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$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.

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Salary Range

$97k$302k

Top Companies

Cloudflare, Coinbase, Airbnb, Lyft, Samsara, Stripe +10 more

Job Types

98% Full Time, 2% Internship

Top Locations

New York, New York, Washington, District of Columbia, Ontario, Knoxville, Tennessee

Work Model

44% Hybrid, 32% On-Site, 24% Remote

Experience Levels

32% Senior, 32% Mid Level, 18% manager

We found 3,409 $85k+ backend developer jobs currently hiring in locations including New York, New York, Washington, District of Columbia, Ontario. Salaries range from $97k to $302k based on experience, location, and company size. Work arrangements include Hybrid (44%), On-Site (32%), Remote (24%). Top employers include Cloudflare, Coinbase, Airbnb and 13 other companies.

Skills in Demand for $85k+ Backend Developer Jobs

SurgeryCloudflarePostgreSQLTypeScriptKubernetesDockerRustJavaScript

Common Tools & Technologies

ExcelKafkaPrometheusSentryGrafanaGit

Companies Hiring for $85k+ Backend Developer Jobs

Cloudflare21 jobs
Coinbase6 jobs
Airbnb4 jobs
Lyft3 jobs
Samsara2 jobs
Stripe2 jobs

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Career Path & Salary Progression

Junior

Salary varies

5 jobs

Mid Level

$154k$188k

16 jobs

Senior

$208k$302k

16 jobs

Staff

Salary varies

1 job

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2,901–2,950 of 3,409 jobs

4w ago
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Software Engineer

Coinbase·Remote - USA

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4w ago
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Engineering Manager, Applied AI - AI Entries

Lyft·Toronto, Canada

Full Timemanager
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4w ago
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Senior Mobile Software Engineer - BLE / Connectivity

Samsara·Remote - Canada

Full TimeseniorRemote
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4w ago
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Senior Mobile Software Engineer - BLE / Connectivity

Samsara·Remote - US

Full TimeseniorRemote
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4w ago
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Senior Engineering Manager (Consumer - Growth App & Infra)

Coinbase·Remote - USA

Full TimemanagerRemote
Full Timemanager
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4w ago
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Staff Software Engineer, Backend (Consumer - Growth & App Infra)

Coinbase·Remote - USA

Full TimestaffRemote
Full Timestaff
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4w ago
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Product Manager, Commerce Systems

Stripe·SF, SEA, NYC, US - Remote

Full TimemanagerRemote
Full Timemanager
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4w ago
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Senior Software Engineer, Backend (Consumer - Growth & App Infra)

Coinbase·Remote - USA

Full TimeseniorRemote
Full Timesenior
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4w ago
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Software Engineer, Backend (Consumer - Growth)

Coinbase·Remote - USA

Full TimejuniorRemote
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4w ago
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Software Engineer, Workers Deploy & Config

Cloudflare·Hybrid

Full Timemid
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4w ago
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Software Engineer, Identity Access Management

Cloudflare·Hybrid

Full Timemid
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4w ago
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Systems Engineer, SSL/TLS Team

Cloudflare·Hybrid

Full Timejunior
Full Timejunior
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4w ago
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Systems Engineer, Cloudflare Tunnel

Cloudflare·Hybrid

Full Timejunior
Full Timejunior
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4w ago
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Systems Engineer, Data

Cloudflare·Hybrid

Full Timemid
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4w ago
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Software Engineer, Enterprise Readiness

Cloudflare·Hybrid

Full Timejunior
Full Timejunior
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4w ago
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Software Engineer: Resiliency - Deploy at Scale

Cloudflare·Hybrid

Full Timemid
$154k – $188kFull Timemid
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4w ago
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Technical Account Manager

Cloudflare·Hybrid

Full Timemid
Full Timemid
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4w ago
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Software Engineer - Cloudflare One

Cloudflare·Hybrid

Full Timemid
Full Timemid
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4w ago
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Systems Engineer

Cloudflare·Hybrid

Full Timemid
Full Timemid
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4w ago
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Senior Software Engineer - Cloudflare One

Cloudflare·Hybrid

Full Timesenior
Full Timesenior
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4w ago
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Senior Software Engineer, Enterprise Readiness

