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 Software Engineer (TS/SCI Cleared)
We are seeking a Backend Support Software Developer for a fully onsite role with high visibility, working in direct support of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA). The position focuses on enhancing…
Senior Software Engineer - Backend Java
'' Immigration sponsorship is not available for this role'' We are seeking a talented and passionate Senior Backend Engineer to join our International and Omni Tech teams. The ideal candidate will have…
Backend Engineer
About Robin Robin is on a mission to rebuild the legal industry — starting with making contracts simple for everyone. We are a pioneer in Legal AI, built on proprietary models, licensed data, and deep partnerships with…
Backend Software Engineer
Introducing Kepler The Problem High-stakes industries are falling behind on AI adoption. Their workflows can’t afford wrong answers. And AI can’t be trusted to give right ones because of hallucinations. The barrier…
Staff Software Engineer, Backend
Field sales powers the economy — but most teams are struggling. Reps are buried in admin work, managers are stretched thin, and leaders can’t see what’s really happening in the field. Siro is redefining how field sales…
Senior Software Engineer, Backend
Field sales powers the economy — but most teams are struggling. Reps are buried in admin work, managers are stretched thin, and leaders can’t see what’s really happening in the field. Siro is redefining how field sales…
Founding Engineer Infra/Backend - Spur
Overview: Spur is every company’s AI QA Engineer. Spur lets you test your website with natural language. Our AI agents act like real users—automating end-to-end testing without requiring traditional QA infrastructure.…
Backend Engineer
About Gallatin At Gallatin, we are rebuilding logistics infrastructure for the national security missions of the United States and allied partners. We build AI systems that determine how logistics decisions are made —…
Lead Software Engineer - Backend Engineering - Java/Kotlin
Out of the successful launch of Chase in 2021, we’re a new team, with a new mission. We’re creating products that solve real world problems and put customers at the center - all in an environment that nurtures skills…
Staff Software Engineer, Backend
Join Tech @ Ro to build the future of healthcare, from the ground up! At Ro, we believe that when people achieve their health goals, they can achieve their life goals. The highest-leverage way to move society forward…
Senior Software Engineer, Backend
Join Tech @ Ro to build the future of healthcare, from the ground up! At Ro, we believe that when people achieve their health goals, they can achieve their life goals. The highest-leverage way to move society forward…
Backend Product Engineer
Tolan is building personal AI that helps people think, reflect, and take action in their real lives. Over the last year, we’ve grown to more than 130,000 paying users, with industry-leading metrics across engagement,…
Backend Engineer
About depthfirst We believe that software is the foundation of modern civilization - yet vulnerabilities threaten its integrity, security, and resilience. We are on a mission to solve security. depthfirst is building…
Staff 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 Company: Tools for Humanity (TFH) designs and builds technology behind World. World is building a real human network designed to accelerate people in the age of AI. As bots and autonomous agents reshape the…
Staff Software Engineer, Backend
About the Team: Grindr is an AI-native platform powering how millions of gay people connect globally. With 15M+ monthly users, 130B+ annual messages, and a team of fewer than 200, we move fast, stay lean, and tackle…
Backend Engineer
August is building institutional onchain infrastructure. Our first vertical is on-chain prime brokerage targeted at crypto-native institutions to enable an order of magnitude better capital efficiency. Our second…
Product Engineer (Backend) - Resiquant AI
About Us: At ResiQuant, we're tackling one of the biggest challenges in disaster resilience: the lack of accurate, standardized, and dynamic property data. In a world increasingly impacted by climate change and…
Backend Performance Engineer
TLDR LiteLLM is an open-source LLM Gateway with 28K+ stars on GitHub and trusted by companies like NASA, Rocket Money, Samsara, Lemonade, and Adobe. We’re rapidly expanding and seeking a performance engineer to help…