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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Senseon

senseon.io
Senseon is a London cybersecurity company founded in 2017 that correlates signals from endpoints, network and cloud into single investigations. Its approach aims to reduce alert fatigue for teams that cannot staff a full security operations centre. The company serves mid-sized organisations across Britain and Europe.
senseon.io • HQ: London, United Kingdom • Data & Analytics • Artificial Intelligence • Cybersecurity • Est. 2017
HQ: London, United Kingdom • Data & Analytics • Artificial Intelligence • Cybersecurity • Est. 2017
Open 180 daysVerified live · 1 day ago 6 months ago

Go-to-Market Engineer (AI-first GTM Engineering)

$81k – $182k per year (Estimated) • Remote (United Kingdom, South Africa) • Full-Time
Python
AI/ML
Claude
Claude Code
AI Agents
LLM Guardrails
OpenAI Codex
DevOps
CI/CD
GitHub Actions
GitHub
IAM
Cybersecurity
Least Privilege
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9fin

9fin.com
9fin is a financial technology company headquartered in London, United Kingdom, and was founded in 2016. The company provides an AI-powered intelligence platform for the debt capital markets, offering real-time news, data, and analytics on leveraged finance, private credit, and distressed debt. It serves global investment banks, asset managers, hedge funds, and law firms, operating primarily in the European and North American financial markets.
9fin.com • HQ: London, United Kingdom • Asset Management • Investment Banking • Analytics Platforms • Financial AI • Artificial Intelligence • Capital Markets • Financial Services • Data & Analytics • Est. 2016
HQ: London, United Kingdom • Asset Management • Investment Banking • Analytics Platforms • Financial AI • Artificial Intelligence • Capital Markets • Financial Services • Data & Analytics • Est. 2016
Open 185 daysVerified live · 1 day ago 7 months ago

Senior Backend Engineer

$93k – $168k per year (Estimated) • Equity • Senior • In office (London, United Kingdom) • Full-Time • Senior
Python
SQL
Python
FastAPI
Flask
Pydantic
Databases
PostgreSQL
DevOps
AWS
Docker
Amazon ECS
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Open 216 daysVerified live · 1 day ago 8 months ago

Backend Engineer

$80k – $181k per year (Estimated)In office (London, United Kingdom) • Full-Time
Python
SQL
Python
FastAPI
Flask
Databases
PostgreSQL
DevOps
AWS
Docker
Amazon ECS
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Watershed

watershed.com
Watershed provides detailed, audit-ready sustainability data that enables companies to confidently disclose and actively use in their decarbonization efforts, powering top-tier sustainability programs at leading global companies.
watershed.com • HQ: San Francisco, United States • Audit • Financial Services • Artificial Intelligence
HQ: San Francisco, United States • Audit • Financial Services • Artificial Intelligence
Verified live · 11 hours ago 7 months ago

Software engineer, AI product

$72k – $167k per year (Estimated) • Middle • 3+ years expIn office (London, United Kingdom) • Full-Time • Middle
Node JS
JavaScript
AI/ML
Embeddings
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Verified live · 11 hours ago 1 year ago

Staff software engineer, AI product

$151k – $327k per year (Estimated) • Staff+ • 5+ years expRemote/Hybrid (London, United Kingdom) • Full-Time • Staff
Embeddings
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Upvest

upvest.co
Upvest is a Berlin company founded in 2017 that provides investment infrastructure through interfaces. Its platform handles brokerage, custody and settlement so fintechs and banks can offer investing without becoming brokers themselves. The company holds a securities licence and serves large European neobanks.
upvest.co • HQ: Berlin, Germany • Blockchain & Crypto • Wealth Management • Financial Services • 201-500 employees • Est. 2017
HQ: Berlin, Germany • Blockchain & Crypto • Wealth Management • Financial Services • 201-500 employees • Est. 2017
Open 187 daysVerified live · 10 min ago 7 months ago

Senior Software Engineer (f/m/d)

$77k – $154k per year (Estimated) • Senior • Remote/Hybrid (Berlin, Germany, London, United Kingdom, Tallinn, Estonia) • Full-Time • Senior
Go
Databases
Apache Kafka
PostgreSQL
DevOps
Docker
Kubernetes
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Zopa

zopa.com
Open a Zopa bank account with cashback and interest. Plus easy-to-use loans, credit cards, savings and more, all in one simple, secure app.
zopa.com • London • Manchester • Professional Services • Financial Services • Banking • Est. 2004
London • Manchester • Professional Services • Financial Services • Banking • Est. 2004
Open 193 daysVerified live · 9 hours ago 7 months ago