Cloudflare·Hybrid

Full Timesenior
Full Timesenior
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4w ago
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Senior Software Engineer, Analytics and Reporting

Cloudflare·Hybrid

Full Timesenior
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4w ago
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Senior Software Engineer, Backend

Cloudflare·Hybrid

Full Timesenior
Full Timesenior
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4w ago
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Senior Product Manager, Cloudflare Realtime

Cloudflare·Hybrid

Full Timemanager
Full Timemanager
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4w ago
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Engineering Manager, Logs

Cloudflare·Hybrid

Full Timemanager
Full Timemanager
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4w ago
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Principal Software Engineer, Identity Access Management

Cloudflare·Hybrid

Full Timeprincipal
Full Timeprincipal
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4w ago
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Engineering Manager, Product Growth and Experimentation

Cloudflare·Hybrid

Full Timemanager
Full Timemanager
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4w ago
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Network Software Engineer

Cloudflare·Hybrid

Full Timemid
Full Timemid
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4w ago
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Principal Systems Engineer, Data

Cloudflare·Hybrid

Full Timeprincipal
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4w ago
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Engineering Manager, Workers

Cloudflare·Hybrid

Full Timemanager
Full Timemanager
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4w ago
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Senior Software Engineer, Backend (Consumer - International)

Coinbase·Remote - Canada

InternshipseniorRemote
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4w ago
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Software Engineer, Payments Compliance

Airbnb·Bangalore, India

Full Timemid
Full Timemid
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4w ago
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Senior Backend Engineer(Golang),Software Supply Chain Security: Auth Infrastructure

GitLab·Remote, Americas; Remote, APAC; Remote, Canada

Full TimeseniorRemote
Full Timesenior
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4w ago
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Engineering Manager, Create:Source Code

GitLab·Remote, Americas

Full TimemanagerRemote
Full Timemanager
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4w ago
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Software Engineer, Guest & Host

Airbnb·Bangalore, India

Full Timemid
Full Timemid
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4w ago
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Senior Software Engineer, Guest & Host

Airbnb·Bangalore, India

Full Timesenior
Full Timesenior
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4w ago
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Senior Software Engineer, Data Engineering

Airbnb·United States

Full Timesenior
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4w ago
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Senior Backend Engineer, Associate Experience Platform

Lyft·New York, NY

Full Timesenior
Full Timesenior
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4w ago
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Senior Backend Engineer, Associate Experience Platform

Lyft·San Francisco, CA

Full Timesenior
Full Timesenior
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4w ago
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Engineering Manager, Localization

Webflow·CA Remote (BC & ON only); U.S. Remote

Full TimemanagerRemote
$176k – $248kFull Timemanager
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4w ago
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Frontend Developer

Fastr·Ontario, CA

Full Timemid
Full Timemid
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4w ago
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Senior Backend Engineer - Rust - Pro

Kraken·New York, New York, US

Full Timesenior
Full Timesenior
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4w ago
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Software Engineer Backend/Platform Systems II (Full Time) – United States

Cisco·Knoxville, Tennessee, US

Full Timemid
Full Timemid
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4w ago
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Software Engineer Backend/Platform Systems II (Full Time) – United States

Cisco·Fulton, Maryland, US

Full Timemid
Full Timemid
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4w ago
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Security Engineer, Infrastructure

Scale AI·Washington, District of Columbia, US

Full Timemid
Full Timemid
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4w ago
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Backend Engineer, Core Tech, Canada

Stripe·CA

Full Timemid
Full Timemid
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4w ago
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Senior Frontend Engineer

Adobe·New York, New York, US

Full Timesenior
$208k – $302kFull Timesenior
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4w ago
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Remote Principal Software Developer– AI/ML

Oracle·Washington, District of Columbia, US

Full Timeprincipal
$97k – $223kFull Timeprincipal
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4w ago
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Senior Software Engineer ( Full Stack/Backend) with strong Automation.

System One·Reston, Virginia, US

Full Timesenior
Full Timesenior
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4w ago
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Software Engineer, Cloud Engineer - Software, Full Stack Developer

B4Corp·Tysons, Virginia, US

Full Timemid
Full Timemid
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