Backend Engineer Jobs
690 Backend Engineer positions currently listed
Browse 690 open Backend Engineer positions across Europe. Every listing includes the full tech stack, seniority, location, remote policy, and salary data, so you can filter with confidence instead of guessing from job descriptions.
By the numbers
- 271 companies hiring
- Mostly Senior roles
- Often paired with Java, Go, Python, PostgreSQL
- Top locations: London, Berlin, Amsterdam
- 96% don't require German
- 27 new in the last 7 days
- Typical salary €86,000 to €138,000
Market insights
About 40% of live Backend Engineer ads are listed as fully remote.
Remote policy
Remote 40%Hybrid 31%On-site 16%
102 of 690 live ads state a salary.
Seniority mix
- Senior 63%
- Mid 15%
- Staff 9%
- Lead 6%
- Junior 3%
- Principal 3%
Top hiring companies
Staff Backend Software Engineer
Remote (EMEA) - English
Senior Node.js Software Engineer - Holepunch (100% Remote, Worldwide)
Bangalore, India (Remote) - English
Senior Technical Architect & Developer – Marketing Automation
Austin, United States - English
IBM Z Dev/Ops / Automation Engineer
Sheffield, United Kingdom (Remote) - English
Container Engineer
Remote (Worldwide) - English
Software Engineer Java Backend
Gland, Switzerland - English (fluent)
Software Engineer - Storage
Remote (Worldwide) - English
Data API Engineer
Remote (Worldwide) - English
Senior Backend Engineer - Low Latency
Amsterdam, Netherlands - English
Senior Linux System Engineer
Amsterdam, Netherlands - English
Senior Software Engineer I - Product Eligibility
London, United Kingdom - English
Senior Java Engineer - Distributed Systems, Serverless - Elasticsearch
Switzerland - English
Senior Software Engineer - Digital Workplace
Remote (EMEA) - English
VP, Java Electronic Trading Engineer
London, United Kingdom - English
Senior AI Software Engineer (w/m/div.)
Linz, Austria - English (proficient)
Frequently Asked Questions
- There are currently 690 open Backend Engineer positions. This number updates daily as new roles are posted.
- We classify every job by its title and required tech stack into a specific role, so you see genuine Backend Engineer positions instead of a broad keyword match.