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 (351)

Senior Software Development Engineer (Back-end)

Filevine · Full Time · 12 Weeks Ago

Filevine

🌎 United States 💵 $140K - $180K per year ⭐ 10+ yrs exp 💼 Software Development Backend Engineer

The role involves developing applications using technologies like .NET, C#, Redis, OpenSearch, and AWS, while also providing leadership and mentoring to team members. Responsibilities include performing routine maintenance, ensuring software quality, leading innovation initiatives, and conducting constructive code reviews.

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MTS1 Backend Engineer - eBay Live

eBay · Full Time · 13 Weeks Ago

eBay

🌎 United States 💵 $172K - $229K per year ⭐ 5-10 yrs exp 💼 Software Development Backend Engineer

The engineer will translate requirements into clean, efficient, and maintainable code, practicing evidence-centered design to ensure high quality and velocity in continuous delivery. Responsibilities also include leading engineering support, release, and on-call duties for the 24/7 site, while taking full ownership of the software lifecycle for assigned subsystems.

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Senior Software Engineer, Backend

Automox Inc. · Full Time · 13 Weeks Ago

Automox Inc.

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

The role involves building high-quality, scalable web applications using best coding standards and extending, enhancing, and maintaining the core product software and databases. Responsibilities also include contributing to continual improvement through testing, performance tuning, refactoring, and automation.

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SMTS/Staff Backend Engineer

Platform9 Systems · Full Time · 13 Weeks Ago

Platform9 Systems

🌎 United States 💵 $165K - $180K per year ⭐ 10+ yrs exp 💼 Software Development Backend Engineer

The role involves contributing to the development of cloud-native products and services within the Kubernetes product ecosystem. Responsibilities also include learning, collaborating on the product roadmap, and supporting cloud infrastructure deployments through troubleshooting.

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Staff Backend Engineer, Hierarchy

ClickUp · Full Time · 13 Weeks Ago

ClickUp

🌎 United States 💵 $200K - $250K per year ⭐ 10+ yrs exp 💼 Software Development Backend Engineer

Develop and maintain robust, scalable backend systems using Node.js, collaborating with cross-functional teams. Troubleshoot and debug issues, optimize database queries and code for performance, and share knowledge to foster growth.

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Staff Backend Engineer (AI), Verify

GitLab · Full Time · 13 Weeks Ago

GitLab

🌎 Canada, Ireland, Netherlands, United Kingdom, United States ⭐ 10+ yrs exp 💼 Software Development Backend Engineer

The Staff Backend Engineer will shape and scale the core infrastructure behind GitLab CI, focusing on integrating AI into CI/CD workflows to enhance performance, reliability, and usability for millions of jobs. This involves defining success metrics for AI agents, building necessary instrumentation, and hardening the underlying CI pipeline execution infrastructure.

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Senior Software Engineer - Backend

Dragos · Full Time · 13 Weeks Ago

Dragos

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

The engineer will design and implement robust, testable, high-performance systems and tools primarily using Rust, while also optimizing existing software architectures for speed and efficiency. They must actively participate in all development lifecycle phases, including debugging and optimization, to ensure high software quality.

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Staff Backend Engineer

Koyfin · Full Time · 13 Weeks Ago

Koyfin

🌎 United States ⭐ 10+ yrs exp 💼 Software Development Backend Engineer

The Staff Backend Engineer will drive the architecture and technical roadmap for core backend services, leading the design and implementation of scalable APIs and data processing pipelines. This role involves guiding critical initiatives, collaborating on system performance, and mentoring engineers across teams.

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Senior Software Engineer - Backend

Turnkey · Full Time · 13 Weeks Ago

Turnkey

🌎 United States 💵 $150K - $275K per year ⭐ 5-10 yrs exp 💼 Software Development Software Engineer

The role involves designing and building secure, usable systems from the ground up, focusing on developing signing infrastructure and applications that operate within secure computing environments. Engineers will also collaborate across the company to deliver the core product and assist in scaling the engineering team.

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Senior Software Engineer, Backend

Apella · Full Time · 14 Weeks Ago

Apella

🌎 United States 💵 $175K - $200K per year ⭐ 2-5 yrs exp 💼 Software Development Software Engineer

The role involves designing and implementing backend services and infrastructure critical to the platform's core functionality, including building reliable APIs and service interfaces. Responsibilities also cover developing systems for media capture, storage, and serving, alongside implementing robust monitoring and error handling for production reliability.

