Remote Backend Jobs

Backend roles on RemoteDevJobs target engineers who design reliable services, clean APIs, and data layers that survive real traffic. Expect positions across Go, Java, Kotlin, Node.js, Python, and Rust, with production concerns first: observability, migrations, concurrency, and cost-aware architecture. We highlight fully remote full-time jobs with honest USD ranges and concrete tags (Postgres, gRPC, Kafka, AWS/GCP) so you can skip vague “backend ninja” posts. From product API teams to platformized domain services, these listings are for developers who care about correctness, operability, and calm on-call — and who want to work from anywhere without pretending the office is optional.

Staff Backend Engineer (Go)

Packetforge · $170,000–$220,000 USD

Remote · Full-time · Remote

GogRPCPostgresKubernetesDistributed Systems

Senior Backend Engineer (Node/TypeScript)

Sailhouse Software · $145,000–$185,000 USD

Remote (Americas + Europe) · Full-time · Remote

Node.jsTypeScriptPostgreSQLRedisAWS

Backend Engineer — Data Services (Python)

Metricyard · $130,000–$165,000 USD

Remote · Full-time · Remote

PythonFastAPIKafkaSQLETL