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
Nava
3 weeks ago

Remote Software Engineer (Backend- Python)

Open 22d RemoteNorth AmericaContract 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 large-scale government systems in Python on AWS, improving public-facing services with secure, scalable cloud infrastructure.

Accessibility Agile AWS Cloud Cloud Native +5 skills
10 700 – 120 600 $
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Match Group
3 weeks ago

Remote Staff Software Engineer, Backend

Open 22d North AmericaFull-timeStaff
United States

Build and scale backend services for Tinder’s high-traffic platform using Java/Go/Node.js, Kubernetes/ECS, and distributed systems to power global matchmaking.

Agile AWS Azure Cassandra CI/CD +14 skills
235 000 – 255 000 $
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The Post
3 weeks ago

Remote Principal Software Engineer - Backend

Open 22d RemoteNorth AmericaPrincipal
United States

Principal Backend Engineer building scalable Node.js and TypeScript services for Post.News, a social platform focused on civil conversations.

AWS Networking Node.js PostgreSQL Redis +3 skills
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The Headspace
3 weeks ago

Remote Principal Software Engineer, Backend

Open 22d HybridNorth AmericaFull-timePrincipal
United States

Lead architecture and scaling of backend services for Headspace’s mental-health platform, using TypeScript and Python to build low-latency APIs and distributed systems that serve millions of users.

API AWS CI/CD Cloud Cloud Native +10 skills
162 000 – 258 750 $
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Dragos
3 weeks ago

Remote Staff Software Engineer - Backend

Open 22d RemoteNorth AmericaStaff
United States

Build and optimize backend systems in Rust for Dragos’s OT cybersecurity platform, integrating databases, microservices, and AI tools to secure critical infrastructure.

AI CI/CD Cloud Containerization Cybersecurity +16 skills
192 000 – 192 000 $
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Arive
3 weeks ago

Remote Senior Software Engineer - Backend

Open 22d North AmericaFull-timeSenior
United States

Build and scale backend services for a digital mortgage platform using Node.js, TypeScript, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, and AWS, ensuring reliability and security for loan origination workflows.

AI API Api Design AWS CI/CD +35 skills
120 000 – 180 000 $
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Feathr
3 weeks ago

Remote Principal Backend Software Engineer

Open 22d RemoteNorth AmericaFull-timePrincipal
United States

Build and maintain Feathr’s SaaS marketing platform backend, designing scalable systems with Python, Kubernetes, Elasticsearch, MongoDB, and AWS to power nonprofit ad-tech needs.

Analytics API AWS CI/CD Distributed Systems +8 skills
145 000 – 165 000 $
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Site Technologies
3 weeks ago

Remote Lead Backend Software Engineer

Open 22d HybridNorth AmericaFull-timeLead
United States

Lead a small backend team to build and evolve SITE’s platform in Python/FastAPI, focusing on geospatial data, AI integrations, and enterprise facility-management systems.

Agentic AI AI API Authentication AWS +23 skills
185 000 – 215 000 $
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Nava
3 weeks ago

Remote Backend Test Developer

Open 22d RemoteNorth AmericaContract 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

Backend engineer building and testing scalable cloud systems for government agencies, modernizing legacy platforms to improve public-facing services using Java/Go and AWS.

Accessibility Agile API AWS Cloud +6 skills
107 000 – 120 600 $
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Xsolla
3 weeks ago

Remote Backend Developer

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 maintain scalable backend services for a global game-commerce platform, integrating payment gateways and optimizing card-transaction flows using PHP (Symfony) and Go.

AI Angular Authentication CI/CD Cloud +18 skills
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Acclaim
3 weeks ago

Remote Senior Backend Developer

Open 22d RemoteNorth AmericaSenior
United States

Build and scale Python-based backend services and LLM agent frameworks, integrating speech/NLP tech and ensuring reliability with observability tools.

Agentic AI AI API ChatGPT Cloud +9 skills
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Reacher Backed by Y Combinator
3 weeks ago

Remote Backend Software Engineer - India

Open 22d North America
United States

Build and lead backend systems (Python, FastAPI, PostgreSQL) for an AI-powered SaaS platform serving TikTok Shop brands and creators, using agentic coding tools daily.

Agentic AI AI Amplitude Analytics API +20 skills
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Skylight, Inc.
3 weeks ago

Remote Senior Or Staff Backend Engineer, Ai Features

Open 22d North AmericaStaff
United States

Build and ship AI-powered features for family-focused products using Ruby on Rails and LLM APIs like OpenAI and Google.

AI Anthropic API LLM OpenAI +4 skills
180 000 – 240 000 $
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Viderity
3 weeks ago

Remote Frontend/Backend Developer-Part-Time

Open 22d North AmericaPart-time
United States

Builds and maintains a secure federal web portal using modern frontend frameworks and backend APIs, ensuring compliance and accessibility.

Angular API Authentication AWS Azure +14 skills
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Transfermarkt
3 weeks ago

Remote Php Backend Developer (W/M/D)

Open 22d North America
United States

PHP backend developer building and scaling Transfermarkt’s football data platform using MVC frameworks like Symfony/Laravel and RESTful APIs.

API Git Laravel MVC REST +2 skills
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Dsr Digital Solutions Gmbh
3 weeks ago

Remote (Senior) Backend Developer (Gn)

Open 22d North AmericaSenior
United States

Build and maintain backend services for a travel-focused e-commerce platform using Node.js (NestJS), TypeScript, and modern APIs, with PostgreSQL, Redis, and MongoDB.

API AWS Cloud Docker E-commerce +9 skills
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Confiance Tech Solutions Inc
3 weeks ago

Remote Backend Developer

Open 22d RemoteNorth 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

Senior backend developer building JVM-based microservices with Kafka, writing Groovy/Kotlin code, and testing features in an agile team.

Agile Automation Groovy JVM Kafka +8 skills
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Chooch
3 weeks ago

Remote Backend Software Engineer - Web/Ml Dev Ops

Open 22d RemoteNorth AmericaFull-time
United States

Build and maintain the backend systems powering a computer-vision AI platform, including APIs, data pipelines, and model-serving integrations for healthcare, manufacturing, and retail customers.

AI Analytics API Authentication AWS +23 skills
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Zapier Backed by Y Combinator
3 weeks ago

Remote Staff Engineer, Backend - Revenue

Open 22d North AmericaStaff
United States

Design and own the billing, pricing, and payments platform that powers Zapier’s revenue, ensuring correctness at scale while enabling fast pricing experiments and seamless upgrades.

AI API Api Design Automation ChatGPT +4 skills
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Glass Health Inc. Backed by Y Combinator
3 weeks ago

Remote Founding Software Engineer (Backend, Remote)

Open 22d HybridNorth America
United States

Build and scale backend systems and AI-powered clinical decision support features using Python/Django and LLMs for a healthcare startup.

AI Django Docker GCP Generative AI +7 skills
120 000 – 210 000 $
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