Backend Developer Salary in United States

Backend Developer jobs in United States hiring now at vetted startups and product companies on Alion, updated daily. Average salary around $237,290/year. Compare remote, hybrid and on-site positions with relocation and visa sponsorship. Browse and apply today.

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Brincdrones

brincdrones.com
BRINC is a US company developing tech in the service of public safety. Known for Drone as First Responder, indoor tactical drones and more.
brincdrones.com • Seattle • National Security • Robotics • Drones & UAVs
Seattle • National Security • Robotics • Drones & UAVs
Verified live · 10 hours ago 2 months ago

Forward Deployed Engineer

$85k – $150k per year • Middle • 4+ years expIn office (Seattle, United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Middle
C++
Python
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Open 335 daysTop 25% pay 11 months ago

Fullstack Software Engineer, LiveOps

$142k – $250k per year • Senior • 5+ years expRemote/Hybrid (Seattle, United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Senior
JavaScript
Node JS
SQL
DevOps
WebRTC
Cybersecurity
SOC 2
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Open 382 daysTop 25% pay 1 year ago

Backend Software Engineer, LiveOps

$142k – $265k per year • Junior • 1+ year expRemote/Hybrid (Seattle, United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Junior
Computer Vision
DevOps
AWS
Azure
CI/CD
GCP
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Digible

digible.com
Digible is a digital marketing agency focused on the multifamily and student housing sectors, offering services like pay-per-click advertising, conversion rate optimization, and social media strategies to enhance online presence and performance.
digible.com • Englewood • Creative Agencies • Sales & Marketing • 51-200 employees
Englewood • Creative Agencies • Sales & Marketing • 51-200 employees
Verified live · 4 hours ago 2 months ago

Staff Software Engineer

$170k per year • Staff+ • 10+ years exp • Remote (United States) • Staff
SQL
TypeScript
DevOps
AWS
GCP
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$170k per year • Staff+ • 10+ years exp • Remote (United States) • Visa sponsorship • Bachelor's Degree • Staff
SQL
TypeScript
DevOps
AWS
GCP
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Slang.ai

slang.ai
Slang.ai builds a voice assistant designed for restaurants, answering reservations and common questions around the clock. Founded in 2019 in New York, it tuned its speech models for noisy hospitality environments. Thousands of restaurants use it to capture calls during service.
slang.ai • HQ: New York, United States • Edge AI • Internet of Things • Artificial Intelligence • Est. 2019
HQ: New York, United States • Edge AI • Internet of Things • Artificial Intelligence • Est. 2019
Verified live · 3 hours ago 2 months ago

Sr Backend Engineer

$143k – $258k per year (Estimated) • Senior • 5+ years expIn office (New York, United States) • Full-Time • Senior
C#
C++
Go
Java
Kotlin
Python
Ruby
TypeScript
JavaScript
Databases
Firestore
AI/ML
LLM
Text-to-Speech
Frontend
GraphQL
React.js
Mobile
Twilio
Dependency Injection
DevOps
AWS
Azure
Docker
GCP
GitHub
Google Cloud Run
Platform Engineering
Terraform
Management
Slack
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Verified live · 3 hours ago 2 months ago

Backend Engineer

$116k – $231k per year (Estimated) • Middle • 3+ years expIn office (New York, United States) • Full-Time • Middle
Java
Kotlin
Scala
TypeScript
JavaScript
Databases
Firestore
Frontend
GraphQL
React.js
Mobile
Dependency Injection
Twilio
DevOps
AWS
Azure
Docker
GCP
Platform Engineering
Terraform
GitHub
Management
Slack
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FDEverything

fdeverything.com
FDEverything is a niche technology publication and newsletter platform focused on Forward Deployed Engineering (FDE) and technical GTM functions. Authored by Sanjay Saraf, the publication delivers biweekly operational roundups, career analysis, organizational frameworks, and strategic industry breakdowns covering how software companies deploy technical teams at the customer interface.
fdeverything.com • New York • Washington • Los Angeles • London • Austin
New York • Washington • Los Angeles • London • Austin
Top 25% payVerified live · 2 days ago 2 months ago

Software Engineer, Developer Infrastructure - Build Systems

$130k – $230k per year • In office (New York, United States) • Full-Time
Bazel
CI/CD
Datadog
Grafana
OpenTelemetry
Kubernetes
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Verified live · 2 days ago 2 months ago

