Top Backend Jobs in Edinburgh

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Remote
Edinburgh, Scotland
Senior level
Senior level
Information Technology • Software • Database
Own end-to-end features across Java backends and a TypeScript/Angular frontend for a multi-tenant SaaS platform. Design APIs, schema and queries (MySQL/ClickHouse), build performant UIs, write unit/integration/e2e tests, deploy via containers/CI-CD, and integrate LLM/agentic workflows to help users find and fix data quality issues.
Top Skills: AngularCi/CdClaude CodeClickhouseContainersCursorCypressInfrastructure-As-CodeJavaLinuxLlmsMySQLPlaywrightRest ApisSQLTypescript
One Month AgoSaved
Remote
Edinburgh, Scotland
Senior level
Senior level
Information Technology • Software • Database
Build and own backend services and APIs in Java for a multi-tenant SaaS. Ship end-to-end product features, operate services on AWS/EKS and Kubernetes, improve reliability, scalability, CI/CD/GitOps, observability, and platform tooling that enables agentic development. Drive architecture and work directly with product and customers.
Top Skills: Ai Coding Agents (Claude CodeArgocdAWSCi/CdClickhouseCursor)EksFluxGithub ActionsGitopsGrafanaIamJavaKubernetesMySQLOpentelemetryPrometheusPulumiRdsS3SQLTerraform
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In-Office or Remote
Edinburgh, Scotland
Senior level
Senior level
Artificial Intelligence • Information Technology • Consulting
Design and build distributed backend services for the cloud monetization platform, focusing on correctness, consistency, scalable microservices, distributed transactions, and reliable asynchronous workflows. Influence system architecture, own service implementations, and collaborate across teams to support billing, reservations, payments, and revenue flows.
Top Skills: GrpcKafkaKubernetesPythonTemporalYdb
Reposted One Month AgoSaved
Remote
Edinburgh, Scotland
Senior level
Senior level
Information Technology • Software
Develop and maintain server-side components for Tempo's flagship Jira Cloud products using Kotlin/Java. Design scalable distributed systems and APIs, write unit/integration/performance tests, optimize performance and database queries, collaborate with product, design, QA and docs teams, and contribute to code reviews with a focus on security, UX, and maintainability.
Top Skills: Atlassian PluginsAWSAws DynamodbJavaJIRAKotlinKubernetesMongoDBReactSQLTypescript
Reposted One Month AgoSaved
Remote
Edinburgh, Scotland
Senior level
Senior level
Artificial Intelligence • Information Technology • Consulting
Build fault-tolerant, reliable cloud backend services for a hyperscaling AI platform, including compute, storage, networking, managed Kubernetes, databases, billing, monitoring and ML services.
Top Skills: GoGpu OrchestrationJavaKubernetesPython
Reposted One Month AgoSaved
Remote or Hybrid
Edinburgh, Scotland
Mid level
Mid level
Artificial Intelligence • Fintech • Software • Financial Services
Build and maintain backend services and APIs powering onboarding, accounts, payments, cards, transfers, rewards, FX, KYC and risk. Design reliable, secure, observable systems for real transactions; integrate with partners, payment providers and AI services; improve operational workflows, data integrity, and incident handling while collaborating with product, frontend, mobile and AI teams.
Top Skills: Ai ServicesAPIsAuthenticationAuthorizationDatabasesEventsFxIntegrationsJobsKycObservabilityPayment ProvidersQueues
Reposted One Month AgoSaved
In-Office or Remote
Edinburgh, Scotland
Mid level
Mid level
Fintech • Financial Services
The Backend Engineer III will collaborate with cross-functional teams to design and build parts of Monzo's banking platform using technologies like Go and Kubernetes, focusing on customer outcomes and resilient software.
Top Skills: AWSCassandraDockerEnvoy ProxyGCPGoKafkaKubernetesReact
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Reposted 2 Months AgoSaved
Remote
Edinburgh, Scotland
Senior level
Senior level
Artificial Intelligence • Digital Media • Software • Generative AI
As a Senior Python Backend Engineer at VidRush, you'll build AI-driven video production systems, ship production-level ML/LLM services, and work closely with product teams while ensuring high autonomy and delivery speed.
Top Skills: LlmopsLlmsMlopsOpenaiPythonPyTorchVideo Processing
Reposted 2 Months AgoSaved
In-Office or Remote
Edinburgh, Scotland
Junior
Junior
Fintech • Software • Financial Services • Automation
The backend developer will build backend software focusing on reliable APIs, ensure high-quality output, and collaborate with teams.
Top Skills: ActivemqCqrsDockerEvent SourcingGitGraphQLGrpcJavaScriptMicroservicesMongoDBNode.jsPostgresRedisRestTypescript
Reposted 2 Months AgoSaved
In-Office or Remote
Edinburgh, Scotland
Senior level
Senior level
Social Impact
The Senior Back-End Developer builds and maintains server-side operations for cloud solutions, collaborating with teams to deliver software, support users, and document features.
Top Skills: AWSDockerGoKubernetesPHP
Reposted 2 Months AgoSaved
In-Office or Remote
Edinburgh, Scotland
Senior level
Senior level
Hardware • Security • Software • Cybersecurity
Develop and maintain the backend ecosystem for the Alta Video Management System, focusing on cloud-based distributed systems and coding quality.
Top Skills: C++Ci/CdGoJavaPythonRust
2 Months AgoSaved
Remote
Edinburgh, Scotland
Senior level
Senior level
eCommerce • Fashion • Retail • Software
Design, implement, and maintain scalable backend services and APIs for a live mobile game platform. Ensure performance, reliability, and uptime; collaborate with DevOps, QA, data, and product teams; mentor junior engineers; participate in incident response, testing, and technical documentation.
Top Skills: AWSC#DockerDynamoDBGitGithub ActionsJavaJenkinsKafkaMicroservicesMongoDBMySQLNode.jsPostgresPythonRestful ApisTerraformTypescript
Reposted 2 Months AgoSaved
Remote
Edinburgh, Scotland
Senior level
Senior level
Artificial Intelligence • Insurance • Software • Business Intelligence
As a Senior Backend Engineer, you'll develop features using Python and various AWS services, focusing on AI-driven solutions for the insurance sector.
Top Skills: Auth0Aws Api GatewayAws LambdaAws RdsAws S3Aws SesAws SnsAws SqsCircleCIDatadogDockerGcp BigqueryGcp VertexaiGitJsonschemaKubernetesLocalstackMypyOcr EnginesPusherPythonRedisRelational DatabasesRest ApisRole Based Access ControlTerraform
Reposted 2 Months AgoSaved
Remote
Edinburgh, Scotland
Senior level
Senior level
Software • Analytics
The Senior Software Engineer will focus on backend development, designing and maintaining APIs and services, collaborating on features, and enhancing integrations at Motion.
Top Skills: AzureExpressGraphQLMongoDBNode.jsPostgresReactTypescript
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