environmental impact. POSITION SUMMARY We are seeking a backend engineer to join the Implementation Engine team. We are a small... ...our platform. The team's surface area is broad: we own the developer ecosystem (CLI, a…
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Backend Developer jobs in Boston, MA
Backend developers build the server-side logic, APIs, and data layers that applications run on. The job is designing services that stay correct, fast, and secure as usage grows.
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Job Description Job Description Pickle is looking for a Backend Software Engineer to join our autonomy team, focused on building scalable... ...backend services supporting task planning and autonomy Develop scalable, rel…
a team of MIT roboticists and engineers — we're looking for a Backend Software Engineer to join our Human-Robot Interaction team, focused... ...and build backend services supporting front-end systems Develop scalable, re…
$100k - $150k
Senior Backend Developer - Remote Bright Vision Technologies is a technology consulting and software development company delivering cloud, AI, data, and enterprise solutions across the United States. This is a fantastic…
$136k - $170k
and drive innovation at scale. What You'll Do Architect, develop, and maintain scalable and secure systems and APIs that power... ...training. At least 5 years of experience in object-oriented backend development using l…
$163k - $220k
we still have room to grow — that’s where you come in. Our Backend Software Engineer can expect to work with the latest backend technologies... ...test coverage. Leverage AI and LLM-powered tools to improve developer pro…
Job Description Job Description Staff Backend Software EngineerAbout Sense Check out and join our energetic team at Sense! We’re... ...multiple disciplines. Ready to work with embedded engineers to develop systems that i…
engineering simulation market. Role Overview We are looking for a Backend Software Engineer to help us design and implement scalable... ...for a web API in a multi-physical simulation context. Develop and maintain hybrid…
We are looking for a highly skilled and analytical Mid-to-Senior Backend PHP Developer to join our engineering team on a mission-critical project: revolutionary optimization of our high-traffic e-commerce platform’s data…
Job Description Job Description Senior Backend Engineer Role The Opportunity As a Senior Backend Engineer, you’ll design and build scalable backend systems for an AI-driven data platform. You’ll lead technical projects,…
multiple CROs and biotech, we are poised to make a significant impact on how drugs are developed and brought to market. The Position We are looking for a talented and driven backend developer to join our R&D team. In thi…
Job Description SURT AIJoin the Future of Fraud Detection We develop advanced systems that provide superior fraud detection capabilities... ...the state of the art in fraud prevention technology. Senior Backend Engineer…
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What backend developers earn in Boston
Hourly first — that's how the offer arrives
| Experience | Hourly | Annual, full-time |
|---|---|---|
| Entry level | $44–$62 | $92k–$128k |
| Mid level | $62–$89 | $128k–$186k |
| Senior | $86–$117 | $179k–$243k |
Adjusted for the Boston market from national ranges.
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What employers ask for
The skills these listings keep naming
A server language (Java, Go, Python, C#)API design (REST, gRPC)SQL and schema designCaching and queuesAuthentication and securityDistributed systems basicsDocker and CI/CDObservability and logging
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Interview questions worth rehearsing
With the thing the interviewer is actually listening for
Design an API for a feature like comments or notifications.
Clarify requirements, then cover endpoints, data model, pagination, and error handling. Mentioning versioning and rate limits shows production experience.
How would you find and fix a slow database query?
Walk through reading the query plan, checking indexes, and considering caching or denormalization. Ground it in a query you actually fixed.
How do you keep two services consistent when both need to update data?
Discuss transactions, idempotency, and eventual consistency with outbox or saga patterns. Acknowledge tradeoffs rather than promising perfect consistency.
What do you monitor on a service you own?
Name the basics — latency, error rate, saturation — plus business-level signals. Bonus points for talking about alerts you tuned to reduce noise.
Tell me about a production incident you handled.
Structure it: detection, mitigation, root cause, prevention. Emphasize what changed afterward, not just the firefight.
How do you approach securing an API?
Cover authentication, authorization, input validation, and secrets handling. Naming OWASP-style risks concretely is enough; you are not expected to be a security engineer.
When would you choose a message queue over a direct call?
Talk about decoupling, retries, and absorbing spikes, and be honest about the added complexity of async debugging.
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Resume tips that move the needle
For backend developers specifically — generic advice costs you here
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State scale where you can: requests per second, data volume, or number of services — it is the fastest way to signal seniority.
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Name the databases and infrastructure you ran in production, not just languages.
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Describe reliability work — migrations without downtime, incident reduction, test coverage on critical paths.
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If you designed an API others consume, say so and note how many teams or clients depend on it.
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Avoid listing every framework you have touched; two stacks with depth read better than eight without.
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