Backend Jobs in France
There are 479 open Backend jobs in France on freehire right now. 97 of them were posted recently. The skills employers ask for most often are api, java and agile.
Salary
| Currency | Period | 25th | Median | 75th | Postings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EUR | year | €52,250 | €61,000 | €65,500 | 11 |
From postings that disclose pay. Currencies are counted separately, never converted.
Most requested skills
- api 48%
- java 39%
- agile 29%
- docker 28%
- postgresql 27%
- ci-cd 27%
- kubernetes 25%
- spring 24%
How the work is done
- Hybrid 47 · 10%
- Remote 34 · 7%
- Onsite 16 · 3%
Visa sponsorship offered in 58% of the 19 postings that state a position on it.
Seniority
- Senior 121
- Lead 25
- Staff 8
- Junior 4
- Intern 2
- Middle 2
Who is hiring
- 501-1000 employees 63
- 51-200 employees 40
- 1000+ employees 32
- 11-50 employees 15
- 201-500 employees 4
- 1-10 employees 1
Senior Backend Engineer - Platform (Inbox)
Senior Backend Engineer on the Platform team at Proton, building and optimizing core systems shared by Proton Mail and Calendar with a focus on performance, cost-efficiency, and scalability using technologies like MySQL, Kubernetes, and monitoring tools.
Senior Backend Engineer – NestJS
Builds and scales NestJS backend services for a restaurant CRM and booking platform, improving legacy systems and integrating AI tools.

Backend Engineer - Ingestion (Europe/UK timezone)
Build and scale PostHog’s high-throughput event ingestion pipeline handling billions of events daily, using Node.js/Rust, Kafka, PostgreSQL, ClickHouse, and Redis.
Senior Backend Developer
Build and maintain backend services in Go and Python that securely integrate financial and government data via APIs, using AWS and observability tools.
Ingénieur Backend Géospatial — PostgreSQL, API & Cloud
Builds and optimizes backend services for a real-time geospatial data platform using PostgreSQL, REST/gRPC APIs, and Google Cloud.
Ingénieur Backend Java — Services Distribués & API (Télétravail)
Backend Java engineer building distributed satellite-data services, focusing on performance, robustness, and collaboration with IT/DBA teams.
Ingénieur Backend Java | Spring Boot • Télétravail partiel
Développeur backend Java autonome qui conçoit, code et teste des services en Spring Boot dans un pipeline CI/CD pour des évolutions fonctionnelles et une maintenance évolutive.
ingénieur backend java f/h - montpellier (34)
Build and maintain Java-based back-end services using Spring ecosystem, REST APIs, and CI/CD pipelines while collaborating on full feature lifecycle.
Développeur Senior Backend .NET / Référent Technique F/H - Informatique de gestion
Senior backend .NET developer building and maintaining C#/.NET applications that interface with IoT sensors and embedded systems for smart infrastructure, while mentoring the team on best practices.
Développeur Python Backend — API REST, Télétravail 1–2j/semaine
Builds and maintains Python backend services and REST APIs for telecom/fiber applications, collaborating with product and tech teams.
Senior Développeur Java Angular – Backend/Frontend
Senior Java and Angular developer responsible for backend and frontend development, working in an agile environment with CI/CD tools (Kafka, Jenkins) at a digital agency in Lille, France.
JAVA Back-End Developer
A Java back-end developer builds and maintains multi-tiered service-oriented applications, ensuring quality through testing and CI/CD, while collaborating on new features and client launches for a platform in Nice, France.
Développeur Backend Java/JEE Senior – Spring & Microservices
Builds and maintains Java/JEE backend services using Spring (MVC, Boot, Batch) and microservices architecture with REST APIs and PostgreSQL.
Développeur Backend Senior – PHP (F/M)
Senior backend engineer building payment and checkout solutions in PHP/Symfony, collaborating with product, QA and DevOps teams to deliver secure, scalable backend services on GCP and Kubernetes.
Java/Angular Developer — Agile Backend Specialist
Onyx-Conseil recrute un développeur logiciel pour soutenir nos clients grands comptes. Vous travaillerez sur des solutions Java 8/17 avec Spring Boot, intégrant API et bases de données variées, accompagnés d’un…
Développeur Java React — Backend/Frontend, Flexible
Build and maintain Java Spring Boot backend services and React frontend components in a CI/CD and DevOps-driven team.
Software Engineer II - Java/Python - Backend Platform Team (x/f/m)
Builds and maintains Doctolib’s backend platform in Java/Spring Boot and Python, designing scalable services that power the company’s healthcare marketplace.

Senior Backend Engineer
Senior backend engineer to own and scale Photoroom’s pricing system, integrating Stripe/RevenueCat and optimizing Django/PostgreSQL endpoints for millions of e-commerce users.
Back-End Developer (PHP / Laravel)
Build and maintain PHP/Laravel back-end systems for TomPlay’s music platform, including the public site, API, and internal tools, optimizing MySQL queries and collaborating with cross-functional teams.
DÉVELOPPEUR BACKEND .NET SENIOR / RÉFÉRENT TECHNIQUE (H/F)
Senior .NET backend developer and tech lead building critical infrastructure software that connects IoT sensors and embedded devices to cloud systems using C# and Clean Architecture.