Backend Engineer jobs

There are 244 open Backend Engineer roles on Linora right now, pulled daily from company career pages across Greenhouse, Ashby, Lever, and Workday. Typical pay runs $159k to $240k.

Updated 2026-09-10. Figures come from live job postings and refresh daily.

122 of these Backend Engineer roles were posted in the last 30 days.

Pay on these live postings runs about $159k to $240k, across 42 roles that list a range.

About 45% of Backend Engineer roles in the current pool are remote.

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Backend Engineer pay by level

LevelRoles25thMedian75th
Mid24$143k$155k$193k
Senior77$180k$195k$217k
Staff38$206k$225k$239k

Base salary only (excludes equity and bonus), from recent Backend Engineer postings that disclose pay. Levels are read from job titles; levels with too few postings are omitted.

Common questions

How many Backend Engineer jobs are open?

There are 244 open Backend Engineer roles on Linora right now, pulled daily from company career pages across Greenhouse, Ashby, Lever, and Workday.

How much does a Backend Engineer earn?

The median Backend Engineer salary is $171k to $235k per year, based on 143 live postings that list a range.

Are there remote Backend Engineer jobs?

Yes. Remote Backend Engineer roles are part of the open listings, updated daily. You can filter to remote-only roles on Linora.

How often are Backend Engineer jobs updated?

Daily. Linora reads roles straight from company career pages and drops listings that close, so the Backend Engineer jobs shown are current rather than reposted or expired.

Companies hiring Backend Engineers now

Verkada11GitLab10Polymarket8Coupang7LaunchDarkly7Kalepa6Sphinx Defense4Grafana Labs4

Where Backend Engineer jobs are

San Francisco Bay Area70New York City Metro27Seattle Metro9Denver Metro2Austin Metro2Washington DC Metro1

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