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

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 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
5,667 jobs
Diverse CG Sp. z o.o. Sp.k.
last month

Senior Java Backend Engineer - Microservices & Data Flows

Open 33d North AmericaSenior
United States

Designs and maintains Java-based backend services and collaborates with business analysts in an Agile environment, focusing on microservices and data flows.

Agile Java Microservices
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Kelly Services
last month

Senior Java & C++ Backend Engineer for AI

Open 33d North AmericaSenior
United States

Maintains and develops backend systems in Java and C++ for a technology company, with some exposure to AI-driven products.

AI C++ Java
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Rippling Backed by Y Combinator
last month

Senior Backend Engineer — Data Cloud & AI Platform

Open 33d North AmericaSenior
United States

Senior backend engineer builds and maintains distributed data processing engines and large-scale data platforms using Python and modern data technologies.

Analytics Cloud Python
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Rabine
last month

Senior Backend Engineer (Remote) — Python + FastAPI

Open 33d North AmericaSenior
United States

Senior Backend Engineer builds and maintains Python-based APIs and cloud infrastructure for a geospatial and AI-driven platform, collaborating with cross-functional teams.

AI API CI/CD Cloud Data Pipelines
120 000 – 150 000 $
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Read AI, Inc.
last month

Senior Backend Engineer, Low-Latency Live Media

Open 33d North AmericaSenior
United States

Designs and optimizes a low-latency live media pipeline for real-time transcription and notes, integrating with Zoom, Meet, and Teams while tuning FFmpeg/GStreamer pipelines.
Apple Inc.
last month

Senior Backend Engineer - Distributed AI Data Platforms

Open 33d North AmericaSenior
United States

Designs and scales backend systems for Apple’s AI/ML evaluation platform, enabling annotation workflows that power AI-driven product features.

Machine Learning
Madrona Venture Labs
last month

Senior Backend Engineer - Live Media Pipeline | Equity

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

Designs and maintains low-latency live media pipelines for meeting features, integrating with Zoom/Meet/Teams and cloud streaming components.
JIT Global Freight Solution P Ltd
last month

Senior Backend Engineer (Python, AWS) — Impact at Scale

Open 33d North AmericaSenior
United States

Designs, builds, and maintains cloud-based backend services using Python and AWS for a global freight logistics company, collaborating in Agile teams.

Agile AWS Cloud Docker Java +2 skills
120 000 – 160 000 $
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Rippling Backed by Y Combinator
last month

Senior Backend Engineer, AI Platform & Autonomy

Open 33d North AmericaSenior
United States

Senior Backend Engineer building scalable AI agent infrastructure and platform features in a hands-on role, focusing on reliability and observability.

AI Observability
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Capital One
last month

Lead Backend Engineer | Java & AWS | Cloud-Scale Solutions

Open 33d North AmericaLead
United States

Lead backend engineer building cloud-scale financial systems using Java, AWS, and microservices to empower millions of users.

AWS Cloud Docker Java Kubernetes +4 skills
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Mashgin Backed by Y Combinator
last month

Senior Backend Engineer: AdTech & ML, End-to-End Ownership

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 Mashgin builds and owns scalable backend services for AI-powered checkout systems, focusing on real-time advertising technology in a fast-paced environment.
Yes Energy
last month

Senior Backend Engineer — Energy Markets Platform (Hybrid Boulder)

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 builds and scales a next-gen energy market platform using C#/.NET, APIs, and scalable services, with occasional front-end contributions and mentorship duties.

AI API Api Design C# .NET
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Hitachi Vantara Corporation
last month

Senior Python Backend Engineer - Scalable AI Platform

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

Designs and builds backend services in Python that power AI-driven marketing platforms, focusing on RESTful APIs and scalable systems.

AI API Python REST
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LPL Financial LLC
last month

Senior Python Backend Engineer — AWS API & Terraform

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 Python backend engineer building and maintaining cloud-native REST APIs on AWS using API Gateway and Lambda for a financial services company.

API AWS Cloud Cloud Native Lambda +2 skills
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Capital One
last month

Lead Backend Engineer — AWS, Java, Python & CI/CD

Open 33d North AmericaLead
United States

Lead a team of backend engineers building and scaling cloud-native microservices in AWS using Java, Python, and CI/CD pipelines to meet regulatory and business needs.

AWS CI/CD Cloud Docker Java +6 skills
180 000 – 220 000 $
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HTC Global Services
last month

Senior Backend Engineer | Java & Spring Boot | Cloud APIs

Open 33d North AmericaSenior
United States

Designs, builds, and maintains Java/Spring Boot backend services and cloud APIs for enterprise systems, focusing on scalability, security, and reliability.

API Api Design Cloud Java REST +1 skills
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Q-CTRL
last month

Senior Backend Engineer, Quantum Compiler & Systems

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

Designs and optimizes scalable backend systems in Python while maintaining a quantum programming compiler stack for a quantum technology firm.

Python
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
last month

Lead Java Backend Engineer for High-Throughput Systems

Open 33d North AmericaLead
United States

Lead a team building and optimizing high-throughput Java backend systems for a major bank using Spring, AWS, and Kubernetes to deliver scalable financial applications.

AWS Cloud Java Kubernetes Spring
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WeaveGrid, Inc.
last month

Senior Backend Engineer - Grid SaaS for Clean Energy

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

Designs and builds Python-based backend systems to integrate clean-energy devices with power grids, collaborating with manufacturers and improving grid software.

Python
130 000 – 190 000 $
Fortinet, Inc.
last month

Staff Backend Engineer: Microservices, Go/C++, Cloud

Open 33d North AmericaStaff
United States

Develops and maintains backend microservices for a cybersecurity company using Go or C++ and cloud technologies.

C++ Cybersecurity
179 000 – 219 000 $
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