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 | 1,400 |
| 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 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
Backend Engineer: APIs & Scalable Microservices
Designs and builds scalable microservices and APIs in Java/Spring Boot to power a platform serving thousands of users.
Remote Python Backend Engineer (Healthcare)
Designs and maintains Python-based backend services for healthcare software, using serverless architectures like AWS Lambda.
Senior Python Backend Engineer – Remote Data Crawling
Senior Python engineer building distributed data-crawling systems that extract, process, and search large-scale datasets while collaborating with ML/NLP teams.
Senior .NET & Azure Backend Engineer
Senior engineer building and scaling backend services in C#/.NET on Azure, owning API design and reliability for a company in Williamsburg.
Senior AI Orchestration Backend Engineer
Senior backend engineer at UiPath builds and scales AI orchestration platforms to enhance enterprise automation using Python or C#.
Remote Python Backend Engineer – Healthcare (AWS/Lambda)
Build and maintain Python-based backend services for healthcare software using serverless AWS Lambda, collaborating with cross-functional teams.
Senior Backend Engineer for Scalable Data Platforms
Designs, builds, and operates scalable data systems and distributed cloud infrastructure in a fast-paced environment, collaborating with product and tech teams to deliver high-quality software.
Staff Backend Engineer
Designs, builds, and operates scalable backend systems for a fintech wealth-management platform, primarily using Java and distributed systems principles.
Backend Engineer
Builds and maintains the backend systems that power a global stablecoin payment infrastructure, enabling instant money movement across fiat, blockchain, and compliance rails for fintech and financial institutions.
Senior Backend Engineer - TypeScript
Senior Backend Engineer builds and scales data pipelines and APIs using TypeScript, Python, and AWS for a crypto-focused financial services startup.
Director, Backend Engineering - Brokerage
Leads backend engineering for a new brokerage product at Galaxy, designing scalable APIs and systems in Node.js/TypeScript while collaborating with cross-functional teams to support crypto-fintech infrastructure.