Backend Jobs in United States

There are 5,598 open Backend jobs in United States on freehire right now. 802 of them were posted recently. The skills employers ask for most often are api, cloud and ai.

Salary

CurrencyPeriod25thMedian75thPostings
USDyear$165,925$192,050$215,0001,419
USDhour$62$69$7628

From postings that disclose pay. Currencies are counted separately, never converted.

Most requested skills

  • api 43%
  • cloud 41%
  • ai 38%
  • python 35%
  • aws 32%
  • java 32%
  • distributed-systems 24%
  • kubernetes 22%

How the work is done

  • Remote 842 · 15%
  • Hybrid 730 · 13%
  • Onsite 357 · 6%

Visa sponsorship offered in 38% of the 1,573 postings that state a position on it.

Seniority

  • Senior 3,105
  • Lead 431
  • Staff 391
  • Principal 100
  • Middle 53
  • C-level 38

Who is hiring

  • 501-1000 employees 918
  • 1000+ employees 902
  • 51-200 employees 590
  • 11-50 employees 285
  • 201-500 employees 46
  • 1-10 employees 15
5,598 jobs
Auctane
5 days ago

Senior Backend Software Engineer

Open 27d North AmericaSenior
United States

Build and scale backend services in C#/.NET for ecommerce shipping platforms like ShipStation, integrating with APIs and AWS services.

ai api authentication aws aws-bedrock +35 skills
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trmlabs Backed by Y Combinator
5 days ago

Backend Engineer, Agent Tools

Open 60d RemoteNorth AmericaFull-time 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

Backend engineer building third-party API integrations and scalable integration infrastructure for TRM Labs' AI-powered intelligence platform, working with APIs, backend services, and data pipelines.

agentic-ai ai api authentication data-pipelines +5 skills
180 000 – 240 000 $
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Endor Labs
5 days ago

Backend Software Engineer

Open 76d HybridNorth 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.
United States

Build and scale the backend of a SaaS application-security platform using Go, microservices, and Kubernetes to secure codebases from IDE to deployment.

ai anomaly-detection api cloud cloud-native +13 skills
140 000 – 160 000 $
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Verkada
5 days ago

Senior Backend Engineer - Device Platform

North AmericaFull-timeSenior 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 the IoT core that connects Verkada’s cloud to millions of devices, handling provisioning, OTA firmware, and licensing for AI-powered security platforms.

agentic-ai ai cloud javascript nodejs +2 skills
190 000 – 275 000 $
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cyberThink, Inc.
5 days ago

Java Back-End Developer

North AmericaLead
United States

This role involves leading development teams and performing RPA development, operation support, and traditional application module development. The developer will act as a technical lead, communicating directly with clients to analyze requirements and manage the full software development lifecycle.

automation rpa
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Microgreen Technologies LLC
5 days ago

Java Backend Developer

North America
United States

Java Backend Developer focused on Core Java development, debugging, troubleshooting, and application security remediation for an Events Management System with BAU support.

java
AVI-SPL
5 days ago

AV Support Technician (Onsite - Backend Support) - Level 1

RemoteAPAC, North America

Provides remote operational support, troubleshooting, and maintenance for conference room and AV/collaboration technologies, utilizing tools like Microsoft Teams, Crestron, and Logitech during Pacific Time Zone hours.

cisco help-desk intune
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Genius Backed by Y Combinator
5 days ago

Backend Engineer

North AmericaFull-time
United States

A Backend Engineer at Genius builds and maintains data infrastructure, APIs, and pipelines to support the music platform's features, scaling to millions of users daily, using technologies like Ruby on Rails, PostgreSQL, and BigQuery.

airflow analytics api bigquery clickhouse +8 skills
145 000 – 180 000 $
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Squarespace
6 days ago

Staff Software Engineer, Backend (Communications Platform)

HybridNorth 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

Lead the architecture and technical direction of Squarespace's Communications Platform, a high-throughput system sending 1.75M+ daily notifications via email, push, and in-product messaging. Hands-on backend engineering role using Java, Spring, Kafka, MongoDB, CockroachDB, Kubernetes, and GCP.

