Backend Engineer Remote Jobs

159 open roles at 25 companies · APIs, services, databases and platform engineering

Remote backend engineer jobs building the APIs, services and data systems behind products. Listings use a range of languages, most often Go, Python, Java, Ruby, TypeScript or Rust, so check the stack in each one.

Zed logo

Backend Engineer, CloudNew

Zed

Remote - The Americas (North, Central, South)
Competitive
Full-time
1d ago
ElevenLabs logo

Full-Stack Engineer (Backend Leaning) - StudioNew

ElevenLabs

Remote
Competitive
Full-time
1d ago
ElevenLabs logo

Full-Stack Engineer (Backend Leaning) - Platform EngineeringNew

ElevenLabs

Remote
Competitive
Full-time
1d ago
SupportYourApp logo

(Fluent English) L2 Backend Developer and Support Engineer (Remote)New

SupportYourApp

Remote - India
Competitive
Contract
1d ago
Affirm logo

Software Engineer II, Backend (Purchasing Power - Core)New

Affirm

Remote Canada
Competitive
Full-time
1d ago
SupportYourApp logo

(Fluent English) L2 Backend Developer and Support Engineer (Remote)New

SupportYourApp

Remote - Albania
Competitive
Contract
1d ago
ElevenLabs logo

Full-Stack Engineer (Backend Leaning) - Payments EngineeringNew

ElevenLabs

Remote
Competitive
Full-time
1d ago
SupportYourApp logo

(Fluent English) L2 Backend Developer and Support Engineer (Remote)New

SupportYourApp

Remote - Kenya
Competitive
Contract
1d ago
Affirm logo

Software Engineer II, Backend (Payments)

Affirm

Remote UK
£101,000 - £149,000
Full-time
4d ago
Affirm logo

Senior Software Engineer, Backend (International)

Affirm

Remote UK
£120,000 - £168,000
Full-time
4d ago
Affirm logo

Staff Software Engineer, Backend (Observability)

Affirm

Remote Canada
$181,000 - $241,000
Full-time
4d ago
Dropbox logo

Backend Product Software Engineer

Dropbox

Remote - Mexico
Competitive
Regular
4d ago
GitLab logo

Backend Engineer, Source Code: Repository Services (Ruby)

GitLab

Remote, Canada
Competitive
Full-time
5d ago
Coinbase logo

Senior Software Engineer, Backend (Coinbase One)

Coinbase

Remote - USA
$186,065—$218,900 USD
Full-time
5d ago
Dropbox logo

Backend Product Software Engineer

Dropbox

Remote - Mexico
Competitive
Regular
5d ago
GitLab logo

Backend Engineer, Source Code: Repository Services (Ruby)

GitLab

Remote, United Kingdom
$115,200—$194,400 USD
Full-time
5d ago
Lemon.io logo

Senior Back-end Developer

Lemon.io

Europe, USA, Canada, Australia, Singapore, Mexico, Saudi Arabia
Competitive
Full-time
1w ago
GitLab logo

Intermediate Backend Engineer, Pipeline Authoring

GitLab

Remote, Poland
Competitive
Full-time
1w ago
GitLab logo

Backend Engineer, Knowledge Graph (Rust)

GitLab

Remote, Canada; Remote, United States
$115,200—$162,000 USD
Full-time
1w ago
Grafana Labs logo

Staff Backend Software Engineer - Loki | NASA | Remote

Grafana Labs

United States (Remote)
Competitive
Full-time
1w ago
Grafana Labs logo

Senior Backend Engineer - Databases - Analytics | Canada | Remote

Grafana Labs

Canada (Remote)
Competitive
Full-time
1w ago
Grafana Labs logo

Senior Backend Engineer - Databases - Analytics | US | Remote

Grafana Labs

United States (Remote)
Competitive
Full-time
1w ago
Grafana Labs logo

Senior Backend Software Engineer - Loki | NASA | Remote

Grafana Labs

Canada (Remote)
Competitive
Full-time
1w ago
Reddit logo

Staff Backend Engineer, User Safety

Reddit

Remote - United States
$217,000—$303,900 USD
Full-time
1w ago
Coinbase logo

Staff Software Enginer, Backend - Payments Platform

Coinbase

Remote - USA
$218,025—$256,500 USD
Full-time
2w ago
LaunchDarkly logo

Backend Software Engineer, SDK

LaunchDarkly

Remote - US
$171,200 - $235,400
Full-time
2w ago
Coinbase logo

Staff Software Engineer, Backend - FinHub (Transfers)

