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
Lead Software Engineer, Back End (Golang, AWS)
Lead a team building and scaling cloud-based microservices in Go and AWS to automate data access and regulatory solutions for Capital One’s enterprise platform.
Lead Software Engineer, Back End (Java, Golang, AWS, CI/CD)
Lead a team building cloud-based financial decisioning systems in Java, Go, and AWS to power credit card approvals and customer experiences at scale.
Knowledge Engineer - Back End
Build and maintain the back-end infrastructure for an AI-driven knowledge platform, focusing on knowledge graphs, vector databases, and data pipelines using Python/Java, SPARQL, and REST APIs.
Knowledge Engineer Manager - Back-end Engineer
Build and maintain the back-end infrastructure for an AI-driven knowledge platform, including knowledge graphs, vector stores, and APIs using Python/Java, SPARQL, and cloud services.
Joomla Backend Developer
Build and maintain Joomla-based government web platforms, customizing components, modules, and plugins while managing MySQL databases and integrating APIs like payment gateways and CRMs.
Lead Software Engineer, Back End (Java, JavaScript, Python, Go, Spring, Kafka, CI/CD, Claude Code)
Lead a team building scalable cloud services for hyper-personalized marketing platforms using Java, Go, Python, Kafka, and AI tools like Claude Code to deliver millions of customer messages.
Lead Software Engineer, Back End (Java, JavaScript, Python, Go, Spring, Kafka, CI/CD, AWS, Claude Code)
Lead a team of engineers building scalable, cloud-based microservices in Java, Python, Go, or Node.js to deliver personalized financial messaging at scale using AWS, Kafka, and CI/CD pipelines.
Senior Backend Software Engineer Node.js | Java | Python | AWS | APIs | Data Pipelines | MarTech
Senior backend engineer building scalable APIs, data pipelines, and cloud-native services in AWS for a healthcare-focused marketing technology platform.
Senior Software Engineer, Safety Backend
Build and maintain scalable backend systems for Discord’s safety infrastructure, including content moderation and abuse detection, using Python, Rust, and TypeScript.
Senior Software Engineer, Backend - Platform Team
Build backend systems for agent-assist integrations and specialized authentication services in a real-time conversation platform.
Senior Backend Architect for AI‑Driven Security
Design and build large-scale backend services for an AI-driven security platform using Go and Python, collaborating with distributed teams to deliver end-to-end features.
Senior Lead Backend Architect — GraphDB & API Platform
Leads architecture for Capital One’s data platforms and APIs, designing scalable distributed systems and setting patterns for secure, observable interactions with customer data.
Senior Backend Engineer - Platform & Auth (Remote)
Designs and builds scalable backend services for AI-powered agent assist, authentication, and enterprise integrations using REST/gRPC and distributed systems.
Remote Senior Backend Engineer (Elixir/Phoenix)
Builds and maintains scalable backend services in Elixir/Phoenix for a SaaS platform, focusing on a Document Engine and cloud infrastructure managed via Kubernetes, Terraform, and FluxCD.
Remote Senior Backend Engineer – Scalable Web Crawling
Senior backend engineer building scalable web-crawling pipelines, distributed services, and anti-bot systems using headless browsers and cloud-native stacks.
Senior Backend Architect - Real-Time Weather Data (Remote)
Lead backend architecture for real-time weather data systems, processing alerts and observations with scalable cloud tech and mentoring engineers in an Agile environment.