Backend Jobs in United Kingdom
There are 2,855 open Backend jobs in United Kingdom on freehire right now. 628 of them were posted recently. The skills employers ask for most often are api, cloud and java.
Salary
| Currency | Period | 25th | Median | 75th | Postings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GBP | year | £75,000 | £95,000 | £110,000 | 214 |
| USD | year | $130,000 | $157,500 | $201,250 | 15 |
From postings that disclose pay. Currencies are counted separately, never converted.
Most requested skills
- api 38%
- cloud 29%
- java 27%
- ai 27%
- aws 24%
- python 23%
- microservices 18%
- ci-cd 17%
How the work is done
- Hybrid 522 · 18%
- Remote 285 · 10%
- Onsite 36 · 1%
Visa sponsorship offered in 53% of the 149 postings that state a position on it.
Seniority
- Senior 1,277
- Lead 193
- Staff 135
- Middle 70
- Junior 46
- Principal 36
Who is hiring
- 1000+ employees 234
- 501-1000 employees 139
- 51-200 employees 125
- 11-50 employees 74
- 201-500 employees 20
- 1-10 employees 8
Staff Backend Engineer - Banking Platform Leader
Staff backend engineer building and maintaining Starling’s core banking platform in Java, collaborating with DevOps and mentoring peers.
Senior Backend Engineer – Billing Infrastructure & Scalability
Builds and scales billing infrastructure for B2B companies using Kotlin and Spring Boot, ensuring high throughput and low latency.
Senior Java Backend Engineer – Cloud-Native Finance
Designs and builds secure, cloud-native Java microservices for Tier 1 banks using Spring Boot and AWS, with CI/CD pipelines.
Senior Backend Engineer, Pricing Platform (Lead)
Builds and maintains Wise’s pricing platform using Java/Kotlin and Spring to deliver new pricing features for business customers.
Senior Backend Engineer - Java, Spring Boot, Microservices
Builds and scales Java/Spring Boot microservices for a global payment network, integrating partners and mentoring engineers.
Senior Java Backend Engineer | Cloud & Microservices
Build and scale secure, high-performance Java backend services and APIs for a fintech payments platform, working in a hybrid team with mentorship and technical ownership.
Senior Cloud Backend Engineer - Scalable Multi-Cloud
Design and build cloud-native backend services for IBM’s multi-cloud platforms, focusing on scalability, resilience, and performance while mentoring junior engineers.
Senior Backend Engineer, Revenue & Billing (Go)
Owns and builds the partner billing system in Go, turning usage and terms into auditable invoices while integrating with ERP and data platforms.
Senior Back End Engineer - Do Health
Senior backend engineer at Do Health building scalable TypeScript services, owning features end-to-end, and improving reliability as the healthcare product grows.
Backend Engineer - Fintech & Blockchain Platform
Backend Engineer building scalable fintech and blockchain solutions, designing APIs and optimizing performance in a collaborative Agile team.
Backend Engineer - Scala, Kafka & AWS
Builds and maintains backend services in Scala and Akka, using AWS, Kafka, and Aurora MySQL to deliver new features and solve user problems.
Midlevel Backend Engineer in Sheffield - Bumper
Build and maintain backend services using Python and Django, optimizing SQL databases and CI/CD pipelines for a growing product team.
Senior/Lead Backend Engineer
Build the backend infrastructure for a next-generation renewable energy company, including real-time digital twins, third-party integrations, and high-volume data pipelines.