How many Backend Engineer jobs are open right now?

As of the latest snapshot, Corvi Careers lists 4,059 active Backend Engineer jobs, including 1,158 posted within the past 14 days.

How many Backend Engineer jobs are remote?

981 of 4,059 active Backend Engineer postings are remote (24%).

Which companies have open Backend Engineer roles?

Amazon leads hiring for Backend Engineer with 49 open roles, followed by Apple (24), Publicis Groupe Holdings B.V (24), and Data Intellect (20).

Market report · Snapshot 2026-07-05

Backend Engineer Jobs and Market Data

Live jobs, salary, hiring, remote-work, and global market data from current Backend Engineer postings.

Active jobs: 4,059
New in 14 days: 1,158
Remote jobs: 981; 24% of active jobs
Top market: Remote - United States; 544 jobs

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Role	Company	Location	Posted
Senior Software Engineer (Payments and Banking)	Embat	Madrid, 29, Spain	July 4
Backend Engineer	Embat	Madrid, 29, Spain	July 4
Software Development Engineer, Ads AI Core Infra - Job ID: 10465851 \| Amazon.jobs	Amazon	Seattle, WA, United States	July 4
Software Development Engineer, Ads AI Core Infra - Job ID: 10465850 \| Amazon.jobs	Amazon	Seattle, WA, United States	July 4
Principal Software Developer	Oracle	Austin, TX, United States	July 4

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Remote Backend Engineer jobs in United States 544 jobs Backend Engineer jobs in San Francisco, CA, United States 401 jobs Backend Engineer jobs in New York City, NY, United States 368 jobs Backend Engineer jobs in San Jose, CA, United States 322 jobs Backend Engineer jobs in Seattle, WA, United States 211 jobs

Global job market data for Backend Engineer

corvi.careers has found 4,059 backend engineer job listings, including 1,158 posted in the 14 days ending July 4.
By experience level, senior backend engineer jobs accounted for 2,127 listings, followed by mid-level roles at 1,741 and entry-level positions at 148.
The top locations for backend engineer jobs were Remote U.S. (544), Bengaluru (419), San Francisco (401), New York City (368), and San Jose (322).
Reported pay for Backend Engineer jobs in the US ranges around $140,000-$250,000 annually (P25-P75 across 1,026 postings that disclosed pay).
Hourly Backend Engineer roles in the US pay a median rate of $72/hr based on 12 postings.

US Backend Engineer salary data

Salary figures are based on US postings with disclosed compensation and are shown as annualized ranges when available.

Salary samples	P25 annual low	P50 range	P75 annual high	Currency
1,026	$140,000	$164,000-$210,000	$250,000	USD

Reported pay for Backend Engineer jobs in the US ranges around $140,000-$250,000 annually (P25-P75 across 1,026 postings that disclosed pay).

Hourly Backend Engineer roles in the US pay a median rate of $72/hr based on 12 postings.

US Backend Engineer salary by city

Location	P25-P75 annual range	P50 range	Samples
Remote - United States	$140,000-$240,000	$163,000-$204,525	272
New York City, NY, United States	$150,000-$266,500	$175,000-$226,725	234
San Francisco, CA, United States	$150,000-$275,000	$175,000-$235,000	224
San Jose, CA, United States	$145,131-$278,500	$173,764-$240,000	126
Seattle, WA, United States	$142,250-$257,850	$160,000-$230,000	98
Boston, MA, United States	$121,125-$215,025	$140,600-$172,050	56
Chicago, IL, United States	$109,759-$171,525	$118,815-$164,639	40
Los Angeles, CA, United States	$138,000-$220,000	$150,000-$180,000	40

Pay bands share one dollar scale across all listed markets: the band spans P25 to P75, and the tick marks the midpoint of the P50 range.

Methodology: Corvi Careers analyzes current job postings in this category and normalizes titles, locations, salary ranges, seniority, and work arrangement where available. Salary figures currently use US postings with disclosed compensation and are shown as annualized ranges when possible. Counts and salary samples may change as new postings are added or removed.

Last updated: 2026-07-05. Active job sample: 4,059. Salary sample: 1,026 disclosed-compensation postings. Some postings do not disclose salary, seniority, or work arrangement.

Related category salary ranges

Category	US P50 salary range
Backend Engineer (this page)	$164,000-$210,000
Backend Engineering	$168,000-$216,568
Java Backend	$121,200-$165,000
Java Engineering	$121,200-$170,000

Top Backend Engineer markets

Remote United States has the most listings for Backend Engineer with 544 jobs, followed by Bengaluru (419), San Francisco (401), and New York City (368).

Location	Active jobs
Remote - United States	544
Bengaluru, 19, India	419
San Francisco, CA, United States	401
New York City, NY, United States	368
San Jose, CA, United States	322
Seattle, WA, United States	211
London, ENG, United Kingdom	200
Toronto, 08, Canada	149

Related category hiring volume

Category	Active jobs	Remote share
Backend Engineer (this page)	4,059	24%
Backend Engineering	1,583	23%
Java Backend	1,297	6.8%
Java Engineering	2,010	6.3%

Backend Engineer jobs by seniority

Seniority	Jobs	Share
senior	2,127	52%
mid-level	1,741	43%
entry-level	148	3.6%
intern	43	1.1%

Common Backend Engineer job titles

Senior Software Engineer appears most often with 431 active listings in Backend Engineer, followed by Software Engineer (245), Senior Backend Engineer (128), and Staff Software Engineer (118).

Title alias or nearby title	Active jobs
Senior Software Engineer	431
Software Engineer	245
Senior Backend Engineer	128
Staff Software Engineer	118
Backend Engineer	66
Software Engineer II	51
Staff Backend Engineer	35
Senior Data Engineer	33

Companies with current Backend Engineer listings

Company	Active jobs
Amazon	49
Apple	24
Publicis Groupe Holdings B.V	24
Data Intellect	20
Microsoft	20

FAQ

How many Backend Engineer jobs are open right now?: As of the latest snapshot, Corvi Careers lists 4,059 active Backend Engineer jobs, including 1,158 posted within the past 14 days.
How much do Backend Engineer jobs pay in the US?: Reported pay for Backend Engineer jobs in the US ranges around $140,000-$250,000 annually (P25-P75 across 1,026 postings that disclosed pay). Hourly Backend Engineer roles in the US pay a median rate of $72/hr based on 12 postings.
How many Backend Engineer jobs are remote?: 981 of 4,059 active Backend Engineer postings are remote (24%).
Which cities have the most Backend Engineer jobs?: Remote United States has the most listings for Backend Engineer with 544 jobs, followed by Bengaluru (419), San Francisco (401), and New York City (368).
What job titles are common for Backend Engineer roles?: Senior Software Engineer appears most often with 431 active listings in Backend Engineer, followed by Software Engineer (245), Senior Backend Engineer (128), and Staff Software Engineer (118).
Which companies have open Backend Engineer roles?: Amazon leads hiring for Backend Engineer with 49 open roles, followed by Apple (24), Publicis Groupe Holdings B.V (24), and Data Intellect (20).