Top Backend Engineer Jobs in NYC, NY

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In-Office
New York, NY
315K-440K Annually
Senior level
315K-440K Annually
Senior level
Fintech • Information Technology • Financial Services
Lead design and implementation of scalable, secure backend systems for high‑throughput document processing. Assess architecture, build abstractions, partner with platform teams, set technical direction, and raise backend engineering standards.
Top Skills: Cloud InfrastructureDocument AutomationLlmsMl PipelinesMulti-TenancyPythonWorkflow Orchestration
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Hybrid
New York, NY
Mid level
Mid level
Fintech • Software • Financial Services
As a Backend Engineer, you'll design, develop, and maintain backend systems, focusing on greenfield development and building REST APIs for financial products.
Top Skills: JavaPostgresSpring Boot
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Hybrid
New York, NY
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202K-243K Annually
Senior level
202K-243K Annually
Senior level
Healthtech • Pharmaceutical • Telehealth
Design and maintain scalable backend services, driving engineering excellence and collaborating with cross-functional teams to enhance platform capabilities.
Top Skills: DatadogDjangoFastapiPythonRelational Databases
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Hybrid
New York, NY
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179K-212K Annually
Senior level
179K-212K Annually
Senior level
Healthtech • Pharmaceutical • Telehealth
The Senior Software Engineer will design, build, and maintain scalable backend services, enhance existing platform capabilities, and collaborate on technical projects across teams.
Top Skills: DatadogDjangoFastapiPythonRelational Databases
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In-Office
New York, NY
162K-215K Annually
Senior level
162K-215K Annually
Senior level
Fintech • Information Technology • Financial Services
Lead design and delivery of high-throughput, fault-tolerant backend systems for Aladdin. Build microservices, streaming architectures, and distributed applications; collaborate with product and global teams; apply test-driven development, perform code reviews, and provide production support while mentoring engineers and driving technical roadmap.
Top Skills: Agentic CodingAmpsGitHibernateIntegration TestingJavaKafkaLlmsMavenMicroservicesMocking FrameworksMqNatsRelational DatabasesSoaSpring BootSpring FrameworkSQLUnit Testing
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Remote
New York, NY
150K-225K Annually
Senior level
150K-225K Annually
Senior level
Artificial Intelligence • Healthtech • Insurance • Mobile • Financial Services
You will tackle AI challenges, develop scalable software and collaborate with teams to enhance healthcare navigation using AI solutions.
Top Skills: AIAPIsGpt-4Machine LearningSoftware Development
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In-Office or Remote
New York, NY
147K-187K Annually
Senior level
147K-187K Annually
Senior level
eCommerce • Software
As a Senior Cloud Backend Engineer, you will design and build reliable systems, support infrastructure in Kubernetes, optimize databases, and aid developer productivity. You will also participate in on-call rotations to maintain system reliability.
Top Skills: AWSAzureBigtableClickhouseDatadogFirestoreGCPGitGitGrafanaGroundcoverKubernetesMongoDBNode.jsPostgresPubsubPythonRedisTypescript
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In-Office or Remote
New York, NY
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150K-180K Annually
Senior level
150K-180K Annually
Senior level
Artificial Intelligence • Hardware • Healthtech • Software
As a Senior Software Engineer, you will enhance data pipelines, integrate with EHR systems, and mentor fellow engineers while ensuring scalable and reliable solutions for health technology.
Top Skills: AWSDynamoDBFargateKinesisLambdaNode.jsPostgresServerless TechnologiesSnsSqsTypescript
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Hybrid
New York, NY
Mid level
Mid level
Sharing Economy • Cryptocurrency
As a Backend Engineer at Fun.xyz, you will build and maintain backend services for a Web3 payments platform, ensuring high performance and reliability.
Top Skills: Cloud PlatformsContainerizationTypescript
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Hybrid
New York, NY
130K-215K Annually
Senior level
130K-215K Annually
Senior level
Artificial Intelligence • Enterprise Web • Machine Learning • Natural Language Processing • Software • Conversational AI • Automation
Lead AI-driven development efforts, modernize engineering processes to enhance quality and speed in software development, and implement best practices for AI tools.
Top Skills: ContainersEcsGoJavaScriptPythonTerraform
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In-Office
New York, NY
225K-270K Annually
Senior level
225K-270K Annually
Senior level
Sports
Build and scale backend services and distributed systems for a sports prediction market. Work on cloud architecture, real-time data ingestion/distribution, developer-first APIs, and contribute to frontend product features. Own modular service logic, collaborate in small teams, and operate in a fast-paced, live-sports environment.
Top Skills: APIsC++Cloud-Based ArchitectureDistributed SystemsGoReal-Time Data IngestionRust
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In-Office
New York, NY
180K-280K Annually
Senior level
180K-280K Annually
Senior level
Artificial Intelligence • Computer Vision • Edtech • Machine Learning
Design and build distributed systems focusing on simplicity and resilience, enhance performance, and improve CI/CD pipelines and monitoring tools.
Top Skills: AWSAzureDockerGCPGoJavaKubernetesNode.jsPythonRabbitMQRedisSQL
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Reposted 9 Days AgoSaved
In-Office
New York, NY
200K-220K Annually
Senior level
200K-220K Annually
Senior level
Events • Social Media • Software
As a Senior Backend Engineer at Posh, you will design and scale backend services, manage AI infrastructure, and collaborate on integrating AI features into products.
