Updated Aug 31, 2026

Backend Developer Salary in United Kingdom

Backend Developer jobs in United Kingdom hiring now at vetted startups and product companies on Alion, updated daily. Average salary around $190,923/year. Compare remote, hybrid and on-site positions with relocation and visa sponsorship. Browse and apply today.

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1 333
Companies
479
Salary range
$92K – $385K
Average salary
$198K

Salary range

Seniority Jobs 25% Median 75%
Junior 12 $81K $108K $122K
Middle 23 $98K $141K $190K
Senior 133 $149K $180K $230K
Staff 43 $176K $230K $345K
Lead 16 $108K $156K $203K
All levels 288 $124K $176K $244K

Based only on the listings that state pay. Gross annual amounts, converted to USD so roles in different currencies stay comparable.

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Stripe

stripe.com
Stripe is an American-Irish multinational financial infrastructure and SaaS company dual-headquartered in South San Francisco, California, and Dublin, Ireland. Founded in 2010 by brothers Patrick and John Collison, the firm provides developer-centric payment processing software and APIs for internet businesses.
stripe.com • HQ: San Francisco, United States • Commerce • Artificial Intelligence • Blockchain & Crypto • Financial Services • FinTech • Payments • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 2010
HQ: San Francisco, United States • Commerce • Artificial Intelligence • Blockchain & Crypto • Financial Services • FinTech • Payments • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 2010
Verified live · 15 min ago 5 hours ago

Software Engineer, New Grad

$65k – $155k per year (Estimated) • Junior • In office (London, United Kingdom) • Bachelor's Degree • Internship • Junior
Go
JavaScript
Ruby
Scala
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Verified live · 15 min ago 5 hours ago

Software Engineer, Intern

Intern • 1+ year expIn office (London, United Kingdom) • Bachelor's Degree • Internship • Intern
Go
JavaScript
Ruby
Scala
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Open 312 daysVerified live · 15 min ago 11 months ago

Software Engineer, Money Movement

$154k – $332k per year (Estimated) • Staff+ • 12+ years expIn office (London, United Kingdom) • Internship • Principal
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OpenAI

openai.com
OpenAI is an American artificial intelligence research and deployment company founded in 2015 with the mission of ensuring that artificial general intelligence benefits all of humanity. It develops the GPT family of large language models and turns them into consumer and developer products, including the ChatGPT assistant, the Sora video model, the Codex coding agent and a commercial API used by millions of developers. Structured as a public benefit corporation controlled by a non-profit foundation, the company is backed by Microsoft and SoftBank and operates from San Francisco.
openai.com • HQ: San Francisco, United States • Multimodal AI • AI Agents • Artificial Intelligence • Machine Learning • LLM & Generative AI • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 2015
HQ: San Francisco, United States • Multimodal AI • AI Agents • Artificial Intelligence • Machine Learning • LLM & Generative AI • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 2015
Top 25% payVerified live · 1 hour ago 5 hours ago

Software Engineer, Integrity Foundations - London

$221k – $370k per year • Senior • 5+ years expIn office (London, United Kingdom) • Full-Time • Senior
OpenAI
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Verified live · 1 hour ago 2 months ago

Software Engineer, Model Deployment- ChatGPT Engineering

$162k – $293k per year (Estimated) • Senior • 5+ years expRemote/Hybrid (London, United Kingdom) • Full-Time • Senior
C++
Go
Python
Rust
AI/ML
ChatGPT
OpenAI
DevOps
Platform Engineering
SRE
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Top 25% payVerified live · 1 hour ago 17 days ago

