Backend Engineer Jobs in New York.

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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
215
positions indexed
New today
9
last 24 hours
Companies
134
actively hiring
Worldwide remote
0
from anywhere

How many Backend Engineer jobs in New York are there right now?

There are 215 open Backend Engineer jobs in New York on JobsRadar right now, from 134 companies hiring directly. 170 of them disclose pay, with a median of $206,250 a year and most offers between $182,000 and $240,000. 9 were added in the last 24 hours; the board was last refreshed on October 7, 2026 at 20:11 UTC.

Backend Engineer salary range in New York

$182k 25th
$206.3k Median
$240k 75th
$150k
$300k
Box 25th–75th · whiskers 10th–90th Full range $41.6k – $1,000k · outliers off-axis
Based on 170 disclosed live listings
Updated Oct 7, 2026 from live listings
See full salary breakdown
Auctor
Senior Software Engineer, Backend
Auctor
⚡ Apply early New York Onsite $250,000–$350,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1h ago
Robinhood
Software Engineer, Web3 Backend
Robinhood
⚡ Apply early Toronto, Canada Hybrid CA$136,000–CA$160,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 4h ago
Flex
Senior Software Engineer, Backend
Flex
⚡ Apply early Remote - Global; USA Hybrid $172,000–$215,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 4h ago
Flex
Staff Software Engineer, Backend
Flex
⚡ Apply early USA Hybrid $200,000–$250,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 4h ago
HelloFresh
Staff Backend Engineer, Customer Value Optimization
HelloFresh
⚡ Apply early Toronto, Ontario, Canada Onsite CA$182,000–CA$215,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 5h ago
Robinhood
Senior Software Engineer, Web3 Backend
Robinhood
⚡ Apply early Menlo Park, CA; New York, NY Onsite $196,000–$230,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 10h ago
Robinhood
Software Engineer, Web3 Backend
Robinhood
⚡ Apply early Menlo Park, CA; New York, NY Hybrid $166,000–$195,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 11h ago
Navan
Staff Backend Software Engineer, Flights
Navan
⚡ Apply early New York, NY Onsite $129,600–$288,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 19h ago
Navan
Senior Backend Software Engineer, Flights
Navan
⚡ Apply early New York, NY Onsite $113,400–$252,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 19h ago
DoorDash USA
Software Engineer, Backend (All Teams)
DoorDash USA
⚡ Apply early Sunnyvale, CA; San Francisco,... Hybrid $130,600–$192,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1d ago
Enigma
Senior Software Engineer, API and Data Delivery
Enigma
⚡ Apply early New York, NY or Los Angeles,... Onsite $180,000–$240,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1d ago
Twenty
Senior Backend Software Engineer
Twenty
⚡ Apply early New York, NY Onsite $159,000–$263,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1d ago
Twenty
Staff/Principal Backend Software Engineer
Twenty
⚡ Apply early New York, NY Onsite $192,000–$455,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1d ago
LangChain
Senior Backend Software Engineer, AI Observability & Evals Platform (LangSmith)
LangChain
⚡ Apply early Boston, MA Onsite $170,000–$235,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1d ago
Gecko Robotics
Software Engineer | Data Backend
Gecko Robotics
⚡ Apply early New York City Onsite $200,000–$250,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1d ago
Distributed Spectrum
Senior Software Engineer, Backend Systems
Distributed Spectrum
⚡ Apply early New York City Onsite $180,000–$220,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1d ago
Nourish
Senior Backend Engineer
Nourish
⚡ Apply early New York, NY / Remote · location restricted
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1d ago
Stash
Backend Engineer III
Stash
⚡ Apply early New York Hybrid $140,000–$160,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1d ago
Invisible Technologies
Principal Backend Engineer (Forward Deployed)
Invisible Technologies
⚡ Apply early New York - Hybrid; San Francis... Hybrid $250,000–$300,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1d ago
Fuku
Backend Engineer - Search, Ads & Recommendation Mandarin Required
Fuku
⚡ Apply early New York, New York, United Sta... Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1d ago
dv01
Sr. Backend Engineer
dv01
⚡ Apply early New York, NY, US Hybrid $140,000–$160,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2d ago
OpenAI
Applied AI Engineer, API Platform, Digital Natives
OpenAI
⚡ Apply early New York City Hybrid $251,000–$278,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 4d ago
AKASA
Sr. Software Engineer, Backend
AKASA
⚡ Apply early South San Francisco Hybrid
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 4d ago
Robinhood
Senior Software Engineer, Backend
Robinhood
⚡ Apply early Menlo Park, CA; New York, NY Onsite $196,000–$230,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 4d ago
Robinhood
Software Engineer, Backend
Robinhood
⚡ Apply early Menlo Park, CA; New York, NY Hybrid $166,000–$195,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 4d ago

Frequently asked questions

How many Backend Engineer jobs in New York are open right now?
215 Backend Engineer jobs in New York are open across 134 companies, as of October 7, 2026.
What do Backend Engineer jobs in New York pay?
Across the 170 Backend Engineer jobs in New York that disclose pay, the median is $206,250 a year, and the middle half of offers falls between $182,000 and $240,000.
Which companies are hiring Backend Engineer jobs in New York?
Auctor, Robinhood, Flex, HelloFresh and Navan are among the 134 companies currently hiring Backend Engineer jobs in New York.
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 October 7, 2026 at 20:11 UTC.

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