Software Engineer, AI Platform

$152k – $274k per year (Estimated) • Senior • 5+ years expIn office (New York, United States) • Full-Time • Senior
Time Series Forecasting
LLM
AI Agents
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Open 185 daysTop 25% pay 7 months ago

Software Engineer, Mission Dev - U.S. Government

$150k – $215k per year • Senior • 5+ years expIn office (New York, United States) • Full-Time • Senior
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Omnygroup

omnygroup.co.uk
Omny Group offers professional services in Human Resources, Law, Health & Safety, & Employee Benefits, tailored to support your business needs.
omnygroup.co.uk • San Francisco • New York • London • Legal Services • Professional Services • Human Resources
San Francisco • New York • London • Legal Services • Professional Services • Human Resources
Top 25% pay 2 months ago

Backend Software Engineer

$160k – $300k per year • Middle • 3+ years expRemote/Hybrid (San Francisco, United States) • Full-Time • Middle
Python
SQL
Python
Django
Databases
PostgreSQL
DevOps
AWS
WebRTC
Marketing
HubSpot
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Sagent

sagent.com
Sagent is a leading provider of cloud-based software solutions for the mortgage industry. We help lenders streamline their operations, improve their customer experience, and increase their efficiency. We offer a wide range of solutions, including: Loan origination Loan servicing Loan closing Loan analytics We are committed to providing our clients with the best possible service and helping them achieve their business goals.
sagent.com • Dallas • Austin • Lending • Financial Services • FinTech
Dallas • Austin • Lending • Financial Services • FinTech
Verified live · 1 hour ago 2 months ago

Software Development Engineer SR -Full Stack Java/React

$127k – $228k per year (Estimated) • Senior • 4+ years expRemote/Hybrid (Detroit, United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Senior
Node JS
JavaScript
TypeScript
Databases
Apache Kafka
Frontend
React.js
DevOps
Azure
GCP
GitHub
Azure DevOps
CI/CD
Cybersecurity
SonarQube
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$136k – $245k per year (Estimated) • Senior • 4+ years expRemote/Hybrid (United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Senior
Node JS
JavaScript
TypeScript
Databases
Apache Kafka
Frontend
React.js
DevOps
Azure
GCP
GitHub
Azure DevOps
CI/CD
Cybersecurity
SonarQube
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Arcom Educação

arcomeducacao.com.br
Arcom is a major Brazilian wholesale and distribution company headquartered in Uberlândia, Minas Gerais, established in 1965. The company operates the Arcom Educação platform, which offers a variety of professional training courses and educational resources tailored for retail management, sales, and business development. It serves a vast network of small and medium-sized retailers across Brazil, utilizing its extensive logistics infrastructure to integrate commercial distribution with corporate education services.
arcomeducacao.com.br • HQ: Uberlândia, Brazil • Logistics • Transportation & Logistics • Corporate Training • Wholesale • Commerce • Education • EdTech Platforms • 201-500 employees • Est. 1965
HQ: Uberlândia, Brazil • Logistics • Transportation & Logistics • Corporate Training • Wholesale • Commerce • Education • EdTech Platforms • 201-500 employees • Est. 1965
$106k – $192k per year (Estimated) • Middle • Plano • Remote (Brazil, United States) • Visa sponsorship • Bachelor's Degree • Middle • Portuguese: C1
C#
Go
Java
Kotlin
Node JS
Python
JavaScript
Databases
PostgreSQL
Redis
DevOps
AWS
CI/CD
GCP
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Numeric

numeric.com
Numeric is an accounting software company headquartered in San Francisco, California, and founded in 2021. The company builds tooling for the month-end close, automating reconciliations, flux analysis, and review workflows with AI agents that investigate variances and draft the supporting narrative. It sells to controllers and accounting teams at technology companies that run the close through spreadsheets alongside their ERP.
numeric.com • HQ: San Francisco, United States • Financial Consulting • Business Process Automation (BPA) • Software • AI Agents • Artificial Intelligence • Audit • Financial Services • Est. 2021
HQ: San Francisco, United States • Financial Consulting • Business Process Automation (BPA) • Software • AI Agents • Artificial Intelligence • Audit • Financial Services • Est. 2021
Top 25% pay 2 months ago

Software Engineer, Applied AI

$155k – $260k per year • In office (San Francisco, United States) • Full-Time
Cursor
Anthropic
OpenAI
Design
Figma
Management
Asana
Notion
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Top 25% pay 2 months ago

