Backend Jobs in United Kingdom
There are 2,830 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 27%
- aws 24%
- python 23%
- microservices 18%
- ci-cd 17%
How the work is done
- Hybrid 516 · 18%
- Remote 285 · 10%
- Onsite 36 · 1%
Visa sponsorship offered in 53% of the 149 postings that state a position on it.
Seniority
- Senior 1,264
- 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
Senior Rust Backend Engineer - Trading Platform (Hybrid)
Builds low-latency trading services and exchange gateways in Rust for a crypto trading platform, shaping risk management systems.
AI-Driven .NET Backend Engineer (C#) – Hybrid Role
Build and maintain AI-enhanced .NET backend services in C# for real-world products, working hybrid in Newcastle.
Backend Engineer — Scalable Payments
Builds and maintains scalable backend systems for Depop’s payments infrastructure, collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure high performance and reliability for 1M+ daily users.
Java Backend Engineer for Scalable Microservices
Build and maintain scalable Java microservices for Tesco’s UK Fulfilment platform, collaborating with product teams and mentoring junior engineers.
Realtime Football Scores Backend Engineer - Golang
Builds and scales the backend engine that delivers real-time football scores to millions via mobile apps using Golang, Redis, and GCP.
Backend Engineer II - Java Microservices, Scalable Systems
Builds and maintains Java-based microservices that power Tesco’s order fulfilment platform, collaborating with product teams and mentoring junior engineers.
Backend Engineer — Money, Payments & Ledger Systems
Builds and maintains core fintech systems for rent payments, tenancy, and ledger operations, ensuring reliability, scalability, and security in production environments with ownership from day one.
Backend Engineer - Node.js/TypeScript, Scalable Systems
Builds and maintains scalable backend systems for a sportsbook platform using Node.js/TypeScript in a cloud-first, serverless architecture, ensuring high performance and reliability.
Lead Backend Engineer
Lead scalable backend systems development and mentorship for a security/workforce management SaaS, focusing on C++ and AI integration to enhance product and engineering processes.
Hybrid Backend Engineer - Real-Time Golang Microservices
Builds scalable Golang microservices for bet365’s high-availability sports betting platform, focusing on real-time data delivery and system reliability with Redis and GCP.
Backend Engineer (Junior to Mid): Build Reliable Money Systems
Build and own core backend services for a fintech platform handling money movement, tenancy, and repairs using NestJS/TypeScript on GCP/GKE with MongoDB and Redis.
Senior Backend Engineer | Node.js/TypeScript, AWS
A senior backend engineer who designs, builds, and scales secure microservices in Node.js/TypeScript on AWS, mentors peers, and ensures cost-effective, privacy-conscious solutions.
Backend Engineer (Node.js, TypeScript) with AWS & AI
Builds and maintains backend services/APIs in Node.js/TypeScript on AWS, collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver features while leveraging AI tools for development.
Senior Backend Engineer (Java/Kotlin) – Cloud-Native
Designs and builds resilient, cloud-native backend systems in Java/Kotlin for banking and financial services, deploying on AWS and multi-cloud platforms.
Senior Backend Developer with Umbraco C# .net
Leads backend development for a travel company’s eCommerce site and internal apps, optimizing features, automating workflows, and implementing regression testing using C#/.NET and Umbraco CMS.
Backend Engineer
Builds and maintains scalable backend systems for Depop’s payments infrastructure, collaborating with mobile, web, and data teams to support 1M+ daily users in a peer-to-peer fashion marketplace.
Senior Backend Developer with C# .net
Leads backend development for a travel company’s eCommerce platform and internal apps, focusing on technical leadership, UI/UX collaboration, process automation, and regression testing using C#/.NET, Azure, and modern DevOps tools.
Backend Developer, Followscores
Builds and scales the backend for FollowScores, a football scores app, using Golang, Redis, and GCP to deliver real-time updates to millions of users.