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
Java Backend Engineer — AI FinTech, Equity + 25 Days PTO
Build high-performance Java microservices for a wealth-management platform using cloud infrastructure.
Backend Engineer, Java, Kotlin, AWS | Fintech, Payments Platform (B2B) | Leeds, Hybrid (2 days [...]
Build and scale backend services for a B2B fintech payments platform using Java/Kotlin, AWS, and cloud-native tools to support rapid growth and merchant integrations.
Senior Backend Web Engineer for Game APIs & Tools
Build and maintain web APIs for a game engine team using JavaScript, focusing on distributed systems and cross-team collaboration.
Senior Backend Python Engineer | Flexible Work
Senior Backend Engineer building scalable Python systems for NLPatent’s platform, using Django/Flask, REST APIs, and cloud services.
Senior Backend Engineer Contractor (Java, Python, Rust + Ruby nice-to-have) | Fully Remote / EU[...]
Senior backend contractor building scalable Java, Python, and Rust services for a high-impact, global-scale client; optimizes performance and architecture in a modern cloud-native stack.
Backend Java Engineer: Scalable Systems with Spring Boot
Builds and optimizes backend services for an online learning platform using Java and Spring Boot, focusing on scalability and distributed systems.
Backend API Engineer for Scalable Inference
Build and maintain a high-throughput API in Rust or C++ to serve AI models to developers worldwide, designing distributed systems and working with PostgreSQL/MongoDB.
Cloud-Native Backend Engineer for AI-Driven Systems
Build and own cloud-native backend services, deploy them, and keep them running while integrating AI agents into the workflow and KYC/payment/gaming platforms.
Backend Java Engineer - Cloud-Native Spring Boot & AWS
Mid-level backend engineer building cloud-native Java services on AWS with Spring Boot, Docker, Kubernetes, and observability tooling.
Product Developer (Backend Experience)
Build and maintain backend services for an insurance-finance platform using Node.js, TypeScript and AWS, while shaping product features from high-level direction to production.
Senior .NET Data & AI Backend Engineer
Builds scalable .NET backend services and data pipelines to transform data into AI-driven insights in a fast-paced London-based tech firm.