Backend Jobs in United Kingdom
There are 2,898 open Backend jobs in United Kingdom on freehire right now. 646 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 28%
- aws 24%
- python 24%
- microservices 18%
- ci-cd 17%
How the work is done
- Hybrid 538 · 19%
- Remote 311 · 11%
- Onsite 39 · 1%
Visa sponsorship offered in 54% of the 166 postings that state a position on it.
Seniority
- Senior 1,306
- Lead 191
- Staff 143
- Middle 72
- Junior 47
- Principal 37
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
Senior Java Backend Engineer – Payments at Scale
Senior Java backend engineer building secure, scalable payment services and mentoring peers in a fintech product team.
Contract Backend Engineer (Node.js, AWS) – Hybrid, Birmingham
Build serverless backend services and APIs for a Nutrition platform using Node.js and AWS (Lambda, API Gateway, IaC).
Senior Backend Engineer — Architect Scalable Microservices
Designs and builds scalable microservices for a global marketing platform using Python, cloud tech, and modern architecture patterns to ensure performance and reliability.
Python Backend Engineer - Enterprise REST & CI/CD London
Backend developer building internal business systems using Python and REST APIs in a London office three days per week.
Senior Backend Engineer – Customer Auth (Fintech)
Build and maintain secure customer authentication systems for a fintech platform using Python, AWS, and Kubernetes, while mentoring junior engineers.
Principal Backend Architect for Live Game Services
Principal Backend Architect designs scalable distributed systems for multiplayer games, mentors engineers, and aligns backend architecture with live game services requirements.
Senior Java Backend Engineer – IDAM on Azure Kubernetes
Senior Java backend engineer building and enhancing a cloud-based Identity and Access Management service on Azure Kubernetes for a UK government transformation program.
Android & Backend Engineer for Secure Cloud (Kotlin/Rust/Go)
Talent Locker Ltd is seeking a Software Engineer skilled in Android development with Kotlin and backend technologies like Rust, Python, or Go. This role involves collaborating with a defence team to deliver…
Senior Backend Engineer: Go & AI for Trading Platform
Builds and maintains high-performance backend services for a regulated prediction-market trading platform using Go and Java, with AI-assisted development.
Senior Backend Engineer - Real-Time, .NET & AWS (Hybrid)
Senior backend engineer building real-time financial trading systems using .NET and AWS in a hybrid role at a global market operator.
Hybrid .NET Backend Engineer – REST & Microservices
Build and optimize a global customer order platform using .NET, C#, RESTful APIs, and SQL/NoSQL databases.
Senior Java Backend Engineer – Cloud, Microservices, Hybrid
Designs, builds, and maintains Java-based microservices and REST APIs in a hybrid role with 60% on-site presence.