Backend Jobs in United Arab Emirates
There are 460 open Backend jobs in United Arab Emirates on freehire right now. 165 of them were posted recently. The skills employers ask for most often are api, cloud and microservices.
Most requested skills
- api 58%
- cloud 37%
- microservices 35%
- rest 33%
- ci-cd 30%
- java 28%
- aws 26%
- python 25%
How the work is done
- Remote 26 · 6%
- Hybrid 9 · 2%
- Onsite 9 · 2%
Visa sponsorship offered in 100% of the 29 postings that state a position on it.
Seniority
- Senior 224
- Lead 21
- Principal 10
- Junior 8
- Staff 7
- Middle 3
Who is hiring
- 1000+ employees 25
- 501-1000 employees 10
- 51-200 employees 4
- 11-50 employees 3
- 201-500 employees 2
Backend Engineer
Designs and builds scalable, secure backend systems for AI-driven applications, focusing on APIs, microservices, and cloud infrastructure.
Emirati Software Engineer - Build Scalable Web & Backend Apps
Software Engineer owning features from design to deployment, building scalable web applications and backend services using Python/Flask, Java/Spring Boot, PostgreSQL, and React.js.
Remote Backend Engineer - Scalable Fintech Platform
Build and maintain secure, scalable backend systems for a decentralized digital finance platform using Node.js and microservices.
Senior Node.js/Nest Backend Engineer — UAE Relocation
Architect and develop Node.js/Nest.js backends in a microservices setup, optimize high-load databases, and build scalable data services.
Junior Backend Engineer
Junior Backend Engineer developing and maintaining scalable backend systems for a diversified investment company's shared-services arm, working with RESTful APIs, microservices, and SQL databases.
Senior Backend Engineer, TS/Go, High-Impact Marketplace
Designs and owns high-traffic backend services for a real-estate marketplace using TypeScript/Go, ensuring scalability and reliability with AWS/Kubernetes.
Senior Backend Engineer - Fintech Microservices (Spring Boot)
Designs and maintains scalable fintech microservices in Java/Spring Boot, ensuring security, compliance, and high-performance database schemas while collaborating with frontend and product teams.
Software Engineer – Backend Engineer
Builds and maintains scalable backend services and APIs for fintech applications, focusing on Java/Spring Boot microservices, API security, and cloud-native deployments in regulated environments.
Senior Backend Engineer – Node.js
Design and develop scalable RESTful APIs and distributed services using Node.js, TypeScript, Docker, Kubernetes, and Kafka for a Finacle migration project at a UAE-based banking/technology organization.
Python Backend Developer
Builds and maintains scalable Python backend systems and APIs in Dubai, collaborating with frontend teams to ensure seamless integrations and high performance.
Dubai Python Backend Engineer – REST APIs & Scalable Apps
Builds and maintains scalable Python backend systems and REST APIs for a Dubai-based team, collaborating with frontend, product, and QA.
AI Backend Engineer: Scalable APIs & Cloud Infra
Builds scalable backend APIs and cloud infrastructure for AI applications, collaborating with ML/data teams to enable AI features while ensuring security and performance.
Principal Backend Developer
Lead backend architecture for a scalable eCommerce platform, building microservices APIs, optimizing performance, and mentoring engineers using Python/Java/Go and cloud-native tools.
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…
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…
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)…
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…
Backend Software Engineer (PHP / Laravel)
Backend Software Engineer (PHP / Laravel) Housecall is redefining primary healthcare delivery with an AI-enabled technology platform. Join a small, ambitious team building the core applications behind a modern care…