Software Engineer, Compute Infrastructure

$230k – $405k per year • Remote/Hybrid (San Francisco, New York, Seattle, United States, London, United Kingdom) • Full-Time
AI Agents
NCCL
OpenAI
DevOps
Kubernetes
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IFS

ifs.com
IFS (Industrial and Financial Systems) is a global enterprise software company that provides cloud-based applications and Industrial AI solutions for asset- and service-intensive industries. Originally founded in Sweden in 1983, the firm specializes in Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Enterprise Asset Management (EAM), and Field Service Management (FSM) software. Its flagship platform, IFS Cloud, enables organizations in sectors like manufacturing, aerospace and defense, construction, and energy to optimize operations, maintain complex infrastructure, and streamline field service delivery.
ifs.com • HQ: Linköping, Sweden • Artificial Intelligence • Software • Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) • 5000+ employees • Est. 1983
HQ: Linköping, Sweden • Artificial Intelligence • Software • Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) • 5000+ employees • Est. 1983
Verified live · 1 hour ago 6 hours ago

Forward Deployed Engineer | IFS Copperleaf

$102k – $149k per year • Remote/Hybrid (Staines-upon-Thames, United Kingdom) • Full-Time • Senior • English
Python
SQL
TypeScript
JavaScript
AI/ML
AI Agents
Claude
Claude Code
Context Engineering
LLM
RAG
Frontend
Angular
Analytics
Power BI
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Verified live · 1 hour ago 12 days ago

Lead Software Engineer – AI-Native Applications

$82k – $166k per year (Estimated) • Lead • 6+ years expIn office (London, United Kingdom) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Senior
Go
Node JS
TypeScript
JavaScript
Databases
Apache Kafka
PostgreSQL
Redpanda
AI/ML
ChatGPT
Claude
Claude Code
Copilot
Cursor
Model Context Protocol
Prompt Engineering
RAG
AI Agents
Function Calling
Frontend
React.js
DevOps
AWS
Azure
CI/CD
Kubernetes
Platform Engineering
Vector
GitHub
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Verified live · 1 hour ago 18 days ago

Forward Deployed Engineer - Scheduling and Optimisation

$67k – $152k per year (Estimated)In office (Staines-upon-Thames, United Kingdom) • Full-Time • Senior
C#
TypeScript
JavaScript
C#
.NET
AI/ML
ChatGPT
Claude
Copilot
Cursor
AI Agents
Frontend
Angular
DevOps
Git
GitHub
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Proofpoint

proofpoint.com
Proofpoint is an enterprise cybersecurity and compliance company specializing in human-centric security solutions. Headquartered in Sunnyvale, California (and operating as a portfolio company of Thoma Bravo), the firm provides threat protection, information protection, identity threat defense, and cloud security platforms designed to mitigate risks targeting employees, email systems, and corporate data assets.
proofpoint.com • HQ: Sunnyvale, United States • Information Security • Cybersecurity • Email Security • 1001-5000 employees
HQ: Sunnyvale, United States • Information Security • Cybersecurity • Email Security • 1001-5000 employees
Verified live · 3 hours ago 9 hours ago

Staff Software Engineer - AI Agents (Satori)

$141k – $306k per year (Estimated) • Staff+ • In office (Belfast, United Kingdom) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Staff
Python
TypeScript
AI/ML
A2A
AI Agents
Anthropic
Claude
Claude Code
LangChain
LangGraph
LLM
Model Context Protocol
OpenAI
OpenAI Agents SDK
OpenAI Codex
DevOps
AWS
OpenTelemetry
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Verified live · 3 hours ago 9 hours ago

Staff Full-Stack Software Engineer - Mission Control (Satori)

$140k – $302k per year (Estimated) • Staff+ • In office (Belfast, United Kingdom) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Staff
JavaScript
TypeScript
AI/ML
A2A
AI Agents
Claude
Claude Code
Model Context Protocol
OpenAI Codex
Frontend
React.js
DevOps
AWS
Design
Figma
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Verified live · 3 hours ago 9 hours ago

Software Engineer - AI Agents (Satori)

$87k – $195k per year (Estimated)In office (Belfast, United Kingdom) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time
Python
TypeScript
AI/ML
A2A
AI Agents
Anthropic
Claude
Claude Code
LangChain
LangGraph
LLM
Model Context Protocol
OpenAI
OpenAI Agents SDK
OpenAI Codex
DevOps
AWS
OpenTelemetry
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Model ML

modelml.com
Model ML is your Finance Agent wherever you are, whenever you need it. Trusted by the world.
modelml.com • New York • London • Wealth Management • Banking • Financial Services • 51-200 employees
New York • London • Wealth Management • Banking • Financial Services • 51-200 employees
Verified live · 21 min ago 1 day ago

