What backend engineer adverts in Europe ask for
We read 143 open backend engineer roles at 58 companies, straight from their careers pages. These are the skills and phrases they name, how often, and how to show each one on your CV.
Counted 30 Sept 2026 · recounted daily
- open backend engineer roles in Europe
- 143
- open backend engineer roles in Europe
- companies hiring
- 58
- companies hiring
- remote (75 of 143)
- 52%
- remote (75 of 143)
- publish a salary (26)
- 18%
- publish a salary (26)
Every term, by how many adverts name it
Open a term to see how a line that only names it differs from one that proves it. Write only what you have done: a term with no evidence is what keyword-stuffing checks look for.
In half the adverts or more
Expected. Missing one of these needs a reason.In one advert in five, or more
Common. These separate a match from a near miss.Specialist
Named by fewer adverts, often decisive where they are.Which of these does your CV already name?
Paste your CV text. It is checked in your browser against the terms in at least a fifth of these adverts; nothing is sent anywhere.
8of 30 common terms named
Named on your CV
Not named, but common in these adverts
A missing term is a question, not an instruction: add it only where you have used it. The full check reads your CV against one real advert, the way an applicant tracking system and a recruiter would.
Run the full free checkWhere these 143 jobs are, and at what level
Country
Top six, by open roles
- United Kingdom31
- Germany21
- Spain19
- France14
- Poland11
- Italy10
Level named in the title
No level word counts as mid
- Senior81
- Mid43
- Lead / staff17
- Junior / graduate2
Only 2 of 143 are junior or graduate roles by their title. For a first job, search wider than this title.
Where you work, and the pay
26 of 143 adverts publish a salary
€51k to €66.5k
median range, 14 adverts in EUR
£85k to £115k
median range, 9 adverts in GBP
- Remote75
- Hybrid8
- On-site5
- Not stated55
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- Which adverts
- Open roles with "backend" (or "back-end", "back end") in the title, based in Europe or remote within Europe, read on 30 Sept 2026 from each company's own applicant tracking system (Greenhouse, Lever, Ashby and others).
- What counts as a mention
- The term appears at least once in the advert, as a whole word. A job posted in several cities counts once, and each company's own name is taken out of its adverts first.
- What is left out
- Words adverts use about the employer rather than the job are not counted: “security” in a company name, “healthcare” in the benefits. Terms in fewer than 5% of the adverts are not shown. Domain words such as payments are partly companies describing their own product.
Using this list well
Should I add every keyword to my CV?
No. Add the ones you have used, in the line that shows what you did with them. A skills list full of terms with no evidence behind them reads as padding to a recruiter, and some applicant tracking systems flag it.
Where on the CV should the keywords go?
In your experience bullets first, then the skills section. A search matches either, but a recruiter believes the bullet.
Is this list the same for every company?
No. It is the average of 143 adverts. The advert you apply to is the one that matters, which is why the full check compares your CV with that advert, requirement by requirement.
CV keywords for other roles
Your CV, against the advert you actually want
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