Backend Jobs in United States

There are 5,666 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

CurrencyPeriod25thMedian75thPostings
USDyear$166,500$192,050$215,0121,404
USDhour$62$69$7628

From postings that disclose pay. Currencies are counted separately, never converted.

Most requested skills

  • api 44%
  • cloud 42%
  • ai 38%
  • python 35%
  • aws 33%
  • java 32%
  • distributed-systems 24%
  • kubernetes 22%

How the work is done

  • Remote 860 · 15%
  • Hybrid 745 · 13%
  • Onsite 359 · 6%

Visa sponsorship offered in 39% of the 1,600 postings that state a position on it.

Seniority

  • Senior 3,121
  • Lead 436
  • Staff 394
  • Principal 104
  • Middle 51
  • C-level 43

Who is hiring

  • 501-1000 employees 926
  • 1000+ employees 919
  • 51-200 employees 587
  • 11-50 employees 285
  • 201-500 employees 46
  • 1-10 employees 15
5,666 jobs
Verkada
3 weeks ago

Senior Backend Engineer, Cloud Access Control

Open 22d APAC, North AmericaSenior H-1B sponsor history — This employer has had H-1B petitions approved by USCIS in the last five fiscal years, per the USCIS H-1B Employer Data Hub. The approval belongs to the employer and is not a commitment to sponsor this role.

Senior backend engineer building cloud-managed access control systems in Python or Go, owning scalable distributed components in a startup-like environment.

Agile Cloud Distributed Systems Firmware Python
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Verkada
3 weeks ago

Distributed Systems Backend Engineer (Go/Python)

Open 22d APAC, North America H-1B sponsor history — This employer has had H-1B petitions approved by USCIS in the last five fiscal years, per the USCIS H-1B Employer Data Hub. The approval belongs to the employer and is not a commitment to sponsor this role.

Builds scalable distributed systems in Go/Python that power global security devices, using Redis, DynamoDB, Postgres, Kafka, and Kubernetes.

Agile AI Cloud Distributed Systems DynamoDB +7 skills
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Arbor Energy
3 weeks ago

Senior/Staff Back-end Engineer

Open 22d APAC, North AmericaStaff

Build and scale the backend systems powering Arbor’s AI-driven energy marketplace, integrating utility APIs and optimizing real-time electricity pricing for homes and businesses.

AI API Api Design Cloud Data Pipelines +10 skills
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CivilGrid
3 weeks ago

Senior Backend Engineer

Open 22d HybridAPAC, North AmericaSenior

Build and scale a civil-design platform used by utilities and municipalities; work across the full stack with React, Node.js, and Postgres while optimizing performance and reliability.

Analytics API Cloud Cloud Native JavaScript +5 skills
148 600 – 201 100 $
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Citadel Information Services Inc
3 weeks ago

Django Backend Lead

North AmericaLead H-1B sponsor history — This employer has had H-1B petitions approved by USCIS in the last five fiscal years, per the USCIS H-1B Employer Data Hub. The approval belongs to the employer and is not a commitment to sponsor this role.
United States

Builds systems that gather, store, and process large volumes of data for analysis. Responsibilities: Develop ETL pipelines, ensure data quality, optimize data storage solutions. Skills: Python, SQL, cloud data tools…

AWS Aws Glue Azure Azure Data Factory Cloud +5 skills
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INSPYR Solutions
3 weeks ago

Backend Developer Lead

North AmericaContractLead H-1B sponsor history — This employer has had H-1B petitions approved by USCIS in the last five fiscal years, per the USCIS H-1B Employer Data Hub. The approval belongs to the employer and is not a commitment to sponsor this role.
United States

Title: Backend Developer Lead Location: Charlotte, NC (Hybrid) Duration: Initial 6 Months contract Work Requirements: and Authorized to work in US Role Overview Senior/Lead Backend Engineer is responsible for leading a…

Java
INSPYR Solutions
3 weeks ago

Digital Mid BackEnd Java Developer

Open 20d North AmericaMiddle H-1B sponsor history — This employer has had H-1B petitions approved by USCIS in the last five fiscal years, per the USCIS H-1B Employer Data Hub. The approval belongs to the employer and is not a commitment to sponsor this role.
United States

Builds and maintains backend Java services for a client project, troubleshooting code and collaborating with distributed teams in a hybrid setting.

Java
Sound.xyz Backed by a16z
3 weeks ago

Remote Staff Software Engineer, Backend

Open 22d RemoteNorth AmericaStaff
United States

Lead backend architecture for a web3 music platform, building APIs, blockchain integrations, and scaling infrastructure to connect artists and fans.

API Blockchain CI/CD Community Management Data Pipelines +5 skills
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Weave Backed by Y Combinator
3 weeks ago

Remote Senior Backend Engineer - Performance

Open 22d North AmericaSenior
United States

Build and lead Weave’s performance engineering practice, designing automated testing frameworks and tuning Go-based microservices on Kubernetes to ensure scalability and reliability during rapid customer growth.

