Backend Jobs in United Kingdom
There are 2,831 open Backend jobs in United Kingdom on freehire right now. 602 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 | 215 |
| 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 28%
- ai 26%
- aws 24%
- python 23%
- microservices 18%
- ci-cd 17%
How the work is done
- Hybrid 515 · 18%
- Remote 285 · 10%
- Onsite 36 · 1%
Visa sponsorship offered in 53% of the 149 postings that state a position on it.
Seniority
- Senior 1,266
- Lead 190
- Staff 135
- Middle 70
- Junior 46
- Principal 37
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
Backend Server Engineer (MMORPG) - GCP
You will scale and optimize the backend systems that keep thousands of players connected and interacting in real time. You will work on 60+ microservices and stateful game servers, tuning Kubernetes deployments,…
Backend Server Engineer (MMORPG) - GCP
Soulbound, a cutting-edge indie game studio based in London, building a cross-platform MMORPG with pixel art aesthetics and browser-based access. We've built infrastructure for a single-shard game world that spins…
Senior Backend Software Engineer - Infrastructure
A World-Changing Company Palantir builds the world’s leading software for data-driven decisions and operations. By bringing the right data to the people who need it, our platforms empower our partners to develop…
Senior Backend Software Engineer - Application Development
A World-Changing Company Palantir builds the world’s leading software for data-driven decisions and operations. By bringing the right data to the people who need it, our platforms empower our partners to develop…
Senior Backend Engineer
Shape the Industry and Your Career At Cytora, now an Applied Systems company, we’re transforming how insurers and brokers connect, operate, and grow. Our AI-powered platform is driving smarter decisions, greater…
Senior Backend Software Engineer - Core Services
About Radiant We’re looking for a Senior Software Engineer with strong experience in Golang and Kubernetes to join our core product team. In this role, you'll design and build high-performance, cloud-native…
Senior Python Backend Engineer (AI / Agents)
VidRush is an AI-native video production platform that replaces an entire video team with coordinated AI agents. Creators turn a simple idea into a fully produced, long-form video—research, script, voiceover, visuals,…
Backend Engineer
About the Role: As a Backend Engineer, you'll collaborate directly with the CTO to architect and build the core infrastructure of Pod. This is a high-impact role where you’ll shape the foundation of a platform…
Backend Engineer
You will collaborate directly with the CTO to architect and build core infrastructure. You will design and implement consensus mechanisms, transaction reordering, and state management, tackle distributed systems and…
Backend Engineer (HFT / Low-Latency Systems)
You will design and implement latency-critical components of the runtime and order book engine, and optimize network pipelines, serialization, and state access for deterministic sub-millisecond performance. You will…
Senior Back-end Software Engineer
Design scalable payment solutions, build and maintain back-end services and APIs, integrate external payment systems and providers, work with crypto protocols and smart contracts, and help deploy and operate reliable…
Back-End Developer (Remote)
About the Role: We’re looking for a proactive Midweight Back-End Developer with at least 3 years of hands-on experience to help support and maintain the websites we develop. You’ll work with our Client Support team…