Backend Jobs in Germany
There are 646 open Backend jobs in Germany on freehire right now. 175 of them were posted recently. The skills employers ask for most often are api, cloud and ai.
Salary
| Currency | Period | 25th | Median | 75th | Postings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EUR | year | €75,000 | €95,000 | €120,680 | 21 |
From postings that disclose pay. Currencies are counted separately, never converted.
Most requested skills
- api 41%
- cloud 30%
- ai 27%
- aws 24%
- java 23%
- ci-cd 23%
- kubernetes 22%
- postgresql 22%
How the work is done
- Remote 91 · 14%
- Hybrid 79 · 12%
- Onsite 32 · 5%
Visa sponsorship offered in 64% of the 78 postings that state a position on it.
Seniority
- Senior 261
- Lead 22
- Staff 22
- Junior 13
- Middle 12
- C-level 7
Who is hiring
- 1000+ employees 65
- 501-1000 employees 58
- 51-200 employees 57
- 11-50 employees 15
- 201-500 employees 10
- 1-10 employees 4
Senior Backend Engineer - Customer Risk Lifecycle
Build and maintain secure, compliant banking microservices in Java/Kotlin with Spring Boot, focusing on customer risk management and identity verification on AWS.
Backend Engineer - Investments & Savings
About The Opportunity Hi, I'm Oussama Salimi, the Engineering Manager at N26, and I am looking for a Backend Engineer to join the Investments team here at N26. Why is this role exciting and why should you apply?…
Backend Engineer - Lending
Build and maintain backend services for N26’s lending products using JVM languages, Spring Boot, and cloud infrastructure to empower users with financial access.
Founding Software Engineer (Backend, Cloud & AI Infrastructure)
Build backend, cloud and edge-to-AI infrastructure for a Berlin deep-tech startup that applies AI to textile manufacturing.
Instandhalter Backend (w/m/div.)
Maintain and repair backend production machinery in a semiconductor/cleanroom environment, perform inspections, and document quality metrics to ensure consistent output.
Senior Backend Engineer (f/m/x) - remote
Senior Backend Engineer designs and builds scalable Go services for a European refurbished goods marketplace, using PostgreSQL, gRPC, and Kubernetes on Google Cloud.
Backend-Entwickler (Java & Python, Microservices) (m/w/d)
Build and maintain scalable, asynchronous backends in Python and Java Spring Boot that process satellite mission, telemetry, and orbital data for space-traffic management and flight-dynamics systems.
Backend Engineer (m/f/x)
Build and maintain event-driven backend services in Kotlin or Go, designing robust APIs, microservices, and CI/CD pipelines for a fast-growing esports platform.
Backend Engineer, AI (Agent Systems)
Build and run backend systems that orchestrate AI models into fast, reliable APIs for a proactive smart assistant, handling inference pipelines and production reliability.
Senior Backend Engineer NodeJS/Typescript (m/w/d)
Build and evolve a multi-country insurance claims platform using Node.js, TypeScript, NestJS, PostgreSQL, and event-driven workflows; shape architecture, reliability, and engineering standards.

Senior Software Engineer, Backend (Berlin)
Build and scale Cresta’s backend services and data platform using Python/Go, Postgres, ClickHouse, and Elasticsearch to power real-time AI-driven customer insights and engagement.
Senior ML Backend Engineer
Build and maintain scalable ML infrastructure for property intelligence models using Python, Kubernetes, and cloud-native tools to train, deploy, and monitor AI systems.
Backend Developer Java (m/w/d)
Develop and maintain Java-based backend services for a government-related project, collaborating with architects to design solutions and ensure security and reliability.
Lead Backend Engineer, Checkout
Lead a backend team building scalable ecommerce checkout systems using PHP 8+, Symfony, Laravel, MySQL, Redis, and Kubernetes in a fast-growing D2C platform.
Senior Python Backend Engineer / Technical Lead
Senior Python backend engineer and technical lead designing and building scalable, high-throughput microservices and APIs for a long-term EU-based contract role.