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Senior Back-End Developer

VA · On-site +1

$120K - $157K/yr

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  • Life

  • Retirement

  • PTO

General information Job Posting Title Senior Back-End Developer Date Monday, April 13, 2026 City Remote Country United States Working time Full-time Description & Requirements Maximus is seeking a ...

Senior Back-End Developer

VA · On-site +1

$120K - $157K/yr

  • Medical

  • Life

  • Retirement

  • PTO

General information Job Posting Title Senior Back-End Developer Date Monday, April 13, 2026 City Remote Country United States Working time Full-time Description & Requirements Maximus is seeking a ...

Backend Developer - Contingent

Mclean, VA · On-site +1

$120K - $145K/yr

  • Medical

  • Dental

  • Vision

  • Life

  • Retirement

  • PTO

As a Backend Developer you will be responsible for providing expert technical support, maintenance ... a remote position; however, occasional travel may be required based on project needs, client ...

Backend Developer - Contingent

Mclean, VA · Remote

$120K - $145K/yr

  • Medical

  • Dental

  • Vision

  • Life

  • Retirement

  • PTO

As a Backend Developer you will be responsible for providing expert technical support, maintenance ... a remote position; however, occasional travel may be required based on project needs, client ...

Backend Developer - Contingent

Mclean, VA · Remote

$120K - $145K/yr

  • Medical

  • Dental

  • Vision

  • Life

  • Retirement

  • PTO

As a Backend Developer you will be responsible for providing expert technical support, maintenance ... a remote position; however, occasional travel may be required based on project needs, client ...

Responsibilities As a Backend Developer at Touche, you'll collaborate with the development of a ... Currently: totally remote - Regular situation: 3-4 days remote. * Apple + 24" Display equipment at ...

We're a fully remote, profitable startup of about 25 people, five years in and growing steadily. We ... We're looking for a Mid-Level Backend Developer to help build and evolve the core system that ...

Responsibilities As a Backend Developer at Touche, you'll collaborate with the development of a ... Currently: totally remote - Regular situation: 3-4 days remote. * Apple + 24" Display equipment at ...

Experience in designing, testing, and implementing scalable backend systems * Experience with a low level programming language like Rust, C, C++, Zig * Experience in systems programming. Strong ...

Python Backend Engineer

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We are open to Rust and/or Go for any services that need to be broken out for performance. This is ... Ship fast and avoid corporate overhead This is a remote position. Compensation: $300.00 - $380.00 ...

Golang Developer

College Park, MD · Remote

$40 - $45/hr

Golang Developer Location: 100% Remote (EST Preferred) Duration: 6+ months Contract Pay: $40/hr W2 ... Requirements: * 6+ years of backend software engineering experience, with a strong record of ...

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Backend Developer - Fully Remote | Upto $85/hr

Mercor

New York, NY • Remote

$85/hr

Full-time

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Job description

About the job

Mercor connects elite creative and technical talent with leading AI research labs. Headquartered in San Francisco, our investors include Benchmark, General Catalyst, Peter Thiel, Adam D'Angelo, Larry Summers, and Jack Dorsey.

Position: Backend Engineer (Coding Agent Experience)
Type: Contract
Compensation: $85/hour
Location: Remote

Role Responsibilities

  • Use frontier AI coding agents to complete and evaluate complex engineering tasks.
  • Review model-generated code for correctness, quality, maintainability, and performance.
  • Identify bugs, edge cases, and failure modes in model outputs.
  • Compare outputs from multiple frontier models and assess their strengths and weaknesses.
  • Apply professional engineering judgment to realistic backend engineering scenarios.
  • Work independently and asynchronously to meet deadlines while improving AI model performance.

Qualifications

Must-Have

  • 2+ years of professional backend engineering experience.
  • Experience building APIs, distributed systems, microservices, backend platforms, or databases.
  • Regular use of AI coding agents such as Cursor, Claude Code, Codex, Windsurf, Gemini CLI, or similar tools.
  • Ability to evaluate model-generated code and identify bugs, edge cases, and architectural tradeoffs.

Preferred

  • Experience working on large-scale production systems.

Compensation & Legal

  • $400 per accepted task.
  • Typical tasks take approximately 1–3 hours after ramp-up.
  • No fixed task limits.
  • Compensation is tied to accepted work.

Application Process (Takes 20–30 mins to complete)

  • Upload resume
  • AI interview based on your resume
  • Submit form

Resources & Support

  • For details about the interview process and platform information, please check: https://talent.docs.mercor.com/welcome
  • For any help or support, reach out to: support@mercor.com

PS: Our team reviews applications daily. Please complete your AI interview and application steps to be considered for this opportunity.