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Senior Backend Engineer

Nourish · Full Time · 14 Weeks Ago

Nourish

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

Key responsibilities include designing, building, and shipping cutting-edge products and features quickly while driving continuous improvements in engineering processes, tools, and systems. Engineers will also collaborate across teams to solve problems, contribute to planning, and maintain/elevate the existing codebase by developing high-performance backend services.

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Staff Back-End Engineer for a Series A Health Tech Startup

Palermo Advisors · · 14 Weeks Ago

Palermo Advisors

🌎 United States 💵 $160K - $210K per year ⭐ 5-10 yrs exp 💼 Software Development Backend Engineer

The engineer will own features end-to-end, from design discussion through production rollout and monitoring, shipping TypeScript across the web app, Node/Express backend, and/or mobile app. Key tasks include designing and building fault-tolerant, HIPAA-compliant services with a focus on privacy, security, and stability, while also documenting work and integrating AI tools.

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Senior Software Engineer, Backend (AI Agent)

Cresta · · 14 Weeks Ago

Cresta

🌎 United States 💵 $205K - $270K per year ⭐ 5-10 yrs exp 💼 Software Development Software Engineer

The engineer will be responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining scalable and robust backend architectures for AI Agent solutions and proprietary models. This includes leading initiatives to enhance system reliability, optimizing server response times, and implementing security and cost-reduction strategies.

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Senior Software Engineer – Backend

Attain Talent · · 15 Weeks Ago

Attain Talent

🌎 United States 💵 $130K - $145K per year ⭐ 5-10 yrs exp 💼 Software Development Software Engineer

The Senior Software Engineer will design, implement, and test backend components for multiple SaaS products within a fast-paced Agile development environment. This includes building and maintaining enterprise applications using .NET, C#, Web APIs, and SQL Server.

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Lead Software Engineer, Backend

Cortex · · 15 Weeks Ago

Cortex

🌎 United States 💵 $215K - $245K per year ⭐ 5-10 yrs exp 💼 Software Development Software Engineer

The Lead Software Engineer will design, develop, and maintain scalable and efficient backend systems, working closely with other engineers to build new features and enhance existing ones. Responsibilities also include optimizing performance, participating in production operations like Incident Response, conducting code reviews, and writing clean, testable code.

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Senior Backend Engineer (Remote)

inPowered · · 15 Weeks Ago

inPowered

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

The engineer will design and implement new systems for a client-facing content marketing platform, maintain production systems, and coordinate engineering initiatives. They will also deliver features that drive revenue and improve efficiency while maintaining deep knowledge of organizational technologies.

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Vice President, Back-End Engineer 39 APPLICANTS

BNY · Full Time · 16 Weeks Ago

BNY

🌎 United States 💵 $189K - $203K per year ⭐ 5-10 yrs exp 💼 Software Development Backend Engineer

This role involves consulting with internal business groups to deliver application software development services or technical support, focusing on requirements gathering, BRD/SRD preparation, and coordinating the technical design and documentation of cross-functional systems. The Vice President will also be responsible for designing, developing, and scaling backend features and components while actively reducing technical debt and participating in code reviews.

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Software Engineer, Backend Engineer

Rescale · Full Time · 16 Weeks Ago

Rescale

🌎 United States 💵 $90000 - $159K per year ⭐ 2-5 yrs exp 💼 Software Development Software Engineer

The engineer will own the end-to-end delivery of essential, core functionality for customers while rapidly iterating on new product ideas. Responsibilities include building and maintaining high-quality automation for testing the customer-facing platform and developing critical areas like identity management and workflow automation.

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Sr. Backend Engineer - Charlotte AI (Remote, EST)

CrowdStrike · Full Time · 16 Weeks Ago

CrowdStrike

🌎 United States 💵 $140K - $215K per year ⭐ 5-10 yrs exp 💼 Software Development Backend Engineer

The role involves advancing backend microservices, addressing critical concerns, and employing established tools to build scalable cloud solutions for countering cyber assaults. Responsibilities also include innovating with Large Language Models to enhance Charlotte AI capabilities and constructing data pipelines for LLM training.

