123 lead software engineer back end jobs at 62 companies in United States
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Lead Backend Software Engineer
Chicago, Illinois, United States
$185k-$215k/yr RemoteFull Time
7+ YOE7+ years backend experience with strong Python skills, hands-on technical leadership, experience with FastAPI, relational data modeling, PostgreSQL/ORMs, AWS services, CI/CD, and mentoring engineers.
Python, FastAPI, PostgreSQL, SQLAlchemy, Alembic, Flyway, AWS, ECS, Lambda, RDS, S3, IAM, Docker, Git, GitHub Actions, AWS CodePipeline, Claude Code, Cursor, Terraform, Terragrunt, Datadog, Sentry, LangGraph, Claude Code SDK, Amazon Bedrock
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Lead Software Engineer, Back End
Plano, Texas, United States
$179k-$205k/yr OnsiteFull Time
4+ YOEBachelor's degree,4+ years software engineering experience,1+ year cloud experience (AWS/Azure/GCP).Experience with Java,Python,Go,Node,Scala,SQL,containerization and cloud tools.
Java, Python, SQL, Node, Go, Scala, Docker, Kubernetes, AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud
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Lead Backend Software Engineer
San Carlos, California, United States
$185k-$260k/yr HybridFull Time
5+ YOE5+ years building backend services, APIs, and distributed systems; experience with Python and JavaScript/TypeScript (Node.js); data pipeline and production reliability experience; strong ownership and communication.
Python, JavaScript, TypeScript, Node.js
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Lead Backend Engineer
Princeton, New Jersey, United States
$179k-$211k/yr HybridFull Time
8+ YOE8+ years backend engineering experience; strong in Java or Kotlin; demonstrated lead-level IC experience; experience managing/mentoring remote/offshore engineers; strong cross-functional collaboration and ownership of backend AI initiatives.
Java, Kotlin, Zoom, Microsoft Teams
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Lead Software Engineer - Backend
San Mateo, California, United States
$168k-$208k/yr HybridFull Time
6+ YOE6-8 years backend experience; Ruby on Rails; strong DSA, REST APIs, OOD/SOLID; system design; leadership potential; collaborative, agile mindset.
Ruby on Rails, REST APIs, RDBMS, Caching, Distributed Queues, Microservices, OOP, SOLID, AI tools and technologies
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Lead Backend Engineer
Redwood City, California, United States
HybridFull Time
6+ YOEStrong backend engineering experience designing APIs, microservices, and data models; experience with cloud (AWS/GCP/Azure), gRPC/protobuf/GraphQL, relational databases, Rust-based services; 6+ years preferred; strong communication and leadership potential.
Rust, AWS, GCP, Azure, gRPC, protobuf, GraphQL, React Native, iOS, Android
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Sr Backend Developer
Herndon, Virginia, United States
RemoteFull Time
7+ YOEBachelor's degree, U.S. citizenship with Public Trust eligibility, 7+ years back-end development (3+ years senior/lead), AWS/Kubernetes experience, CI/CD (Jenkins/GitHub Actions), and tools such as Git, SonarQube, NexusIQ, Selenium, AppDynamics.
AWS, Kubernetes, Jenkins, GitHub Actions, SonarQube, NexusIQ, Selenium, AppDynamics, Git, NIST 800-53, FISMA, FedRAMP, IRS Publication 4812
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Staff Software Engineer, Backend
Lehi or United States or India
RemoteFull Time
10+ YOE10+ years backend engineering experience with Golang (or Java/Python/Ruby/C#), expertise in microservices, distributed systems, relational databases, cloud (GCP/AWS/Azure), Kubernetes, CI/CD, and experience leading large technical projects.
Golang, Java, Python, Ruby, C#, REST, gRPC, protobufs, NSQ, Kafka, PostgreSQL, MySQL, GCP, AWS, Azure, Kubernetes, Terraform, Helm, CI/CD, Stripe, Braintree
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Senior Engineer - Security Products (Backend APIs)
San Francisco, California, United States
$181k-$217k/yr HybridFull Time
5+ YOE5+ years engineering experience with production Go; 3+ years building public APIs; strong RESTful API design, testing, observability, and on-call experience; ability to author design docs and lead end-to-end projects.
Go, Terraform, CI/CD, OpenAPI, OAuth, JWT, SAML, RBAC, AI coding agents
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Lead Software Engineer – Enterprise Backend Integrations (Remote)
Newport News or United States
$8k-$15k/mo RemoteFull Time
9+ YOE9+ years software engineering experience; expert Java and Spring; building REST/SOAP APIs; MongoDB and relational DB experience; Azure Kubernetes Service, Linux, bash; CI/CD, Agile, Git/BitBucket; mentoring and technical leadership.
