JobTitle: Senior SharePoint Developer Location: Pittsburgh PA or Cleveland, OH - (5 days Onsite) Duration: Full Time Required... ...with: ~ SharePoint Online and/or SharePoint Server ~ Backend development using C#, .NET,…
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Backend Developer jobs in Pittsburgh, PA
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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$34–$88/hr
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Role - Java Developer Location : Irving, TX / Dallas, TX // Pittsburgh, PA Full time job (Onsite) We are seeking a highly... .... Develop scalable, secure, and high-performing backend services and APIs. Design and implem…
Job Title: Full Stack Developer Location: Dallas or Plano, Texas. No.Openings: 3 Description:... ...and responsibilities . Design, develop, and maintain scalable backend applications and RESTful APIs using Python and Fas…
application systems; oversees all application system processes. Develops application architecture and blueprints aimed at reflecting... ...required. Key Responsibilities ~ Design and implement backend services, APIs, and…
Job Title: Sr. Java Full Stack Developer Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Type: Contract To Hire Responsibilities:... ...teams to build large-scale features. Develop, test, and deploy backend components using Spring Bo…
right creative and technical solutions to realize them. What Are We Looking For? We’re looking for an experienced Full-Stack Web Developer who is especially strong in PHP, WordPress, and modern JavaScript. You’ll build a…
$70.8k - $156.7k
Senior Full Stack Java Developer with GraphQL Experience Position Description CGI is looking to hire a Full Stack Java Developer (Angular... ...for designing and developing modern front-end applications and backend micro…
software; we're pioneering a new era of warehouse intelligence. We've developed a groundbreaking, vision-powered platform that uses autonomous... ...engineers and raise the bar on engineering practices across backend and…
Description Job Description Description: Hybrid 4 days onsite in Pittsburgh, PA We are seeking a Principal Level Java Full Stack Developer to own the end-to-end development and maintenance of critical applications that p…
benefits, 401k with company matching, and life insurance. Rate: $70.00 to $80.00/hr. w2 JN -052026-106796 Responsibilities: Develop, maintain, and optimize Java Spring Boot microservices and Angular applications in a sha…
$58.8k - $156.7k
Senior Sharepoint Developer Position Description CGI is looking for a Sr. SharePoint Developer This role can be filled from the... ...years of overall IT experience and deep expertise in SharePoint backend development to…
$89.6k - $176.3k
Senior Backend Developer - Retail Pricing Applications Position Description We are looking for a proactive, solutions-oriented Senior Backend Engineer who thrives in complex environments and can deliver immediate impact.…
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What backend developers earn in Pittsburgh
Hourly first — that's how the offer arrives
| Experience | Hourly | Annual, full-time |
|---|---|---|
| Entry level | $34–$47 | $70k–$97k |
| Mid level | $47–$68 | $97k–$141k |
| Senior | $65–$88 | $136k–$184k |
Adjusted for the Pittsburgh 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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