1 to 25 of 57 Distributed Systems Jobs in Glasgow

Principal Architect – Robotics & Hardware Abstraction

Location
Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
improve quality of life and extend the reach of humanity. Our newly opened Chemifarm facility in Glasgow operates a growing fleet of advanced robotic systems that automate synthesis, optimisation, and library generation. As we scale up to globally distributed facilities, we are undertaking a foundational transformation … within the Office of the CTO, you will act as the architectural bridge between Hardware Engineering and Software Engineering, shaping how our robots, control systems, and cloud services work together as a coherent whole. Your mission is to define a robust Hardware Abstraction Layer (HAL) that enables our universal ...

Senior Developer

Hiring Organisation
Scottish and Southern Energy
Location
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, United Kingdom
Salary
£ 70 K
critical role as the asset optimiser, route to market and risk management function for all SSE's Business Units (Wind, Hydro, Low Carbon Thermal, Distributed Energy and Customer portfolios). EM enables SSE to focus its expertise and capabilities in energy markets (including Trading, Risk Management, Energy Economics … enhancing market execution and transaction processing applications within SSE Energy Markets. You will focus on developing high‐performance, reliable backend services for cloud‐first, distributed systems operating across Azure‐based and on‐premise environments. Your experience with cloud platforms, concurrency, and modern engineering practices will contribute directly ...

Software Engineer III - Full Stack, Global Banking Tech

Location
Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
stable, and scalable technology products that support critical business and client outcomes. You will contribute to system design and engineering execution across backend and distributed systems and modern UI/console experiences, improving operational excellence through automation, strong software development lifecycle discipline, and responsible use of enterprise-authorized … stable, and scalable technology products that support critical business and client outcomes. You will contribute to system design and engineering execution across backend and distributed systems and modern UI/console experiences, improving operational excellence through automation, strong software development lifecycle discipline, and responsible use of enterprise-authorized ...

Senior Infrastructure Integration Engineer

Hiring Organisation
Networking People (UK) Limited
Location
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract
Contract Rate
£500 - £550 per day + Inside of IR35
physical and virtual server infrastructure. The team evaluates, certifies, integrates, and supports a broad range of infrastructure technologies, including hardware platforms, hypervisors, Linux operating systems, system configuration tooling, critical infrastructure services, automation platforms, load balancing, high availability solutions, and virtualization management technologies. The team plays a key role … fixes. We are looking for a self-starter who can operate effectively within a complex engineering environment. The successful candidate will need to understand distributed systems, assess the broader impact of security related changes, design robust remediation approaches, and produce stable, maintainable, and secure code. They will also ...

Lead Software Engineer - Java / Python, AI & ML

Hiring Organisation
JP Morgan Chase
Location
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, United Kingdom
Salary
£ 80 K
building the next generation of intelligent, cloud-native systems — and we want you to help lead the way. At JPMorganChase, you'll work at the intersection of software engineering, artificial intelligence, and cloud infrastructure, delivering solutions that matter at scale. This is an opportunity to grow your craft, shape … will own the delivery of complex, AI-powered software initiatives from discovery through production with minimal supervision. You will design and build intelligent systems leveraging large language models and agentic approaches, expose capabilities through well-designed APIs and microservices, and operate confidently across a multi-cloud environment — ensuring portability ...

Senior Lead Software Engineer - Python, Data, Cloud, AIML

Location
Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
approaches to build solutions or break down technical problems Creates secure and high-quality production code and maintains algorithms that run synchronously with appropriate systems Produces architecture and design artifacts for complex applications while being accountable for ensuring design constraints are met by software code development Builds engineering stack … programming languages and database querying languages Overall knowledge of the Software Development Life Cycle Proven track record in system design, architecting and developing microservices, distributed systems and data-intensive applications Experience with Cloud services, Infrastructure as Code, containerized application development, big data and modern data engineering technologies Practical ...

