Backend Jobs in United States
There are 5,594 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 | $165,850 | $192,050 | $215,000 | 1,417 |
| 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 838 · 15%
- Hybrid 731 · 13%
- Onsite 360 · 6%
Visa sponsorship offered in 38% of the 1,575 postings that state a position on it.
Seniority
- Senior 3,105
- Lead 426
- Staff 393
- Principal 101
- Middle 54
- C-level 38
Who is hiring
- 501-1000 employees 918
- 1000+ employees 910
- 51-200 employees 590
- 11-50 employees 285
- 201-500 employees 46
- 1-10 employees 15
Backend QA Engineer
About Air Apps At Air Apps, we believe in thinking bigger and moving faster. We’re a family-founded company on a mission to create the world’s first AI-powered Personal & Entrepreneurial Resource Planner (PRP), and…
Backend Developer- Dallas, TX
We are seeking a versatile Backend Developer to join our engineering team. In this role, you will be responsible for designing, building, and maintaining the server-side logic and infrastructure that powers our…
Backend Lead- Dallas, TX
We are seeking a versatile Backend Lead to join our engineering team. In this role, you will be responsible for designing, building, and maintaining the server-side logic and infrastructure that powers our…
Sr. Manager, Software Engineering, Back End (Enterprise Platforms Technlogy)
Sr. Manager, Software Engineering, Back End (Enterprise Platforms Technlogy) Do you love building and pioneering in the technology space? Do you enjoy solving complex business problems in a fast-paced, collaborative,…
Staff Software Engineer (Backend/Distributed Systems)
Who We Are We’re on a mission to stop the most dominant cyberattacks on the planet. Cybersecurity titans are born when a new attack vector overwhelms existing defenses. When ransomware ran rampant, CrowdStrike emerged…
Fulltime :: Java Backend Developer
Job Title: Java Backend Developer Location: Charlotte, NC Role : Fulltime Job Description: We are seeking an experienced Java Backend Developer / Lead with strong expertise in Spring Boot and Microservices and proven…
Software Engineer, Backend
About Base Base is America’s next-generation power company. We’re rebuilding the foundation of modern civilization–electricity–by deploying a vast network of distributed batteries that is transforming today’s fragile,…
Senior AI Backend Engineer
About Klarity Tldr on us: Series B, $91M raised, 7x growth last year. Digital Transformation gave rise to a $600B consulting Industry. AI Transformation will be 10x bigger and will be delivered through agents. We built…
AI Backend Engineer
About Klarity Tldr on us: Series B, $91M raised, 7x growth last year. Digital Transformation gave rise to a $600B consulting Industry. AI Transformation will be 10x bigger and will be delivered through agents. We built…
Senior Backend Engineer
Who We Are Hi, we're DuckDuckGo, the online protection company and remote-first team of 300+ on a mission to raise the standard of trust online. Founded in 2008 and profitable since 2014, annual revenue now exceeds…
Senior Backend Engineer
You will write high-quality, well-tested backend code, review others' work, collaborate cross-functionally, lead execution end-to-end, guide peers, drive strategic initiatives, design and operate highly available…
Staff Backend Engineer
Drive end-to-end execution of technical projects from ideation and design through deployment. Design and build resilient, large-scale systems focused on reliability, scalability, and performance while providing…
Senior Backend Engineer, Platform
Design, develop, and maintain backend systems that power shared services. Write high-quality, well-tested code and review peers' code. Provide technical guidance on architectural and coding tradeoffs, drive…
Backend Engineer
About Treeswift: In the face of rising threats, increasing pressure on affordability, and unprecedented demand for power, Treeswift empowers energy companies to modernize their field work to meet the growth and…
Senior Backend Engineer
Senior Backend Engineer (Python) At some point in the future, every business will answer their phone with voice AI. We are making sure that when they build that AI agent, the experience of doing so doesn’t suck. We’re…
Senior AI Backend Engineer
About Klarity Tldr on us: Series B, $91M raised, 7x growth last year. Digital Transformation gave rise to a $600B consulting Industry. AI Transformation will be 10x bigger and will be delivered through agents. We built…
Senior Software Engineer, Backend
About Fubo: FuboTV Inc. is a consumer-first live TV streaming company that is defining the future of TV. Ranked among Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies (2026) and the Financial Times’ The Americas’…
Software Engineer (Backend)
About SkyLink SkyLink builds AI products for the travel industry. Our flagship product is an AI corporate travel agent that lives directly in Slack and Microsoft Teams, helping enterprises book and manage travel faster…
Staff Software Engineer, Backend - Platform (Payment Rails)
You will own the architecture, technical strategy, and roadmap for Payment Rails. You will design APIs, orchestration layers, and integrations that consolidate fragmented payment flows into a cohesive multi-tenant…
Backend Java Developer
About JLG, an Oshkosh company JLG began in 1969, when our founder, John L. Grove set out to resolve growing safety concerns in the construction industry. Since then we have been committed to understanding the…