Backend Jobs in Ireland
There are 287 open Backend jobs in Ireland on freehire right now. 46 of them were posted recently. The skills employers ask for most often are cloud, api and ai.
Salary
| Currency | Period | 25th | Median | 75th | Postings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EUR | year | €90,500 | €114,400 | €127,180 | 11 |
From postings that disclose pay. Currencies are counted separately, never converted.
Most requested skills
- cloud 45%
- api 39%
- ai 37%
- java 31%
- aws 28%
- microservices 22%
- python 22%
- distributed-systems 20%
How the work is done
- Remote 54 · 19%
- Hybrid 51 · 18%
Visa sponsorship offered in 67% of the 24 postings that state a position on it.
Seniority
- Senior 144
- Staff 31
- Lead 22
- Principal 5
- Junior 2
- Middle 1
Who is hiring
- 1000+ employees 57
- 501-1000 employees 15
- 51-200 employees 9
- 11-50 employees 3
- 201-500 employees 3
Remote Mid-level Backend Engineer, Marketing Platform
Builds backend services and RESTful APIs for a global SaaS marketing platform serving salons, using event-driven architecture and cloud technologies.
Backend Developer – Turbonomics
Build and maintain cloud-native microservices for IBM Turbonomic using Java, Go, Kubernetes, and Kafka to optimize enterprise workloads across hybrid environments.
Lead Backend Engineer
Lead a backend/platform team to architect and scale GCP infrastructure for a healthtech platform, ensuring 100% YoY growth and robust integrations while managing 3-5 engineers.


Backend Engineer — AI-Powered IoT Platform (Remote)
Build and scale backend services in Python for Fresco’s AI-powered IoT kitchen platform, handling device control, recipes, and cloud integrations on AWS Lambda.
Senior Backend Engineer - Cloud Migration (Remote Ireland)
Senior backend engineer designing and running automated data-migration services for a SaaS platform, solving scalability and usability issues in cloud environments.
Lead Platform & Backend Engineer — Scalable Health Infra
Lead a backend and cloud-infrastructure team to build and scale the healthtech platform using GCP, Node.js, and TypeScript, while setting engineering best practices.
Backend Software Engineer III - Foundry (Hybrid, IRE)
Builds scalable backend services for CrowdStrike’s Foundry platform, designing event-driven microservices with Go/Scala/Java/Kotlin and cloud tech to enable no-code security app development.
Senior Backend Engineer (Node.js/TS) - Remote
Senior Backend Engineer building Node.js/TypeScript services and AWS infrastructure for a remote HR tech platform, ensuring reliability and security.


Backend Engineer, IoT Platform – Remote & Flexible Leave
Build backend services in Python for Fresco KitchenOS, an IoT platform powering kitchen devices and mobile clients while integrating cloud infrastructure.
Lead Software Engineer – Workforce Experience Technology (Backend, AWS)
Lead backend engineer building secure, scalable HR talent-management systems on AWS, using Java/Spring Boot and IaC, while driving AI-assisted engineering practices and automation.
Senior Backend Engineer - Real-Time Booking (Remote)
Senior backend engineer building real-time booking integrations in Scala for a travel platform, maintaining JVM-based microservices.
Senior Backend Engineer - Real-Time Booking (Remote)
Senior backend engineer building real-time booking integrations in Scala within a microservices architecture for a travel-tech company.
Senior Backend Engineer - Lodging and Cars
Senior backend engineer building and scaling high-throughput microservices in Scala/Java/Kotlin to integrate global lodging and car partners and ensure reliable, low-latency booking fulfillment.
Remote C++ AI Backend Engineer
Designs, optimizes, and trains AI models using C++ for an AI agent project, collaborating with remote engineers to build high-performance AI systems.
Remote Staff Backend Engineer - Fintech Platform Architect
Lead backend architecture for a fintech platform, designing scalable systems, integrating third-party vendors, and mentoring engineers using Go or Python.
Senior Software Engineer – Disputes Tech & Backend APIs
Senior Software Engineer building scalable backend services and APIs in Java/Spring Boot to support dispute resolution workflows for clients.