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
| Currency | Period | 25th | Median | 75th | Postings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USD | year | $166,500 | $192,050 | $215,050 | 1,399 |
| 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 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 432
- Staff 393
- 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
Senior Software Engineer – AI Backend (Remote)
Builds distributed AI backend systems, APIs, and microservices for government use, focusing on graph analytics, explainable AI, and DevSecOps integration to deploy scalable production algorithms.
Remote Senior Software Engineering Manager - Backend & AI
Lead backend services and data pipelines in Java/Python, architect event-driven microservices with Kafka, and build AI-enabled features while mentoring engineers.
Senior Ruby on Rails Engineer – Backend & API Systems
Senior Ruby on Rails engineer building backend systems and APIs for a workflow automation platform, collaborating with UI, connectivity, and DevOps teams.
Senior Ruby on Rails Engineer – Backend & API Specialist
Senior Ruby on Rails engineer building backend APIs and infrastructure for a growing product team, writing clean, tested code and collaborating across the stack.
Senior Software Engineer - Cloud Backend (C#, .NET, Azure)
Builds and maintains cloud backend systems for global licensing services using C#/.NET on Azure, troubleshooting production issues and collaborating with international teams.
Senior Python Engineer for Agentic AI & Cloud Backend
Senior Python engineer building cloud backend services for an AI-first platform, focusing on distributed systems, REST APIs, and automation in a hybrid environment.
Senior Software Engineer - Backend/Infrastructure
Build and scale the backend and infrastructure for a SaaS platform modernizing construction finance, using Node.js, TypeScript, GraphQL, and Postgres.
Backend Developer
Builds and maintains scalable backend data pipelines (ELK/Kafka) for a DoD modernization project, focusing on real-time analytics, API development, and cloud-native infrastructure (AWS/OpenShift) to improve operational visibility and decision-making.
Sr Back End Marketing Web Developer
Leads backend web development for Paychex’s public site, managing Drupal, Cloudflare, and dev ops to improve performance and user experience while mentoring other developers.
Senior Software Engineer, Backend IoT & Video Platform
Designs and builds cloud-native backend systems for IoT and video platforms, focusing on real-time streaming, camera integration, and distributed architectures using JVM (Kotlin/Scala) and Python on AWS.
Senior Back End Developer (C#)
Build and modernize the core banking platform using C# .NET Core/Framework, MS SQL, and RabbitMQ, migrating from monolith to microservices while integrating AI tools for faster, secure development.
Backend Developer with Security Clearance
Builds and maintains backend data pipelines using Elasticsearch and Kafka to enhance operational visibility and decision-making for a government modernization project.
Senior Ruby on Rails Engineer — Backend & API Architect
Senior Ruby on Rails engineer building backend APIs and infrastructure for a workflow automation platform, collaborating with UI, connectivity, and DevOps teams.