Software Engineer, Cash & Close

$155k – $260k per year • Middle • 3+ years expIn office (New York, United States) • Full-Time • Middle
Cursor
Anthropic
OpenAI
Design
Figma
Management
Asana
Notion
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Top 25% pay 2 months ago

Software Engineer, Product

$175k – $260k per year • Senior • 5+ years expIn office (New York, United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Senior
Anthropic
OpenAI
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Meow

meow.com
Meow is a financial technology company, not a bank. Apply now with no paperwork or commitment.
meow.com • New York • Blockchain & Crypto • Financial Services • Banking
New York • Blockchain & Crypto • Financial Services • Banking
Verified live · 5 hours ago 2 months ago

Software Engineer

$73k – $169k per year (Estimated) • Junior • 1+ year exp • Remote (United States, Canada) • Full-Time • Junior
Python
TypeScript
Python
FastAPI
Databases
PostgreSQL
DevOps
AWS
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Lightning AI

lightning.ai
Lightning AI is an artificial intelligence technology company headquartered in New York City, New York, and established in 2019. The organization provides a unified platform and the open-source PyTorch Lightning framework to facilitate the building, training, and deployment of machine learning models. It operates globally by offering scalable cloud infrastructure and development tools to individual researchers and enterprise teams across various industries.
lightning.ai • HQ: New York, United States • Cloud Management • Software • Cloud Computing • Information Technology • MLOps • Machine Learning • Artificial Intelligence • Est. 2019
HQ: New York, United States • Cloud Management • Software • Cloud Computing • Information Technology • MLOps • Machine Learning • Artificial Intelligence • Est. 2019
Verified live · 1 hour ago 2 months ago

Senior Backend Engineer, Managed Services

$149k – $269k per year (Estimated) • Equity • Senior • Remote/Hybrid (New York, United States) • Visa sponsorship • Senior
Go
Python
AI/ML
PyTorch
PyTorch Lightning
DevOps
ArgoCD
CI/CD
Crossplane
GitOps
gRPC
Helm
Kubernetes
Kustomize
Platform Engineering
SLURM
Terraform
HPC
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Pattern Data

patterndata.com
Pattern Data is a company that develops and manages AI-driven marketing automation software. The company's mission is to help businesses of all sizes improve their marketing results through the use of advanced data analysis and machine learning. They provide a variety of services, including data analytics, campaign optimization, and lead generation.
patterndata.com • Richmond • Pittsburgh • Charlotte • Data & Analytics • Sales & Marketing • Marketing Automation
Richmond • Pittsburgh • Charlotte • Data & Analytics • Sales & Marketing • Marketing Automation
Verified live · 2 days ago 2 months ago

Software Engineer (Entry)

$90k – $115k per year • Remote/Hybrid (Richmond, United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Internship
Scala
TypeScript
Databases
ElasticSearch
PostgreSQL
Frontend
GraphQL
DevOps
AWS
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Verified live · 2 days ago 2 months ago

Software Engineer (Senior-Staff)

$160k – $220k per year • Staff+ • 8+ years exp • Remote (United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Staff
Scala
TypeScript
Databases
ElasticSearch
PostgreSQL
Frontend
GraphQL
DevOps
AWS
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$160k – $220k per year • Staff+ • 8+ years expUnited States • Remote (United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Staff
Scala
TypeScript
Databases
ElasticSearch
PostgreSQL
Frontend
GraphQL
DevOps
AWS
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Neara

neara.com
Neara's physics-enabled digital twin helps utilities predict network failures, reduce outages, and make smarter infrastructure decisions — at scale, in real time.
neara.com • HQ: Sydney, Australia • Energy & Utilities • Software • Simulation & Digital Twin
HQ: Sydney, Australia • Energy & Utilities • Software • Simulation & Digital Twin
Top 25% payVerified live · 3 hours ago 2 months ago

Forward Deployed Engineer - USA (Dallas)

$130k – $200k per year • Equity • Remote/Hybrid (Dallas, United States) • Full-Time
JavaScript
Python
TypeScript
Frontend
npm
DevOps
Git
Robotics
Digital Twin
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Top 25% payVerified live · 3 hours ago 3 months ago

Forward Deployed Engineer - USA (NYC)

