Backend Developer jobs in London
36 current backend developer openings in London, aggregated from public boards and linking straight to the employer's own posting. 30 employers are hiring across this list right now.
Working as a backend developer in London
The deepest job market in the UK by a distance, spanning fintech, media and enterprise. Pay is 20-35% above the rest of the country for the same title and housing takes more than that back, so the London premium is smaller in practice than it looks on paper.
Most of the hiring in this list clusters around Shoreditch, King's Cross, the City and Canary Wharf. Location on a posting is not always literal — check whether a role is genuinely on site, and whether "remote" means remote within the country or remote from anywhere, because the two are priced differently.
Join a dynamic energy provider dedicated to sustainable solutions in the UK. We seek enthusiastic and resourceful Backend Python Engineers at senior levels who are passio…
Platform/Backend Engineer We're looking for a Platform Engineer / Backend Engineer with strong Java, AWS and Kubernetes skills. Skills required: - Extensive experience in…
Backend Developer (Azure) — 3 Month Remote Contract Outside IR35 Rate: £420–£475 per day We're looking for an experienced Azure Backend Developer to join a digital health…
Backend Developer (Azure) — 3 Month Remote Contract Outside IR35 Rate: £420–£475 per dayWe’re looking for an experienced Azure Backend Developer to join a digital healthc…
Join a dynamic energy provider dedicated to sustainable solutions in the UK. We seek enthusiastic and resourceful Backend Python Engineers at senior levels who are passio…
Senior Back End Engineer C# / Java | Front Office Trading | AWS | Distributed Systems Location: London Hybrid: 3 days in the office We're partnering with one of the world…
About the job LotusFlare is a provider of cloud-native SaaS products based in the heart of Silicon Valley. Founded by the team that helped Facebook reach over one billion…
TransPerfect Is More Than Just a Job… Our greatest asset is our people, and nothing is more important to us than ensuring that everyone knows that. Each of our 100 office…
Anyone AI is recruiting skilled Backend Developers to work as a project consultants. Qualifications: Advanced professional written proficiency in English 3–7 years of pro…
About Nebius: Nebius is leading a new era in cloud infrastructure for the global AI economy. We are building a full-stack AI cloud platform that supports developers and e…
We’re looking for a Senior Software Engineer to join our global team to be responsible for the quality, development, and execution of our software products. You will be p…
The Company An established and forward-thinking digital agency is seeking a Senior Backend Developer to join its growing team in London, Ontario. Known for delivering ent…
.Net / AWS Developer, 6 months, London/Hybrid, £572/day (Inside IR35) A good client of mine, a leading digital consultancy are looking for a Backend .Net/AWS Developer to…
Senior Backend Engineer Location: London Full Time - 40 hours pw Rate: £700 - £800 Duration: 6 months Hybrid - 2-3 days in London offer OR 100% remote Work supporting our…
About us At Xelix, we work with some of the world’s largest companies to automate and strengthen their financial controls. Our AI solutions redefine how Accounts Payable …
Senior Backend Engineer Location: London Full Time - 40 hours pw Rate: £700 - £800 Duration: 6 months Hybrid - 2-3 days in London offer OR 100% remote Work supporting our…
About us At Xelix, we work with some of the world’s largest companies to automate and strengthen their financial controls. Our AI solutions redefine how Accounts Payable …
Healf is Europe's fastest-growing company. Number one on the FT1000, number one on the Sifted 100. From £1m to over £100m in under three years, with a small, talent-dense…
Salary: £35,000 - 40,000 per year Requirements: JavaScript and Vue.js - comfortable building and maintaining component-based UIs Python - FastAPI or similar, writing Lamb…
AWS / TypeScript Integration Engineer Location: London (1-2 day per week onsite) Day Rate: £595 per day Outside IR35 Duration: 6 Months - initial We are currently support…
Backend Developer – Go / AWS – Junior Overview My client is going through an exciting stage of growth, investing heavily in modernising its platforms with scalable, cloud…
Backend Developer – Go / AWS – Junior Overview My client is going through an exciting stage of growth, investing heavily in modernising its platforms with scalable, cloud…
.Net/Azure Developer (CMS), London/Hybrid, £572/day (Inside IR35) My client, a leading digital consultancy are currently looking to hire a .Net/Azure Developer to join on…
Backend Developer (Go / AWS) – Mid-Level | London Overview My client is going through an exciting stage of growth, investing heavily in modernising its platforms with sca…
Backend Developer (Go / AWS) – Mid-Level | London Overview My client is going through an exciting stage of growth, investing heavily in modernising its platforms with sca…
I'm currently working with a client looking for a Senior Full Stack AI Engineer to help design, build and scale AI-native applications, taking ideas from concept through …
Java Developer Contractor £540 - £640 per day (Umbrella) | Inside IR35 London (Hybrid - 3 days per week in the office) 6-Month Contract Active SC Clearance Required Java …
Software Developer (C# / .NET) London-based | Hybrid | Up to £75k benefits Tech stack: C#, .Net, Azure, APIs, Azure, JavaScript, 365, SQL I’m currently hiring on behalf o…
Full Stack Engineer Location: London, UK (On-site) Employment Type: Full-time Compensation: Competitive salary Equity About the Opportunity We're partnering with a fast-g…
Senior C# Developer / Backend Software Engineer (C# .Net) London onsite to £150k Are you an experienced backend focussed C# Developer? You could be progressing your caree…
C# | .NET | FinTech | Trading Systems | Software Engineering An exciting opportunity for a C# .NET Developer to join a specialist FinTech trading business building techno…
NOTE : VISA SPONSORSHIP IS NOT PROVIDED Role : Python Developer Location: London, UK (5 Days / Week Onsite) Type: Contract Inside IR35 Exp: 5 to 10 Years A Python React S…
Junior Software Developer Central London, Old Street | Hybrid, 1 to 2 days per week in the office initially | Up to £55,000 I am working with an innovative technology com…
Avanti Recruitment is currently working with an established international software and risk management business that is looking for a Mid-Level .NET Developer to join the…
Apprentice Software Developer Location: City of London, Office based Job Type: Full-time, Apprenticeship 18-month Fixed term contract A new exciting Software Developer Ap…
Apprentice Software Developer Location: City of London, Office based Job Type: Full-time, Apprenticeship 18-month Fixed term contract A new exciting Software Developer Ap…
Backend Developer pay and hiring, asked properly
What salary can a backend developer expect?
In India, roughly 10–18 LPA at mid-level in product companies and 25–45 LPA senior; services firms pay noticeably less for the same title. The US band is about $90,000–$140,000 mid-level, the UK £40,000–£65,000. The steep jump is owning a system's reliability, not shipping endpoints on it.
Does the language I specialise in actually matter?
Less than the domain it pulls you into. Go and Rust do not pay more by themselves; the infrastructure and distributed-systems work that tends to use them does. Pick the language that puts you next to the problems you want, then stop shopping for languages.
Should I specialise or stay a generalist?
Generalists do well for a few years and then compete with everyone. Depth in one area — data systems, infrastructure, payments — is what makes you hard to replace and gives you a choice of roles. Pick something you can stand to read about on a bad day.
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