Backend Engineer Jobs.
Back-end engineers build the APIs, databases and services that power applications behind the scenes. Explore back-end engineer jobs from companies hiring worldwide.
Total jobs
2,946
positions indexed
New today
131
last 24 hours
Companies
1,266
actively hiring
Worldwide remote
19
from anywhere
How many Backend Engineer jobs are there right now?
There are 2,946 open Backend Engineer jobs on JobsRadar right now, from 1,266 companies hiring directly. 933 of them disclose pay, with a median of $183,000 a year and most offers between $142,200 and $218,575. 131 were added in the last 24 hours; the board was last refreshed on September 16, 2026 at 05:19 UTC.
Backend Engineer salary range
$142.2k
25th
$183k
Median
$218.6k
75th
$89.2k
$255k
Box 25th–75th · whiskers 10th–90th
Full range $6k – $1,000k · outliers off-axis
Based on 933 disclosed live listings
Updated Sep 15, 2026 from live listings
Backend Senior Software Engineer (AUE: Attack and User Emulation Team)
SimSpace Corporation
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Backend Engineer, AI
Rain
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2h ago
Senior Backend Engineer, Perpetuals
Polymarket
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2h ago
Software Engineer - Backend - Behavioral Security Products
Abnormal
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4h ago
Software Engineer II - Backend
New Relic
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5h ago
Backend Engineer, Intelligent Commerce
Stripe
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5h ago
Backend Engineer Scala - Assistant Vice President
iCapital
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6h ago
Backend Software Engineer - Assistant Vice President
iCapital
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6h ago
Backend Engineer, Blockchain - Assistant Vice President
iCapital
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6h ago
Scala Backend Software Engineer - Vice President
iCapital
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6h ago
Senior Software Engineer Backend, Database
Squarespace
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7h ago
Staff Software Engineer, Backend (Communications Platform)
Squarespace
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7h ago
Senior Backend Engineer, Experimentation
LaunchDarkly
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7h ago
Senior Software Engineer - Backend
GoDaddy
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7h ago
Sr. Backend Engineer (Remote)
Mode Mobile
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7h ago
Software Engineer, Backend
DoorDash Canada
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8h ago
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Software Engineer, Backend
SevenRooms, a DoorDash company - United Kingdom
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Staff Software Engineer, Backend
DoorDash Canada
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8h ago
Senior Software Engineer, Backend (All teams) – Brazil
DoorDash Brazil
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8h ago
Software Engineer, Backend (All teams) – Brazil – Vaga para mulheres
DoorDash Brazil
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8h ago
Software Engineer, Backend (All teams) – Brazil – Vaga exclusiva para PCD
DoorDash Brazil
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8h ago
Software Engineer, Backend (All Teams)
DoorDash USA
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8h ago
Staff Software Engineer, Backend
DoorDash USA
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8h ago
Software Engineer, Backend - DoorDash Air
DoorDash USA
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8h ago
Backend Engineer, Growth Platform
Wolt - English
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8h ago
Frequently asked questions
- How many Backend Engineer jobs are open right now?
- 2,946 Backend Engineer jobs are open across 1,266 companies, as of September 16, 2026.
- What do Backend Engineer jobs pay?
- Across the 933 Backend Engineer jobs that disclose pay, the median is $183,000 a year, and the middle half of offers falls between $142,200 and $218,575.
- Are any Backend Engineer jobs remote?
- 19 of these Backend Engineer jobs (0.6%) are open to candidates anywhere in the world.
- Which companies are hiring Backend Engineer jobs?
- SimSpace Corporation, Rain, Polymarket, Abnormal and New Relic are among the 1,266 companies currently hiring Backend Engineer jobs.
- 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 September 16, 2026 at 05:19 UTC.