669 backend engineering manager jobs at 418 companies in United States
Software Engineering Manager – Backend
Santa Clara, California, United States
OnsiteFull Time
8+ YOE3+ MgmtBachelor's or Master's in CS or related,8+ years backend development,3+ years engineering management,expertise in distributed systems,cloud (Azure or AWS),REST APIs,event-driven systems,databases,microservices;travel up to 15%.
Azure, AWS, REST APIs
Engineering Manager, Backend Team
Santa Monica, California, United States
$200k-$250k/yr OnsiteFull Time
10+ YOE2+ Mgmt10+ years software engineering, 2+ years managing a team of 4-8 engineers while hands-on; deep backend expertise in Python/Django or Node.js/TypeScript; production ownership; AWS, CI/CD, infrastructure-as-code; startup experience.
Python, Django, Node.js, TypeScript, ExpressJS, GraphQL, PostgreSQL, AWS, Terraform, Docker, Kubernetes, Datadog, Git, GitHub, Graphite, Claude Code, Cursor
Senior Backend Engineer
Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States
$160k-$185k/yr HybridFull Time
5+ YOE5+ years software engineering experience; strong Python, FastAPI, Postgres, AWS, Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform; cloud architecture, API/backend development, security focus, mentorship and customer integration skills.
Python, FastAPI, Postgres, AWS, Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform
Engineering Manager — Backend Platform & Services
United States
$170k/yr RemoteFull Time
3+ Mgmt3+ years managing engineering teams, degree in CS/Engineering or equivalent, hands-on backend experience (GoLang/Python/PHP), microservices, Kubernetes, message brokers, MySQL, Agile, strong communication and stakeholder management.
GoLang, Python, PHP, Kubernetes, RabbitMQ, Kafka, MySQL
Senior Manager, Back End Engineering [Remote-US]
United States or California or San Francisco or Rhode Island or Providence
$249k-$367k/yr RemoteFull Time
8+ YOE4+ MgmtBachelor's degree or equivalent experience; 8–10 years of software engineering experience including 4+ years managing engineers; architecture, project management, stakeholder management, and performance management experience.
Go, Python, TypeScript, GraphQL, gRPC, Postgres, Mongo, Snowflake, Kafka, Docker, Kubernetes, AWS, LinkedIn Learning, BetterUp
Engineering Manager, Backend - International
New York City or Toronto
$205k-$262k/yr HybridFull Time
7+ YOE1+ Mgmt7+ years software engineering experience on production web applications, 1+ year managing engineers, strong communication and empathy, solid understanding of web development technologies.
Golang, Ruby on Rails, Javascript, MySQL, Kafka, AWS, Git, Memcache, Redis, ElasticSearch, Docker, Terraform, Kubernetes, CircleCI, DataDog
Sr. Manager, Backend Sourcing
San Jose or Scottsdale
OnsiteFull Time
10+ YOE10+ years semiconductor industry experience in backend sourcing, assembly/test manufacturing, packaging, substrates, supply chain, or operations; proven team leadership and negotiation record; Bachelor's degree in engineering, supply chain, business, finance, or related field.
Staff Backend Engineer
New York City or Montreal
$230k-$280k/yr HybridFull Time
10+ YOERequires 10+ years of backend engineering experience using Python, strong technical leadership, complex system architecture, engineer mentoring, and best-practice development in fast-paced environments.
Python
Backend Engineer
New York, New York, United States
HybridFull Time
4+ YOE4+ years software development experience, 2+ years backend development, proficiency with Go, Node, Docker, Terraform, Kubernetes, Postgres, REST and gRPC; bachelor’s in a technical field preferred.
Go, Node, Docker, Terraform, Kubernetes, Postgres, REST APIs, gRPC, AWS
Sr. Director, Back-End Engineering
Mountain View, California, United States
$184k-$376k/yr OnsiteFull Time
15+ YOE8+ MgmtRequires 15+ years in software engineering or platform engineering, 8+ years leading large engineering organizations, and expertise in build systems, dependency management, artifact platforms, CI/CD, and software supply chain security.
Amazon Brazil, Bazel, Buck, JFrog Artifactory, SLSA, Sigstore, in-toto, SBOM, CI/CD
Principal Backend Engineer
United States
$130k-$140k/yr RemoteFull Time
Principal-level backend engineering expertise in Python and distributed systems, with architecture, APIs, cloud, CI/CD, mentoring, and complex technical transition leadership experience.
