Remote Backend Jobs
1,460 Remote Jobs available
Senior Backend Developer (Python)
Proxify ABLast monthIndiaSeniorPythonAWSCI/CDSenior Backend Engineer
M-KOPALast month4 countriesSeniorJavaKotlinAWSSenior Software Engineer, Backend (Consumer Data Platform)
AffirmLast monthCanadaSeniorAWSKafkaKotlinBackend Engineer, IAM
RedditLast monthIndiaJuniorAWSCI/CDGoogle CloudSenior Software Engineer, Backend (Loan Origination and Reporting)
AffirmLast monthUnited StatesUSD 173k-233k / yearSeniorAirflowAWSKotlinSenior Software Engineer (Institutional, Client Lifecycle)
CoinbaseLast monthUnited StatesSeniorgRPCSalesforceSenior Software Engineer (Backend) - AI/ML
ClickHouseLast monthSpainSeniorAWSAzureGoogle CloudStaff Backend Engineer, Database Automation (Go)
GitLabLast monthCA · USUSD 153k-259k / yearStaffGoIAMKubernetesSenior Software Engineer, Backend - Data Streaming
CamundaLast monthCanadaSeniorAzureJavaKafkaSenior Software Engineer, Backend - Data Layer
CamundaLast monthCanadaMid levelElasticsearchJavaMySQLSenior Software Engineer, Backend (Partner Merchant Interface)
AffirmLast monthCanadaExecutiveAWSKotlinKubernetesSenior Software Engineer, Backend (Partner Merchant Interface)
AffirmLast monthUnited StatesUSD 173k-233k / yearExecutiveAWSKotlinKubernetesSenior Backend Engineer, Database Excellence (Ruby)
GitLabLast monthUnited KingdomSeniorRubyAgilePostgreSQLBackend Developer PHP/Laravel (m/f/d)
HändlerbundLast monthGermanyAgileLaravelPHPSenior Backend Engineer, Trusted Agentic Development
GitLabLast monthPolandPLN 272k-408k / yearSeniorDesign SystemsKubernetesRubyIntermediate Backend Engineer, AMER
GitLabLast monthCA · USUSD 115k-194k / yearMid levelCI/CDDockergRPCSenior Software Engineer, Backend (Card Ledger & Money Movement)
AffirmLast monthUnited StatesUSD 195k-255k / yearSeniorAWSKotlinKubernetesSenior Backend Engineer - Backend Platform (USA Only, 100% Remote)
CloseLast monthUnited StatesSeniorAnsibleAWSCI/CDSenior Backend Engineer, Core APIs (SRE Focus)
FingerprintLast monthWorldwideSeniorAWSBigQueryCI/CDStaff Software Engineer, Backend (Identity International)
AffirmLast monthUnited KingdomGBP 142k-190k / yearStaffAWSKotlinKubernetes
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Backend roles own the services behind the product: APIs, data models, queues, background jobs, and the latency and correctness guarantees everything else is built on.
Remote backend openings cluster around infrastructure and fintech companies, API-first products, and any team large enough to have split its platform from its interface. Go, Python, Node, Java and Rust dominate the listings.
Read for scale and on-call: a backend role at ten requests a second is a different job from one at ten thousand. Check whether the team owns its own deployments, and whether the on-call rotation is compatible with your timezone.