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
Senior Backend Engineer
Build and maintain microservices for a Dutch health-tech scale-up using Java, Rust, Go, Kubernetes, and FHIR to improve healthcare accessibility.
Backend Engineer (Various Levels)
Build and maintain a distributed billing platform in Kotlin/KTOR with PostgreSQL, Kafka, and GCP; ship features weekly and collaborate across product, sales, and design.
Backend Engineer
Build and optimize Python-based backend services and APIs for AI agents in regulated industries, using FastAPI, PostgreSQL, and ElasticSearch.
Java Backend Engineer
Builds scalable Java backend services and APIs for large corporates like ING, KPN, and Eneco, focusing on performance, reliability, and clean architecture.
Backend Engineer
Backend engineer building APIs, microservices, and cloud infrastructure for a shared mobility platform using Python, Rust, Terraform, and Kubernetes.
Backend Software Engineer - AI Finance Agent
Build backend services and APIs for BJAK's AI Neobank app, integrating financial products like insurance, payments, and investments while ensuring reliability and compliance in regulated markets.
Backend Engineer - Transaction
Build and maintain Java/Spring Boot backend services for JD.com’s order and transaction workflows, ensuring reliability under high concurrency.
Backend Engineer
Build and maintain Go-based backend services and APIs for a fast-growing cybersecurity/compliance platform, optimizing PostgreSQL schemas and ensuring robust integrations.
Backend Engineer (GO)
Builds backend services and APIs in Go for a Kubernetes-based hybrid cloud platform powering Europe’s sovereign AI cloud, focusing on control-plane logic and scalable infrastructure.
Senior Backend Engineer
Build and maintain the internal platform and CI/CD pipelines for a bike-sharing company, using C#/.NET, Azure, Docker, and Terraform to streamline deployments and empower product teams.
Senior Backend Engineer
Build backend systems for an AI-driven fintech platform that helps startup employees manage equity, taxes, and wealth forecasting with correctness-critical financial models.
Senior Backend Engineer (Node.js)
Build and scale the backend of Tellent HR, a Node.js-based HRIS platform, improving core HR workflows like time-off policies and employee data management.
Software PHP Backend Engineer
Senior PHP backend engineer building scalable APIs and IoT integrations for healthcare logistics, using PHP, MySQL, Laravel, MQTT, and GraphQL while coaching junior developers.
Senior Backend Engineer
Build and run production-grade backend services in Kotlin/Java with Spring Boot on cloud platforms, ensuring clean code, CI/CD, and Kubernetes operations.
Freelance Backend Dev (Dutch National) - .NET/Java/Python
Freelance backend developer role in Amsterdam building services with .NET, Java, or Python on Google Cloud Platform for Q3/Q4 projects.
Staff Backend Engineer Utrecht
Build and own the core backend engine of a multi-tenant SaaS platform in Java/Spring Boot, making architectural trade-offs for flexibility, security, and scalability while guiding teams without people management.
Senior Backend Engineer
Build backend services for a clinical AI assistant that integrates patient data and medical guidelines using Python, Django/Flask, and cloud platforms.
Cloud/Backend Engineer
Builds cloud and backend services in C#/Python, deploys on AWS/Azure, and designs scalable solutions using Docker, Kubernetes, and serverless patterns.