Backend Jobs in United States
There are 5,610 open Backend jobs in United States on freehire right now. 778 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 | $165,504 | $192,050 | $215,000 | 1,413 |
| 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 842 · 15%
- Hybrid 733 · 13%
- Onsite 359 · 6%
Visa sponsorship offered in 38% of the 1,576 postings that state a position on it.
Seniority
- Senior 3,115
- Lead 427
- Staff 394
- Principal 103
- Middle 54
- C-level 39
Who is hiring
- 501-1000 employees 922
- 1000+ employees 911
- 51-200 employees 590
- 11-50 employees 285
- 201-500 employees 46
- 1-10 employees 15
Backend Software Engineer (Payments & Partnerships)
Builds and maintains backend services for payments and partnerships using Kotlin, AWS, and SQL, shipping features to production multiple times daily.
Backend Software Engineer
Backend engineer building insurance technology using Kotlin and AWS; owns features from design to production deployment with CI/CD.
Backend Engineer, AI Gateway
Design and operate a high-performance AI Gateway that routes, inspects, and governs traffic between enterprises and LLM providers using async Python, cloud networking, and security best practices.
Backend Developer, RPA
Senior developer leading RPA and backend projects, designing scalable apps, mentoring junior engineers, and supporting automated solutions for clients.
Senior Java Backend Developer
Senior Java backend developer building Spring-based services in an Agile team, with occasional Angular frontend work.