Explore Web Application Engineer Jobs

Find Web Application Engineer roles that match your experience and career goals. These professionals build, enhance, and maintain the applications people use through web browsers, combining user-focused design with reliable, secure software. Ladders features vetted professional opportunities with salaries of $100,000 or more, helping experienced candidates discover their next career move.

What Does a Web Application Engineer Do?

Web Application Engineers develop and support web-based software across the front end, back end, or full stack. Their work may include building interactive interfaces, creating APIs and services, integrating databases, improving performance, troubleshooting issues, and collaborating with product, design, security, and quality teams. Responsibilities vary by employer, product, and level of seniority.

Skills and Technologies Employers Seek

Common qualifications include proficiency in languages and frameworks such as JavaScript or TypeScript, React, Angular, Vue, Java, Python, or .NET. Employers may also value experience with REST or GraphQL APIs, relational or NoSQL databases, cloud platforms, automated testing, CI/CD, version control, accessibility, and application security. Strong communication, problem-solving, and collaboration skills are important for delivering dependable software.

Web Application Engineer Career Opportunities

Career paths can lead to senior or staff engineering roles, technical leadership, software architecture, or engineering management. Some professionals specialize in front-end development, back-end systems, cloud services, security, or a particular industry. The best fit depends on your technical strengths, preferred work environment, and long-term goals.

Find Your Next Web Application Engineer Role

Explore Web Application Engineer openings on Ladders and focus your search on vetted positions paying $100,000 or more. Review each listing for compensation, responsibilities, required technologies, and location or remote-work details. Tailor your résumé to show measurable results, relevant projects, and the tools and systems you have used.

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$170K - $200K *

Advance backend solutions and frontend features, collaborating across teams to build scalable systems and AI integrations, driving product growth from conception to execution...

United StatesRemote

Reposted 1 week ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Enterprise Technology

$120K - $145K *

Unlock potential by driving large-scale web applications in a fast-paced environment. Collaborate across teams to enhance commerce functionalities for millions of users, focusing on performance and in...

2 weeks ago

  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Enterprise Technology

$130K - $155K *

Accelerate progress at the forefront of Cloud Software Engineering, developing and enhancing complex Big-Data systems. Contribute expertise across all back-end processing stages, leveraging advanced t...

1 week ago

  •   11 - 15 years exp.  •   Business Services

$120K - $145K *

Join a team that's shaping the future of Big-Data Cloud systems. As a Cloud Software Engineer, you'll develop and enhance complex back-end processing solutions, leveraging your expertise in Cloud Comp...

1 week ago

  •   11 - 15 years exp.  •   Business Services

$119K - $234K *

Optimize the production API and agentic platform for MAI models, ensuring reliable deployment and performance. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to enhance model capabilities and automate the de...

2 days ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Enterprise Technology

$119K - $234K *

Partner with us to build and operate scalable API services for MAI models, ensuring training and production parity. Collaborate across teams to automate model deployment and enhance system reliability...

2 days ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Enterprise Technology

$120K - $140K *

Empower secure cloud infrastructure by implementing and automating DevSecOps practices. Drive best practices in CI/CD pipelines, ensuring compliance and enhancing security across cloud environments wh...

4 days ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Information Technology

$150K - $180K *

Champion proactive privacy strategies by identifying, containing, and eliminating real-world threats through innovative solutions and collaborative engineering, ensuring robust security for products a...

Reposted 4 weeks ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Enterprise Technology

$120K - $140K *

Transform secure cloud infrastructure by implementing and automating DevSecOps practices. Drive efficiency in CI/CD pipelines while ensuring compliance and security across cloud environments. Collabor...

4 days ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Information Technology

$95K - $115K *

Unlock your potential by developing innovative software solutions using C#, .NET, and Azure. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to enhance business operations and drive technology initiatives tha...

3 days ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Finance & Insurance

$110K - $115K *

Join a team that's transforming fulfillment technology. As a Full-Stack Developer, you'll design and enhance our platform, impacting thousands of orders while collaborating across engineering to deliv...

1 week ago

  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Retail & Consumer Goods

$81K - $157K *

Lead the charge in enhancing Android build, test, and release pipelines. Collaborate with engineers to resolve issues, implement upgrades, and ensure seamless CI/CD workflows, driving continuous impro...

