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 Java Backend Engineer - Spring Boot | NYC Hybrid
Build and own backend services for fixed income, trading, and risk systems using Java, Spring Boot, APIs, SQL, and messaging in a 7-person team.
Senior Backend Engineer – Booking API Architect (Equity)
Leads development of a Rails/Postgres booking API for a NYC travel platform, ensuring scalable, reliable integrations with distribution partners and AI agents while managing pricing, inventory, and reconciliation for millions of users.
AVP Backend Engineer: Cloud APIs & Platform Impact
Designs, builds, and operates backend services for a fintech platform using Scala, Ruby, and Python, focusing on cloud APIs and production rollout.
Senior Backend Engineer, Space OS & Data Transfer
Develops satellite-side software in Rust for file transfers and next-gen architecture, ensuring security and observability across space and ground segments.
Senior Backend Engineer - Scalable Data & AI Platform
Build and scale distributed backend systems for a cloud-native AI platform using Java/Scala/C++ and SQL.
Senior Backend Engineer – Storage Platform & AI Tools
Build and optimize Backblaze’s B2 Object Storage and Computer Backup backend, focusing on SMR support, throughput, and cost efficiency across thousands of servers.
Senior Lead Software Engineer, Back End (Golang, Java, AWS)
Lead backend engineering teams to build cloud-native financial systems using Golang, Java, and AWS, solving regulatory and customer-facing challenges at scale.
Senior Software Backend Engineer GoLang- Frankfurt, Germany
Build and own backend services for a fast-growing e-commerce platform using Go, cloud-native architecture, and DevOps practices in a service-oriented environment.
Tools Developer, Back End Development
Build and enhance secure Salesforce solutions with Java/REST backends and JavaScript/TypeScript frontends in an AWS and Agile environment.
Tools Developer, Backend Development
Builds and maintains backend tools for enterprise applications, specializing in Java/Spring Boot, MongoDB/ArangoDB, AWS, and REST APIs to support data analysis and mission-critical systems.
Senior Software Engineer, Back-End (Java)
Overview Medallia is the pioneer and market leader in Experience Management. Our award-winning SaaS platform, Medallia Experience Cloud, leads the market in the management of experiences, insights, and actions for…
Java Developer, Backend
Mid/Sr. Java backend developer building and operating CCDI systems using Java/Python, Kafka, Kubernetes, and multiple databases (PostgreSQL, Oracle, MongoDB, Redis).
Backend Engineer, AI Gateway
Builds and maintains an AI Gateway—a high-performance, secure intermediary layer for routing, inspecting, and governing traffic between enterprise clients and LLM/AI services—using async Python, cloud infrastructure, and network protocols.