1 to 25 of 32 Distributed Architecture Jobs in the UK

QA Automation / SDET Engineer

Hiring Organisation
Syntax Consultancy Ltd
Location
Birmingham, West Midlands (County), United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract
Contract Rate
£400 - £450/day Outside IR35
duties to include: Extensive hands-on experience with JUnit, Cucumber, and Selenium WebDriver within complex enterprise environments. Strong understanding of Spring applications , microservices, and distributed architectures. Good understanding in PostgreSQL , including query optimisation, performance tuning, and data validation. Experience using WireMock for service virtualisation and integration isolation. Strong expertise ...

DevOps Engineer - Defence

Hiring Organisation
Anson Mccade
Location
London, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Permanent, Work From Home
Salary
£90,000
eligible for UK Security Clearance (SC) You will gain exposure with: Modern DevOps practices across secure and high-assurance environments Cloud-native platforms and distributed system architectures End-to-end platform delivery across development and operations Advanced monitoring, automation, and deployment techniques Defence and mission-critical engineering programmes Complex ...

DevOps Engineer - Defence

Hiring Organisation
Anson Mccade
Location
Manchester, North West, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Permanent, Work From Home
Salary
£90,000
eligible for UK Security Clearance (SC) You will gain exposure with: Modern DevOps practices across secure and high-assurance environments Cloud-native platforms and distributed system architectures End-to-end platform delivery across development and operations Advanced monitoring, automation, and deployment techniques Defence and mission-critical engineering programmes Complex ...

DevOps Engineer - Defence

Hiring Organisation
Anson Mccade
Location
Bristol, Avon, South West, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Permanent, Work From Home
Salary
£90,000
eligible for UK Security Clearance (SC) You will gain exposure with: Modern DevOps practices across secure and high-assurance environments Cloud-native platforms and distributed system architectures End-to-end platform delivery across development and operations Advanced monitoring, automation, and deployment techniques Defence and mission-critical engineering programmes Complex ...

Software Engineer

Hiring Organisation
Reed
Location
Teesside Industrial Estate, Stockton-on-Tees, Cleveland, England, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Full-Time
Salary
£45,000 - £48,000 per annum
doing as a Software Engineer... Building and evolving scalable full-stack applications using modern technologies Developing cloud-first solutions on Azure, leveraging services and distributed architecture Using AI coding assistants (e.g. Copilot/Claude) responsibly across the SDLC to accelerate delivery Contributing to clean, maintainable, secure codebases through ...

Lead Software Engineer

Hiring Organisation
Solos Consultants Ltd
Location
London, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract, Work From Home
Contract Rate
£750 per day
centred services within a GDS-aligned environment. This is a hands-on technical leadership role suited to an experienced engineer who can operate across architecture, delivery, and live service support, while leading multidisciplinary agile squads to deliver complex, integrated systems. Youll be working in a regulated, security-focused domain … Django Support live services, ensuring performance, resilience, and stability Collaborate closely with BAs, UCD specialists, and engineers in agile squads Drive system design, architecture decisions, and integration approaches Contribute to engineering standards and continuous improvement Help coordinate build and integration activities across multiple systems About You Were looking ...

Application Designer

Hiring Organisation
Halian Technology Limited
Location
City of London, London, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract
Contract Rate
From £450 to £500 per day
driving continuous innovation and delivering reliable, high-quality solutions to support critical business operations. The technology landscape includes HP NonStop (Tandem) systems and a distributed Linux-based messaging and communications infrastructure. The successful candidate will contribute across the full software development lifecycle, from design through to delivery and support … from analysis and design through to build, testing, integration, and support. Key Responsibilities You will be responsible for delivering high-quality solutions across a distributed systems environment, including: Producing High-Level Application Design documents Creating Detailed Technical Design documentation based on functional and technical requirements Developing program specifications aligned ...

Staff Engineer

Hiring Organisation
Amicus
Location
England, United Kingdom
Staff Backend Engineer (Go) – Distributed Systems Remote-First | Up to £170,000 + Bonus + Equity We're partnered with one of the world's fastest-growing cybersecurity companies, a profitable, product-led organisation that has already achieved unicorn status and continues to scale at an exceptional pace. With … platform demand. As part of this expansion, they are looking to hire two Staff Backend Engineers to lead some of the most strategically important architecture and platform initiatives across the business. The Opportunity This is a genuinely high-impact Staff-level position focused on solving complex distributed systems ...

Principal Architect

Hiring Organisation
DigX
Location
England, United Kingdom
clients. The Opportunity As a Senior/Principal Architect at DigX, you will sit at the heart of complex technology transformations – working across discovery, architecture, and delivery. You will lead solution design for discrete workstreams or small engagements, shape modern application architectures, and act as a trusted adviser … will also play an important role in pre-sales, supporting solution shaping and client bids, while contributing to the development of our engineering and architecture practice. What You’ll Do Client & Consulting Leadership Lead discovery workshops, architecture assessments, and technical design sessions. Advise clients on modernisation strategies, architecture ...

