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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$160K - $190K *

Lead engineering initiatives to enhance user onboarding experiences, collaborating with Product and Design. Shape strategies, mentor teams, and drive improvements in activation while ensuring operatio...

2 weeks ago

  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Finance & Insurance

$254K - $500K+*

Grow your career with our Live-stream Recommendation Infra team, focusing on optimizing backend systems for scalable recommendation workloads, collaborating closely with ML engineers to enhance user e...

Reposted 1 week ago

  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Media

$120K - $150K *

Drive innovation by building AI-powered mobile apps from concept to launch. Collaborate closely with leadership to prototype and deploy cutting-edge solutions, shaping the future of entertainment thro...

1 week ago

  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Media

$120K - $145K *

Champion the development of innovative observability solutions, leveraging your expertise in Go and network protocols to enhance network automation. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver...

United StatesRemote

3 weeks ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Information Technology

$110K - $130K *

Join a team that's dedicated to innovating payment solutions. Leverage your software development expertise to design, develop, and enhance payment products while collaborating in an agile environment...

3 weeks ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Energy & Utilities

$80K - $95K *

Optimize application performance and security by managing core banking systems, enhancing user experience, and collaborating with business units to implement effective solutions while ensuring complia...

3 days ago

  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Finance & Insurance

$80K - $95K *

Join a team that's dedicated to enhancing application services in cloud environments. You'll install and upgrade applications while collaborating with experts to ensure optimal performance and support...

United StatesRemote

2 weeks ago

  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Healthcare

$90K - $110K *

Collaborate with us to develop innovative user interfaces for mobile and desktop applications, leveraging your Angular and C# .NET expertise in a dynamic Agile environment to deliver impactful softwar...

St. Louis, MORemote

1 week ago

  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Staffing

$80K - $95K *

Champion innovative software solutions by leveraging your Angular and C# .NET expertise. Collaborate within a dynamic Agile team to enhance user interfaces and drive full life-cycle development for im...

1 week ago

  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Staffing

$90K - $110K *

Optimize datacenter operations by maintaining infrastructure, deploying new equipment, and automating processes. Collaborate with a skilled team to enhance performance and ensure reliability in a dyna...

2 weeks ago

  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Finance & Insurance

$110K - $130K *

Drive data excellence by owning and evolving systems for ingestion, orchestration, and governance across the internal data platform. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to improve data quality, ac...

Reposted 3 weeks ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Enterprise Technology

$99K - $162K *

Join a dynamic team to develop innovative solutions for a key benefits platform. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to drive technical excellence and deliver impactful software solutions that enh...

Yesterday

  •   8 - 10 years exp.  •   Finance & Insurance

$120K - $144K *

Elevate your career by bridging customer needs with technical solutions. Collaborate with engineering teams to enhance product performance and provide exceptional support, ensuring customer satisfacti...

2 weeks ago

  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Information Technology

$170K - $200K *

Convex is seeking an experienced TypeScript developer to design, build, and maintain client libraries, sync protocols, and query APIs for their backend platform. The role emphasizes creating an excell...

Reposted 1 month ago

  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Information Technology

$120K - $145K *

Develop engaging features and user flows for a high-volume trading platform. Collaborate with designers and stakeholders to enhance user experience and product functionality as the team scales. Your r...

Reposted 1 week ago

  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Finance & Insurance

$110K - $130K *

Join a team that's dedicated to modernizing critical web applications and data services. You'll enhance, troubleshoot, and maintain both frontend and backend components while ensuring optimal performa...

5 days ago

  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Information Technology

$150K - $185K *

Empower our engineering team by leading talent development, fostering collaboration, and enhancing technical practices. Drive organizational growth while remaining engaged in hands-on engineering to e...

2 weeks ago

  •   8 - 10 years exp.  •   Enterprise Technology

$120K - $145K *

Develop and scale backend services using FastAPI and databases, driving innovation in Generative AI workflows that enhance clinician efficiency and patient care. Collaborate with senior engineers to e...

3 weeks ago

  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Healthcare

$220K - $250K *

Innovate as a Senior Full Stack Software Engineer, crafting robust, high-performance systems that prioritize user privacy and security while transforming mobile connectivity. Collaborate with a dynami...

Reposted 1 month ago

  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Telecommunications & Hardware

$100K - $120K *

Optimize our cloud infrastructure and deployment processes to enhance performance, security, and reliability. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure seamless operations and continuous impro...

Reposted 1 week ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Manufacturing & Automotive

$63K - $129K *

Join a team that's shaping the future of IT solutions by developing innovative web applications. Leverage your skills in Salesforce and .NET to support mission-critical projects for defense and federa...

Reposted 2 weeks ago

  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Information Technology

$99K - $209K *

Lead the charge in developing mission-critical applications using Java and cloud technologies. Collaborate with teams to enhance software solutions, troubleshoot issues, and drive best practices in a...

2 weeks ago

  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Enterprise Technology

$110K - $130K *

Join a team that's transforming enterprise systems by modernizing software solutions. As a Senior Software Engineer, you'll lead the transition to a cloud-first approach, enhancing critical applicatio...

Reposted 3 weeks ago

  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Aerospace & Defense

$167K - $235K *

Innovate with us to enhance core platform capabilities, driving user experience and operational efficiency. Collaborate on impactful projects, balancing stability with cutting-edge solutions to improv...

Reposted yesterday

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Business Services

$110K - $130K *

Unlock potential by collaborating with teams to enhance security measures, identify vulnerabilities, and implement effective solutions. Leverage your expertise in security consulting and development t...

3 days ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Real Estate & Construction

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.

  • How can I find Web Application Engineer jobs paying $100,000 or more?question toggle

    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.