Backend Jobs in United States
There are 5,621 open Backend jobs in United States on freehire right now. 781 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 23%
How the work is done
- Remote 860 · 15%
- Hybrid 736 · 13%
- Onsite 361 · 6%
Visa sponsorship offered in 39% of the 1,593 postings that state a position on it.
Seniority
- Senior 3,093
- Lead 433
- Staff 396
- Principal 105
- Middle 47
- C-level 41
Who is hiring
- 501-1000 employees 920
- 1000+ employees 914
- 51-200 employees 584
- 11-50 employees 284
- 201-500 employees 45
- 1-10 employees 14
Senior Backend Engineer — Scale APIs & Personalization
Senior backend engineer at The New York Times builds scalable APIs and personalization services using Go, TypeScript, Node.js/Express, and GraphQL to enhance user experience across web and mobile platforms.
Senior Backend Engineer: APIs & Platform Lead
Senior backend engineer at GM Energy designing, building, and operating secure, scalable APIs and platforms for core products, collaborating across teams and improving engineering practices.
Senior Backend Engineer - Cloud-Native Production
Senior Backend Engineer at Arive LLC building and scaling cloud-native services for mortgage loan originations, focusing on reliability, security, and high-quality feature delivery.
Lead Backend Engineer — Java, AWS, Microservices
Lead a team building and scaling Java-based microservices on AWS to support risk management and regulatory compliance systems for millions of users.
Senior Lead Backend Engineer — Microservices & Cloud
Leads a team to design, build, and maintain distributed microservices in the cloud using Java, Python, Go, and Scala, while mentoring engineers and enforcing best practices in an Agile environment.
Senior Java Backend Engineer — Cloud & Microservices
Designs and builds scalable Java microservices and RESTful APIs for fraud detection, using Kafka for data pipelines in a secure cloud environment.
Senior Backend Engineer, Cloud-Native Microservices
Senior backend engineer building cloud-native microservices in Java/Spring Boot to modernize legacy systems at a large healthcare company.
Senior Backend Engineer, Global Payments Platform
Senior backend engineer building and maintaining Visa’s global payments platform using Java/C++/C# and modern cloud-native tools.
Senior Node.js/TypeScript Backend Engineer – Microservices
Builds and maintains scalable Node.js/TypeScript microservices in a cloud-focused environment, collaborating with agile teams in Denver.
Lead Backend Engineer - Real-Time, Scalable Systems
Lead a backend team building and scaling real-time, high-volume automation systems in Go or Python for a New York-based tech company.
Senior Backend Engineer - Go, Cloud & Data Pipelines
Designs and builds data ingestion systems and prototypes user experiences for a healthcare transparency platform using Go, AWS, and PostgreSQL.
Senior Java Backend Engineer – Microservices & AWS
Designs and builds Java-based microservices on AWS using Spring, SQL, and complex application logic for a Florida-based tech solutions company.
Senior Lead Backend Engineer - Java/Kotlin (FinTech)
Senior backend engineer leading Java/Kotlin development for financial products in a large bank, focusing on scalable, secure systems.
Senior Backend Engineer — Global Payments at Scale
Designs and builds global payment infrastructure using Java and C++ in Austin, TX.
Senior Backend Engineer - TS/SCI Clearance
Senior Backend Engineer designs and builds secure backend services for national security projects using Java or Python, RESTful APIs, and SQL optimizations in a Linux environment.
Senior Backend Engineer - Secure Cloud for Space Stations
Designs and builds secure, scalable backend systems for space-station infrastructure, focusing on authentication, authorization, and high-performance APIs in cloud environments.