Top Backend Jobs in Edinburgh

Design and implement high-performance backend services (Elixir/Phoenix), operate and evolve the managed cloud platform on Kubernetes/AWS, build declarative infrastructure with IaC and GitOps, improve observability and reliability, and collaborate remotely with periodic in-person meetings to support document processing workflows at scale.

As a Senior Backend Engineer, you'll design and maintain core libraries for blockchain transactions, enforce security boundaries, and contribute to best practices in a post-quantum environment.

Design, build and operate backend services in AWS for a multi-service hospitality platform. Implement new features, payment and EPOS integrations, improve performance, monitoring and deployment automation using TypeScript/Node.js and databases like Mongo Atlas, Postgres RDS or DynamoDB. Collaborate in a UK development team and automate infrastructure, CI/CD and QA.

Design, build, operate, and maintain multi-tenant telemetry databases (metrics, logs, traces) for Grafana Cloud. Deliver features end-to-end, participate in on-call rotations, contribute to open-source projects, collaborate remotely, and improve reliability, performance, and scalability of distributed systems running on Kubernetes and major cloud providers.

Design, build and maintain backend services for multiplayer games. Implement distributed systems, CI/CD, containerised microservices, databases (SQL/NoSQL), cloud infrastructure, and documentation. Collaborate on estimates, support teammates, and ensure high-quality deployments and operational standards.

Lead backend architecture and delivery for large-scale multiplayer game services. Architect distributed systems, write code, deploy infrastructure, mentor engineers, liaise with clients, design cost estimates, enforce best practices, and drive CI/CD, security, and production readiness.

Design, build, deploy and maintain backend services for large-scale multiplayer games. Collaborate with peers and stakeholders on estimates, implement features, ensure CI/CD, docs, security, and support team members while operating autonomously in a remote environment.

Build and operate backend services for an AI-native context layer: ingestion, indexing, retrieval APIs, multi-tenant SaaS architecture, agent integrations, observability instrumentation, and production-grade reliability. Collaborate across product and infrastructure, iterate quickly, and shape technical direction.

Design, build, and operate production-grade frontend, backend, and infrastructure systems. Use AI-assisted coding tools, decompose ambiguous problems, modernize existing systems, improve reliability and observability, lead technical discussions, mentor peers, and ensure high-quality, maintainable code and production outcomes.

Design, develop, and maintain highly scalable microservices and backends (Java/Spring) for millions of users. Collaborate with product owners, perform code reviews, respond to production incidents, mentor junior engineers, participate in team ceremonies, and potentially share on-call duties.

Design and build core backend systems for an agent platform: orchestration, durable execution, memory, tool integration, observability, and evaluation. Create scalable services/APIs, develop retrieval and long-term memory solutions, monitor and improve agent behavior, and help drive technical direction and team growth for AI-driven collaboration features.

Design, build, and optimize scalable backend services and REST APIs using Python and FastAPI. Develop microservices, event-driven architectures, and real-time data pipelines. Deploy containerized applications on cloud (AWS) with CI/CD, monitoring, and security best practices. Conduct unit, integration, and load testing and collaborate across global engineering teams.

Design, build, and maintain backend API and database services for a cloud PBX platform. Drive architecture, performance optimization, debugging, CI/CD and test automation, and collaborate with QA. Mentor peers and raise engineering standards while safely evolving high-load, networked systems.

As a Backend Engineer at Trust Wallet, you'll develop backend features for multiple platforms, maintain infrastructure, ensure system monitoring, and foster team growth.

Design and build high-performance backend services and APIs in Go to manage datasets, model assets, metadata, and workflow orchestration. Ensure scalability, reliability, observability, and CI/CD-driven deployments. Collaborate with frontend, product, and platform teams, contribute to architecture, resolve production issues, and support AI/ML evaluation pipelines and human-in-the-loop workflows.

Design, develop, and optimize high-performance Java backend systems. Contribute to architecture, implement core modules, troubleshoot production issues, perform code reviews, and improve scalability, availability, and reliability of distributed financial or blockchain systems.

Design, develop, and maintain high-performance, secure Java backend services and APIs. Ensure reliability, scalability, and cost-efficiency across microservices, databases, messaging systems, and capacity planning. Troubleshoot, profile, benchmark, and optimize systems (including ML applications) and collaborate with Kazakhstan stakeholders.

Maintain and support client websites by writing clean, scalable C# back-end code (MVC). Troubleshoot and profile applications, follow security best practices, participate in code reviews, contribute to planning and estimations, and collaborate with support and technical teams.

Lead and mentor engineering teams, design and build Python microservices, ensure system resilience and scalability, and improve CI/CD processes.

The Full-Stack Engineer will enhance backend functionality, collaborate with teams, and maintain platform performance and security, requiring expertise in Python.

Design, develop, and maintain the core backend of a cloud-based distributed video management system. Build new features, increase capacity, manage CI/CD and customer deployments, and ensure code quality, security, and scalability while collaborating within an agile team.

Design, build, and maintain scalable backend services and REST APIs for the Personal Loans platform. Develop event-driven, Kafka-integrated distributed components, support CI/CD and automated testing, participate in architecture and code reviews, troubleshoot production issues, and drive reliability and continuous improvement.

The Backend Engineer will implement new SDK and Indexer features, automate testing, support integration, and oversee production releases.

The Staff Backend Engineer will own the Economic Core of Voyagu's Radar platform, focusing on financial systems architecture and ensuring revenue correctness and financial logic implementation across the system.

The Senior Staff Backend Engineer will lead technical direction for systems, manage engineering standards, mentor teams, and ensure alignment with broader company goals. Responsibilities include hands-on coding, architecture, and partnership with product teams to maximize impact.