Backend Hiring Insights

Last updated Apr 24, 2026 ยท 1,477 active postings across 550 companies

1,477

Active postings

550

Hiring companies

408 postings

Salary coverage

$147,500 - $210,000

Median salary band

Role breakdown

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Role concentration inside this scope

Backend Engineer1,477100.0%
Backend Developer48232.6%
Software Engineer41127.8%
Platform Engineer24216.4%
senior software engineer684.6%
Analytics Engineer322.2%
Full Stack Engineer312.1%
Integration Engineer151.0%
Frontend Engineer140.9%
Cloud Engineer110.7%
Engineering Manager100.7%
DevOps Engineer80.5%

Work Model Distribution

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Remote, hybrid, and onsite share

Remote
47.2% (697)
Onsite
25.3% (373)
Hybrid
9.6% (142)

Seniority mix

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How active postings distribute across levels

Salary context

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Compensation signal and disclosure behavior

Salary disclosure

27.6%

408 of 1,477 postings disclose salary

A higher disclosure rate means more employers are publishing pay information up front, reducing guesswork in the application process.

Median salary across all jobs

$178,750

Median compensation reflects disclosed salary values across the active job set and is shown as a midpoint for easier comparison.

Top technology demand

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Most frequently requested technologies in this scope

Core stack

Python26.1%Kubernetes20.9%AWS19.2%TypeScript16.7%Docker16.5%Java16.0%Go14.7%Postgresql12.3%React11.2%SQL9.2%Redis8.9%Apache Kafka8.4%

Top skill pairings

Docker + Kubernetes12.3%
Kubernetes + Python10.3%
AWS + Kubernetes9.5%
AWS + Python8.7%
AWS + Docker7.6%

Top hiring companies

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Companies with most active postings in this scope