Senior Backend Engineer

$120k – $180k per year • Senior • 6+ years expIn office (London, United Kingdom) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Senior
Python
Python
Celery
Django
FastAPI
Flask
Databases
Apache Kafka
PostgreSQL
RabbitMQ
Redis
DevOps
AWS
Azure
CI/CD
Docker
GCP
Git
Kong
Kubernetes
Cybersecurity
GDPR
SOC 2
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Verified live · 21 min ago 1 day ago

Full-Stack Engineer

$80k – $140k per year • Senior • 6+ years expIn office (London, United Kingdom) • Full-Time • Senior
Python
Python
Celery
Django
FastAPI
Databases
Redis
Frontend
Next.js
React.js
DevOps
AWS
Azure
CI/CD
Docker
GCP
Git
Kubernetes
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Bounteous

bounteous.com
Bounteous is a digital experience consultancy headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, and founded in 2003. The company delivers strategy, commerce, analytics, marketing technology, and custom engineering work through long running co-innovation engagements with enterprise clients. It merged with Accolite Digital in 2022, which added delivery centers in India, and serves customers in retail, financial services, healthcare, and hospitality.
bounteous.com • HQ: Chicago, United States • Sales & Marketing • E-commerce Platforms • IT Consulting • Information Technology • Digital Design • Design & Creative • Commerce • Est. 2003
HQ: Chicago, United States • Sales & Marketing • E-commerce Platforms • IT Consulting • Information Technology • Digital Design • Design & Creative • Commerce • Est. 2003
Verified live · 3 hours ago 1 day ago

Java Software Engineer

$58k – $76k per year • Middle • 4+ years expRemote/Hybrid (London, United Kingdom) • Master's Degree • Full-Time • Middle • English: B2
Java
SQL
Java
Spring Boot
Databases
Apache Kafka
PostgreSQL
DevOps
AWS
CI/CD
Kubernetes
ArgoCD
GitLab
Cybersecurity
GDPR
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HelloKindred

hellokindred.com
HelloKindred is a global talent and creative services provider headquartered in London, United Kingdom, founded in 2009. The company offers specialized staffing solutions for marketing, digital, and technology sectors alongside an on-demand creative studio providing design, content, and digital production services. It operates internationally with physical offices in the United Kingdom, United States, Canada, South Africa, and India, serving major corporate clients such as Accenture and Thomson Reuters.
hellokindred.com • HQ: London, United Kingdom • IT Outsourcing • Information Technology • Advertising • Digital Design • Design & Creative • Sales & Marketing • Professional Services • Human Resources • Est. 2009
HQ: London, United Kingdom • IT Outsourcing • Information Technology • Advertising • Digital Design • Design & Creative • Sales & Marketing • Professional Services • Human Resources • Est. 2009
Verified live · 2 hours ago 1 day ago

Fullstack Camunda Developer

up to $130k per year • Staff+ • 10+ years expIn office (Knutsford, United Kingdom) • Contractor • Senior • English
JavaScript
SQL
Node JS
Java
COBOL
Kotlin
Node JS
Axios
Java
Gradle
Hibernate
Maven
Spring Boot
COBOL
IBM MQ
Kotlin
Mockito
Databases
Apache Kafka
MS SQL
Frontend
npm
React.js
Redux
Mobile
JUnit
DevOps
CI/CD
GitLab
Jenkins
OpenShift
Cybersecurity
SonarQube
Veracode
Management
Confluence
QA
Rest-Assured
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GitLab

gitlab.com
GitLab is a comprehensive, open-source DevSecOps platform that enables software teams to manage the entire software development lifecycle within a single application. It streamlines operations by offering integrated tools for source code management, continuous integration and deployment (CI/CD), security testing, and project planning. By consolidating the entire pipeline into one continuous workflow, it helps engineering teams accelerate code delivery, improve collaboration, and maintain strict security compliance.
gitlab.com • HQ: San Francisco, United States • Information Technology • Cybersecurity • DevSecOps • DevOps • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 2011
HQ: San Francisco, United States • Information Technology • Cybersecurity • DevSecOps • DevOps • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 2011
Verified live · 1 hour ago 1 day ago

