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Backend Engineer Jobs in Washington.

Washington, D.C. and its surrounding metro form one of the largest employment centers in the United States, anchored by government, policy, law, defense, and a growing technology and consulting sector. Browse jobs in Washington from companies hiring across every field.

Back-end engineers build the APIs, databases and services that power applications behind the scenes. Explore back-end engineer jobs from companies hiring worldwide.

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25
positions indexed
New today
4
last 24 hours
Companies
16
actively hiring
Worldwide remote
0
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How many Backend Engineer jobs in Washington are there right now?

There are 25 open Backend Engineer jobs in Washington on JobsRadar right now, from 16 companies hiring directly. 22 of them disclose pay, with a median of $182,500 a year and most offers between $160,000 and $214,700. 4 were added in the last 24 hours; the board was last refreshed on July 28, 2026 at 04:34 UTC.

Backend Engineer salary range in Washington

$160k 25th
$182.5k Median
$214.7k 75th
$157.5k
$222k
Box 25th–75th · whiskers 10th–90th Full range $130k – $275k · outliers off-axis
Based on 22 disclosed live listings
Updated Jul 27, 2026 from live listings
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Anduril Industries
Lead Software Engineer, API/SDK
Anduril Industries
⚡ Apply early Seattle, Washington, United St... Onsite $191,000–$253,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 5h ago
Anduril Industries
Senior Software Engineer, API/SDK
Anduril Industries
⚡ Apply early Seattle, Washington, United St... Onsite $191,000–$253,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 5h ago
Anduril Industries
Mission Software Engineer, Air Vehicle Autonomy, Backend
Anduril Industries
⚡ Apply early Costa Mesa, California, United... Onsite $166,000–$220,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 5h ago
Lightning AI
Senior Backend Engineer, Managed Kubernetes & Slurm
Lightning AI
⚡ Apply early New York, New York, United Sta... Onsite $180,000–$250,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 11h ago
Databricks
Staff Software Engineer - Backend
Databricks
⚡ Apply early Bellevue, Washington Onsite $182,400–$247,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 3d ago
Databricks
Staff Software Engineer - Backend
Databricks
⚡ Apply early Seattle, Washington Onsite $182,400–$247,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 3d ago
Databricks
Senior Software Engineer - Backend
Databricks
⚡ Apply early Bellevue, Washington Onsite $157,700–$213,800
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 3d ago
Dev Technology
Backend Developer (AWS/Node)
Dev Technology
⚡ Apply early Washington D.C. Metro Area Onsite $72,000–$130,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 6d ago
Accenture Federal Services
SAP Application Developer (BW 4HANA Backend)
Accenture Federal Services
⚡ Apply early Washington, DC Onsite $86,400–$243,100
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1w ago
Gallatin
Backend Engineer
Gallatin
⚡ Apply early El Segundo, CA Onsite $80,000–$210,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1w ago
northwoodspace
Staff Software Engineer - Backend
northwoodspace
⚡ Apply early Torrance, CA Onsite $161,000–$224,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2w ago
Otter.ai
Staff Software Engineer, Backend (Product)
Otter.ai
⚡ Apply early Seattle, Washington, United St... Onsite $210,000–$275,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2w ago
Otter.ai
Senior Software Engineer, Backend (Product)
Otter.ai
⚡ Apply early Seattle, Washington, United St... Onsite $185,000–$230,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2w ago
Swoop Technologies
Software Engineer - Backend (Cleared)
Swoop Technologies
⚡ Apply early Minneapolis-St. Paul Hybrid $125,000–$190,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2w ago
Swoop Technologies
Software Engineer - Backend
Swoop Technologies
⚡ Apply early Minneapolis-St. Paul Hybrid $125,000–$190,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2w ago
Promise
Product Engineer - Backend
Promise
⚡ Apply early Washington, D.C. Hybrid $155,000–$210,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2w ago
Grid
Senior Backend Engineer | On-Site | Seattle
Grid
⚡ Apply early Seattle, Washington Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 3w ago
Brex
Senior Software Engineer, Backend (Product Engineering)
Brex
⚡ Apply early Seattle, Washington, United St... Hybrid $192,000–$240,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 3w ago
Palantir
Backend Software Engineer - Defense
Palantir
⚡ Apply early Washington, D.C. Onsite $135,000–$200,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1mo ago
Nitra
Senior Backend Engineer
Nitra
⚡ Apply early Washington, District of Columb... Hybrid $130,000–$190,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1mo ago
Nitra
Backend Engineer
Nitra
⚡ Apply early Washington, District of Columb... Hybrid $130,000–$190,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1mo ago
Pragmatike
Backend Software Engineer - Hybrid LA
Pragmatike
⚡ Apply early New York Hybrid $150,000–$200,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1mo ago
Pragmatike
Backend Software Engineer - US Remote
Pragmatike
⚡ Apply early New York Onsite $150,000–$200,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1mo ago
Lightning AI
Backend Engineer
Lightning AI
⚡ Apply early London, England, United Kingdo... $180,000–$250,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2mos ago
Emerald AI
Software Engineer - Backend/Distributed Systems
Emerald AI
⚡ Apply early Bay Area ⚠ 6mo+ old
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 7mos ago

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Frequently asked questions

How many Backend Engineer jobs in Washington are open right now?
25 Backend Engineer jobs in Washington are open across 16 companies, as of July 28, 2026.
What do Backend Engineer jobs in Washington pay?
Across the 22 Backend Engineer jobs in Washington that disclose pay, the median is $182,500 a year, and the middle half of offers falls between $160,000 and $214,700.
Which companies are hiring Backend Engineer jobs in Washington?
Anduril Industries, Lightning AI, Databricks, Dev Technology and Accenture Federal Services are among the 16 companies currently hiring Backend Engineer jobs in Washington.
How current are these listings?
Every listing comes straight from the employer’s own careers system and is re-checked three times a day. This page was last updated on July 28, 2026 at 04:34 UTC.

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