Backend Engineer jobs in the United Kingdom
161 active openings for people who build APIs, services, and the systems behind modern products. See the newest roles, the companies hiring most, and the market evidence behind this search.
- Available now
- 161 roles Active listings in Jobfinder
- Hiring market
- 90 companies Not one employer or one job board
- Freshness
- 23 day median Inventory refreshes throughout the day
- Published pay
- $107K–$139K 11 listings disclose pay
The newest backend engineer openings.
Ordered by discovery time, with the strongest current market context kept close.
- Senior Software Engineer (BackEnd)Octoenergy·London (GB)
- Senior Software Engineer (BackEnd)Octopus Energy Group·London (GB)
- Senior AI Engineer (Backend)Duffel·London, United Kingdom
- Software Engineer (Backend)Duffel·London
- Backend Engineers (Ruby)Cleo 2·United Kingdom (Remote)
- Senior Backend Engineers (Polyglot)Cleo 2·United Kingdom (Remote)
- Senior Search Backend Engineer (m/f/x)Commercetools·London
Backend Software Engineer - Infrastructure, FoundationsPalantir·London, United Kingdom
- Senior Backend Engineer - Javacapco·Location flexible
- Principal Backend Developer (Java)capco·Location flexible
- Principal Backend Developer (Java)capco·Location flexible
- Senior Backend Engineer - Javacapco·Location flexible
- Backend Developer (Java/Spring Boot)Jobgether·UK
- Senior Backend Developer (Token Factory)Nebius·London
- Backend Team Lead (PHP)Jobgether·UK
- Staff Software Engineer - Backenddatabricks·London
- Senior Backend EngineerM Kopa·London
- Staff Backend Engineer - Alerting | UK | Remotegrafanalabs·Remote
- Senior Backend Software Engineertoogoodtogo·London
- Backend Software Engineertoogoodtogo·London
- Backend EngineerLever Implementation Training Environment·London, England
- Backend EngineerConduct·London, UK
- Software Engineer - Backend (Java)Legal Counsel - 12 month FTC at Rightmove Greenhouse·London
- Senior Software Engineer I - Backend (Java)Legal Counsel - 12 month FTC at Rightmove Greenhouse·London
- Principal Engineer (Backend)Legal Counsel - 12 month FTC at Rightmove Greenhouse·London
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How many backend engineer jobs in the united kingdom are open right now?+
There are 161 live openings in this collection as of September 18, 2026. Inventory is refreshed throughout the day, and the page remains available when the count changes.
Which companies are hiring for backend engineer roles?+
The most active employers in the current inventory include GitLab, capco, Grafana Labs, Jobgether, Methods Business and Digital Technology.
How fresh are these job listings?+
The median listing in this collection was discovered 23 days ago. Jobfinder refreshes inventory throughout the day and removes closed roles from the active results.
What do backend engineer jobs pay?+
Across the 11 listings that disclose compensation, the observed median range is $107K–$139K USD per year. This is published listing evidence, not an estimate.