Distributed Systems Jobs in London

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Senior Data Engineer

City of London, London, United Kingdom
Hybrid / WFH Options
Hlx Technology
San Francisco (Onsite/Hybrid) Employment: Full-time About the Company We are partnered with a pioneering biotech building the world’s first brain foundation models — large-scale AI systems designed to deeply understand, protect, and enhance the human brain. By generating our own data, developing novel machine learning approaches, and working closely with world-leading neuroscientists, the company … to accelerate discoveries that transform how neurological diseases are treated and prevented. This is a rare opportunity to join at an early stage, with direct influence on the technical systems that will underpin scientific and clinical breakthroughs. The work is ambitious, interdisciplinary, and sits at the cutting edge of AI, biology, and data engineering. The Role We are seeking … a Senior Data Engineer to lead the design and scaling of the company’s core data infrastructure. You will be responsible for building robust, production-grade systems that handle multi-omic, neuroscience, and clinical datasets at scale. Your work will provide the backbone for training next-generation AI models, enabling researchers to extract real-world insights from raw biological More ❯
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Senior Data Engineer

London Area, United Kingdom
Hybrid / WFH Options
Hlx Technology
San Francisco (Onsite/Hybrid) Employment: Full-time About the Company We are partnered with a pioneering biotech building the world’s first brain foundation models — large-scale AI systems designed to deeply understand, protect, and enhance the human brain. By generating our own data, developing novel machine learning approaches, and working closely with world-leading neuroscientists, the company … to accelerate discoveries that transform how neurological diseases are treated and prevented. This is a rare opportunity to join at an early stage, with direct influence on the technical systems that will underpin scientific and clinical breakthroughs. The work is ambitious, interdisciplinary, and sits at the cutting edge of AI, biology, and data engineering. The Role We are seeking … a Senior Data Engineer to lead the design and scaling of the company’s core data infrastructure. You will be responsible for building robust, production-grade systems that handle multi-omic, neuroscience, and clinical datasets at scale. Your work will provide the backbone for training next-generation AI models, enabling researchers to extract real-world insights from raw biological More ❯
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Senior Data Engineer

london, south east england, united kingdom
Hybrid / WFH Options
Hlx Technology
San Francisco (Onsite/Hybrid) Employment: Full-time About the Company We are partnered with a pioneering biotech building the world’s first brain foundation models — large-scale AI systems designed to deeply understand, protect, and enhance the human brain. By generating our own data, developing novel machine learning approaches, and working closely with world-leading neuroscientists, the company … to accelerate discoveries that transform how neurological diseases are treated and prevented. This is a rare opportunity to join at an early stage, with direct influence on the technical systems that will underpin scientific and clinical breakthroughs. The work is ambitious, interdisciplinary, and sits at the cutting edge of AI, biology, and data engineering. The Role We are seeking … a Senior Data Engineer to lead the design and scaling of the company’s core data infrastructure. You will be responsible for building robust, production-grade systems that handle multi-omic, neuroscience, and clinical datasets at scale. Your work will provide the backbone for training next-generation AI models, enabling researchers to extract real-world insights from raw biological More ❯
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Senior Data Engineer

london (city of london), south east england, united kingdom
Hybrid / WFH Options
Hlx Technology
San Francisco (Onsite/Hybrid) Employment: Full-time About the Company We are partnered with a pioneering biotech building the world’s first brain foundation models — large-scale AI systems designed to deeply understand, protect, and enhance the human brain. By generating our own data, developing novel machine learning approaches, and working closely with world-leading neuroscientists, the company … to accelerate discoveries that transform how neurological diseases are treated and prevented. This is a rare opportunity to join at an early stage, with direct influence on the technical systems that will underpin scientific and clinical breakthroughs. The work is ambitious, interdisciplinary, and sits at the cutting edge of AI, biology, and data engineering. The Role We are seeking … a Senior Data Engineer to lead the design and scaling of the company’s core data infrastructure. You will be responsible for building robust, production-grade systems that handle multi-omic, neuroscience, and clinical datasets at scale. Your work will provide the backbone for training next-generation AI models, enabling researchers to extract real-world insights from raw biological More ❯
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Machine Learning Engineer (AGI ), AGI Vertical Service Inference & Engine

London, United Kingdom
Amazon
working with amazing engineers and scientists, this position is for you. As a Machine Learning Engineer in AGI vertical services , you will work with talented peers on low-latency distributed systems in the latest generative speech technology. Your work will be characterized by high scale, complexity and the need for invention. You'll need to be passionate about … distributed systems and understand how technology translates into customer experience. You will directly impact our customers and change the landscape of voice-based interactions. You can see and hear your code making a difference. How cool is that? BASIC QUALIFICATIONS - BS/MS in Computer Science or equivalent experience - Be flexible in delivering solutions in dynamic environment - Be … LLMs - Proficiency in at least one modern programming language (Java, C/C++, C#) - Proficiency in at least one scripting language (Python, Ruby, Perl) - Experience with Linux/Unix systems and Bash scripting - Solid knowledge of CS fundamentals (algorithms, data structures). - Professional communication skills and ability to contribute to team discussions - English language working proficiency PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS - Experience More ❯
Employment Type: Permanent
Salary: GBP Annual
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Software Engineer, Orders

