Backend Jobs in United States

There are 5,666 open Backend jobs in United States on freehire right now. 778 of them were posted recently. The skills employers ask for most often are api, cloud and ai.

Salary

CurrencyPeriod25thMedian75thPostings
USDyear$166,500$192,050$215,0121,404
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 22%

How the work is done

  • Remote 860 · 15%
  • Hybrid 745 · 13%
  • Onsite 359 · 6%

Visa sponsorship offered in 39% of the 1,600 postings that state a position on it.

Seniority

  • Senior 3,121
  • Lead 436
  • Staff 394
  • Principal 104
  • Middle 51
  • C-level 43

Who is hiring

  • 501-1000 employees 926
  • 1000+ employees 919
  • 51-200 employees 587
  • 11-50 employees 285
  • 201-500 employees 46
  • 1-10 employees 15
5,666 jobs
twelve-labs Backed by Techstars
last month

Staff Backend Engineer, Internal Products

Open 34d 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

Build and own internal tools for AI model evaluation, dataset management, and agentic workflows at a video-focused multimodal AI company.

Agentic AI AI API Claude Code Cloud +8 skills
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Stanley Reid
last month

Senior Java Engineer (Backend) - FS Poly with Security Clearance

Open 23d North AmericaSenior
United States

Who We Are Stanley Reid is a specialized recruiting firm connecting top contractors with exciting IC/DoD opportunities. We're dedicated to a personalized, stress-free job search, matching your unique skills and goals…
Stanley Reid
last month

Lead MongoDB and Backend Engineer - FS Poly with Security Clearance

Open 23d North AmericaLead
United States

Visit our website Lead MongoDB & Backend Engineer - FS Poly * Annapolis Junction, MD Who We Are Stanley Reid is a specialized recruiting firm connecting top contractors with exciting IC/DoD opportunities. We are…

MongoDB
themis-insight
last month

Software Engineer (Back-end, API, Python)

Open 32d North America
United States

Build and maintain back-end APIs and systems in Python for government clients, focusing on large-scale data processing and analytics.

Analytics API Python TypeScript
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polymarket
last month

Senior Backend Engineer, Exchange Infrastructure

Open 80d RemoteWorldwide, North AmericaSenior
United States

Senior Backend Engineer at Polymarket to optimize and scale the exchange’s CLOB engine, focusing on low-latency APIs, high-throughput data streams, and settlement-aware order state in a DeFi trading environment.

API AWS Blockchain DeFi EVM +8 skills
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CrowdStrike
last month

Sr. Backend Engineer - Cloud (Hybrid)

Open 80d 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

Build and maintain a petabyte-scale data ingestion platform for CrowdStrike’s AI-native cybersecurity SIEM, using Go and Python to connect 100+ data sources across AWS, Azure and GCP.

Agile AI Ai Enablement API AWS +15 skills
140 000 – 215 000 $
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CrowdStrike
last month

Sr. Backend Engineer (Hybrid)

Open 80d RemoteNorth 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

Builds and maintains high-scale backend services for CrowdStrike’s AI-native cybersecurity platform (Kestrel), focusing on distributed systems, APIs, and data unification to enhance breach prevention and user personalization. Core tech: Go, Python, Kafka, Cassandra, Kubernetes, AWS.

AI Ai Enablement API AWS Cassandra +14 skills
140 000 – 215 000 $
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JP Morgan Chase
last month

Lead Software Engineer - Backend Engineer (Java/AWS/Kafka)

Open 74d North AmericaLead
United States

Lead a team building secure, scalable back-end services in Java and AWS, using Kafka for event-driven systems and modern DevOps practices.

Agile API Api Design AWS CI/CD +28 skills
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CrowdStrike
last month

Backend Engineer III, Falcon NG-SIEM, Global Serverless Platform (Hybrid)

Open 69d North 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

Build and operate a global serverless control plane for CrowdStrike’s next-gen SIEM, scaling ingest to hundreds of PB/day while maintaining high availability and cost efficiency using Go and cloud services.

