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
Senior Backend Engineer — Payments (Remote, Contract)
Senior Backend Engineer designing, building, and scaling backend services for payment automation with end-to-end ownership, collaborating with a team. Core technologies include Java/Python, microservices, APIs, testing, monitoring, CI/CD, and AWS.
Senior AI Backend Engineer
Salesforce, a leader in AI-driven CRM, seeks a Senior Member of Technical Staff to shape the Agentforce backend and platform capabilities. You will drive architecture, set standards, and partner with PM, Research, and…
Senior Backend Engineer — Real-Time High-Performance
Senior Backend Engineer building real-time, high-performance backend systems for sports betting, owning architecture decisions, working on cloud-native platforms with Python/Java, distributed systems, and event-driven architectures.
Senior Backend Engineer
Senior Backend Engineer designs, builds, and maintains scalable backend systems and APIs for K-12 learning solutions using Node.js, Express, AWS, and databases.
MEAN Stack(Java Backend) Developer
Develops and maintains Java-based backend services for telecommunications systems using Node.js and Express.js, focusing on OOPs and RESTful APIs.
Senior Software Engineer, Backend
Build and scale backend services for a clinical AI platform that helps hospitals optimize revenue cycles and improve patient care using Python, Postgres, and AWS.
Staff Backend Software Engineer
Builds and scales AI infrastructure at Databricks, focusing on LLM services, distributed workloads, and developer tools for AI workflows using Scala, Go, or Python.
Staff Backend Software Engineer- (AI Platform)
Builds and scales the core infrastructure for AI platforms at Databricks, including MLflow, AI Gateway, and model serving systems, using Scala, Go, or Python.
Sr. Software Engineer- Backend
Build and scale the backend infrastructure that powers Databricks’ AI platform, including MLflow, model serving, and vector search, using Scala, Go, or Python.
Senior Software Engineer - Backend
Build and scale Databricks' backend infrastructure and services, including serverless platforms, cloud systems, and partner integrations, using languages like Java, Scala, or Go.
Senior Software Engineer - Backend
Builds and scales backend infrastructure for Databricks' data and AI platform, focusing on distributed systems, cloud technologies, and resource management.
Staff Software Engineer - Backend
Designs, builds, and maintains scalable backend services for a large-scale data and AI platform, using Java/Scala, cloud technologies, and distributed systems.
Senior Backend Software Engineer
Build and maintain high-performance Rust backend services for a Solana-based lending platform, deploying on GCP and optimizing databases and cloud infrastructure.
Backend Engineer (Top Secret Clearance Required)
Builds and maintains AI-driven software systems (e.g., Accrete’s Knowledge Engine) for government/enterprise clients, focusing on scalable cloud-native architectures, data pipelines, and agentic AI workflows for high-stakes decision-making.
Backend Engineer_AI Gateway
Builds and maintains an AI Gateway—a high-performance, secure intermediary layer routing/inspecting traffic between enterprise clients and LLM/AI providers, focusing on async Python, network programming, and cloud infrastructure for low-latency, policy-driven traffic handling.