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What Is a Backend Engineer?

A Backend Engineer builds the servers, APIs, and data layers that power a product. They own business logic, data persistence, scalability, and the reliability of services behind the scenes.

232Open roles now
120Companies hiring
$189,500Median salary
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Typical responsibilities

  • Design and build APIs and backend services
  • Model data and manage databases and storage
  • Ensure systems scale reliably under load
  • Integrate third-party and model-serving services
  • Own observability, performance, and on-call for services
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Backend Engineer salary range

Based on 86 Backend Engineer postings in our database that disclose a salary, the range runs from $65,000 to $315,000, with a median of $189,500. These are aggregate figures across disclosing postings only — individual offers vary by company, stage, and location.

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Open Backend Engineer roles

RoleCompanyLocationPosted
Staff Backend Software Engineer - Portfolio Data WorkflowAddeparPolandJun 16, 2026
Senior Backend EngineerAircallMadrid OfficeJun 16, 2026
Senior Backend Engineer - Databases Pyroscope | Canada | RemoteGrafana LabsCanada (Remote)Jun 16, 2026
Senior Backend Engineer - Databases Pyroscope | US | RemoteGrafana LabsUnited States (Remote)Jun 16, 2026
Senior Staff Backend EngineerMeshBangalore, IndiaJun 16, 2026
Backend Engineer, MonetizationMiroCopenhagen, DKJun 16, 2026
Senior Backend Engineer, EnterpriseSynthesiaEuropeJun 16, 2026
Staff Backend Engineer, VoicesSynthesiaEuropeJun 16, 2026
Senior Backend EngineerDaylight SecurityTel AvivJun 15, 2026
Senior Back End EngineerAbacumRemote SpainJun 15, 2026
Senior/Staff Backend Engineer, CloudKitchens - Mountain View, CACloudKitchensMountain View, CAJun 15, 2026
Staff Backend Software EngineerDatabricksNew YorkJun 15, 2026
Staff Backend Software Engineer- (AI Platform)DatabricksSan Francisco, CaliforniaJun 15, 2026
Backend EngineerTogether AIAmsterdamJun 15, 2026
Backend Software Engineer — Data Platform & AI Data ProductsTogether AISan FranciscoJun 15, 2026
Senior Backend Engineer, Inference PlatformTogether AISan FranciscoJun 15, 2026
Senior Backend Engineer - ProductMercurySan Francisco, CA, New York, NY, Portland, OR, or Remote within Canada or United StatesJun 12, 2026
Senior Backend Engineer (Golang)Endor LabsBengaluru, IndiaJun 11, 2026
Senior/Lead Back End EngineerRemoFirstIndiaJun 11, 2026
Senior Backend EngineerWeaveSan Francisco Bay Area, CAJun 11, 2026
Staff Backend EngineerWeaveSan Francisco Bay Area, CAJun 11, 2026
Senior Backend EngineerAbridgeSF OfficeJun 10, 2026
Senior Backend EngineerBuildOpsSan Francisco, CAJun 10, 2026
Senior Backend Engineer (Austin, Texas)TorqAustin, Texas, United StatesJun 10, 2026
Senior Backend Engineer (Boston)TorqBoston, Massachusetts, United StatesJun 10, 2026
Senior Backend Engineer (New York)TorqNew York, United StatesJun 10, 2026
Senior Backend Engineer (Providence, Rhode Island)TorqProvidence, Rhode Island, United StatesJun 10, 2026
Senior Backend Engineer (Washington)TorqWashington, United StatesJun 10, 2026
Senior Backend Engineer - PythonFilevineUnited StatesJun 9, 2026
Backend Software Engineer, ChatGPT ImageGenOpenAISan FranciscoJun 9, 2026
Backend EngineerSweet SecurityTel-Aviv, IsraelJun 9, 2026
Senior Backend EngineerVennPolandJun 8, 2026
(Senior) Backend EngineerbunchPortugalJun 5, 2026
(Senior) Backend Engineer (f/m/d)bunchBerlinJun 5, 2026
Staff Backend Software Engineer - Portfolio Data WorkflowsAddeparEdinburgh, UKJun 5, 2026
Senior Backend Engineer - UKHeidi HealthLondonJun 5, 2026
Senior Backend Engineer - IrelandHeidi HealthIrelandJun 5, 2026
Backend Software Engineer, Collaboration RuntimeMiroYerevan, AMJun 5, 2026
Senior Server Engineer, Identity PlatformStravaStrava SFJun 5, 2026
Senior Server Engineer II, Identity PlatformStravaStrava SFJun 5, 2026
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