Backend Developer Salary in London

Backend Developer jobs in London hiring now at vetted startups and product companies on Alion, updated daily. Average salary around $213,225/year. Compare remote, hybrid and on-site positions with relocation and visa sponsorship. Browse and apply today.

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Isomorphic Labs

isomorphiclabs.com
Isomorphic Labs is a London drug discovery company founded in 2021 as an Alphabet spin-out from Google DeepMind. It applies AlphaFold and successor models to design small molecules and understand protein interactions, aiming to compress preclinical timelines. The company has research collaborations with Eli Lilly and Novartis alongside its own internal pipeline.
isomorphiclabs.com • HQ: London, United Kingdom • Medical AI • Drug Discovery • Pharmaceuticals • Est. 2021
HQ: London, United Kingdom • Medical AI • Drug Discovery • Pharmaceuticals • Est. 2021
Open 475 daysVerified live · 9 hours ago 1 year ago

Software Engineer (TechOps), London

$82k – $185k per year (Estimated)Remote/Hybrid (London, United Kingdom)
Python
DevOps
CI/CD
Docker
GCP
Grafana
Helm
Kubernetes
Kustomize
Prometheus
Splunk
Terraform
GitHub
GitHub Actions
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Open 158 daysVerified live · 9 hours ago 6 months ago

Senior Software Engineer (Inference Platform), London

$95k – $173k per year (Estimated) • Senior • Remote/Hybrid (London, United Kingdom) • Senior
TPU
DevOps
GCP
Google GKE
Kubernetes
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PlanetScale

planetscale.com
PlanetScale offers the world’s fastest and most scalable cloud hosting for Vitess and Postgres.
planetscale.com • San Francisco • AI Infrastructure • Information Technology • Web Hosting
San Francisco • AI Infrastructure • Information Technology • Web Hosting
Open 403 daysTop 25% pay 1 year ago

Software Engineer - PlanetScale Vitess

$120k – $290k per year • Senior • 5+ years exp • Remote (EMEA) • Senior
C++
Go
Java
Python
Databases
MySQL
PostgreSQL
DevOps
AWS
Azure
GCP
Kubernetes
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Open 104 daysVerified live · 1 day ago 4 months ago

Software Engineer - PlanetScale Postgres

Senior • 5+ years exp • Remote (EMEA, United States) • Senior
Python
Ruby
Rust
Databases
PostgreSQL
DevOps
AWS
Azure
GCP
Kubernetes
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Top 25% payVerified live · 1 day ago 3 months ago

Software Engineer - Neki Orchestration

$120k – $290k per year • Senior • 5+ years expSan Francisco • Remote (EMEA, United States) • Senior
Go
Python
Ruby
Databases
MySQL
PostgreSQL
DevOps
AWS
Azure
GCP
Kubernetes
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Astronomer

astronomer.io
Astronomer is the commercial entity behind Apache Airflow, providing a managed platform designed to simplify how teams build, run, and scale complex data orchestration pipelines. Their solution offers enterprise-grade security, developer tooling, and expert support, allowing organizations to manage workflows seamlessly across hybrid and multi-cloud environments.
astronomer.io • HQ: New York, United States • Artificial Intelligence • Data & Analytics • Data Engineering
HQ: New York, United States • Artificial Intelligence • Data & Analytics • Data Engineering
Verified live · 1 day ago 2 months ago

Staff Software Engineer, Platform Infrastructure

$183k – $251k per year • Equity • Staff+ • Remote/Hybrid (London, United Kingdom, New York, United States) • Full-Time • Staff
Airflow
DevOps
AWS
Azure
GCP
Kubernetes
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Verified live · 1 day ago 2 months ago

Staff Software Engineer, Platform Infrastructure

$118k – $213k per year (Estimated) • Equity • Staff+ • Remote/Hybrid (New York, United States, London, United Kingdom) • Full-Time • Staff
Airflow
DevOps
AWS
Azure
GCP
Kubernetes
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Top 25% payVerified live · 1 day ago 2 months ago

