Where can I find remote jobs?

DailyRemote, LinkedIn, and We Work Remotely are the top platforms for finding remote jobs in 2026. Company career pages at remote-first organizations like GitLab, Zapier, and Automattic list positions directly. FlexJobs and Remote.co offer curated listings with employer verification. Over 85,000 new remote positions are posted weekly across these platforms combined.

How much do remote jobs pay?

Remote jobs pay $50,000 to $200,000 annually, with software developers averaging $120,000, marketing managers $95,000, product managers $140,000, and customer support roles $45,000. Remote salaries match or exceed office equivalents at 78% of companies. Geographic arbitrage allows remote workers to earn San Francisco salaries ($150,000+) while living in lower-cost regions.

What remote jobs can I get with no experience?

Customer support representative ($35,000-$45,000), virtual assistant ($30,000-$50,000), data entry specialist ($28,000-$40,000), social media coordinator ($40,000-$55,000), and sales development representative ($50,000-$70,000 OTE) hire candidates without prior experience. These five roles account for 60% of entry-level remote job postings and require only communication skills and reliable internet.

What is the difference between remote and hybrid work?

Remote work means 100% work-from-anywhere with no office requirement. Hybrid work requires 2-3 office days weekly and limits where employees can live. 32% of US jobs are fully remote, 27% are hybrid, and 41% are fully in-office. Fully remote workers report 25% higher job satisfaction than hybrid workers. Hybrid roles pay 5-10% less than equivalent fully remote positions.

How do I prepare for a remote job interview?

Test camera, microphone, and internet speed 24 hours before the interview. Position lighting in front of your face, not behind. Use a neutral background or professional virtual background. Close all browser tabs and applications to prevent notifications. Dress professionally from head to toe. Look at your camera when speaking, not the screen. 67% of hiring managers have rejected candidates due to technical issues during video interviews.

What are the best countries for digital nomads?

Portugal ranks #1 for digital nomads with affordable cost of living ($2,000/month in Lisbon), fast internet (average 200 Mbps), Digital Nomad Visa, and strong expat community. Spain, Mexico, Thailand, and Colombia round out the top five. Key factors: time zone overlap with US/EU employers, cost of living under $2,500/month, reliable 50+ Mbps internet, and visa accessibility. Portugal and Spain offer paths to EU residency.

Are work from home jobs legit?

Yes, the majority of work from home jobs are legitimate. In 2026, over 35% of US workers hold fully remote positions at verified companies. To identify legit work from home jobs: check that the company has a real website and LinkedIn presence, never pay upfront fees to apply, verify the company on Glassdoor or Trustpilot, and apply through established job boards like DailyRemote that screen employers. Red flags include requests for personal banking information, guaranteed high income with no experience, and unprofessional communication. Remote-first companies like GitLab, Zapier, Automattic, and Shopify post legitimate work from home positions regularly.

What remote jobs are hiring immediately?

Customer support, data entry, virtual assistant, sales development, and content moderation roles are the remote jobs most commonly hiring immediately. These positions typically have a 1-2 week hiring process compared to 4-6 weeks for technical roles. Companies like Amazon, UnitedHealth Group, and CVS Health regularly post remote jobs with immediate start dates. On DailyRemote, new remote jobs are posted every day across 15+ categories, and many positions accept applications within 24 hours of posting. Filter by "latest" to see the most recently added remote jobs hiring now.

What are the easiest remote jobs to get?

The easiest remote jobs to get are customer service representative ($35,000-$50,000), data entry clerk ($28,000-$42,000), virtual assistant ($30,000-$55,000), transcriptionist ($25,000-$45,000), and online tutor ($30,000-$60,000). These roles require no specialized degree, have high hiring volume, and many offer part-time or flexible schedules. Most need only a computer, reliable internet, and basic communication skills. Customer service alone accounts for 25% of all entry-level remote job postings, and many companies provide paid training for new hires.

Are there part-time remote jobs?

