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 Backend Engineer, AI & APIs Orchestration
Senior Backend Engineer building infrastructure to connect Lyft to AI ecosystems and architect APIs for third-party agents and multimodal interfaces, working with Python/Go and cloud/database technologies.
Senior Backend Architect – Remote, AI-Driven, Scalable
Designs and builds scalable backend services for a global shipping platform using PHP Laravel, NodeJS, and Python, with a focus on reliability and AI integration.
Senior Backend Engineer - Cloud, Java/Kotlin on AWS
Designs and builds cloud-native Java/Kotlin microservices on AWS, leading technical decisions and mentoring engineers.
Senior Backend Engineer, Fintech - Remote
Designs and maintains secure, scalable APIs in Kotlin/Node.js/TypeScript for fintech services, deploying on GCP/Kubernetes while collaborating with product and security teams to ensure reliability and performance.
Senior Ruby on Rails Backend Engineer
A Senior Ruby on Rails Engineer builds scalable backend APIs and infrastructure, collaborating with cross-functional teams to design and maintain systems using Rails, PostgreSQL, and caching technologies.
Backend Technical Lead - Wagtail CMS
Leads the design and delivery of a scalable Wagtail CMS solution for public-facing government websites using Django, Python, GraphQL APIs, and headless CMS architecture.
Senior Java Backend Developer (AWS)
Build and optimize secure, high-volume banking microservices in Java/Spring Boot on AWS, integrating payments and core banking systems with Kafka and Kubernetes.
.Net Backend Developer with COTS products & Production support
Develops and maintains .NET backend services for COTS products, focusing on scalability and cloud deployment while providing production support.
Ruby on Rails Backend Engineer
Build and maintain the backend of a new Rails app that integrates with banks and accounting systems to process ACH payments, refunds, and beneficiary payouts for financial workflows.
Senior Backend Ruby On Rails Developer
Builds and maintains backend services in Ruby on Rails for client projects, focusing on clean, scalable code and best practices like TDD and CI.
Software Engineer - Cloud Services Backend
Build and maintain secure cloud-native backend services for a government space operations platform, deploying Docker containers to AWS with Kubernetes and contributing to a CI/CD pipeline.