Backend Jobs in United Arab Emirates
There are 270 open Backend jobs in United Arab Emirates on freehire right now. 108 of them were posted recently. The skills employers ask for most often are api, cloud and microservices.
Most requested skills
- api 61%
- cloud 44%
- microservices 40%
- ci-cd 38%
- rest 36%
- docker 35%
- java 33%
- aws 30%
How the work is done
- Remote 19 · 7%
- Onsite 8 · 3%
- Hybrid 6 · 2%
Visa sponsorship offered in 100% of the 16 postings that state a position on it.
Seniority
- Senior 125
- Lead 12
- Junior 6
- Middle 3
- Intern 2
- Principal 2
Who is hiring
- 1000+ employees 3
- 11-50 employees 1
- 51-200 employees 1
SENIOR BACKEND DEVELOPER
Develops, optimizes, and maintains backend systems, designing secure high-performance RESTful and GraphQL APIs while managing MySQL, PostgreSQL, and MongoDB databases and integrating third-party services. Core stack includes Node.js, Java, C#/.NET with frameworks like Express.js, Django, Spring Boot, or NestJS on cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure).
Senior Backend Engineer — Java Spring Boot Microservices
Senior Backend Engineer building cloud-native Java Spring Boot microservices for a Dubai-based bank on AWS. Day to day involves designing scalable event-driven services with Kafka, implementing secure APIs, and collaborating with architects, product owners, and DevOps to meet regulatory requirements.
Senior Backend Engineer (Java Spring Boot Microservices) | Talent Arabia | Dubai, UAE
Senior Backend Engineer (placed via staffing firm Talent Arabia) building cloud-native banking platforms for a leading banking client in Dubai. Day to day: designing Java/Spring Boot microservices on AWS with Kafka event-driven messaging, Lambda/EKS deployments, secure APIs with IAM/KMS, testing and CI/CD via GitHub.
Remote Backend & Zoho Developer — APIs & Automation
Build and maintain backend systems—databases, workflows, APIs, integrations, automation, and authentication—powering websites, apps, and dashboards for an IT consultancy, collaborating with frontend teams to deliver scalable, secure architecture using Zoho.
Junior Backend Engineer - Build Scalable APIs & Cloud
Build and maintain scalable backend systems, APIs, and cloud deployments while collaborating with frontend teams and ensuring clean, efficient code.
Junior Backend Engineer
Junior Backend Engineer building and maintaining scalable backend systems, working with RESTful APIs, microservices, SQL databases, and cloud/containerization tools.
Senior Golang Backend Developer
Job Description : We are looking for a skilled Backend Developer with strong expertise in Go (Golang), networking, distributed systems, and cloud-native technologies. The ideal candidate should have hands-on experience…
Senior/Lead Backend Engineer
Builds real-time energy infrastructure (digital twins, demand/gen pipelines, and consumer-facing apps) for a climate-tech startup scaling solar/battery projects and grid trading.
Senior Backend Developer
Our client is building a modern cross-border payments and financial infrastructure platform (exchange, clearing, messaging, digital currency) for banks and financial institutions. We're looking for a Senior Back-End…
Python Backend Developer
Job Title – Python Backend Developer Location: Dubai, UAE About the Role We are seeking a skilled and experienced Python Backend Developer to design, develop, and maintain secure, scalable, and high-performance backend…
Lead Backend Developer
Our client is building a modern cross-border payments and financial infrastructure platform (exchange, clearing, messaging, digital currency) for banks and financial institutions. We're looking for a Senior Back-End…
Frontend/ Backend
Frontend Engineer (Payments / Fintech) Job Summary You will design, build, and maintain responsive, performant user interfaces for payment and fintech applications (e.g. merchant dashboards, payment flows, reporting…
Backend Developer
Role: Backend Developer Location: Dubai, UAE (Applicants from overseas are welcome to apply) Salary: Up to AED 25,000 (Tax Free) Negotiable based on experience & interview performance (including live coding) Industry:…
Backend Engineer - Statements System
Overview We are looking for a Backend Engineer to join a small, focused team modernizing and maintaining our Statements System , a financial reporting application written in PHP. This role is ideal for someone who…
Senior Backend Engineer for Network Security Platforms
Uney GmbH in Dubai is seeking a Senior Software Engineer specialized in Cyber Security to design, build, and scale backend systems for a next-generation network security platform. The role focuses on backend…
Senior Backend Data & Reporting Engineer
Senior Backend Data & Reporting Engineer AllUp Platform – One Tech Capital We’re hiring a Senior Data & Reporting Engineer to take full ownership of reporting, dashboards, and database query optimization for the AllUp…
Backend Engineer, Payments Platform
Build and scale a cloud-native payments platform in Node.js/TypeScript, ensuring secure, reliable money-handling systems and end-to-end feature ownership.
Senior Backend Engineer, Payments Experience
Build and scale the backend for a Dubai-based payments app using Node.js, GraphQL, Postgres, and Kafka to keep users’ funds secure and the platform reliable.
Senior .NET Backend Engineer – Hybrid (UAE)
Design and build backend services in C#/.NET for innovative payment solutions in a multicultural team.
Senior .NET Backend Engineer (Hybrid – UAE)
Senior .NET backend engineer building fintech payment solutions in C#/.NET and mentoring junior developers.