engineer — Data Pipelines & API Systems
Designs and builds scalable backend services and APIs for a document analysis platform, working with AI/ML experts and legal specialists to ensure core infrastructure reliability.
Founding Backend Engineer for AI Infrastructure
Build and scale backend systems that power AI models for a seed-stage startup in San Francisco, focusing on scalable architecture and production-grade ML infrastructure using Python and cloud platforms.
Senior Staff Backend Engineer, Local Search Ads
Leads backend engineering for Google's local search ads, designing and optimizing ad technologies to improve user experience using Java, Python, and web technologies.
Lead Java Backend Engineer - AWS & AI-Driven
Lead a team building consumer banking software using Java and AWS, driving innovation in agile practices.
Senior Backend Engineer, AI Platform & Scale
Senior Backend Engineer at Harvey in New York building scalable systems and AI/genAI products using Python and full-stack development.
Sr. Backend Engineer, Infrastructure team New York, NY
Senior backend engineer on the infrastructure team at Pinwheel, a fintech company, building and scaling secure, cloud-native financial services platforms using Go, Python, Kubernetes, and AWS/Azure/GCP.
Senior Backend Engineer - Benefits Platform Lead (US TZ)
Senior Backend Engineer leading the architecture and support for a benefits platform, using Java, Python, or Node.js with API and production debugging expertise.
Senior Backend Engineer (TS/SCI) — AWS & DoD Tech
Senior backend engineer building classified systems for defense/intel using Java, C++, Python, PostgreSQL, and AWS in an Agile environment.
Senior Backend Engineer — Scalable, Secure Systems + Equity
Senior Backend Engineer at Rippling in San Francisco designing and building core backend services and APIs for IT product management, employee lifecycle systems, and IAM.
Senior AI Platform Backend Engineer (Hybrid)
Senior backend engineer at Evertune AI builds and scales the AI Discovery platform’s distributed systems, integrating with LLM providers like OpenAI using Python, Go, Docker, and Terraform.
Lead Backend Engineer (Java) – Fintech Growth, Stock Options
Designs and builds scalable backend services in Java for a fintech company that moves money across borders, focusing on payments and treasury systems.
Senior Backend Engineer: Cloud Infra & Security Platform
Senior Backend Engineer in Seattle building and maintaining an AI-powered cloud infrastructure and security platform using Kubernetes on AWS, Helm, and CI/CD pipelines.
Senior Java Backend Engineer — Remote
Senior Java backend engineer building and maintaining healthcare provider portal services and Apache Camel integrations for a Medicare-focused platform.