Senior Backend Engineer (Ruby), AI Catalog: External Agents

$87k – $166k per year (Estimated) • Equity • Senior • Remote (United Kingdom) • PhD • Full-Time • Senior
Python
Ruby
SQL
JavaScript
Ruby
RSpec
Ruby on Rails
Databases
PostgreSQL
AI/ML
Claude
Claude Code
AI Agents
OpenAI Codex
Frontend
GraphQL
Vue.js
DevOps
GitLab
Management
Slack
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Verified live · 1 hour ago 17 days ago

Senior Backend Engineer, UK

$90k – $172k per year (Estimated) • Equity • Senior • Remote (United Kingdom) • PhD • Full-Time • Senior
ClickHouse
PostgreSQL
AI/ML
Prompt Engineering
AI Agents
DevOps
Kubernetes
GitLab
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Open 145 daysVerified live · 1 hour ago 5 months ago

Staff Backend Engineer, Developer Experience

$172k – $286k per year (Estimated) • Equity • Staff+ • Remote (United States, United Kingdom, Canada) • PhD • Full-Time • Staff
Go
Ruby
DevOps
CI/CD
GitLab
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Renesas Electronics

renesas.com
Renesas Electronics is a major Japanese semiconductor manufacturer specializing in microcontrollers, system-on-chips (SoCs), power management devices, and analog technologies. Headquartered in Tokyo, the company was established through the consolidation of the semiconductor divisions of Hitachi, Mitsubishi Electric, and NEC. It serves as a key supplier for the automotive, industrial, infrastructure, and Internet of Things (IoT) sectors globally.
renesas.com • HQ: Tokyo, Japan • Manufacturing • Hardware • Semiconductor Manufacturing • Semiconductors • 5000+ employees • Est. 1978
HQ: Tokyo, Japan • Manufacturing • Hardware • Semiconductor Manufacturing • Semiconductors • 5000+ employees • Est. 1978
Verified live · 1 hour ago 1 day ago

Full-Stack Engineer

$61k – $143k per year (Estimated) • Middle • 4+ years expRemote/Hybrid (Cambridge, United Kingdom) • Full-Time • Senior • English
Node JS
TypeScript
JavaScript
Go
Python
Databases
ElasticSearch
MySQL
Frontend
Next.js
React.js
GraphQL
DevOps
CI/CD
Kubernetes
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Open 101 dayVerified live · 1 hour ago 4 months ago

Back-end Engineer

$91k – $164k per year (Estimated) • Senior • 5+ years expIn office (Cambridge, United Kingdom) • Full-Time • Senior • English
Go
Python
Databases
Amazon Redshift
MySQL
Snowflake
Frontend
GraphQL
DevOps
AWS
GCP
Kubernetes
HPC
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Motorola Solutions

motorolasolutions.com
Motorola Solutions is a global leader in public safety and enterprise security solutions, specializing in land mobile radio communications, video security, access control, and command center software. Created in 2011 following the spin-off of Motorola's mobile phone division, the Chicago-based company primarily serves law enforcement, emergency medical services, government agencies, and commercial enterprises. Its integrated ecosystem connects critical communications, AI-powered video analytics, and emergency dispatch systems to help organizations safeguard communities and operations.
motorolasolutions.com • HQ: Chicago, United States • Government • Military • Law Enforcement • Military Communication • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 2011
HQ: Chicago, United States • Government • Military • Law Enforcement • Military Communication • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 2011
Verified live · 2 hours ago 22 days ago