Staff Software Engineer, Platform Infrastructure

$275k – $377k per year • Equity • Staff+ • Remote/Hybrid (New York, United States, London, United Kingdom) • Full-Time • Staff
Airflow
DevOps
AWS
Azure
GCP
Kubernetes
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Standard Bank Group

standardbank.com
Founded in 1862, Standard Bank Group is the largest financial services organization in Africa by total assets and market capitalisation. Headquartered in Johannesburg, South Africa, the institution operates an extensive network spanning sub-Saharan Africa alongside key international financial centers. The company provides a comprehensive suite of banking, wealth management, insurance, and investment solutions to individual, commercial, and corporate clients across the globe.
standardbank.com • London • Douglas • Johannesburg • Cape Town • Gaborone • Investment Banking • Financial Services • Banking
London • Douglas • Johannesburg • Cape Town • Gaborone • Investment Banking • Financial Services • Banking
2 months ago

Java Software Engineer

$80k – $180k per year (Estimated)London • Remote (United Kingdom) • Visa sponsorship • Master's Degree
Java
DevOps
CI/CD
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Luma AI

lumalabs.ai
Luma AI is an artificial intelligence company that specializes in building advanced 3D visual technology and generative AI tools. Founded in 2021, the company is best known for its realistic text-to-3D models, NeRF (Neural Radiance Fields) capture app, and its high-quality video generation model, Dream Machine. By enabling creators and developers to easily capture, generate, and edit photorealistic 3D assets and video, it aims to make next-generation digital media creation accessible to everyone.
lumalabs.ai • HQ: Palo Alto, United States • Artificial Intelligence • Generative Image • Generative Video • Est. 2021
HQ: Palo Alto, United States • Artificial Intelligence • Generative Image • Generative Video • Est. 2021
Verified live · 12 hours ago 2 months ago

Forward Deployed Engineer

$79k – $188k per year (Estimated) • Junior • 2+ years expRemote/Hybrid (London, United Kingdom) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Junior
Python
TypeScript
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Tailscale

tailscale.com
Tailscale is a technology company that provides a zero-config mesh VPN service designed to simplify secure networking for individuals and enterprises. Founded in 2019 by former Google engineers and headquartered in Toronto, Canada, the company builds its solution on the open-source WireGuard protocol to establish direct, end-to-end encrypted connections between devices. Its identity-driven platform eliminates the complexity of traditional networking infrastructure, allowing users to safely connect devices, multi-cloud workloads, and remote teams without managing firewall rules or port forwarding.
tailscale.com • Vancouver • Denver • San Francisco • Toronto • IT Infrastructure • Cybersecurity • VPN • Est. 2019
Vancouver • Denver • San Francisco • Toronto • IT Infrastructure • Cybersecurity • VPN • Est. 2019
Verified live · 3 hours ago 2 months ago

Software Engineer, AI Enablement

$141k – $234k per year (Estimated) • Equity • Senior • 5+ years exp • Remote (United States, Canada, United Kingdom) • PhD • Cofounder • Senior
Go
Python
Rust
AI/ML
Claude
Claude Code
LLM Guardrails
OpenAI Codex
DevOps
Platform Engineering
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Verified live · 3 hours ago 2 months ago

Software Engineer, AI Enablement

$102k – $199k per year (Estimated) • Equity • Senior • 5+ years exp • Remote (Canada, United Kingdom, United States) • PhD • Cofounder • Senior
Go
Python
Rust
AI/ML
Claude
Claude Code
LLM Guardrails
OpenAI Codex
DevOps
Platform Engineering
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Verified live · 3 hours ago 2 months ago

Software Engineer, AI Enablement

$89k – $169k per year (Estimated) • Equity • Senior • 5+ years exp • Remote (United Kingdom, United States, Canada) • PhD • Cofounder • Senior
Go
Python
Rust
AI/ML
Claude
Claude Code
LLM Guardrails
OpenAI Codex
DevOps
Platform Engineering
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Elyos AI

elyos.ai
Elyos AI builds AI agents for trade and field service businesses. Handle calls, book jobs, confirm appointments, and grow — all without adding headcount. Works with Simpro, ServiceTitan, JobLogic and more.
elyos.ai • London • Technical Support • Artificial Intelligence • AI Agents
London • Technical Support • Artificial Intelligence • AI Agents
Verified live · 4 hours ago 2 months ago

Founding Engineer

$83k – $187k per year (Estimated)In office (London, United Kingdom) • Full-Time
Python
TypeScript
AI/ML
AI Agents
Edge AI
Together AI
DevOps
Kubernetes
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Open 221 dayVerified live · 4 hours ago 8 months ago

