Backend Jobs in United States

There are 5,633 open Backend jobs in United States on freehire right now. 771 of them were posted recently. The skills employers ask for most often are api, cloud and ai.

Salary

CurrencyPeriod25thMedian75thPostings
USDyear$166,500$192,050$215,0501,400
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 23%

How the work is done

  • Remote 859 · 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 3,104
  • Lead 431
  • Staff 393
  • Principal 104
  • Middle 49
  • C-level 43

Who is hiring

  • 501-1000 employees 925
  • 1000+ employees 915
  • 51-200 employees 585
  • 11-50 employees 285
  • 201-500 employees 46
  • 1-10 employees 14
5,633 jobs
Chenega MIOS SBU
3 weeks ago

Senior Backend Developer

Open 24d Europe, North AmericaSenior

Overview Senior 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…

Agentic AI Agile AI API Api Design +25 skills
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Chenega MIOS SBU
3 weeks ago

Jr. Backend Developer

Open 24d Europe, North AmericaJunior

Overview Jr. 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…

Agentic AI Agile AI API Api Design +25 skills
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Next Legacy Partners
3 weeks ago

Senior Software Engineer - Backend

Open 24d North AmericaSenior
United States

Build backend systems that process IoT sensor data from fleets to provide real-time equipment location, health, and geofence alerts using Kafka, Flink, and cloud services.

AI API AWS Azure Cassandra +16 skills
140 000 – 193 000 $
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Coupang
3 weeks ago

Senior Staff Backend Security Engineer - IAM & Platform

Open 24d North AmericaStaff
United States

Builds and scales a security platform for thousands of microservices, focusing on IAM (authentication/authorization) for vendors, sellers, and shoppers.

Authentication IAM Microservices
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Worldpay, LLC
3 weeks ago

Senior Backend Software Engineer - Java

Open 24d 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 maintain secure, scalable Java/Spring Boot RESTful APIs and event-driven services for merchant onboarding and payment processing on Worldpay’s platform.

Agile API AWS CI/CD Cloud +11 skills
113 600 – 171 575 $
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Affirm
3 weeks ago

Senior Backend Engineer - Scale & On-Call (Remote)

Open 24d 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 scale backend systems for a fintech company using Python/Kotlin, AWS, MySQL, and Kubernetes while owning quarterly goals and mentoring engineers.

Analytics AWS Kotlin Kubernetes MySQL +1 skills
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Affirm
3 weeks ago

Senior Backend Engineer, Identity Platform - Remote Spain

Open 24d 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

Owns backend systems for identity checks outside North America, building scalable Kotlin and Python services on AWS and MySQL while collaborating cross-team and mentoring others.

AWS Kotlin MySQL Python
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IVID TEK INC
3 weeks ago

Remote Go Backend Engineer - AWS, Kubernetes, Data Systems

Open 24d RemoteNorth AmericaContract
United States

Build and maintain Go-based backend services on AWS and Kubernetes, focusing on scalable distributed systems and data pipelines with strong observability and reliability.

AWS Cloud Cloud Native Data Pipelines Go +3 skills
40 – 40 $ / hr
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Affirm
3 weeks ago

Senior Backend Engineer, Cards – Remote (Spain)

Open 24d 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 own backend systems for Affirm’s card products, using Python, Kotlin, AWS, MySQL, and Kubernetes while collaborating with cross-functional teams.

Analytics AWS Kotlin Kubernetes MySQL +1 skills
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Eliassen Group
3 weeks ago

Senior Java Backend Engineer — Remote, Scalable Systems

Open 24d RemoteNorth AmericaFull-timeSenior
United States

Senior Java backend engineer building and maintaining scalable, data-intensive systems for core products at an outsourcing firm.

Java
Capital One
3 weeks ago

Lead Backend Engineer: Java/Go & Cloud Microservices

Open 24d North AmericaLead
United States

Lead a team building and scaling Java/Go microservices on AWS, mentoring engineers while driving architecture and compliance for Capital One’s financial products.

AWS Docker Java Kubernetes Microservices +3 skills
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Spire Global
3 weeks ago

Senior Backend Engineer, Space Data & File Transfer

Open 24d 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

Develop satellite-side applications and file transfer systems using Rust, Python, and Linux for a space-data company.

Cloud Distributed Systems Linux Python Rust
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HealthEdge Software, Inc.
3 weeks ago

Senior Java Backend Engineer (Remote)

Open 24d 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

Senior Java backend engineer building and optimizing scalable healthcare services using Java/J2EE, XML, SOAP, SQL, and NoSQL in an Agile team.

Agile J2EE Java NoSQL SQL +1 skills
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Socket.dev Backed by a16z
3 weeks ago

Senior Lead Backend Engineer: Cloud & Microservices

Open 24d North AmericaLead
United States

Lead backend engineering for distributed microservices and cloud infrastructure, mentoring a team to build secure systems that serve millions of users.

AWS Azure Cloud Containerization GCP +5 skills
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TikTok USDS Joint Venture
3 weeks ago

Backend Engineer: Scalable Microservices & Security

Open 24d North America
United States

Build and maintain secure, scalable backend microservices for TikTok’s US user infrastructure, focusing on high-throughput services and compliance pipelines.
SwiftCruit
3 weeks ago

Senior Backend Engineer, .NET & AWS—Shipping Platform

Open 24d HybridNorth AmericaSenior
United States

Senior Backend Engineer building scalable microservices for shipping platforms using .NET and AWS, with DevOps and mentorship responsibilities.

API AWS CI/CD DevOps Microservices +1 skills
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TikTok
3 weeks ago

Graduate Backend Engineer — Global Live Platform

Open 24d North America
United States

Build backend services and data-driven features for TikTok’s live-streaming platform, collaborating with engineers and product teams to scale reliability and performance.
Worldpay, LLC
3 weeks ago

Senior Backend Engineer (Java) — APIs & Microservices

Open 24d 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

Designs and builds secure, scalable Java/Spring RESTful APIs and event-driven microservices for global payment processing systems.

Agile API Event Driven Architecture Java REST +1 skills
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Atoms
3 weeks ago

Senior Backend Engineer, D2C Platform + Equity

Open 24d North AmericaFull-timeSenior
United States

Builds and scales backend services in Java for a direct-to-consumer ecommerce platform, designing APIs and collaborating with frontend engineers and product teams.

API Cloud Distributed Systems Java
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TikTok USDS Joint Venture
3 weeks ago

Graduate Backend Engineer – Scalable, Secure Microservices

Open 24d North America
United States

Builds and maintains high-throughput microservices for core TikTok services like Recommendations, Search, and E-Commerce using Go, C++, Java, or Python.

C++ E-commerce Java Microservices Python
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