ai api claude-code cockroachdb distributed-systems +10 skills
185 500 – 299 000 $
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USMobile
6 days ago

Lead Backend Engineer

HybridNorth AmericaFull-timeLead 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

Lead a backend engineering team at a wireless carrier, shaping scalable systems for millions of users while mentoring engineers and driving technical direction for APIs, async messaging, and NoSQL databases.

agile ai api aws ci-cd +16 skills
180 000 – 240 000 $
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jobgether
6 days ago

Senior Java Backend Engineer

RemoteNorth AmericaFull-timeSenior
United States

Senior Java Backend Engineer architecting and scaling a digital health platform's Java services, with focus on distributed systems, healthcare interoperability (FHIR/HL7), cloud-native infrastructure, and some JavaScript/TypeScript integration work.

ai api api-documentation api-security authentication +31 skills
120 000 – 160 000 $
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Tandavix llc
6 days ago

Java Backend Developer

North AmericaContractSenior
United States

Senior Java Backend Developer on a W2 contract building resilient, high-throughput microservices for banking applications with a focus on Customer Identity and Access Management (CIAM) and IAM.

java microservices
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Sagarsoft
6 days ago

Python Backend Developer

North America
United States

Python backend developer working onsite across multiple US cities, building on AWS with Snowflake, Glue, and Spark/PySpark.

aws data-modeling pyspark python snowflake +2 skills
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Spire
6 days ago

Senior Backend Software Engineer

Open 76d HybridNorth AmericaSenior
United States

Senior backend engineer at Spire designing and maintaining secure, scalable systems for satellite and ground infrastructure using Python, AWS, and modern DevOps practices.

ai analytics api aws bash +11 skills
130 500 – 171 000 $
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esprow
6 days ago

Senior/Lead Java Back-End Developer

Open 70d RemoteNorth AmericaFull-timeLead
United States

Design and deliver high-quality back-end code for Esprow's web-based financial trading testing platform using Java, Spring Framework, and PostgreSQL. Take ownership of features from design through delivery, contribute to architectural decisions, and collaborate in a small team environment with minimal bureaucracy.

api artifactory aws cloud css +20 skills
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Dragos, Inc.
6 days ago

Staff Software Engineer - Backend

Open 41d RemoteNorth AmericaStaff
United States

Senior backend engineer at Dragos building the xOT Security Platform in Rust, optimizing systems for critical infrastructure protection with PostgreSQL, Elasticsearch, and microservices.

ai ci-cd cloud containerization cybersecurity +16 skills
192 000 – 192 000 $
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Dragos, Inc.
6 days ago

Principal Software Engineer - Backend

Open 41d RemoteNorth AmericaPrincipal
United States

Principal Software Engineer designs and builds high-performance backend systems in Rust for Dragos' xOT cybersecurity platform, optimizing architectures and mentoring engineers to secure critical infrastructure.

ai ci-cd cloud containerization cybersecurity +16 skills
225 000 – 225 000 $
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Voto Consulting LLC
6 days ago

Backend Software Engineer (W2)

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.
United States

Backend Software Engineer building cloud-native infrastructure platforms that connect and serve 26 million vehicles globally, working onsite in Dearborn, MI on a 6-12 month W2 contract.

cloud cloud-native
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Dragos, Inc.
6 days ago

Backend Engineering Manager

Open 15d RemoteNorth America
United States

Leads a backend engineering team building and maintaining critical microservices, data pipelines, and platform APIs for cybersecurity systems protecting critical infrastructure like water, power, and healthcare facilities. Focuses on streaming data, threat detection, and cross-team coordination while mentoring engineers and driving technical excellence.

agile api cybersecurity distributed-systems flink +4 skills
220 000 – 220 000 $
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Dragos, Inc.
6 days ago

Senior Backend Engineer - Backend

Open 41d RemoteNorth AmericaSenior
United States

Designs and builds secure, high-performance backend systems in Rust for an OT cybersecurity platform protecting critical infrastructure like water, power, and healthcare systems.

ai ci-cd cloud containerization cybersecurity +16 skills
165 000 – 165 000 $
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