Backend Jobs in United Kingdom

There are 2,829 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

CurrencyPeriod25thMedian75thPostings
GBPyear£75,000£95,000£110,000215
USDyear$130,000$157,500$201,25015

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 284 · 10%
  • Onsite 35 · 1%

Visa sponsorship offered in 53% of the 148 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 73
  • 201-500 employees 20
  • 1-10 employees 8
2,829 jobs
Blockchain.com
last year

Senior Backend Engineer, DeFi Wallet

Open 44d UKFull-timeSenior
United Kingdom

Qualifications Full responsibility for all the projects you work on. Preferably experience in at least one JVM based language such as Java, Kotlin, Scala , or willing to learn these languages. Compensation & Perks…

java jvm kotlin scala
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Slingshot AI Backed by a16z
last year

Senior Backend Engineer

Open 44d UKSenior Licensed UK sponsor — This employer appears on the GOV.UK register of licensed sponsors for the Skilled Worker and related work routes. The licence belongs to the employer and is not a commitment to sponsor this role.
United Kingdom

Encourage Versatility Encourage everyone to be comfortable working in all parts of our stack, which includes: the app (Dart/Flutter) internal tooling (Next.js/TypeScript) ML scripts for evaluation, data processing, and…

csharp dart flutter java kotlin +7 skills
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Blockchain.com
last year

Back-End Engineer, Fraud

Open 44d UK
United Kingdom

Fault Tolerant, Production Ready Distributed Backend Systems You have experience in any JVM based languages (such as Java, Kotlin, Scala) and are confident in your ability to build, debug, and ship microservices. You…

java jvm kotlin microservices scala
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Blockchain.com
last year

Senior Backend Engineer, DeFi Wallet

Open 44d UKFull-timeSenior
United Kingdom

Blockchain.com - Leading Software Platform for Digital Assets [blockchain.com] is the world's leading software platform for digital assets. Offering the largest production blockchain platform in the world, we share…

blockchain java jvm kotlin scala
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Zego Backed by Techstars
last year

Staff Backend Engineer

Open 44d UKStaff
United Kingdom

Focus Areas Zego's Python-based backend systems will be your primary focus. Additionally, you will provide support for our Machine Learning initiatives and may collaborate with our Scala and Mobile teams depending…

machine-learning python scala
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Kurt Geiger
last year

Backend Engineer

Open 44d UK Licensed UK sponsor — This employer appears on the GOV.UK register of licensed sponsors for the Skilled Worker and related work routes. The licence belongs to the employer and is not a commitment to sponsor this role.
United Kingdom

Our Tech Stack: We use a variety of tools and technologies but you are not expected to have worked with all of them. Our technology stack includes: NodeJS TypeScript React GraphQL Amazon Web Services Mulesoft PHP…

api aws graphql javascript lambda +8 skills
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AMP People
last year

Jnr-Mid Backend Engineer

Open 22d UKMiddle
United Kingdom

Overview We are working with a leading FinTech company to recruit a Backend Engineer for their growing team in London. The company produces AI-powered software that integrates with clients’ existing finance systems to…

ai api django fintech rest
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Vector Resourcing
last year

Back-End API Developer

Open 44d UK
United Kingdom

Responsibilities: For reliability and quality: Monitor and improve performance and scalability Essential Skills: Proficient in Node.js, Python, Java , Ruby, Go, or .NET Strong experience with RESTful API development…

api dotnet event-driven-architecture java nodejs +4 skills
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Vector Resourcing
last year

Back-End API Developer

Open 44d UK
United Kingdom

Job Responsibilities - Develop and maintain automated tests for reliability and quality. - Monitor and improve performance and scalability. Essential Skills Proficient in Node.js, Python, Java, Ruby, Go, or .NET.…

api dotnet event-driven-architecture java nodejs +4 skills
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Vector Resourcing
last year

