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275
Open roles
32new
Posted this week
48
Companies hiring
$158–191k
Base salary range

275 open backend engineer roles across 48 companies, with 32 posted this week. Median salary $158k–$191k. Top hiring: Affirm, Databricks, OpenAI.

Open Backend Engineer roles

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Backend Engineer salary distribution

25th percentile

$158k

Median

$170k

75th percentile

$191k

Based on 4 listings with posted salaries.

Top hiring companies

Affirm46 rolesDatabricks32 rolesOpenAI21 rolesGitLab17 rolesExperian14 roles

About Backend Engineer roles

The Backend Engineer job market currently shows 255 open positions across 44 hiring companies, according to available data. This week alone, 27 new roles have been posted, indicating ongoing recruitment activity in this segment of the tech job market. Compensation data drawn from current postings shows a median (P50) salary of $170,000 for Backend Engineer roles. The 25th percentile sits at $158,125, while the 75th percentile reaches $191,250, suggesting a relatively defined salary band for this role based on posted compensation figures. Among the companies actively hiring for Backend Engineer positions, Affirm, Databricks, OpenAI, Experian, and Stripe appear as top hiring companies based on current listings. These organizations span fintech, data infrastructure, AI research, and payments, reflecting the range of industries seeking backend talent according to available postings. With 44 distinct companies represented in the current open positions, the market shows participation from multiple organizations rather than concentration in a single employer. The ratio of 255 open positions to 44 hiring companies suggests that, on average, participating companies have multiple open backend roles, based on current postings data. The addition of 27 new roles in the most recent week points to continued, though not necessarily accelerating, hiring activity relative to the total pool of open positions. For job seekers evaluating opportunities in this space, the salary percentile data offers a useful benchmark: compensation packages below $158,125 would fall under the 25th percentile of current postings, while those above $191,250 would exceed the 75th percentile threshold. Overall, the data reflects a market with meaningful current demand, spread across a moderate number of hiring companies, with compensation clustering in a defined range according to available postings.

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