$85k+ Backend Developer Jobs
These $85k+ backend developer positions offer $85k+ in total compensation. High-paying roles require strong experience and specialized skills, but reward top talent with premium compensation packages.
Salary Range
$0k – $370k
Top Companies
Morningstar, PEAK Technical Staffing USA, FullStack Labs, CACI, Gridiron IT Solutions LLC, MicroHealth, LLC +43 more
Job Types
84% Full Time, 16% Contract
Top Locations
Washington, CA, Toronto, Ontario, Chicago
Work Model
74% On-Site, 14% Hybrid, 12% Remote
Experience Levels
38% Senior, 30% Mid Level, 14% Junior
We found 3,584 $85k+ backend developer jobs currently hiring in locations including Washington, CA, Toronto, Ontario. Salaries range from $0k to $370k based on experience, location, and company size. Work arrangements include On-Site (74%), Hybrid (14%), Remote (12%). Top employers include Morningstar, PEAK Technical Staffing USA, FullStack Labs and 46 other companies.
Companies Hiring for $85k+ Backend Developer Jobs
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Career Path & Salary Progression
Junior
$0k–$120k
7 jobs
Mid Level
$95k–$155k
15 jobs
Senior
$116k–$180k
19 jobs
Lead
Salary varies
2 jobs
Staff
Salary varies
1 job
Latest Jobs Added
Sr C# Developer - Public Trust
PEAK Technical Staffing USA
Principal Software Engineer (React + Node) - Remote - USA
FullStack Labs
Full Stack.NET Developer, Lead w/ REACT
CACI
Full Stack Software Developer
Gridiron IT Solutions LLC
Senior Application Programmer/Developer (Secret Clearance and Full time On-site)
MicroHealth, LLC
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1,451–1,500 of 3,584 jobs
Sr C# Developer - Public Trust
PEAK Technical Staffing USA·Washington, District of Columbia, US
Principal Software Engineer (React + Node) - Remote - USA
FullStack Labs·Richmond, Virginia, US
Full Stack.NET Developer, Lead w/ REACT
CACI·Arlington, Virginia, US
Full Stack Software Developer
Gridiron IT Solutions LLC·Washington, District of Columbia, US
Senior Application Programmer/Developer (Secret Clearance and Full time On-site)
MicroHealth, LLC·Washington, District of Columbia, US
Associate Software Engineer, Credit Tech
Morningstar·Remote
Software Development Engineer II
Expedia Group·Washington, District of Columbia, US
Associate, Software Engineer, New Grad Card Expansion
Posting Date:26/ 02/2026·Toronto, Ontario, CA
Senior Software Engineer - Prime
Alpaca·Toronto, Ontario, CA
Mid-Level Software Developer (PHP) / 7 hours ago
Confidential·Québec City, Quebec, CA
Backend Engineer, New Grad
AppLovin·Palo Alto, California, US
Senior Cloud Engineer (Azure, Terraform)
BURGEON IT SERVICES·CA
Wordpress Woocommerce Web Developer
20/20 Biolabs, Inc.·Gaithersburg, Maryland, US
Principal Full Stack Developer - Vancouver (Hybrid)
Autodesk Canada Co.·CA
Platform Engineer - Fully Remote
Mercor·CA
Senior Software Engineer (Laravel/PHP, Node.js, React)
Frontier Dental CA·CA
QA Engineer
Mondo·Washington, District of Columbia, US
Lead Security Engineer
Calian·CA
Full Stack Engineer II - (Java, React, Postgres, Microservices,) *HYBRID*
GEICO·Chevy Chase, Maryland, US
Senior Software Engineer - Backend
Uber·Sunnyvale, California, US
Sr. Principal Software Engineer - R10224012
Northrop Grumman·Beavercreek, Ohio, US
SENIOR ML OPS SOFTWARE ENGINEER
Huntington Ingalls·Newport News, Virginia, US
Software Engineer (Early Career to Senior)
Redcan.ai·Toronto, Ontario, CA
Angular Front End Software Developer with Azure Public Trust (Remote)
IIIIIIUS·Reston, Virginia, US
Backend Engineer
KERNEL (kernel.sh)·New York, New York, US
Senior Front End Engineer
Flexiti Financial·CA
Senior Back-end Engineer
Bettermode·Toronto, Ontario, CA
Intermediate Backend Engineer
Faire·Toronto, Ontario, CA
Software Engineer - Backend
Modus21·North Charleston, South Carolina, US
Principal Backend Engineer, Forward Deployed
Invisible Technologies·San Francisco, California, US
Senior Backend Engineer job at Meltwater Media in Redwood City, CA
Meltwater Media·Remote
DevOps & Backend Engineer — Mid/Senior
Open Insurance·Remote
Senior Backend Engineer, Recognition Intelligence Applications
Metropolis·Seattle, Washington, US
Senior Front-End Developer with Security Clearance
Neural Solutions·Columbia, Maryland, US
Junior AI Software Engineer
VirtualVocations·Waterbury, Connecticut, US
(USA) Principal, Software Engineer - Global Governance
Walmart·Bella Vista, Arkansas, US
Senior Frontend Engineer, Member AI Features
SoFi·San Francisco, California, US
Remote Backend Engineer: Scalable APIs & Cloud
Ignition·British Columbia, CA
Cloud Platform Engineer (ML DevOps)
Allstate·Springfield, Illinois, US
Senior Backend Engineer (Golang) for Quantum Platform
Anyon Systems Inc.·Québec City, Quebec, CA
Node/AWS Software Engineer (Backend development)
Medium·Nova Scotia, CA
Senior Full-Stack Engineer: Node.js, AWS & Scalable Backend
GuruLink·Montreal, Quebec, CA
ML Ops Engineer
EviSmart™·Vancouver, British Columbia, CA
Senior Java & AWS Cloud Microservices Engineer
Galent·Markham, Ontario, CA
Java Software Developer (Senior)
ATTAINX INC·Remote
Lead Full Stack Engineer (.NET + React Native)
Everest Global Solutions·Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US
Software Engineer II, Full Stack (Node, React)
Teamworks·Remote
Full-Stack Software Development Engineer II ( Java and Angular)
MeridianLink·Remote
Expert .NET Developer Needed: Migrate Large .NET 4.8 App to .NET 10
FreelanceJobs·CA
Associate Software Engineer, Credit Tech
Morningstar·Chicago, Illinois, US