Back-End API Developer

Open 44d UK
United Kingdom

```html Automated Testing Responsibilities: - Develop and execute automated tests for reliability and quality. - Monitor and improve performance and scalability. Essential Skills: - Proficient in Node.js, Python, Java,…

api dotnet event-driven-architecture html java +6 skills
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Kurt Geiger
last year

Backend Engineer

Open 44d UK Licensed UK sponsor — This employer appears on the GOV.UK register of licensed sponsors for the Skilled Worker and related work routes. The licence belongs to the employer and is not a commitment to sponsor this role.
United Kingdom

Technology Stack We use a variety of tools and technologies, and while you are not expected to have experience with all of them, our technology stack includes: NodeJS TypeScript React GraphQL Amazon Web Services…

api aws graphql javascript lambda +8 skills
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Engineering Employment
last year

Senior TypeScript Backend Software Engineer

Open 44d UKSenior
United Kingdom

Skills Typescript expert with AWS including AWS Lambda, Kinesis and EventBridge. AWS CDK2 Python knowledge Confluence and JIRA Role The Senior Backend Software Engineer will join an existing software team reporting to…

aws confluence jira kinesis lambda +2 skills
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LinuxRecruit
last year

Senior Backend Developer (Rust)

Open 44d North America, UKSenior

Job Requirements - Experience in developing high-load, distributed Back End systems. - Background in related industries, such as gaming or technology. - Basic understanding of blockchain or decentralised technologies.…

blockchain
Engineering Employment
last year

Senior Backend Software Engineer

Open 44d HybridUKSenior
United Kingdom

Job Description The job responsibilities include: Deploying ML workloads in streaming systems Influencing architecture and owning key infrastructure components Experience in Python Familiarity with JIRA and Confluence…

aws cdk confluence jira kinesis +4 skills
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WorkInCryptoGlobal
last year

Founding Engineer - Rust Backend

Open 23d UKFull-time
United Kingdom

Rust Backend Engineer – Trading Systems (London, Onsite) Location: London, UK (Onsite) Type: Full-time | Permanent Salary: Competitive Equity About the Client My client is an early-stage, well-funded startup on a…
Next Technology Professionals Ltd.
last year

Backend Engineer

Open 44d Europe, UK
United Kingdom

Amplify (plus) AWS Services Lambda, ECS, ECR, RDS, CloudWatch, SQS, SNS, SES, Cognito, Redis, S3, CloudFront Testing: Jest Blockchain Solana (Helius RPC, Helius webhooks, Anchor framework, SPL token, Metaplex Core),…

aws blockchain cloudwatch ecs ethereum +8 skills
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kinship
last year

Product Engineer, Backend

Open 76d On-siteUK
United Kingdom

Crafting the kind of backend that makes frontend work feel like cheating Hey there — we’re Kinship 👋 We’re building the Revit tools you wish existed. Our platform helps architects and engineers manage content, track…

api aws ci-cd cloudwatch devops +8 skills
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Zaizi
last year

Software Developer-Backend (SFIA4)

Open 15d HybridUKSenior Licensed UK sponsor — This employer appears on the GOV.UK register of licensed sponsors for the Skilled Worker and related work routes. The licence belongs to the employer and is not a commitment to sponsor this role.
United Kingdom

Zaizi is looking for a Senior Software Developer with solid technology skills, but who is also passionate about improving outcomes and the user experience. You’ll be reliable in your own deliverables but also curious…

agile angular api automation aws +30 skills
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Antare Technology
last year

Junior Backend Software Engineer. London

Open 17d UKJunior Licensed UK sponsor — This employer appears on the GOV.UK register of licensed sponsors for the Skilled Worker and related work routes. The licence belongs to the employer and is not a commitment to sponsor this role.
United Kingdom

Junior Backend Software Engineer. London About Antare Join Antare as we go to market. We’ve been busy building the physical security intelligence platform of the future. Our always-connected platform automatically…

ai android api aws cdk +19 skills
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NALA Backed by Y Combinator
last year

Senior Backend Engineer

Open 44d RemoteUKSenior
United Kingdom

Description 💙 Our mission At NALA, we're building payments for the Next Billion. This means transforming how money moves into Africa, Asia and beyond. By building cutting-edge payment solutions, we’re simplifying…

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