Backend Jobs in Germany
There are 645 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 90 · 14%
- Hybrid 79 · 12%
- Onsite 32 · 5%
Visa sponsorship offered in 64% of the 78 postings that state a position on it.
Seniority
- Senior 260
- Lead 22
- Staff 22
- Junior 13
- Middle 12
- C-level 7
Who is hiring
- 1000+ employees 65
- 501-1000 employees 58
- 51-200 employees 56
- 11-50 employees 15
- 201-500 employees 10
- 1-10 employees 4
Backend Engineer - Go / Golang (w/m/d)
Develops and maintains backend services, APIs, and data pipelines in Go and Python for a product-focused organization.
PHP Backend Developer (m/w/d)
PHP Backend Developer maintaining and modernizing Symfony services, Sulu CMS, and legacy TYPO3 for a Swiss shipping/logistics platform, working on customs, fulfillment, and partner integrations.
Backend Entwickler (m/w/d)
Build and maintain internal backend solutions, APIs, and microservices using PHP, JavaScript/TypeScript, and MySQL/SQLite for a large German HR staffing holding.
Senior Backend Engineer - Ruby on Rails (Remote in Europe)
This role involves developing and maintaining a B2B SaaS platform focused on sustainability and CO2 emission reduction using Ruby on Rails. The engineer will work in an agile, remote-first environment, collaborating on full-stack features and deployment automation.
Senior Backend Software Engineer
The Senior Backend Software Engineer will develop and maintain aviation industry software solutions using Java, Spring/Quarkus, and Kafka. The role involves working in an agile environment to build scalable microservices and providing technical mentorship to junior team members.
Senior Backend Engineer m/f/x
We are working exclusively representing a specialized IT-Consultancy in Nürnberg known for their "Engineering as a Vocation" mindset. They arent a typical "body-shop" agency; they are a small, elite…
Backend Developer (Jakarta EE / Quarkus)
Backend Developer (Jakarta EE / Quarkus) Fully Remote (Germany) We're supporting a health tech company that's reimagining how therapy practices runthink clean code, clear values, and critical impact. Theyre now…
Senior Softwareentwickler - REST-API / Backend (m/w/d)
Lead the conception and development of a central REST-API for a waste and environmental management platform, working agilely with code reviews, test automation, and architecture design.

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.
Backend Developer
Backend Developer Standort: Frankfurt am Main Anstellungsart(en): Vollzeit Beschreibung: Seit vielen Jahren sind wir gelisteter und wertgeschätzter Partner der Deutschen Bahn. Wir bieten für die Deutsche Bahn,…