Senior C# Software Engineer – London

$91k – $164k per year (Estimated) • Senior • Remote/Hybrid (London, United Kingdom) • Full-Time • Senior
C#
Kotlin
C#
.NET
Databases
Amazon Aurora
Apache Kafka
PostgreSQL
DevOps
AWS
Docker
Kubernetes
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Open 381 dayVerified live · 9 hours ago 1 year ago

Senior Java/Kotlin Software Engineer - London

$94k – $170k per year (Estimated) • Senior • Remote/Hybrid (London, United Kingdom) • Full-Time • Senior
Kotlin
Databases
Amazon Aurora
Apache Kafka
PostgreSQL
DevOps
AWS
Docker
Kubernetes
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Open 782 daysVerified live · 9 hours ago 2 years ago

Java/Kotlin Software Engineer - London

$81k – $183k per year (Estimated)Remote/Hybrid (London, United Kingdom) • Full-Time
Kotlin
Databases
Amazon Aurora
Apache Kafka
PostgreSQL
DevOps
AWS
Docker
Kubernetes
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Langfuse

langfuse.com
Trace, evaluate, and improve AI agents with one open platform. Use production data to understand behavior, collaborate on fixes, and ship better quality at lower cost and latency.
langfuse.com • San Francisco • Berlin • Zurich • Munich • Paris • LLM & Generative AI • Artificial Intelligence • AI Agents • 11-50 employees • Est. 2022
San Francisco • Berlin • Zurich • Munich • Paris • LLM & Generative AI • Artificial Intelligence • AI Agents • 11-50 employees • Est. 2022
Open 194 daysVerified live · 1 day ago 7 months ago

Senior Software Engineer (SDK)

$105k – $186k per year • Senior • In office (Zurich, Switzerland, Munich, Berlin, Germany, Paris, France, London, United Kingdom) • Full-Time • Senior
Go
Java
Python
TypeScript
JavaScript
Python
Pydantic
Databases
ClickHouse
PostgreSQL
Redis
AI/ML
CrewAI
LangChain
Langfuse
LlamaIndex
LLM
OpenAI SDK
Pydantic AI
AWS Bedrock AgentCore
LiveKit
OpenAI
Frontend
React.js
Next.js
DevOps
Datadog
Docker
OpenTelemetry
Vercel
GitHub
Amazon S3
Management
Linear
Slack
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Open 194 daysVerified live · 1 day ago 7 months ago

Senior Backend Engineer (Data Infrastructure)

$105k – $186k per year • Senior • In office (Zurich, Switzerland, Munich, Berlin, Germany, Paris, France, London, United Kingdom) • Full-Time • Senior
JavaScript
SQL
TypeScript
Databases
ClickHouse
PostgreSQL
Redis
AI/ML
Langfuse
LLM
Frontend
React.js
Next.js
DevOps
Datadog
Docker
Docker Compose
Amazon S3
GitHub
Management
Linear
Slack
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Dubber

dubber.net
Welcome to Dubber, the world’s leader in conversation capture and intelligence Already embedded in many networks and unified communication solutions globally, Dubber enables any organisation to unlock rich insights from conversations across multiple channels.
dubber.net • Melbourne • London • Data & Analytics • Speech & Audio AI • Artificial Intelligence
Melbourne • London • Data & Analytics • Speech & Audio AI • Artificial Intelligence
Open 196 daysVerified live · 2 days ago 7 months ago

Senior Software Engineer - Telephony

$94k – $171k per year (Estimated) • Senior • In office (London, United Kingdom) • Senior
C++
AI/ML
Edge AI
DevOps
AWS
Azure
Docker
GCP
Kubernetes
Terraform
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Plum

plumhq.com
Plum is an insurtech and employee health benefits platform based in India. Founded in 2019, the company provides automated group health insurance, corporate wellness plans, and commercial business insurance tailored for startups, SMEs, and large enterprises.
plumhq.com • HQ: London, United Kingdom • Digital Health • Health Care • Insurance • Est. 2019
HQ: London, United Kingdom • Digital Health • Health Care • Insurance • Est. 2019
Open 201 dayVerified live · 1 day ago 7 months ago

Senior Backend Engineer

$88k – $167k per year (Estimated) • Equity • Senior • 5+ years expLondon • Remote (Cyprus, United Kingdom) • Full-Time • Senior
Python
Java
Kotlin
Python
FastAPI
Java
Spring Boot
Databases
Google BigQuery
PostgreSQL
RabbitMQ
DevOps
Datadog
GCP
Grafana
Kubernetes
Prometheus
Terraform
QA
Sentry
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Cognition

cognition.com
Cognition is an applied artificial intelligence lab founded in 2023 that created Devin, an autonomous software engineering agent able to plan, write and debug code across a full repository. The company drew attention for demonstrating long-horizon coding work rather than single-file completion, and it sells Devin to engineering organisations. In 2025 it acquired the Windsurf coding assistant team and product, broadening its developer tooling.
cognition.com • HQ: San Francisco, United States • Home Healthcare • Artificial Intelligence
HQ: San Francisco, United States • Home Healthcare • Artificial Intelligence
Open 201 dayVerified live · 3 hours ago 7 months ago

