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
Platform Backend Engineer - AWS, Serverless Python
Build and maintain AWS-based backend services using Python and serverless architectures, troubleshooting production issues and owning end-to-end delivery in a fast-paced environment.
Backend Engineer
Backend engineer at a YC W25 startup building an agentic AI platform, designing PostgreSQL systems, secure auth layers, and Kubernetes deployments to interface AI agents with enterprise data.
Backend Engineer
Build and maintain the backend infrastructure for an AI-powered hardware design platform, integrating LLM features and solving novel problems at the intersection of hardware and AI.
Backend Engineer
Backend Engineer building and scaling core systems for an AI-driven logistics platform, working with Python/Node.js/Java, cloud services, and data pipelines.
Senior Backend Engineer
Build and maintain scalable backend services for a business identity platform, integrating APIs, AI/ML models, and compliance systems to automate KYB and risk monitoring.
Backend Engineer
Backend Engineer at Krea.ai in San Francisco builds and maintains APIs, databases, and infrastructure for AI-powered creative tools using Node.js, Postgres, Redis, and Kubernetes.
Backend Engineer - Distributed Systems
Build and scale distributed systems that power real-time AI inference and data services for a cutting-edge physical-world AI platform, using cloud infrastructure and GPU clusters.
Staff Backend Engineer
Builds and scales decentralized identity infrastructure for World ID, focusing on privacy-preserving systems, blockchain integration, and biometric verification using distributed systems and cryptography.
Staff Backend Engineer, Core
Staff Backend Engineer at Scribe to design and optimize core workflow documentation features using Python/Django, PostgreSQL, and AWS, while mentoring peers and shaping scalable systems.
Senior Backend Engineer, Core
Senior Backend Engineer at Scribe to build and optimize core document workflows using Python, Django, and PostgreSQL, ensuring high performance and reliability for millions of users.
Senior Backend Engineer
Designs and builds backend services in Python to integrate AI-driven design tools with CAD/CAM systems like Siemens NX or CATIA, using Protobuf and cloud-native infrastructure.
Backend Engineer
Backend engineers at Tensor design and build scalable data search and annotation platforms to train and deploy AI models for autonomous vehicles.
Senior Backend Engineer
Senior Backend Engineer builds scalable systems for a modern commercial real estate debt marketplace using Node/TypeScript/AWS or Python/Lambda/SQS, with potential AI model development.
Backend Engineer
Backend Engineer builds and scales APIs, services, and infrastructure for a booking and scheduling platform serving small businesses and customers, using Python, Django/Flask/FastAPI, PostgreSQL, Kafka, and AWS.
Sr Backend Engineer
Senior backend engineer building scalable microservices and APIs for a video streaming platform using Java, Scala, Spring Boot, and cloud-native tools.
Senior Backend Engineer
Senior Backend Engineer at Halo Investing in Chicago builds and maintains Python-based financial software, leveraging AWS, Kubernetes, and databases to power a platform for structured notes and protective investment solutions.
Backend Engineer (Cloud)
Design and build scalable, reliable backend services for cloud applications using AWS or similar platforms, troubleshooting and optimizing performance in cloud environments.
Senior Backend Engineer - Starfleet
Designs and builds scalable backend systems and APIs to power AI-driven tools, focusing on high-throughput data processing for model training and evaluation using Python, Rust, and TypeScript.