Backend Jobs in Hong Kong SAR China
There are 184 open Backend jobs in Hong Kong SAR China on freehire right now. 70 of them were posted recently. The skills employers ask for most often are java, api and cloud.
Most requested skills
- java 57%
- api 53%
- cloud 43%
- ai 36%
- microservices 31%
- rest 31%
- spring 30%
- aws 28%
How the work is done
- Onsite 42 · 23%
- Remote 19 · 10%
- Hybrid 10 · 5%
Visa sponsorship offered in 50% of the 6 postings that state a position on it.
Seniority
- Senior 65
- Lead 9
- Intern 8
- Junior 3
- Staff 3
Who is hiring
- 1000+ employees 7
- 11-50 employees 1
- 501-1000 employees 1
- 51-200 employees 1
Backend Engineer, Java/Kotlin - Cloud-Native Microservices
PFCC Group is hiring a Backend Engineer in Hong Kong to design, develop, and maintain scalable backend services using Java or Kotlin in a cloud-native microservices environment. The role involves building RESTful and event-driven services plus CI/CD, testing, and production support for secure banking platforms.
Senior Python Backend Engineer – Fintech APIs & Systems
Senior Python Backend Engineer for Nicoll Curtin's fintech team in Hong Kong, designing, building, and scaling core backend services for APIs, transactional processing, and data integrity in a financial-services environment, using FastAPI/Flask/Django, PostgreSQL/MySQL, and modern CI/CD, containerisation, and cloud platforms.
Java API Backend Developer
Backend developer who takes end-to-end ownership of modules: writing functional/technical specs, building scalable RESTful APIs with Java and Spring Boot (plus Spring Cloud, microservices, containers), integrating databases and third-party systems, and reviewing code to enforce quality. Pays HK$40-45k per month.
Senior Java Backend Engineer – Securities Trading Systems
Senior Java backend engineer building securities trading systems for a leading financial institution in Hong Kong: designing and delivering scalable backend components, deploying and troubleshooting on Linux, and integrating with equity-derivatives applications. Core stack: Java, Spring Boot, J2EE, MQSeries, MySQL, TCP/IP.
Backend Production Support Engineer
We are a team to design, develop, maintain, and improve software for various ventures projects, i.e., projects that are adjacent to our core businesses and are bootstrapped fast with a lean team. You will be actively…
2027 Fresh Grad Hire - Backend Engineer (Financial Securities System R&D Focus)
About Us We build the core capabilities of Futu's securities platform, providing secure, stable, highly professional, and scalable financial securities systems to support the company's global expansion.…
2027 Fresh Grad Hire - Backend Engineer (Market Data)
About Us The Futu Market Data R&D team is responsible for turning real-time market data from multiple global markets and asset classes into products and tools used daily by tens of millions of investors. From the…
2027 Fresh Grad Hire - Backend Engineer (Market Data Connectivity)
About Us Futu's Market Data business connects market data across multiple global markets and asset classes (equities, options, and more), with a mission to build a market data platform featuring high concurrency, high…
2027 Fresh Grad Hire - Backend Engineer (Security)
Responsible for building security systems (including the DevSecOps toolchain, risk control systems, FWAF, SIEM, etc.), safeguarding the company's overall business security through high-quality engineering delivery.…
Web3 Backend Engineer
Architect and build Gate's Web3 market-data backend at a top global crypto exchange in Hong Kong — owning the full pipeline from on-chain node ingestion (EVM, Solana, Move chains) to low-latency distribution, with real-time compute layers and WebSocket/gRPC push services in Java or Go.
Senior Backend Engineer — High-Performance Microservices
Hyphen Connect is seeking a senior backend engineer to architect and develop high-concurrency microservice systems. You will lead core module design, optimize performance, and ensure high availability. You will work on…
Junior AI & Backend Developer
Junior developer at insurtech Magic in Hong Kong, working under a lead full-stack mentor to build insurer pricing APIs and an LLM/RAG-powered insurance assistant. Six-month full-time contract focused on backend services, SQL/PostgreSQL, REST integrations, testing, and AI tooling.
Backend Engineer, Forward Deployed
Forward-deployed backend engineer who builds and deploys Foxglove's robotics data platform directly for Korean customers, coding end-to-end solutions in cloud, on-prem, and offline environments while training teams in Korean and English. Core stack: Node.js, Python, Rust, TypeScript/React, Docker, ROS.
Java Software Developer / Software Engineer (Backend)
Backend Java developer building and maintaining scalable robotic control platforms in Hong Kong: full SDLC work with Java, Spring Boot, REST APIs, and Microsoft SQL Server, deployed on AWS/Azure, plus exploring AI/LLM feature integration alongside frontend, DevOps, and robotics teams.
Backend Java Engineer for AI-Driven Robotics & Cloud
Backend engineer at RV Automation in Hong Kong building and maintaining scalable backend systems with Java and Spring Boot, designing REST APIs that connect robots, applications, and cloud services, and applying cloud-native/SaaS principles across the full lifecycle from design to deployment.
Senior DEX Backend Engineer - Real-Time, Low-Latency
Join OKX's DEX Token Markets team to build and maintain a real-time, low-latency market tracking platform for decentralized exchange tokens, designing high-throughput Java systems that handle meme-coin volume spikes while keeping data accurate and available. Core stack: JVM, multithreading, networking, MySQL, caching, and message queues.
Senior Java Backend Engineer — Wallet & Blockchain
A staff/senior Java engineer owning OKX Wallet's core backend modules — address management, asset synchronization, transaction construction, on-chain broadcasting, and nonce management — in a high-concurrency, multi-chain environment, including cross-chain interactions and incident response.
Senior Backend Engineer - Java Spring Boot & Microservices
TEKsystems is placing a senior backend engineer with a client in Hong Kong to build and maintain Java/Spring Boot applications using RESTful APIs and microservices, mentor junior developers through code reviews, and work with AWS/Azure in an Agile environment. Strong English and Chinese communication is required.
Senior Backend Engineer (Java/Spring) - AI, Cloud-Native
Builds and optimizes secure, scalable backend systems for securities services at a bank, developing production Java/Spring code and integrating AI within cloud-native architectures while collaborating with leads, architects, and stakeholders.