AI Ai Enablement Automation AWS Azure +9 skills
120 000 – 180 000 $
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CrowdStrike
last month

Sr. Backend Engineer, Cloud - Next-Gen SIEM (Hybrid)

Open 66d 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

Build cloud-native microservices for CrowdStrike’s AI-powered SIEM platform, processing trillions of events daily to detect and stop cyber threats using Go, Kafka, OpenSearch and Kubernetes.

AI Ai Enablement Analytics CI/CD Cloud +21 skills
140 000 – 215 000 $
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The Boeing Company
last month

BackEnd Software Engineer (Experienced or Senior)

Open 49d 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

Builds backend services and APIs for Model-Based Engineering tools, focusing on Java/Spring, SQL, and cloud-native stacks to support scalable, safety-critical applications.

Agile Analytics API Authentication AWS +25 skills
126 650 – 217 350 $
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CrowdStrike
last month

Sr. Software Engineer II, Cloud/Backend - SCP (Hybrid)

Open 48d HybridNorth 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

Build and scale cloud-side detection systems in Go that process billions of events daily to stop cyber threats, collaborating with distributed teams and leveraging AI for real-time security insights.

AI Ai Enablement AWS Bash Cassandra +23 skills
160 000 – 250 000 $
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CrowdStrike
last month

Sr. Backend Engineer - Charlotte AI (Hybrid, EST)

Open 47d RemoteNorth 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

Build and scale cloud microservices in Go and Python to power CrowdStrike’s AI-native security platform, including Charlotte AI’s LLM-driven threat detection and response capabilities.

Agile AI Ai Enablement AWS Cassandra +21 skills
140 000 – 215 000 $
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Equifax
last month

Software Engineer (Java Backend)

Open 35d North 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

Build and maintain high-scale Java microservices on cloud platforms (AWS/GCP/Azure) using Spring Boot, Kubernetes, and CI/CD pipelines for Equifax’s data-driven solutions.

Agile Airflow Atlassian AWS Azure +32 skills
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Capital One
last month

Senior Lead Software Engineer, Back End (GraphDB & API Platform) (Enterprise Platforms Technology)

Open 34d North AmericaInternshipLead
United States

Lead the architecture and evolution of APIs, GraphDB, and cloud-native platforms to modernize Capital One’s customer data and relationship systems, ensuring scalability, resilience, and developer productivity.

AI API Automation AWS Azure +10 skills
209 000 – 238 500 $
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omnissa
last month

Software Engineer (Platform/Backend) - ClickHouse

Open 34d North America

Build and scale Omnissa’s AI-driven digital work platform by designing, optimizing, and maintaining high-performance ClickHouse clusters and backend services in C#/Go.

AI Automation AWS CI/CD ClickHouse +18 skills
120 675 – 180 000 $
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Lowe's
last month

Back End Department Supervisor

Open 33d North America
United States

Supervises back-end retail operations (inventory, stocking, logistics) and night shifts at a Lowe’s store, ensuring efficiency, safety, and customer service while leading a team of associates.

Service Desk
ProArch
last month

Sr Backend Engineer

Open 16d RemoteNorth AmericaSenior
United States

Job Summary: The purpose of this position is to work with internal partners to support technology decisions to transform software development, increase developer productivity and improve solution delivery timeline to…

Accessibility Agile Analytics Business Development Cloud +12 skills
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Slang.ai
last month

Sr Backend Engineer

Open 16d HybridNorth AmericaSenior
United States

What your experience will be You'll join Slang's Engineering team as a Senior Software Engineer, contributing across our core product areas including telephony infrastructure, real-time voice AI, and…

AI API AWS Azure Cloud +27 skills
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outset Backed by Y Combinator
last month

Backend Software Engineer

Open 76d HybridNorth America
United States

Builds and scales the backend for an AI-powered user-research platform used by global brands, focusing on Python/Django APIs, real-time data pipelines, and LLM services.

AI API AWS Django HubSpot +5 skills
150 000 – 250 000 $
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