Backend Jobs in United States

There are 5,630 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 859 · 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 3,102
  • Lead 432
  • Staff 393
  • Principal 104
  • Middle 48
  • C-level 43

Who is hiring

  • 501-1000 employees 925
  • 1000+ employees 914
  • 51-200 employees 585
  • 11-50 employees 285
  • 201-500 employees 46
  • 1-10 employees 14
5,630 jobs
VKare Corp
last month

Java Backend Developer - Spring Boot & REST APIs

Open 33d North America
United States

Builds and maintains scalable Java backend services using Spring Boot and REST APIs for a California-based tech solutions provider.

API Java REST Spring
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Chime
last month

Senior Backend Architect – Lead Low-Latency APIs

Open 33d North AmericaLead 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 the design and development of low-latency APIs for a fintech company’s Trust and Safety platforms, using Ruby on Rails and mentoring engineers.

API Rails Ruby
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Mindbody
last month

Senior Software Engineer — Backend Systems & Deployment

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

Senior Backend Engineer builds and maintains large-scale SaaS systems for real-world experiences using .NET and Python, collaborating across teams and mentoring others.

.NET Python SaaS
151 000 – 201 000 $
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1WorldSync
last month

Senior Software Engineer (Backend/AWS Cloud)

Open 33d HybridNorth AmericaInternshipSenior 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 scalable Java/Kotlin services on AWS, owning features for product content management and mentoring junior engineers in a hybrid Chicago role.

AI API AWS Azure CI/CD +26 skills
120 000 – 130 000 $
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Stealth Startup
last month

Distributed Systems Engineer (Backend) [32751]

Open 33d North AmericaFull-time
United States

Build and scale the backend systems powering an AI voice automation platform, handling real-time audio, telephony, and developer tooling for millions of calls.

AI API Automation Cloud Customer Onboarding +2 skills
215 000 – 290 000 $
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Aditi Consulting
last month

Staff Backend Architect - Java/TypeScript

Open 33d North AmericaContractStaff 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 backend development for a consulting firm, guiding a team through full software lifecycles using Java and TypeScript, with a focus on modern data warehousing technologies.

Data Warehousing Java TypeScript
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Russell Tobin
last month

Sr Backend Software Engineer - Data and ML Innovation

Open 33d North AmericaSenior
United States

Senior backend engineer building scalable data pipelines and ML services to power AI features across Apple devices using GCP, AWS, and large-scale inference stacks.

API AWS Data Pipelines Docker GCP +14 skills
70 – 74 $ / hr
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TikTok
last month

Backend Software Engineer, Infrastructure Platform - San Jose

Open 33d North America
United States

Build and maintain large-scale infrastructure platforms and productivity tools for internal teams at TikTok, using languages like Java, Python, or Go.

C++ Java Linux Networking Python +1 skills
118 657 – 259 200 $
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Lendbuzz
last month

Senior Software Engineer, Backend (ML Team)

Open 33d HybridNorth 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

Build and maintain backend infrastructure for a fintech company that uses machine learning to expand credit access, focusing on Python, REST APIs, PostgreSQL, and microservices.

AI API Cloud .NET Fintech +9 skills
150 000 – 165 000 $
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Ghangorcloud
last month

Backend Software Engineer: Build Scalable APIs & Services

Open 33d North America
United States

Builds and maintains server-side Java applications and APIs in a collaborative environment for a California-based tech company.

API Java
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Vantaca, LLC
last month

Senior Payments Backend Engineer – High-Scale & Remote

Open 33d North AmericaSenior
United States

Build and maintain high-scale payment processing systems for a fintech startup, integrating with external partners while ensuring security and performance.

API Api Design Fintech
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Zingly, Inc.
last month

Senior Backend Architect for Scalable SaaS Platforms

Open 33d HybridNorth AmericaSenior
United States

Senior Backend Architect designs and scales AI-powered SaaS platforms using Java/Spring and AWS, focusing on event-driven systems and CI/CD.

AI AWS CI/CD Event Driven Architecture Java +2 skills
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Blockchain Works
last month

Remote Backend Engineer - Ritual

Open 33d North America
United States

Designs and implements decentralized AI infrastructure using Rust, Python, and GCP, collaborating with ML and blockchain teams to prototype and deploy large-scale systems.

AI Assembly Bash Blockchain C++ +8 skills
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GoodRx, Inc.
last month

Senior Elixir Backend Architect, GCP Cloud Lead

Open 33d North AmericaLead
United States

Designs and builds scalable Elixir backend systems on GCP, mentors engineers, and enforces cloud-native best practices for a healthcare pricing platform.

Cloud Cloud Native Elixir
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Zip Backed by Y Combinator
last month

Backend Engineer — Build Scalable APIs, Equity & Perks

Open 33d North America
United States

Designs and builds backend systems and APIs for a procurement platform, working with modern software stacks in a collaborative environment.
People.ai Inc. Backed by Y Combinator
last month

Senior Data Modeling Engineer - Backend & Insights

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

Senior engineer builds and optimizes backend data models and pipelines for People.ai’s Unified Data Platform, improving data freshness and insights across products using Python or Scala.

AI Data Modeling Python Scala UDP
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IntraFi
last month

Senior Data & Backend Engineer — SQL, AWS & BI Lead

Open 33d North AmericaLead
United States

Leads SQL database administration, AWS cloud setup, and BI/ETL pipelines for a financial-services company, ensuring production stability and reporting accuracy.

Agile AWS Cloud ETL PL/SQL +1 skills
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Galaxy Backed by Y Combinator
last month

Senior Backend Architect – Fintech APIs & Cloud (Hybrid)

Open 33d HybridNorth AmericaSenior
United States

Senior Backend Architect designs and builds fintech APIs and cloud systems for Galaxy’s new product offerings, ensuring high performance and security in retail brokerage applications.

275 000 – 300 000 $
Qualcomm
last month

Senior Staff CPU Backend Design Engineer

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 a team to design and optimize CPU microarchitecture, translating specifications into high-performance, low-power RTL designs using industry tools and delivering GDS for manufacturing.

Rtl Verilog
216 091 – 298 100 $
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Photon
last month

Lead Backend Architect: Cloud-Native Event-Driven Platforms

Open 33d North AmericaLead
United States

Designs and leads the architecture of cloud-native, event-driven backend systems for a quick-service restaurant platform using Python (FastAPI) and AWS services.

AWS Cloud Cloud Native Event Driven Architecture FastAPI +1 skills
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