Backend Jobs in United States
There are 5,623 open Backend jobs in United States on freehire right now. 771 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 393
- 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
Technical Co-Founder & Backend Platform Architect
Build and scale an ontology-driven intelligence platform from MVP to production, owning backend architecture, distributed systems, and data engineering in Fort Worth.
Senior Gameplay Engineer - Metagame & Unreal Backend/Frontend
Senior engineer at Riot Games building an unreleased R&D product; designs and implements player-facing features using C++ and Unreal Engine for both client and backend.
Senior Principal Software Engineer – Backend (Machine Identity Security, SaaS Control Plane)
Principal backend engineer leading the design and scaling of SaaS control-plane services for machine identity security, including APIs, distributed systems, and integrations.
Senior/Software Engineer Iii - Backend, Marketplace
Build and maintain scalable backend services and APIs for Walmart’s marketplace platform, using Java/Python and cloud-native architectures to support millions of users.
Senior Backend Software Engineer, TikTok Multimedia Arch Creation Platform
Build and evolve TikTok’s global backend systems for content creation, focusing on multimedia infrastructure, distributed services, and creator tools using languages like Go/Java/Python.
Sr Data Engneer/Back-end Engineer, San Francisco No H-1B
Builds and maintains large-scale data and backend systems for ad inventory forecasting, using big data tools, cloud infrastructure, and machine learning models in a collaborative engineering environment.
Senior Software Engineer (Backend / Infrastructure) - $200k-$250k + Competitive Equity
Senior backend/infrastructure engineer at a fast-growing AI startup in Miami, building and scaling systems handling millions of transactions, data pipelines, and cloud infrastructure.
Cloud-Native Java Backend Architect - AWS Microservices
Designs and builds scalable, cloud-native Java microservices on AWS for a media company’s OTT, podcast, and short-video apps.
Backend Architect – Cloud-Native Java Applications
Designs and builds scalable, cloud-native Java microservices on AWS for a media streaming company, focusing on Spring Boot, DynamoDB, and CI/CD pipelines.
Remote Backend Engineer for AI Model Evaluation
Backend engineer evaluates AI models by coding challenges and chatbot output analysis using Python/JavaScript, working remotely from the U.S.
Principal Backend & Infra Architect
Principal Backend & Infrastructure Architect designs and scales core financial systems, trading platforms, and real-time APIs using TypeScript and Node.js in New York.
Hybrid Director of Engineering: Scalable Backend Leadership
Leads a hybrid engineering team in Charlotte, NC, owning the technical roadmap and scaling distributed backend systems using cloud technologies.
Senior Staff Backend Architect for AI-Driven Microservices
Designs and leads backend systems for AI-powered products using Python and FastAPI, mentoring teams and ensuring scalable integration.
Web3 Backend Engineer — Scale Open-Source SDKs (Remote)
Builds and scales backend services and blockchain protocols for open-source Web3 SDKs, collaborating with product and design teams to empower developers.
Back End Software Engineers
Build and maintain scalable backend services for TikTok Shop’s US e-commerce platform, focusing on security, compliance, and anti-fraud systems using Java, Go, or Python.