Backend Developer jobs paying over $150k
34 live backend developer roles posting $150k or more, freshest first, 25 fully remote. Backfilled from company career pages and public boards, refreshed nightly — each links out to apply at the source. See which of these your skills already reach.
Senior Backend Engineer (Go/AWS) – Remote U.S. at UrrlyUnited States · Remote$150k–$170kTodayApply
Intermediate Backend Engineer, AMER at GitLabRemote, Canada; Remote, United States$115k–$194k6d agoApply- Senior Backend Engineer at CleraUnited States · Remote$150k–$250k2w agoApply
Staff Backend Engineer, Passwordless at OktaToronto, Ontario, Canada$160k–$220k2w agoApply
Staff Backend Engineer - Core Product (Europe) at KalepaRemote$100k–$185k3w agoApply
Windchill Java Developer at Bright Vision TechnologiesUnited States · Remote$100k–$180k3w agoApply
Senior Staff Backend Engineer at KaseyaCanada · Remote$158k–$177k3w agoApply- Senior Python Developer at Bright Vision TechnologiesUnited States · Remote$100k–$150k3w agoApply
- SAP Backend Developer at Bright Vision TechnologiesUnited States · Remote$100k–$150kAug 10Apply
- Staff Backend Engineer, Architecture Engineering: Nonlinear Productivity at GitLabRemote, Canada; Remote, United States$153k–$259kAug 5Apply
Staff Backend Engineer at NangoArgentina; Brazil; Canada; Chile; Mexico; Switzerland; Unite · Remote$140k–$220kAug 5Apply
Senior Backend Engineer, Prefect Cloud at PrefectRemote$172k–$242kAug 3Apply
Senior Backend Engineer (IC6) at DispelUnited States · Remote$150k–$169kJul 30Apply
Staff Backend Engineer, Host Pricing & Availability at AirbnbRemote - USA$212k–$265kJul 28Apply
Staff Backend Engineer - Grafana Second Horizon | Germany | Remote at Grafana LabsGermany · Remote$127k–$153kJul 28Apply- Staff Backend Engineer - Grafana Second Horizon | UK | Remote at Grafana LabsUnited Kingdom · Remote$141k–$169kJul 27Apply
Backend Engineer - Connectivity at VerkadaSan Mateo, CA United States$125k–$160kJul 24Apply- Coupa API Developer at Bright Vision TechnologiesUnited States · Remote$100k–$150kJul 24Apply
Backend Engineer, Credit Decisions at StripeChicago, IL$173k–$260kJul 24Apply
Staff Backend Engineer, AI Systems at MuralUnited States Remote$149k–$187kJul 21Apply
Senior Java Developer - Core/Infra - Elasticsearch at ElasticCanada$128k–$203kJul 20Apply
Mid-Level Backend Engineer at FieldwireUnited States (Remote)$145k–$170kJul 20Apply- Staff Backend Engineer, Identity Threat Protection at OktaSan Francisco, California$194k–$267kJul 14Apply
- Staff Backend Engineer - Second Horizon | US | Remote at GrafanalabsUnited States (Remote)$175k–$210kJul 13Apply
Backend Engineer, Moderation Enforcement at RedditRemote - United States$164k–$230kJul 10Apply- Staff Backend Engineer - Second Horizon | Canada | Remote at GrafanalabsCanada (Remote)$135k–$162kJul 8Apply
Senior Backend Engineer - Brand Platform at FaireKitchener-Waterloo, ON; Toronto, ON$156k–$215kJul 6Apply- Senior Backend Engineer, IAM at RedditRemote - United States$191k–$267kJul 2Apply
- Senior Backend Engineer at VerkadaSan Mateo, CA United States$170k–$260kJun 29Apply
Senior Backend Engineer, Axon 911 at AxonNew York, New York, United States$141k–$217kJun 22Apply- Principal Java Developer - Distributed Systems, Serverless - Elasticsearch at ElasticCanada$128k–$203kJun 12Apply
- Staff Backend Engineer - Grafana Enterprise | Canada | Remote at GrafanalabsCanada (Remote)$186k–$224kMay 28Apply
- Staff Backend Engineer - Grafana Enterprise | US | Remote at GrafanalabsUnited States (Remote)$175k–$210kMay 28Apply
- Senior Backend Engineer at FieldwireUnited States (Remote)$170k–$195kMay 27Apply
Routes into backend developer
The measured pivots that lead here, ranked by how much of the destination a typical origin profile already covers. What it pays: backend developer salary.
- Software Engineer → Backend Developer66% readiness
- DevOps Engineer → Backend Developer45% readiness
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- Remote jobs8,177 open
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How many backend Developer jobs paying over $150k are open right now?
34 live openings, refreshed with the nightly scrape; the newest was posted Sep 8. A page like this only exists while it clears a minimum of live listings, so the count is real inventory, never padding. Every preloaded search: browse the board.
How much do backend Developer jobs paying over $150k pay?
Of the 34 openings, 34 state a salary. The posted middle band runs $155k–$197k a year. Only postings that state pay are counted; nothing is inferred. Full backend developer pay data, by seniority and country: backend developer salary.
Can I get a backend developer job from an adjacent career?
Measurably, yes. The closest measured pivots in: software engineer (66% skill readiness), devops engineer (45% skill readiness). Each route page lists exactly which skills carry over and which are missing. Moving out instead: alternative careers for a backend developer.
Which of these jobs do my skills already reach?
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Listings backfilled from re-displayable sources (company career pages, remote-job boards, and public-sector postings), freshest first, refreshed with the nightly scrape. A sample is shown here; see the full filtered board. Each links out to apply at the original posting; salary shown where the posting states it.