Backend Engineer jobs in the United States
220 live openings for people who build APIs, services, and the systems behind modern products, with a median posting age of 31 days. The most active hiring companies include Databricks, Grafana Labs, whoop, Palantir, Affirm. Published salary data centers on $125K–$175K USD per year.
Updated August 3, 2026 · Live inventory, refreshed hourly
- Live jobs
- 220
- Median age
- 31d
- Hiring companies
- 5
- Published salary
- $125K–$175K
Which backend engineer jobs are open now?
| Role | Company | Location | Posted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senior Software Engineer - Go + TypeScript backend framework | DigiCert | KA, IN | Today |
| Backend Engineer | Lightningai | London; New York, New York, United States; San Francisco, California, United States; Seattle, Washington, United States | Today |
| Senior Backend Engineer | Clera | San Francisco | Today |
| Senior/Staff Backend Engineer | Clera | remote | Today |
| Backend Software Engineer | Hiring company | Remote (US) | 1 day ago |
| Senior Software Development Engineer (Back-end) | filevine | United States | 1 day ago |
| Senior Backend Engineer - Python | filevine | United States | 1 day ago |
| Senior Backend Engineer, Product | orionsleep | San Francisco | 1 day ago |
| Junior Software Developer (Backend Focused) | BigBear.ai | Annapolis Junction, MD, US | 1 day ago |
| AI & Backend Engineer | CLERA | San Francisco, CA, US | 1 day ago |
| AI & Backend Engineer | Clera | San Francisco | 1 day ago |
| Backend Engineer | Clera | San Francisco | 2 days ago |
| Backend-Leaning Product Engineer | Clera | San Francisco | 2 days ago |
| Senior/Staff Backend Engineer | Clera | remote | 2 days ago |
| Lead Backend Engineer | name | Remote (United States) | 2 days ago |
| Lead Backend Developer | Bright Vision Technologies | Remote (United States) | 3 days ago |
| Backend Developer Kotlin / PHP / Symfony (m/w/d) | BITE GmbH | Remote (Neu-Ulm, BY, DE) | 3 days ago |
| Backend Developer Kotlin / PHP / Symfony (m/w/d) | BITE GmbH | Remote (Neu-Ulm, BY, DE) | 3 days ago |
| Backend-Entwickler / Software Engineer (m/w/d) | Hiring company | Gunzenhausen, BY, DE | 3 days ago |
| Backend Application Engineer | Bright Vision Technologies | Remote (United States) | 4 days ago |
| Backend Software Engineer - Assistant Vice President | iCapital | Greenwich, Connecticut, United States; New York, New York, United States | 4 days ago |
| Senior Backend Engineer | VassuTech | Remote (Markham, ON, CA) | 5 days ago |
| Information Technology Server Engineer | Kansas Judicial Branch | Topeka, KS | 6 days ago |
| Backend Engineer | drivetrain | United States | 6 days ago |
| Backend Engineer Scala - Assistant Vice President | iCapital | New York, New York, United States | 6 days ago |
Who is hiring backend engineer talent?
Databricks, Grafana Labs, whoop, Palantir, Affirm currently have the most roles in the United States in our live inventory.
Questions about backend engineer jobs in the united states
How many backend engineer jobs in the united states are open right now?
There are 220 live openings in this collection as of August 3, 2026. Inventory is refreshed hourly, and this page remains available as a durable job-search resource when the count changes.
Which companies are hiring for backend engineer roles?
The companies with the most current openings here include Databricks, Grafana Labs, whoop, Palantir, Affirm.
How fresh are these job listings?
The median listing in this collection was discovered 31 days ago. Each source is checked continuously and closed roles lose JobPosting markup when deactivated.
What salary do backend engineer jobs pay?
Among the 22 listings that publish compensation, the median stated range is $125K–$175K USD per year. This is observed listing data, not an estimated salary.