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Backend engineer jobs in Gothenburg for English speakers
Right now: 8 verified English-friendly backend engineer roles in Gothenburg, from 31 live tech ads we track, 1 showing visa-sponsorship signals, updated 2 November 2026.
We read every ad for whether the team works in English, whether the employer signals visa sponsorship, and what the role actually pays, then link you straight to the source.
31
live roles right now
26%
work in English
3%
show a visa-sponsorship signal
Most-requested skills: AWS, Azure, Java, Kubernetes, CI/CD
Live examples
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Senior .NET & Go Developer
Explipro Group AB · Göteborg
Senior Java Developer with AWS
Surely Sci & Tech AB · Göteborg
Contact person + direct email on file — for members
Senior Backend Engineer
Umain AB · Göteborg
Senior Software Developer
SiNIX Application AB · Göteborg
Software Engineer – Autonomous & Electric Mobility
Nexer Tech Talent AB · Göteborg
Contact person + direct email on file — for members
Who is hiring backend engineer roles in Gothenburg
These are the employers with more than one live backend engineer role advert in our data right now, most active first. Counts move as roles open and close, and an employer appearing here is a hiring pattern we can see, not a promise that they are still taking applications.
- Explipro Group AB2 live roles, 2 English-friendly
- Knightec Group AB2 live roles
- Maxitech AB2 live roles
- Quest Consulting Sverige AB2 live roles
- Techla Group AB2 live roles
What these ads ask for
Reading the live backend engineer roles in Gothenburg, the skills that come up most often are AWS, Azure, Java, Kubernetes and CI/CD. That is what the adverts themselves list, so treat it as what employers are writing down rather than the full set of what the job involves.
On seniority, the live set breaks down as 1 junior, 1 mid-level and 10 senior, with the rest not stating a level clearly enough to classify. Senior roles are the largest group at the moment.
Do you need Swedish for backend engineer roles in Gothenburg?
Of the 31 live backend engineer roles in Gothenburg we are tracking, 8 (26%) read as English-friendly: the advert is written in English, or it states that the working language is English, or it asks for no Swedish. The remainder either require Swedish or leave it unsaid, and unsaid usually means it is expected.
We read that signal on every advert individually rather than assuming it from the employer, because the same company often runs English engineering roles and Swedish-language commercial roles side by side.
Which employers sponsor work permits in Gothenburg?
1 of the live backend engineer roles in Gothenburg (3%) carry a visa-sponsorship signal, meaning the advert mentions sponsorship, relocation support, or explicitly welcomes applicants who need a permit. It is a signal read from the advert, not a guarantee from the employer, so confirm it for the specific role before you count on it.
For how sponsorship actually works in Sweden, who can support a permit and what the timelines look like, see the work permit sponsorship guide. For employers with a track record across the whole bank rather than this page, see companies hiring internationally.
What do backend engineer roles pay in Gothenburg?
Most Swedish adverts do not quote pay, so we publish a figure only where enough of them do. Where the sample is real, the observed monthly range sits on the backend engineer salary page, read from the adverts themselves rather than from a survey.
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Counts come from our own reading of live Swedish tech ads (Arbetsförmedlingen and roughly 3,000 company career pages) and change as roles open and close. How EnglishJobsSweden works.