Backend Engineer job postings surge in Portugal
Portugal saw a ninety one percent rise in backend engineer job postings over the last 28 days compared to the prior period.
By Amara Johnson, Mogi Research · Oct 18, 2026
Backend engineer job postings in Portugal rose by ninety one percent, from eleven to twenty one, in the 28 days to October 18 compared to the previous 28 days. This marks a significant increase, far exceeding the overall growth seen in backend roles across all countries.
Other countries also experienced substantial growth in backend engineer job postings. France saw a seventy percent rise, with postings increasing from twenty three to thirty nine. Germany's backend engineer postings grew by sixty three percent, from thirty five to fifty seven.
This unusual surge in Portugal may be attributed to several factors. It could reflect increased demand for backend expertise within the country's tech sector. Alternatively, it is likely that employers in Portugal are actively seeking to fill a higher number of backend engineering positions than in the preceding period.
The numbers
Top 10 countries with growth in backend roles?
| Name | Last 28 days | The 28 before | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portugal | 21 | 11 | +91% |
| France | 39 | 23 | +70% |
| Germany | 57 | 35 | +63% |
| Canada | 69 | 44 | +57% |
| Malaysia | 35 | 22 | +59% |
Top roles: Backend Engineer (21)
Counts are job postings, not hires, from company career sites that Mogi's crawl found. Compares the 28 days to 2026-10-18 with the 28 days before them. Covers all countries, all states, Backend Engineer. Employers with fewer than five postings in the last eight weeks are grouped together and left out of the rankings. The company details come from the crawl's company profiles, where the crawl has one.
Written by Amara Johnson of Mogi Research, with AI from the table above. Every figure in it comes from that table.
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