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
2,944
positions indexed
New today
122
last 24 hours
Companies
1,265
actively hiring
Worldwide remote
19
from anywhere

How many Backend Engineer jobs are there right now?

There are 2,944 open Backend Engineer jobs on JobsRadar right now, from 1,265 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. 122 were added in the last 24 hours; the board was last refreshed on September 16, 2026 at 02:19 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
See full salary breakdown
Abnormal
Software Engineer - Backend - Behavioral Security Products
Abnormal
⚡ Apply early Remote - UK · location restricted
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1h ago
Stripe
Backend Engineer, Intelligent Commerce
Stripe
⚡ Apply early N/A Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2h ago
iCapital
Backend Engineer Scala - Assistant Vice President
iCapital
⚡ Apply early New York, New York, United Sta... Onsite $130,000–$170,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 3h ago
iCapital
Backend Software Engineer - Assistant Vice President
iCapital
⚡ Apply early Greenwich, Connecticut, Unite... Onsite $130,000–$170,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 3h ago
iCapital
Backend Engineer, Blockchain - Assistant Vice President
iCapital
⚡ Apply early Salt Lake City, Utah, United S... Onsite $120,000–$145,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 3h ago
iCapital
Scala Backend Software Engineer - Vice President
iCapital
⚡ Apply early Salt Lake City, Utah, United S... Onsite $130,000–$160,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 3h ago
Squarespace
Senior Software Engineer Backend, Database
Squarespace
⚡ Apply early Dublin Hybrid €93,000–€143,000 🛂 Visa sponsorship
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 4h ago
Squarespace
Staff Software Engineer, Backend (Communications Platform)
Squarespace
⚡ Apply early New York City Hybrid $185,500–$299,000 🛂 Visa sponsorship
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 4h ago
LaunchDarkly
Senior Backend Engineer, Experimentation
LaunchDarkly
⚡ Apply early Remote - US · location restricted
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 4h ago
GoDaddy
Senior Software Engineer - Backend
GoDaddy
⚡ Apply early United States Hybrid $154,000–$231,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 4h ago
Mode Mobile
Sr. Backend Engineer (Remote)
Mode Mobile
⚡ Apply early Worldwide
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 4h ago
DoorDash Canada
Software Engineer, Backend
DoorDash Canada
⚡ Apply early Toronto, ON Hybrid CA$120,000–CA$150,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 5h ago
SA
Software Engineer, Backend
SevenRooms, a DoorDash company - United Kingdom
⚡ Apply early London - United Kingdom Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 5h ago
DoorDash Canada
Staff Software Engineer, Backend
DoorDash Canada
⚡ Apply early Toronto, ON Onsite CA$185,000–CA$231,500
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 5h ago
DoorDash Brazil
Senior Software Engineer, Backend (All teams) – Brazil
DoorDash Brazil
⚡ Apply early São Paulo, Brazil; São Paulo,... Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 5h ago
DoorDash Brazil
Software Engineer, Backend (All teams) – Brazil – Vaga para mulheres
DoorDash Brazil
⚡ Apply early São Paulo, Brazil; São Paulo,... Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 5h ago
DoorDash Brazil
Software Engineer, Backend (All teams) – Brazil – Vaga exclusiva para PCD
DoorDash Brazil
⚡ Apply early São Paulo, Brazil; São Paulo,... Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 5h ago
Wolt - English
Backend Engineer, Growth Platform
Wolt - English
⚡ Apply early Helsinki, Finland Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 5h ago
Wolt - English
Senior Go Backend Engineer - Retail Group
Wolt - English
⚡ Apply early Helsinki, Finland Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 5h ago
Wolt - English
Senior Backend Engineer(Go), Storage Platform
Wolt - English
⚡ Apply early Berlin, Germany Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 5h ago
Wolt - English
Software Engineer, Backend (BI Platform) 
Wolt - English
⚡ Apply early London, United Kingdom Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 5h ago
Wolt - English
Senior Backend Engineer - Global Marts
Wolt - English
⚡ Apply early Helsinki, Finland; Stockholm,... Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 5h ago
Wolt - English
Senior Backend Engineer
Wolt - English
⚡ Apply early Helsinki, Finland Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 5h ago
Wolt - English
Kotlin Backend Engineer - Retail Group
Wolt - English
⚡ Apply early Helsinki, Finland Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 5h ago
Techstars
Backend Engineer
Techstars
⚡ Apply early Americas; Remote · location restricted
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 5h ago

Frequently asked questions

How many Backend Engineer jobs are open right now?
2,944 Backend Engineer jobs are open across 1,265 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?
Abnormal, Stripe, iCapital, Squarespace and LaunchDarkly are among the 1,265 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 02:19 UTC.

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