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
| Currency | Period | 25th | Median | 75th | Postings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USD | year | $166,500 | $192,050 | $215,012 | 1,404 |
| USD | hour | $62 | $69 | $76 | 28 |
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
Remote Senior Backend Software Engineer
Build and scale the backend of an AI-powered B2B sales platform using Ruby on Rails, Postgres, Elasticsearch, and Redis, shipping features weekly and solving complex data problems.
Remote Software Engineer, Backend & Integrations (Remote)
Build and scale backend systems in Python/Flask with GraphQL, integrating third-party tools for a proptech startup modernizing the moving industry.
Remote Appex - Kibana Core - Backend Engineer (Typescript, Node.Js)
Builds backend services and core features for Kibana, Elastic’s open-source UI platform for search, observability, and security, using TypeScript, Node.js, and Go.
Remote Backend Engineer San Francisco (Hybrid)
Build and scale backend services for AI-powered writing tools, integrating LLMs and detection systems to support students' workflows.
Remote Senior Backend Engineer (Java)
Build and maintain Java-based backend services for a fast-growing fintech platform, using Spring Boot, Kubernetes, and AWS microservices.
Remote Senior Backend Engineer Agents
Build and scale the backend platform powering AI agents (voice, chat, custom) that operate Close’s CRM via MCP, LangFuse, and Python/Temporal, shipping non-deterministic features to 11,000 customers.
Remote Senior Backend Engineer - Billing
Build and own the financial backbone for Hydra Host’s AI infrastructure platform, designing a double-entry ledger and billing engine that reconciles millions in GPU usage contracts with strict correctness and auditability.
Remote Staff Backend Engineer
Lead architecture and scaling of backend services for a fintech credit card platform using Python, Postgres, DynamoDB, Redis, Kubernetes, Docker, and AWS.
Remote Senior Backend Engineer - Advertising
Build and scale Spotify’s real-time ad auction and ranking systems in Java/Scala, processing millions of decisions per second to match ads with listeners globally.
Remote Senior Backend Engineer - Podcast
Build backend services for personalized podcast experiences and creator tools like transcripts, chapters, and clips using distributed systems and AI workflows.
Remote Senior Backend Engineer Communications
Build and scale real-time call and messaging infrastructure, integrating AI-driven voice agents and email/calendar sync for a sales-focused SaaS platform.
Remote Staff Backend Engineer - Core
Build and own the backend of Hard Rock Digital’s sportsbook and casino platform using Java/Spring, AWS, Kafka, and Kubernetes.
Remote Python Go Backend Engineer
Builds and scales backend systems in Python, Go, Rust, and WebAssembly, leveraging AWS services and databases like PostgreSQL and MongoDB for a fast-growing platform.
Remote Senior Backend Engineer, Data Pipelines And Integrations
Senior Backend Engineer building data pipelines and services that transform raw datasets into application-ready content and analytics using BigQuery, Dataflow/Beam, and PubSub.