1 week ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Enterprise Technology

$75K - $100K *

Join a team that's dedicated to enhancing customer satisfaction through expert support in quoting, sourcing, and delivering solutions. Collaborate across departments to streamline processes and ensure...

4 days ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Manufacturing & Automotive

$142K - $213K *

Drive innovation as you develop and maintain full-stack web applications, leveraging Java, Spring Boot, and Angular. Collaborate in an agile environment to build scalable microservices and optimize us...

1 week ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Finance & Insurance

$165K - $210K *

Innovate cloud solutions by developing full-stack applications using AWS. Collaborate with a skilled team to create secure, responsive user interfaces and robust APIs, ensuring high-quality engineerin...

2 days ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Information Technology

$110K - $130K *

Engineer robust backend systems for financial applications, tackling payments, fraud detection, and compliance. Collaborate with a skilled team to design, build, and optimize features, ensuring reliab...

United StatesRemote

1 week ago

  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Aerospace & Defense

$88K - $105K *

Optimize advanced radar and camera-based driver assistance systems through hands-on testing, calibration, and integration. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver innovative solutions that...

Yesterday

  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Manufacturing & Automotive

$100K - $130K *

Engage in the entire software development lifecycle, designing and enhancing high-performance ad serving software in a dynamic team environment, while ensuring reliability and scalability of our Media...

Reposted yesterday

  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Media

$135K - $170K *

Partner with us to develop scalable software systems that enhance engineering and manufacturing workflows, enabling seamless data flow and effective collaboration across multidisciplinary teams in a d...

Reposted 1 week ago

  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Staffing

$110K - $130K *

Transform scalable full stack solutions, driving technical design and mentorship. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to enhance user experiences while resolving performance and reliability challe...

Reposted 1 month ago

  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Technical Services

$150K - $180K *

Transform the geocoding platform by enhancing data quality and search systems. Leverage ML and LLMs to optimize query understanding and automate data pipelines, impacting over 1 billion API calls dail...

New York, NYRemote

1 week ago

  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Business Services

$91K - $163K *

Drive innovative AI-powered solutions by designing, coding, and deploying scalable microservices and RESTful APIs, while mentoring team members and ensuring system performance in a flexible telecommut...

3 days ago

  •   8 - 10 years exp.  •   Healthcare

$124K - $196K *

Build exceptional user experiences by developing scalable frontend applications, collaborating with cross-functional teams, and delivering high-quality code that delights users while influencing produ...

Reposted 3 days ago

  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Information Technology

$124K - $196K *

Join a dynamic team to deliver high-quality, scalable frontend applications using React. Collaborate with designers and product managers to create exceptional user experiences while driving projects f...

San Francisco, CARemote

Reposted 5 days ago

  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Information Technology

$130K - $155K *

Invent a transformative engineering role with ownership of core platform infrastructure. Shape systems for real-time data modeling, verification, and impactful reporting by leveraging your expertise i...

Reposted 4 days ago

  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Information Technology

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

  • What is a Web Application Engineer?question toggle

    A Web Application Engineer designs, builds, tests, and maintains software applications accessed through web browsers. The role may focus on front-end interfaces, back-end services, or full-stack development.

  • What skills are commonly required for Web Application Engineer jobs?question toggle

    Employers commonly seek programming experience, knowledge of web frameworks, API development, databases, testing, and software deployment practices. Specific requirements vary by role; communication and collaborative problem-solving are also valuable.

  • How much do Web Application Engineers earn?question toggle

    Pay varies by experience, location, industry, and responsibilities. Ladders focuses on vetted professional jobs paying $100,000 or more, and individual listings provide compensation details when available.

  • What is the difference between a Web Application Engineer and a Web Developer?question toggle

    The titles can overlap. Web Application Engineer roles often emphasize engineering practices such as application architecture, APIs, testing, reliability, and ongoing software maintenance, while Web Developer can describe a broader range of web-building work.

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    Search Ladders for Web Application Engineer openings and review listings for compensation, experience requirements, technologies, and work arrangements. Highlight relevant accomplishments and measurable impact in your application.