Backend Jobs in United States
There are 5,678 open Backend jobs in United States on freehire right now. 775 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 | $166,500 | $192,050 | $215,025 | 1,403 |
| USD | hour | $62 | $69 | $76 | 28 |
From postings that disclose pay. Currencies are counted separately, never converted.
Most requested skills
- api 44%
- cloud 41%
- ai 38%
- python 35%
- aws 33%
- java 32%
- distributed-systems 24%
- kubernetes 22%
How the work is done
- Remote 859 · 15%
- Hybrid 746 · 13%
- Onsite 359 · 6%
Visa sponsorship offered in 39% of the 1,599 postings that state a position on it.
Seniority
- Senior 3,125
- Lead 440
- Staff 394
- Principal 104
- Middle 51
- C-level 43
Who is hiring
- 501-1000 employees 926
- 1000+ employees 920
- 51-200 employees 587
- 11-50 employees 285
- 201-500 employees 46
- 1-10 employees 15
Senior Backend Engineer Trust and Safety
Build detection, monitoring, and case-management systems for AML, KYC, sanctions screening, and financial-crime prevention at a crypto prediction market.
Senior Backend Engineer Trading and Connectivity
Build and scale event-driven systems that connect a crypto exchange to external participants using Kafka, gRPC, DynamoDB, and Redis while optimizing order routing and market-data distribution.
Staff Software Engineer, Backend
A Staff Backend Engineer leads AI-powered product architecture at GlossGenius, integrating LLMs into production systems, shaping backend tech direction, and unblocking teams via rapid PoCs and scalable cloud solutions (AWS/K8s).
Backend Software Engineer
Build and maintain distributed systems that protect Yahoo Mail from spam and deliver billions of messages daily using Java/Go, cloud-native tools, and AI-assisted development.
Backend Engineer
Builds and scales the backend of an AI platform, integrating agents, LLMs, and RAG systems using Python and Go.
Senior Backend Engineer II - eCommerce
Build and scale backend services in Python/FastAPI and PostgreSQL that power Prenuvo’s online booking platform, including checkout, payments, scheduling, and integrations with Stripe, CommerceTools, and Salesforce.
Backend Software Engineer (Payments & Partnerships)
Build and own backend services for payments and partnerships using Kotlin, AWS, and SQL, deploying features multiple times daily while collaborating with product and frontend teams.
Backend Software Engineer (Agents Channel)
Builds and maintains backend services for a small-business insurance platform using Kotlin and AWS, owning features from design through production deployments.
Backend Software Engineer (Agents Channel)
Builds and maintains backend services for a small-business insurance platform using Kotlin and AWS, shipping features from design through production multiple times a day.
Backend Software Engineer
Builds and maintains backend services for a small-business insurance platform using Kotlin and AWS, shipping features from design to production in a fast-paced, hybrid environment.
Backend Engineer - DevEx Team
Build and lead the AI-driven developer platform that powers Next Insurance’s cloud infrastructure, improving developer experience and enabling faster innovation.
Senior Backend Java Engineer – REST, Spring & Kafka Hybrid
Develops secure, scalable REST APIs and event-driven services (Kafka) for merchant onboarding in fintech; focuses on Java/Spring, code quality, testing, and performance in an agile fintech environment.
Senior Backend Software Engineer - Java
Build and maintain secure, scalable Java/Spring Boot RESTful APIs for a merchant onboarding platform that powers global credit-card payments and transaction settlement.
Senior Backend Software Engineer
Build and scale backend services in Java/Go that power direct-to-consumer restaurant ordering, merchant storefronts, and targeted customer engagement for a growing ecommerce platform.
Senior Backend Software Engineer
Build and operate secure Azure cloud infrastructure and backend services for real-time radar systems, ensuring low-latency, high-reliability data processing for defense and commercial applications.