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 Developer
Senior backend engineer building and scaling core rental systems like reservations, pricing, and fleet management using Java/Spring Boot and cloud services.
Senior Backend Software Engineer
Build and scale Java/Kotlin backend services for restaurant POS systems, handling orders, payments, and offline-first device sync across Android tablets in live kitchens.
Senior Backend Software Engineer
Build and scale Java/Kotlin backend services for restaurant POS systems, handling orders, payments, and offline-first device sync across Android tablets in live kitchens.
Senior .NET Back-End Engineer Remote Open-Source Security
Build and secure APIs in .NET Core and C# while collaborating with the open-source community on Bitwarden’s identity security platform.
Senior Backend Engineer — AI-Driven Data Systems
Backstory, headquartered in San Francisco, CA, seeks a Senior Software Engineer for the Matching team to design scalable data pipelines and backend services connecting business activities to context. You will work with…
Senior Backend Engineer, Edge - Real-World AI
Designs and builds scalable backend systems that bridge hardware with machine-learning services using AWS, Java/Scala, gRPC, Redis, MySQL, PostgreSQL, Kubernetes, and Kafka.
Senior Backend Engineer - Wallet & DeFi Systems
Builds and scales backend services for Robinhood Wallet, focusing on secure, high-performance systems for crypto and tokenized stock trading using Go, Python, or Java.
Senior AI-Driven Backend Engineer
Design and build scalable backend systems for insurance analytics using Python and SQL, integrating AI/ML to enhance risk analytics at scale.
Senior Payments Backend Engineer - Go & Microservices
Build and maintain Payments Experience services in Go, migrating legacy Ruby systems and improving reliability for a fintech platform serving merchants.
Senior Backend Engineer, Hybrid Cloud Platform
Designs and builds scalable cloud-native backend systems in Java/Python, focusing on hybrid-cloud architecture, APIs, and CI/CD for a hybrid-remote team.
Senior Backend Engineer: Scalable Orchestration & SaaS APIs
Designs and scales backend services for enterprise security automation workflows, builds high-performance APIs, and improves distributed systems in a SaaS cybersecurity platform.