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 26%
- aws 24%
- python 23%
- microservices 18%
- ci-cd 17%
How the work is done
- Hybrid 515 · 18%
- Remote 284 · 10%
- Onsite 36 · 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 74
- 201-500 employees 20
- 1-10 employees 8
Senior Go Backend Engineer — Remote UK + Equity
Senior Backend Engineer designing, building, and scaling backend services for an art marketplace, primarily using Go and Google Cloud Platform.
Remote Backend Engineer II — Build Scalable Banking Platform
Backend Engineer II building and supporting scalable services on Monzo's banking platform using Go, Java, C, and Scala within a cross-disciplinary squad.
Java Backend Engineer for Secure Data APIs (Agile)
CGI Group Inc. is hiring a Java Developer to design and build robust RESTful APIs and web services within a SAFe Agile environment. The role involves managing the full development lifecycle and collaborating with teams to deliver data-driven solutions.
Java Backend Engineer
Java Backend Engineer building distributed enterprise software using Java, Spring Boot, Kafka, and microservices in a hybrid role (3 days onsite in Burgess Hill, UK).
Principal Backend Engineer
Principal Backend Engineer architecting and scaling core backend systems—high-throughput services, data pipelines, real-time agent clouds, and third-party integrations—for an early-stage AI-agentic platform, using Node.js/TypeScript, Go, or Python with AWS/GCP, Docker, and Kubernetes.
Backend Engineer: Commercial Journeys (Node/TS/.NET)
The Backend Engineer will design and deliver scalable, secure backend services using Node.js, TypeScript, and .NET to support commercial customer journeys. The role involves collaborating with product and engineering teams to manage the full development lifecycle, including testing and deployment.
Senior Agentic Backend Engineer
Senior engineer who authors specifications for AI agents to build production backend services (.NET/C#, PostgreSQL) on a multi-tenant data platform for a compensation/pay equity SaaS — no hand-written code, specs are the system of record.
Java Backend Engineer - Microservices & Spring Boot
Net2Source Inc. is seeking a Software Engineer to design, develop, and deploy scalable customer-facing and internal applications using Java, microservices, and Spring Boot.
Senior Backend Engineer (C++/Java) - Linux & APIs
Senior backend engineer designing and developing high-performance C++ and Java solutions on Linux, building components, services, and APIs with mentoring duties.
Staff Backend Engineer
The Staff Backend Engineer will shape technical architecture and strategy across multiple teams for a high-growth mobile brokerage platform. The role involves hands-on development and system design using a stack including Java, Go, Node.js, and various cloud-native infrastructure tools.
Senior Backend Engineer
The Senior Backend Engineer will design, build, and maintain scalable microservices for a high-growth mobile brokerage platform. The role involves end-to-end ownership of backend solutions using a stack that includes Java, Go, Node.js, PostgreSQL, and AWS.
Lead Backend Engineer - .NET, AWS & Kafka
The Lead Backend Engineer will design and maintain royalty and copyright services using .NET Core, AWS serverless architectures, and Kafka. This role involves providing technical leadership within an agile team at Universal Music Group.