Backend Jobs in Germany
There are 655 open Backend jobs in Germany on freehire right now. 273 of them were posted recently. The skills employers ask for most often are api, cloud and ci-cd.
Salary
| Currency | Period | 25th | Median | 75th | Postings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EUR | year | €77,250 | €80,000 | €125,000 | 19 |
From postings that disclose pay. Currencies are counted separately, never converted.
Most requested skills
- api 59%
- cloud 41%
- ci-cd 37%
- java 35%
- ai 34%
- docker 33%
- kubernetes 31%
- postgresql 29%
How the work is done
- Hybrid 212 · 32%
- Remote 111 · 17%
- Onsite 34 · 5%
Visa sponsorship offered in 67% of the 30 postings that state a position on it.
Seniority
- Senior 247
- Lead 29
- Staff 20
- Intern 11
- Junior 8
- Middle 4
Who is hiring
- 1000+ employees 35
- 501-1000 employees 14
- 51-200 employees 13
- 11-50 employees 6
- 201-500 employees 6
- 1-10 employees 1
Senior Backend Engineer, Platform (f/m/d)
Senior backend engineer on Apaleo's Platform team (Munich or remote) owning infrastructure, developer experience and security foundations end to end — from database write-scaling to CI/CD modernisation and Terraform migration — on a cloud-native stack (AWS, Terraform, C#/.NET, PostgreSQL).
Senior Backend Developer (m/w/d)
Senior backend developer shaping the architecture and development of backend services at a sports-tech company in Jena: modular services, databases, Google Cloud, APIs, containers and GitLab CI/CD, with a focus on voice transmission/processing and language models. Requires 7+ years of experience and C1/C2 German and English; on-site in Jena with home-office option.
Lead Backend Engineer (Node.js/Golang/AWS) with German
Lead the backend of a digital twin platform for the energy transition, building scalable Node.js/Golang microservices on AWS with PostgreSQL, Redis, gRPC/REST APIs, Docker/Kubernetes, and event-driven messaging. Fluent German (C1/C2) is mandatory for direct client collaboration.
Backend Engineer
Backend engineer on a small autonomous team building scalable services and APIs for a global analytics platform used by thousands of publishers. Day to day: Node.js/TypeScript development, data modeling, and performance tuning across MySQL, MongoDB, and ClickHouse, with AI-assisted coding tools built into the workflow. Netherlands-based, with remote, hybrid, or office options.
Senior Backend Engineer (all genders)
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Backend Softwareentwickler Java (m/w/d)
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Backend-Softwareentwickler (m/w/d) in Oberhavel
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Softwareentwickler Backend & KI-SaaS (m/w/d)
Buildsimple ist unsere KI-basierte Software zur intelligenten Dokumentenverarbeitung und wird seit 2017 in Münster entwickelt. Unser Ziel ist es, die Vorteile von künstlicher Intelligenz durch unsere…
Backend-Entwickler (m/w/d) API-Integration und Cloud-Technologien
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Software Engineer – Embedded Systems & Backend (All Genders)
Build mission-critical embedded and backend software at a Munich defence-tech company: maintain a Python production deployment tool, architect a next-gen Go backend, develop custom OS overlays and Linux builds for ARM64, and integrate hardware communication services (UART, CAN, SPI, I²C) with GitLab CI/CD pipelines.
Freelance Senior Backend Engineer - Kotlin (m/f/d)
Build and maintain Kotlin-based backend integrations that connect voize with senior care and hospital software platforms, enabling smoother data flow and reducing admin work for caregivers.
Backend Entwickler - Ruby on Rails (m/w/d)
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Senior Backend Developer (Java/Spring Boot, Agentic LLMs)
This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, which manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Senior Backend Developer (Java/Spring Boot, Agentic LLMs) based in Spain. As a Senior…
Backend Developer (Go/ NodeJS/ TypeScript) (m/f/d) - Startup - Hybrid/Remote
Backend developer at an AI startup builds and enhances internal tools and backend services with Go, NodeJS or TypeScript, designs and tunes PostgreSQL databases, maintains data synchronization across systems, and optimizes agent-first workflows and GitLab CI/CD pipelines, working hybrid in Hamburg or fully remote across Germany.
Senior Backend Developer (Go) (m/f/d) - Startup - Hybrid/Remote
Senior backend engineer at a young Hamburg-based AI startup (Logicc), owning architecture of a Go backend — designing secure, scalable microservices and APIs, leading data modeling/migration projects, and mentoring engineers. Hybrid or fully remote across Germany; 5+ years of Go required.
Senior Backend Engineer (Python & TypeScript, Microservices & Data Pipelines)
Senior Backend Engineer at EquiMatch AI, an AI-powered M&A origination platform in Berlin. You'll design and operate Python and TypeScript (Encore/Node.js) microservices and LLM-driven data pipelines (Prefect, NSQ, PostgreSQL), integrate LLM APIs, and own features end-to-end from design through Railway deployment and monitoring.
Java Backend Entwickler (m/w/d)
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Backend Software Engineer (Rust, Fully Remote)
Description MetalBear is remote-first, early-stage, and product-led. We're building mirrord, a Kubernetes development platform that lets developers and AI coding agents run code against a live cluster before it's…