Backend Jobs in United States

There are 5,635 open Backend jobs in United States on freehire right now. 773 of them were posted recently. The skills employers ask for most often are api, cloud and ai.

Salary

CurrencyPeriod25thMedian75thPostings
USDyear$166,500$192,050$215,0501,400
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 860 · 15%
  • Hybrid 742 · 13%
  • Onsite 362 · 6%

Visa sponsorship offered in 39% of the 1,596 postings that state a position on it.

Seniority

  • Senior 3,105
  • Lead 431
  • Staff 393
  • Principal 104
  • Middle 49
  • C-level 43

Who is hiring

  • 501-1000 employees 925
  • 1000+ employees 915
  • 51-200 employees 585
  • 11-50 employees 285
  • 201-500 employees 46
  • 1-10 employees 14
5,635 jobs
Capital One
last month

Senior Backend Engineering Lead - Cloud Solutions

Open 33d North AmericaLead
United States

Lead a team of backend engineers to design, build, and deploy cloud-based applications that serve millions of users, using modern programming languages and cloud technologies.
TechDigital Group
last month

Senior Backend Engineer - Scalable APIs & Systems

Open 33d North AmericaSenior
United States

Designs and builds scalable backend systems and APIs that power a customer-facing platform, focusing on performance and distributed architecture.

API Distributed Systems
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SkillBench
last month

Staff Backend Engineer: Production Platform Lead

Open 33d North AmericaContractStaff
United States

Leads backend architecture and productionization for a San Francisco startup, scaling systems and setting engineering standards while owning analytics and telemetry.
Stealth AI Startup
last month

Backend Engineer (Mid-Level) [32286]

Open 33d North AmericaFull-timeMiddle
United States

Build and maintain scalable backend systems for a stealth AI startup in San Francisco, solving real-time performance challenges in a fast-paced environment.

300 000 – 350 000 $
ZoomInfo
last month

Senior Backend Engineer: Scalable Node.js Microservices

Open 33d North AmericaFull-timeSenior
United States

Designs, builds, and maintains high-scale Node.js and TypeScript microservices in a cloud environment for a data-focused company.

Cloud Microservices Node.js TypeScript
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Capital One
last month

Lead Backend Engineer, Global Payments Platform

Open 33d North AmericaFull-timeLead
United States

Lead backend engineer building and scaling Capital One's global payments platform using Java, Python, and cloud technologies.

Agile Cloud Java Python
120 000 – 180 000 $
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Bumble Inc.
last month

Senior Backend Engineer (Recommendations) — Hybrid, Impact

Open 33d HybridNorth AmericaSenior
United States

Senior Backend Engineer at Bumble Inc. builds and maintains scalable recommendation systems and backend services in a hybrid role, using cloud technologies and collaborating with cross-functional teams.
Capital One
last month

Senior Backend Engineer — Cloud & Data Platforms

Open 33d North AmericaSenior
United States

Senior backend engineer building cloud-based financial services platforms using modern software practices and cloud infrastructure.

144 200 – 164 600 $
Variant Backed by Y Combinator
last month

Founding Backend Engineer for Generative Design Platform

Open 33d North America
United States

Builds and scales the backend for a generative design platform that automates code generation, focusing on performance and scalability in a small startup team.
Comrise
last month

DeFi Backend Engineer – Scalable Blockchain APIs

Open 33d North America
United States

Builds and maintains scalable backend services for DeFi platforms using Java, APIs, and databases in a San Francisco-based financial services firm.

API Blockchain Java
150 000 – 180 000 $
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Ritchie Bros.
last month

Senior .NET Backend Engineer - Microservices in Azure

Open 33d North AmericaSenior Licensed NL sponsor — This employer appears on the IND public register of recognised sponsors for work and highly skilled migrants. The recognition belongs to the employer and is not a commitment to sponsor this role.
United States

Senior .NET backend engineer designs and modernizes cloud-native systems using .NET Core and Azure, migrating monoliths to microservices while collaborating with frontend teams.

Azure Cloud Cloud Native C# .NET +1 skills
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Rippling Backed by Y Combinator
last month

Senior Frontend-Backend Engineer, HR Platform

Open 33d On-siteNorth AmericaSenior
United States

Builds and scales Rippling's HR platform using React/TypeScript for frontend and Python/Django for backend, focusing on performance and user experience.

Django Python React TypeScript
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HeyGen
last month

Senior Backend Engineer — Hybrid, Scale & Performance

Open 33d North AmericaSenior
United States

Build and optimize backend systems for a visual storytelling platform, focusing on scalable APIs, databases, and high-performance infrastructure.
Menlo Ventures
last month

Senior Backend Engineer - Scalable Cloud & Data Platforms

Open 33d North AmericaSenior
United States

Builds and maintains scalable cloud and data platforms using Java/Scala on Databricks and AWS/Azure for a tech company in Mountain View.

AWS Azure Cloud Databricks Java +1 skills
166 000 – 225 000 $
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Venmo
last month

Senior Python Backend Engineer — Hybrid & Scalable Systems

Open 33d North AmericaSenior
United States

Senior Python backend engineer at Venmo in San Jose builds and scales financial transaction systems using Python frameworks like Django or Flask.

Django Flask Git Python
143 500 – 212 850 $
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Discord
last month

Senior Backend Engineer, Enforcement Systems

Open 33d North AmericaSenior
United States

Senior Backend Engineer at Discord in San Francisco builds and maintains systems that process millions of safety decisions daily to protect users, using distributed systems and backend technologies.

Distributed Systems
196 000 – 220 500 $
SeatGeek
last month

Senior Finance Backend Engineer - Ledger & SOX

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

Owns and evolves backend services that process high-volume transaction data into ledger and billing systems, ensuring durability, auditability, and SOX compliance.

AI Data Quality Data Science General Ledger
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New Relic
last month

Senior Backend Engineer, Observability & Alerts

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 at New Relic building and improving the alerting platform that processes telemetry data, using Java and Kotlin in a distributed-systems environment.

Distributed Systems Java Kotlin New Relic
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New Relic
last month

Senior Backend Engineer - Alerts & Observability

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 builds and maintains Java/Kotlin services that process high-volume telemetry and alerting data for observability customers.

Agile API Data Pipelines Java Kotlin +1 skills
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Apple Inc.
last month

Retail Backend Engineering Manager

Open 33d North America
United States

Leads a team of backend engineers building and maintaining distributed services that power Apple Retail store operations and customer experiences, focusing on reliability, security, and scalability.

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