Senior Manager of SRE

Hiring Organisation
JP Morgan Chase
Location
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, United Kingdom
Salary
£ 100 K
sessions with external vendors, startups, and internal teams to drive outcomes-oriented probing of architectural designs, technical credentials, and applicability for use within existing systems and information architecture.Drives continuous improvement in system observability, alerting, and capacity planning.Collaborates with engineering and data teams to optimize infrastructure and deployment processes, focusing … automated unit testing.Experience with Terraform development and understanding of Terraform enterprise.Experience in delivering system design, application development, testing, and operational stability.Knowledge of Big Data distributed compute frameworks like Spark, Glue, MapReduce etc.Excellent troubleshooting, analytical, and communication skills.Preferred Qualifications, Capabilities, and Skills:Multi Region disaster recovery setup, monitoring and testing.Experience ...

Senior Manager of SRE

Hiring Organisation
Hackajob Ltd
Location
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Permanent
sessions with external vendors, startups, and internal teams to drive outcomes-oriented probing of architectural designs, technical credentials, and applicability for use within existing systems and information architecture. Drives continuous improvement in system observability, alerting, and capacity planning. Collaborates with engineering and data teams to optimize infrastructure and deployment … Experience with Terraform development and understanding of Terraform enterprise. Experience in delivering system design, application development, testing, and operational stability. Knowledge of Big Data distributed compute frameworks like Spark, Glue, MapReduce etc. Excellent troubleshooting, analytical, and communication skills. Preferred Qualifications, Capabilities, and Skills: Multi Region disaster recovery setup, monitoring ...

Lead Software Engineer - Java, AI

Hiring Organisation
JP Morgan Chase
Location
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, United Kingdom
Salary
£ 80 K
finance. As part of our Corporate Technology organization, you'll work alongside some of the brightest engineering minds in the industry, building resilient, scalable systems that serve millions of customers and businesses worldwide. Here, your work doesn't just solve technical problems — it drives real business outcomes at extraordinary … passion for engineering excellence to a team that values innovation and continuous improvement. Your contributions will directly influence the reliability, scalability, and performance of systems that matter to the firm and its clients.Job responsibilitiesDesign and develop robust, scalable Java-based applications that meet complex enterprise requirements across multiple business ...

Lead Software Engineer - Java, AI

Location
Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
finance. As part of our Corporate Technology organization, you'll work alongside some of the brightest engineering minds in the industry, building resilient, scalable systems that serve millions of customers and businesses worldwide. Here, your work doesn't just solve technical problems — it drives real business outcomes at extraordinary … passion for engineering excellence to a team that values innovation and continuous improvement. Your contributions will directly influence the reliability, scalability, and performance of systems that matter to the firm and its clients. Job responsibilities Design and develop robust, scalable Java-based applications that meet complex enterprise requirements across ...

Software Engineer III - Full Stack, Global Banking Tech

Hiring Organisation
JP Morgan Chase
Location
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, United Kingdom
Salary
£ 80 K
stable, and scalable technology products that support critical business and client outcomes. You will contribute to system design and engineering execution across backend and distributed systems and modern UI/console experiences, improving operational excellence through automation, strong software development lifecycle discipline, and responsible use of enterprise-authorized … React, HTML, and CSS, leveraging reusable components, patterns, and libraries for consistency and speedDevelop backend services and APIs integrating with relational databases and enterprise systems, applying sound data design and SQL practices, and contribute to architecture and design artifacts (e.g., technical designs, diagrams, architecture decision records) ensuring implementation aligns ...

Lead Software Engineer - Full Stack, Java & React

Hiring Organisation
JP Morgan Chase
Location
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, United Kingdom
Salary
£ 80 K
secure, stable, and scalable technology products that support critical business and client outcomes. You will drive system design and engineering execution across backend and distributed systems and modern UI/console experiences, improving operational excellence through automation, strong software development lifecycle discipline, and responsible use of enterprise-authorized ...