Partner Deployed Engineer - Europe

$82k – $185k per year (Estimated)Remote/Hybrid (London, United Kingdom) • Full-Time
Python
TypeScript
AI/ML
Cursor
Windsurf
Devin
Scale AI
DevOps
CI/CD
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Open 341 dayVerified live · 3 hours ago 12 months ago

Deployed Engineer - Europe

$83k – $186k per year (Estimated)Remote/Hybrid (London, United Kingdom) • Full-Time
Python
TypeScript
AI/ML
Cursor
Windsurf
Devin
Scale AI
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OpenProject.org

openproject.org
Achieve great things together We empower project teams to achieve great things together for the good of society. OpenProject is targeted at organizations that want to positively impact the world.
openproject.org • Financial Services • Software • Project Management
Financial Services • Software • Project Management
Open 206 daysVerified live · 1 day ago 7 months ago

Senior Ruby on Rails Developer

$89k – $217k per year (Estimated) • Senior • Remote • PhD • Full-Time • Senior • German • English
JavaScript
Ruby
TypeScript
Ruby
Ruby on Rails
Stimulus
Frontend
Angular
React.js
DevOps
CI/CD
GitHub
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Abtrace

abtrace.com
Abtrace is a health tech company based in London, with a team of doctors, researchers, developers and data scientists that bring together software engineering, machine learning expertise and medical experience to build clinical algorithms to support primary care clinicians. The team is dedicated to creating digital health software to deliver Population Health interventions individualized to patients. This involves the continuous scanning of the entire health record of a patient to detect signals of deterioration, early onset of new disease and opportunities for preventative interventions.
abtrace.com • Porto • London
Porto • London
Open 220 daysVerified live · 1 day ago 8 months ago

Senior Software Engineer

$95k – $171k per year (Estimated) • Senior • 3+ years expRemote/Hybrid (London, United Kingdom) • Full-Time • Senior
Python
TypeScript
DevOps
AWS
Chips/EDA
PoC Library
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Junior AI

junior.ai
Junior AI is an artificial intelligence startup that develops specialized AI-powered coding and workflow tools designed to assist engineering teams. The platform automates repetitive software development tasks, such as code generation, bug fixing, and pull request reviews, acting as a virtual junior developer for product teams. By accelerating routine engineering workflows, it enables human developers to focus on higher-level system architecture and strategic problem-solving.
junior.ai • London • New York • Hardware • Embedded Systems • Security Compliance • Cybersecurity • 51-200 employees
London • New York • Hardware • Embedded Systems • Security Compliance • Cybersecurity • 51-200 employees
Verified live · 10 hours ago 8 months ago

Senior Backend Engineer

$149k – $190k per year • Senior • In office (London, United Kingdom) • Visa sponsorship • Full-Time • Senior
Python
TypeScript
JavaScript
Databases
PostgreSQL
AI/ML
LLM
Together AI
AI Agents
Embeddings
Frontend
Next.js
React.js
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Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) is one of Japan's largest financial services holding companies and one of the premier global banking groups. The enterprise provides a broad range of services, including commercial banking, trust banking, securities, credit cards, and asset management to retail, corporate, and institutional clients.
mufg.jp • HQ: Tokyo, Japan • Asset Management • Financial Services • Banking • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 1900
HQ: Tokyo, Japan • Asset Management • Financial Services • Banking • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 1900
Open 224 daysVerified live · 2 hours ago 8 months ago

Vice President, AWS Cloud Technical Lead

$61k – $169k per year (Estimated) • Executive • In office (London, United Kingdom) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Staff
PowerShell
Python
DevOps
Amazon EC2
AWS
AWS Lambda
Azure
Azure DevOps
Bicep
CI/CD
CloudFormation
Git
GitHub Actions
Rest API
Terraform
Amazon S3
GitHub
IAM
Cybersecurity
Least Privilege
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LangChain

langchain.com
LangChain is an AI technology company that provides open-source frameworks and developer tools for building applications powered by large language models and AI agents. Its ecosystem includes LangChain for agent development, LangGraph for workflow orchestration, and LangSmith for testing, monitoring, evaluation, and deployment. The platform helps developers and enterprises create reliable generative AI applications by connecting models, tools, data sources, and business workflows.
langchain.com • HQ: San Francisco, United States • AI Agents • Artificial Intelligence • LLM & Generative AI
HQ: San Francisco, United States • AI Agents • Artificial Intelligence • LLM & Generative AI
Open 225 daysVerified live · 5 hours ago 8 months ago

Deployed Engineer (UK)