Part-time remote jobs are widely available across multiple industries. Common part-time remote positions include customer support (20-30 hours/week), freelance writing ($25-$75/hour), virtual assistant (15-25 hours/week), online tutoring (10-20 hours/week), and bookkeeping (15-20 hours/week). About 30% of all remote job listings on DailyRemote offer part-time or flexible schedules. Many part-time remote jobs let you set your own hours, making them ideal for parents, students, or anyone building a side income. Companies like Belay, Time Etc, and Fancy Hands specialize in part-time remote positions.

Can I work remotely from anywhere in the world?

Many remote jobs allow you to work from anywhere in the world, though some have location restrictions for tax and legal reasons. Fully distributed companies like GitLab, Automattic, Toptal, and Deel hire in 50+ countries. International remote workers should consider time zone requirements (many US companies require 4+ hours overlap), tax implications in their country, and visa requirements. 54 countries now offer digital nomad visas including Portugal, Spain, Costa Rica, and Thailand. On DailyRemote, filter by "Worldwide" location to find remote jobs with no geographic restrictions.

What are the best work from home jobs?

The best work from home jobs in 2026 by salary and job satisfaction are: software engineer ($120,000-$200,000), product manager ($130,000-$180,000), UX designer ($95,000-$160,000), data analyst ($75,000-$120,000), and digital marketing manager ($80,000-$130,000). For non-technical roles, the best options are project manager ($85,000-$140,000), technical writer ($70,000-$110,000), and account executive ($80,000-$150,000 OTE). The best part-time work from home jobs include freelance writing, bookkeeping, and online tutoring. DailyRemote lists the best remote positions across 15+ categories — use the salary filter to find high-paying work from home jobs in your field.

What are high paying remote jobs?

The highest paying remote jobs are in technology, finance, and healthcare. Software architects earn $180,000-$300,000, engineering managers $170,000-$250,000, product directors $200,000-$350,000, and cybersecurity engineers $150,000-$220,000. In non-tech fields, remote sales directors earn $150,000-$250,000 OTE, management consultants $120,000-$200,000, and medical directors $200,000-$400,000. For entry-level workers seeking high pay without experience, sales development ($50,000-$80,000 OTE) and technical support ($45,000-$65,000) offer the best starting salaries with rapid advancement potential. Browse high-paying remote jobs on DailyRemote using the salary filter.

Remote Backend Engineer Jobs in United States (374)

Full Stack / Backend Software Engineer

candidate fyi · Full Time · 10 Weeks Ago

candidate fyi

🌎 United States 💵 $95000 - $115K per year ⭐ 2-5 yrs exp 💼 Software Development Software Engineer

Build and scale backend services and autonomous AI agents using Python and Django to power recruiting workflows. Collaborate with the founding team and customers to design APIs and optimize database performance.

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Software Engineer II, Backend

Pinterest · Full Time · 16 Weeks Ago

🌎 United States 💵 $118K - $244K per year ⭐ 2-5 yrs exp 💼 Software Development Software Engineer

You will build and scale backend features for Pinner-facing products while collaborating with cross-functional teams to drive initiatives from ideation to release. Additionally, you will leverage AI tools to automate tasks, improve execution speed, and ensure high technical quality through automated testing.

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Senior Backend Software Engineer, ObservoAI

SentinelOne · Full Time · 16 Weeks Ago

SentinelOne

🌎 United States 💵 $132K - $182K per year ⭐ 5-10 yrs exp 💼 Software Development Software Engineer

Lead the architectural design and technical roadmap for scalable, high-performance data processing pipelines handling petabyte-scale telemetry. Drive the development of ML-driven data routing and transformation engines while mentoring engineering teams to ensure system performance and reliability.

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Sr Principal / Architect Engineer Software - Backend, Alerting (Chronosphere)

Palo Alto Networks · Full Time · 16 Weeks Ago

Palo Alto Networks

🌎 United States ⭐ 10+ yrs exp 💼 Software Development Architect

Design and implement complex product features for the alerting platform using Go, Kubernetes, and cloud infrastructure. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to build intuitive user experiences that streamline incident diagnosis and troubleshooting.

