Backend Jobs in United Kingdom
There are 2,895 open Backend jobs in United Kingdom on freehire right now. 641 of them were posted recently. The skills employers ask for most often are api, cloud and ai.
Salary
| Currency | Period | 25th | Median | 75th | Postings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GBP | year | £75,000 | £95,000 | £110,000 | 212 |
| USD | year | $130,000 | $157,500 | $201,250 | 15 |
From postings that disclose pay. Currencies are counted separately, never converted.
Most requested skills
- api 39%
- cloud 30%
- ai 28%
- java 27%
- aws 24%
- python 24%
- microservices 18%
- ci-cd 17%
How the work is done
- Hybrid 536 · 19%
- Remote 309 · 11%
- Onsite 39 · 1%
Visa sponsorship offered in 54% of the 166 postings that state a position on it.
Seniority
- Senior 1,303
- Lead 191
- Staff 143
- Middle 72
- Junior 47
- Principal 36
Who is hiring
- 1000+ employees 243
- 501-1000 employees 143
- 51-200 employees 129
- 11-50 employees 76
- 201-500 employees 20
- 1-10 employees 8
Backend Engineer - AI-Driven Distributed Systems (Remote)
Builds and optimizes a high-scale distributed messaging platform using Go or Node.js, focusing on real-time infrastructure and low-latency systems in an AI-driven engineering environment.
Senior Java Backend Engineer — Pricing API & Cloud Systems
Designs and maintains scalable Java-based backend systems and cloud-native infrastructure for a recruitment agency’s pricing API and cloud tools.
Senior Backend Engineer – Cloud-Native & AI-Driven
Senior Backend Engineer building cloud-native services and APIs for mobile apps, leveraging AWS/GCP and AI-assisted development tools.
Cloud & AI Security Backend Engineer (Hybrid, Stock Options)
Builds backend systems for real-time cloud and AI security detection, designing scalable architectures with Kubernetes, Neo4j, ElasticSearch, and related tools.
Senior Backend Engineer — AWS Serverless (Python/Node)
Build and maintain scalable serverless backends on AWS using Python or Node.js, collaborating with frontend teams to deliver secure, high-performance systems.
Backend Engineer, AI Systems
Build and run backend systems that orchestrate AI models into reliable, low-latency APIs for a proactive smart assistant, handling multi-step workflows and tool calls.
Senior Backend Architect for Edge Computing
Define and lead backend architectures for semi-autonomous edge platforms using Rust/Java/Go/C++, ensuring real-time reliability and security under intermittent connectivity and constrained hardware.
Senior Backend Engineer (Python) – Greenfield AI Security
Builds a new AI-powered cybersecurity product using Python, Rust, and C++ in a hybrid Cambridge team.
Staff Product Engineer - Backend (Revenue Engineering, Stripe)
Build and scale backend systems for usage-based billing, metering, and revenue tracking using Go/Java, ensuring accuracy and reliability for a fast-growing SaaS platform.
Senior Python Engineer: Backend Architect & Mentor
Senior Python engineer designing scalable backend systems, leading projects, and mentoring junior engineers at a London-based AI startup.
Senior C# .NET Backend Engineer - Sports Trading (London)
Builds and maintains the backend systems powering a global sports-trading platform using C# and ASP.NET.
Backend Engineer - Equity from Day 1 + Learning Budget (UK)
Builds backend services for a UK accounting-tech startup using Java/Kotlin, delivering core financial features in a hybrid London office.