1 to 25 of 71 Distributed Systems Jobs in the City of London

Senior Software Engineer

Hiring Organisation
Burns Sheehan
Location
City of London, London, United Kingdom
Senior Software Engineer | Distributed Systems | Sustainable Cloud Native Platform 💸Up to £110,000 per annum plus bonus plus stock 🏠Central London office 🖱️Golang, Rust, C, Kubernetes, Linux, Cloud Native, Distributed systems... Are you a Senior Software Engineer with extensive knowledge of building distributed systems? Looking … Senior Software Engineer: Tech agnostic but preferable experience working with Golang, Rust, C/C++ or Java. In-depth knowledge of distributed systems, building solutions at scale where performance, reliability and availability are key considerations. Experience working on software infrastructure or building Cloud native software using Kubernetes Understanding ...

Lead Software Engineer

Hiring Organisation
Burns Sheehan
Location
City of London, London, United Kingdom
Lead Software Engineer | Distributed Systems | Sustainable Cloud Native Platform 💸Up to £130,000 per annum plus bonus plus stock 🏠Central London office 🖱️Golang, Rust, C, Kubernetes, Linux, Cloud Native, Distributed systems... Are you a Lead Software Engineer with extensive knowledge of building distributed systems? Looking … Lead Software Engineer: Tech agnostic but preferable experience working with Golang, Rust, Java and/or C/C++. In-depth knowledge of distributed systems, building solutions at scale where performance, reliability and availability are key considerations. Confident in leading the definition and creation of solutions from ...

Backend Software Engineer Junior-Mid Level - Programmatic

Hiring Organisation
Mobkoi
Location
City of London, London, England, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Full-Time
Salary
Competitive salary
Programmatic, you will contribute to the development and evolution of MOBKOI’s programmatic advertising platform. You will work closely with experienced engineers on backend systems that power real-time bidding (RTB), campaign delivery, and large-scale integrations with SSPs and DSPs.This role is well suited to engineers early … their career who want to deepen their expertise in distributed systems, low-latency services, and cloud-based infrastructure, while gaining exposure to the programmatic advertising ecosystem. You will be supported through mentorship, code reviews, and progressive ownership of backend components. RESPONSIBILITIES • Contribute to the development and improvement ...

Backend Software Engineer (JuniorMid Level) Programmatic

Hiring Organisation
Mobkoi
Location
City of London, London, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Permanent
Level) Programmatic, you will contribute to the development and evolution of MOBKOIs programmatic advertising platform. You will work closely with experienced engineers on backend systems that power real-time bidding (RTB), campaign delivery, and large-scale integrations with SSPs and DSPs. This role is well suited to engineers early … their career who want to deepen their expertise in distributed systems, low-latency services, and cloud-based infrastructure, while gaining exposure to the programmatic advertising ecosystem. You will be supported through mentorship, code reviews, and progressive ownership of backend components. RESPONSIBILITIES Contribute to the development and improvement ...

Low Latency Engineer

Hiring Organisation
Harrington Starr
Location
City of London, London, United Kingdom
looking for a high-calibre Solution Engineer with a passion for performance and capital markets technology to deliver complex, front-office trading systems for leading global investment banks, asset managers, fintechs and exchanges. This role sits at the intersection of engineering excellence, client engagement, and strategic delivery — working hands … latency trading solutions in capital markets environments Contributing directly to the codebase on the most technically challenging aspects of client deliveries Architecting performant, resilient distributed systems informed by deep domain knowledge Building solutions across OMS, EMS, Smart Order Routing, Matching Engines, FIX gateways and Risk platforms Working with ...

Senior Java Engineer – Reactive

Hiring Organisation
Fynity
Location
City of London, London, United Kingdom
week onsite) Are you a senior, hands-on Engineer who thrives in event-driven, asynchronous environments? Do you enjoy building low-latency, high-throughput distributed systems where correctness, resilience, and performance really matter? This is an opportunity to work at the core of real-time payments infrastructure, helping … scale. What You’ll Be Doing You’ll play a senior individual-contributor role within a high-performing engineering team, building asynchronous, message-driven systems designed for scale, resilience, and near-zero downtime. Design and implement high-throughput, low-latency systems processing millions of real-time payment events ...

