backend engineer jobs in Southampton

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.

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:

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 Backend Engineer | Fully Remote UK | £70,000-£75,000 | Python | Django | AWS Location: Fully Remote - Candidates MUST be UK based Salary: £70,000-£75,000 + benefits Tech Stack: - Backend: Python (Django) - Frontend: React - Cloud Systems: AWS, Docker Are you a Senior Backend Engineer who enjoys taking ownership of real production systems and shaping how a platform evolves as it...

You will design and build APIs that enable products, partners and AI services to work together, including: Building RESTful APIs using C# .

You will likely bring: Strong experience building backend services in C# .

📍 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...

About Us We are a fast-growing fintech company building modern, scalable platforms that power real-world financial products. Our engineering culture values clean architecture, strong ownership, and pragmatic innovation. We operate in a cloud-native, microservices environment and invest heavily in frontend quality, design systems, and developer experience. The Role As a Lead Fullstack Engineer,...

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...

Roku Developer Location: UK - Remote Employment Type: Permanent Experience Level: Mid-level / Senior Rates: Negotiable, DOE Are you a Roku Developer passionate about building cutting-edge Over-The-Top (OTT) streaming experiences? We're looking for a talented individual to join an innovative engineering team to shape the future of entertainment! What you will do: - Develop and maintain...

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...

Software Engineer – £65,000–£85,000 + Equity – Remote (UK) - London office if preferred The Opportunity 💻 Join a fast-growing, AI-native software company building workflow automation tools used daily by thousands of professionals across people-heavy industries. The platform removes manual, repetitive work through AI, automation and thoughtful product design, helping teams move faster and focus...

Location: Fully Remote UK, Ireland, Portugal Package: £90k – £130k + High Equity + Solid Benefits The Stack: Python (FastAPI), Go, TypeScript, Next.js, GCP, Temporal The Mission: Fixing the "Plumbing" of Healthcare Healthcare data is a mess of fragmented lab results, wearable pings, and antiquated doctor-patient silos. This company is building the API-first infrastructure layer that makes...

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.

I'm partnered with an early-stage, post-revenue AI startup is building an end-to-end operating system to help businesses detect and resolve complex B2B issues before they become costly or disruptive. The product is already being used by large enterprises across multiple industries, and demand is growing fast - hence this hire! Backed by a top-tier European venture fund, the company is tackling a...

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.

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...

Senior ML & AI Engineer Remote (Bath office 1 day per month) Up to £80,000 About the Role We’re partnered with a fast-growing tech startup focused on how brands and retailers use data. Their AI platform brings together data science, immersive visualisation, and large-scale machine learning to optimise product ranges, plan shopper journeys, and drive smarter commercial decisions. They’re now...

Multi-Agent LLM Systems Remote (MUST BE IN EUROPE) We’re partnering with a venture-backed startup led by a founder who has built and taken two technology companies to IPO, now assembling a world-class team to tackle one of the most impactful problems in applied AI. The company is developing a voice-enabled AI copilot used by professionals to eliminate the friction from documentation 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.