Backend Jobs in United States
There are 5,589 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 | $165,850 | $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 37%
- python 35%
- aws 32%
- java 32%
- distributed-systems 24%
- kubernetes 22%
How the work is done
- Remote 837 · 15%
- Hybrid 730 · 13%
- Onsite 358 · 6%
Visa sponsorship offered in 38% of the 1,574 postings that state a position on it.
Seniority
- Senior 3,104
- Lead 426
- Staff 392
- Principal 101
- Middle 54
- C-level 39
Who is hiring
- 501-1000 employees 918
- 1000+ employees 909
- 51-200 employees 590
- 11-50 employees 285
- 201-500 employees 46
- 1-10 employees 15
Senior Backend Engineer, Cloud-Scale Microservices
Builds and scales cloud-based backend systems for cybersecurity threat detection and intelligence, using microservices and robust auth services.
Go Backend Engineer — Linux, Docker/K8s, Security
Builds and maintains scalable Go backend services on Linux, handling PKI/SSH workflows and integrating LDAP/AD for authentication.
Senior Lead Software Engineer, Back End – Golang, Java, AWS
Lead backend engineering for cloud-based financial systems, building microservices in Java/Go and mentoring engineers while collaborating with product teams.
Java Backend Developer Senior
Description SAIC is currently seeking a motivated, career and customer-oriented Backend Developer (Senior) to join our team to begin an exciting and challenging career in Ashburn, VA. This position requires on-site…
Staff Backend Engineer
Lead the evolution of Coupang’s Kubernetes platform, designing scalable infrastructure and mentoring engineers to power the company’s high-growth ecommerce operations.
Senior Software Engineer - Rust - Backend
Build and maintain Rust-based backend services for Kraken Exchange, integrating new blockchains and cryptocurrencies while collaborating with cross-functional teams.
Senior Go Engineer - AI-Driven Backend Architect
Senior Go engineer building scalable backend services for a real-estate platform, leveraging AI coding tools to design cloud-native systems.
Senior Backend Security Engineer - Identity & Access (RBAC)
Build and scale authentication and authorization systems using Ruby and Go, focusing on RBAC/ABAC and secure protocols like OAuth/OIDC/SAML/JWT.
Senior Backend Engineer: Java, API & Scalable Payments
Builds scalable Java-based payment APIs and integrates systems for a Visa-like platform, collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure secure, high-performance B2B and government solutions.
Senior Backend Engineer, Metadata & Data Pipelines
Senior backend engineer building metadata and data-pipeline services for Fivetran’s dbt platform, focusing on discovery APIs, catalogs, lineage, and run history in a cloud-native environment.