Backend Jobs in United States
There are 5,635 open Backend jobs in United States on freehire right now. 770 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 23%
How the work is done
- Remote 858 · 15%
- Hybrid 741 · 13%
- Onsite 362 · 6%
Visa sponsorship offered in 39% of the 1,596 postings that state a position on it.
Seniority
- Senior 3,105
- Lead 431
- Staff 393
- Principal 104
- Middle 50
- C-level 43
Who is hiring
- 501-1000 employees 925
- 1000+ employees 914
- 51-200 employees 585
- 11-50 employees 285
- 201-500 employees 46
- 1-10 employees 14
Mid Backend Developer
Overview Mid Backend Developer Vienna, VA Are you ready to enhance your skills and build your career in a rapidly evolving business climate? Are you looking for a career where professional development is embedded in…
Amazon Software Engineer, AWS Managed Backend Services
Build and architect AWS’s next-gen managed backend platform, unifying databases, auth, and real-time infra to let developers ship apps in minutes without managing servers or schemas.
Desenvolvedor(a) Backend - PHP
Backend developer building and scaling PHP-based e-commerce platforms, APIs, and integrations using Laravel, Magento 2, and microservices for a multi-company group.
Senior Storage Backend Architect
Designs and optimizes high-performance distributed storage systems, focusing on the core I/O path, scalability, and reliability for large-scale storage clusters.
Senior Backend Engineer - Python, Cloud APIs & Satellite Systems
Designs and builds scalable Python backend services and APIs for a global platform, handling billing, notifications, and integrations using FastAPI and cloud technologies.
Senior Back End Engineer (Ruby on Rails & GO)
Designs and builds backend services for PrizePicks' internal platform using Ruby on Rails and Go, supporting operations like risk management and member services while migrating from a monolith to microservices.
Senior Backend Engineer For Ai Model Training
Build cloud-based, production-grade environments to train and evaluate AI models on distributed systems tasks using backend engineering and DevOps practices.
Senior Software Engineer, Backend
Build and optimize backend services and PostgreSQL databases for a cloud-native banking platform, using Go and modern cloud tools.
Senior Engineering Manager, Backend & Platform
Lead backend engineering teams building and scaling low-latency, high-throughput Java microservices and cloud-native platforms that process thousands of financial transactions per second with multi-nine availability.
Principal Application Developer, Backend Focus (Remote)
Builds secure, scalable backend systems for Oracle Health’s AI-enabled healthcare platforms, focusing on EHR integrations and cloud infrastructure.
Senior Application Developer - Backend Focus (Remote)
Builds secure, scalable backend services for AI-enabled healthcare platforms that improve patient outcomes and streamline operations.
Senior Ground Software Engineer — Space IoT Backend
Build cloud-hosted backend systems for a satellite constellation, designing data pipelines and command/control infrastructure in an API-first, event-driven architecture.
Senior Backend Architect: Java/AWS, TS/SCI Clear
Designs and optimizes backend systems and data pipelines in Java/AWS for a security-cleared government contractor.
SmartVerify — Cloud Native Platform/ Backend Engineer
Build and own the low-level data plane for an AI security platform, working with Rust/Go, Envoy proxy, WASM filters, and Kubernetes to enable real-time policy enforcement and audit logging at scale.
Backend Software Engineer
Builds scalable back-end systems using Python, Docker, Kubernetes, SQL/NoSQL, and microservices for a government contractor in Chantilly, VA.
Backend Engineer
Senior Backend Engineer builds and maintains scalable APIs in Python and Node.js for content transformation and localization services, integrating systems via XLIFF and XML.