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
Senior Backend Engineer
Build and scale backend services in Scala/Python that ingest, process, and serve structured business intelligence from messy data sources for enterprise AI products.
Senior Backend Engineer – MACH Microservices (Hybrid)
Senior Backend Engineer building scalable microservices in TypeScript/Node.js to power large-scale retail technology systems.
Java Backend Engineer - Spring Boot & Microservices
Builds and maintains Java-based backend services using Spring Boot and microservices for a London-based trading company.
Senior Backend Engineer (Node.js) - London
Build and scale Tesco’s backend systems (Node.js, TypeScript, GraphQL) that power global shopping experiences, ensuring high availability and performance for millions of users.
Senior Backend Engineer
Build and own the backend services, data pipelines, and infrastructure that power an AI platform for private capital firms, focusing on document ingestion, financial data processing, and scalable distributed systems.
Lead Backend Engineer
Build and scale a high-throughput ad-tech platform in Node.js/TypeScript, optimizing APIs and data pipelines while mentoring junior engineers.
Senior PHP Backend Engineer | Architect & Mentor
Senior PHP backend engineer leading CRM platform development, making architectural decisions, and mentoring junior developers in a Scrum team.
Sr. Backend Engineer
Senior Backend Engineer builds and maintains AI-driven trade and logistics systems in Java/Spring Boot and Python, integrating LLM APIs and cloud-native AWS infrastructure to automate industrial materials supply chains.
Back-End Engineer (Senior)
Senior back-end engineer building cross-border payment services in C#/.NET, AWS, and event-driven microservices that move money across markets for Xe’s corporate and consumer clients.
Senior Java Backend Engineer - Cloud Microservices
Builds and maintains scalable Java microservices and data pipelines on AWS for a SaaS product.
Backend Developer
Builds scalable Node.js microservices and APIs for a payments platform integrating hardware and cloud, using AWS/GCP/Azure and PostgreSQL/MySQL.
Lead Backend Engineer
Lead a small backend team to design and build enterprise integration platforms for a SaaS property business, using C#/.NET and Azure cloud-native tools.