Coinbase

Remote - USA
$218,025—$256,500 USD
Full-time
2w ago
Kin Insurance logo

Software Engineer, Back-End Focus

Kin Insurance

Remote (United States)
$110K – $127K
Full-time
2w ago
Cohere logo

Senior/Staff Software Engineer (Back-End), Inference

Cohere

Remote - Canada
$205K – $315K
Full-time
2w ago
ElevenLabs logo

Safety Engineer (Back-End Leaning)

ElevenLabs

Remote - United Kingdom
Competitive
Full-time
2w ago
Coinbase logo

Senior Software Engineer, Backend (Retail DEX)

Coinbase

Remote - USA
$186,065—$218,900 USD
Full-time
3w ago
Stripe logo

Backend Engineer, Developer & End-user Experience Platform

Stripe

Toronto Canada, San Francisco, Remote in US, Remote in Canada
Competitive
Full-time
3w ago
Sword Health logo

Senior Backend Engineer, AI Solutions (Greek-speaking)

Sword Health

Remote - Greece
Competitive
Full-time
1mo ago
Sword Health logo

Senior Backend Engineer, Consumer Growth

Sword Health

Remote - Europe
Competitive
Full-time
1mo ago
Airbnb logo

Staff Backend Engineer - Ads Platform

Airbnb

Remote - USA
$212,000—$265,000 USD
Full-time
1mo ago
Resend logo

Backend Engineer, MTA

Resend

Remote - Europe
$150,000 - $170,000 USD
Full-time
1mo ago
Mercury logo

Senior Backend Engineer - Product

Mercury

San Francisco, CA, New York, NY, Portland, OR, or Remote within Canada or United States
$166,600—$208,300 USD
Full-time
1mo ago
Stripe logo

Backend Engineer, Core Technology

Stripe

US-Remote, Chicago, Seattle, San Francisco
$142,600 - $259,600
Full-time
1mo ago
Vercel logo

Software Engineer, Backend

Vercel

Remote - United States
$196,000-$294,000
Full-time
1mo ago
Customer.io logo

Staff Software Engineer, Backend

Customer.io

Americas Remote
$200,000 - $240,000 USD
Full-time
1mo ago
Customer.io logo

Senior Software Engineer, Backend

Customer.io

EMEA Remote
$150,000 - $200,000 USD
Full-time
1mo ago
Customer.io logo

Senior Software Engineer, Backend

Customer.io

Americas Remote
$150,000 - $200,000 USD
Full-time
1mo ago
Customer.io logo

Senior Software Engineer - Backend Platform

Customer.io

Americas Remote
$150,000 - $200,000 USD
Full-time
1mo ago
Resend logo

Backend Engineer

Resend

Remote - Americas
$140,000 - $180,000 USD
Full-time
1mo ago
Resend logo

Backend Engineer

Resend

Remote - Europe
$140,000 - $180,000 USD
Full-time
1mo ago
Coder logo

Software Engineer (Enterprise Experience, Backend)

Coder

Remote - Europe
£52K – £71K • Offers Equity • Offers Bonus • Multiple Ranges
Full-time
1mo ago
LaunchDarkly logo

Senior Backend Engineer, Experimentation

LaunchDarkly

Remote - US
$191,800 - $263,670
Full-time
1mo ago
Honor logo

Senior Backend Engineer

Honor

Remote Position
$160,000—$180,000 USD
Full-time
1mo ago
Close logo

Senior Backend Engineer - CRM (USA Only, 100% Remote)

Close

USA - Remote
Competitive
Full-time
2mo ago
Close logo

Senior Backend Engineer - Backend Platform (USA Only, 100% Remote)

Close

USA - Remote
Competitive
Full-time
2mo ago
Kraken logo

Senior Software Engineer - Rust - Backend - Pro

Kraken

Remote - Romania
Competitive
Full-time
2mo ago
Attio logo

Senior Product Engineer [Backend]

