Backend Jobs in United States
There are 5,598 open Backend jobs in United States on freehire right now. 773 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 | $165,925 | $192,050 | $215,000 | 1,419 |
| 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 730 · 13%
- Onsite 357 · 6%
Visa sponsorship offered in 38% of the 1,573 postings that state a position on it.
Seniority
- Senior 3,105
- Lead 431
- Staff 391
- Principal 100
- Middle 53
- C-level 38
Who is hiring
- 501-1000 employees 918
- 1000+ employees 907
- 51-200 employees 590
- 11-50 employees 285
- 201-500 employees 46
- 1-10 employees 15
Backend Tech Lead, Factory Automation
Hadrian - Manufacturing the Future Hadrian is building autonomous factories to reindustrialize America. By combining AI, advanced software, robotics, and full-stack manufacturing, we help aerospace and defense…
Backend Engineer: US & Canada
We're building a new healthcare clearinghouse Stedi is building the first new healthcare clearinghouse in decades. In the healthcare sector, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA)…
Software Engineer (Backend)
Background At Yuzu, we’re building the next-generation health insurance company. We are NOT building a digital brokerage or an AI wrapper - we are going deeper to build the foundational infrastructure required to power…
Senior Backend Engineer
This role is on-site in San Francisco in the Dogpatch neighborhood. About Giga Giga has recently raised a $61M Series A and is working with Fortune 500 customers to deploy the next generation of customer experience -…
Senior Backend Engineer
This role is on-site in San Francisco in the Dogpatch neighborhood. About Giga Giga has recently raised a $61M Series A and is working with Fortune 500 customers to deploy the next generation of customer experience -…
Staff Backend Engineer
About Giga Giga has recently raised a $61M Series A and is working with Fortune 500 customers to deploy the next generation of customer experience - real-time AI agents that can understand emotion, resolve issues…
Staff Backend Engineer
About Giga Giga has recently raised a $61M Series A and is working with Fortune 500 customers to deploy the next generation of customer experience - real-time AI agents that can understand emotion, resolve issues…
Founding Backend Engineer - Phaselaw
Founding Backend Engineer – Phaselaw Location: New York City or Raleigh/Durham Area Type: Full-time Salary: Competitive, with equity options About Phaselaw Phaselaw is rebuilding the legacy eDiscovery industry from the…
Back End Software Engineer (Top Secret Cleared)
Position Overview: We are seeking a talented Back End Software Engineer to design, develop, and maintain scalable, secure, and high-performance server-side applications. The ideal candidate will have strong proficiency…
Senior Engineer, Backend Platform
About Zūm: Zūm is revolutionizing mass mobility with its Connected Mobility Experience ( Zūm CMX ™) system that connects and coordinates people, vehicles, and operations in real time. In the $50 billion student…
Staff Backend Engineer
About the role Quo’s teams power key systems that help thousands of businesses communicate better. As a Staff Backend Engineer, you will own the technical strategy for how we design, build, and operate features across…
Senior Backend Engineer - Onramp
You will design and scale fintech and crypto systems that power seamless fiat ↔ crypto flows, payment orchestration, and real-time risk decisions. You will own idempotent, fault-tolerant APIs and webhook processing for…
Lead Software Engineer- Back End Java or Python
We have an opportunity to impact your career and provide an adventure where you can push the limits of what's possible. As a Lead Software Engineer at JPMorgan Chase within Consumer and Community Banking, you are…
Software Engineer - Backend
Company Background Specter's mission is to help automate the physical world. Today, we build video sensors with state-of-the-art AI agents that answer any question, anywhere in their environments. Our systems can…
Senior Software Engineer, Backend
About Gridware Gridware is a San Francisco-based technology company dedicated to protecting and enhancing the electrical grid. We pioneered a groundbreaking new class of grid management called active grid response…
Backend Engineer
About yeet yeet is built by a tight-knit group of systems, observability, and kernel nerds who refuse to accept “mystery outages” as normal. We’re a small, high-impact team with domain expertise in Linux, eBPF,…
Backend Engineer
About the Company Made’s mission is to help homeowners save time, money, and stress. It starts with Made Card - a credit card designed specifically for homeowners, with unmatched rewards on mortgage payments, home…
Staff Backend Engineer
About the Company Made’s mission is to help homeowners save time, money, and stress. It starts with Made Card - a credit card designed specifically for homeowners, with unmatched rewards on mortgage payments, home…
Backend Engineer (Infra)
About Us Conversion is the agentic marketing automation platform for modern enterprises such as Plaid, ClickHouse, Webflow, and Productboard. Our platform lets growth teams run their entire go-to-market motion in one…