Backend Jobs in United States

There are 5,666 open Backend jobs in United States on freehire right now. 777 of them were posted recently. The skills employers ask for most often are api, cloud and ai.

Salary

CurrencyPeriod25thMedian75thPostings
USDyear$166,500$192,050$215,0251,403
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
Judge Group, Inc.
last month

Lead Back End Java Software Engineer

Open 22d North AmericaLead
United States

Location: Buffalo, NY Salary: $145,000.00 USD Annually - $150,000.00 USD Annually Description: Our client is currently seeking a Lead Back End Java Software Engineer Lead Back End Java Software Engineer -Buffalo, NY…

Java
Tennr Backed by Y CombinatorBacked by a16z
last month

Senior Backend Software Engineer

Open 39d On-siteNorth AmericaSenior
United States

Senior Backend Engineer at Tennr builds and optimizes scalable workflow automation and data processing systems for healthcare insurance workflows using JavaScript/TypeScript and ML integration.

Automation Data Modeling Data Pipelines Event Driven Architecture JavaScript +3 skills
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David Joseph & Company
last month

ClarityCare AI — Backend Engineer

Open 39d North AmericaFull-time
United States

Build and scale the backend and AI infrastructure for an agentic healthcare platform that automates clinical decisions like prior authorizations, processing thousands of requests monthly.

Agentic AI AI API Automation Customer Onboarding +6 skills
120 000 – 250 000 $
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INFT Solutions inc
last month

Java Backend Developer (Retail Domain Experience Required)

North America
United States

Java Backend Developer (Retail Domain Experience Required) Sunnyvale, CA (Hybrid) Experienced Java Backend Developer with 8 years of experience and mandatory retail domain experience Required Skills: Core Java, J2EE,…

Agile API Automation CI/CD Git +10 skills
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Google
last month

Backend Staff Software Engineer, Consumer Colab, Cloud AI

Open 39d North AmericaStaff
United States

Builds and scales AI-centric cloud infrastructure for Google Colab, focusing on Jupyter runtimes, distributed systems, and agent-friendly tools like CLI, API, and MCP.

AI API CLI Cloud C++ +11 skills
207 000 – 301 000 $
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UA Brands
last month

Backend Web Developer II

Open 68d North America
United States

ABOUT UA/UNIFORM ADVANTAGE BRANDS At UA Brands, we’re changing the way healthcare and culinary professionals get dressed. For over 40 years, we’ve created stylish, high-performance uniforms designed to empower those on…

Agile AI API Cloud C# +11 skills
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blackforestlabs
last month

Member of Technical Staff - Model Serving / API Backend Engineer

Open 44d North America
United States

Build and optimize high-performance APIs and inference services to turn cutting-edge AI models into production-ready tools, using Python, FastAPI, CUDA, and cloud infrastructure.

AI API AWS Azure CI/CD +19 skills
180 000 – 300 000 $
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Xoriant Corporation
last month

Java Backend Developer

Open 23d North America
United States

Here is a list of skills needed for a backend engineer: BA/BS degree in Computer Science or equivalent. 6 years of hands-on software development experience. Solid understanding of core Computer Science concepts,…

API Data Modeling Design Patterns Java OOP +5 skills
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Coinbase Backed by Y Combinator
last month

Staff Software Engineer, Backend - FinHub (Ledger)

Open 40d RemoteNorth 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

Design and lead the architecture of Coinbase's core ledger systems that process billions of transactions, ensuring financial accuracy and scalability while mentoring engineers and driving cross-team initiatives.

AI Cloud Cloud Native Distributed Systems Generative AI +4 skills
218 025 – 256 500 $
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siftstack
last month

Software Engineer, Backend (Agentic AI)

Open 40d HybridNorth AmericaFull-time
United States

Builds and operates AI agents that analyze hardware telemetry for mission-critical systems, designing APIs, tool interfaces, and distributed systems to make agents reliable and scalable.

Agentic AI AI API AWS Cloud +25 skills
150 000 – 200 000 $
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siftstack
last month

Senior Software Engineer, Backend (Agentic AI)

Open 40d HybridNorth AmericaFull-timeSenior
United States

Build and own AI agents that analyze hardware telemetry for mission-critical systems like rockets and satellites, using Go, Python, Kubernetes, and time-series databases.

Agentic AI AI API AWS Cloud +25 skills
170 000 – 220 000 $
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Capital One
last month

Senior Lead Software Engineer, Back-End

Open 40d North AmericaInternshipLead
United States

Senior Lead Software Engineer, Back-End Do you love building and pioneering in the technology space? Do you enjoy solving complex business problems in a fast-paced, collaborative, inclusive, and iterative delivery…

Agile AI AWS Azure Cloud +15 skills
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crownholdings
last month

Back End Mechanic

Open 40d North America
United States

About Crown Crown Holdings, Inc. through it's subsidiaries, is a world leader in the metal packaging production process. We design and manufacture a wide range of innovative and sustainable metal packaging…
Matternet
last month

Senior Backend Engineer

Open 39d HybridNorth 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

Matternet is building the future of delivery with autonomous drone networks that move critical goods faster, cleaner, and at lower cost. We work with partners across healthcare, logistics, food, and retail to deliver…

Agile AI API Api Design CI/CD +12 skills
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Blue Origin
last month

Sr. Back-end Ground Software Engineer - Lunar Permanence

Open 39d North AmericaFull-timeSenior
United States

Application close date: Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis until the requisition is closed. At Blue Origin, we envision millions of people living and working in space for the benefit of Earth. We’re…

Automation CI/CD Cloud Cybersecurity Infrastructure as Code +5 skills
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Adobe
last month

Senior Backend Engineer – Cloud Platform

Open 39d On-siteNorth AmericaSenior
United States

As one of the world’s most innovative software companies whose products touch billions of people around the world, Adobe empowers everyone, everywhere to imagine, create, and bring any digital experience to life. From…

Agile AI API AWS Azure +10 skills
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Washpost
last month

Senior Backend Software Engineer

Open 39d North AmericaPart-timeSenior
United States

Join the future of news We’re on a mission to deliver riveting storytelling for all of America. At The Washington Post, you’ll help reinvent news. Our work is driven by a deep investigative spirit and enhanced by…

AI AWS CI/CD Cloud CloudFormation +23 skills
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General Dynamics Information Technology
last month

Scala Backend Developer

Open 39d RemoteNorth America 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

Type of Requisition: Regular Clearance Level Must Currently Possess: None Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: None Public Trust/Other Required: BI Full 6C (T4) Job Family: Software Engineering Job Qualifications:…

AI Angular API Api Design AWS +14 skills
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Insight Global
last month

Backend Engineer- Nearshore

Open 19d North America Licensed UK sponsor — This employer appears on the GOV.UK register of licensed sponsors for the Skilled Worker and related work routes. The licence belongs to the employer and is not a commitment to sponsor this role.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

Job Description We're looking for a strong Backend Software Engineer who enjoys building scalable systems and working hands on with modern cloud native technologies. This role is ideal for someone with solid software…

Cloud Cloud Native Kubernetes Python
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Insight Global
last month

Senior Backend Engineer (INTL - Europe)

Open 23d North AmericaSenior Licensed UK sponsor — This employer appears on the GOV.UK register of licensed sponsors for the Skilled Worker and related work routes. The licence belongs to the employer and is not a commitment to sponsor this role.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

Job Description Insight Global is hiring a Senior Backend Engineer to support one of our large consulting clients. this role will be supporting cutting-edge projects within the AI space and sitting remotely in Europe.…

AI API Event Driven Architecture Microservices Python
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