$74k – $173k per year (Estimated) • Middle • 3+ years expIn office (London, United Kingdom) • Full-Time • Middle
JavaScript
Python
AI/ML
AI Agents
LangChain
LangGraph
LangSmith
LLM
LLM Guardrails
DevOps
Cloudflare
AWS
Azure
GCP
Kubernetes
Management
Monday.com
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Ergonia

ergonia.io
You own quality and test automation at Cashen. You will build the QA infrastructure from the ground up - automated test suites, CI integration, regression coverage, and release validation - for a platform where bugs have financial consequences. A missed edge case in a deal state transition or an interest accrual rounding error doesn't just degrade UX - it moves money incorrectly between institutional counterparties.
ergonia.io • London • FinTech • Software • Quality Assurance
London • FinTech • Software • Quality Assurance
Open 230 daysVerified live · 1 day ago 8 months ago

Solana PERP DEX: Superis Labs - Software Engineer, Backend

$86k – $194k per year (Estimated) • Middle • 3+ years expLondon • Remote (United Kingdom) • Full-Time • Middle
Rust
Web3
DeFi
Smart Contracts
Solana
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Bauermedia

bauermedia.com
At Bauer Media Group our purpose is to enrich everyday life by creating content that matters to millions of people across Europe.
bauermedia.com • London • Liverpool • Manchester • Woking • Leeds • Digital Media • Broadcasting • Media & Entertainment
London • Liverpool • Manchester • Woking • Leeds • Digital Media • Broadcasting • Media & Entertainment
Verified live · 5 hours ago 8 months ago

Lead Software Engineer

$94k – $189k per year (Estimated) • Lead • In office (London, United Kingdom) • Staff
Node JS
TypeScript
JavaScript
SQL
Databases
PostgreSQL
Frontend
React.js
DevOps
AWS
CI/CD
Grafana
Jenkins
Kubernetes
Terraform
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Paddle

paddle.com
Paddle is a London company founded in 2012 that acts as merchant of record for software businesses. It handles checkout, subscription billing, sales tax and compliance worldwide so developers do not have to register in each jurisdiction. The company serves thousands of software as a service and digital product companies globally.
paddle.com • HQ: London, United Kingdom • Cloud Computing • Est. 2012
HQ: London, United Kingdom • Cloud Computing • Est. 2012
Open 256 daysVerified live · 2 hours ago 9 months ago

Senior Software Engineer - Go

$90k – $172k per year (Estimated) • Senior • Remote (United Kingdom, Ireland, Portugal) • Full-Time • Senior
Go
DevOps
AWS
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Flying Bisons

flyingbisons.com
Flying Bisons is a strategic design and implementation firm that provides digital consulting services focused on creating and improving online products and user experiences. The company offers expertise in areas such as digital strategy, research, design, and end to end delivery for organizations undergoing digital transformation.
flyingbisons.com • Warsaw • Professional Services • Design & Creative • UI/UX Design
Warsaw • Professional Services • Design & Creative • UI/UX Design
Open 299 days 10 months ago

Freelance Backend Developer

$28k – $71k per year (Estimated) • Junior • 2+ years exp • Remote (Europe) • Freelance • Junior • English: B2
PHP
SQL
PHP
Symfony
PHPUnit
DevOps
Docker
Git
CI/CD
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Metabase

metabase.com
Metabase is an open source Business Intelligence and Embedded Analytics tool. Connect to your data stack in 5 minutes to make queries, visualizations, and dashboards easy for everyone—no SQL required.
metabase.com • LLM & Generative AI • Information Technology • Data & Analytics • 51-200 employees • Est. 2015
LLM & Generative AI • Information Technology • Data & Analytics • 51-200 employees • Est. 2015
Open 312 daysVerified live · 7 hours ago 11 months ago

Success Engineer (EU)

$63k – $151k per year (Estimated) • Middle • 3+ years exp • Remote (EU, United Kingdom) • Full-Time • Middle
SQL
DevOps
AWS
Docker
GCP
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Trig

triginc.org
We are a sales, marketing, and management team striving and working harder each and every day to become the best versions of ourselves individually and as a team. Our focus and concentration right now in the Columbus area is the energy industry. ...
triginc.org • London • Dublin • Energy & Utilities • Advertising • Sales & Marketing
London • Dublin • Energy & Utilities • Advertising • Sales & Marketing
Open 334 daysVerified live · 1 day ago 12 months ago

Forward Deployed Engineer

$62k – $145k per year (Estimated) • Middle • 3+ years expRemote/Hybrid (London, United Kingdom) • Full-Time • Middle
Python
Databases
Databricks
DynamoDB
OpenSearch
PostgreSQL
Snowflake
AI/ML
Edge AI
DevOps
AWS
Azure
GCP
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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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