How many Backend Engineer jobs are open right now?

As of the latest snapshot, Corvi Careers lists 4,104 active Backend Engineer jobs, including 1,178 posted within the past 14 days.

How many Backend Engineer jobs are remote?

977 of 4,104 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 Microsoft (22).

Market report · Snapshot 2026-07-04

Backend Engineer Jobs and Market Data

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

Active jobs: 4,104
New in 14 days: 1,178
Remote jobs: 977; 24% of active jobs
Top market: Remote - United States; 541 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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Global job market data for Backend Engineer

corvi.careers has found 4,104 backend engineer job listings, including 1,178 posted in the 14 days ending July 4.
By experience level, senior backend engineer jobs accounted for 2,158 listings, followed by mid-level roles at 1,749 and entry-level positions at 153.
The top locations for backend engineer jobs were Remote U.S. (541), Bengaluru (432), San Francisco (415), New York City (379), and San Jose (328).
Reported pay for Backend Engineer jobs in the US ranges around $140,000-$250,000 annually (P25-P75 across 1,042 postings that disclosed pay).
Hourly Backend Engineer roles in the US pay a median rate of $58/hr based on 13 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
1,042	$140,000	$164,100-$210,000	$250,000	USD

Reported pay for Backend Engineer jobs in the US ranges around $140,000-$250,000 annually (P25-P75 across 1,042 postings that disclosed pay).

Hourly Backend Engineer roles in the US pay a median rate of $58/hr based on 13 postings.

US Backend Engineer salary by city

Location	P25-P75 annual range	P50 range	Samples
Remote - United States	$140,000-$240,000	$163,000-$205,000	273
New York City, NY, United States	$150,000-$265,500	$175,000-$230,000	240
San Francisco, CA, United States	$150,000-$275,000	$175,000-$235,375	229
San Jose, CA, United States	$144,250-$278,125	$171,264-$237,750	126
Seattle, WA, United States	$142,250-$257,850	$160,000-$230,000	98
Boston, MA, United States	$120,000-$213,750	$140,300-$172,050	58
Chicago, IL, United States	$109,759-$172,575	$120,265-$164,639	42
Washington, DC, United States	$119,225-$220,000	$140,000-$182,805	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: 2026-07-04. Active job sample: 4,104. Salary sample: 1,042 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)	$164,100-$210,000
Backend Engineering	$168,000-$220,000
Java Backend	$121,200-$167,644
Java Engineering	$122,000-$170,100

Top Backend Engineer markets

Remote United States has the most listings for Backend Engineer with 541 jobs, followed by Bengaluru (432), San Francisco (415), and New York City (379).

Location	Active jobs
Remote - United States	541
Bengaluru, 19, India	432
San Francisco, CA, United States	415
New York City, NY, United States	379
San Jose, CA, United States	328
Seattle, WA, United States	215
London, ENG, United Kingdom	205
Toronto, 08, Canada	153

Related category hiring volume

Category	Active jobs	Remote share
Backend Engineer (this page)	4,104	24%
Backend Engineering	1,609	23%
Java Backend	1,319	6.7%
Java Engineering	2,025	6.3%

Backend Engineer jobs by seniority

Seniority	Jobs	Share
senior	2,158	53%
mid-level	1,749	43%
entry-level	153	3.7%
intern	44	1.1%

Common Backend Engineer job titles

Senior Software Engineer appears most often with 436 active listings in Backend Engineer, followed by Software Engineer (245), Senior Backend Engineer (127), and Staff Software Engineer (122).

Title alias or nearby title	Active jobs
Senior Software Engineer	436
Software Engineer	245
Senior Backend Engineer	127
Staff Software Engineer	122
Backend Engineer	65
Software Engineer II	53
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
Microsoft	22
The Trade Desk	21

FAQ

How many Backend Engineer jobs are open right now?: As of the latest snapshot, Corvi Careers lists 4,104 active Backend Engineer jobs, including 1,178 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 1,042 postings that disclosed pay). Hourly Backend Engineer roles in the US pay a median rate of $58/hr based on 13 postings.
How many Backend Engineer jobs are remote?: 977 of 4,104 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 541 jobs, followed by Bengaluru (432), San Francisco (415), and New York City (379).
What job titles are common for Backend Engineer roles?: Senior Software Engineer appears most often with 436 active listings in Backend Engineer, followed by Software Engineer (245), Senior Backend Engineer (127), and Staff Software Engineer (122).
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 Microsoft (22).