Attio

Remote - United Kingdom
£95K – £125K • Offers Equity
Full-time
2mo ago
Reddit logo

Senior Backend Engineer, Compliance Engineering

Reddit

Remote - United States
$190,800—$267,100 USD
Full-time
2mo ago
Affirm logo

Senior Software Engineer, Backend (AI Platform)

Affirm

Remote Canada
$153,000 - $213,000 CAD
Full-time
4d ago
Affirm logo

Senior Staff Software Engineer, Backend (Compute Platform)

Affirm

Remote US
$265,000 - $325,000
Full-time
4d ago
Affirm logo

Senior Staff Software Engineer, Backend (Compute Platform)

Affirm

Remote Canada
Competitive
Full-time
4d ago
Affirm logo

Staff Software Engineer, Backend (Observability)

Affirm

Remote US
$230,000 - $290,000
Full-time
6d ago
Affirm logo

Staff Software Engineer, Backend (Recoveries)

Affirm

Remote Spain
€103,000 - €139,000
Full-time
1w ago
Affirm logo

Staff Software Engineer, Backend (Recoveries)

Affirm

Remote Poland
$48,000-$72,000
Full-time
1w ago
Affirm logo

Senior Software Engineer, Backend (AI Platform)

Affirm

Remote US
Competitive
Full-time
1w ago
Grafana Labs logo

Senior Backend Software Engineer - Loki | NASA | Remote

Grafana Labs

United States (Remote)
Competitive
Full-time
1w ago
Affirm logo

Senior Software Engineer, Backend (Workload Safety)

Affirm

Remote Canada
$153,000 - $213,000
Full-time
1w ago
Affirm logo

Senior Software Engineer, Backend (Cost Engineering)

Affirm

Remote Canada
$153,000 - $213,000
Full-time
1w ago
Affirm logo

Senior Software Engineer, Backend (Workload Safety)

Affirm

Remote US
$195000 - $255000
Full-time
1w ago
Grafana Labs logo

Staff Backend Software Engineer - Loki | NASA | Remote

Grafana Labs

Canada (Remote)
Competitive
Full-time
1w ago
Affirm logo

Senior Software Engineer, Backend (Identity Data)

Affirm

Remote US
$195,000 - $255,000
Full-time
2w ago
Affirm logo

Senior Software Engineer, Backend (Identity Data)

Affirm

Remote Canada
$153,000 - $213,000 CAD
Full-time
2w ago
GitLab logo

Backend Engineer (Ruby), Create: Change Record

GitLab

Remote, Poland; Remote, United Kingdom
Competitive
Full-time
2w ago
Affirm logo

Senior Software Engineer, Backend (Comms Core)

Affirm

Remote Poland
$32,000-$48,000
Full-time
2w ago
Affirm logo

Senior Software Engineer, Backend (Comms Core)

Affirm

Remote Spain
€86,000 - €122,000
Full-time
2w ago
Affirm logo

Software Engineer II, Backend (Card)

Affirm

Remote Poland
Competitive
Full-time
2w ago
Affirm logo

Software Engineer II, Backend (Card)

Affirm

Remote Spain
€73,000 - €109,000
Full-time
2w ago
Grafana Labs logo

Senior Backend Engineer - Databases Tempo | US | Remote

Grafana Labs

United States (Remote)
$154,445 - $185
Full-time
2w ago
Grafana Labs logo

Senior Backend Engineer - Databases Tempo | Canada | Remote

Grafana Labs

Canada (Remote)
$164,490 - $197,389
Full-time
2w ago
Affirm logo

Senior Staff Software Engineer, Backend (Cards)

Affirm

Remote US
$265,000 - $325,000
Full-time
2w ago
Grafana Labs logo

Senior Backend Engineer - Analytics | Canada | Remote

Grafana Labs

Canada (Remote)
Competitive
Full-time
3w ago
Affirm logo

Senior Software Engineer, Backend (Lakehouse Infra)

Affirm

Remote Canada
Competitive
Full-time
3w ago
Grafana Labs logo

Senior Backend Engineer - Analytics | US | Remote

Grafana Labs

United States (Remote)
Competitive
Full-time
3w ago
Affirm logo

Senior Software Engineer, Backend (Lakehouse Infra)