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Sr. Software Engineer II - Backend

Allocate · Full Time · 17 Weeks Ago

Allocate

🌎 United States 💵 $145K - $175K per year ⭐ 5-10 yrs exp 💼 Software Development Software Engineer

Design and implement new backend API features and schema changes within an Agile environment. Collaborate in a cross-functional squad to build scalable, high-quality, and testable code.

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Software Engineer II (Backend, Java)

Fanatics · Full Time · 21 Weeks Ago

Fanatics

🌎 United States 💵 $95000 - $156K per year ⭐ 0-2 yrs exp 💼 Software Development Software Engineer

The role involves contributing to the implementation of designs for a highly scalable, fault-tolerant casino gaming platform, focusing on game management, bet placement, and third-party integrations. Responsibilities include developing, testing, and deploying high-quality microservices using Java and supporting platform rollout into new international markets.

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Senior Software Engineer - Cloud (Backend & Distributed Systems)

Vertex Software, Inc. · Full Time · 22 Weeks Ago

Vertex Software, Inc.

🌎 United States ⭐ 5-10 yrs exp 💼 Software Development Software Engineer

The Senior Software Engineer will architect, design, and implement scalable backend services to support high-volume API consumers and critical enterprise workloads. This role involves leading the evolution of the cloud-native platform architecture across compute, storage, messaging, and observability layers while driving performance optimization.

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Software Engineer III - Backend

Fanatics · Full Time · 22 Weeks Ago

Fanatics

🌎 United States 💵 $108K - $186K per year ⭐ 2-5 yrs exp 💼 Software Development Software Engineer

The engineer will design, implement, test, and maintain software for a distributed, event-driven platform handling real-time data ingestion, pricing logic, and automated settlement for competitive sports experiences. Responsibilities also include building modular microservices, contributing to team planning, and participating in the on-call rotation.

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Software Engineer III (Backend, Java)

Fanatics · Full Time · 23 Weeks Ago

Fanatics

🌎 United States 💵 $110K - $181K per year ⭐ 2-5 yrs exp 💼 Software Development Software Engineer

The engineer will design, implement, test, and maintain software for a distributed, event-driven platform powering competitive sports experiences, focusing on building modular, reusable microservices with well-defined interfaces. Responsibilities also include contributing to team planning, mentoring junior staff, participating in on-call rotations, and ensuring high-quality software delivery into production.

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Senior Software Engineer (Java, Backend)

Fanatics · Full Time · 23 Weeks Ago

Fanatics

🌎 United States 💵 $121K - $200K per year ⭐ 10+ yrs exp 💼 Software Development Software Engineer

The role involves contributing to the design, development, testing, documentation, and deployment of scalable, low-latency backend services primarily using Java and Spring Boot on AWS. Responsibilities also include participating in on-call rotations, collaborating with cross-functional teams, and championing engineering best practices for quality and performance.

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Staff Backend Software Engineer

Tebra · · 23 Weeks Ago

Tebra

🌎 United States 💵 $216K - $224K per year ⭐ 10+ yrs exp 💼 Software Development Software Engineer

This role involves designing and implementing architectural solutions for performant, scalable billing platform systems, focusing on cloud integration, microservices, and target state architectural patterns. The engineer will also drive code reviews, mentor others, and optimize application performance across frontend and backend layers.

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Senior Backend Software Engineer (Go) Remote

Career Mentors, LLC · · 23 Weeks Ago

Career Mentors, LLC

🌎 United States 💵 $250K - $450K per year ⭐ 10+ yrs exp 💼 Software Development Software Engineer

The role involves architecting and building secure, scalable distributed microservices, designing systems for high availability, and implementing robust audit logging and observability features. Responsibilities also include designing database schemas, building CI/CD pipelines with Kubernetes, and implementing identity and access management integrations.

