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 - Mission-Critical Logistics & AI
Senior Backend Engineer designing and deploying mission-critical logistics software systems, working with military stakeholders and cloud infrastructure like AWS.
Staff Backend Engineer (AI & Knowledge Systems)
Staff Backend Engineer at Demand.io designs and leads the architecture of a neuro-symbolic AI commerce platform, building scalable knowledge systems, verification pipelines, and real-time APIs for AI agents.
Senior AI/Java Backend Engineer for Healthcare RCM
Designs and builds scalable Java-based backend services for healthcare revenue cycle management, integrating AI technologies to automate workflows.
Founding Senior Backend Engineer - Scale AI Pipelines
Builds and scales backend systems for AI-driven compliance at a San Francisco startup, using Python and large-scale software engineering.
Senior AI Backend Engineer for Healthcare LLMs
Builds and maintains backend microservices that power healthcare-focused large language models, integrating AI into clinical workflows.
Senior Oracle Backend Engineer - TV Production Data & Reports
Senior backend engineer building data and reporting systems for TV production using Oracle PL/SQL and Jasper Reports, collaborating with cross-functional teams.
Backend Engineer
Backend engineer building scalable AI-driven healthcare analytics services that process EHRs and clinical data to predict patient deterioration, using Python/Java/Go, Kafka, and AWS.
Senior Data & Backend Engineer — SQL, AWS & BI Lead
Leads SQL database installations, management, and ETL processes for financial services using PL/SQL and AWS in a collaborative team setting.
Senior Backend Engineer, Enforcement Systems — Scale & Safety
Senior Backend Engineer at Discord building enforcement systems that process millions of user actions daily using Python and distributed systems.
Senior Backend Engineer - Robotics & Cloud APIs
Senior Backend Engineer at Intuitive in Sunnyvale builds and maintains scalable cloud services and APIs that power robotic systems and workflows, using Java/Go/Python, PostgreSQL, Kubernetes, and AWS.
Senior Backend Engineer — Real-Time Audio Data Pipelines
Senior Backend Engineer at a San Francisco audio data research company building and maintaining scalable backend services for real-time audio data pipelines using APIs and distributed systems.
Senior Backend Engineer - Platform & AI Agents
Build and scale backend systems for a workforce management platform, designing APIs for both human and AI agent interactions while ensuring performance and reliability.