Affirm

Remote US
$173,000 - $233,000
Full-time
3w ago
Affirm logo

Staff Software Engineer, Backend (Fraud Decisioning)

Affirm

Remote Canada
$181,000 - $241,000
Full-time
3w ago
Affirm logo

Software Engineer II, Backend (Batch Developer Experience)

Affirm

Remote US
$165,000 - $225,000
Full-time
3w ago
Affirm logo

Senior Software Engineer, Backend (Marketing & Privacy Engineering)

Affirm

Remote Canada
$153,000 - $213,000 CAD
Full-time
3w ago
Affirm logo

Software Engineer II, Backend (Partner Merchant Interface)

Affirm

Remote Canada
$133,000 - $183,000
Full-time
3w ago
Affirm logo

Staff Software Engineer, Backend (Fraud Decisioning)

Affirm

Remote US
$230,000 - $290,000
Full-time
3w ago
Affirm logo

Software Engineer II, Backend (Batch Developer Experience)

Affirm

Remote Canada
$133,000 - $183,000
Full-time
3w ago
GitLab logo

Senior Backend Engineer, Core DevOps: Container Registry

GitLab

Remote, United Kingdom
Competitive
Full-time
3w ago
GitLab logo

Senior Backend Engineer, Core DevOps

GitLab

Remote, United Kingdom
Competitive
Full-time
3w ago
Coinbase logo

Senior Software Engineer, Backend/Fullstack (Coinbase Advisor - Agentic Trading)

Coinbase

Remote - USA
$186,065—$218,900 USD
Full-time
3w ago
Affirm logo

Software Engineer II, Backend (Online Storage)

Affirm

Remote Canada
$133,000 - $183,000
Full-time
3w ago
ElevenLabs logo

Full-Stack Engineer (Back-End Leaning)

ElevenLabs

Remote - United Kingdom
Competitive
Full-time
3w ago
GitLab logo

Senior Backend Engineer, Trusted Agentic Development

GitLab

Remote, Poland
Competitive
Full-time
3w ago
Affirm logo

Software Engineer II, Backend (Decisions Orchestration)

Affirm

Remote Canada
$133,000 - $183,000
Full-time
4w ago
Affirm logo

Software Engineer II, Backend (Decisions Orchestration)

Affirm

Remote US
$165,000 - $225,000
Full-time
4w ago
GitLab logo

Senior Backend Engineer (Ruby), Production Engineering:Tenant Controls

GitLab

Remote, Poland
Competitive
Full-time
4w ago
Affirm logo

Senior Software Engineer, Backend (Card Loan Platform)

Affirm

Remote US
$195,000 - $255,000
Full-time
1mo ago
Coinbase logo

Senior Software Engineer, Backend - Payments Platform

Coinbase

Remote - USA
$186,065—$218,900 USD
Full-time
1mo ago
GitLab logo

Backend Engineer (Python),AI Engineering: Agent Foundations

GitLab

Remote, Canada; Remote, Poland; Remote, United Kingdom
Competitive
Full-time
1mo ago
Affirm logo

Staff Software Engineer, Backend (Search)

Affirm

Remote Canada
$181,000 - $241,000
Full-time
1mo ago
Affirm logo

Staff Software Engineer, Backend (Search)

Affirm

Remote US
$230,000 - $290,000
Full-time
1mo ago
Affirm logo

Senior Software Engineer, backend (Online Storage)

Affirm

Remote Canada
Competitive
Full-time
1mo ago

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Frequently asked questions

What does a backend engineer do?

Backend engineers build and run the server side of a product: APIs, business logic, databases, queues and integrations with other systems. They also care about performance, reliability and security.

Which languages do remote backend jobs ask for?

Go, Python, Java and TypeScript (Node.js) are the most common, followed by Ruby, Kotlin, Rust and Elixir. Strong SQL and experience with a cloud provider like AWS or Google Cloud help with most roles.

How much do remote backend engineers make?

Pay depends on seniority, the company and where you live. Many of the listings below show their pay range, and our backend engineer salary page shows the typical range across current listings.