Backend Jobs in United States

There are 5,596 open Backend jobs in United States on freehire right now. 772 of them were posted recently. The skills employers ask for most often are api, cloud and ai.

Salary

CurrencyPeriod25thMedian75thPostings
USDyear$165,925$192,050$215,0001,419
USDhour$62$69$7628

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 840 · 15%
  • Hybrid 730 · 13%
  • Onsite 357 · 6%

Visa sponsorship offered in 38% of the 1,572 postings that state a position on it.

Seniority

  • Senior 3,104
  • Lead 430
  • 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
5,596 jobs
Motion Recruitment Partners, LLC
last week

Software Developer / Backend .NET / Stoughton, MA

North America H-1B sponsor history — This employer has had H-1B petitions approved by USCIS in the last five fiscal years, per the USCIS H-1B Employer Data Hub. The approval belongs to the employer and is not a commitment to sponsor this role.
United States

Job Description A growing technology-focused operations company is hiring a Data Automation Developer to join their team. This role combines data processing, workflow automation, reporting, and systems support, with…
PTR Global
last week

Java Developer- Backend

North AmericaContract
United States

The Java Developer will work on a contract basis to support the migration of a legacy collections application using Core Java and frontend frameworks like Angular or React.

angular java react
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Apple
last week

Backend Software Engineer - Find My

Open 73d North America
United States

Builds backend services powering Apple’s Find My feature, focusing on Java-based web services, scalability, and cryptography to locate devices and share location securely.

api authentication automation cassandra ci-cd +14 skills
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Augment Markets
last week

Software Engineer - Backend

RemoteNorth AmericaFull-time
United States

As one of the first backend engineers at Augment Markets, you'll own all engineering infrastructure, design robust transaction systems, and build products from scratch using Go, Python, AWS, and MySQL.

aws bash ci-cd cloud fintech +8 skills
120 000 – 220 000 $
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Mercury
last week

Senior Backend Engineer - Product

Open 61d RemoteNorth AmericaSenior
United States

Senior Backend Engineer at Mercury building banking experiences for startups, using Haskell and SQL. Day-to-day involves product ownership, collaborating with designers/product leaders, and leveraging AI tools in development.

ai cad fintech haskell saas +1 skills
166 600 – 208 300 $
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Coupang Internal
last week

Staff Backend Engineer-BoltX

North AmericaStaff
United States

Staff engineer leading the evolution of Coupang's Kubernetes platform—designing scalable services and tools for container orchestration using C++/Java or Golang in a distributed systems environment.

cpp developer-experience distributed-systems go java +1 skills
164 000 – 282 000 $
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ClifyX
2 weeks ago

Senior Node.js Backend Developer – Google Cloud Platform

WorldwideContractSenior
United States

Senior Node.js backend developer designs and builds scalable cloud-native applications on Google Cloud Platform while collaborating with product and architecture teams.

cloud cloud-native gcp nodejs
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Vestris Backed by Y Combinator
2 weeks ago

Backend Contractor — Financial Systems (Ledger & Reconciliation)

RemoteNorth AmericaContract
United States

Vestris is seeking a backend contractor to develop a reliable ledger for escrow funds, implement 3-way reconciliation, and manage bank and payment integrations for their real estate closing platform.
inductive-automation-llc
2 weeks ago

Senior Software Engineer I (Backend Engineer)

RemoteNorth AmericaFull-timeSenior
United States

The Senior Software Engineer I designs, develops, and maintains industrial automation software products using Java. This role involves full-lifecycle project management, code architecture improvements, and collaboration with cross-functional teams in a hybrid work environment.

agile automation cybersecurity git java +3 skills
140 000 – 160 000 $
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Anthropic
2 weeks ago

Staff+ Software Engineer, Backend

Open 81d North AmericaStaff
United States

Builds and scales backend systems for AI products like the Claude API, focusing on reliability, scalability, and developer experience while collaborating with research and product teams.

agentic-ai ai analytics anthropic api +11 skills
405 000 – 485 000 $
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Hex Technologies
2 weeks ago

Software Engineer, Backend (Platform)

Open 76d RemoteNorth AmericaSenior H-1B sponsor history — This employer has had H-1B petitions approved by USCIS in the last five fiscal years, per the USCIS H-1B Employer Data Hub. The approval belongs to the employer and is not a commitment to sponsor this role.
United States

About the role We are looking for a Senior or Staff-level software engineer to join our Backend Platform team. Our team is responsible for building and maintaining Hex's core compute platform, which serves as the…

agentic-ai ai api api-design aws +15 skills
198 000 – 295 000 $
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Hex Technologies
2 weeks ago