$130k – $200k per year • Equity • Remote/Hybrid (New York, United States) • Full-Time
JavaScript
Python
TypeScript
Frontend
npm
DevOps
Git
Robotics
Digital Twin
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Open 195 daysTop 25% pay 7 months ago

Forward Deployed Engineer - USA (Portland)

$130k – $200k per year • Equity • Remote/Hybrid (Portland, United States) • Full-Time
JavaScript
TypeScript
Frontend
npm
Robotics
Digital Twin
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Appian Corporation

appian.com
Established in 1999, Appian is a cloud computing and enterprise software company helping organizations build apps and workflows rapidly, with a low-code automation platform. Appian is headquartered in McLean, Virginia.
appian.com • McLean • Chennai • Atlanta • Charlotte • New York • Artificial Intelligence • Software • Business Process Automation (BPA) • Est. 1999
McLean • Chennai • Atlanta • Charlotte • New York • Artificial Intelligence • Software • Business Process Automation (BPA) • Est. 1999
Verified live · 1 hour ago 2 months ago

Lead Database Engineer

$133k – $270k per year (Estimated) • Equity • Lead • 5+ years expIn office (McLean, United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Contractor • Staff
SQL
C#
Java
Python
Databases
Databricks
MariaDB
MS SQL
Oracle
PostgreSQL
Snowflake
MySQL
DevOps
AWS
CI/CD
Azure
Azure DevOps
Jenkins
Analytics
ETL/ELT
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Verified live · 1 hour ago 2 months ago

Database Engineer

$97k – $191k per year (Estimated) • Equity • Junior • 1+ year expIn office (McLean, United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Contractor • Junior
SQL
C#
Java
Python
Databases
Databricks
MariaDB
MS SQL
Oracle
PostgreSQL
Snowflake
MySQL
DevOps
AWS
CI/CD
Azure
Azure DevOps
Jenkins
Analytics
ETL/ELT
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Verified live · 1 hour ago 2 months ago

Software Engineering Intern

$100k per year • Equity • Intern • In office (McLean, United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Internship • Intern
Edge AI
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Asana

asana.com
Asana (NYSE: ASAN) is a leading SaaS work management platform headquartered in San Francisco, California. Founded in 2008 by former Facebook executives Dustin Moskovitz and Justin Rosenstein, the company was built to eliminate "work about work" by giving teams a unified system of record for goals, projects, and daily workflows. Powered by its proprietary Work Graph data model, Asana offers cross-functional project tracking, portfolio management, automated workflows, enterprise governance, and AI-driven workflow copilots.
asana.com • HQ: San Francisco, United States • Productivity Software • Software • Project Management • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 2008
HQ: San Francisco, United States • Productivity Software • Software • Project Management • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 2008
$202k – $230k per year • Senior • 4+ years expRemote/Hybrid (San Francisco, United States) • Full-Time • Senior
AWS
Management
Asana
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$202k – $230k per year • Senior • 4+ years expRemote/Hybrid (San Francisco, United States) • Full-Time • Senior
AWS
Management
Asana
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$248k – $282k per year • Senior • 6+ years expRemote/Hybrid (New York, United States) • Full-Time • Senior
CI/CD
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Sybil

runsybil.com
Sybil builds artificial intelligence penetration testing agents that probe live web applications for exploitable weaknesses. Founded in 2024 by former OpenAI and security industry engineers, it aims to run continuously rather than as an annual engagement. Findings are delivered with reproduction steps that engineers can verify.
runsybil.com • HQ: San Francisco, United States • Application Security • Cybersecurity • Penetration Testing • 51-200 employees • Est. 2024
HQ: San Francisco, United States • Application Security • Cybersecurity • Penetration Testing • 51-200 employees • Est. 2024
Top 25% payVerified live · 6 hours ago 2 months ago

Software Engineer I

$135k – $165k per year • Junior • Remote/Hybrid (New York, United States) • Full-Time • Junior
JavaScript
Python
TypeScript
AI/ML
AI Agents
OpenAI
Frontend
React.js
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Top 25% payVerified live · 6 hours ago 2 months ago