Principal Software Engineer

Hiring Organisation
Verifone
Location
City of London, London, United Kingdom
electronic payment technology industry. Verifone has one of the leading electronic payment solutions brands and is one of the largest providers of electronic payment systems worldwide. Verifone has a diverse, dynamic and fast paced work environment in which employees are focused on results and have opportunities to excel. … Verifone employees are leading the payments industry through experience, innovation, and an ambitious spirit. Whether it’s developing the next platform of secure payment systems or searching for new ways to bring electronic payments to new markets, the team at Verifone is dedicated to the success of our customers ...

Software Engineer

Hiring Organisation
Harrington Starr
Location
City of London, London, United Kingdom
engineering team. The role sits within the development function and works closely with the CTO, researchers, and trading teams to build and maintain the systems that support live trading strategies. The position focuses on developing production services, improving platform reliability, and helping move quantitative research into robust, scalable trading … successful candidate will take ownership of a number of backend services that support the trading platform. This includes developing new functionality, maintaining existing systems, and improving operational tooling across the production environment. You will work closely with quantitative researchers and traders to translate research ideas into production-ready systems ...

Manager, Software Engineering - RiskOS Analytics

Hiring Organisation
Socure
Location
City of London, London, United Kingdom
identity with a team that holds a high bar for itself — keep reading. At Socure, we are revolutionizing digital trust by building mission-critical systems that deliver high reliability and operate at global scale. As a Manager, Software Engineering, you will be a hands-on technical leader who defines … projects, and coach engineers to maximize their potential. This role is perfect for leaders seeking high-growth, product-driven environments, who are passionate about distributed systems, and who want to directly influence the design of secure, scalable, and resilient infrastructure while cultivating top engineering talent. What ...

Senior Full Stack Engineer (Team Lead)

Hiring Organisation
Futuria
Location
City of London, London, United Kingdom
where you'll split your time between writing production code and mentoring engineers. You'll lead a cross-functional engineering team working across our distributed platform stack. You're accountable for your team's execution, code quality, testing practices, and continuous improvement. This is NOT a product management role … leading or mentoring engineers Strong expertise in Python backend development with async patterns Production experience with modern frontend frameworks (React, TypeScript) Solid understanding of distributed systems architecture and API design Experience with container orchestration, CI/CD, and cloud platforms Experience with NoSQL databases and data modelling Daily ...

Engineering Manager

Hiring Organisation
Wave Group
Location
City of London, London, United Kingdom
Hybrid) The Opportunity 💻 Join a high-performance technology company building complex, real-time platforms used globally at significant scale. The business operates mission-critical systems where performance, reliability and speed matter. It has a mature product with strong usage while continuing to evolve its architecture and engineering practices. … stepping into a deeply technical environment where engineers work across modern distributed systems, event-driven architecture and high-throughput services. This is a hands-on leadership role for someone who wants to shape both people and platform. About the Role 💼 You’ll lead a team of engineers responsible ...

Senior Software Engineer

Hiring Organisation
Fruition Group
Location
City of London, London, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Permanent
designing, building, deploying and operating scalable infrastructure services as part of a platform team. This is a role for someone who enjoys solving hard distributed systems problems and building robust foundations that others depend on. Responsibilities: Design, build, deploy, and operate secure, scalable infrastructure and automation Improve … engineering standards across code quality, testing, and automation Skills: Strong backend engineering capability (Golang, Java, or .NET) Strong hands-on experience building and operating distributed systems in cloud environments (AWS or GCP) Kubernetes and container orchestration experience Infrastructure as Code experience (Terraform, Pulumi, Crossplane or similar) Proven track ...

Senior Platform Engineer

Hiring Organisation
Fruition Group
Location
City of London, London, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Permanent
designing, building, deploying and operating scalable infrastructure services as part of a platform team. This is a role for someone who enjoys solving hard distributed systems problems and building robust foundations that others depend on. Responsibilities: Design, build, deploy, and operate secure, scalable infrastructure and automation Improve … engineering standards across code quality, testing, and automation Skills: Strong backend engineering capability (Golang, Java, or .NET) Strong hands-on experience building and operating distributed systems in cloud environments (AWS or GCP) Kubernetes and container orchestration experience Infrastructure as Code experience (Terraform, Pulumi, Crossplane or similar) Proven track ...