Software Engineer

$42k – $100k per year (Estimated) • Equity • Junior • 1+ year expIn office (Edinburgh, United Kingdom) • Relocation • Full-Time • Junior
C#
C++
TypeScript
AI/ML
Copilot
DevOps
Azure
CI/CD
Docker
Kubernetes
WebSockets
QA
Playwright
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Verified live · 2 hours ago 4 days ago

Senior Software Engineer

$69k – $131k per year (Estimated) • Equity • Senior • 5+ years expGlasgow • Remote (United Kingdom) • Relocation • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Senior
C#
Java
JavaScript
Kotlin
Swift
Frontend
React.js
Mobile
React Native
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Verified live · 2 hours ago 6 days ago

C# Software Engineer

$68k – $123k per year (Estimated) • Equity • Senior • 5+ years expIn office (United Kingdom) • Relocation • Full-Time • Senior
C#
C#
.NET
DevOps
Git
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Kalepa

kalepa.com
Kalepa delivers critical risk insights and decision-ready quotes for every submission in minutes. Move faster, act decisively, and consistently select the most profitable risks - across every line you write.
kalepa.com • Warsaw • New York • Salt Lake City • Artificial Intelligence • Financial Services • Insurance • Est. 2018
Warsaw • New York • Salt Lake City • Artificial Intelligence • Financial Services • Insurance • Est. 2018
$100k – $185k per year • Equity • Staff+ • 8+ years exp • Remote (Europe) • Staff
Python
Databases
PostgreSQL
AI/ML
LLM
DevOps
Amazon EC2
AWS
AWS Lambda
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$100k – $185k per year • Equity • Staff+ • 8+ years exp • Remote (Europe) • Staff
Python
Databases
PostgreSQL
DevOps
Amazon EC2
AWS Lambda
AWS
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$80k – $165k per year • Equity • Senior • 5+ years exp • Remote (Europe) • Senior
Python
Databases
PostgreSQL
DevOps
Amazon EC2
AWS Lambda
AWS
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Booz Allen Hamilton

boozallen.com
Booz Allen Hamilton is a major American management and technology consulting firm that provides strategic, engineering, and cybersecurity services primarily to the U.S. government, defense agencies, and commercial clients. Founded in 1914 and headquartered in McLean, Virginia, the company is known for its deep expertise in defense, intelligence, and civil infrastructure. Today, it plays a central role in national security and government modernization by deploying advanced capabilities in artificial intelligence, digital transformation, and cyber defense.
boozallen.com • HQ: McLean, United States • Military • Information Technology • IT Consulting • Government • Cybersecurity • Homeland Security • National Security • 5000+ employees • Est. 1914
HQ: McLean, United States • Military • Information Technology • IT Consulting • Government • Cybersecurity • Homeland Security • National Security • 5000+ employees • Est. 1914
Top 25% payVerified live · 2 hours ago 20 days ago

Software Developer

$87k – $198k per year • Senior • 8+ years expIn office (Aberdeen, United Kingdom) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Staff
Python
TypeScript
Bash
C#
C++
JavaScript
Node JS
PHP
Visual Basic
C#
.NET
Frontend
Angular
React.js
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Verified live · 2 hours ago 8 days ago

Software Developer

$62k – $141k per year • Middle • 4+ years expIn office (Aberdeen, United Kingdom) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Middle
Python
TypeScript
C#
C++
JavaScript
Node JS
PHP
Visual Basic
C#
.NET
Frontend
Angular
React.js
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NCS

ncs.co
NCS is a technology services provider headquartered in Singapore and was founded in 1981. The company provides a broad range of services including digital transformation, system integration, cybersecurity, and artificial intelligence solutions for government and enterprise clients. As a subsidiary of the Singtel Group, it operates across the Asia Pacific region with a presence in markets such as Australia, China, and India.
ncs.co • HQ: Singapore • Managed Security • Cybersecurity • LLM & Generative AI • Artificial Intelligence • Managed IT Services • System Integration • Information Technology • IT Consulting • Est. 1981
HQ: Singapore • Managed Security • Cybersecurity • LLM & Generative AI • Artificial Intelligence • Managed IT Services • System Integration • Information Technology • IT Consulting • Est. 1981
Verified live · 10 hours ago 3 days ago

