5,356 backend engineer jobs at 2,338 companies in United States

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Founding Backend / Infra Engineer
Cupertino, CA, US
$160k-$300k/yr On-SiteFull Time
HiringCafe
HiringCafe: Building a 100× better job search engine to take on Indeed and LinkedIn.
Own the crawlers, pipelines, and infrastructure powering a real-time job search engine. Strong Node.js and Python fundamentals; bonus points for security and reverse-engineering chops.
Node.js, Python, Elasticsearch, Redis
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Backend Engineer
New York, New York, United States
$110k-$140k/yr HybridFull Time
Bayview Asset Management
Bayview Asset Management: Investment management firm specializing in credit and mortgage assets.
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience; strong backend development skills in .NET and Python; experience with databases and CI/CD.
NET (C#, EF Core, ASP.NET Core), Python (FastAPI, Pydantic, SQLAlchemy), SQL Server, Snowflake, Redis, Bitbucket, Jenkins, Docker, Kubernetes, VS Code
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Backend Engineer
Beaverton, Oregon, United States
RemoteFull Time
Oneleet
Oneleet: Provides an all-in-one cybersecurity and compliance automation platform.
5+ YOE5+ years in Go with REST API design; PostgreSQL optimization; third-party integrations; startup experience; strong communication; SaaS backend architecture.
Go, PostgreSQL, REST APIs, gRPC, TypeScript, SaaS, Observability, Distributed Systems
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Backend Engineer
Seattle, Washington, United States
$160k-$175k/yr HybridFull Time
FlowPlay
FlowPlay: Develops and publishes social casino games and virtual worlds.
5+ YOE5+ years Java backend experience, proficiency with MySQL, EMR not referenced, familiarity with cloud (AWS or GCP), RESTful API design, version control (SVN/Git); Bachelor's in CS or related preferred.
Java, Spring Boot, MySQL, AWS, GCP, RESTful API, Apache SVN, Git, Docker, Kubernetes, PostgreSQL, Oracle, NoSQL
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Backend Engineer
United States
RemoteFull Time
Nebulock
Nebulock: Autonomous AI platform for behavioral threat hunting and detection.
4+ YOE4+ years backend distributed systems; proficient in Python, Java, Go, Rust; experience with AWS or GCP; strong data pipelines and event-driven systems; excellent system design and data modeling; OLAP experience; adaptable and fast to ship; growth-minded.
Python, Java, Go, Rust, AWS, GCP, Data pipelines, Event-driven systems, OLAP databases
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Backend Engineer - Extensions
Europe or Tel Aviv or United States
RemoteFull Time
Fundamental
Fundamental: An AI building foundation models and tooling to improve enterprise decision-making.
5+ YOE5+ years backend engineering experience with strong Python skills, production distributed systems experience, concurrency and workflow orchestration knowledge, and ability to ship reproducible, observable production systems.
Python, Temporal, Dramatiq, Celery, Kubernetes, NEXUS
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Senior Backend Engineer
Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States
$160k-$185k/yr HybridFull Time
Sphinx Defense
Sphinx Defense: Develops software for secure satellite and space mission operations.
5+ YOE5+ years software engineering experience; strong Python, FastAPI, Postgres, AWS, Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform; cloud architecture, API/backend development, security focus, mentorship and customer integration skills.
Python, FastAPI, Postgres, AWS, Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform
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Backend Engineer
San Francisco, California, United States
$190k-$230k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Lapel
Lapel: Unifying customer data to power personalized service at scale.
3+ YOE3+ years backend or software engineering; API design; backend architecture; Node.js/Python/Go; PostgreSQL/MySQL; scalable systems; customer-focused.
Node.js, Python, Go, PostgreSQL, MySQL, TypeScript, Temporal, Pulsar
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Lead Backend Engineer
San Francisco or Lehi or Plano
$138k-$216k/yr HybridFull Time
Collective Health
Collective Health: Cloud platform for managing employer-sponsored health benefits.
10+ YOE10+ years backend engineering experience with Java and Spring Cloud, microservices and integration platform experience (Mulesoft), AI tooling familiarity, cloud (AWS/GCP), SQL/PostgreSQL, system development, and strong communication and leadership skills.
Java, Spring Cloud, Mulesoft, GitHub Copilot, Cursor, WindSurf, AWS, GCP, SQL, PostgreSQL
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Backend Engineer
United States
RemotePart Time, Full Time
SwapRail
SwapRail: Building a self-custody wallet for secure cross-chain swaps.
Backend engineer with Node.js/TypeScript/Go/Rust; build high-performance backend systems; distributed async systems; PostgreSQL; microservices; blockchain data integration.
Node.js, TypeScript, Go, Rust, PostgreSQL, Redis
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Principal Backend Engineer
Seattle, Washington, United States
OnsiteFull Time
Data Squared
Data Squared: Explainable AI platform for high-stakes enterprise data decision-making.
Testing backend systems; Python development; pytest; FastAPI; Docker; Kubernetes; graph data testing.