Java, Spring, REST, SOAP, JSON, XML, MongoDB, Relational DB, IntelliJ, Eclipse, Maven, BitBucket, Git, GitHub, Microsoft Azure, Azure Kubernetes Service, Linux, bash, SCRUM, Kanban, JIRA, CI/CD, Microsoft Visio, Microsoft PowerPoint
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Developer, Back End
Tempe, Arizona, United States
$114k-$135k/yr OnsiteFull Time
5+ YOE5+ years software development; AWS serverless; TypeScript; Python or Java a plus; lead discussions; mentor; OpenSearch; CI/CD; AI tools; unit testing.
AWS Lambda, SQS, RDS, Step Functions, TypeScript, Python, Java, CloudWatch, Datadog, GitHub Actions, OpenSearch, AI tools, Unit testing, CI/CD
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Principal Software Engineer - Backend
United States
$225k/yr RemoteFull Time
10+ YOE10+ years building backend systems, strong Rust and database experience, microservices, integrating third-party devices, AI tooling experience, mentoring and leading architectural decisions.
Rust, Postgres, Elasticsearch, Kubernetes, Docker, Prometheus, Grafana, Terraform, Kotlin, Go, Python
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Lead Software Engineer - Back End Java or Python
New York or United States
$152k-$215k/yr OnsiteFull Time
5+ YOE5+ years applied software engineering experience; recent back-end Java experience; cloud, distributed systems, RESTful APIs, SQL/NoSQL, messaging frameworks; test design; experience with AI-assisted development practices and responsible AI.
Java, Python, SQL, NoSQL, RESTful APIs
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Senior / Lead Backend Engineer
New York City, New York, United States
$180k-$275k/yr OnsiteFull Time
5+ YOE5+ years backend experience, strong Java and microservices skills, REST and distributed systems, MySQL/PostgreSQL, cloud (GCP/AWS), CI/CD and infrastructure as code experience.
Java, MySQL, PostgreSQL, Redis, RabbitMQ, Kubernetes, Terraform, Salt, GitHub Actions, CircleCI, Electron, React, Redux, Styled Components, C#, C++, Swift, Kotlin, GCP, AWS
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Tech Lead Backend Software Engineer - AI - Asset Services
San Jose, California, United States
$245k-$450k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Experience building large-scale backend services, distributed systems, data structures and algorithms, AI application and agent development, and strong cross-team communication.
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Backend Engineer - New York, NY
New York, New York, United States
$145k-$183k/yr OnsiteFull Time
2+ YOE2+ years software engineering experience; strong backend system design, APIs, data stores, and distributed systems; experience leading cross-team initiatives; hands-on coding in Java and Go; collaboration and mentoring skills.
Java, Go
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Lead Java Software Engineer - Backend (VP)
New York, New York, United States
$150k-$210k/yr OnsiteFull Time
10+ YOE10+ years distributed systems; strong Java/Spring; Azure cloud; REST/GraphQL APIs; leadership; experience with FinTech apps.
Java, Spring, Spring Boot, Azure, Kafka, MongoDB, SQL, Snowflake, GraphQL, REST, Angular
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Senior Backend Engineer
Tel Aviv-Yafo or Jerusalem or Israel or United States
OnsiteFull Time
7+ YOEB.Sc. in Computer Science or related, 7+ years backend development with at least one technical lead role, strong SQL (PostgreSQL/MySQL), cloud experience (AWS preferred), microservices, web development, daily use of AI, and fluent Hebrew and English.
PostgreSQL, MySQL, SQL, AWS, Google APIs, Facebook APIs, Microsoft APIs, Customer Data Platform (CDP), AI
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Lead Backend Engineer, AI Platform
New York, New York, United States
$220k-$300k/yr RemoteFull Time
5+ YOE5-8+ years backend experience; strong API design; distributed systems; AI platform development; cloud experience; leadership responsibilities.
Python, Go, Java, TypeScript, SQL, Kafka, Kubernetes, AWS, GCP, Azure
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Senior Backend Developer /Tech Lead
Tel Aviv or Ra'anana or Romania or United States or Japan
HybridFull Time
7+ YOE7+ years backend experience, 2+ years NodeJs, Python, or GO experience preferred, experience with distributed high-scale systems, databases, backend architecture, production troubleshooting, and strong communication; BSc or equivalent experience.
NodeJs, Python, GO, Docker, Kubernetes, Redis, Cursor
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