Backend Jobs in United States
There are 5,624 open Backend jobs in United States on freehire right now. 772 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 858 · 15%
- Hybrid 741 · 13%
- Onsite 362 · 6%
Visa sponsorship offered in 39% of the 1,596 postings that state a position on it.
Seniority
- Senior 3,099
- Lead 432
- Staff 394
- Principal 104
- Middle 47
- C-level 42
Who is hiring
- 501-1000 employees 925
- 1000+ employees 914
- 51-200 employees 584
- 11-50 employees 285
- 201-500 employees 46
- 1-10 employees 14
Staff Engineer – AI Backend & Scalable Dental Imaging
Designs and leads the backend architecture for an AI-powered dental imaging platform, optimizing ML models and scaling services while mentoring engineers.
Senior Software Engineer – Onsite Santa Monica (Backend)
Senior backend engineer building scheduling and workforce management software for in-home healthcare providers using Python and Django.
Senior Software Engineer, AI-Powered Backend for SaaS
Senior Software Engineer builds backend features for a modern SaaS platform, integrating AI-powered experiences using C#/.NET and other languages.
Senior Python Engineer – AI-First Backend & Cloud SaaS
Senior Python engineer building and scaling cloud-based backend services for a SaaS FinTech platform, focusing on RESTful APIs and secure, automated development practices.
Lead Cybersecurity Engineer: Backend Cloud (Go/AWS)
Designs and builds secure backend cloud services in Go and AWS for a Texas-based tech solutions provider, following Agile practices and secure coding standards.
Senior Java Architect - Microservices & AWS Backend
Designs and builds scalable Java-based microservices on AWS for a media company’s OTT, podcast, and short-video apps, focusing on performance, security, and CI/CD.
Senior Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) - Backend Focus
Senior SDET in Chicago builds and maintains automated backend testing for distributed systems, focusing on performance, load, and integration testing using Java/Go/Python and cloud-native tools.
Staff Engineer: AI-First Backend & Infra Architect
Designs and leads backend systems and cloud infrastructure for an AI-driven property management platform, using Node.js and cloud services to optimize performance and scalability.