backend engineer jobs in Leicestershire

You will be working closely with the Machine Learning team; however, you are not required or expected to have background in Machine Learning. This is an applied role, and we are looking to hire a software engineer with experience in cloud computing and distributed systems. In this role, you will:

You will be responsible for the entirety of the back end features of the products.

You will be in charge of building scalable backend services and awesome messaging queues.

You will be responsible for developing a Python-based back end platform that's handling 100,000+s of interactions daily.

Senior Backend Developer (.NET | AI-First SaaS Platform) Compensation: Competitive, based on location and experience Location: UK or Turkey (Hybrid – Office & Remote) Keepnet is an AI-driven SaaS platform experiencing strong, sustained growth in the UK with growing global momentum, helping organisations manage human cyber risk at scale. With Agentic AI live in production, Keepnet runs...

About Prighter Prighter is a fast-growing LegalTech company building productised services and SaaS solutions for compliance with data protection as well as AI & digital governance regulations. With the mission to enable companies around the world to comply with regulatory requirements for their digital business, our services and SaaS solutions guide our global clients through the increasingly...

Senior Software Engineer Salary: £55,000 - £65,000 Location: Leicestershire (Hybrid - 2 days per week onsite) Industry: FinTech The Opportunity I'm recruiting on behalf of a market-leading FinTech business based in the East Midlands that's entering an exciting new phase of growth. This is a key hire for the business and a great opportunity for a Senior Software Engineer who wants real...

We’re working with a forward-thinking digital product organisation on a mission to become truly AI-native — not just by adopting tools, but by transforming how software is designed, built, and delivered. They’re looking for a Senior AI Enablement Engineer to play a pivotal role in redefining modern engineering practice through AI-assisted development. This is a hands-on senior engineering role...

You will be a great fit if you: - Have 5+ years full-stack experience, with strong JavaScript/TypeScript depth. - Are backend-leaning, with deep Node. js and API experience. - Have previously worked in early-stage start-ups or very lean engineering teams. - Have extensive evidence of being a hands-on individual contributor in complex codebases.

TalentCo are delighted to be partnering with an established PE-backed tech company looking to hire several high-calibre AI Engineer into their UK business, as they build a new Conversational AI platform from the ground up. These hires will be based predominantly from home, with occasional trips to their HQ just north of London, but with plenty of flexibility to suit individual...

Software Engineer Fully Remote | Permanent | Competitive Salary + Benefits Harrington Starr has partnered with a leading Global Payments Technology company who are seeking to hire a Software Engineer to join their growing engineering team. This is an exciting opportunity to work on scalable, resilient systems while contributing to real-world solutions in the financial technology space. Key...

You will join a cross-functional product engineering team working on the evolution and modernisation of a core SaaS platform. The focus is on building scalable, cloud-native services while improving reliability, performance, and long-term maintainability.

You will design and deliver intelligent agentic workflows, leveraging frontier LLMs. Working with their data scientists and backend engineers, you’ll be responsible for making unstructured legal data usable, scalable, and impactful. This is not a prototyping role — you’ll ship well-engineered, production-ready systems that directly impact customers.

Senior/Lead Software Engineer – Fully Remote (UK) A global B2B SaaS technology business is building out its European engineering hub and is hiring multiple Senior / Lead Software Engineers (JavaScript) to develop and enhance a mission-critical platform used internationally. These are hands-on individual contributor role with strong ownership — ideal for engineers who enjoy building high-quality...

Join OCI’s Edge Security team as a Principal Engineer to architect and deliver cloud-scale DDoS protection. You’ll lead design for high-performance detection and mitigation systems, drive automation and operational excellence, and set the technical direction for customer-facing DDoS capabilities across OCI’s global edge. This role requires deep expertise in Linux networking data path and...

You should also expect to work across the full stack and every stage of the product lifecycle, from system design through to build, test, deployment and supporting systems in production, so you should be skilled in practices like TDD, CI/CD, IaC and Observability.

You will own core product surfaces from problem → solution → impact.

Full Stack Engineer (Java, React, AI/ML/LLM/SDK) – Cutting-Edge Series B scale up Location: Remote EU - Spain Salary: £70K - £110K About: We are seeking a Full Stack Engineer with a proven track record in building and scaling applications powered by Large Language Models (LLMs). This role requires deep expertise in Java, React, and modern AI/ML development, including LLM frameworks, SDKs, and...

Senior Rust Engineer UK, fully remote (Must be based in the UK now) Sadly no sponsorship possible Up to £95K Skills: Rust | Backend Systems | gRPC | Postgres | Integrations I’m partnering with an early-stage, product-led startupbuilding a platform for transport operations - frankly, one of the most complex, real-time environments in the world. The team are already profit making with runway...

📍 Remote | Full-Time 👋 About Us Medify is a mission-driven EdTech company widening access to medicine and healthcare careers. Our platform supports thousands of learners preparing for high-stakes admissions exams, and our engineering team plays a critical role in delivering reliable, scalable, and high-quality learning experiences. Medify Engineering is a team of ten engineers across two...

You will drive the technical evolution of the clients AI-first platform and serve as their resident AI expert.

You will be a core software engineer architecting the complex systems that make AI useful in production, splitting your time between crafting complex AI processing architectures and hands-on data/backend engineering, with the rest spent doing whatever is needed to ship.

Lead Software Engineer Salary: £70,000 - £80,000 Location: Leicester (Hybrid - 2 days per week in office: Tuesday & Thursday) Industry: Open-Source / Enterprise Web Applications The Opportunity I'm recruiting for an ambitious Leicester-based tech company that's expanding its engineering leadership team. This role is perfect for a Lead Software Engineer with a passion for PHP and modern web...