Backend Jobs in United States
There are 5,622 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 | $69 | $76 | 28 |
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 362 · 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 AI Hardware Backend Engineer
Develops backend infrastructure for AI hardware, building FastAPI services to manage interactions between embedded devices and intelligent services in a New York-based team.
Senior Backend Engineer — Cloud Platform & Serverless
Builds and maintains Databricks' cloud infrastructure and serverless platform using Java, Scala, or Go, ensuring scalable and secure backend systems.
Lead Blockchain & Java Backend Engineer
Lead a team building trusted financial products using Java backend services and blockchain technologies in a regulated environment.
Senior Platform & Backend Engineering Leader
Leads architecture and development of high-scale, cloud-native systems for a major financial services firm, ensuring regulatory compliance and enterprise adoption of cloud data platforms.
Senior Backend Engineer - Python, APIs & Scale
Designs and maintains backend systems for marketing technologies, focusing on high-performance APIs and large datasets using Python and cloud platforms.
Sr. Backend Engineer, Digital Engineering
Senior backend engineer building and scaling the ecommerce platform for a fast-growing athletic apparel brand, using Node.js, serverless cloud services, and integrations with Shopify and other third-party systems.
AI Backend Engineer (Entry Level)
Entry-level backend engineer building and maintaining AI systems and data pipelines in Python or TypeScript, with CI/CD and collaboration with senior engineers.
Senior Backend Engineer - Scalable Cloud Platform
Builds and maintains Databricks' scalable cloud infrastructure and distributed systems using Java, Scala, or Go in Bellevue or Seattle offices.
Senior Backend Engineer - Scalable Healthcare Platform
Builds and maintains scalable backend services for a healthcare platform using Python and FastAPI in New York.
Senior Backend Engineer - Payments Platform & Scale
Senior backend engineer at Rippling in New York designing and building core payments platform services and APIs, focusing on high-volume scale, security, and distributed systems using Python or Go.
Senior Backend Engineer, HealthTech Platforms
Senior Backend Engineer at RevSpring in Portland builds scalable healthcare engagement services and high-throughput APIs on AWS, owning components, writing tests, and mentoring teams.
Platform Backend Engineer: Scale, Reliability & APIs
Senior backend engineer at Rippling in New York builds and scales core platform services and APIs using Python or Go, ensuring reliability and security while collaborating with cross-functional teams.