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
$80k – $302k
Top Companies
Coinbase, Stripe, Airbnb, Reddit, Amplitude, GitLab +19 more
Job Types
98% Full Time, 2% Internship
Top Locations
New York, New York, Washington, District of Columbia, Chicago, IL; Redwood City, Vancouver, British Columbia
Work Model
52% On-Site, 40% Remote, 8% Hybrid
Experience Levels
54% Senior, 34% Staff, 8% manager
We found 1,561 senior backend developer jobs currently hiring in locations including New York, New York, Washington, District of Columbia, Chicago, IL; Redwood City. Salaries range from $80k to $302k based on experience, location, and company size. Work arrangements include On-Site (52%), Remote (40%), Hybrid (8%). Top employers include Coinbase, Stripe, Airbnb and 22 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
$139k–$208k
27 jobs
Lead
$104k–$134k
1 job
Staff
$120k–$260k
17 jobs
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1,251–1,300 of 1,561 jobs
Engineering Manager, Create:Source Code
GitLab·Remote, Americas
Senior Software Engineer, Guest & Host
Airbnb·Bangalore, India
Senior Software Engineer, Data Engineering
Airbnb·United States
Senior Backend Engineer, Associate Experience Platform
Lyft·New York, NY
Senior Backend Engineer, Associate Experience Platform
Lyft·San Francisco, CA
Engineering Manager, Localization
Webflow·CA Remote (BC & ON only); U.S. Remote
Senior Backend Engineer - Rust - Pro
Kraken·New York, New York, US
Senior Frontend Engineer
Adobe·New York, New York, US
Remote Principal Software Developer– AI/ML
Oracle·Washington, District of Columbia, US
Senior Software Engineer ( Full Stack/Backend) with strong Automation.
System One·Reston, Virginia, US
Staff Machine Learning Engineer, Ads Late Funnel
Pinterest·San Francisco, CA, US; Seattle, WA, US
Staff Software Engineer, Backend (Consumer - Trading)
Coinbase·Remote - USA
Senior Software Engineer, Product
Brex·Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Senior Backend Engineer, Assets
Webflow·U.S. Remote
Staff Backend Engineer, Payments, Consumer Apps - Klover
Attain·Chicago, IL; Redwood City, CA
Staff Engineer, Capital Engineering
Stripe·New York
Staff Backend Engineer, Developer Experience (Ruby)
GitLab·Remote, APAC; Remote, Canada; Remote, EMEA; Remote, Netherlands; Remote, United Kingdom; Remote, US
Senior Backend Engineer (Ruby on Rails), Verify: Pipeline Execution
GitLab·Remote, Canada; Remote, US
Senior Software Engineer, Agentic
Robinhood·Bellevue, WA; Menlo Park, CA
Senior Software Engineer, BizTech
Airbnb·United States
Senior Software Engineer, Menus
Toast·Remote, US or Boston, MA (Hybrid)
Staff Product Designer, Ads Platform
Reddit·Remote - United States
Senior Machine Learning Engineer, ML Training Platform
Reddit·Remote - United States
Staff Frontend Software Engineer, Reddit Answers
Reddit·Remote - United States
Staff Software Engineer, ML Search
Reddit·Remote - United States
Senior Software Engineer, Payments
Airbnb·Bangalore, India
Product Manager II - Platform, Travel Rule
Coinbase·Remote - USA
Senior Software Engineer, Backend (Institutional - Staking)
Coinbase·Remote - USA
Senior Software Engineer, Backend (Institutional - Prime Onchain Wallet)
Coinbase·Remote - USA
Senior Full Stack Software Engineer
Electronic Arts·Vancouver, British Columbia, CA
Senior Frontend Engineer (Discovery Applications), React
Scribd·New York, New York, US
Senior Software Engineer, Back End | Richmond, VA, USA
Capital One Financial Corporation·Richmond, Virginia, US
Sr Front-End Engineer (US / Canada)
TaxGPT·CA
Sr. Staff Software Engineer
Geico·Chevy Chase, Maryland, US
Sr Software Engineer - (Go, Java, Microservices) *HYBRID*
GEICO·Chevy Chase, Maryland, US
Sr Software Engineer - 90404987 Onsite Wilmington / Washington DC / Philadelphia
Amtrak·Washington, District of Columbia, US
Lead Software Engineer - 90403381 - Onsite - Washington DC, Wilmington, Philadelphia
Amtrak·Washington, District of Columbia, US
Senior Software Engineer, Backend - Platform (FinHub - Ledger)
Coinbase·Remote - USA
Staff Software Engineer, Backend - Platform (Core Automation)
Coinbase·Remote - USA
Staff Software Engineer, Embedded Payroll , Developer Experience
Gusto·Denver, CO;San Francisco, CA;New York, NY;Los Angeles, CA;Seattle, WA;Toronto, Ontario, CAN - Remote
Staff Software Engineer, Data Warehouse
Amplitude·San Francisco, CA
Senior Software Engineer, Data Warehouse
Amplitude·San Francisco, CA
Senior Product Engineer (Activation)
Amplitude·Vancouver, BC, Canada
Senior Software Engineer, Capabilities
Amplitude·San Francisco, CA
Engineering Manager II, Machine Learning – User Understanding
Pinterest·San Francisco, CA, US; Remote, US
Staff Fullstack Engineer, Privy
Stripe·NYC-Privy, US-Remote
Staff Infrastructure Engineer, Privy
Stripe·New York
Staff Full Stack Engineer, Payments Dashboard
Stripe·Seattle
Staff Engineer, Usage Based Billing
Stripe·US Locations
Staff Software Engineer, Data
Stripe·Toronto, Canada, Canada Remote