Staff Software Engineer

$135k – $293k per year (Estimated) • Staff+ • In office (London, United Kingdom) • Full-Time • Staff
Python
TypeScript
AI/ML
AI Agents
Edge AI
Together AI
DevOps
Kubernetes
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Myedspace

myedspace.com
We're on a mission to make a world-class education truly accessible to all. Expert teachers, unbeatable value — now helping US students get ahead.
myedspace.com • London • Education • EdTech Platforms
London • Education • EdTech Platforms
Verified live · 1 day ago 2 months ago

Senior Full-Stack Engineer

$87k – $165k per year (Estimated) • Senior • Remote (United Kingdom) • Full-Time • Senior
Java
Node JS
PHP
TypeScript
JavaScript
Frontend
React.js
DevOps
AWS
CI/CD
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Verified live · 1 day ago 2 months ago

Senior Full-Stack Engineer

$66k – $188k per year (Estimated) • Senior • Remote (EU, Europe) • Full-Time • Senior
Java
Node JS
PHP
TypeScript
JavaScript
Frontend
React.js
DevOps
AWS
CI/CD
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Hugging Face

huggingface.co
Hugging Face is an American company, founded in 2016 and headquartered in New York, that runs the largest open platform for sharing machine learning models, datasets and demonstration applications. Its Hub hosts more than a million public models and is often described as the GitHub of machine learning, while its open-source libraries such as Transformers, Diffusers and Datasets are standard tools in research and production pipelines. The company earns revenue from paid Hub features, managed inference endpoints and enterprise deployments, and works with cloud and chip vendors to make open models easy to run anywhere.
huggingface.co • HQ: New York, United States • Software • MLOps • Machine Learning • LLM & Generative AI • Artificial Intelligence • 201-500 employees • Est. 2016
HQ: New York, United States • Software • MLOps • Machine Learning • LLM & Generative AI • Artificial Intelligence • 201-500 employees • Est. 2016
Verified live · 2 days ago 2 months ago

Low-level Senior Software Engineer, Xet Storage - EMEA Remote

$53k – $102k per year (Estimated) • Senior • Paris • Remote (EMEA) • Master's Degree • Full-Time • Senior
C++
Go
Python
Rust
TypeScript
AI/ML
Gradio
Hugging Face
DevOps
GitHub
AWS
Azure
GCP
Kubernetes
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Boldin

boldin.com
Boldin (formerly known as NewRetirement) is a financial technology company providing a collaborative financial planning and retirement modeling SaaS platform. Designed to bridge the gap between simple retirement calculators and traditional wealth management firms, the software delivers comprehensive accumulation and decumulation scenario planning for individual investors. Its proprietary modeling engine enables users to run Monte Carlo simulations, aggregate net worth data, optimize tax and Roth conversion strategies, analyze Social Security timing, and forecast healthcare and real estate costs.
boldin.com • Personal Finance • Wealth Management • Financial Services
Personal Finance • Wealth Management • Financial Services
Verified live · 11 hours ago 2 months ago

Full Stack Engineer

$67k – $191k per year (Estimated) • Middle • 4+ years exp • Remote • Full-Time • Middle
Ruby
TypeScript
JavaScript
Ruby
Ruby on Rails
Sidekiq
Databases
PostgreSQL
Frontend
React.js
Material UI
Redux
SWR
Yarn
DevOps
AWS
Marketing
ActiveCampaign
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Auterion

auterion.com
Auterion is a Swiss company founded in 2017 that builds an open operating system for drones and robotic vehicles. Its software is derived from the PX4 open source autopilot and powers fleets for defence, government and enterprise users. The company works closely with NATO members and American defence programmes.
auterion.com • HQ: Zurich, Switzerland • Robotics AI • Robotics • Artificial Intelligence • Est. 2017
HQ: Zurich, Switzerland • Robotics AI • Robotics • Artificial Intelligence • Est. 2017
Open 96 daysVerified live · 11 hours ago 4 months ago

Forward Deployed Engineer

$82k – $184k per year (Estimated) • Equity • In office (London, United Kingdom)
C++
DevOps
Docker
Robotics
ArduPilot
MAVLink
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Mimica

mimica.ai
Mimica watches you work and learns to automate your most repetitive tasks. Its research and tech are backed by Entrepreneur First, Europe's most successful accelerator and seed fund.
mimica.ai • HQ: London, United Kingdom • AI Agents • Software • Business Process Automation (BPA) • 201-500 employees
HQ: London, United Kingdom • AI Agents • Software • Business Process Automation (BPA) • 201-500 employees
Verified live · 1 day ago 2 months ago

Staff/Senior Backend Engineer (Node.js)