Senior Java Software Engineer

Hiring Organisation
mthree
Location
Greater London, England, United Kingdom
will drive the architectural evolution and optimization of a high-throughput enterprise platform. This is a hands-on, high-impact role focused on scaling distributed systems, eliminating bottlenecks, and embedding intelligent decisioning into complex financial workflows. Key Responsibilities Architectural Scalability: Lead high-level design and engineering strategies to scale … core platform capable of processing millions of complex, concurrent operations daily. Performance Engineering: Proactively profile, troubleshoot, and optimize distributed data architectures to ensure ultra-low latency and high availability. Technical Governance: Elevate engineering standards across the delivery pipeline through rigorous design reviews, advanced pattern implementation, and mentorship. Automation Frameworks ...

Backend Software Engineer - AWS JBLE1 NI

Hiring Organisation
Ocho
Location
Belfast, UK
backend engineering team working on a modern cloud security platform. The environment is fast-paced and engineering-led, focused on solving complex problems across distributed systems and cloud infrastructure. You will work with cutting-edge technologies and contribute to building scalable, high-impact solutions. What Youll Be Doing … backend projects from design through to deployment and production support Build and optimise backend services using modern programming languages Analyse reliability and performance across distributed systems Contribute to system design, architecture decisions and capacity planning Define and work towards SLOs across services Participate in code reviews and engineering ...

Lead Ruby Engineer

Hiring Organisation
Oxbow Talent
Location
United Kingdom
organisation building modern, large-scale web platforms used by customers globally. This is an opportunity to join a highly collaborative engineering team working across distributed systems, modern APIs, scalable backend services and complex web applications. This role is ideal for a senior engineer who enjoys solving difficult technical problems … people-management or formal Tech Lead position. The successful candidate will remain hands-on and deeply technical while contributing at a senior level across architecture, systems design and engineering best practices. Responsibilities • Build and scale backend services within complex distributed systems • Develop modern web applications using React ...

IT Infrastructure Manager - Integration

Hiring Organisation
Experis
Location
Nationwide, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract
exit, or large-scale transformation Hands-on knowledge of: Networks, servers, cloud platforms, and end-user environments Experience working with multi-region teams and distributed architectures Strong communication skills with the ability to engage technical and executive stakeholders Experience with ITIL-based service management frameworks Desirable Experience in manufacturing ...

Systems Architect

Hiring Organisation
Harvey Nash
Location
London, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Permanent
modern, cloud-native solutions within a complex enterprise environment, working closely with engineering teams, product managers, and senior stakeholders. Key Skills: Enterprise & Solution Architecture AWS/Cloud-Native Platforms Microservices & APIs DevOps, CI/CD & Infrastructure as Code Java, C#, TypeScript, JavaScript, or C++ Financial Services, Capital Markets, Trading … Platforms, or Front Office systems experience Desirable: Kubernetes, Docker, and modern distributed architectures You'll play a key role in defining technical strategy, influencing architectural decisions, mentoring engineering teams, and driving the delivery of scalable, high-performing solutions across a global business. If you're interested in learning more ...

Mapping Engineer

Hiring Organisation
Searchability
Location
London, South East, England, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Full-Time
Salary
£45,000 - £95,000 per annum
mono reconstruction, visual SLAM) Multi sensor fusion pipelines Knowledge of semantic mapping or ML based scene understanding Familiarity with real time systems and distributed mapping architectures WHAT'S ON OFFER Salary up to £95,000 depending on experience A role shaped around you, from graduate through to lead High ...

Senior Software Developer - Relocation supported

Hiring Organisation
SR2 | Socially Responsible Recruitment | Certified B Corporation™
Location
Newcastle Upon Tyne, England, United Kingdom
high-calibre engineering team building core components of a live trading platform in a Microsoft stack, using modern C#/.NET to solve complex distributed systems problems at scale. What you’ll be doing You’ll work across the core platform used for trading and financial operations, including Designing … building high-performance backend services in C#/.NET Working on distributed systems, low-latency services, and data-heavy workflows Contributing to architecture decisions (not just implementat Building robust, production-grade software used in real financial environment Collaborating closely with a tight engineering team (no layers of bureaucracy ...

Senior Software Engineer (Node.js / TypeScript / AWS)

Hiring Organisation
Adria Solutions
Location
Manchester, North West, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Permanent
Salary
£80,000
platform from the ground up. Working closely with a small senior engineering team, you will design and deliver scalable backend systems, cloud infrastructure and distributed architectures capable of supporting high-concurrency real-time experiences. This is a hands-on role with significant influence over technical direction, infrastructure design … platform foundations. Key Responsibilities Design and build scalable backend services and cloud infrastructure Architect event-driven and distributed systems on AWS Develop APIs, microservices and internal tooling Improve reliability, observability and developer workflows Conduct load testing and performance optimisation Contribute to frontend applications where required About ...