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Backend Software Engineer

Wayflyer · · 24 Weeks Ago

Wayflyer

🌎 United Kingdom, United States ⭐ 5-10 yrs exp 💼 Software Development Software Engineer

The role involves designing and developing scalable backend services using Python and Django, focusing on core financial products and building/maintaining RESTful APIs for customer-facing and internal applications. Responsibilities also include implementing robust data models, writing testable code, collaborating cross-functionally, and optimizing application performance.

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Senior Backend Software Engineer (Go) Remote

Career Mentors, LLC · · 24 Weeks Ago

Career Mentors, LLC

🌎 United States 💵 $250 - $450K per year ⭐ 10+ yrs exp 💼 Software Development Software Engineer

The engineer will be responsible for architecting and building secure, scalable distributed microservices, designing systems for high availability, and implementing robust audit logging and observability features. This role also involves designing database schemas, writing performant raw SQL, and building/maintaining production CI/CD pipelines and Kubernetes deployments.

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Backend Software Engineer - Engine Team (Voice Agent)

Deepgram · Full Time · 25 Weeks Ago

Deepgram

🌎 United States 💵 $150K - $220K per year ⭐ 2-5 yrs exp 💼 Software Development Software Engineer

The engineer will lead the design and implementation of Deepgram’s Voice Agent product, focusing on secure, robust, and scalable services for speech processing and building necessary integrations. Key tasks include improving core inference services related to networking and model orchestration, developing integrations with various AI models, and debugging complex system issues.

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Senior Backend Software Engineer (Go)

Career Mentors, LLC · Full Time · 25 Weeks Ago

Career Mentors, LLC

🌎 United States 💵 $180K - $230K per year ⭐ 10+ yrs exp 💼 Software Development Software Engineer

The role involves architecting and building secure, scalable distributed microservices, designing backend systems for high availability, and implementing robust audit logging and observability practices. Responsibilities also include designing database schemas, managing CI/CD pipelines, and contributing to compliance-aligned engineering practices.

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Senior Backend Software Engineer - Identity Security

Teleport · Full Time · 25 Weeks Ago

Teleport

🌎 United Kingdom, United States 💵 $180K - $327K per year ⭐ 5-10 yrs exp 💼 Software Development Software Engineer

The role involves designing and implementing backend services and APIs for access controls auditing tools, audit logging, session recording summarization, and identity workflows within Teleport. Key projects include scaling the audit log pipeline and developing features for session recording and fine-grained access control visualizations.

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Backend Senior Software Engineer, Attack and User Emulation Team (AUE)

SimSpace Corporation · Full Time · 23 hours ago

SimSpace Corporation

🌎 United States 💵 $160K - $225K per year ⭐ 5-10 yrs exp 💼 Software Development Software Engineer

You will architect and scale distributed microservices for cyber range simulations while integrating AI-enabled services and autonomous workflows. Additionally, you will provide technical leadership, mentor engineering staff, and establish best practices for system reliability and security.

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Senior Full Stack Engineer II, Marketplace (Backend Leaning)

LeafLink · Full Time · 1 Week Ago

LeafLink

🌎 United States 💵 $145K - $200K per year ⭐ 5-10 yrs exp 💼 Software Development Full Stack Developer

The role involves designing and building scalable backend services for commerce workflows while also contributing to frontend user-facing surfaces. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to maintain production-grade systems, improve reliability, and implement secure, event-driven architectures.

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Energy Storage Backend DevSecOps Solutions Engineer - (Senior - Principal level) - REMOTE

ThinkBAC Consulting · Full Time · 1 Week Ago

ThinkBAC Consulting

🌎 United States 💵 $155K per year ⭐ 5-10 yrs exp 💼 Software Development Solutions Engineer

The engineer will design, build, and own backend services and cloud infrastructure to support mission-critical energy storage operations. Responsibilities include writing production code, managing CI/CD pipelines, and ensuring system reliability through automated workflows and incident response.

