Backend Jobs in United States
There are 5,635 open Backend jobs in United States on freehire right now. 770 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 | $215,012 | 1,404 |
| 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 858 · 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 3,105
- Lead 431
- Staff 393
- Principal 104
- Middle 50
- 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
Java Backend Engineer
Designs and builds scalable Java-based backend services and microservices for a finance-focused product, using Spring and REST APIs.
Senior Backend Engineer - Documents & Compliance
Senior backend engineer building document lifecycle and compliance systems using Node.js, AWS Lambda, and React, ensuring legal standards are met while collaborating with cross-functional teams.
Senior Backend Engineer [32288]
Senior backend engineer at a stealth AI startup in San Francisco, designing and scaling core systems, owning services end-to-end, and mentoring engineers using Go, Rust, Python, or Node.js on AWS/GCP.
Backend Engineer (Member of Technical Staff)
Builds and scales backend services and integrations for an AI-driven cybersecurity platform, using Python, Go, Kubernetes, and cloud infrastructure.
Lead Backend Engineer - Cloud & Microservices
Leads backend development for financial services using Java/Python and cloud platforms like AWS, collaborating with product teams to build scalable microservices.
Backend Engineer - Enterprise Applications
Build and maintain scalable backend services and APIs for an AI-powered enterprise platform that aggregates and summarizes meeting, chat, and email data.
AI-Enabled Backend Engineer II
Backend engineer at Intuit builds and maintains financial software systems using Java, Python, or Go, with a focus on AI-driven features and mentoring junior engineers.
Senior Backend Engineer, Identity – Scale & Reliability
Senior backend engineer builds and scales authentication systems for an AI-powered career platform using Python/Kotlin, AWS, MySQL, and Kubernetes.
Senior AI-Enabled Backend Engineer
Designs and builds scalable backend systems for financial software, integrating AI capabilities using Java and microservices.
Senior Backend Engineer, Calculations & Allocations
Senior Backend Engineer at a financial software company in New York building systems to manage complex financial workflows using Python and Django.
Senior Backend Engineer — Scalable Event Systems
Builds and maintains scalable backend systems for B2B billing in a fintech startup, focusing on event-driven architectures and customer-focused solutions.
Serverless Backend Engineer (Node.js/Python)
Builds secure, scalable serverless backends using Node.js and Python on AWS/Azure/GCP, focusing on NoSQL databases and cloud-native security.
Senior Java & Spring Backend Engineer
Senior backend engineer builds and optimizes Java/Spring applications, debugs full-stack issues, and collaborates with cross-functional teams to enhance software performance and UX.
Senior Backend Engineer (Java)
Build and maintain Java-based backend services for an AI-powered document processing platform, integrating OCR features and collaborating with ML engineers.