Senior Software Engineer (Java)

$91k – $165k per year (Estimated) • Equity • Senior • In office (London, United Kingdom) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Senior • English: C1
Java
Java
Spring Boot
Databases
PostgreSQL
DevOps
Rest API
CI/CD
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Verified live · 10 hours ago 3 days ago

Software Engineer (Java)

$79k – $177k per year (Estimated) • Equity • In office (London, United Kingdom) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • English: C1
Java
Java
Spring Boot
Databases
PostgreSQL
DevOps
Rest API
CI/CD
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Verified live · 10 hours ago 8 days ago

Lead Software Engineer(Java)

$91k – $184k per year (Estimated) • Equity • Lead • In office (London, United Kingdom) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Staff
Java
Java
Spring Boot
Databases
PostgreSQL
DevOps
Rest API
CI/CD
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Zencargo

zencargo.com
Zencargo is a London company founded in 2017 that combines digital freight forwarding with supply chain software. Its platform gives importers visibility of shipments and recommends how to route and fund inventory. The company works with consumer brands and retailers moving goods from Asia into Europe.
zencargo.com • HQ: London, United Kingdom • Freight Forwarding • Supply Chain • Transportation & Logistics • 51-200 employees • Est. 2017
HQ: London, United Kingdom • Freight Forwarding • Supply Chain • Transportation & Logistics • 51-200 employees • Est. 2017
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Forward-Deployed Engineer

Remote (Europe) • Full-Time
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Forward-Deployed Engineer

Shenzhen • Remote (United States, China, United Kingdom) • Full-Time
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Forward-Deployed Engineer

$80k – $181k per year (Estimated)Remote/Hybrid (London, United Kingdom) • Full-Time
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3Lateral

3lateral.com
3Lateral is a Serbian technology company founded in 2011 and headquartered in Novi Sad. It develops digital human scanning and facial animation technology for games and film. The company is part of Epic Games.
3lateral.com • HQ: Novi Sad, Serbia • Animation • Gaming • Media & Entertainment • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 2011
HQ: Novi Sad, Serbia • Animation • Gaming • Media & Entertainment • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 2011
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Web Engineer Intern

Intern • In office (London, United Kingdom) • Internship • Intern
JavaScript
Node JS
TypeScript
Node JS
Nest.JS
Frontend
Next.js
React.js
Tailwind CSS
DevOps
AWS
CI/CD
Kubernetes
Game Dev
Epic Online Services
Unreal Engine
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Spycloud

spycloud.com
SpyCloud is a cybersecurity company that specializes in identity protection and threat intelligence. The company provides solutions for enterprise protection, consumer risk protection, and cybercrime investigations. SpyCloud's services include automated account takeover (ATO) prevention, post-infection remediation, ransomware prevention, session hijacking prevention, threat actor attribution, fraud prevention, dark web monitoring, and penetration testing.
spycloud.com • Austin • Washington • Huntsville • Events & Ticketing • Artificial Intelligence • Cybersecurity
Austin • Washington • Huntsville • Events & Ticketing • Artificial Intelligence • Cybersecurity
Verified live · 7 hours ago 3 days ago

Senior Software Engineer, Investigations

$131k – $170k per year • Senior • Austin • Remote (United States, United Kingdom) • PhD • Full-Time • Senior
Go
Python
TypeScript
JavaScript
Databases
Databricks
PostgreSQL
AI/ML
AI Agents
AWS Bedrock
LangGraph
LangChain
LLM Evaluation
LLM Guardrails
LLM
Spark
Frontend
React.js
Material UI
DevOps
Amazon EC2
AWS
AWS Lambda
CI/CD
GitHub Actions
Amazon ECS
API Gateway
GitHub
Docker
Rest API
Terraform
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Lockheed Martin

lockheedmartin.com
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) is a global aerospace, defense, security, and advanced technology corporation headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland. Formed in 1995 through the merger of Lockheed Corporation and Martin Marietta, the company is one of the world's largest defense contractors, operating primarily across four core business segments: Aeronautics; Missiles and Fire Control; Rotary and Mission Systems; and Space.
lockheedmartin.com • King of Prussia • Littleton • Longmont • Sunnyvale • Fayetteville • Manufacturing • Defense Manufacturing • Military • 5000+ employees • Est. 1995
King of Prussia • Littleton • Longmont • Sunnyvale • Fayetteville • Manufacturing • Defense Manufacturing • Military • 5000+ employees • Est. 1995
Top 25% payVerified live · 1 day ago 19 days ago

