3,179 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.
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Tessera DataHybrid· San Francisco, CA$185k–$218k
Rajant CorporationOn-site· Malvern, PA
2HB IncorporatedOn-site· Annapolis Junction, MD
Security clearance required
Stoa GroupHybrid· Hammond, LA
Blue OriginOn-site· Denver, CO$151k–$211k
No visa sponsorshipUS persons only (ITAR/export control)
Capital OneOn-site· McLean, VA$230k–$262k
Sponsors visa (stated)
AgodaHybrid· Boston, MA
Sponsors visa (stated)Relocation supportCapital OneOn-site· Cambridge, MA$230k–$262k
Sponsors visa (stated)JTEC ConsultingOn-site· Chantilly, VA$160k–$180k
No visa sponsorshipUS persons only (ITAR/export control)Security clearance required+1Capital OneOn-site· McLean, VA$179k–$205k
No visa sponsorship
UpstartHybrid$142k–$197k
NVIDIAOn-site· Santa Clara, CA$184k
UniswapRemote$180k–$226k
Honeywell TechnologiesHybrid· Duluth, GA
Spatial Front, IncOn-site· Arrington, VA
No visa sponsorshipSecurity clearance requiredCapital OneOn-site· McLean, VA$197k–$225k
No visa sponsorshipUniswapRemote$207k–$259k
Anduril IndustriesOn-site· Costa Mesa, CA$191k–$253k
Security clearance required
HarnessRemote$204k–$255k
RipplingHybrid· San Francisco, CA$189k–$315k
Lila SciencesOn-site· Cambridge, MA$144k
JPMorganChaseOn-site· Plano, TX
CNHOn-site· Sioux Falls, SD$83k–$127k
Arila Buisness Management LtdRemote
SnowflakeRemote$200k–$288k
RulaRemote$192k–$240k
PatreonHybrid· San Francisco, California, United States {{REMOTE}}$296k–$444k
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.