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Remote backend engineer jobs in North America

Remote backend engineering roles — APIs, services, and infrastructure at companies hiring globally. Remote jobs across North America — United States, Canada, and Mexico. Pacific to Eastern timezones, USD/CAD-friendly contracts.

618 jobs available

VeryJun 19

Senior Software Engineer, Python – Contract

US flagUnited States OnlyFreelanceBackend Engineer$80/hour
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Grafana LabsJun 19

Staff Backend Engineer – Adaptive Telemetry

CA flagCanada OnlyFull-timeBackend Engineer$186.4k – $223.6k/year
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Blackbird InteractiveJun 19

Senior Software Engineer, C++ – Gameplay Systems

CA flagCanada OnlyFull-timeBackend Engineer$125k – $155k/year
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Grafana LabsJun 19

Staff Backend Engineer – Databases

CA flagCanada OnlyFull-timeBackend Engineer$186.4k – $223.6k/year
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Terrabit Networks Pte. Ltd.Jun 19

Lead Senior Developer, Rust

US flagUnited States OnlyFull-timeBackend Engineer
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Owner.comJun 19

Staff Software Engineer, Backend

US flagUnited States OnlyFull-timeBackend Engineer$240k – $250k/year
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SymboticJun 19

.NET Developer

CA flagCanada OnlyFreelanceBackend Engineer
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Spark EighteenJun 19

Senior Backend Engineer – Python

US flagUnited States OnlyFull-timeBackend Engineer
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WiredPeople, Inc.Jun 19

Freelance Data Specialist, SQL, Python

US flagUnited States OnlyFreelanceBackend Engineer
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FilevineJun 19

Senior Fullstack Engineer, Javascript

US flagUnited States OnlyFull-timeBackend Engineer$140k – $180k/year
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Bloom Equity PartnersJun 19

Senior Software Engineer, Perl

US flagCalifornia OnlyFull-timeBackend Engineer
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CensysJun 19

Software Engineer – Backend, Core Services

US flagUnited States OnlyFull-timeBackend Engineer$125k – $165k/year
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Slingshot AerospaceJun 19

Senior Backend Engineer, Space Operations Intelligence – Autonomy

US flagAlabama, +30 more statesFull-timeBackend Engineer$150k – $200k/year
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AffirmJun 19

Staff Software Engineer, Backend – Capacity Modeling

US flagUnited States OnlyFull-timeBackend Engineer$200k – $250k/year
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TravoomJun 19

CTO – Co-founder, Hands-on Rust, Startup Experience

US flagTexas OnlyFull-timeBackend Engineer
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FICOJun 19

Senior AI Backend Data Engineer – GenAI

US flagUnited States OnlyFull-timeBackend Engineer$140k – $220k/year
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MiratechJun 19

DialogFlow Engineer, Python

US flagNew York OnlyFull-timeBackend Engineer
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Grafana LabsJun 19

Staff Backend Engineer – Grafana Enterprise

US flagUnited States OnlyFull-timeBackend Engineer$175k – $210k/year
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CayuseJun 19

Senior Software Engineer, Java

US flagUnited States OnlyFull-timeBackend Engineer
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Prevail LegalJun 19

Senior Full Stack Developer, Ruby on Rails

US flagUnited States OnlyFull-timeBackend Engineer$150k – $180k/year
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Truelogic SoftwareJun 19

Senior Full-Stack Engineer, .NET/Angular, ASP.NET Focus

US flagUnited States OnlyFull-timeBackend Engineer
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ClipbookJun 19

Founding Backend Engineer – AI, Data

US flagUnited States OnlyFull-timeBackend Engineer$150k – $220k/year
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Serverless GuruJun 19

Lead Backend Developer

US flagUnited States OnlyFreelanceBackend Engineer
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Node.DigitalJun 19

Full-Stack Java Developer

US flagVirginia OnlyFull-timeBackend Engineer
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PostHogJun 19

Backend Engineer – Billing

US flagUnited States OnlyFull-timeBackend Engineer
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Frequently asked questions

Are these remote backend engineer jobs in North America truly remote?
Yes. Every listing on Remotery is a fully-remote backend engineer role. We exclude hybrid and "remote within X miles of HQ" listings — if it's on the site, you can do the job from home.
What does pay look like for remote backend engineer jobs in North America?
Salaries vary by seniority and company. Junior roles typically start around $40–70k, mid roles $70–120k, senior roles $120–180k, and staff/principal $180k+. Use the salary filter to narrow listings to your range.
How often are new backend engineer listings added in North America?
New roles are added daily. The listing date is shown on every card and detail page so you can quickly identify the freshest postings.

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