Backend Jobs in United States
There are 5,598 open Backend jobs in United States on freehire right now. 774 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 33%
- java 32%
- distributed-systems 24%
- kubernetes 22%
How the work is done
- Remote 840 · 15%
- Hybrid 730 · 13%
- Onsite 357 · 6%
Visa sponsorship offered in 38% of the 1,573 postings that state a position on it.
Seniority
- Senior 3,108
- Lead 429
- Staff 392
- Principal 99
- Middle 54
- C-level 38
Who is hiring
- 501-1000 employees 918
- 1000+ employees 908
- 51-200 employees 590
- 11-50 employees 285
- 201-500 employees 46
- 1-10 employees 15
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…
Senior Backend Software Engineer - Infrastructure
A World-Changing Company Palantir builds the world’s leading software for data-driven decisions and operations. By bringing the right data to the people who need it, our platforms empower our partners to develop…
Senior Backend Software Engineer - Application Development
A World-Changing Company Palantir builds the world’s leading software for data-driven decisions and operations. By bringing the right data to the people who need it, our platforms empower our partners to develop…
Software Engineer, Backend
We are WisdomAI. We exist to help people unlock clarity from complexity. WisdomAI builds AI-powered analytics that put answers directly in the hands of the people closest to the business. Our platform doesn’t just…
Backend Engineer
You will design and implement scalable solutions to integrate infrastructure with third-party DeFi protocols on-chain. You will parse smart contract functions and transactions, build backend pricing services, and…
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…
Backend Engineer - Card Transaction Processing
About us: is one of the largest crypto companies in the world. We have over $10B in assets under management and a team of 30 almost all technical staff. We’ve been profitable day one and are focusing on building real…
Sr. Software Backend Engineer (San Diego)
About Carlsmed Our mission is to improve outcomes and decrease the cost of healthcare for spine surgery and beyond. The Carlsmed aprevo® personalized surgery platform is designed to improve the standard of care for…
Sr Lead Developer - Backend (Java Springboot) - Plano, TX
We are seeking an experienced 8 plus years Senior JAVA Developer with a proven track record of designing and delivering microservices architectures for large-scale, mission-critical applications. In this leadership…
Staff+ Software Engineer, Backend and Infra
Staff+ Software Engineer, Backend and Infra Haize Labs takes AI-based applications from proof-of-concept to production. We eliminate risk and improve the reliability of LLM-based applications by haizing them – i.e.…
.NET Developer (backend) - Hybrid
As a Software Developer – Server, you design, develop, test, and secure high-quality technological solutions aligned with ISAAC’s strategic objectives. You collaborate with the team and stakeholders to achieve sprint…