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Senior Backend and Integration Engineer (IT)

DaVita Kidney Care · Full Time · 3 Weeks Ago

DaVita Kidney Care

🌎 United States 💵 $85000 - $135K per year ⭐ 5-10 yrs exp 💼 Software Development Backend Engineer

Architect and scale middleware, APIs, and enterprise integrations to ensure secure data flow between digital platforms and core systems. You will automate manual processes and provide technical leadership for back-end engineering and cloud infrastructure.

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Sr. Software Engineer, Patient Platform (Backend)

Hims & Hers · Full Time · 3 Weeks Ago

Hims & Hers

🌎 United States 💵 $170K - $190K per year ⭐ 5-10 yrs exp 💼 Software Development Software Engineer

Lead the design and architecture of scalable backend solutions for the Patient Health Data Platform. Provide technical mentorship to engineers and collaborate with cross-functional teams to drive architectural decisions and system reliability.

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Backend Senior Software Engineer (Control Plane & Orchestration)

SimSpace Corporation · Full Time · 5 Weeks Ago

SimSpace Corporation

🌎 United States 💵 1500K - 2500K per month ⭐ 5-10 yrs exp 💼 Software Development Software Engineer

Design and build the control plane API and event-driven orchestration layer to coordinate multi-step operations across the simulation platform. Manage the platform's persistent storage layer and Kubernetes-native deployment models to ensure reliability and scalability.

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Backend Senior Software Engineer (Control Plane & Orchestration)

SimSpace Corporation · Full Time · 5 Weeks Ago

SimSpace Corporation

🌎 United States 💵 1500K - 2500K per month ⭐ 5-10 yrs exp 💼 Software Development Software Engineer

Design and build the control plane API and event-driven orchestration layer to coordinate actions across the internet simulation platform. Own the platform's persistent storage infrastructure and the Kubernetes-native deployment and operational model.

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Backend Senior Software Engineer (AUE: Attack and User Emulation Team)

SimSpace Corporation · Full Time · 5 Weeks Ago

SimSpace Corporation

🌎 United States 💵 1500K - 2500K per month ⭐ 5-10 yrs exp 💼 Software Development Software Engineer

Design, develop, and maintain scalable containerized microservices for cybersecurity range simulations. Lead technical projects from architecture to deployment while mentoring engineers and collaborating with cross-functional teams.

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Backend Senior Software Engineer - Contractor

Thrive Global · Full Time · 7 Weeks Ago

Thrive Global

🌎 United States 💵 $90 - $125 per hour ⭐ 5-10 yrs exp 💼 Software Development Software Engineer

Own and evolve the enterprise platform end-to-end, focusing on both sustaining engineering and new feature development for B2B customers. Independently scope and deliver medium-to-large projects while partnering with product stakeholders to translate requirements into technical plans.

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Backend Customer Success Engineer (Kotlin Ecosystem)

JetBrains · Full Time · 7 Weeks Ago

JetBrains

🌎 United States 💵 $96000 - $180K per year ⭐ 5-10 yrs exp 💼 Software Development Customer Success Engineer

Guide engineering teams through the process of adopting Kotlin for backend production environments, specifically helping Java teams migrate existing applications. This includes designing migration strategies, troubleshooting integration issues, and managing feedback loops with development teams.

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Backend Senior Software Engineer, Identity

Vanta · Full Time · 14 Weeks Ago

Vanta

🌎 United States 💵 $195K - $229K per year ⭐ 10+ yrs exp 💼 Software Development Software Engineer

Lead the design of identity primitives and attribution models to ensure safe and governable autonomous agent behavior. Drive complex technical projects, mentor junior engineers, and collaborate with security teams to implement best practices for customer data.

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Software Engineer, Customer Studio Backend

Hightouch · Full Time · 15 Weeks Ago

Hightouch

🌎 United States 💵 $180K - $320K per year ⭐ 5-10 yrs exp 💼 Software Development Software Engineer

You will design and maintain scalable backend systems for the Customer Studio product while optimizing data warehouse performance. You will also collaborate on product specifications and explore new features related to real-time data syncing and generative AI.

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