Acceptance Criteria AI Candidate Experience CI/CD Datadog +18 skills
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Oura
3 weeks ago

Remote Senior Backend Engineer

Open 22d RemoteNorth AmericaSenior
United States

Build and scale backend services in Python to power Oura’s wearable health platform, handling data from the Oura Ring and delivering insights to users.

AWS Design Patterns FastAPI Pci Dss Python
162 000 – 203 000 $
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Spotify
3 weeks ago

Remote Backend Engineer, Music

Open 22d North America
United States

Build and maintain backend systems that power Spotify’s Discovery Mode, delivering intelligent promotion scores to personalization teams using Java/Scala and collaborating with ML engineers.

AI Data Pipelines Express.js Java Machine Learning +3 skills
125 562 – 179 374 $
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Vlipco
3 weeks ago

Remote Senior Backend Engineer (Remote)

Open 22d North AmericaSenior
United States

Build and scale a multi-region payments platform in Ruby and JavaScript, designing APIs and improving developer experience for Latin American financial institutions.

API Api Design Automation AWS CI/CD +6 skills
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Nava
3 weeks ago

Remote Software Engineer (Backend-Java)

Open 22d North America H-1B sponsor history — This employer has had H-1B petitions approved by USCIS in the last five fiscal years, per the USCIS H-1B Employer Data Hub. The approval belongs to the employer and is not a commitment to sponsor this role.
United States

Build and modernize scalable government systems in Java/Spring Boot on AWS, improving public-facing services for millions of users.

Accessibility Agile API AWS Cloud +11 skills
107 000 – 120 600 $
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Tekmetric
3 weeks ago

Remote Senior Software Engineer (Backend)

Open 22d North AmericaSenior
United States

Build and scale backend services in Java/Spring and MySQL for Tekmetric, a cloud platform that helps auto repair shops manage operations and customer relationships.

Agile AWS Cloud Java JavaScript +4 skills
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Affirm
3 weeks ago

Remote Senior Software Engineer, Backend

Open 22d RemoteNorth AmericaSenior H-1B sponsor history — This employer has had H-1B petitions approved by USCIS in the last five fiscal years, per the USCIS H-1B Employer Data Hub. The approval belongs to the employer and is not a commitment to sponsor this role.
United States

Build and maintain backend systems for Affirm’s buy-now-pay-later platform, focusing on APIs, merchant integrations, and scalable distributed services using Python or Kotlin on AWS, MySQL, and Kubernetes.

Analytics API AWS Distributed Systems Kotlin +3 skills
173 000 – 233 000 $
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Match Group
3 weeks ago

Remote Sr. Software Engineer, Backend

Open 22d North AmericaSenior
United States

Build distributed backend systems and AI-driven tools to accelerate engineering velocity at Tinder, integrating LLMs and CI/CD pipelines for faster product iteration.

Agentic AI Agile AI API AWS +20 skills
195 000 – 215 000 $
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Dave
3 weeks ago

Remote Senior Software Engineer, Backend

Open 22d North AmericaSenior H-1B sponsor history — This employer has had H-1B petitions approved by USCIS in the last five fiscal years, per the USCIS H-1B Employer Data Hub. The approval belongs to the employer and is not a commitment to sponsor this role.
United States

Build and evolve the core banking and payments backend for a fintech app serving millions, using TypeScript/Node.js to design scalable, secure services for accounts, cards, and integrations.

Accessibility Agile API Cloud Cloud Native +8 skills
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Nava
3 weeks ago

Remote Sr. Software Engineer (Backend)

Open 22d HybridNorth AmericaSenior H-1B sponsor history — This employer has had H-1B petitions approved by USCIS in the last five fiscal years, per the USCIS H-1B Employer Data Hub. The approval belongs to the employer and is not a commitment to sponsor this role.
United States

Build scalable, secure government systems millions rely on using DevOps, Java Spring, Kubernetes, and Python; collaborate with agencies to improve public services.

Accessibility Agile API DevOps Java +6 skills
135 900 – 171 000 $
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Sleeper Backed by a16z
3 weeks ago

Remote Staff Software Engineer Backend

Open 22d North AmericaStaff
United States

Build and scale Sleeper’s backend systems powering fantasy sports, DFS, and real-time user experiences like contests, leaderboards, and payments using Go/Python/Node.js and cloud infrastructure.

API AWS Cloud Distributed Systems Docker +11 skills
225 000 – 300 000 $
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Open Sc
3 weeks ago

Remote (Senior) Software Engineer - Backend

Open 22d North AmericaSenior
United States

Build and scale a supply-chain transparency platform using Python/Spring Boot, AWS, and blockchain; focus on secure, scalable APIs and data pipelines for sustainability tracking.

Agile AI API Api Design AWS +27 skills
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