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

CurrencyPeriod25thMedian75thPostings
USDyear$166,500$192,050$215,0501,397
USDhour$62$69$7628

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
5,624 jobs
Anduril Industries Backed by a16z
last month

Mission Software Engineer, Air Vehicle Autonomy, Backend

Open 33d North AmericaFull-time 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

Develops backend autonomy software for unmanned aerial systems and mission control platforms, integrating AI, computer vision, and distributed robotics in a defense technology environment.

AI Computer Vision C++ Google Ads Java +5 skills
138 000 – 252 000 $
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Pearson
last month

Remote Senior Software Engineer - AI & Backend Platforms

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

Senior Software Engineer designing and building AI-powered learning systems using Python, AWS, and Kubernetes to enhance global education products.

AI AWS Kubernetes Python
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ActioNet, Inc.
last month

Senior Developer (Java/Backend)

Open 33d North AmericaFull-timeSenior 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

Build and maintain RESTful APIs and backend systems for large-scale data discovery and analytics applications using Java, Spring Boot, and cloud-native AWS services.

Agile Analytics API Api Design Api Security +43 skills
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Aithical Hub Inc.
last month

Senior Software Engineer – AI-Driven Backend Microservices

Open 33d North AmericaSenior
United States

Senior Software Engineer builds and maintains AI-driven backend microservices using Java, Python, and reactive programming, deploying on cloud-native stacks with CI/CD.

AI API CI/CD Cloud Cloud Native +3 skills
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Mercor
last month

Backend Developer - Fully Remote | Upto $85/hr

Open 33d APAC, North America, UKContract

Build and evaluate backend systems using AI coding agents, reviewing model-generated code for correctness and performance in a fully remote contract role.

AI API Claude Code CLI Distributed Systems +1 skills
85 – 85 $ / hr
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Mercor
last month

Software Engineer - Backend Specialist - AI Trainer

Open 33d North AmericaContract
United States

Build and integrate AI training tools using Python, FastMCP, and Docker for Mercor’s AI research platform.

AI API Docker Linux MCP +1 skills
40 – 50 $ / hr
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24-MAG
last month

Remote | Backend Engineering Consultant — $60–$120/hour

Open 33d RemoteNorth AmericaPart-time
United States

Part-time remote consulting role reviewing backend engineering tasks, API design, microservices, and database architecture for production-grade systems, with hourly pay between $60–$120.

API Api Design Authentication AWS Azure +30 skills
60 – 120 $ / hr
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Gain America
last month

Java backend developer job

Open 33d North AmericaFull-time 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

Develop and maintain Java-based backend services and REST APIs using Spring Boot and microservices architecture in New York.

AJAX API AWS CSS HTML +6 skills
110 000 – 110 000 $
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Hatch Backed by Y Combinator
last month

Senior AI Agents Engineer — Remote/Hybrid Backend

Open 33d HybridNorth AmericaFull-timeSenior
United States

Senior backend engineer builds and scales AI platform infrastructure, focusing on database architecture, system reliability, and performance in a hybrid NYC office role.
Roger Healthcare
last month

Senior Backend Engineer - AI-Powered Healthcare Platform (Remote)

Open 33d North AmericaSenior
United States

Senior Backend Engineer builds AI-driven healthcare workflows using FastAPI and MongoDB, improving patient care and mentoring junior developers.

AI FastAPI Generative AI MongoDB
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Addison Group
last month

Senior Backend Software Engineer

Open 33d North AmericaContractSenior 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 building and scaling cloud-native financial services using Java/Kotlin/Scala, PostgreSQL, and Kubernetes.

CI/CD Cloud Cloud Native Distributed Systems Docker +11 skills
65 – 70 $ / hr
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Affirm
last month

Senior CIAM Engineer - Remote Backend & Security

Open 33d RemoteNorth 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 implements secure customer identity and access management systems using OAuth 2.0 and Python, ensuring robust authentication and account flows for a financial services company.

Authentication AWS Cloud OAuth Python
120 000 – 180 000 $
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Objective Partners
last month

Senior Software Engineer - Greenfield Backend (Remote)

Open 33d North AmericaSenior Licensed NL sponsor — This employer appears on the IND public register of recognised sponsors for work and highly skilled migrants. The recognition belongs to the employer and is not a commitment to sponsor this role.
United States

Senior engineer to design and build a new backend system connecting market infrastructure with end users, using Rust and distributed systems.

Distributed Systems Rust
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Centric Software, Inc.
last month

Senior Software Engineer: Backend & Microservices (Remote)

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 enterprise-grade backend services and microservices in Java and TypeScript, exposing REST APIs to support scalable workflows.

API Java Microservices REST SQL +1 skills
125 000 – 160 000 $
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CloudDevs
last month

Principal Backend Architect – AI/Cloud, Remote

Open 33d North AmericaPrincipal
United States

Designs and maintains scalable backend services and cloud infrastructure for an AI-focused company using Python, Go, and cloud-native technologies.

AI Cloud Cloud Native Python
200 000 – 250 000 $
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Caterpillar Brazil
last month

Remote Senior Software Engineer — Backend & TDD

Open 33d North AmericaSenior
United States

Senior software engineer in Chicago designing and building backend applications using Java, Python, and databases like PostgreSQL and MongoDB with agile methods.

Agile Java MongoDB PostgreSQL Python
120 000 – 150 000 $
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National Digital Trust Company (In Organization)
last month

Remote Rust Backend Engineer for Digital Assets Platform

Open 33d North America
United States

Design and build secure, high-performance backend services in Rust for a digital asset platform serving institutional clients, focusing on scalable infrastructure and architecture decisions.

150 000 – 200 000 $
Riot Games
last month

Engineering Manager, Backend Services — Games Platform

Open 33d North America
United States

Engineering Manager leading a backend team that builds and maintains services for League of Legends and Teamfight Tactics, focusing on scalability, reliability, and feature development.
Bayside
last month

Senior Software Engineer - Build Scalable Backend Systems

Open 33d North AmericaSenior
United States

Senior Software Engineer builds and scales backend systems for a telecom/mobile company using Redis, MySQL, RabbitMQ, Spring, Hibernate, and Flask.

API Flask Hibernate MySQL RabbitMQ +3 skills
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General Dynamics Information Technology
last month

Principal Backend Architect – Scalable Distributed Systems

Open 33d North AmericaContractPrincipal 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

Principal Backend Architect designs and leads scalable, secure distributed systems for government customers, setting engineering standards and mentoring teams on modern backend stacks.

API Api Design Authentication AWS Azure +28 skills
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