Hire a Back-End Developer
Hire offshore Back-End Developers to design APIs, scale data layers, and harden the systems behind your product.
Zero risk. You only pay if you hire.
What a Back-End Developer can do for your business
A clear scope so you know exactly what to delegate from day one.
APIs
- ·Design REST and GraphQL APIs
- ·Build authentication, authorization, and rate-limit layers
- ·Maintain API documentation
Data
- ·Model and optimize relational and document databases
- ·Build async jobs and background workers
- ·Tune queries and indexes for scale
Reliability
- ·Instrument observability (logs, metrics, tracing)
- ·Improve performance and reduce error rates
- ·Run on-call and incident response
The Back-End Developer role, in detail
The day-to-day responsibilities and the qualifications we screen for, so your shortlist arrives ready to interview.
You can use this directly as a job description, or share it with us as a starting point.
Tasks
- 01Design and build REST and GraphQL APIs
- 02Model and optimize databases
- 03Build async jobs and background workers
- 04Tune queries and indexes
- 05Instrument observability
- 06Build auth, authz, and rate-limiting
- 07Integrate with third-party APIs and webhooks
- 08Improve performance and reliability
- 09Support on-call and incident response
Qualifications
- Strong backend experience in one of Node, Python, Go, Ruby, Java, or .NET
- Solid grasp of relational databases (Postgres, MySQL)
- Experience with caching (Redis), queues, and async work
- Cloud experience (AWS, GCP, Azure)
- Git, CI/CD, and testing discipline
- Excellent English communication
- Ability to overlap with U.S. business hours
- Track record of shipping at scale
Top countries for hiring a Back-End Developer
Fast, supported, and flexible. We help you hire top global talent without the usual complexity, matched to the region that fits your role and time zone best.
Recommended pick
Latin America
LatAm Back-End Developers overlap fully with U.S. hours and ship daily on Node, Python, Go, and Ruby stacks at U.S. startups.
Latin America offers Back-End Developers with U.S. time-zone overlap and deep experience across Node, Python, Go, Ruby, and Java, ideal for embedded backend work.
- Vetted in-region recruiters
- 30-day fit guarantee
Philippines
Filipino Back-End Developers bring strong fundamentals and disciplined process, ideal for steady-state backend work on Node, Python, or Java stacks.
South Africa
South African Back-End Developers bring strong CS training and structured engineering practices, well-suited to scale-up and enterprise backends.
How much can you save hiring a Back-End Developer?
TalentArm helps companies hire skilled offshore talent for up to 75% less, reducing payroll cost while improving accuracy, consistency, and operational quality, so your leadership can focus on growth.
Cost efficiency. Operational clarity. Focus where it counts.
*Salary figures are estimates based on industry data and may vary. This tool is for informational purposes only and not a binding salary guide.
Save up to
Average savings
$100K
vs. an equivalent U.S. hire (annual)
Cost reduction by level
- Junior64%
- Mid-level64%
- Senior64%
We recommend Latin America for this role
Latin America offers Back-End Developers with U.S. time-zone overlap and deep experience across Node, Python, Go, Ruby, and Java, ideal for embedded backend work.
Junior
- US
- $90K
- LatAm
- $36K
- South Africa
- $32K
Mid-level
- US
- $140K
- LatAm
- $56K
- South Africa
- $50K
Senior
- US
- $190K
- LatAm
- $76K
- South Africa
- $68K
How TalentArm helps you hire top global talent
A predictable, supported hiring motion, designed to feel as simple as adding a seat to your team.
- Avg. time to hire
- 21 days
- Guarantee period
- 30 days
- 01
Book a call & start hiring
Tell us what roles you're hiring for on a quick intro call. We'll align on countries, salary ranges, and skill needs, then start your search. You only pay if you hire.
- 02
Meet talent & get matched fast
Our recruiters source and vet candidates from our global talent pools. You provide input and we zero in on the right fit, whether that's the Philippines, Latin America, or South Africa.
- 03
Interview candidates & make the hire
We send shortlisted candidates for you to interview and collect feedback after each round. We'll help with offer letters, onboarding, and compliance so you can hire confidently.
- 04
Ongoing support to help you scale
As your team grows, we help you scale efficiently while typically saving 60-80% on payroll vs U.S. hires. Need a new role or region? We'll source and deliver more top candidates.
- 05
Hire globally, strategically
We've placed talent across 18+ countries, from developers in Eastern Europe to accountants in South Africa, support teams in the Philippines, and sales reps in Latin America.
Hiring a Back-End Developer, answered
The questions we hear most when teams start sourcing this role. Still stuck? Use the form below or book a quick call.
- What languages and frameworks do they know?
- Most common are Node/TypeScript, Python (Django, FastAPI), Go, Ruby (Rails), Java (Spring), and .NET. We match to your specific stack.
- Are they comfortable with cloud infra?
- Yes. Most candidates work daily in AWS, GCP, or Azure, with Terraform or Pulumi experience for IaC.
- How does payment work?
- There's zero risk to start. You only pay TalentArm a placement fee once you hire. The candidate is paid directly by you once they start.
- What if my hire isn't a fit?
- If the hire is not a fit within the first 30 days, TalentArm will coach, correct, replace, or run a replacement search at no additional cost — depending on whether you use Direct Hire or Hire on Demand.
Ready to hire your next Back-End Developer?
Share a few details and we'll scope the search, align on salary, and start sourcing vetted candidates — you only pay when you hire.
18+
Countries in our talent network
Top 1%
Vetting bar for every placement
30 days
Fit guarantee
60–80%
Typical payroll savings vs. U.S. hires