Backend Jobs in Ireland
There are 159 open Backend jobs in Ireland on freehire right now. 62 of them were posted recently. The skills employers ask for most often are cloud, ai and api.
Most requested skills
- cloud 53%
- ai 48%
- api 47%
- java 35%
- python 35%
- aws 33%
- ci-cd 27%
- microservices 22%
How the work is done
- Hybrid 42 · 26%
- Remote 35 · 22%
- Onsite 2 · 1%
Visa sponsorship offered in 30% of the 10 postings that state a position on it.
Seniority
- Senior 82
- Lead 12
- Staff 11
- Junior 3
- Principal 3
Who is hiring
- 1000+ employees 8
- 51-200 employees 3
- 501-1000 employees 2
- 11-50 employees 1
- 201-500 employees 1
Staff Backend Engineer - CI Services
Build and scale Stripe’s CI infrastructure, optimizing test suites, flakiness detection, and distributed build systems to keep millions of developers productive.
Senior Software Engineer (Backend) — Pay
About Phorest Phorest started in 2002 on a busy salon reception desk as a simple text-reminder tool. Today Phorest builds software and AI-powered tools used by more than 155,000 hair, beauty and medspa professionals…
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…
Senior Software Engineer (Backend)
As vCluster Labs’ Senior Software Engineer (Backend) , you aren’t just writing code; you are defining the future of tenant isolation. In this role, you will serve as a core architect of the vCluster Platform, tasked…
Java Backend Engineer, Radar Platform (Early-Career)
Early-career Java backend engineer on Apple's Radar Platform team in Cork, building and running Java microservices (Spring, Solr, Oracle) that power Apple's bug tracking and work management platform, within a distributed team spanning California, Texas, and Ireland.
Senior Engineer, Backend - Protection
This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Senior Engineer, Backend – Protection based in Spain. Join an innovative global payments…
Remote Rust Backend Engineer - Production Systems
Build and maintain production Rust backend services, REST APIs, and integrations for MedoSync, an Irish health-tech company, with a strong emphasis on reliability, security, and backward compatibility. Remote worldwide contractor role paying up to €250/day, requiring deep Rust, SQL, and distributed systems knowledge.
Senior Node.js Backend Engineer - Remote-First
Senior backend engineer owning substantial parts of Isla Health's Digital Pathway Platform — designing, building, and deploying features in a remote-first, cloud-native environment. Core stack is Node.js, TypeScript, and Google Cloud Platform, with close collaboration with product and client-facing teams.
Staff Backend Software Engineer
This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Staff Backend Software Engineer based in Netherlands. As a Staff Backend Software…
Backend Engineer, AI (Agent Systems)
Backend engineer owning the AI inference and orchestration layer of an agent-first communication app — building and running production APIs that serve AI features with low latency, monitoring, and cost control. Stack: Python, Node.js, PyTorch, LLMs (OpenAI/Anthropic/open-source), SQL/NoSQL, Kubernetes, Docker.
Senior AI-Driven Backend Engineer (Hybrid Cork)
Senior backend engineer at Barden (Cork, hybrid) building and scaling the backend services and reliable APIs behind the company's products, integrating AI capabilities across the suite. Core stack is Python and C#/.NET, with hands-on ownership from development through production.
Senior Java Backend Engineer (Hybrid in Galway)
Long-term hybrid contract in Galway for a backend-focused Java engineer: build and maintain enterprise applications, APIs and microservices using Java and Spring Boot, support DevOps with AWS, Kubernetes and CI/CD, plus optional Angular frontend work.
Backend Engineer – Go/Python, AI, Remote
Backend engineer at Maisa, a Europe-based early-stage AI startup, designing, building, and scaling Go and Python services in a Kubernetes microservices architecture. Fully remote with occasional office visits to Spanish cities and collaboration with clients and cross-functional teams.
Senior Backend Engineer - Event-driven Services
Senior backend engineer for a fast-growing software company's data & backend services team in Cork (hybrid, 3 days/week in office). You'll build and scale production-grade backend services and APIs in a mainly Python and C#/.NET environment and help embed AI capabilities across the product suite.
Senior Backend Engineer — AI-Driven, Hybrid Cork Role
Senior backend engineer at Barden in Cork building and scaling backend services, designing reliable APIs, and embedding AI capabilities across products using Python and C#/.NET, with hands-on AI tooling like Claude Code and Cursor. Hybrid setup requiring 3 days per week in the Cork office.
Senior Java Backend Engineer | Cloud/SaaS, Hybrid Dublin
Senior backend engineer building Java/Spring Boot cloud services for a large-scale enterprise SaaS platform, hybrid from Dublin (3+ days/week in office). Day-to-day involves REST APIs, integrations, data processing, performance tuning, and CI/CD on AWS with Docker/Kubernetes. No visa sponsorship.
Senior Backend Java Developer
12-month daily-rate contract in Dublin (hybrid, 3 days/week onsite) for a Senior Backend Java Developer designing enterprise applications, REST APIs and event-driven services. Core stack: Java 17/21, Spring Boot, Kafka, IBM MQ, Oracle/PostgreSQL, Docker/Kubernetes and CI/CD.
Back End Developer - Python/C#
Senior backend engineer at a fast-growing software company in Cork: build and scale backend services, design reliable APIs and integrations, and help embed AI capabilities across the product suite. Main environment is Python and C#/.NET, with a hybrid setup of 3 days per week in the Cork office.