Backend Jobs in United Kingdom
There are 2,872 open Backend jobs in United Kingdom on freehire right now. 638 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 527 · 18%
- Remote 286 · 10%
- Onsite 36 · 1%
Visa sponsorship offered in 53% of the 151 postings that state a position on it.
Seniority
- Senior 1,280
- Lead 195
- Staff 135
- Middle 71
- Junior 46
- Principal 36
Who is hiring
- 1000+ employees 235
- 501-1000 employees 140
- 51-200 employees 126
- 11-50 employees 75
- 201-500 employees 20
- 1-10 employees 8
Senior Backend Engineer - FinTech
Build and scale backend services in Kotlin for a fast-growing fintech scaleup that automates billing, CPQ, and revenue recognition for SaaS and AI companies.
Backend Engineer, Global Payments & AI Platform
Builds backend microservices for a global payments network, integrating fraud detection and compliance while working on AI-driven financial products in a fast-paced startup.
Mid-Level Backend Engineer – Marketing Platform
Build and maintain the backend of a SaaS marketing platform for salons using Java, JavaScript, Docker, and cloud tech in a distributed system.
Senior Backend Engineer — AI Training & Experimentation
Senior Backend Engineer builds and scales distributed systems for AI training, experiment management, and developer tooling at a platform company.
Back End Developer - DV Cleared
Build secure, scalable microservices and APIs for a next-gen Defence Intelligence platform using Java and Spring Boot.
DotNet Backend Engineer - Scale High-Volume Systems
Mid-level .NET backend engineer building and scaling high-volume systems for Trainline’s European travel platform using AWS, Docker, and Terraform.
Remote Java Backend Engineer - AWS, Spring Boot & GraphQL
Designs and builds scalable Java backend services using Spring Boot, AWS, and GraphQL for a modern enterprise discovery platform.
Backend Engineer - Indexing
Backend engineer building real-time crypto analytics infrastructure, ingesting blockchain data into OLAP systems like ClickHouse to power low-latency insights for a large crypto social network.
Software Engineer, Backend - Distributed Systems
Build and evolve Camunda’s distributed streaming platform powering mission-critical orchestration for enterprises, focusing on durability, high availability, and horizontal scalability using Java and low-level I/O.
Java Backend Engineer
Build and maintain Java-based microservices using Spring Boot, Spring Cloud, and GraphQL, with Kafka and NoSQL (Azure Cosmos DB) for a client project.
Senior Software Engineer - Fintech Backend TypeScript Cloud
Builds and maintains scalable financial platforms using TypeScript, Node.js, NestJS, and Google Cloud, focusing on event-driven architectures and compliance.
Lead Engineer, Back End, Agentic intelligence in London - GroupM
Lead a team building Python microservices for an AI-driven data ecosystem, designing scalable back-end services and collaborating with cross-functional teams.