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
| Currency | Period | 25th | Median | 75th | Postings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USD | year | $166,500 | $192,050 | $215,050 | 1,399 |
| 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
Senior Backend Engineer - AI Coaching Platform (Hybrid)
Builds and maintains scalable backend services for an AI-driven coaching platform, using TypeScript or Python in a fast-paced startup environment.
Senior Backend Engineer — Cloud Platform, Autonomy & Growth
Senior backend engineer building and maintaining cloud microservices in Java or Go for KNIME’s platform, collaborating with product and architecture teams to improve scalability, performance, and security.
Senior Backend Engineer - Architect Scalable Real Estate Tech
Senior Backend Engineer at Realtor.com in Austin designing and scaling real-estate tech services using Python, FastAPI, AWS, and Snowflake.
Senior Backend Engineer for AI-First Platform - Equity & PTO
Senior Backend Engineer builds scalable, AI-ready infrastructure for real-time inventory and ordering, integrating with AI agents and POS systems using Java and cloud services.
Senior Python Backend Engineer - AI Data Infra, SF Hybrid
Builds and maintains Python-based backend systems and AI data infrastructure in a hybrid San Francisco role, collaborating with engineering teams to simplify complex AI products.
Mid-Senior Backend Engineer - AI-Powered Real-Time Platform
Builds and scales backend services for an AI-powered HR platform, focusing on real-time features using Python and cloud technologies.
Founding Backend Engineer - AI Infra & Data Pipelines
Designs and maintains backend infrastructure for an AI platform, including secure authentication and data pipelines, using PostgreSQL and cloud platforms like AWS or Google Cloud.
Senior Backend Engineer - AWS (Remote)
Designs and builds secure, scalable backend systems using AWS, Kubernetes, and Terraform, collaborating with DevOps and frontend teams.
Senior AI Backend Engineer – Remote US
Designs and builds scalable backend systems for an AI-powered mortgage underwriting platform, primarily using Python.
Senior Backend Engineer AI Infra & GPU Scheduling (Hybrid)
Designs and builds backend systems to orchestrate GPU clusters for AI workloads using Go or Python, focusing on resource scheduling and API development.
Backend Engineer
Designs and builds backend features for a cybersecurity threat detection platform using Python on Linux, focusing on performance, scale, and AWS GovCloud operations.
Senior Backend Engineer for AI Research Infra (SF Bay)
Builds and maintains backend systems to support AI research automation at a Menlo Park-based AI research firm, using Python, TypeScript, and Google Cloud.