RabbitMQ, Celery, Kafka, PostgreSQL, Redis, Python, Go, C++, Rust, Domain-Driven Design, Clean Architecture, Hexagonal Architecture, Azure, GraphQL, Kubernetes, SCIM, OAuth2, OpenID Connect, SAML, Django
Backend Engineering Manager
United States
$220k/yr RemoteFull Time
5+ YOE7+ MgmtRequires 7+ years leading technical teams, 5+ years developing or leading microservice software teams, backend systems expertise, agile leadership, and cybersecurity, OT, or ICS experience.
Rust, Apache Flink, RabbitMQ, HashiCorp Vault
Senior Manager, Backend
United States
$185k-$200k/yr RemoteFull Time
8+ YOE3+ Mgmt8+ years backend engineering with 3+ years formal management of large-scale consumer systems; strong distributed systems (AWS), APIs, data modeling; degree in Computer Science or equivalent; proven cross-team execution.
AWS
Engineering Manager , Backend
New York City, New York, United States
$200k-$250k/yr HybridFull Time
8+ YOE3+ Mgmt8+ years software engineering and 3+ years leading teams; experience with large-scale distributed systems, microservices, Golang, caching, CI/CD, relational databases, monitoring; strong communication; hybrid NYC-based.
Go, Golang, Docker, Kubernetes, Google Cloud Platform, Datadog
Senior Backend Engineer
Norwalk, Connecticut, United States
OnsiteFull Time
7+ YOERequires 7+ years of backend engineering experience, expert AWS serverless and Python skills, distributed systems expertise, REST API development, databases, CI/CD, and technical leadership.
AWS, AWS Lambda, Amazon API Gateway, Amazon SQS, Amazon SNS, Amazon DynamoDB, AWS Step Functions, Amazon EventBridge, Apache Kafka, Python, PostgreSQL, Amazon RDS, GitHub Actions, HIPAA, RESTful APIs, TDD, IaC, CI/CD
Lead Backend Engineer
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
$142k-$213k/yr OnsiteFull Time
8+ YOE4+ Mgmt8+ years software engineering with backend focus, 4-6+ years leading technical projects, expert Golang, strong AWS, Kubernetes, Terraform, microservices, REST APIs, CI/CD, SQL/NoSQL, mentoring experience.
Amazon Web Services (AWS), Kubernetes, Terraform, Golang, REST APIs, CI/CD, SQL, NoSQL
Senior Backend & Systems Engineer
Munich or Germany or United States
HybridFull Time
5+ YOE5+ years experience; strong backend/systems/DevOps skills; experience with distributed systems, Linux, networking, containers, and infrastructure automation; familiarity with NATS, GCP, Docker, CI/CD; ability to own fleet management systems.
NATS, GCP, Docker, CI/CD, AWX, MongoDB, Postgres, Go, NodeJS, Python, Linux
Back-End Process Manager
Poway, California, United States
$80k-$110k/yr OnsiteFull Time
3+ YOE2+ MgmtIPC-A-600 Certified IPC Specialist (CIS) or ability to obtain within 60 days; high school diploma; 3-5 years management experience in manufacturing/engineering; 2 years direct supervision; intermediate math; spreadsheet/word processing proficiency; ERP/MES preferred.
Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, ERP, MES
Staff Backend Engineer – Search and Discovery Product Engineering
Mountain View, California, United States
$194k-$243k/yr OnsiteFull Time
5+ YOE5+ years in distributed systems, backend engineering, and system architecture; 5+ years coding in Java, Go, or other languages; advanced degree in Computer Science or related field; experience managing high-availability API platforms.
Java, Go, React
Senior Backend Engineer, Managed Kubernetes & Slurm
New York City or San Francisco or Seattle
$180k-$250k/yr HybridFull Time
Significant experience building and operating production backend systems with Go or Python, deep Kubernetes or Slurm knowledge, distributed systems, networking, observability, CI/CD, and production incident response.
Go, Python, Kubernetes, Slurm, Terraform, Crossplane, Helm, Argo CD, Flux, Kustomize, gRPC
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