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
2,718
positions indexed
New today
96
last 24 hours
Companies
1,120
actively hiring
Worldwide remote
14
from anywhere

How many Backend Engineer jobs are there right now?

There are 2,718 open Backend Engineer jobs on JobsRadar right now, from 1,120 companies hiring directly. 851 of them disclose pay, with a median of $187,475 a year and most offers between $139,024 and $221,950. 96 were added in the last 24 hours; the board was last refreshed on November 3, 2026 at 09:16 UTC.

Backend Engineer salary range

$139k 25th
$187.5k Median
$222k 75th
$98.1k
$260k
Box 25th–75th · whiskers 10th–90th Full range $7.2k – $1,000k · outliers off-axis
Based on 851 disclosed live listings
Updated Nov 3, 2026 from live listings
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GV
Staff AI Engineer (Backend Frameworks)
GE Vernova
⚡ Apply early Bellevue Onsite $126,500–$210,900
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1h ago
Retell AI
Senior Software Engineer, Backend
Retell AI
⚡ Apply early San Francisco Bay Area Onsite $200,000–$300,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 6h ago
Normal Computing Corporation
Compiler Backend Engineer
Normal Computing Corporation
⚡ Apply early Mountain View Onsite $200,000–$300,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 6h ago
Kovo
Backend Engineer - senior hire
Kovo
⚡ Apply early United States · location restricted $150,000–$250,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 6h ago
Hypercubic
Founding Software Engineer - Backend
Hypercubic
⚡ Apply early San Francisco Onsite $125,000–$300,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 6h ago
Helius
Senior Software Engineer, Backend
Helius
⚡ Apply early North America · location restricted
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 6h ago
Helius
Staff Software Engineer, Backend
Helius
⚡ Apply early North America · location restricted
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 6h ago
FleetWorks
Senior Backend Software Engineer
FleetWorks
⚡ Apply early San Francisco Onsite $160,000–$240,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 6h ago
Eventual
Software Engineer, Multimodal Backend Systems
Eventual
⚡ Apply early San Francisco Hybrid $150,000–$250,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 6h ago
Aescape
Senior Backend Engineer (Booking Integrations, Contract)
Aescape
⚡ Apply early Fully Remote · location restricted $312,000–$312,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 6h ago
Motive
Staff Software Engineer - Backend
Motive
⚡ Apply early Hybrid - Vancouver Hybrid CA$171,000–CA$200,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 7h ago
Muttdata
#5 - Senior Backend Engineer - Python & Databricks - Latam
Muttdata
⚡ Apply early Argentina · location restricted
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 7h ago
Coupang
Sr. Staff Backend Engineer
Coupang
⚡ Apply early Seattle, USA Onsite $324,000–$324,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 8h ago
CI
Sr. Staff Backend Engineer
Coupang Internal
⚡ Apply early Seattle, USA Onsite $324,000–$324,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 8h ago
MongoDB
Senior Software Engineer, Atlas API Experience - Integrations
MongoDB
⚡ Apply early Dublin Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 8h ago
MongoDB
Senior Software Engineer, Atlas API Experience - DevTools
MongoDB
⚡ Apply early Dublin Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 8h ago
NI
Backend Software Engineer, Products
Next Insurance
⚡ Apply early Boston, MA Onsite $150,000–$220,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 8h ago
TA
Senior Backend Engineer, Inference Platform
Together AI
⚡ Apply early San Francisco Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 8h ago
PE
Sr. Software Engineer (Backend)
Pendo
⚡ Apply early Raleigh, NC Hybrid
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 9h ago
Pyyne
Senior Backend Engineer
Pyyne
⚡ Apply early New York City Hybrid $180,000–$195,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 10h ago
LangChain
Senior Backend Software Engineer, AI Observability & Evals Platform (NYC)
LangChain
⚡ Apply early New York, NY Onsite $180,000–$240,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 10h ago
YC
Senior Backend Engineer, Inference Platform
You.com
⚡ Apply early San Francisco, CA, New York, N... · location restricted $200,000–$250,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 10h ago
Wmg
Senior Software Engineer, Backend & AI Platform - Sureel AI
Wmg
⚡ Apply early Munich Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 11h ago
Mindbody
Software Engineer II - Backend
Mindbody
⚡ Apply early United States Onsite $100,000–$132,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 11h ago
Affirm
Software Engineer II, Backend (Purchasing Power - Core)
Affirm
⚡ Apply early Remote Canada · location restricted
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 11h ago

Frequently asked questions

How many Backend Engineer jobs are open right now?
2,718 Backend Engineer jobs are open across 1,120 companies, as of November 3, 2026.
What do Backend Engineer jobs pay?
Across the 851 Backend Engineer jobs that disclose pay, the median is $187,475 a year, and the middle half of offers falls between $139,024 and $221,950.
Are any Backend Engineer jobs remote?
14 of these Backend Engineer jobs (0.5%) are open to candidates anywhere in the world.
Which companies are hiring Backend Engineer jobs?
GE Vernova, Retell AI, Normal Computing Corporation, Kovo and Hypercubic are among the 1,120 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 November 3, 2026 at 09:16 UTC.

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