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
Software Engineer - Java / Backend.
Java backend engineer at JPMorgan Chase in Dublin building internal applications that help senior bank leaders prepare and run board meetings. Day-to-day involves designing secure, scalable services and APIs with Java/Spring on AWS, integrating Microsoft 365 and AI features in an agile team.
Senior Backend Engineer — AI-Driven Risk Platforms
Senior backend engineer at StoneX Group in Dublin who owns and evolves the data and risk-feed backbone behind Nexus Intelligence, building scalable, low-latency services that ingest client data, budgets and positions. Core stack: Kafka, ActiveMQ, Kubernetes, Azure and CI/CD in a regulated environment.
Senior Backend Engineer - Go/Python, Kubernetes, Remote
Senior backend engineer at an early-stage AI startup building Agentic Process Automation. You design and implement scalable Go/Python microservices on Kubernetes, collaborate with clients, and work remotely from Ireland.
Senior Backend Engineer — AI Healthcare (Remote, Ireland)
Senior backend engineer building healthcare software with AI-driven features that aim to reduce physician burnout and improve clinical documentation and patient care. Day to day involves owning design and implementation, joining sprint planning and code reviews, and writing technical design documents, working remotely with international teams.
Software Engineer (Backend)
Backend engineer at AI startup Maisa designing, building, and maintaining Go and Python microservices on Kubernetes for its Agentic Process Automation platform. Owns features end-to-end, works closely with clients, and uses Kafka, Redis, MongoDB, AWS, and GitHub Actions CI/CD. Fully remote with optional office visits.
Remote C++ Backend Engineer for High-Scale FinTech
Fully remote C++ backend engineer (Ireland-based) developing, maintaining and enhancing scalable backend systems, APIs and distributed architectures for a FinTech context. Day to day involves C++ on Linux, relational databases, AWS cloud and CI/CD practices in a fast-paced remote team.
Backend Engineer/API, Payments and Risk
Backend engineer on Stripe's Payments and Risk organization in Dublin, building and maintaining APIs, services, and large-scale systems for balance management and funds accessibility that handle billions of money movement requests. Language-agnostic coding role; cloud tooling like gRPC, GraphQL, Docker/Kubernetes, and AWS is a plus.
Cloud & Backend Engineer - POC Innovator (Python/AWS)
MCO (MyComplianceOffice) is hiring a senior backend engineer in Dublin (hybrid, 2 days/week on-site) to design, build, deploy, and test cloud-native POCs and first-of-a-kind products on a small team. Core stack: hands-on Python, AWS cloud engineering, and Terraform for IaC.
Python Backend Engineer — Data-Driven Trading Platform (Dublin)
Build backend services in Python for Radley James's analytics and trading platform covering sports and geopolitical markets, working alongside quantitative researchers. You own features end to end — design, testing, deployment and production support — delivering reliable, scalable streaming-data and pricing systems. Based in Dublin, on-site.
Senior Node.js Backend Engineer — Remote-First
Senior engineer who designs, builds, and deploys Node.js backend services for Isla Health's Digital Pathway Platform, owning end-to-end production services while advancing DevOps and cloud infrastructure practices and mentoring colleagues.
Senior Backend Engineer
Senior backend engineer at Isla Health, a venture-backed health-tech startup, building its Digital Pathway Platform used by NHS Trusts: designing and shipping Node.js/TypeScript services on GCP, integrating clinical data flows with third-party systems, and owning services in production. Terraform and CI/CD support a remote-first Ireland-based team.
Backend Software Engineer
The Scoop on the Role As a Backend Software Engineer, your primary focus will be implementing advanced web applications to integrate GDPR compliant big data and data analytic applications. Working within a highly…
Senior Java Backend Engineer - Remote, Microservices & Scalability
IT Search is hiring a Senior Java Backend Engineer based in Ireland (remote across the country possible) to design and build scalable services using Java, Spring Boot and microservices. The day-to-day focus is performance optimization, concurrency challenges and reliable, observable distributed architectures.