Software Engineer, Backend (Product)

Open 76d RemoteNorth America H-1B sponsor history — This employer has had H-1B petitions approved by USCIS in the last five fiscal years, per the USCIS H-1B Employer Data Hub. The approval belongs to the employer and is not a commitment to sponsor this role.
United States

About the role We are looking for experienced, backend-leaning product engineers to help expand the capabilities of our industry-leading AI analytics platform. At Hex, we're deeply focused on building powerful,…

agentic-ai ai analytics api aws +17 skills
198 000 – 295 000 $
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Hex Technologies
2 weeks ago

Staff Software Engineer, Backend (Platform)

Open 54d RemoteNorth AmericaStaff H-1B sponsor history — This employer has had H-1B petitions approved by USCIS in the last five fiscal years, per the USCIS H-1B Employer Data Hub. The approval belongs to the employer and is not a commitment to sponsor this role.
United States

The Staff Software Engineer will lead the development of Hex's compute platform, focusing on high-performance execution architecture, parallel processing, and data system design. The role involves architecting complex backend systems using Python and TypeScript to ensure fast, scalable data analytics workflows.

ai analytics aws ci-cd cloud +14 skills
221 250 – 348 500 $
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Crea Services LLC
2 weeks ago

Senior Backend Engineer - Node.js/TypeScript, Distributed Systems

RemoteNorth AmericaSenior
United States

Build and scale large-scale distributed systems behind fulfillment platforms using Node.js/TypeScript and cloud-native services in a 12-month remote contract role.

cloud cloud-native distributed-systems nodejs typescript
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LaunchDarkly
2 weeks ago

Senior Backend Engineer, Identity & Access Management

Open 19d RemoteNorth AmericaSenior H-1B sponsor history — This employer has had H-1B petitions approved by USCIS in the last five fiscal years, per the USCIS H-1B Employer Data Hub. The approval belongs to the employer and is not a commitment to sponsor this role.
United States

Senior Backend Engineer builds and operates LaunchDarkly’s identity stack: SAML/OAuth2 SSO, SCIM provisioning, MFA, and API key auth using Go, TypeScript, CockroachDB, Redis, and AWS.

api authentication aws cloud cockroachdb +15 skills
163 000 – 263 670 $
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Spotify
2 weeks ago

Senior Backend Engineer, Podcast

RemoteNorth AmericaSenior
United States

Senior Backend Engineer on Spotify's Podcast Mission Control team, building and scaling Java-based backend systems and the Distribution API that powers creator content processing and distribution at massive scale.

ai api aws backbone cloud +7 skills
164 448 – 234 926 $
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nexxen
2 weeks ago

Senior Backend Engineer - Adtech / SSP

Open 46d HybridNorth AmericaFull-timeSenior
United States

Senior Backend Engineer at Nexxen builds and maintains a high-throughput supply-side platform (SSP) processing hundreds of billions of real-time ad requests daily using distributed systems, AI-first approaches, and AdTech standards like OpenRTB.

ai automation cryptocurrency distributed-systems git +9 skills
180 000 – 200 000 $
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Svam International, Inc.
2 weeks ago

.Net developer with angular and .net backend exp

On-siteNorth AmericaContract
United States

Build and maintain full-stack web apps using Angular for the frontend and .NET for the backend with SQL Server.

angular api dotnet sql sql-server
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Elegant Enterprise Wide Solutions
2 weeks ago

Back-End Developer in Sacramento, CA

North America H-1B sponsor history — This employer has had H-1B petitions approved by USCIS in the last five fiscal years, per the USCIS H-1B Employer Data Hub. The approval belongs to the employer and is not a commitment to sponsor this role.
United States

Back-end developer focused on data engineering, warehousing, and BI analytics, building ETL/ELT pipelines and working with cloud data warehouses like Snowflake, Redshift, and Azure Synapse.

analytics azure cloud data-engineering data-warehousing +4 skills
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Halogen Engineering Group
2 weeks ago

SOFTWARE ENGINEER - PART-TIME - Back End/AWS - 20+ yrs of Experience (PARTIAL TELEWORK) - TS/SCI w/Poly clearance is required - BT

North AmericaPart-time
United States

Part-time (20 hrs/week) back-end software engineer building web services on AWS using Java/C++/Python and relational databases in a hybrid role requiring TS/SCI with polygraph clearance.

agile aws confluence cpp git +6 skills
123 000 – 130 000 $
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