Senior Backend Engineer (Multiple Positions)
$192k – $264k / year
2 weeks ago
Remote SaaS Backend Engineer jobs in the US
Backend, API and distributed systems engineering roles at SaaS companies.
Backend Engineer (Multiple Positions)
$171k – $235k / year
2 weeks ago
Senior Backend Engineer, Platform Enablement
$157k – $235k / year
3 weeks ago
Staff Software Engineer, Backend
$200k – $240k / year
3 weeks ago
Backend Engineer, Control Plane
$163k – $226k / year
1 month ago
Staff Backend Engineer, Database Automation (Go)
$153k – $259k / year
1 month ago
Intermediate Backend Engineer, AMER
$115k – $194k / year
1 month ago
Senior Backend Engineer, Experimentation
$192k – $264k / year
2 months ago
Staff Backend Engineer – Mimir Query, Databases | USA | Remote
$175k – $210k / year
2 months ago
Senior Backend Engineer, Flag Delivery
$192k – $264k / year
2 months ago
Senior Backend Engineer, Billing
$192k – $264k / year
2 months ago
Senior Backend Engineer, Identity & Access Management
$192k – $264k / year
2 months ago
Staff Backend Engineer, Architecture Engineering: Nonlinear Productivity
$153k – $259k / year
2 months ago
Senior Backend Engineer, Architecture Engineering: Nonlinear Productivity
$139k – $235k / year
2 months ago
Senior Backend Engineer, Platform Readiness
2 months ago
Distributed Systems Software Engineer – WarpStream
$197k – $271k / year
3 months ago
Staff Backend Engineer – Analytics | US | Remote
$175k – $210k / year
3 months ago
Senior Software Engineer – Backend Platform
$150k – $200k / year
3 months ago
Senior Backend Engineer, Search
$200k – $250k / year
4 months ago
Staff Backend Engineer, Search
$250k – $300k / year
4 months ago
Staff Backend Engineer – Grafana Enterprise | US | Remote
$175k – $210k / year
5 months ago
Backend Senior Software Engineer, Identity
$195k – $263k / year
5 months ago
Staff Backend Engineer, Hierarchy
$200k – $250k / year
6 months ago
Senior Software Engineer, Backend
$150k – $200k / year
6 months ago
Senior Software Engineer, Backend – Platform Team
10 months ago
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About these roles
Backend Engineer jobs at SaaS companies
Backend engineers build the services, APIs and data stores behind a SaaS product, with a focus on reliability and scale.
For what SaaS companies pay Backend Engineer roles by level, location and company, see the Backend Engineer salary guide.
Pay depends heavily on level and location. Where companies publish a range, the typical role on this page lists $192k–$250k in the US (median published minimum and maximum). About 83% of the roles here include a salary; use Salary listed first to see those at the top.
11 SaaS companies are hiring for these roles right now, led by GitLab, LaunchDarkly, and ClickUp.
Questions about SaaS Backend Engineer jobs
Where do these SaaS Backend Engineer jobs come from?
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What happens when I click Apply?
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Why don’t all jobs show a salary?
We only show pay when the company publishes it in the job post. Around 83% of the roles on this page include a range today. Sort by “Salary listed first” to see those roles at the top.
How do I know a job is still open?
We check every company’s job board hourly. When a role is removed from the careers page, we remove it here within the hour and point you to similar open roles.
How much do SaaS Backend Engineer roles pay?
Where companies publish a range, the typical open role here lists $192k–$250k in the US (median published minimum and maximum). Pay rises with level and varies by location; the Backend Engineer salary guide breaks it down.
What does “Remote (Europe)” mean?
It means the company hires remotely but only within that region, usually for tax, contract or time-zone reasons. “Remote (Worldwide)” roles have no location restriction.
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