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 Backend Engineer, APIs & SDKs for Embedded Benefits
Senior backend engineer building APIs and SDKs for embedded insurance and retirement benefits, designing scalable systems for global platforms.
Senior Backend Engineer - Java/Spring for Trading Platform
Senior Backend Engineer building trading platform services in Java/Spring Boot and Kafka for a hedge fund’s OMS/EMS platform.
Senior Scala Backend Engineer & TypeScript Frontend
Senior full-stack engineer building Scala backend services and TypeScript frontend apps, splitting time 70/30 between backend and frontend work.
Senior Backend Engineer — Payments Platform, Scalable
Senior backend engineer building scalable, resilient payment systems in Java, owning features from design to production support with a focus on reliability and observability.
Senior Backend Engineer, Pricing Platform (London)
Senior backend engineer building and scaling pricing features for Wise’s fintech platform, working on distributed services, reliability, and infrastructure roadmaps.
Senior Scala Cloud Backend Engineer
Design and build high-performance, cloud-native Scala backend services for a market infrastructure platform, ensuring resilience and scalability while collaborating with cross-functional teams.
Senior Backend Engineer, Cloud-Native Real-Time Data
Senior backend engineer building cloud-native, multi-tenant distributed systems in Python, ensuring reliability and performance at scale.
Senior Backend Engineer – Java, Spring, Kafka (Hybrid)
Builds and maintains backend services for a car marketplace using Java, Spring Boot, and Kafka to process automotive data in a hybrid team.
Backend Engineering Team Manager - Europe
Lead a remote-first backend engineering team, mentor engineers, and drive delivery of scalable systems using Ruby/Python, PostgreSQL, Redis, and CI/CD pipelines.
Senior Java Backend Engineer — Fintech, Stock Options
Senior Java engineer building scalable fintech backend services with Spring Boot, REST APIs, and microservices in a hybrid team.
Backend Engineer, Node.js/TypeScript - Scale & Impact
Builds and maintains Node.js/TypeScript microservices for scalable, data-heavy systems at a major UK retailer.