Backend Jobs in Netherlands
There are 861 open Backend jobs in Netherlands on freehire right now. 176 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 | €89,000 | €90,500 | €100,000 | 33 |
| EUR | month | €5,500 | €5,850 | €6,312 | 20 |
From postings that disclose pay. Currencies are counted separately, never converted.
Most requested skills
- api 42%
- cloud 38%
- ai 30%
- java 27%
- ci-cd 25%
- python 23%
- microservices 22%
- kubernetes 22%
How the work is done
- Hybrid 127 · 15%
- Remote 57 · 7%
- Onsite 6 · 1%
Visa sponsorship offered in 62% of the 53 postings that state a position on it.
Seniority
- Senior 404
- Lead 35
- Staff 18
- Middle 8
- Intern 3
- Junior 3
Who is hiring
- 51-200 employees 97
- 1000+ employees 57
- 501-1000 employees 45
- 201-500 employees 25
- 11-50 employees 16
- 1-10 employees 3
Golang Backend Engineer – Flexible Hours & Remote
Mid-level Go developer at a digital agency building applications that millions use, designing systems and writing backend code in Go with Python as a plus.
Go Backend Engineer — Build Secure Compliance Platform (Remote)
Build and maintain Go services and PostgreSQL-backed APIs for a security and compliance platform, integrating with third-party systems while enforcing security best practices.
Senior Backend Engineer - Product-Minded .NET/C# | Remote
Build scalable financial infrastructure for European entrepreneurs using .NET/C#; own end-to-end backend solutions and collaborate with cross-functional teams.
PHP Backend Engineer (Laravel/Symfony) – Hybrid/Remote
Build and maintain cloud-based PHP microservices using Laravel or Symfony, ensuring compatibility across modern browsers and devices within a SCRUM team.
Senior Backend Engineer - Scalable APIs & Cloud (Amsterdam)
Design and maintain scalable backend systems for an AI-enabled drug access platform using Python, FastAPI, and SQLAlchemy in a cloud-native environment.
Senior Go Backend Engineer - Remote, Scalable Microservices
Senior Go engineer building secure, scalable microservices and distributed systems in a fully remote role.
Remote Backend Engineer – Cloud Data Engine (C++/Rust)
Builds the cloud-enabled DuckDB platform in C++/Rust/Java, integrating local and cloud analytics with low-latency server/client extensions.
Senior Backend Engineer - File Processing (Python/AWS)
Own and migrate a file-processing pipeline from Perl/crontab to Python, orchestrating daily scheme files with Airflow/PostgreSQL on AWS in a small fintech team.
Staff Backend Engineer (Ruby/Go) - Remote
Build and scale Workato’s Recipe runtime in Ruby and Go, focusing on DSL, webhooks, job execution, and distributed-system performance and security.
Senior Backend Engineer | Remote & Flexible Hours
Design, build, and optimize distributed backend systems and microservices for a fully remote team, owning features end-to-end and mentoring junior engineers.
Senior Backend Engineer: Cloud, IoT & Architecture Lead
Senior backend engineer leading cloud-based IoT platform architecture in C#/.NET on Azure, guiding teams and making strategic technical decisions.
Staff Backend Engineer, DevEx (Remote-First)
Staff Backend Engineer improving developer experience by coding in Ruby/Go, designing scalable solutions, and modernizing CI/CD to reduce friction across engineering teams.
Remote AI Backend Engineer – Scalable APIs & Data Pipelines
Build and optimize backend systems and APIs in Python/Go/Java to power AI products, working asynchronously with global teams.
Senior Java Backend Engineer – Real-Time, Cloud-Native, Remote
Senior Java/Kotlin backend engineer building a real-time, cloud-native trading platform; owns core services and distributed systems.
Remote Senior Backend Engineer - Python, GraphQL & AWS
Design and maintain scalable backend systems using Python, AWS Lambda, and DynamoDB in a fully remote role.
Senior Backend Engineer - AWS, Kubernetes & IaC
Designs and builds scalable backend systems using Python, AWS, and Kubernetes, automating infrastructure with IaC while ensuring security and performance.
Remote Backend Engineer – Open Source Python SaaS
Develops and maintains open-source Python-based management tools for Ubuntu, using frameworks like Flask and Django while collaborating with a distributed team.