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

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 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
5,623 jobs
Iridium Satellite LLC
last month

Senior Software Engineer, Gateway Backend (Hybrid)

Open 33d North AmericaSenior
United States

Senior Software Engineer designs and builds mission-critical telecom software using C/C++ in a hybrid role at Iridium Satellite LLC in Tempe, AZ.

C++
Pagos Consultants
last month

Senior Backend Architect - Enterprise AI Integrations

Open 33d HybridNorth AmericaSenior
United States

Designs and builds scalable backend systems for AI integrations in a consultancy, focusing on API-driven platforms and enterprise solutions.

250 000 – 350 000 $
Software Technology Inc.
last month

Mid-Senior Java Automation Engineer – Backend & CI/CD

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

Develops backend automation tools and CI/CD pipelines using Java, Spring MVC, and Hibernate to improve software reliability and efficiency in a collaborative environment.

Automation CI/CD Hibernate Java MVC +1 skills
100 000 – 140 000 $
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Protocol Labs, Inc. Backed by Y Combinator
last month

Staff Backend Architect—Decentralized ID Platform

Open 33d North AmericaStaff 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

Leads architecture and development of backend systems for a decentralized identity protocol, focusing on distributed systems and scalable solutions in a fast-paced environment.

Distributed Systems
AgileEngine
last month

Go Backend Engineer — Cloud-Native Microservices (Remote)

Open 33d North America
United States

Designs and builds scalable cloud-native microservices in Go, migrates legacy systems, and manages infrastructure with Terraform for a large-scale platform.

Microservices Terraform
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AHON Solutions Inc.
last month

Remote Java Backend Engineer — Spring & REST

Open 33d RemoteNorth America
United States

Designs and maintains Java-based backend systems using Spring, Spring Boot, and REST/JSON in an Agile environment.

Agile J2EE Java JSON Spring
50 – 50 $ / hr
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Circadia Health
last month

Senior Staff Backend Architect - Healthcare AI Platform

Open 33d North AmericaStaff
United States

Designs and scales the backend infrastructure for a healthcare AI platform, integrating with EHR systems and building reliable data pipelines using Python or Node/TypeScript.

AI Data Pipelines Distributed Systems Python TypeScript
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Cypress HCM
last month

Lead Backend Architect for Scalable Platform Equity & Health

Open 33d North AmericaLead
United States

Designs and builds scalable backend services for an HR platform using Kotlin and cloud technologies, collaborating with cross-functional teams.

Cloud Kotlin
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Verkada
last month

Senior Tooling Engineer: Backend Tools & AI

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

Builds and maintains backend tools for internal teams at a security technology company using Python, Go, and AWS.

AWS Cloud Python
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ITEX
last month

Backend Architect (Node, NoSQL) Equity & Flexible PTO

Open 33d North America
United States

Designs and builds backend microservices in Node.js with NoSQL (MongoDB) for a Chicago-based startup, collaborating with product and engineering teams.

Agile MongoDB Node.js NoSQL
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JOB MOBZ
last month

Remote Backend Engineer - Greenfield Projects (US)

Open 33d RemoteNorth AmericaContract
United States

Builds new backend services and RESTful APIs using cloud-native architectures for a fintech-focused contract role, primarily in Go or Python.

API Cloud Cloud Native Fintech Go +2 skills
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Zoom Information, Inc.
last month

Senior Backend Architect: Event-Driven, Scalable Systems

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 scalable backend services handling event-driven workflows in Java and Node.js, using Kafka and Google Cloud Workflows.

Cloud Event Driven Architecture GCP Java Kafka +3 skills
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Atom Computing
last month

Senior Quantum Software Engineer — Backend Orchestrator

Open 33d North AmericaSenior
United States

Senior Software Engineer in Boulder, CO, building backend services for quantum computing workloads using Python and Rust.

Python Rust
140 000 – 185 000 $
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DollarGram
last month

Remote Elixir Backend Engineer – Early-Stage Startup

Open 33d North AmericaPart-time
United States

Builds and deploys an Elixir-based backend for a pre-seed startup, collaborating closely with the founder to shape the product’s architecture and features.
Friends From The City ("Friends")
last month

Senior Backend Engineer - Public-Impact, 100% Remote

Open 33d RemoteNorth AmericaSenior
United States

Senior Backend Engineer building cloud-native .NET applications that integrate with legacy systems to improve financial aid processes, working remotely.

API Cloud Cloud Native C# Db2 +4 skills
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Ancestry
last month

Senior Backend Engineer - AI-Driven Cloud & Scale

Open 33d North AmericaSenior
United States

Senior Backend Engineer at Ancestry builds and maintains scalable cloud microservices in Java to support customer-facing features and high-traffic systems.

Cloud Java Microservices
120 000 – 135 000 $
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Bumble Inc.
last month

Senior Backend Engineer — AI Tools, Mentorship, Hybrid

Open 33d North AmericaSenior
United States

Senior backend engineer at Bumble Inc. builds and maintains core systems for the dating platform, owns projects end-to-end, and mentors junior engineers in a hybrid Austin office.
ESR Healthcare
last month

Java Backend Developer Sunnyvale, CA (Day1 Onsite hybrid role)

Open 33d HybridNorth America
United States

Builds and maintains Java-based backend services for a healthcare technology company using Spring Boot and microservices, with a hybrid onsite role in Sunnyvale.

E-commerce Java Microservices Spring
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Take Command Health
last month

Senior Software Engineer - Backend & Platform (Healthcare)

Open 33d North AmericaSenior
United States

Senior Software Engineer builds backend and platform features for a healthcare-focused company using Java, Postgres, AWS, React, and TypeScript.

API AWS Java PostgreSQL React +1 skills
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Jobgether
last month

Remote Senior Backend Engineer - B2B Logistics Platform

Open 33d RemoteNorth AmericaSenior
United States

Senior backend engineer building cloud-native, event-driven services for a B2B logistics platform that integrates with OMS, WMS, and TMS systems.

Cloud Cloud Native Event Driven Architecture
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