Remote Backend Software Engineer salary
Base pay in the United States, from 8 postings by 6 employers that published the pay range.
Median base pay per year
$186,500
A typical posting offers $157,000 to $217,500.
10th percentile $186k – $210k
middle half $230k
90th percentile
What a Backend Software Engineer does
Backend software engineers build the server side of software products: the services, APIs, databases and background jobs that sit behind the user interface. They are responsible for the correctness, performance and reliability of that layer, and for the data model that the rest of the product depends on.
By level
| Level | Typical range | Median | Postings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senior | $179,000 – $231,500 | $208,500 | 4 |
| Staff & Principal | $156,000 – $215,000 | $185,500 | 3 |
By employer
| Employer | Median | Postings |
|---|---|---|
| SentinelOne | $185,500 | 3 |
Open Backend Software Engineer jobs with published pay
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Senior Backend Software Engineer
Headway · Remote · New York, NY
Engineering Full-time $182,750 - $278,500 Posted Sep 16, 2024 -
Backend Senior Software Engineer, Identity
Vanta · Remote (US)
Engineering Full-time $195K - $263K Posted May 7, 2026 -
Staff Backend Software Engineer - Platform Integration
Addepar · Remote · New York, NY
Data & AI $158,000 – $248,000 per year Posted May 29, 2026 -
Backend Software Engineer - Engine Team (Voice Agent)
Deepgram · Remote (US)
Engineering Full-time $150K - $220K Posted Feb 18, 2026 -
Staff Backend Software Engineer - Agent Platform (Go/Python)
SentinelOne · Remote (US)
Engineering $156,000 – $215,000 per year Posted Aug 2, 2026 -
Staff Backend Software Engineer - Agent Platform (Python/Go)
SentinelOne · Remote (US)
Engineering $156,000 – $215,000 per year Posted Aug 2, 2026 -
Senior Backend Software Engineer - Distributed Systems
HavocAI · Remote (US)
Engineering Full-time $175K - $200K Posted Jul 8, 2026 -
Senior Backend Software Engineer, ObservoAI
SentinelOne · Remote (US)
Product $132,000 – $182,000 per year Posted Apr 21, 2026