$128k – $212k per year (Estimated) • Equity • Staff+ • 8+ years expDublinTorontoLondonAmsterdamWarsaw • Remote (United Kingdom, Germany, Brazil, Canada, Czech Republic) • Full-Time • Staff
JavaScript
Node JS
TypeScript
Databases
PostgreSQL
DevOps
Docker
Kubernetes
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Open 159 daysVerified live · 1 day ago 6 months ago

Staff/Lead Fullstack Engineer (Frontend-focused)

$95k – $191k per year (Estimated) • Equity • Lead • 8+ years expBuenos AiresBerlinAmsterdamPragueBarcelona • Remote (Germany, United Kingdom, Argentina, Brazil, Czech Republic) • Full-Time • Staff • English: C1
JavaScript
AI/ML
LLM
AI Agents
Frontend
React.js
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Open 224 daysVerified live · 1 day ago 8 months ago

Staff/Lead Python Engineer (FastAPI, Orchestration)

$96k – $194k per year (Estimated) • Equity • Lead • 8+ years expBerlinLondonAmsterdamWarsawStockholm • Remote (United Kingdom, Germany, Brazil, Canada, Czech Republic) • Full-Time • Staff • English: C1
Python
AI/ML
LLM
AI Agents
DevOps
Grafana
Loki
Prometheus
GCP
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Hudl

hudl.com
Hudl is a sports performance analysis company headquartered in Lincoln, Nebraska, and founded in 2006. The company provides video capture hardware, cloud video review, statistics, and analytics tools that let coaches and athletes study games and training sessions. Its products are used by more than 200,000 teams worldwide, from youth and high school programs to professional clubs and national federations.
hudl.com • HQ: Lincoln, United States • Fan Engagement • Video & Image Processing Software • Software • Athlete Training • Sports Analytics • Sports • Est. 2006
HQ: Lincoln, United States • Fan Engagement • Video & Image Processing Software • Software • Athlete Training • Sports Analytics • Sports • Est. 2006
Open 105 daysVerified live · 1 day ago 4 months ago

Senior Software Engineer - Core Video & Data

$93k – $168k per year (Estimated) • Senior • Remote/Hybrid (London, United Kingdom) • Senior
C#
Frontend
GraphQL
DevOps
CI/CD
AWS
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Open 521 dayVerified live · 1 day ago 1 year ago

Lead Software Engineer

$93k – $187k per year (Estimated) • Lead • London • Remote (United Kingdom) • Staff
C#
TypeScript
Frontend
GraphQL
DevOps
CI/CD
AWS
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Flow Traders

flowtraders.com
Flow Traders is a Dutch trading firm founded in 2004 and listed on Euronext Amsterdam. It specialises in exchange traded products and builds its own pricing, risk and execution technology. The company is one of the largest liquidity providers in European exchange traded funds.
flowtraders.com • HQ: Amsterdam, Netherlands • Est. 2004
HQ: Amsterdam, Netherlands • Est. 2004
Verified live · 1 day ago 3 months ago

Senior Software Engineer, C++

$62k – $151k per year (Estimated) • Senior • 5+ years expIn office (London, United Kingdom) • Bachelor's Degree • Internship • Senior
C++
Python
Rust
TypeScript
DevOps
WebSockets
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Edenred

edenred.mx
Edenred México ofrece soluciones en tarjetas de despensa, regalo, restaurante, tarjetas de gasolina y tarjetas de pagos empresariales.
edenred.mx • Montrouge • Taipei • Mexico City • São Paulo • Porto Alegre • 5000+ employees
Montrouge • Taipei • Mexico City • São Paulo • Porto Alegre • 5000+ employees
Verified live · 6 hours ago 2 months ago

Software Engineer

$78k – $175k per year (Estimated)In office (London, United Kingdom) • Full-Time
JavaScript
SQL
Java
Java
Hibernate
Spring Boot
Maven
Mobile
JUnit
DevOps
AWS
Git
Jenkins
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Verified live · 6 hours ago 2 months ago

Software Engineer

up to $88k per year • Remote/Hybrid (London, United Kingdom) • Full-Time
Java
Kotlin
Java
Hibernate
Spring Boot
Apache Tomcat
Maven
Kotlin
Mockito
Databases
PostgreSQL
Mobile
JUnit
Clean Architecture
DevOps
AWS
Docker
Git
Jenkins
Amazon ECS
Management
Jira
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I Am Here

iamheretribe.com
I Am Here is part of the Pulse Learning Group and provides evidence-based mental health and wellbeing solutions aimed at improving employee health, productivity, and engagement. As the partner of choice for businesses seeking to create safe and productive teams, I Am Here delivers solutions that are easy to use, measurable, and effective. The program encourages the use of Employee Assistance Programs and helps cultivate mentally healthy workplaces through compassionate connections and conversations.
iamheretribe.com • Toronto • Wellness Programs • Health Care • Mental Health
Toronto • Wellness Programs • Health Care • Mental Health
Verified live · 7 min ago 2 months ago

