Remote backend engineer jobs in the United Kingdom

Remote backend engineering roles — APIs, services, and infrastructure at companies hiring globally. Remote roles open to applicants in the United Kingdom — companies hiring on UK contracts or comfortable with UK timezones.

41 jobs available

Kraken Digital Asset Exchange9 hours ago

Kraken Digital Asset Exchange

Principal Database Engineer

United Kingdom OnlyFull-timeBackend Engineer$161k – $358.9k/year

9 hours ago

Syngenta Group19 hours ago

Syngenta Group

Staff Software Engineer – Backend, Frontend

United Kingdom OnlyFull-timeBackend Engineer

19 hours ago

M-KOPA1 day ago

M-KOPA

Senior Backend Engineer II, III – Asset Sales

United Kingdom, +6 more countriesFull-timeBackend Engineer

1 day ago

Driftrock1 day ago

Driftrock

Senior Elixir Engineer

United Kingdom OnlyFull-timeBackend Engineer£60k – £80k/year

1 day ago

Kainos4 days ago

Kainos

Technical Architect, C#/.NET

United Kingdom OnlyFull-timeBackend Engineer

4 days ago

Grafana Labs4 days ago

Grafana Labs

Senior Full Stack Engineer, Database Observability, Grafana Cloud

United Kingdom, +3 more countriesFull-timeBackend Engineer£94k – £118k/year

4 days ago

NEC Software Solutions6 days ago

NEC Software Solutions

Technical Architect

United Kingdom OnlyFull-timeBackend Engineer

6 days ago

The Growth Foundation6 days ago

The Growth Foundation

Senior Backend Engineer

United Kingdom, +1 more countryFull-timeBackend Engineer£110k – £130k/year

6 days ago

Inviso6 days ago

Inviso

Backend Engineer – Platform

United Kingdom OnlyFull-timeBackend Engineer

6 days ago

Hard Rock DigitalNov 4

Hard Rock Digital

Senior Engineer – Database Infrastructure

United Kingdom, +1 more countryFull-timeBackend Engineer

Nov 4

FlosumNov 4

Flosum

Senior Node.js Developer

United Kingdom OnlyFull-timeBackend Engineer

Nov 4

FairmarkitNov 3

Fairmarkit

Technical Architect

United Kingdom OnlyFull-timeBackend Engineer£117.3k – £130k/year

Nov 3

SchemeServeNov 2

SchemeServe

Head of Backend

United Kingdom OnlyFull-timeBackend Engineer£60k – £65k/year

Nov 2

SchemeServeNov 2

SchemeServe

Principal Backend Engineer

United Kingdom OnlyFull-timeBackend Engineer£60k – £65k/year

Nov 2

Hard Rock DigitalOct 31

Hard Rock Digital

Principal Backend Engineer – Casino

United Kingdom OnlyFull-timeBackend Engineer

Oct 31

Hard Rock DigitalOct 31

Hard Rock Digital

Senior Backend Engineer – Quantitative Sports

United Kingdom, +1 more countryFull-timeBackend Engineer

Oct 31

InvestEngineOct 30

InvestEngine

Senior Backend Engineer, Portfolio Team – Python

United Kingdom OnlyFull-timeBackend Engineer

Oct 30

AffirmOct 30

Affirm

Senior Software Engineer, Backend – International

United Kingdom OnlyFull-timeBackend Engineer£120k – £168k/year

Oct 30

AveniOct 30

Aveni

Senior Software Engineer, Python

United Kingdom OnlyFull-timeBackend Engineer

Oct 30

GitLabOct 30

GitLab

Backend Engineer, Source Code – Repository Services, Ruby

United Kingdom OnlyFull-timeBackend Engineer

Oct 30

Temporal TechnologiesOct 29

Temporal Technologies

Senior Platform Architect

United Kingdom OnlyFull-timeBackend Engineer€64.4k – €84.5k/year

Oct 29

PlentificOct 29

Plentific

Senior Backend Engineer

United Kingdom, +6 more countriesFull-timeBackend Engineer

Oct 29

KainosOct 29

Kainos

Lead Data Technical Architect

United Kingdom OnlyFull-timeBackend Engineer

Oct 29

SataliaOct 28

Satalia

Senior Rust Developer – Staff Rust Developer

United Kingdom OnlyFull-timeBackend Engineer€67k – €80k/year

Oct 28

M-KOPAOct 27

M-KOPA

Senior Backend Engineer – Mobility

United Kingdom OnlyFull-timeBackend Engineer

Oct 27

What these roles pay

Median starting pay

$76k/ year

11 listings disclose pay

Half of these backend engineer listings in United Kingdom start between $76k and $149k. Figures are annual-USD starting salaries and vary with seniority, company, and location.

Top companies hiring in United Kingdom

GitLab3 open roles

Hard Rock Digital3 open roles

M-KOPA3 open roles

SchemeServe3 open roles

ElevenLabs2 open roles

InvestEngine2 open roles

Kainos2 open roles

Trigger.dev2 open roles

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Frequently asked questions

Are these remote backend engineer jobs in United Kingdom truly remote?: Yes. Every listing on Remotery is a fully-remote backend engineer role. We exclude hybrid and "remote within X miles of HQ" listings — if it's on the site, you can do the job from home.
What does pay look like for remote backend engineer jobs in United Kingdom?: Across the 11 backend engineer listings here that disclose pay, starting salaries range from about $76k to $149k, with a median near $76k (annual USD). Actual offers vary with seniority, company, and location — use the salary filter to focus on your range.
How often are new backend engineer listings added in United Kingdom?: New roles are added daily. The listing date is shown on every card and detail page so you can quickly identify the freshest postings.

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