Principal Software Engineer

Hiring Organisation
Orbis Group
Location
City of London, London, United Kingdom
optimizing data exchange integrations, building resilient real-time pipelines that process market data at scale, designing infrastructure for performance and reliability, and modernizing legacy systems that underpin a platform millions depend on daily. The work spans the full technical stack from data ingestion and processing architecture to infrastructure optimization … Requirements: 8+ years backend development experience with demonstrated technical leadership as Lead/Staff/Principal Engineer Deep expertise building and operating large-scale distributed systems in production Polyglot engineering background; strong proficiency in Node.js or Golang preferred Hands-on experience designing and scaling modern database architectures ...

Principal Security Architect

Hiring Organisation
InfoSec People Ltd
Location
City of London, London, United Kingdom
security assessments for critical product initiatives. Defining opinionated, reusable secure architecture patterns, developer guardrails and security controls. Providing hands‐on architectural guidance across distributed systems, microservices and containerised workloads (Kubernetes). Shaping and maturing secure SDLC practices and CI/CD pipeline security. Influencing product strategy and engineering … Principal‐level architect with strong Product Security leadership experience. Deep technical capability in multi‐cloud architecture and modern application security. Strong knowledge of Kubernetes, distributed systems, microservices and container security. Proven experience in threat modelling, secure design reviews and establishing secure patterns. A collaborative, low‐ego operator comfortable ...

Back End Developer

Hiring Organisation
eTeam
Location
City of London, London, United Kingdom
real-time data pipelines, and support analytics-driven applications deployed on AWS cloud infrastructure. This role is ideal for someone passionate about data-driven systems, cloud-native architecture, and performance optimization. Key Responsibilities Backend Development Develop and maintain scalable backend services using Go (Golang). Design and implement RESTful … encryption). Architecture & Performance Architect scalable, resilient backend systems. Optimize performance, caching, indexing, and data retrieval. Improve API response times and system reliability. Design distributed systems using Kubernetes and cloud-native technologies. Enhance CI/CD pipelines and deployment automation. Monitor services using Prometheus, Grafana, and Kibana. Data ...

Founding Engineer

Hiring Organisation
Explore Group
Location
City of London, London, United Kingdom
join the team in central London. This is a unique opportunity to help build a transformative new platform at the intersection of software systems, automation, and intelligent infrastructure. Founded by leading academics and proven entrepreneurs , the business is backed by top-tier investors and is solving complex technical problems … that demand creativity, rigour, and ambition. The Role Build and own core systems and architecture from the ground up Work closely with the founding team on product direction and technical strategy Make key decisions across the full stack — from infrastructure to user-facing elements Contribute to the early engineering ...

Business Development Representative

Hiring Organisation
Factory 8 Consultancy Ltd
Location
City of London, London, United Kingdom
Business Development Representative Location: London Bridge, London (Hybrid/Flexible) Who We Are: My client is on a mission to make modern distributed systems reliable, scalable, and easier to release. Our platform is trusted by engineering teams who’ve felt the pain of production outages, brutal on-call … Account Executives to prep meetings, demos, and POCsCollaborate with Marketing and RevOps to improve campaigns and event outreachStay up-to-date on trends in distributed systems, testing, and reliabilityYou Should Have: 1+ years cold calling experience1+ years Salesforce experience1+ years experience with Microsoft OfficeBachelor’s degree or equivalentStrong ...

Back End Developer

Hiring Organisation
In Product
Location
City of London, London, United Kingdom
days in office) The Opportunity We’re partnered with a scaling, venture-backed SaaS business delivering a mobile-first platform used by large distributed workforces across global enterprise organisations. This is not greenfield development and it’s not legacy maintenance. The business is at ~£20m ARR and growing … Product The platform is a mobile-first employee experience solution built primarily for frontline and deskless workers. It enables organisations to communicate with distributed teams, share operational information, digitise workflows, and integrate workplace tools into a single platform used by large global enterprises. Customers include large brands operating ...