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Senior Backend Engineer

Eight Sleep · Full Time · 16 Weeks Ago

Eight Sleep

🌎 Canada, United States 💵 $180K - $220K per year ⭐ 10+ yrs exp 💼 Software Development Backend Engineer

The role involves maintaining and improving the integrity of a large-scale data processing pipeline handling 5 terabytes daily and developing tools to guarantee the availability of approximately thirty microservices. Responsibilities also include contributing to the development of backend services and new product features.

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Lead Backend Engineer– $2500 sign-on bonus ID48360

AgileEngine · Full Time · 16 Weeks Ago

AgileEngine

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

The Lead Backend Developer will design and develop scalable microservices using Golang or Kotlin, taking ownership of infrastructure provisioning via Terraform. Responsibilities also include migrating data from a legacy PHP monolith to modern cloud databases and ensuring high performance of services deployed on GCP.

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Senior Backend Engineer

Popl Co · Full Time · 17 Weeks Ago

Popl Co

🌎 United States 💵 $130K - $170K per year ⭐ 5-10 yrs exp 💼 Software Development Backend Engineer

As a Senior Backend Engineer, you will write high-quality backend code and support APIs while ensuring the infrastructure is reliable and performant. You will also take ownership of backend services and collaborate closely with other engineers.

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Senior Software Engineer, Back-End Focus

Kin Insurance · Full Time · 17 Weeks Ago

Kin Insurance

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

As a Senior Software Engineer, you will develop products and features that make Kin operate, working on complex engineering problems and collaborating with cross-functional teams. You will also mentor junior engineers and lead design or architectural tasks.

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Principal Software Engineer (Backend)

Veradigm · Full Time · 17 Weeks Ago

Veradigm

🌎 United States 💵 $130K - $189K per year ⭐ 10+ yrs exp 💼 Software Development Principal Software Engineer

As a Principal Software Engineer, you will architect and lead the development of technical solutions that are secure, robust, and scalable. You will also provide technical thought leadership and mentor developers while collaborating across various functional areas.

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Lead Software Engineer, Backend | Product

Machinify · Full Time · 17 Weeks Ago

Machinify

🌎 United States 💵 $200K - $245K per year ⭐ 10+ yrs exp 💼 Software Development Software Engineer

The engineer will act as a Rust Coach/Multiplier, setting standards, mentoring others, and building production-grade systems in Rust while contributing to new product development of complex in-browser applications. Responsibilities also include architecting and implementing complex applications that apply Machine Learning techniques to large data volumes and balancing feature development with technical debt cleanup.

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Staff Software Engineer, Backend | Web Apps

Machinify · Full Time · 17 Weeks Ago

Machinify

🌎 United States 💵 $200K - $245K per year ⭐ 10+ yrs exp 💼 Software Development Software Engineer

Contribute to backend server-side development to ensure the application is extensible, scalable, and secure. Deliver resilient enterprise software solutions while recognizing and prioritizing customer deliverables and tech debt.

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Senior Backend Engineer - Platform & Infrastructure

Prismatic · Full Time · 18 Weeks Ago

Prismatic

🌎 United States 💵 $170K - $195K per year ⭐ 5-10 yrs exp 💼 Software Development Backend Engineer

You will write clean, maintainable, production-ready code and lead projects from conception through production deployment. Additionally, you will support and empower a cross-functional team and participate in technical decision-making.

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Senior Backend Engineer

Blockworks · Full Time · 18 Weeks Ago

Blockworks

🌎 United States 💵 $190K - $210K per year ⭐ 5-10 yrs exp 💼 Software Development Backend Engineer

As a Senior Backend Engineer, you will design, build, and maintain backend systems that power Blockworks' products. You will own the backend layer, help define requirements, scope projects, and make architectural decisions.

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Senior Software Engineer (Backend)

Nebius · Full Time · 18 Weeks Ago

Nebius

🌎 United States 💵 $140K - $200K per year ⭐ 5-10 yrs exp 💼 Software Development Software Engineer

As a Senior Backend Software Engineer, you will design, build, and operate backend services that are reliable, scalable, and performant. You will own services end-to-end, from architecture to production support.

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Member of Technical Staff, Reporting & Statements (Backend Engineer)

Anchorage Digital · Full Time · 19 Weeks Ago

Anchorage Digital

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

As a founding engineer on the Reporting & Statements team, you will design systems that power financial reports and statements. You will build automated frameworks to ensure accuracy and consistency in the data delivered to clients.

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