Software Engineer III

Location
Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
debug code written by others Identify opportunities to eliminate or automate remediation of recurring issues to improve overall operational stability of software applications and systems Demonstrate initiative by bringing ideas, passion, and ownership to improve the team and products Engage with communities of practice across Software Engineering to learn … technology platforms Familiarity with cloud platforms such as Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure, or Google Cloud Platform Exposure to event-driven architecture and distributed systems design Experience with modern front-end component libraries and design systems ABOUT US J.P. Morgan is a global leader in financial ...

Senior Lead Site Reliability / DevOps Engineer

Hiring Organisation
JP Morgan Chase
Location
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, United Kingdom
Salary
£ 80 K
system architecture, toil reduction, and other site reliability best practices, with considerable in-depth knowledge in one or more technical disciplines (e.g., cloud, observability, distributed systems, etc.)Advanced proficiency in one or more programming languages (e.g., Java, Python, Go, etc.)Advanced proficiency and experience in observability such … independently with little to no oversightPractical cloud native experienceAbility to expand and collaborate across different levels and stakeholder groupsPreferred qualifications, capabilities, and skillsKnowledge of distributed tracing, metrics, and logging best practicesCertification in AWS, Kubernetes, or relevant technologiesProven track record in system health monitoring, capacity management, and blameless postmortems ...

Software Engineer III - Python

Location
Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
Terraform, Kubernetes, and CI/CD pipelines. This role offers you the opportunity to grow your expertise in applied AI engineering while contributing to systems that operate at enterprise scale. Key responsibilities Deliver software through a disciplined software development lifecycle, working from well-defined requirements through design, implementation, testing … step agentic task execution Build and maintain inference-time integrations such as model gateways, APIs, caching, fallbacks, timeouts, and concurrency controls for production AI systems Implement retrieval-augmented generation components where applicable, including chunking, embeddings, retrieval, and grounding strategies Build REST and gRPC endpoints following agreed contracts, implementing authentication ...

Google Cloud Platform (GCP) Architect

Location
Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
across the project by creating coding that actively reviews, debugs, and help support team members with their coding Lead architectural design for cloud-native systems and services, producing comprehensive design artifacts (RFCs, ADRs, architecture diagrams) that are reviewed and adopted across multiple teams Own operational excellence by proactively identifying …/CD, Application Resiliency, Security, and capacity planning Demonstrated expertise in a technical discipline (e.g., cloud architecture, artificial intelligence/machine learning, mobile, distributed systems, security, DevOps/platform engineering) In-depth knowledge of financial services industry and their IT systems, regulatory constraints, and operational requirements Practical ...

Software Engineer III - Python

Hiring Organisation
JP Morgan Chase
Location
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, United Kingdom
Salary
£ 80 K
Terraform, Kubernetes, and CI/CD pipelines. This role offers you the opportunity to grow your expertise in applied AI engineering while contributing to systems that operate at enterprise scale.Key responsibilitiesDeliver software through a disciplined software development lifecycle, working from well-defined requirements through design, implementation, testing, release … dataExperience building APIs and microservices using REST or gRPC, including contracts, security basics, and observabilityPractical experience delivering LLM-based features as part of software systems, with familiarity with agentic patternsWorking knowledge of delivery and operations including CI/CD, Git, containers, and KubernetesFamiliarity with Terraform and cloud infrastructure concepts ...

Software Engineer III - AI/ML Platform Reliability

Hiring Organisation
JP Morgan Chase
Location
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, United Kingdom
Salary
£ 80 K
passionate about building resilient, scalable systems that power the future of AI? At JPMorganChase, we're pushing the boundaries of what's possible with artificial intelligence and machine learning — and we need engineers like you to help us do it reliably, securely, and at scale.As a Software Engineer … native delivery practices, including tools such as Terraform, containers, Kubernetes, CI/CD pipelines, and automated deployment workflows.Experience in designing and developing large-scale distributed systems and cloud-native architecture.Experience building large scale infrastructure and and cloud-native delivery practice in Google Cloud, AWS, or Azure and Terraform. ...

