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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Software Engineer III, Commercial Services
Sr Software Engineer, Commercial Services
Senior AI Engineer
Staff Software Engineer
Senior Platform Engineer
Senior Software Engineer
Shopify API GraphQL - Senior Backend Developer / embedded Polaris - (Spring Boot 3) (GCP / Azure / AWS) - remote
Software Engineer II – Android
Senior Professional Services, Forward Deployed Engineer
Senior Backend Engineer (Ruby on Rails), Plan: Knowledge
Senior Frontend Engineer (UK or DE)
Staff Backend (Python) Engineer, AI Engineering:Duo Chat
Principal Software Development Engineer
Software Testing Engineer (QA)
Senior Professional Services, Forward Deploy Engineer
Azure API Management Architect (AI & Security)
Azure API Management Architect (AI & Security)
Senior Frontend Engineer
APIM Developer/Architect- Azure
Sr. Software Engineer AI-Native Product Builder | Remote (US)
AI ML Engineer (7+ Years)
Senior Fullstack Engineer
Senior Software Engineer, CodeGeneration
Software Engineer
Software Engineer III (Frontend)
AI Engineer, Remote Job
AI Principal
Staff Product Security Architect
Sr Frontend Engineer
Senior AI Software Engineer (LLM) - Essex Management
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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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