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 (m/w/d) – Spring Boot & Cloud-Native
Senior Backend Engineer in Nuremberg designing and running cloud-native Java services (Spring Boot/Quarkus) on Kubernetes for business-critical enterprise systems — shaping architectures (CQRS, event-driven), GitOps CI/CD, and observability. Hybrid with substantial home office; German at C1 level required.
Senior Backend Engineer (m/w/d) – Spring Boot & Cloud-Native
Senior backend engineer shaping cloud-native Java services (Spring Boot/Quarkus) for mission-critical enterprise systems — designing distributed, event-driven architectures, running them on Kubernetes with GitOps CI/CD and observability, in a hybrid Nuremberg-based role. Requires 5+ years of Java and German at C1 level.
Senior Backend Software Engineer
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Experienced Webdeveloper (m/f/d) Backend Munich
Backend web developer at roadsurfer (campervan rental platform) building new features in PHP/Symfony, improving quality, performance and scalability, and mentoring junior developers while collaborating with a remote scrum team in South East Asia. Core stack: PHP 7, Symfony 4, REST APIs, MySQL, Docker.
Senior Software Engineer – Backend (Go / Distributed Systems)
Senior backend engineer building core services, relay/management services, and distributed systems for an open-source zero-trust network security platform that replaces VPNs. Day-to-day is hands-on Go development focused on scalability, reliability, observability, and production stability, in a fully remote team.
Softwareentwickler / Informatiker Java Backend (m/w/d) - Anwendungsentwicklung, Ingenieur
Java backend developer at SaxMS building demanding user applications and software components with Java EE and Spring Boot, developing modules for the company's in-house software suite plus custom customer solutions. Covers the full cycle from requirements analysis and design through implementation, testing and documentation; on-site work in Dresden, Leipzig or Lisbon with no travel.
Softwareentwickler TypeScript Backend (w/m/d) - Anwendungsentwicklung, Ingenieur
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Java Backend Software Entwickler:in (m/w/d) - Anwendungsentwicklung, Ingenieur
Java backend developer who builds and extends Scopevisio's cloud business platform: integrating POS and invoicing systems, providing Swagger-documented APIs, and implementing AI features and automation workflows. Core stack is Java, PostgreSQL and LDAP with a strong testing culture; German proficiency is required.
Lead Backend Developer - Cloud Storage - STACKIT (m/w/d) - Anwendungsentwicklung, Ingenieur
Lead a backend team building STACKIT cloud storage products (e.g., Object Storage) in Golang on Kubernetes, exposing automated self-services via REST APIs. The role owns software architecture, end-to-end product quality, and integration with STACKIT services like the portal, Terraform provider, and IAM.
Backend Entwickler (m/w/d) - Anwendungsentwicklung, Ingenieur
Backend developer at piazza blu in Cologne building and maintaining PIM (product information management) solutions for e-commerce: gathering requirements, implementing technical PIM concepts, configuring systems, and managing product data. Core stack: Java, JavaScript, JBoss/EJB, Spring, Angular/React, Docker.
Backend-Entwickler (m/w/d) - Anwendungsentwicklung, Ingenieur
Develops and maintains server-side logic for winkler's e-commerce applications: building interfaces between the shop system, ERP, PIM and third-party systems, optimizing databases, and handling 2nd/3rd-level support. Core stack: Java/Node.js, SQL (MySQL/PostgreSQL), REST APIs, Git/CI-CD, ideally Docker and AWS/Azure.
Java Backend Entwickler (m/w/d) - Anwendungsentwicklung, Ingenieur
Java backend developer at Piazza Blu in Cologne who builds, tests, documents, and maintains custom software solutions. Day-to-day work involves Java, JPA, and Spring Boot, writing JUnit tests, bugfixing, code reviews, and collaborating with other teams in an agile environment.
Backend-/Datenbank-Entwickler (m/w/d) - Berlin
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Backend Developer - Microservices & AI Integration (all genders)
Backend developer at adesso building and scaling Java/Spring Boot microservices for the br.AI.n and SemReasoner semantic AI platform in Frankfurt. Day to day: integrating LLM APIs and MCP servers into an agentic architecture, owning CI/CD pipelines, deploying to Kubernetes and cloud (AWS/Azure/GCP), and helping with MLOps workflows.
Senior Back-End Engineer
Key responsibilities As a Backend Engineer within Advanced Analytics (DA3) in the Chief Data & AI Office area at Allianz Partners, you will join our central AI team to build reusable AI foundations and production-grade…
Lead Backend Developer - Cloud Storage - STACKIT (m/w/d)
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Backend Developer - Cloud Storage - STACKIT (m/w/d)
Backend developer building STACKIT cloud storage products (e.g. Object Storage) at Schwarz Digits: developing highly automated Go-based self-services with REST/gRPC APIs in a Kubernetes environment, shaping software architecture, and integrating with STACKIT services like the portal, Terraform provider and IAM. On-site in Bad Friedrichshall, Germany.
Softwareentwickler Backend Go (m/w/d)
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Sr. Backend Software Engineer (Python) (m/w/x)
Senior Python backend engineer on Grover's Risk Engineering team in Berlin, building the platform that approves or declines device subscription orders in real time — rule engines, FastAPI/GraphQL decision APIs, Kafka event flows, and credit bureau/fraud integrations on AWS, Docker and Kubernetes.