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Backend Engineer market hub

# Backend Engineer jobs by city

Compare backend engineer markets across the strongest cities in Metaintro's live index. Publishable city pages show real openings, level mix, employer tiers, and sample listings.

Data updated Nov 5, 2026

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## Role and market snapshot

A quick read on demand before you open the live market briefs

**Markets**
: 36
: Publishable role and city combinations currently above Metaintro's data gate.

**Tracked jobs**
: 1,456
: Unique live openings across this hub's indexed publishable markets.

**Companies hiring**
: 719
: Unique employers across this hub's indexed publishable markets.

**Salary coverage**
: 23
: Markets with enough posted compensation to show a median.

## Where backend engineer hiring is strongest

Open a city market brief to inspect live backend engineer demand, employer mix, compensation coverage, and representative openings.

- [San Francisco, CA447 jobs251 companiesMedian listed comp $175,000](/jobs/backend-engineer/locations/san-francisco-ca)
- [New York City, NY387 jobs238 companiesMedian listed comp $175,000](/jobs/backend-engineer/locations/new-york-city-ny)
- [San Jose, CA184 jobs104 companiesMedian listed comp $150,000](/jobs/backend-engineer/locations/san-jose-ca)
- [Oakland, CA122 jobs69 companiesMedian listed comp $160,000](/jobs/backend-engineer/locations/oakland-ca)
- [Washington, DC94 jobs62 companiesMedian listed comp $135,200](/jobs/backend-engineer/locations/washington-dc)
- [Seattle, WA93 jobs51 companiesMedian listed comp $162,000](/jobs/backend-engineer/locations/seattle-wa)
- [Austin, TX72 jobs46 companiesMedian listed comp $135,200](/jobs/backend-engineer/locations/austin-tx)
- [Dallas, TX71 jobs52 companiesMedian listed comp $110,000](/jobs/backend-engineer/locations/dallas-tx)
- [Atlanta, GA67 jobs32 companiesMedian listed comp $115,000](/jobs/backend-engineer/locations/atlanta-ga)
- [Boston, MA51 jobs35 companiesMedian listed comp $150,000](/jobs/backend-engineer/locations/boston-ma)
- [Los Angeles, CA51 jobs34 companiesMedian listed comp $150,000](/jobs/backend-engineer/locations/los-angeles-ca)
- [Baltimore, MD49 jobs35 companiesMedian listed comp $135,000](/jobs/backend-engineer/locations/baltimore-md)
- [Chicago, IL45 jobs33 companiesMedian listed comp $147,800](/jobs/backend-engineer/locations/chicago-il)
- [Phoenix, AZ34 jobs22 companiesMedian listed comp $124,800](/jobs/backend-engineer/locations/phoenix-az)
- [Fort Worth, TX31 jobs24 companiesMedian listed comp $109,500](/jobs/backend-engineer/locations/fort-worth-tx)
- [Newark, NJ31 jobs19 companies](/jobs/backend-engineer/locations/newark-nj)
- [Plano, TX29 jobs24 companiesMedian listed comp $107,500](/jobs/backend-engineer/locations/plano-tx)
- [Arlington, TX28 jobs22 companiesMedian listed comp $109,500](/jobs/backend-engineer/locations/arlington-tx)
- [Jersey City, NJ28 jobs16 companies](/jobs/backend-engineer/locations/jersey-city-nj)
- [Charlotte, NC25 jobs20 companiesMedian listed comp $114,762](/jobs/backend-engineer/locations/charlotte-nc)
- [Denver, CO23 jobs18 companiesMedian listed comp $139,600](/jobs/backend-engineer/locations/denver-co)
- [Mesa, AZ21 jobs11 companies](/jobs/backend-engineer/locations/mesa-az)
- [Philadelphia, PA21 jobs12 companies](/jobs/backend-engineer/locations/philadelphia-pa)
- [Glendale, AZ20 jobs10 companies](/jobs/backend-engineer/locations/glendale-az)
- [San Diego, CA20 jobs13 companiesMedian listed comp $150,000](/jobs/backend-engineer/locations/san-diego-ca)
- [Columbus, OH18 jobs11 companies](/jobs/backend-engineer/locations/columbus-oh)
- [Cincinnati, OH16 jobs11 companies](/jobs/backend-engineer/locations/cincinnati-oh)
- [Long Beach, CA16 jobs11 companiesMedian listed comp $140,930](/jobs/backend-engineer/locations/long-beach-ca)
- [Houston, TX15 jobs13 companies](/jobs/backend-engineer/locations/houston-tx)
- [Anaheim, CA14 jobs9 companiesMedian listed comp $140,000](/jobs/backend-engineer/locations/anaheim-ca)
- [Minneapolis, MN14 jobs10 companies](/jobs/backend-engineer/locations/minneapolis-mn)
- [Miami, FL13 jobs11 companies](/jobs/backend-engineer/locations/miami-fl)
- [Raleigh, NC13 jobs10 companies](/jobs/backend-engineer/locations/raleigh-nc)
- [Santa Ana, CA13 jobs8 companiesMedian listed comp $140,930](/jobs/backend-engineer/locations/santa-ana-ca)
- [Irvine, CA12 jobs7 companies](/jobs/backend-engineer/locations/irvine-ca)
- [Portland, OR12 jobs8 companies](/jobs/backend-engineer/locations/portland-or)

## More Backend Engineer city markets

Every other city with a publishable Backend Engineer market page.

- [Chandler, AZ](/jobs/backend-engineer/locations/chandler-az)
- [Detroit, MI](/jobs/backend-engineer/locations/detroit-mi)
- [Durham, NC](/jobs/backend-engineer/locations/durham-nc)
- [Fayetteville, AR](/jobs/backend-engineer/locations/fayetteville-ar)
- [Gilbert, AZ](/jobs/backend-engineer/locations/gilbert-az)
- [Jacksonville, FL](/jobs/backend-engineer/locations/jacksonville-fl)
- [Nashville, TN](/jobs/backend-engineer/locations/nashville-tn)
- [New Orleans, LA](/jobs/backend-engineer/locations/new-orleans-la)
- [Pittsburgh, PA](/jobs/backend-engineer/locations/pittsburgh-pa)
- [Riverside, CA](/jobs/backend-engineer/locations/riverside-ca)
- [Saint Paul, MN](/jobs/backend-engineer/locations/saint-paul-mn)
- [Salt Lake City, UT](/jobs/backend-engineer/locations/salt-lake-city-ut)
- [San Antonio, TX](/jobs/backend-engineer/locations/san-antonio-tx)
- [St. Louis, MO](/jobs/backend-engineer/locations/st-louis-mo)

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