3,841 Backend Engineer Jobs
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Live backend engineer jobs, updated in real time — APIs, distributed systems, and data-heavy services across every industry that ships software.
3,841
live postings (last 30 days)
28
added last 24 hours
$175K$87K–$288K
typical posted salary
26%
fully remote
642
companies hiring
3,841 live backend engineer jobs right now, with 1,037 posted by 642 employers in the last 30 days. Postings that disclose pay run $87K–$288K a year, median $175K. Most active employers: JPMorganChase, Affirm, JPMC. 264 of the newest 1,000 postings are remote.
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American Corporation for Public Well BeingHybrid· Only, TN
Also.On-site· Palo Alto, CA$200k–$250k
Scout AIOn-site· Sunnyvale, CA$170k–$380k
US persons only (ITAR/export control)Security clearance requiredRelocation support
PlaudHybrid· Palo Alto, CA · +2 more$140k–$219k
AI on the HillOn-site· Princeton, NJ
satoriqOn-site· New York City, NY$225k–$300k
Stellar Software SolutionsRemote
MaximusOn-site· San Antonio, TX$135k–$165k
Security clearance required
PhantomRemote
Motorola SolutionsOn-site· Richardson, TX$100k–$130k
No visa sponsorship
BluticHybrid· New York City, NY
Qualified HealthHybrid· Palo Alto, CA$230k–$280k
Redwire SpaceOn-site· Chantilly, VA$102k–$140k
Citizens onlyUS persons only (ITAR/export control)Security clearance required
Charles SchwabOn-site· Austin, TX$58–$65/hr
CGIHybrid· Lafayette, LA$64k
AffirmRemote$153k–$213k
Mango Global TechnologiesOn-site· San Francisco, CA$190k–$300k
RedwireOn-site· Chantilly, VA$102k–$140k
Citizens onlyUS persons only (ITAR/export control)Security clearance required
Lorven TechnologiesOn-site· Riverside, MO
DynProOn-site· Fremont, CA$166k–$177k
Rovex Technologies CorporationOn-site· Gainesville, FL$60k–$75k
No visa sponsorship
Parallel SystemsOn-site· Los Angeles, CA$167k
AffirmRemote$181k–$241k
True AnomalyOn-site· Long Beach, CA$180k–$265k
Citizens onlyUS persons only (ITAR/export control)Security clearance required
eNGINERemote$140k–$160k
Backend Engineer Jobs: common questions
- What do backend engineer postings screen for?
- A server-side language (Java, Python, Go, and C# lead current listings), SQL and one mainstream database, API design, and increasingly cloud services and containers. Postings are specific about their stack — match their nouns exactly on your resume, since the first screen is usually an ATS keyword pass, not an engineer.
- Backend vs full-stack postings — which should I apply to?
- Apply by the work described, not the title: plenty of 'full-stack' postings are backend roles with occasional UI work, and vice versa. If your depth is server-side, both lists are fair game — this page and the full-stack list overlap less than you'd think, because we classify by what the posting actually asks for.
- What do backend engineer jobs pay right now?
- Among the 601 recent postings that disclose pay, the range runs $87K–$288K a year, with a median around $175K. Each listing shows the employer's own figures where disclosed, and the numbers here recompute continuously from live postings.
- Which companies are hiring for backend engineer jobs?
- 642 employers posted openings in the last 30 days — the most active include JPMorganChase, Affirm, JPMC, TalentHop.