backend salaries
1,102 H-1B & PERM records for "backend", sourced from U.S. Department of Labor disclosures.
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$154943
Average Salary
$65000
Minimum
$475000
Maximum
| Employer | Role | Location | Salary | Program | Filing Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1661, Inc. | Staff Software Engineer - Backend | Los Angeles, CA | $177029 - $210000 | H-1B | Nov 17, 2023 |
| HIGHSPOT, INC. | Senior Backend Software Engineer | Seattle, WA | $177000 | Green Card | May 23, 2022 |
| Forethought Technologies, Inc | Backend Software Engineer | San Francisco, CA | $177000 | Green Card | Oct 15, 2021 |
| ERNST YOUNG U.S. LLP | Backend Engineer, IT Adv. - FSO (Manager) | Hoboken, NJ | $176390 | Green Card | Apr 13, 2021 |
| ERNST YOUNG U.S. LLP | Backend Engineer, IT Adv. - FSO (Manager) | Hoboken, NJ | $176390 | Green Card | Mar 17, 2021 |
| ERNST YOUNG U.S. LLP | Backend Engineer, IT Advisory - FSO (Manager) | Hoboken, NJ | $176390 | Green Card | Apr 15, 2021 |
| ERNST YOUNG U.S. LLP | Backend Engineer, IT Adv. - FSO (Manager) | Hoboken, NJ | $176390 | Green Card | Mar 11, 2021 |
| IBM Corporation | Backend Developer | $176075 - $194400 | Green Card | Apr 3, 2024 | |
| IBM Corporation | Backend Developer | $176075 - $194400 | Green Card | Apr 3, 2024 | |
| Mode Analytics Inc. | Backend Engineer | San Francisco, CA | $175750 | H-1B | Jan 6, 2022 |
| Mode Analytics Inc. | Backend Engineer | San Francisco, CA | $175750 | H-1B | Aug 3, 2021 |
| VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA | Software Engineer Sr.-Backend | BELMONT, CA | $175298 | Green Card | Nov 2, 2022 |
| Ernst & Young U.S. LLP | Cons., Tech. Cons., DET (Backend Engineering) FSO… | $175020 | Green Card | Feb 7, 2025 | |
| DOORDASH INC. | Software Engineer, Backend | San Francisco, CA | $175000 | Green Card | Jan 26, 2023 |
| ROBINHOOD MARKETS, INC. | Software Engineer, Backend | Menlo Park, CA | $175000 - $195000 | Green Card | Apr 18, 2023 |
| DOORDASH INC. | Software Engineer, Backend | San Francisco, CA | $175000 | Green Card | Feb 14, 2022 |
| DOORDASH INC. | Software Engineer, Backend | Los Angeles, CA | $175000 | Green Card | Dec 28, 2021 |
| DOORDASH INC. | Software Engineer, Backend | San Francisco, CA | $175000 | Green Card | Jan 14, 2022 |
| DOORDASH INC. | Software Engineer, Backend | Mountain View, CA | $175000 | Green Card | May 25, 2022 |
| DOORDASH INC. | Software Engineer, Backend | San Francisco, CA | $175000 | Green Card | May 5, 2022 |
| COCKROACH LABS, INC. | Software Engineer(s), Backend (Database) | New York, NY | $175000 | Green Card | Jul 11, 2022 |
| DOORDASH INC. | Software Engineer, Backend | San Francisco, CA | $175000 | Green Card | Apr 1, 2022 |
| APPZEN, INC. | Lead Software Engineer (Backend) | San Jose, CA | $175000 | Green Card | Oct 11, 2021 |
| DOORDASH INC. | Software Engineer, Backend | Mountain View, CA | $175000 | Green Card | Jan 6, 2022 |
| PALO ALTO NETWORKS, INC. | Sr. Java Cloud Backend Engineer | Santa Clara, CA | $175000 | Green Card | Nov 20, 2020 |
| VERKADA | Software Engineer, Backend | San Mateo, CA | $175000 | Green Card | Mar 8, 2021 |
| SCALE AI | Software Engineer (Backend) | San Francisco, CA | $175000 - $200000 | Green Card | Mar 6, 2020 |
| CHEGG, INC. | Senior Software Backend Engineer | San Francisco, CA | $175000 | Green Card | Feb 27, 2019 |
| SCALE AI | Software Engineer (Backend) | San Francisco, CA | $175000 - $200000 | Green Card | Apr 10, 2020 |
| AUTOMILE INC. | SENIOR BACKEND ENGINEER | PALO ALTO, CA | $175000 | Green Card | Apr 2, 2019 |
| SQUARE INC | Technical Lead - Backend | San Francisco, CA | $175000 | Green Card | Jul 26, 2019 |
| TRIPACTIONS, INC. | Senior Software Engineer, Backend | Palo Alto, CA | $175000 - $180000 | Green Card | Jan 23, 2020 |
| PEOPLE.AI, INC. | Senior Backend Engineer | San Francisco, CA | $175000 | Green Card | Oct 14, 2019 |
| UNITY TECHNOLOGIES SF | Senior Backend Engineer | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $175000 | Green Card | Feb 25, 2019 |
| ATSCALE, INC. | Senior Software Engineer (Backend) | SAN MATEO, CA | $175000 - $187000 | Green Card | Feb 3, 2019 |
| Tinder Inc | Sr. Backend Engineer | West Hollywood, CA | $175000 | Green Card | Jul 26, 2017 |
| SLACK TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | Senior Engineering Manager - Backend Services | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $175000 - $210000 | Green Card | Jan 19, 2018 |
| DISNEY ONLINE | Lead Backend Engineer | BURBANK, CA | $174500 | Green Card | Mar 22, 2018 |
| Liminex, Inc. dba GoGuardian | Software Engineer, Backend | $174250 - $200388 | Green Card | Sep 30, 2023 | |
| ATLASSIAN INC. | Principal Backend Engineer, Confluence | MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA | $174250 - $235750 | Green Card | Jul 14, 2021 |
| ROBINHOOD MARKETS, INC. | Backend Engineer | Menlo Park, CA | $173625 - $193625 | Green Card | May 1, 2023 |
| ERNST YOUNG U.S. LLP | Backend Engineer, IT Advisory - Financial Service… | Richmond, VA | $172965 | Green Card | Jun 23, 2020 |
| ByteDance Inc. | Backend Software Engineer | $172931 - $250000 | Green Card | Aug 5, 2025 | |
| TikTok Inc. | Backend Software Engineer | $172931 - $250000 | Green Card | Nov 21, 2025 | |
| Stripe, Inc. | Backend Engineer | $172800 - $233800 | Green Card | Jan 8, 2024 | |
| Next Insurance, Inc. | Backend Software Engineer | $172744 | Green Card | Mar 25, 2025 | |
| HEADSPACE INC. | Senior Backend Engineer | Santa Monica, CA | $171200 | Green Card | Aug 3, 2020 |
| Intervet, Inc. | Sr. Specialist, Backend Server Development | $171080 - $186800 | Green Card | Apr 24, 2024 | |
| ERNST YOUNG U.S. LLP | Backend Engineer, Tech. Consulting (FSO) Mgr | Iselin, NJ | $170945 | Green Card | Aug 23, 2022 |
| Match Group LLC | Senior Software Engineer, Backend | Palo Alto, CA | $170872 | Green Card | Nov 11, 2021 |
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