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
| 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 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
Senior Front-End & BFF (Backend-for-Frontend) Developer
Senior Front-End & BFF developer building responsive web apps and backend-for-frontend services for pricing, underwriting, and operational experiences that incorporate AI agents and conversational interactions.
Senior Backend Software Engineer
Senior Backend Engineer on the Diagnostics team building services that read patient medical charts to determine diagnoses and supporting evidence, using Python/Go, PostgreSQL, Redis, and Celery in a hybrid NYC/SF/LA role.
Senior Backend Software Engineer — IoT Platform
Builds and maintains IoT platform backend services (Python/FastAPI) for device provisioning, fleet management, and real-time telemetry, integrating cloud (AWS), databases, and APIs.
Backend Developer Level III
Designs and builds scalable, resilient backend services in TypeScript on Azure, focusing on microservices, distributed systems, and enterprise fulfillment platforms.
Senior Backend Engineer - Stateful, Low-Latency Systems
Socket.dev is looking for a Senior Backend Engineer to build and maintain scalable, stateful, low-latency systems for real-time decisioning. The role focuses on state machine architecture, transactional memory, and ensuring high-concurrency performance.
Senior Backend Engineer – Node.js, AWS, OpenAPI
Designs and maintains backend APIs (Node.js/Express) for a React Native app, focusing on OpenAPI routing, Redis caching, and AWS serverless (Lambda/ECS/Fargate) to power fintech enterprise systems.
Senior Backend TypeScript / Node.js Developer
Builds and maintains backend services in TypeScript, focusing on scalable architecture and system design for enterprise applications.
Senior Backend Developer
Builds and maintains cloud-based backend systems for Bible translation workflows, including APIs, databases, and cloud services using Go, PHP, AWS, Kubernetes, and Docker.
Back End Engineer (All Levels)
Builds and optimizes back-end services for Bilt’s mobile app/website using Java/Quarkus, mentors junior engineers, and drives cloud/automation improvements while ensuring scalability and reliability.
Backend Engineer — Blockchain Indexing & Marketplace
Builds and maintains blockchain indexers and APIs for NFTs, staking, and marketplace data on BNB Smart Chain, ensuring real-time data processing, performance optimization, and on-chain/off-chain consistency.
Software Engineer III- Back End
At JP Morgan Chase, we understand that customers seek exceptional value and a seamless experience from a trusted financial institution. That's why we launched Chase UK to transform digital banking with intuitive…
Sr. Lead Software Engineer - Back End (Java, Python, AWS)
Lead a team of back-end developers building distributed microservices and cloud-based solutions on AWS using Java and Python to meet regulatory and customer needs.
Principal Backend Engineer – Music Discovery Platform - Roon
Lead backend engineering for HARMAN's Roon music discovery platform, architecting scalable APIs for music search, recommendation, and personalization using Node.js/Python/Go with cloud-native microservices on GCP/AWS/Azure.