Backend Jobs in United States

There are 5,633 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$215,0501,399
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 3,104
  • 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
5,633 jobs
6AM City, LLC
last month

Senior Java Backend Engineer — Fintech Platform

Open 33d North AmericaSenior
United States

Builds and maintains a fintech trading platform’s Java backend, handling multi-tier development with Oracle databases and J2EE.

C++ J2EE Java Oracle
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ITRADE STEM
last month

Lead Backend Engineer

Open 33d RemoteNorth AmericaContractLead
United States

Lead a backend engineering team building real-time APIs and microservices for a Web3 fintech platform that bridges traditional finance with decentralized systems, using NestJS, Kafka, gRPC, and time-series databases.

Analytics API Authentication Blockchain CI/CD +23 skills
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Hubs Inc.
last month

Senior Backend Engineer

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

Senior Backend Engineer at Hubs Inc. builds and scales AI-powered automation systems using Node.js, Python, and distributed architectures to support real-time, reactive workflows for knowledge workers.

AI API Automation Backbone.js CI/CD +19 skills
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Pacificacontinental
last month

Staff Engineer (Backend)

Open 33d North AmericaStaff
United States

Staff Engineer builds and improves a growing e-commerce platform, leading technical projects and providing backend expertise in Python/Django with cloud-native tools.

Agile API CI/CD Django Docker +5 skills
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Apple Inc.
last month

Senior Backend Engineer, Messaging Identity

Open 33d North AmericaSenior
United States

Senior Backend Engineer building and scaling secure identity and discovery services that power iMessage and related messaging features using cloud infrastructure.
Outreach Backed by Techstars
last month

Hybrid Backend Engineering Manager - Go Microservices & Scale

Open 33d HybridEurope, North America 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.

Lead a team of engineers building and scaling Go-based microservices for email and calendar services in a hybrid Prague office role.
New Relic
last month

Senior Backend Engineer — AI-First Observability (Flex Time)

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 building high-throughput alerting services in Java/Kotlin for an AI-first observability platform, ensuring reliability and customer satisfaction.

Java Kotlin New Relic
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Factspan
last month

Gen AI Backend Engineer – Scalable AI Systems

Open 33d North America
United States

Designs and builds backend services and microservices for AI-driven platforms, focusing on scalable APIs, AI/ML model integration, and robust system performance in a collaborative environment.

AI API Generative AI Machine Learning Microservices +2 skills
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IO TECH SOLUTIONS LIMITED
last month

Senior Backend Engineer (Node.js, Typescript)

Open 33d North AmericaSenior
United States

Senior Backend Engineer builds and maintains scalable Node.js/TypeScript services and APIs for web and mobile apps, working with microservices, cloud platforms, and modern DevOps practices.

AI API Automation AWS Azure +23 skills
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IO TECH SOLUTIONS LIMITED
last month

Principal Backend Engineer – Brokerage (New York)

Open 33d North AmericaPrincipal
United States

Principal Backend Engineer leads the design and development of scalable backend systems for a new brokerage product, focusing on trading and investment applications using Node.js, TypeScript, and cloud infrastructure.

AI API AWS Azure Cloud +14 skills
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CB Smart Recruit
last month

Senior Director, Physical Design & Backend Engineering (HPC)

Open 33d On-siteNorth AmericaFull-timeSenior
United States

Lead a global team to deliver advanced-node High-Performance Computing (HPC) and AI SoCs from RTL through GDSII and tape-out, optimizing Power, Performance, and Area (PPA) while scaling backend engineering processes.

AI Automation HPC Networking Program Management +1 skills
260 000 – 290 000 $
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Sperton Global AS
last month

Staff Backend Engineer (Node.js / TypeScript)

Open 33d HybridNorth AmericaStaff
United States

Build and scale backend services for a high-traffic digital marketplace using Node.js, TypeScript, and AWS, while migrating systems to microservices and Kubernetes.

AI Automation AWS Cloud Datadog +16 skills
200 000 – 240 000 $
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Intuit Inc.
last month

Staff Backend Software Engineer

Open 33d North AmericaStaff
United States

Designs and builds scalable backend systems for Intuit’s financial software, integrating AI to enhance customer solutions while mentoring engineers and collaborating across global teams.

Accessibility AI Analytics Automation CI/CD +10 skills
197 000 – 266 500 $
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Guardian RF Backed by Y Combinator
last month

Backend Software Engineer

Open 33d North AmericaFull-timeJunior
United States

Backend engineer building scalable services to process RF data, develop APIs, and integrate drone detection systems with security platforms using distributed systems.

80 000 – 120 000 $
Work Shield
last month

Senior Back End Engineer

Open 33d North AmericaSenior
United States

Senior Back End Engineer in Dallas, Texas, building and optimizing scalable backend services and APIs using Rust, Node.js, Python, and AI/LLM tools.

AI API Authentication ChatGPT Distributed Systems +20 skills
97 500 – 97 500 $
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Jobright.ai
last month

Senior Principal Backend Engineer — Remote API Platform Leader

Open 33d North AmericaPrincipal
United States

Leads the architecture and development of a next-generation API platform, setting technical direction and mentoring engineers with deep backend and cloud expertise.

API Api Design Cloud
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Palo Alto Networks
last month

Lead Backend Java Engineer for Cloud DLP

Open 33d North AmericaLead
United States

Principal Software Engineer at Palo Alto Networks builds cloud security software using Java and cloud technologies to protect sensitive data across networks.

Cloud Cloud Security Java Palo Alto Networks
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Waymo
last month

Senior Backend API Engineer for Eval Authoring at Scale

Open 33d HybridNorth 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

Design and build core authoring APIs for autonomous driving technology using C++ or Python, collaborating with cross-functional teams in a hybrid role.

API C++ Python
213 000 – 263 000 $
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Recall
last month

Backend Software Engineer

Open 33d North America
United States

Build and scale real-time video processing infrastructure for a hypergrowth startup, owning APIs and pipelines that handle 1TB/sec of video and millions of cloud instances.

AI API EC2
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ESR Healthcare
last month

Backend Engineer – AWS & Java (L3 Support) (3311-1) McLean, VA

Open 33d North America
United States

Designs, deploys, and maintains Java-based microservices and serverless apps on AWS, with a focus on L3 support, CI/CD pipelines, and cloud-native infrastructure.

API AWS CI/CD Cloud Cloud Native +14 skills
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