Python, pytest, FastAPI, Docker, Kubernetes, Neo4j, Memgraph
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Senior Backend Engineer
San Francisco, California, United States
$150k-$300k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Amari
Amari: AI agents automating document-heavy workflows for the logistics industry.
4+ YOE4–6 years backend software engineering in a high-growth startup; ownership of backend systems; strong architectural judgment; in-person SF collaboration.
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Backend Engineer
San Francisco, California, United States
$190k-$220k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Wordware
Wordware: Full-stack operating system for building AI applications.
Senior backend-leaning full-stack engineer; onsite in San Francisco; full-time; $190k-$220k; US-based or relocation.
TypeScript, React, Next.js, Node.js, PostgreSQL, Cloudflare, AWS, AI model integrations
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Staff Backend Engineer (Python)
New York City or Montreal
$240k-$280k/yr HybridFull Time
Tetrix
Tetrix: AI-powered financial data platform.
10+ YOE10+ years backend engineering in Python; strong leadership; scalable systems design; API and data ingestion experience; AI integrations a plus.
Python, APIs, Data Ingestion, Event-Driven Architecture, Cloud
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Backend Engineer
San Francisco, California, United States
$140k-$185k/yr HybridFull Time
Scribe
Scribe: Automatically documents digital workflows into step-by-step process guides.
3+ YOE3+ years building backend applications, strong Python skills, experience optimizing endpoints and database queries, automated testing, and collaborative engineering practices.
Python, Django, PostgreSQL, Redis, Celery, AmazonMQ, Terraform, AWS
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Sr. Backend Engineer
San Francisco, California, United States
$145k-$170k/yr HybridFull Time
LeapXpert
LeapXpert: Compliant enterprise communication platform for secure consumer messaging.
6+ YOE6+ years building backend/distributed systems, experience designing agentic runtimes and SDKs, multi-tenant isolation, async/concurrent patterns, secure API design, observability, and production-grade platform development.
Temporal, Claude Code, Codex, Gemini CLI, Go, Python, TypeScript/Node.js, Rust, Kubernetes, CI/CD, OpenTelemetry, Prometheus, Grafana, SQL, gRPC, Claude Managed Agents, Bedrock Agents, Google Agent Builder, Azure AI Services, Google ADK, Claude Agent SDK, OpenAI SDK, LangChain, CrewAI, AutoGen, MCP, Kafka, Neo4j
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Senior Backend Engineer
United States or North America or South America or Europe
RemoteFull Time
Sequencing
Sequencing: Direct-to-consumer genomics platform for whole genome sequencing and interpretation.
5+ YOE5+ years building production backend systems; expert TypeScript; experience with large-scale data processing, distributed systems, PostgreSQL/OLTP and DuckDB/OLAP; familiarity with async event systems (SQS, RabbitMQ, BullMQ).
TypeScript, Apache Spark, DuckDB, PostgreSQL, Qdrant, Redis, AWS SQS, RabbitMQ, BullMQ, Rust, Scala, Python, Anthropic, OpenAI, Bedrock, Google AI, Langfuse, LangSmith, Temporal
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Backend Engineer
New York, New York, United States
$160k-$215k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Treeswift
Treeswift: Provides AI-augmented vegetation management and asset monitoring for utilities.
7+ YOE7+ years backend engineering experience; Python/Django or similar; PostgreSQL with geospatial queries; Docker, Kubernetes, AWS; OAuth2/OIDC/JWT; strong cross-functional communication.
Python, Django, PostgreSQL, PostGIS, Kubernetes, AWS, Docker, OpenAPI, Terraform, OpenTofu, CI/CD
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Backend Infrastructure Engineer
San Francisco or North America
$200k-$250k/yr HybridFull Time
Firecrawl
Firecrawl: Converts websites into clean structured data for AI.
3+ YOE3+ years in backend, networking, or infrastructure engineering; production ownership and on-call responsibility; authorized to work in the US or eligible remote regions.
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Senior Backend Engineer
San Francisco, California, United States
$200k-$230k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Sauron Systems
Sauron Systems: Autonomous robotic platforms for residential security and threat deterrence.
5+ YOE5+ years building production backend systems; proficiency in Go, Python, Rust, Java, or C++; experience with distributed systems, REST/gRPC, PostgreSQL/MySQL/Redis/DynamoDB, AWS, Docker, Kubernetes, and observability; strong system design and debugging skills.
Go, Python, Rust, Java, C++, REST, gRPC, PostgreSQL, MySQL, Redis, DynamoDB, AWS, Docker, Kubernetes, Kafka, NATS, RabbitMQ
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Backend Engineer
New York City, New York, United States
$140k-$190k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Sheer Health
Sheer Health: A New York City-based delivering healthcare experiences through technology and data analytics.
3+ YOE3+ years full-stack software engineering; strong NodeJS; Go/Java backend; web tech; browser automation with Playwright/Puppeteer; in-office NYC Mon-Thu; strong problem-solving and communication.
NodeJS, Go, Java, JavaScript, TypeScript, HTML, CSS, Playwright, Puppeteer