Remote Backend Engineer salary
Base pay in the United States, from 27 postings by 17 employers that published the pay range.
Median base pay per year
$206,000
A typical posting offers $180,000 to $250,000.
10th percentile $193k – $234k
middle half $262k
90th percentile
What a Backend Engineer does
Backend engineers build the server side of software: the services, APIs, databases and background jobs that hold the business logic and data behind an application. They are responsible for that code being correct, fast enough and reliable under real load, and they usually share on-call duty for the services they own.
By level
| Level | Typical range | Median | Postings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mid-level | $180,000 – $210,000 | $195,000 | 3 |
| Senior | $180,000 – $230,000 | $195,000 | 13 |
| Staff & Principal | $200,000 – $265,000 | $225,000 | 11 |
By employer
| Employer | Median | Postings |
|---|---|---|
| $244,500 | 4 | |
| ClickUp | $225,000 | 2 |
| GitLab | $206,000 | 7 |
Open Backend Engineer jobs with published pay
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Senior Backend Engineer, Video Platform Integration
Patreon · Remote (US)
Engineering Full-time $212K - $318K Posted Oct 26, 2026 -
Staff Backend Engineer, Moderation Enforcement
Reddit · Remote · San Francisco, CA
Operations Full-time $217,000 – $303,900 per year Posted Jun 23, 2026 -
Staff Backend Engineer, User Safety
Reddit · Remote · San Francisco, CA
Operations Full-time $217,000 – $303,900 per year Posted Oct 21, 2026 -
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Member of Technical Staff, Backend Engineer, API
Runway · Remote (US)
Engineering Full-time $240K - $290K Posted Apr 29, 2022 -
Staff Backend Engineer, Developer Experience
GitLab · Remote (US)
Engineering $131,600 – $282,000 per year Posted Apr 7, 2026 -
Senior Backend Engineer, Compliance Engineering
Reddit · Remote (US)
Legal Full-time $190,800 – $267,100 per year Posted Aug 13, 2026 -
Senior Backend Engineer, IAM
Reddit · Remote · San Francisco, CA
Engineering Full-time $190,800 – $267,100 per year Posted Jul 2, 2026 -
Staff Backend Engineer - Ads Platform
Airbnb · Remote (US)
Engineering $212,000 – $265,000 per year Posted Jul 22, 2026 -