Senior Backend Developer Jobs
Senior backend developer roles command top-tier compensation and significant autonomy. Companies actively compete for experienced professionals, offering equity, bonuses, and flexible work arrangements alongside base salaries of $140k–$230k+.
Salary Range
$100k – $222k
Top Companies
FreelanceJobs, Circadence, MetroStar, Hamilton Porter, Jobs via Dice, Truebill +35 more
Job Types
98% Full Time, 2% Contract
Top Locations
CA, Washington, Toronto, Boulder
Work Model
76% On-Site, 16% Remote, 8% Hybrid
Experience Levels
76% Senior, 10% principal, 8% Staff
We found 1,591 senior backend developer jobs currently hiring in locations including CA, Washington, Toronto. Salaries range from $100k to $222k based on experience, location, and company size. Work arrangements include On-Site (76%), Remote (16%), Hybrid (8%). Top employers include FreelanceJobs, Circadence, MetroStar and 38 other companies.
Skills in Demand for Senior Backend Developer Jobs
Common Tools & Technologies
Companies Hiring for Senior Backend Developer Jobs
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Career Path & Salary Progression
Senior
$152k–$185k
38 jobs
Lead
Salary varies
3 jobs
Staff
Salary varies
4 jobs
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751–800 of 1,591 jobs
Senior Big Data Engineer
CGI·Toronto, Ontario, CA
Senior Backend Engineer
Circadence·Boulder, Colorado, US
Principal Associate Software Engineer
Capital One - CA·CA
Staff Engineer, AI Core
Nubank·Toronto, Ontario, CA
Senior Software Engineer, DBX
MongoDB·Québec City, Quebec, CA
Senior React frontend developer 8
Navtech
Sr. Front End Developer II (6418)
MetroStar
Software Engineering, Cloud, Team Lead - Remote
Hamilton Porter·CA
Sr. Web Application Developer
Applied Information Sciences·Washington, District of Columbia, US
Senior Software Development Engineer | Upto $95/hr
Mercor·CA
Founding Machine Learning Engineer
Pragmatike·Syracuse, New York, US
Senior .NET Developer – Facebook Graph API Monetization Data
FreelanceJobs·CA
Senior Full Stack Engineer (remote)
IIIIIIUS·Reston, Virginia, US
Staff Software Engineer - Grafana Cloud Observability, Kubernetes Monitoring | Canada | Remote
Grafana Labs·CA
Software Engineering, Cloud, Team Lead - Remote
Hamilton Porter·CA
NODE.JS/ANGULAR SENIOR FULL-STACK
Dimática·Maryland, US
Senior Backend Engineer, AI/ML-powered IoT Platform
JIG-SAW US, Inc.·Remote
Senior Backend Software Engineer - Rust \x26 Serverless (Remote)
ZipRecruiter·Boston, Massachusetts, US
Sr Principal Software Engineer - Full Stack
BoehringerPRD·Ridgefield, Connecticut, US
Senior Software Engineer I
GOAT Group·Remote US
Staff Backend Product Software Engineer, Core Intelligence & Media
Dropbox·Remote - US: All locations
Senior PHP Developer — Backend & API Specialist
G2IT, LLC.·Washington, District of Columbia, US
Senior Full-Stack Developer for Mobile-First Health Tracking App
FreelanceJobs·CA
Senior Full-Stack Developer for Mobile-First Health Tracking App
FreelanceJobs·CA
Senior Fullstack Engineer
American Well Corporation Class A Common Stock·VIRTUAL US
Senior Java Software Engineer
Anthem Engineering, LLC·Annapolis Junction, Maryland, US
Senior Backend Java Developer
Surge InfoTech LLC·Alexandria, Virginia, US
Senior Backend Engineer (Python) Fintech / Stablecoins
Jobs via Dice·San Francisco, California, US
Staff Backend Engineer
Inworld AI·Bella Coola, British Columbia, CA
Lead Software Engineer (.NET, Azure, Angular)
AspiringIT·Plano, Texas, US
Senior Backend Engineer (Python) Fintech / Stablecoins
Jobs via Dice·San Francisco, California, US
Senior Full Stack Engineer, Product
Truebill·San Francisco, CA, Washington, D.C., New York City, N.Y., Remote (USA)
Senior Product Engineer, Compass
Truebill·San Francisco, CA, Washington, D.C., New York City, N.Y.
Senior Full Stack & Mobile Engineer
Nestquip Inc.·Ontario, CA
Senior Software Development Engineer (Frontend - Angular)
CVS Health·Richardson, Texas, US
Senior Rust Software Developer II
Narvar·CA
Senior Full-Stack Software Engineer (Next-Gen Applications) // Toronto, ON (On-site).
7 KINGS CODE·Toronto, Ontario, CA
Sr. Front End Developer II (6418)
MetroStar·Washington, District of Columbia, US
Senior Manager - Cloud Engineering
Verisign·Reston,Virginia,United States
Senior Backend Engineer
Circadence·Boulder, Colorado, US
Principal Software Engineer (Java Backend)
Oracle·Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, US
Remote Principal Backend Developer | New Gen AI Product Development Oracle Health - Full-time
Oracle·Columbus, Ohio, US
Principal Java Developer - Full-time
Leidos·Bethesda, Maryland, US
Senior Laravel Backend Developer (Contract/Freelance) — Mutual Fund API Integration (Fintech)
InvestmentCover·Remote
Senior Fullstack Engineer with Backend Expertise
Coinbase·Washington, District of Columbia, US
Senior Frontend Developer (all genders) - Remote first set up (within Germany)
Eurowings Digital·Remote
Full Stack Engineering Lead
Crowe·Dallas, Texas, US
Mid / senior-level full stack developer
FreelanceJobs·CA
Senior Software Developer m/w/d Fullstack (7949) | Berlin, DE | Home-Office
FLYERALARM GmbH·Remote
Senior Software Engineer - Customer Insights
Pantheon·Canada (Remote)