Senior Software Engineer

Hiring Organisation
Arrows
Location
City of London, London, United Kingdom
eager to learn new technologies and challenge established processes Our ideal candidate has: 3-5 years of Scala experience Experience delivering and maintaining distributed data processing systems using Big Data tools, lakehouse platforms, and workflow orchestration (experience with Spark, Databricks, or Airflow is a plus) Experience building with … cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or GCP Experience working with AI tools or platforms (LLMs, predictive models, ML infrastructure) Strong understanding of distributed systems patterns and trade‐offs Knowledge of non‐functional requirements—scalability, reliability, performance, observability Bonus points for: Interest in functional programming Experience with streaming ...

Software Engineer

Hiring Organisation
Arrows
Location
City of London, London, United Kingdom
experiment, fail fast, and learn quickly Are eager to learn new technologies and challenge established processes Our ideal candidate has: Experience delivering and maintaining distributed data processing systems using Big Data tools, lakehouse platforms, and workflow orchestration (experience with Spark, Databricks, or Airflow is a plus) Experience building … with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or GCP Experience working with AI tools or platforms (LLMs, predictive models, ML infrastructure) Strong understanding of distributed systems patterns and trade‐offs Knowledge of non‐functional requirements—scalability, reliability, performance, observability Background in Scala Bonus points for: Interest in functional ...

Security Platform Engineer - DevSecOps | Quant Finance Research Firm

Hiring Organisation
Techfellow Limited
Location
City of London, London, United Kingdom
/CD pipelines and developer workflows Develop internal automation and services using modern programming languages Improve resilience, scalability and observability of security-critical systems Troubleshoot complex issues across distributed Linux environments Identify architectural weaknesses and implement durable, engineering-led improvements What You’ll Bring... 6-10 years’ experience … familiarity with DevOps tooling including CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitLab), Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform, Ansible) and observability stacks (Prometheus, ELK, Grafana) Strong Linux systems knowledge Practical exposure to containerisation and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes) Experience designing or operating one or more of: Public Key Infrastructure (PKI), Secrets management platforms ...

Site Reliability Engineer(Openshift & Virtualization)

Hiring Organisation
Synechron
Location
City of London, London, United Kingdom
container platforms. This role focuses on automation, secure service design, and cross‐team collaboration across Applications, Hardware, and Network domains. You will build proactive systems that prevent outages, enforce SRE best practices, and participate in an on‐call rotation. Primary Responsibilities Manage and optimize OpenShift and container/virtualization … call rotation to support critical production environments. Required Skills Hands‐on experience with OpenShift Virtualization and Kubernetes administration . Strong understanding of distributed systems and failure scenarios; experience managing RedHat, Windows, and ESXi workloads. Deep knowledge of Linux systems and networking . Experience with monitoring/observability ...

Python Software Engineer

Hiring Organisation
Arcus Search
Location
City of London, London, United Kingdom
join their Observability Engineering team , building the telemetry and monitoring infrastructure that underpins hundreds of services across the organisation. The Role • Build and maintain systems that handle cloud-scale volumes of telemetry data • Extend and maintain OpenTelemetry collectors, SDKs and exporters • Design and improve telemetry pipelines and observability backends … looking for • Strong Python backend engineering experience • Experience working in Kubernetes/cloud-native environments • Interest or experience in observability, monitoring or telemetry systems • Comfortable building distributed systems and internal developer tooling • Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to collaborate across engineering teams Package ...

Senior Software Engineer

Hiring Organisation
Hlx Life Sciences
Location
City of London, London, United Kingdom
seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join a growing engineering team and help build scalable software systems that support cutting-edge research in biotechnology and life sciences. You will play a key role in designing and developing platforms that enable scientists, data engineers, and bioinformaticians to analyze complex biological … backend engineering, cloud infrastructure and data engineering, with an interest in working alongside scientists and research teams. Key Responsibilities Design and develop scalable backend systems and APIs for scientific and clinical data platforms Build and maintain data pipelines for large biological and research datasets Collaborate with scientists, bioinformaticians ...