Backend engineering jobs
Compare roles building APIs, services, and the data systems behind a product. Read beyond the language list: ownership, traffic patterns, and the team’s approach to reliability can tell you more about the day-to-day work.
What to look for in these roles
- Look for the services you would own, the databases they use, and how engineers ship changes.
- Check whether the role includes on-call work, architecture decisions, or production incident response.
- Prepare a project example that explains an API or data-model decision and the tradeoffs you made.
Use the requirements to narrow your shortlist, then practice explaining your relevant work before an interview.
Current openings
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Senior Software Engineer, Backend
Mecka · New York
Senior Platform Engineer (Embedded Linux)
Matic · Menlo Park, CA
Software Development Engineer III, Logistics API
Mapbox · Mapbox Germany
Senior Backend Software Engineer - Node.js/TypeScript
Makai Labs · New York
Client Platform Engineer - Web/Mobile
Level Learning · Austin, TX
Senior Backend Software Engineer, AI Observability & Evals Platform (NYC)
LangChain · New York, NY
Senior Backend Software Engineer, AI Observability & Evals Platform (LangSmith)
LangChain · Boston, MA
Senior Engineer (.NET)
Current · Remote (US)
Staff Software Engineer, Backend
Cresta · Canada (Remote)
Senior Software Engineer, Backend - Platform Team
Cresta · Canada (Remote); Toronto, Canada (Hybrid); United States (Remote)
Senior Software Engineer, Backend (AI Agent Integrations)
Cresta · Canada (Remote)
Senior Software Engineer I (Backend Engineer)
Inductive Automation · United States - Remote
Software Engineer (Fullstack and Backend Roles)
CLEAR · New York, New York, United States
Software Engineer Backend (Java)
CLEAR · New York, New York, United States
Principal Platform Engineer
CentralReach · Remote - US
Staff Backend Engineer, SOC & Threat Hunting
Censys · Remote (US/Canada)
Staff Backend Engineer, Exposure Management
Censys · Remote (US/Canada)
Software Engineer - Backend
CaseGuard · Arlington, VA
Senior Software Engineer — C# / WPF
CaseGuard · Arlington, VA
Senior Software Engineer – Backend
CaseGuard · Arlington, VA
Senior Backend Engineer (Contractor)
Hauler Hero · Eastern Europe
Data Platform Engineer Intern
CarGurus · Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Software Engineer, Reliability Platform
DoorDash USA · San Francisco, CA; Sunnyvale, CA; Seattle, WA; New York City, NY
Staff Platform Engineer
Calendly · Remote - US
Staff Backend Engineer - Infrastructure Access - US
Teleport · United States (Remote)
Staff Backend Engineer - Performance - US
Teleport · United States (Remote)
Senior Backend Engineer - Application Access
Teleport · United States (Remote)
Senior Backend Engineer
Teleport · United States (Remote)
Platform Engineer - Polygraph Required
BTI360 · Chantilly, VA
Senior Java Data Platform Engineer - Clearance Required
BTI360 · Herndon, VA
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