Software Developer – Cloud Solutions

$68k – $191k per year (Estimated) • Middle • 3+ years exp • Remote (EMEA, United States, Canada) • Bachelor's Degree • Contractor • Middle
C#
C++
Go
Java
Python
Rust
SQL
TypeScript
AI/ML
AI Agents
DevOps
AWS
CI/CD
CloudFormation
Docker
Kubernetes
Terraform
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Appzen

appzen.com
AppZen builds agentic AI agents for accounts payable and expense management. Purpose-built for finance, trained on $50B+ in enterprise spend, fully auditable.
appzen.com • Pune • San Jose • Atlanta • London • Phoenix • AI Agents • Financial Services • Artificial Intelligence
Pune • San Jose • Atlanta • London • Phoenix • AI Agents • Financial Services • Artificial Intelligence
$90k – $220k per year (Estimated) • Senior • 5+ years exp • Remote (United Kingdom, United States, India) • Relocation • Visa sponsorship • Bachelor's Degree • Senior
Go
SQL
JavaScript
Python
Databases
Oracle
DevOps
Git
AWS
Azure
CI/CD
Docker
GCP
Kubernetes
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Happl

happl.com
Happl is a Global Employee Benefits provider that uses powerful automations and AI to reduce admin and ensure compliance, all year round. Happl hosts all your Benefits in one place, and our team is able to manage and broker insurance for your business.
happl.com • London • Professional Services • Human Resources
London • Professional Services • Human Resources
$93k – $169k per year (Estimated) • Senior • 4+ years expRemote/Hybrid (London, United Kingdom) • Visa sponsorship • Bachelor's Degree • Senior
Go
SQL
TypeScript
Databases
PostgreSQL
AI/ML
ChatGPT
Claude
DevOps
CI/CD
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Open 194 daysVerified live · 8 hours ago 7 months ago

Backend Engineer

$63k – $146k per year (Estimated) • Middle • 3+ years expRemote/Hybrid (London, United Kingdom) • Full-Time • Middle
Go
SQL
TypeScript
Databases
PostgreSQL
AI/ML
ChatGPT
Claude
DevOps
CI/CD
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Shieldpay

shieldpay.com
Shieldpay is a London company founded in 2016 that provides digital escrow and payment services for complex transactions. Law firms, corporate finance advisers and marketplaces use it to hold and distribute funds during deals and settlements. The company automates the verification and payout work that traditionally ran through client accounts.
shieldpay.com • HQ: London, United Kingdom • Financial Services • Legal Services • Professional Services • Est. 2016
HQ: London, United Kingdom • Financial Services • Legal Services • Professional Services • Est. 2016
Verified live · 3 hours ago 2 months ago

Senior Software Engineer

$88k – $159k per year (Estimated) • Senior • Remote/Hybrid (London, United Kingdom) • Full-Time • Senior
C#
JavaScript
SQL
TypeScript
C#
ASP.NET Core
Entity Framework Core
Frontend
JQuery
Mobile
Dependency Injection
DevOps
AWS
AWS Lambda
Analytics
ETL/ELT
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Scarlet

scarlet.com
We pull medical technology from the future to solve human health. Authorised by governments around the world to assess medical AI, we remove unnecessary delays from every regulatory approval we do so patients get devices from the future, today.
scarlet.com • London • New York • Boston • Broadband • Telecommunications
London • New York • Boston • Broadband • Telecommunications
Verified live · 1 day ago 2 months ago

Software Safety Engineer

$102k – $115k per year • Junior • 2+ years expIn office (London, United Kingdom) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Middle
Embeddings
Fine-tuning
RAG
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Backend Developer Salary in London
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How many Backend Developer jobs in London are available on Alion?
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What salary do Backend Developer jobs in London pay?
The average salary is around $213,225 per year based on the current listings.
Are remote options available for Backend Developer jobs in London?
Yes, many of these roles offer remote or hybrid work, and you can filter listings by remote, relocation and visa sponsorship.
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