Software Engineer - E2

$81k – $151k per year • Junior • 1+ year expIn office (Liverpool, United Kingdom) • Bachelor's Degree • Junior
Bash
DevOps
Red Hat
CI/CD
Docker
Podman
GitLab
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Verified live · 1 day ago 14 days ago

Software Engineer Sr - E3

$98k – $182k per year • Senior • 5+ years expIn office (Liverpool, United Kingdom) • Bachelor's Degree • Senior
C++
C++
OpenGL
AI/ML
CUDA
CUDA Toolkit
DevOps
HPC
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Scale AI

scale.com
Scale AI is an American company founded in San Francisco in 2016 that supplies the training data, evaluation and tooling behind large artificial intelligence systems. It began with human-labelled annotation for autonomous driving and computer vision, then expanded into reinforcement learning from human feedback, expert data generation, model evaluation and full-stack deployment platforms for enterprises and governments. In 2025 Meta acquired a large minority stake and hired co-founder Alexandr Wang, after which the company continued under new leadership serving defence, public sector and commercial customers.
scale.com • HQ: San Francisco, United States • Defense AI • Data & Analytics • Data Collection • LLM & Generative AI • Artificial Intelligence • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 2016
HQ: San Francisco, United States • Defense AI • Data & Analytics • Data Collection • LLM & Generative AI • Artificial Intelligence • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 2016
Verified live · 2 hours ago 3 months ago

Staff Software Engineer, Platform

$220k – $476k per year (Estimated) • Staff+ • 8+ years expIn office (London, United Kingdom) • Staff
Python
AI/ML
Embeddings
Fine-tuning
AI Agents
RAG
DevOps
CI/CD
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Verified live · 2 hours ago 2 months ago

Senior Software Engineer, Identity

$162k – $294k per year (Estimated) • Senior • 5+ years expIn office (London, United Kingdom) • Full-Time • Senior
C#
JavaScript
Java
Node JS
Python
C#
.NET
AI/ML
ChatGPT
Fine-tuning
Reinforcement Learning
RLHF
Pre-training
DevOps
AWS
Pulumi
Terraform
IAM
Azure
GCP
Cybersecurity
ISO 27001
Okta
SOC 2
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Verified live · 2 hours ago 5 months ago

SWE Fellow - Human Frontier Collective (UK)

$159k – $319k per year (Estimated) • Lead • 5+ years exp • Remote (United Kingdom) • PhD • Contractor • Principal
C++
JavaScript
Python
Rust
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Wise

wise.com
Wise (formerly TransferWise) is a global financial technology company headquartered in London that specializes in cross-border money transfers and multi-currency payment solutions. The platform enables individuals and businesses to hold tens of currencies, transfer funds internationally using real mid-market exchange rates, and spend globally with low, transparent fees.
wise.com • HQ: London, United Kingdom • Financial Services • FinTech • Payments • 1001-5000 employees
HQ: London, United Kingdom • Financial Services • FinTech • Payments • 1001-5000 employees
Verified live · 1 hour ago 3 days ago

Senior Software Engineer I - Global KYC and Onboarding

$119k – $150k per year • Equity • Senior • 4+ years expIn office (London, United Kingdom) • Full-Time • Senior • English
Java
Java
Spring Framework
Databases
Apache Kafka
RabbitMQ
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Verified live · 1 hour ago 4 days ago

