Top Remote Backend Engineer Jobs

Build and maintain backend services and APIs, write unit tests, debug and optimize systems, support migration from Supabase to cloud, improve reliability, and integrate AI/RPA workflows while learning under senior mentorship.

Lead the design, development, testing, optimization, monitoring, and maintenance of scalable backend systems and APIs. Build production-grade solutions for blockchain and DeFi use cases, conduct code reviews, document technical processes, troubleshoot complex problems, and mentor junior developers. Collaborate with frontend, product, and design teams while maintaining high availability, security, performance, and code quality across the Node.js and TypeScript technology stack.

Own the architecture and operation of backend infrastructure supporting high-volume crypto trading. Build real-time pipelines for order books, trades, and market events; design GraphQL and WebSocket APIs; manage PostgreSQL, Redis, and ClickHouse data systems; optimize latency, caching, schemas, and queries; monitor reliability; debug performance issues; and collaborate with frontend and mobile teams.

Build and extend scalable backend API integrations for the Hyperliquid ecosystem, supporting same-chain and cross-chain trading, routing, orderbooks, TWAP, and perpetuals. Collaborate with product managers and backend engineers on system design, feature proposals, code reviews, documentation, and reliable infrastructure. The role requires strong TypeScript backend experience, EVM integration knowledge, familiarity with Hyperliquid protocols, and comfort working independently in a remote team.

Build and scale Spotify’s backend infrastructure and Distribution API for millions of podcast shows and creator content. Design systems supporting emerging content formats, lead cross-functional technical initiatives, improve platform architecture, and maintain reliable critical services through on-call rotations. The role requires strong Java backend experience, cloud and relational database expertise, distributed systems knowledge, API development at scale, adaptability, clear communication, and regular use of AI-powered developer tools.

Principal frontend-focused software engineer responsible for leading frontend architecture, standards, tooling, accessibility, performance, testing, and deployment practices. The role delivers scalable customer-facing web applications, component libraries, and design systems using React or Angular. It includes cross-functional product collaboration, technical decision-making, mentoring, modernization initiatives, and occasional full-stack work. The position is remote, requires U.S. citizenship, Public Trust 6C eligibility, and approximately 0–10% business travel.

Design, build, and own backend systems for blockchain and staking infrastructure. Implement APIs, Ethereum data pipelines, indexers, validator integrations, and operational tooling. Lead architecture, testing, deployment, observability, mentor engineers, and drive engineering standards and AI-assisted workflows.

Develop and maintain scalable Java backend systems using Spring Boot and microservices architecture. Collaborate with customer teams, review technical specifications, write clean and secure code, participate in code reviews, document solutions, and troubleshoot and optimize backend systems. The role also involves providing expertise to improve application performance, reliability, and security while contributing to the training of next-generation AI systems.

Design, develop, implement, test, and support high-quality internal software and customer-facing products. Enhance existing products and design APIs that integrate systems. Ensure security measures and perform code testing and reviews.

As a Senior Backend Engineer, you'll design scalable backend systems, build foundational architecture, and manage complex projects within a voice AI-driven platform.

Senior Full Stack Engineer (backend-focused) to design, build, and operate scalable backend systems and APIs, deliver full-stack features, improve reliability and observability, and contribute to architecture and technical strategy in a fast-paced startup environment.

As a Senior Software Engineer (Backend), you will design and implement scalable applications, collaborate with agile teams, and mentor junior members while ensuring high code quality and performance.

Lead design and implementation of high-performance agent runtimes, backend services, and self-hosted model/agent infrastructure. Build low-latency execution systems, real-time data pipelines, telemetry loops, CI/CD for zero-downtime deployments, and ensure fleet reliability on AWS/EKS.

Design, implement, and maintain Python backend services and scalable data pipelines using dataframes, Parquet, and Databricks. Optimize distributed processing, build APIs, ensure data quality and observability, and mentor engineers.

As a Junior Backend Developer, you'll translate UI/UX designs into code, integrate with APIs, and utilize AI tools for efficiency.

As a Senior Backend Developer at Awarri, you'll build and maintain backend systems for AI platforms, focusing on scalable architectures, data integration, and real-time communication.

As a Senior Backend Engineer, you'll develop and maintain the Dynamic Copay Engine's services, design pricing logic, and manage data integrations, focusing on backend systems for health insurance functionality.

Own and build backend services for benefit estimate (270/271), claims adjudication integrations, and claims processing pipelines. Ensure accuracy, reliability, and throughput across PostgreSQL, Redis, and BigQuery, design APIs, participate in architecture and incident response, and contribute to on-call rotation.

Lead development of Python-based web applications using Django and FastAPI, architect scalable solutions, and establish technical standards while mentoring developers and optimizing infrastructure.

Design, build, and operate identity and access systems, financial operations (transfers, ledgering, reconciliation), and blockchain infrastructure. Define reliability/observability standards, lead cross-functional projects, mentor engineers, and uphold security and transactional correctness.

Design, build, and operate scalable backend microservices on Kubernetes. Own production services, Elasticsearch indexing and tuning, CI/CD and GitOps pipelines, observability, and reliability. Drive distributed-systems architecture, troubleshoot clusters and services, mentor engineers, and collaborate with platform teams to improve developer experience.

Design and develop core backend components for a blockchain network using Rust, ensuring reliability and scalability in production-grade software.

As a Senior Backend Engineer at Eight Sleep, you will develop and maintain back-end services and improve data processing, supporting critical business logic in distributed systems.

The Senior Back-End Software Engineer will design and implement a serverless platform, work closely with the product team, and own entire projects, driving innovation in telehealth.

As a Back-End Software Engineer, you'll design, implement, and scale a serverless telehealth platform using various technologies while working closely with the product team.