Forward Deployed Engineer

$215k – $245k per year • Senior • 8+ years exp • Remote (United States) • Full-Time • Staff
OpenAI
Red Teaming
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GEM Technology

gemtechnology.com
GEM Technology is an SBA-certified, woman-owned small business specializing in advanced security, engineering, and enterprise technical support. The company delivers solutions across key disciplines including cybersecurity, insider threat prevention, personnel security, emergency management preparedness, and nuclear facility support. Leveraging an extensive network of credentialed specialists, it primarily serves critical mission areas within U.S. federal clients such as the Department of Energy and the FBI.
gemtechnology.com • HQ: Las Vegas, United States • Government • Cybersecurity • Information Technology • Est. 1994
HQ: Las Vegas, United States • Government • Cybersecurity • Information Technology • Est. 1994
Verified live · 3 hours ago 2 months ago

Software Developer

$129k – $233k per year (Estimated) • Senior • 8+ years expIn office (Los Alamos, United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Staff
JavaScript
Node JS
SQL
C#
C#
ASP.NET Core
Databases
MySQL
PostgreSQL
Frontend
Bootstrap
JQuery
DevOps
Rest API
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Rapidai

rapidai.com
To help physicians diagnosis and treat stroke, aneurysm, and pulmonary embolism faster and more accurately-ultimately saving more lives and improving patient care.
rapidai.com • Bengaluru • Denver • Health Care • Artificial Intelligence • Medical AI • Est. 2011
Bengaluru • Denver • Health Care • Artificial Intelligence • Medical AI • Est. 2011
$154k – $288k per year (Estimated) • Staff+ • 10+ years exp • Remote (India, United States) • Visa sponsorship • Bachelor's Degree • Staff
Go
Python
Rust
DevOps
AWS
Azure
Docker
GCP
Kubernetes
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Ssctech

ssctech.com
Leading cloud-based provider of financial services technology solutions. SS&C Technologies owns and maintains the best financial technology in the industry
ssctech.com • Kansas City • Information Technology • Asset Management • Financial Services • 5000+ employees
Kansas City • Information Technology • Asset Management • Financial Services • 5000+ employees
2 months ago

Sr. Software Engineer

$138k – $228k per year (Estimated) • Senior • 12+ years expKansas City • Remote (United States) • Visa sponsorship • Bachelor's Degree • Senior
C#
JavaScript
Python
DevOps
AWS
Azure
CI/CD
GCP
Kubernetes
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Akamai

akamai.com
Akamai is the cybersecurity and cloud computing company that powers and protects business online.
akamai.com • Singapore • Hong Kong • CDN • Cybersecurity • Cloud Computing • 1001-5000 employees
Singapore • Hong Kong • CDN • Cybersecurity • Cloud Computing • 1001-5000 employees
Top 25% payVerified live · 1 hour ago 2 months ago

Senior Technical Marketing Engineer- API Security

$120k – $215k per year • Equity • Senior • Remote (United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Senior
AI Agents
LLM
DevOps
Akamai
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Top 25% payVerified live · 1 hour ago 3 months ago

Senior Software Engineer

$121k – $219k per year • Equity • Senior • Remote (United States) • Senior
Python
DevOps
Akamai
Terraform
Cybersecurity
FedRAMP
SOC 2
SonarQube
Trivy
Zero Trust
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Alteryx

alteryx.com
Alteryx is the Analytics Automation Company. We unify analytics, data science and business process automation in one, end-to-end platform to accelerate digital transformation. Our unified platform and self-service, easy-to-use interface differenti...
alteryx.com • San Francisco • Prague • Dubai • Quebec • London • Analytics Platforms • Artificial Intelligence • Data & Analytics • 1001-5000 employees
San Francisco • Prague • Dubai • Quebec • London • Analytics Platforms • Artificial Intelligence • Data & Analytics • 1001-5000 employees
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Sr. Software Engineer, Dataplane

$118k – $154k per year • Senior • 5+ years expIrvine • Remote (United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Senior
Go
JavaScript
TypeScript
Databases
Apache Kafka
Redis
Frontend
React.js
DevOps
AWS
CI/CD
GCP
Git
Rest API
Docker
Helm
Kubernetes
Terraform
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Backend Developer Salary in United States
Frequently asked questions
How many Backend Developer jobs in United States are available on Alion?
There are currently 9532 active listings from 1530 hiring companies on Alion, refreshed daily.
What salary do Backend Developer jobs in United States pay?
The average salary is around $237,290 per year based on the current listings.
Are remote options available for Backend Developer jobs in United States?
Yes, many of these roles offer remote or hybrid work, and you can filter listings by remote, relocation and visa sponsorship.
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