Backend Jobs in United States
There are 5,610 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
| Currency | Period | 25th | Median | 75th | Postings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USD | year | $165,504 | $192,050 | $215,000 | 1,413 |
| USD | hour | $62 | $69 | $76 | 28 |
From postings that disclose pay. Currencies are counted separately, never converted.
Most requested skills
- api 43%
- cloud 41%
- ai 38%
- python 35%
- aws 32%
- java 32%
- distributed-systems 24%
- kubernetes 22%
How the work is done
- Remote 842 · 15%
- Hybrid 733 · 13%
- Onsite 359 · 6%
Visa sponsorship offered in 38% of the 1,576 postings that state a position on it.
Seniority
- Senior 3,115
- Lead 427
- Staff 394
- Principal 103
- Middle 54
- C-level 39
Who is hiring
- 501-1000 employees 922
- 1000+ employees 911
- 51-200 employees 590
- 11-50 employees 285
- 201-500 employees 46
- 1-10 employees 15
Backend Engineer
What Your Experience Will Be You'll join Slang's Engineering team as a Software Engineer, contributing across our core product areas including telephony infrastructure, AI-powered conversation features, and…
Backend Software Engineer II (AI Specialization)
Welcome to the Agentic Commerce Era At Commerce, our mission is to empower businesses to innovate, grow, and thrive with our open, AI-driven commerce ecosystem. As the parent company of BigCommerce, Feedonomics, and…

Staff Software Engineer, Backend
About Cantina: Cantina Labs is a social AI company, developing a suite of advanced real-time models that push the boundaries of expression, personality, and realism. We bring characters to life, transforming how people…
Senior Backend Engineer - Java
Real REMAX Group (Nasdaq: REAX) is a global real estate company bringing together two trusted brands and a shared belief: when real estate professionals are empowered by innovation and community, everyone benefits. By…
Backend Engineer - Oort
Wanna join the adventure? Loft Orbital is looking for a Backend Engineer to join our Oort team. Oort is our central web platform—a unified environment that consolidates all infrastructure data and tools, empowering…
Senior Back End Engineer
About Troveo Troveo builds the data platform that AI labs and model builders need to train the next generation of models. We have created the world's largest licensed platform of scarce, proprietary data for AI,…
Staff Engineer, Backend
About Betterment: Betterment is a leading, technology-driven financial services company that offers investing, savings and retirement solutions for retail investors and investment advisors as well as financial wellness…
Senior Software Engineer (Backend)
About Counsel Counsel’s mission is to multiply the world's healthcare capacity. We believe in a future in which every person has a personalized, AI-enabled doctor always in their pocket. To accomplish this, we’re…
Senior Backend Engineer, Docs
About Scribe Scribe is where exceptional people come to do the best work of their careers. More than 94% of the Fortune 500 use Scribe to own their specialized intelligence: the unique way their teams work, decide, and…
AI Backend Engineer, Work From Home
AI Backend Engineer, Work From Home We are looking for talented AI Backend Engineers to build systems that power AI-driven decisioning, automation, and orchestration across our platform. This role sits at the core of…

Senior Backend Engineer | On-Site | Seattle
About us Today’s financial system is built to favor those with money. Grid’s mission is to level that playing field by building financial products that help users better manage their financial future. The Grid app lets…
Software Engineer, Backend, Level 5
Snap Inc is a technology company. We believe the camera presents the greatest opportunity to improve the way people live and communicate. Snap contributes to human progress by empowering people to express themselves,…
Software Engineer, Backend
About the Role We are looking for a Staff Software Engineer, Backend, to lead and scale the backend infrastructure that powers Pika’s user-facing products. In this high-impact role, you’ll own the design and delivery…
Senior Director, Physical Design & Backend Engineering (HPC)
The Senior Director, Physical Design & Backend Engineering is accountable for end-to-end backend execution across HPC SoC and MCU programs, including implementation, signoff, and convergence from RTL to GDS. This…
Sr. Software Engineer, Backend
About Betterment Betterment is a leading, technology-driven financial services company that offers investing, savings and retirement solutions for retail investors and investment advisors as well as financial wellness…