Backend Jobs in United States
There are 5,634 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 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 3,104
- Lead 432
- Staff 393
- Principal 104
- Middle 49
- 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
Lead Backend Architect: Cloud-Native Event-Driven Platforms
Designs and leads the architecture of cloud-native, event-driven backend systems for a quick-service restaurant platform using Python (FastAPI) and AWS services.
Backend Developer (Kotlin/Java) – Hybrid, AWS & Kubernetes
Builds and maintains scalable backend services using Kotlin/Java, AWS, and Kubernetes in a hybrid role for a product-driven company.
Global Payment Privacy Engineer - Backend
Develops secure backend systems for global payment solutions, collaborating with teams to build user-friendly features using Go, Java, or Python.
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer (Backend)
Senior backend engineer at Adobe who splits time between coding and on-site customer work, building scalable systems and APIs for Adobe’s digital experience platform.
Principal Backend Software Engineer - HYBRID
Principal Backend Software Engineer designs, builds, and tests high-quality software components in a hybrid role, using Java, C++, or Python with AWS, Postgres, and Agile workflows.
Senior Backend Engineer, Ads Platform (Remote)
Senior Backend Engineer at Tensec building ad products and maintaining platform stability using Go, Python, or Scala.
Senior Trading Backend Architect
Designs and improves a high-performance trading backend, integrating Kubernetes and fintech systems while aligning technical and business goals.
Senior Backend Engineer – Payments Platform (Remote)
Senior Backend Engineer at Shipt builds and maintains shopper payment systems using microservices in Golang and Python, with hybrid work in Minneapolis.
Senior Data Modeling Engineer - Backend & Insights
Senior engineer building backend services and data pipelines to power customer-facing insights at a data platform company.
Senior Backend Architect — Fintech & Blockchain
Designs and builds scalable backend systems for financial infrastructure, integrating blockchain technology using Node.js in a fast-paced environment.
Director Engineering Backend (Live / Game)
Leads the design and build of a new, AI-first live streaming and gaming backend for a media company with 100M+ users, focusing on real-time systems, scalability, and cost efficiency.
Senior Backend Engineer, Data & ML Infrastructure
Senior Backend Engineer to build and optimize scalable data and ML infrastructure for an AI productivity platform using Python or Java.
Senior Backend Engineer - Fintech Platform (Kotlin/Java)
Builds and maintains backend services for a fintech money platform using Java/Kotlin in a Spring Boot environment, focusing on onboarding, account setup, and payment workflows.
Senior Backend Engineer - Java/SpringBoot | Hybrid Lisbon
Senior backend engineer building scalable banking systems using Java, Spring Boot, and MySQL in a hybrid Lisbon office.
Senior Backend Engineer - AI-Driven Talent Matching
Senior backend engineer building and scaling AI-driven talent matching services using Python, AWS, and vector search to match candidates with job opportunities.