Top Skills: AWSJavaNode.jsPythonTerraformTypescript
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Hybrid
New York, NY
179K-246K Annually
Mid level
179K-246K Annually
Mid level
Fintech • Machine Learning • Payments • Software • Financial Services
Lead a team of developers to build cloud-based solutions, focusing on regulatory needs, using various programming languages and technologies.
Top Skills: AWSDockerGoJavaKubernetesNode.jsNosql DatabasesOpen Source RdbmsPythonScalaSQL
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Remote
New York, NY
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132K-207K Annually
Senior level
132K-207K Annually
Senior level
Artificial Intelligence • Enterprise Web • Software • Design • Generative AI
As a Senior Backend Engineer, you'll collaborate with a cross-functional team to build features for a Digital Asset Manager, tackle complex technical issues, and apply web best practices in a rapidly evolving environment.
Top Skills: CSSExpressHTMLJavaScriptMongoDBNode.jsReactTypescript
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Remote
New York, NY
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145K-190K Annually
Senior level
145K-190K Annually
Senior level
Cannabis • eCommerce • Enterprise Web • Logistics • Payments • Software • Database
The Senior Backend Engineer II will design, build, and maintain backend services for financial workflows, collaborating with product and engineering teams to enhance system reliability and performance.
Top Skills: DockerJavaJvm FrameworksKubernetesRelational Databases
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In-Office or Remote
New York, NY
103K-148K Annually
Mid level
103K-148K Annually
Mid level
Music
As a Backend Engineer for the Podcast team, you'll build and maintain backend systems and APIs for podcast content, ensuring reliable distribution across Spotify at scale. You'll collaborate on the Distribution API and expand content ingestion pipelines, while also focusing on AI-driven experiences.
Top Skills: AWSGCPJavaMySQL
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Hybrid
New York, NY
193K-272K Annually
Senior level
193K-272K Annually
Senior level
AdTech • Artificial Intelligence • Gaming • Machine Learning • Software • Virtual Reality • Metaverse
Design and operate distributed systems for large-scale online model inference, focusing on performance and reliability in a gaming context.
Top Skills: Ci/CdDockerGCPGoGrafanaKubernetesNvidia Triton Inference ServerPrometheus
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In-Office or Remote
New York, NY
133K-190K Annually
Mid level
133K-190K Annually
Mid level
Music
The Backend Engineer will design and maintain scalable services and APIs for Spotify's advertising systems, collaborating with cross-functional teams and ensuring system reliability and performance.
Top Skills: APIsBig Data Processing TechnologiesDistributed SystemsJavaScala
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Remote
New York, NY
223K-302K Annually
Mid level
223K-302K Annually
Mid level
Artificial Intelligence • Cloud • Consumer Web • Productivity • Software • App development • Data Privacy
The Staff Backend Product Software Engineer will lead a team in delivering technical solutions, collaborating on product management, and mentor engineers while maintaining high standards in a reliable, scalable environment.
Top Skills: Cloud ArchitectureConcurrencyFrontend TechnologiesJavaMachine LearningMobile TechnologiesPythonSql Databases
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Remote or Hybrid
New York, NY
165K-235K Annually
Mid level
165K-235K Annually
Mid level
Big Data • Cloud • Productivity • Software • Database • Analytics • Automation
The Backend Software Engineer will develop data ingestion pipelines, implement observability tools, and provide technical support while improving team collaboration.
Top Skills: Python
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In-Office
New York, NY
180K-275K Annually
Senior level
180K-275K Annually
Senior level
Gaming • Mobile • Software
Design and develop backend systems and REST APIs, lead engineering projects, mentor engineers, and maintain cloud infrastructure while ensuring high performance and scalability for millions of users.
Top Skills: AWSCi/CdDockerGCPJavaKubernetesMySQLPostgresRabbitMQRedisTerraform
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Hybrid
New York, NY
100K-223K Annually
Senior level
100K-223K Annually
Senior level
Artificial Intelligence • Machine Learning • Mobile • Other • Social Impact • Software • App development
Design and implement RESTful APIs, microservices, and distributed systems. Collaborate with teams to promote inclusivity and strong communication.
Top Skills: ArgoAWSAzureGCPGoGrpc/ProtobufKafkaKubernetesOpentelemetryPython
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Remote
New York, NY
133K-213K Annually
Mid level
133K-213K Annually
Mid level
Cloud • Fintech • Food • Information Technology • Software • Hospitality
The Software Engineer II will design and build backend payment features, develop automated tests, collaborate with teams, and integrate APIs.
Top Skills: ContainerizationDynamoDBKotlinPostgres
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Remote
New York, NY
159K-254K Annually
Senior level
159K-254K Annually
Senior level
Cloud • Fintech • Food • Information Technology • Software • Hospitality
Design, build, test, and roll out backend features for Toast's payments platform. Deliver scalable, secure APIs, collaborate with PM/UX and cross-functional teams, implement automated tests, monitor releases, and participate in design and code reviews.
Top Skills: APIsContainerizationDynamoDBEltETLEvent SourcingJavaKotlinMicroservicesOlapPci-DssPostgresStreaming Data
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