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
Senior Backend Engineer
At Offchain, we aren’t just building products: we’re leading a movement. As pioneers in blockchain scalability and security, we're at the forefront of transforming how the world interacts with decentralized…
Founding Engineer, Backend
At Falconer, we’re transforming how engineers create, access, and share knowledge with each other and their AI agents. We’re looking for a Founding Backend Engineer to help us build an AI-powered knowledge platform…
Senior Backend Engineer (Staff)
We’re building the future of enterprise B2B SaaS with AI agents. We operate at the scale of our customers with 1% of the resources. That requires precision, good judgement, and a sense of daring. We care as much about…
Backend Engineer
About Us DORA is building the next generation of bond markets through a cutting-edge API-driven protocol. By integrating advanced Web3 primitives with sophisticated mathematical models for debt markets, DORA enables…
Backend Engineer
About Method Security Method Security is dedicated to reshaping cybersecurity in an era where AI-driven threats are growing rapidly. Our mission is to defend critical institutions—such as government, defense, and key…
Backend Engineer
About Conduit AI customer service is one of the most funded categories in tech right now. The customer reviews for the biggest players average under 2 out of 5 stars. 75% of consumers leave AI support interactions…
Backend Engineer
About Layer Over the last decade, a vibrant ecosystem of SMB software tools has emerged to help SMBs manage and run their businesses. These tools help SMBs with everything from payments to payroll, but accounting has…
Software Engineering Lead, Backend
About Ema Ema is building the world’s leading Agentic AI platform to transform enterprise productivity. We enable organizations to delegate repetitive tasks to Ema, the Universal AI Employee, delivering 10x gains in…
Senior Backend Engineer
We are looking for a senior engineer to join our team in San Francisco. As one of the founding members of our team, you will play a critical role in shaping our product and engineering culture. What you will do Build…
Sr Developer - Backend (Java Sprinboot) - Plano, TX
We are seeking an experienced 10 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…
Backend Engineer, Data & Agent Platform
Backend Engineer – Data & Agent Platform Location: San Francisco (Hybrid) About TensorStax TensorStax is building fully autonomous AI systems to manage and optimize mission-critical data infrastructure. Our…
Senior Software Engineer | Backend
About Formal Formal is data security platform designed to help teams understand and control their data on autopilot. We're building a modern protocol-aware reverse-proxy for datastores and APIs that helps…
Software Engineer, Backend
About Ema Ema is building the world’s leading Agentic AI platform to transform enterprise productivity. We enable organizations to delegate repetitive tasks to Ema, the Universal AI Employee, delivering 10x gains in…
Senior Backend Engineer
Senior Backend Engineer San Francisco / Hybrid / Remote About Nash Logistics is the substrate beneath every economy that has ever existed, and it remains the least intelligently coordinated activity in the modern…
Senior Backend Engineer
You will design, implement, and maintain backend services and APIs using TypeScript and Node.js (Express). You will write and maintain tests to ensure code quality, readability, and maintainability. You will deploy and…
Back End /Lead - Springfield, USA
Job Title: Backend Architect About the Role We are seeking an experienced Backend Architect who is highly hands-on with Java, Spring Boot, and scalable microservices architecture . The ideal candidate will lead the…
Backend Software Engineer - Defense
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…
Backend Software Engineer
About Artos At Artos, we build tools that help biopharma companies create and manage their R&D documentation in a fraction of the time. If you’re looking to join a team whose mission is to fundamentally change the…