Python Backend Engineer

Hiring Organisation
Daniel James Resourcing Ltd
Location
St. Albans, Hertfordshire, South East, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract
Contract Rate
Up to £550/ day Outside IR35
Senior Python Backend Engineer - Real-Time Distributed Systems £550/day Outside IR35 Watford/Hybrid (Initial onsite, then mainly remote) 4-month contract Were working with a highly engineering-led technology business building large-scale real-time backend systems within a distributed Azure environment. This … high-level solution designers. We are specifically looking for deeply hands-on Python backend engineers who are comfortable operating at implementation level within complex distributed systems. The environment is heavily focused on: Real-time event-driven processing High-throughput backend services Distributed microservice architectures Low-latency data ingestion ...

Lead Engineer

Hiring Organisation
Method Resourcing
Location
City of London, London, United Kingdom
engineering role with genuine ownership and autonomy. You’ll lead a small squad of engineers while remaining deeply embedded in the code, shaping the architecture, engineering standards, and overall technical direction of new platform initiatives. The role is particularly well suited to someone who enjoys building systems from scratch … complex technical problems at scale. What You’ll Be Doing Designing and building scalable, cloud-native systems and APIs Leading technical decision-making across architecture and engineering standards Remaining hands-on with coding, reviews, and system design Building full-stack solutions (backend services and supporting UI where needed) Working ...

DevOps Engineer

Hiring Organisation
WTW
Location
Surrey, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Full Time
practices that take Radar Live from code change to validated deployment. You will work closely with development teams, SaaS infrastructure, security, QA and architecture to make delivery safer, faster, more automated and easier to operate. You will be expected to : • Build, maintain and improve Azure DevOps YAML pipelines … working and continuous improvement. • Strong communication skills, with the ability to explain technical issues clearly and work effectively across development, infrastructure, security, QA and architecture teams. Highly Desirable Skills and Experience The following skills and experience are highly desirable, but not essential: • Experience with the current delivery and security ...

Automation Test Engineer

Hiring Organisation
INTEC SELECT LIMITED
Location
Corsham, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contractor
Contract Rate
£600 per day
Playwright and/or Cypress . Proven experience testing applications and services developed in Kotlin and TypeScript . Strong API testing experience within complex distributed environments. Experience testing integrations between multiple systems and services. Knowledge of resilience testing, fault injection, timeout handling, and service degradation scenarios. Experience with contract … Exposure to criminal justice, government, or highly regulated environments. Experience with performance and load testing tools such as Gatling . Knowledge of large-scale distributed architectures and microservices environments. What's on Offer? Opportunity to work on a high-profile national transformation programme. Complex enterprise-scale technology environment. Collaborative ...

Data Architect

Hiring Organisation
Salt Search
Location
London, South East, England, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Temporary
Salary
£360 per day
Architect to join a major transformation initiative within financial services. This is a high-impact role where you'll define and modernise enterprise data architecture across both traditional relational platforms and cutting-edge distributed NoSQL technologies. You'll be the authority on data modelling, architecture standards … Cassandra YugabyteDB On-premise and cloud environments Define data standards, governance frameworks, modelling conventions, and metadata strategies. Drive enterprise data strategy and contribute to architecture governance boards. Collaborate closely with architects, engineering teams, business stakeholders, and delivery leads. Assess legacy platforms and recommend modernisation and optimisation opportunities. Support data ...

Software Developer Post-Trade Automation

Hiring Organisation
Ncounter
Location
East London, London, England, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Full-Time
Salary
£160,000 - £180,000 per annum
analytics. This is a hands on engineering role where you will own production systems, improve reliability, optimise data flows and help shape the architecture behind one of the most advanced trading environments in the industry. The environment is deeply technical, collaborative and quality driven, with strong expectations around software … engineering standards, data integrity, and scalable distributed design. Core Requirements • Strong Computer Science background with 5 years Python engineering in trading or post trade domains • Proven experience building data intensive services and working with PostgreSQL and data frame tooling • Background in trade booking and FIX protocol integration • Ability ...

Senior Integration Engineer

Hiring Organisation
Cognita Ltd
Location
Nationwide, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Permanent
Salary
£70000 - £80000/annum
across platform performance, reliability, cost and supportability. * Manage secure configuration, secrets and access controls across the platform. Team Leadership * Lead and develop a geographically distributed team of integration engineers. * Provide technical guidance, peer review and engineering best practice. * Support resource planning and capability development across the function. To view … Looking For: * Expertise in Azure integration services (Logic Apps, ADF, Service Bus, APIM). * Strong knowledge of API-led, event-driven and distributed integration architectures. * Proficient in REST APIs, JSON, XML and integration design. * Experience with CI/CD, IaC and secure cloud integration practices. Qualifications * Degree in Computer ...

Senior Data Engineer

Hiring Organisation
Tenth Revolution Group
Location
London, South East, England, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Full-Time
Salary
£60,000 - £80,000 per annum
centre of how this business drives commercial performance, insight and strategic decision-making, they're building out a modern, cloud-native data architecture to support that growth. This is an excellent opportunity for a Senior Data Engineer who wants to shape Databricks-based solutions, influence architectural direction, playing … estate Acting as a technical leader within the team, mentoring engineers and raising standards Driving adoption of modern patterns including streaming, event-driven and distributed architectures What we're looking for Strong experience with distributed data architectures (Lambda/Kappa) Advanced data modelling expertise (star & snowflake schemas ...