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 – $210k
Top Companies
Airbnb, Dropbox, Lyft, Gusto, Spotify, CACI International Inc +15 more
Job Types
98% Full Time, 2% Contract
Top Locations
National Harbor, Maryland, Montreal, Quebec, Cary, North Carolina, Port Charlotte, Florida
Work Model
48% On-Site, 48% Remote, 4% Hybrid
Experience Levels
56% Senior, 22% Staff, 18% manager
We found 1,545 senior backend developer jobs currently hiring in locations including National Harbor, Maryland, Montreal, Quebec, Cary, North Carolina. Salaries range from $100k to $210k based on experience, location, and company size. Work arrangements include On-Site (48%), Remote (48%), Hybrid (4%). Top employers include Airbnb, Dropbox, Lyft and 18 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
$104k–$170k
28 jobs
Lead
Salary varies
1 job
Staff
$170k–$210k
11 jobs
Latest Jobs Added
Senior Software Engineer, Forecasting & Real-Time Optimization Platform
Lyft
Senior Infrastructure Software Engineer, Cloud Foundation
Dropbox
Staff Backend Product Software Engineer, Core Intelligence & Media
Dropbox
Senior Full Stack Product Software Engineer
Dropbox
Senior Fullstack Product Software Engineer, Corporate IT
Dropbox
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1,451–1,500 of 1,545 jobs
Senior Software Engineer, Forecasting & Real-Time Optimization Platform
Lyft·Toronto, Canada
Senior Infrastructure Software Engineer, Cloud Foundation
Dropbox·Remote - Poland
Staff Backend Product Software Engineer, Core Intelligence & Media
Dropbox·Remote - Canada: Select locations
Senior Full Stack Product Software Engineer
Dropbox·Remote - Canada: Select locations
Senior Fullstack Product Software Engineer, Corporate IT
Dropbox·Remote - Canada: Select locations
Staff Product Manager, Sharing and Virality
Dropbox·Remote - US: All locations
Staff Product Manager, Sharing & Virality
Dropbox·Remote - US: Select locations
Senior Fullstack Product Software Engineer, Corporate IT
Dropbox·Remote - US: Select locations
Staff Backend Product Software Engineer, Core Intelligence & Media
Dropbox·Remote - US: Select locations
Senior Backend Product Software Engineer
Dropbox·Remote - US: Select locations
Senior Full Stack Product Software Engineer
Dropbox·Remote - US: Select locations
Senior Backend Product Software Engineer
Dropbox·Remote - Canada: Select locations
Staff Full Stack Software Engineer, Churn
Dropbox·Remote - Poland
Staff Product Manager, Sharing & Virality
Dropbox·Remote - Canada: Select locations
Staff Software Engineer, Marketing Technology
Gusto·Denver, CO;San Francisco, CA;New York, NY;Los Angeles, CA;Seattle, WA;Toronto, Ontario, CAN - Remote
Senior Backend Engineer - CI Experience
Spotify·Stockholm
Senior C++ Software Engineer
Lyft·Toronto, Canada
Senior Software Engineer, Unified Data Store
Airbnb·United States
Senior Full Stack Developer
CACI International Inc·National Harbor, Maryland, US
Career Opportunities: Senior Software Engineer (Ontario, Canada Remote) (20332)
Cimpress·CA
Staff Backend Engineer – Payments & Billing
Scribd, Inc.·Montreal, Quebec, CA
Sr. Software/Platform Engineer - Mainframe
MetLife·Cary, North Carolina, US
Staff Software Engineer
Carrot Fertility·Remote
Lead Backend Engineer– $2500 sign-on bonus ID48360
AgileEngine·Port Charlotte, Florida, US
Senior UI/UX Development Designer (US Citizen Required)
Ignite IT·Ashburn, Virginia, US
Senior Backend Engineer, GraphQL
Airbnb·Remote - USA
Staff Software Engineer, Mapping
Lyft·San Francisco, CA
Voice & Telephony Systems Engineer
Observe.AI·Redwood City, CA (Hybrid)
Senior Staff Machine Learning Engineer - Guest & Host
Airbnb·United States
Engineering Manager - Tax Platform
Airbnb·United States
Engineering Manager, CS Data Services
Airbnb·United States
Engineering Manager, Control Plane - Distributed Transactional Database
Airbnb·United States
Senior Staff Data Engineer, Marketplaces DNA
Airbnb·United States
Senior Software & Data Engineer, JavaScript
Able Health·Remote, LatAm
Engineering Manager
Mesh·San Francisco, CA
Senior Data Engineer - Snowflake - Remote
Just Born, Inc.·Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, US
Senior Software Engineer, Service Tools
Airbnb·Brazil
Senior Software Engineer, Guest & Host (Listing)
Airbnb·Remote, USA
Senior Software Engineer, Community Support Engineering
Airbnb·Remote, USA
Senior Software Engineer, Cloud Networking (Brazil)
Airbnb·Brazil
Senior Engineering Manager, Brazil Site Lead
Airbnb·São Paulo, Brazil
Staff Engineer
PartnerStack·Canada/Remote
Senior Backend Engineer, Reservations and Additional Products
Airbnb·Remote-USA
Business Operations Senior Associate / Manager, Platform
Coinbase·Remote - USA
Member of Technical Staff (SQL Queries)
Cockroach Labs·Toronto, Canada
Senior Fullstack Engineer, App Foundation
Airbnb·China
Senior Software Engineer, Security AI
Robinhood·Bellevue, WA
Principal Software Engineer - React (Contractual)
Creative Chaos·Washington, District of Columbia, US
Senior Backend Software Engineer, Media Ingestion & Serving
Airbnb·Remote - USA
Product Manager, Pricing Platform
Lyft·Toronto, Canada