Backend Jobs in United States
There are 5,599 open Backend jobs in United States on freehire right now. 775 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 | $165,850 | $192,050 | $215,000 | 1,417 |
| 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 33%
- java 32%
- distributed-systems 24%
- kubernetes 22%
How the work is done
- Remote 839 · 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 3,108
- Lead 429
- Staff 392
- Principal 99
- Middle 54
- C-level 38
Who is hiring
- 501-1000 employees 918
- 1000+ employees 908
- 51-200 employees 590
- 11-50 employees 285
- 201-500 employees 46
- 1-10 employees 15
Software Engineer, Backend Engineer- Credit Coverage
Build and maintain Stripe’s backend systems and APIs to support payment infrastructure, using languages like Ruby, Java, Scala, and SQL.
Backend Engineer, Payments and Risk
Backend engineer at Stripe building and maintaining global payment and risk systems, including APIs and services that handle billions of money movement requests.
Backend Engineer, Privy
Builds and scales backend systems for crypto wallets, identity, and onchain APIs at a Stripe-owned startup, using Node, React, and AWS.
Backend/API Engineer, Money as a Service
Designs and maintains global-scale backend systems and APIs for Stripe’s financial infrastructure, handling billions of money movement requests daily.
Backend Engineer, Core Technology
Backend Engineer at Stripe building and maintaining core infrastructure systems like Compute, Networking, and Distributed Caching to support payment processing at scale.
Backend Engineer
Builds backend systems for an AI-driven healthtech startup that automates clinical administrative tasks and streamlines patient access to care.
Senior AI Infra Engineer - Agentic Backend
Design and scale agentic runtimes and backend infrastructure powering AI workflows (Cortex Apps) at enterprise scale, focusing on orchestration engines, context retrieval, and cost optimization in multi-tenant cloud environments.
Senior Software Engineer - Blockchain & Backend (Hybrid)
Broadridge is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to help develop market-leading products in the Capital Markets space. You will build high-quality software for distributed ledger technology using NodeJS and DAML,…
Django Backend Lead Developer
Leads backend development using Django and Databricks, focusing on cloud-based systems and big data solutions while mentoring junior developers and delivering high-quality projects.
Senior Backend Engineer, AI-Driven Care Platform
Senior Backend Engineer designing and building scalable backend services in Ruby on Rails for an AI-driven care platform. Works with AI tools to accelerate delivery while maintaining security and code quality, mentors others, and leads multi-sprint projects in a healthcare tech environment.