Remote GraphQL
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GraphQL offers a flexible, efficient approach to API design that puts the client in control. Explore remote GraphQL developer jobs at companies building modern API layers and data-driven applications. These roles reward engineers who think carefully about schema design and query optimization.
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Sr. Reliability Engineer
Staff Platform Engineer - Americas
Senior QA Engineer (m/f/d)
Senior AI Mobile Engineer- Tulip Platform
Backend Engineer (Node.js / TypeScript)
Senior Software Engineer, Agentic Commerce
Senior AI Engineer
Technical Support Engineer I
Design Engineer - Canada
Senior Full Stack Engineer
Senior Software Engineer (Frontend)
Principal Software Engineer - Product Platforms
Backend Engineer (Ruby), Plan: Spec-Driven Development
Staff Software Engineer (Full-stack/Backend)
Staff Software Engineer - Next-Gen
Senior QA Engineer
Staff Software Engineer, Audit (Full Stack)
Senior Software Engineer, Audit (Full Stack)
Staff Backend Engineer - Prompt Security (Node.js / TypeScript)
AI Engineer II
Senior Product Security Engineer (USA Only, 100% Remote)
Senior Fullstack Engineer (w/m/d)
Senior Software Engineer - Full Stack
Senior Software Engineer - Full Stack/Front-end focused
AI Engineer - Full-Stack (Forward Deployed)
AI Engineer – Agentic Orchestration (Senior) Remote / Telecommute Jobs
.NET AI Engineer
Sr Associate Software Engineer - Applied AI
Senior Full-Stack Software Engineer — AI-Native Engineering, Java & React
Remote AI Engineer (LLM Systems & Automation)
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Frequently Asked Questions
When do companies choose GraphQL over REST?
GraphQL shines when clients need flexible data fetching — particularly with mobile apps, complex nested data, or when many different clients (web, iOS, Android, partners) query the same API with different data needs. It eliminates over-fetching and under-fetching. Companies with large public developer ecosystems (GitHub, Shopify, Stripe) use GraphQL APIs. Netflix, Airbnb, and Twitter (X) run GraphQL internally. It's most valuable when the client-side data requirements are complex and varied.
What GraphQL tools and libraries do employers expect engineers to know?
Server-side: Apollo Server, GraphQL Yoga, Pothos (TypeScript-first schema builder), Hasura (auto-generates GraphQL from PostgreSQL). Client-side: Apollo Client, urql, TanStack Query with graphql-request. Federation for distributed graphs: Apollo Federation, StepZen. Code generation tools like GraphQL Code Generator for TypeScript types. Schema management, persisted queries, and DataLoader for N+1 prevention are important operational skills.
What do remote GraphQL engineers earn?
GraphQL is usually one dimension of a broader full-stack or backend skill set rather than a standalone specialty. Engineers whose primary stack includes GraphQL earn $120k–$190k at US remote companies. Those with federation/distributed graph expertise, performance optimization experience, and TypeScript type safety throughout the stack earn $170k–$270k+.
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