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technologies to create scalable, secure, and user-friendly applications. As we continue to grow, we’re looking for a skilled Senior Backend Developer – Python to join our dynamic team and contribute to our mission of tra…
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Backend Developer jobs in Columbus, OH
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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$33–$87/hr
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Cycle.Strong full-stack engineering background with expertise in backend application development and application integrations.Expert-... ..., and cloud-native engineering practices.Practical experience developing and dep…
across 120+ countries and impacts millions of lives every day. We turn ideas into reality.You Are: An experienced OneStream Senior Developer with deep platform expertise and the ability to lead technical design and deliv…
$61k - $101k
Python, supporting continuous improvements for product teams through hands-on software delivery and technical troubleshooting. We develop and run microservices, including API design, service decomposition, and reliabilit…
dynamic, multi-disciplinary environment.Job DescriptionSoftware Developer OverviewAs a Software Developer, you will contribute to diverse... ...and business stakeholders effectively.Develop resilient backend services and…
$60 - $65 per hour
Position: Full Stack Developer - Intermediate Location: Columbus, Ohio Duration: Contract Job ID: 180137 Job Overview: We are seeking a skilled and motivated Full Stack Developer - Intermediate to join our team in Columb…
Full Stack Developer All IT Solutions United States · Columbus, Ohio Workplace Type — On-site Employment Type — Contract We... ...Required Qualifications Strong hands-on with latest Java ( backend development, APIs, best…
Role: Full-Stack Developer Location: Columbus, OH Job Description: About the Role Join a team building the future of enterprise AI. As a Lead Software Engineer, you will design and develop multi-agent orchestration platf…
We're Hiring: Senior Full Stack Developer Location: Columbus, OH (onsite) Work Model: Hybrid — 4 days onsite, 1 day remote Type... ...data at scale. We're a growing Engineering team building the backend services, web app…
the engineering community as an advocate of firmwide frameworks, tools, and practices of the Software Development Life Cycle Develops secure and high-quality production code, and reviews and debugs code written by others…
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opportunity to join an established and well-respected organization offering tremendous career growth potential. Job Title: Backend Developer – Go Location: 100% Remote (U.S.) Position Type: Full-time, Direct W2 Salary Ra…
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What backend developers earn in Columbus
Hourly first — that's how the offer arrives
| Experience | Hourly | Annual, full-time |
|---|---|---|
| Entry level | $33–$46 | $68k–$95k |
| Mid level | $46–$66 | $95k–$138k |
| Senior | $64–$87 | $133k–$180k |
Adjusted for the Columbus 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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Where this role goes
Typical progression
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