Software Engineer - Recurring Payin

$92k – $119k per year • In office (London, United Kingdom) • Full-Time • Senior • English
Java
Kotlin
SQL
Java
Spring Boot
Databases
Apache Kafka
PostgreSQL
DevOps
AWS
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Verified live · 1 hour ago 5 days ago

Backend Engineer - Contacts Team

$92k – $119k per year • Remote/Hybrid (London, United Kingdom) • Full-Time • Senior • English
Java
Java
Spring Boot
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Rocket Science Group

rocketsciencegroup.com
The Rocket Science Group is the founding parent company behind Mailchimp, the globally recognized marketing automation and email platform. Established in 2001 in Atlanta, Georgia, the company focused on building accessible, design-forward web applications and marketing tools for small and medium-sized businesses. In late 2021, the firm was acquired by Intuit, where its platform continues to operate as a core component of Intuit's global business technology ecosystem.
rocketsciencegroup.com • Albany • London • Cardiff • Design & Creative • Sales & Marketing
Albany • London • Cardiff • Design & Creative • Sales & Marketing
$85k – $191k per year (Estimated)In office (Brighton, United Kingdom) • Full-Time
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Fully remote 33%
443
Hybrid 28%
373
On site 39%
517
Visa sponsorship 8%
103
Relocation package 5%
64
Equity 17%
227

How pay is distributed

288 of these Backend Developer Salary in United Kingdom state pay directly. Across them the middle half of the market sits between $124K and $244K a year, with a median of $176K. By level, the median runs junior at $108K, middle at $141K, senior at $180K, staff at $230K, and lead at $156K. The step from junior to lead is worth about 1.4x on median pay. Figures are gross annual amounts converted to US dollars, so roles in different currencies stay comparable.

The market right now

Alion currently lists 1,333 open Backend Developer Salary in United Kingdom from 479 companies. 163 of them were posted or refreshed in the last seven days. 403 of the employers have posted something in the last three months, which is the pool worth watching if you are starting a search now. Every listing links straight to the employer, so you apply on their own board rather than through an intermediary.

Where the work is

The largest concentrations of these roles are United Kingdom (46), Germany (25), France (17), Netherlands (14), and Ireland (13). 33% of the listings are fully remote and a further 28% are hybrid, so a large part of this market is open to you regardless of where you live.

Who is hiring

The employers with the most open Backend Developer Salary in United Kingdom right now are Speechify (48), Bet365 (33), Canonical (32), Wise (25), Palantir Technologies (20), and Version1 (19). Each company page on Alion carries its size, funding stage, tech stack and every other position it has open, so you can judge the employer before you spend an evening on the application.

What employers ask for

Reading across the current listings, the tools that come up most often are Python (568), AWS (484), JavaScript (412), Kubernetes (404), TypeScript (400), CI/CD (389), GCP (300), and Java (294). The counts are how many of these openings name each one, which is a better guide to what is actually being hired for than a generic skills list.

Relocation, visas and equity

Of the current Backend Developer Salary in United Kingdom, 103 state visa sponsorship, 64 offer a relocation package, and 227 include equity. These are filters on the list above, so you can narrow it to the ones that make a move possible for you.

Backend Developer Salary in United Kingdom
Frequently asked questions
How many Backend Developer Salary in United Kingdom are open right now?
There are 1,333 open Backend Developer Salary in United Kingdom on Alion from 479 companies. The list was last refreshed on August 31, 2026.
What do Backend Developer Salary in United Kingdom pay?
The median is $176K a year, and the middle half of the market falls between $124K and $244K. This is based on the 288 listings that state pay.
Are any of these roles remote?
443 of the 1,333 listings (33%) are fully remote, and you can filter the list down to them in one click.
Which companies are hiring?
The most active employers right now are Speechify, Bet365, Canonical, Wise, Palantir Technologies, and Version1. Each has its own page on Alion with the rest of its open roles.
Can I get visa sponsorship or relocation?
Yes - of the current listings, 103 state visa sponsorship and 64 offer a relocation package. Both are filters on the jobs page.
How do I apply?
Open any listing and apply on the employer's own board through the link on the page. No account is required to browse or to apply.