Backend Jobs in United States
There are 5,577 open Backend jobs in United States on freehire right now. 794 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 | $165,591 | $192,000 | $215,000 | 1,414 |
| 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 830 · 15%
- Hybrid 727 · 13%
- Onsite 355 · 6%
Visa sponsorship offered in 38% of the 1,567 postings that state a position on it.
Seniority
- Senior 3,096
- Lead 426
- Staff 387
- Principal 100
- Middle 55
- C-level 38
Who is hiring
- 501-1000 employees 917
- 1000+ employees 900
- 51-200 employees 589
- 11-50 employees 284
- 201-500 employees 46
- 1-10 employees 15
Senior Backend Engineer – AI‑Driven Distributed Systems
Rapta, Inc is seeking a Senior Backend Engineer to develop AI-powered distributed systems and mentor junior team members. The role focuses on Linux-based microservices, Python, gRPC, and scalable data pipelines.
Senior Backend Engineer - AI-Driven Insurance Analytics
Moody’s is hiring a Senior Backend Engineer to design and build scalable services for insurance analytics. The role involves collaborating with data science and ML teams to develop reliable, secure software while incorporating AI tools.
Senior AI Backend Engineer - Java/Spring
Morgan Stanley is hiring a Senior AI Software Engineer to maintain and modernize equity derivatives and trading platforms using Java, Spring, and AI-assisted tooling. The role involves backend development with exposure to Angular, TypeScript, and Python.
Senior AI-Native Backend Engineer
The Senior AI-Native Backend Engineer will build and maintain scalable backend systems using Node.js, focusing on distributed architectures and AI-powered integrations. The role involves developing REST APIs and working with event-driven patterns to handle high-volume transactions.
Senior Backend Engineer - Remote, AI-Powered SaaS Platform
Senior Backend Engineer at LearnLux to design and build backend services for an enterprise SaaS platform focused on financial wellbeing solutions. Will lead scalable systems, data pipelines, and cloud infrastructure, primarily on GCP.
Senior Backend Engineer - Python & AWS, Microservices Lead
Lead a portfolio of distributed microservices and full-stack cloud-based systems at Capital One, mentoring engineers and evaluating technologies across Python, AWS, Java, Go, Scala, Docker, and Kubernetes.
Senior .NET Backend Engineer — AI-Driven Systems
Senior .NET Backend Engineer designing and maintaining scalable systems using .NET 8 and C#. Focus on RESTful APIs, microservices, and AI-assisted development while managing SQL Server and PostgreSQL databases.
Technical Lead AWS Backend Developer (Amazon Connect)
Technical Lead designing and building AWS-based contact center solutions on Amazon Connect—architecting IVR flows, Lambda backends, and CRM integrations while mentoring a scrum team.
Senior Java Backend Engineer — AWS, Hybrid Chicago
The Senior Java Backend Engineer will design, develop, and maintain enterprise-scale software solutions using Java, Spring Boot, and AWS in a hybrid office environment.
Senior Lead Backend Engineer - Cloud & Microservices
The Senior Lead Software Engineer will design and manage distributed microservices and full-stack systems using Java, Python, Go, and AWS. The role involves mentoring team members and collaborating with product management to build scalable financial solutions.
Senior Backend Engineer, AI Infrastructure
This role involves designing and operating core infrastructure for data generation and AI evaluation pipelines. The engineer will focus on building scalable and reliable large-scale systems using Python or Node.js, AWS/GCP, and Kubernetes.
Senior Backend Engineer: Scheduling & Workforce APIs
Fiserv is looking for a Senior Backend Engineer to develop and maintain microservices and RESTful APIs for their employee scheduling and labor tracking platform.