Mid-Level Backend Developer Jobs
Mid-level backend developer roles are the sweet spot for career growth — you have enough experience to lead features independently while still expanding your skills. Companies offer $95k–$165k for professionals with 3–5 years of experience.
Salary Range
$85k – $199k
Top Companies
OpenAI (Ashby), Airtable, Samsara, Robinhood, Lyft, Dropbox +23 more
Job Types
98% Full Time, 2% Contract
Top Locations
Toronto, Ontario, Washington, District of Columbia, Boulder, Colorado, New Jersey
Work Model
58% On-Site, 32% Remote, 10% Hybrid
Experience Levels
100% Mid Level
We found 1,435 mid-level backend developer jobs currently hiring in locations including Toronto, Ontario, Washington, District of Columbia, Boulder, Colorado. Salaries range from $85k to $199k based on experience, location, and company size. Work arrangements include On-Site (58%), Remote (32%), Hybrid (10%). Top employers include OpenAI (Ashby), Airtable, Samsara and 26 other companies.
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1,351–1,400 of 1,435 jobs
Backend Software Engineer, Storefronts
Airbnb·Remote - USA
Software Engineer, Infrastructure (2-8 YOE)
Airtable·San Francisco, CA; New York, NY; Remote - US (Seattle, WA only)
Software Engineer, Infrastructure (8+ YOE)
Airtable·San Francisco, CA; New York, NY; Remote - US (Seattle, WA only)
Software Engineer, Pricing
Lyft·Toronto, Canada
Software Engineer, Payments
Discord·San Francisco Bay Area
Manager, Forward Deployed Engineering
OpenAI (Ashby)·San Francisco
Backend Software Engineer, ChatGPT Engineering
OpenAI (Ashby)·San Francisco
Full Stack Software Engineer, ChatGPT Engineering
OpenAI (Ashby)·San Francisco
iOS Software Engineer, ChatGPT Engineering
OpenAI (Ashby)·San Francisco
Software Engineer II - Mobile Platform
Samsara·San Francisco - SF9
Full Stack Engineer II
Samsara·Remote - SF Bay Area
Manager, Software Engineering (Platform Reports)
Samsara·Remote - UK
Manager, Software Engineering (Platform Reports)
Samsara·Remote - Poland
Back-End Engineer
nitra·Washington, District of Columbia, US
Back-End Engineer
Humoniq (YC S25)·Boulder, Colorado, US
AI Platform Engineer II
Braze·Toronto, Ontario, CA
University Grad Software Engineer (Toronto)
Pinterest·Toronto, ON, CA
Quality Engineer, Options
Robinhood·Menlo Park, CA
GTM Enablement Manager - Onboarding
OpenAI (Ashby)·San Francisco
Backend Engineer
Rosebud AI·California
Full Stack Engineer
Nexagen·New Jersey, US
Software Engineer Full Stack & Application Development I (Full Time) – United States
Cisco·Fulton, Maryland, US
Front End Developer (Hybrid) - 26831 | Greenville, SC, USA
Huntington Ingalls Industries
Full Stack Developer (TS/SCI Clearance) | Arlington, VA, USA
Deloitte·Arlington, Virginia, US
MTS Software Engineer, Data Platform
eBay·Toronto, Ontario, CA
Full Stack Software Engineer, Growth
OpenAI (Ashby)·San Francisco
FullStack Engineer, Fleets Tooling
Lyft·San Francisco, CA
Software Engineer, Backend
Strike·Remote
Software Backend Engineer, Credit Cards & Banking Platform
Robinhood·Bellevue, WA; Menlo Park, CA; New York, NY
Backend Engineer, Feeds Experience
Reddit·Remote - United States
Backend Product Software Engineer
Dropbox·Remote - Canada: Select locations
Backend Product Software Engineer
Dropbox·Remote - US: Select locations
Full Stack Product Software Engineer
Dropbox·Remote - Poland
Software Engineer - Java (Communications Platform)
Squarespace·New York City
Software Engineer II
Culture Biosciences·South San Francisco, CA
Frontend Engineer, Payments
Airbnb·China
Software Engineer, Backend
Robinhood·Menlo Park, CA; New York, NY
ML Infrastructure Engineer
Acceler8·San Francisco, California, US
Machine Learning Engineer
Signature Consultants·Dearborn, Michigan, US
Backend Engineer II (Remote, US)
Openly·Remote, Oregon, US
Software Engineer, Product Frontend (2-8 YOE)
Airtable·San Francisco, CA; New York, NY; Remote (Seattle, WA only)
Software Engineer, Product Backend (8+ YOE)
Airtable·San Francisco, CA; Remote (Seattle, WA only)
Software Engineer, Product Backend (2-8 YOE)
Airtable·San Francisco, CA; New York, NY; Remote (Seattle, WA only)
Software Engineer, iOS
Pinterest·Toronto, ON, CA
Go Code Repo Expert (Contract)
HackerRank·Remote Globally
Software Engineer - IT (Information Technology) - Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Societe Generale·Montreal, Quebec, CA
Front-End Developer | Camas, WA, USA
Fisher Investments·Camas, Washington, US
Software Engineer, Enterprise
Replit (Ashby)·Foster City, CA (Hybrid) In office M,W,F
Software Engineer, Data Governance
Robinhood·Bellevue, WA; Menlo Park, CA
Data Engineer, Localization
Lyft·Toronto, Canada