Backend Jobs in United States
There are 5,636 open Backend jobs in United States on freehire right now. 773 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 | $215,050 | 1,400 |
| 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 860 · 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 432
- Staff 394
- Principal 104
- Middle 49
- 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
Développeur Backend Bilingue Anglais - Freelance
Build and maintain backend services in Go, design RESTful APIs, and collaborate with frontend and engineering teams to deliver scalable solutions.
Backend Engineer
Backend Engineer builds and maintains scalable systems and APIs for a food-delivery SaaS platform used by major restaurant chains.
Senior Backend Software Engineer
Builds and maintains backend services for an AI-driven marketing automation platform that optimizes restaurant delivery orders across third-party platforms.
Senior Backend Software Engineer
Build and scale real-time edge services and APIs for a computer-vision platform that powers restaurant delivery operations, using Java/Python and cloud tools.
Senior Backend Engineer
Designs and optimizes backend systems for Otter’s food delivery platform, focusing on inventory savings tools and mission-critical applications while leveraging Java, cloud platforms, and distributed architectures.
Senior Backend Software Engineer
Designs and scales backend services in Java/Go to power a direct-to-consumer food delivery platform used by major restaurant chains, focusing on APIs, microservices, and cloud infrastructure.
Backend Engineer
Backend Engineer at Otter builds and maintains scalable systems and APIs to power online food delivery for restaurants, using Java/Go, cloud platforms, and databases.
Senior Backend Software Engineer
Builds and maintains backend services for an AI-driven marketing platform that automates restaurant promotions across delivery platforms, using Go, PostgreSQL, and cloud infrastructure.
Senior Backend Software Engineer
Build and scale real-time edge services and APIs for a computer-vision platform that helps restaurants manage online food delivery orders.
Senior Backend Engineer
Designs and optimizes backend systems for Otter’s food delivery platform, focusing on inventory savings tools and mission-critical applications to reduce costs and streamline restaurant operations using Java, cloud platforms, and distributed architectures.
Senior Backend Software Engineer
Designs and scales Java-based backend services for a restaurant-focused direct-to-consumer ordering platform, working with APIs, databases, and cloud infrastructure to support merchant tools and customer experiences.
Backend Software Engineer
Build and own backend systems powering AI creative tools: SvelteKit apps, Postgres/Redis/ClickHouse data layers, Python ML inference services, and Kubernetes clusters across cloud providers.
Senior Backend Engineer - US
Designs and maintains scalable backend systems, APIs, and integrations for a tax-compliance SaaS platform, leveraging Python, Flask, AWS serverless, and distributed architectures.
Senior Backend Software Engineer
Build real-time voice AI systems that power natural, low-latency conversations for customer support, integrating telephony, WebRTC, and speech services.
Lead Software Engineer - Backend
Build and scale HTTP APIs and async compute services for Project Graph, Adobe’s AI-powered creative workflow platform, using Node.js/TypeScript, Kubernetes, Postgres, and AWS.
Senior Java Engineer — Hybrid FinTech Backend Leader
Designs and improves backend Java systems for an equities electronic trading platform, mentors engineers, and sets technical direction.
Back-end Software Development Engineering Senior Engineer #1057397
Design and build scalable back-end services and APIs using Java/Spring Boot, cloud platforms, and databases, while collaborating with cross-functional teams.