Backend Jobs in United States
There are 5,594 open Backend jobs in United States on freehire right now. 774 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 32%
- java 32%
- distributed-systems 24%
- kubernetes 22%
How the work is done
- Remote 840 · 15%
- Hybrid 730 · 13%
- Onsite 358 · 6%
Visa sponsorship offered in 38% of the 1,575 postings that state a position on it.
Seniority
- Senior 3,110
- Lead 426
- Staff 392
- Principal 101
- Middle 54
- C-level 39
Who is hiring
- 501-1000 employees 919
- 1000+ employees 909
- 51-200 employees 590
- 11-50 employees 285
- 201-500 employees 46
- 1-10 employees 15
Senior Software Engineer, Backend
Build core backend systems for Retell AI’s voice AI platform, handling real-time audio, telephony integrations, and scalable DevOps to power millions of AI-driven customer calls.
Senior Backend API Engineer - .NET Microservices
Designs, builds, and improves high-performance .NET microservices and APIs for a private aviation company.
Senior Backend Software Engineer
Build core backend services in Python, Postgres, and event-driven pipelines, integrating systems via gRPC/REST and shaping scalable architecture for a fast-moving startup.
Senior Backend Software Engineer
Build and scale backend systems for Arc’s electric marine vessels, including infotainment, telemetry pipelines, and cloud infrastructure using TypeScript/Python/Java/Go/Rust on AWS/Azure/GCP.
Senior Backend Software Engineer
Build backend systems for a SaaS platform that automates customer retention for subscription businesses using Java/Scala and distributed systems.
Senior Backend Software Engineer
Build and maintain the satellite-side file-transfer and OS layer in Rust and Python, ensuring secure, high-availability data links between Spire’s nanosatellites and ground systems.
Senior AI Backend Engineer: Multi-Agent Orchestration
Build and scale backend services for multi-agent orchestration using Redis, Kafka, and Kubernetes, turning AI reasoning concepts into production systems.
Lead Backend Engineer - Cloud-Native AI, Java Spring Boot
Lead a team building cloud-native AI services using Java Spring Boot and Python AWS Lambda, mentoring engineers and shaping technical direction for a claims platform.
Lead Backend Engineer — Remote (US)
Lead backend engineer designing, building, and maintaining production systems for a U.S.-based remote team, focusing on APIs, code reviews, and mentoring in an Agile environment.
Senior Backend Engineer (Remote) - High-Performance SaaS
Designs and scales backend services for a SaaS ecommerce platform using Go, MySQL, Redis, Kubernetes, and CI/CD.
Senior Backend Engineer — Cloud, DataPipelines & IoT, Remote
Designs and maintains scalable backend systems for boat infotainment and mobile apps, focusing on cloud infrastructure, data pipelines for telemetry, and internal tools to optimize manufacturing processes in electric marine technology.
Senior Software Backend Engineer, Market Pricing
Build scalable backend systems for a compensation platform that uses real-time data and AI to help companies price jobs and benchmark pay, ensuring competitive and fair compensation decisions.