Backend Jobs in United States
There are 5,677 open Backend jobs in United States on freehire right now. 775 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 | $215,025 | 1,403 |
| USD | hour | $62 | $69 | $76 | 28 |
From postings that disclose pay. Currencies are counted separately, never converted.
Most requested skills
- api 44%
- cloud 41%
- ai 38%
- python 35%
- aws 33%
- java 32%
- distributed-systems 24%
- kubernetes 22%
How the work is done
- Remote 859 · 15%
- Hybrid 745 · 13%
- Onsite 359 · 6%
Visa sponsorship offered in 39% of the 1,599 postings that state a position on it.
Seniority
- Senior 3,125
- Lead 440
- Staff 394
- Principal 104
- Middle 51
- C-level 43
Who is hiring
- 501-1000 employees 926
- 1000+ employees 920
- 51-200 employees 587
- 11-50 employees 285
- 201-500 employees 46
- 1-10 employees 15
Senior Backend Software Engineer
Senior Backend Software Engineer at Step, a fintech company, builds and maintains scalable Kotlin services for banking products using gRPC, Postgres, and Kubernetes.
Staff Backend Software Engineer, RDC Next
Designs and leads backend systems for Realtor.com’s real-estate platform, including APIs, AI integrations, and third-party integrations, using Python, Go, or Java on AWS.
Java Back-end Developer
Develops and maintains Java-based back-end services and APIs using Spring, Oracle SQL, and RESTful web services in a fast-paced enterprise environment.
Product Engineer - Backend Developer
Build and scale the Go-based backend for an AI developer platform’s dashboard and SDK, including APIs, auth, billing, and real-time data pipelines, while collaborating with frontend and infrastructure teams.
Java Backend Engineer
Job Title - Java Backend Engineer Contract Position through Genpact Skill: The ideal candidate will have over 7 years of enterprise Java development experience, a strong background in big data processing using Apache…
Senior Backend Engineer – Communications
Senior Backend Engineer building real-time communication systems for a SaaS company, using Python, Go, and PostgreSQL to support scalable APIs and integrations.
Senior Backend Engineer – Agents
Senior Backend Engineer building AI agent systems for a SaaS company, working with Python, Go, and cloud infrastructure.
Senior Software Engineer - Backend
Senior Software Engineer – Backend Location : San Francisco Bay Area, CA strongly preferred - hybrid from our San Ramon office (3 days a week); Core hours 7:00 AM – 4:00 PM PT. Compensation : The US base salary range…
Backend API’s and Integrations Software Engineer III
Backend API’s and Integrations Software Engineer III Are you a Backend API developer looking to work for a mission driven global organization? About the role: We’re seeking a Software Engineer III with strong backend…
Healthcare Financial Transformation, Managing Consultant - Back-End Revenue Cycle
Job Family : Finance & Accounting Consulting Travel Required : Up to 75%+ Clearance Required : None What You Will Do : Managing Consultants own client engagements from cultivation to completion. In this role, you…
Senior/Staff Backend Engineer, Platform, Consumer Apps - Klover
Builds and scales backend microservices in Rust and Go for a fintech app serving over a million users, focusing on real-time payments, security, and financial data integrity.