Senior Lead Site Reliability Engineer

Location
Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
system architecture, toil reduction, and other site reliability best practices, with considerable in-depth knowledge in one or more technical disciplines (e.g., cloud, observability, distributed systems, etc.) Advanced proficiency in one or more programming languages (e.g., Java, Python, Go, etc.) Advanced proficiency and experience in observability such … oversight Practical cloud native experience Ability to expand and collaborate across different levels and stakeholder groups Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills Knowledge of distributed tracing, metrics, and logging best practices Certification in AWS, Kubernetes, or relevant technologies Proven track record in system health monitoring, capacity management, and blameless postmortems ...

Lead Software Engineer - Full Stack (Java / React)

Hiring Organisation
JP Morgan Chase
Location
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, United Kingdom
Salary
£ 80 K
scale. As part of our Corporate Technology organization, you'll work alongside some of the brightest minds in the industry, building resilient, high-impact systems that support critical risk functions across the firm. We offer an environment where innovation is encouraged, growth is supported, and your contributions directly influence … Boot, and React to support wholesale credit risk workflowsLead the design and implementation of cloud-native solutions, ensuring high availability, performance, and security across distributed systemsIntegrate artificial intelligence and machine learning capabilities into risk technology platforms to enhance analytical and predictive functionsDrive end-to-end software development lifecycle activities ...

Lead Software Engineer - Java, AWS

Location
Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
Troubleshoot and resolve complex technical issues Review code and provide constructive feedback to team members Coordinate with other teams to ensure seamless integration of systems Champion innovation and continuous improvement within the team Manage project timelines and deliverables to meet business objectives Communicate progress and challenges effectively to leadership … front-end technologies and frameworks Demonstrate expertise in performance tuning and optimization Leverage experience with database technologies (SQL and NoSQL) Use understanding of distributed systems and scalability Apply experience in mentoring and developing engineering talent J.P. Morgan is a global leader in financial services, providing strategic advice ...

Software Engineer III- Python/Java

Location
Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
sessions with external vendors, startups, and internal teams to drive outcomes-oriented probing of architectural designs, technical credentials, and applicability for use within existing systems and information architecture. Contributes to software engineering communities of practice and events that explore new and emerging technologies Adds to team culture of diversity … with use of automated unit testing. Solid understanding of agile methodologies such as CI/CD, Application Resiliency, and Security Knowledge of Big Data distributed compute frameworks like Spark, Glue, MapReduce etc. Excellent troubleshooting, analytical, and communication skills. Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills Experience in Data pipelines using Spark ...

Senior Lead Software Engineer

Location
Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
smaller models, enhancing overall system efficiency Required Qualifications, Capabilities, and Skills: Significant experience building and operating production software as a technical lead on distributed systems Deep expertise in Python and FastAPI/REST, including async patterns and SQLAlchemy Demonstrated experience leading effective use of enterprise-authorized AI-assisted ...

Senior Backend Engineer - Java

Hiring Organisation
Capco
Location
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, United Kingdom
Salary
£ 70 K
event-driven architecturesStrong grasp of CI/CD pipelines, SQL/NoSQL databases, Kafka, and Java StreamingFamiliarity with infrastructure-as-code (e.g., CloudFormation), distributed systems, and secure design practicesBonus Points ForExperience using GitLab for CI/CD pipelines and Cucumber for BDD test automationAWS Certified Solutions Architect (Associate ...

Software Engineer III

Hiring Organisation
JP Morgan Chase
Location
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, United Kingdom
Salary
£ 80 K
facing financial technology platformsFamiliarity with cloud platforms such as Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure, or Google Cloud PlatformExposure to event-driven architecture and distributed systems designExperience with modern front-end component libraries and design systemsJ.P. Morgan is a global leader in financial services, providing strategic advice ...