London, United Kingdom
Prudence Holdings
you will have the opportunity to work on exciting projects across various teams, including SuperApp, DeFi, Payments, Brokerage, and Fraud, among others. The ideal candidates have strong knowledge of distributed systems design, are proficient in coding on the JVM (one of Java, Kotlin, Scala), understand the importance of scalability and reliability and are looking to be part of … the customers, software excellence, are advocates of best practices and love learning new skills. WHAT YOU WILL DO Be at the forefront of the cryptocurrency ecosystem building out new distributed software to handle our rapidly growing user base of 75M+ wallets to reach 1B+ customers Become a key member of a dedicated engineering team committed to rapidly shipping, and … best practices, code quality, test coverage and drive technical discussions Build scalable services with Kotlin, and deal with problems like synchronization, asynchronous operations, database optimisations, scalability and reliability of systems Gain exposure to an array of technologies such as Kafka, PostgreSQL, Redis, Docker etc Optimise existing systems for scalability, extensibility and performance whilst building out reusable, modular code More ❯
Employment Type: Permanent
Salary: GBP Annual
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Software Engineer - London

London, United Kingdom
Toolbx
in action? Follow us on The engineering challenge Our Software Engineers don't just write code, they solve real financial problems for millions of customers. You'll work on distributed systems processing thousands of transactions daily, build resilient services that handle people's money, and create experiences that make traditionally complex financial products feel simple. Your impact: You … and other modern technologies. If you haven't worked with all of these, we value skilled engineers with a willingness to learn. A product-focused engineering mindset Experience building distributed systems at scale Test-driven development practices Comfort operating in uncertainty and rapid change Collaborative problem-solving skills Our engineering culture: Customer impact over unnecessary complexity Team success More ❯
Employment Type: Permanent
Salary: GBP Annual
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Site Reliability Engineer, Region Services

London, United Kingdom
Amazon
ll be part of a world-class team in a dynamic environment that has the entrepreneurial feel of a start-up. This is an opportunity to operate and engineer systems on a massive scale, and to gain world class experience in cloud computing. You'll be surrounded by people who are passionate about cloud computing, believe that first class … Define, build, own, and run services in high growth environments Solve unique and first-order problems to enable our internal teams to deliver for our customers Build and operate distributed systems Design and build the tools and utilities that are part of the AWS fleet running our internal services Key job responsibilities The Systems Development engineer will … flexibility as part of our working culture. When we feel supported in the workplace and at home, there's nothing we can't achieve. Qualifications BASIC QUALIFICATIONS Knowledge of systems engineering fundamentals (networking, storage, operating systems) Experience (non-internship) in professional software development Experience designing or architecting (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems More ❯
Employment Type: Permanent
Salary: GBP Annual
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R&D Software Engineer

London, United Kingdom
Hybrid / WFH Options
Invisible Technologies, Inc
About The Role We're seeking an engineer to join our elite AI R&D team. You'll be responsible for building AI systems that can perform previously impossible tasks, pushing the boundaries of what's possible in our field. As an R&D Engineer, you'll work at the intersection of cutting-edge AI research and practical applications … that serve millions of users. You will be responsible for building AI systems that can perform previously impossible tasks or achieve unprecedented levels of performance. The most impactful advances in AI through novel approaches that others haven't yet discovered. What You'll Do Build breakthrough AI Products - Design and implement novel AI solutions that solve complex problems Research … reality. Rapidly prototype and iterate - Move quickly from theoretical concepts to working demonstrations that prove new capabilities and business value. Scale cutting-edge research - Work with massive datasets and distributed systems to bring research breakthroughs into production systems used by enterprise clients. Collaborate across teams - Partner with product engineering and solutions teams to integrate novel AI capabilities More ❯
Employment Type: Permanent
Salary: GBP Annual
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Data Engineer - Gen AI - £140,000

City of London, London, United Kingdom
Hybrid / WFH Options
Tenth Revolution Group
agents in-product - to join their growing Data Engineering ream. Why You'll Love This Role: Tech at Scale : Work with hundreds of millions of data points daily, using distributed systems and advanced machine learning. Award-Winning Product : Recognised globally for innovation in AI. Remote-First Culture : Work from anywhere in the UK, with flexible hours and full … to deploy ML models. Use Gen AI tools to accelerate development and improve code quality. Contribute to the development of Gen AI agents in-product. Apply best practices in distributed computing, TDD, and system design. What We're Looking For: Strong experience with Python, Spark, Scala, and Java in a commercial setting. Solid understanding of distributed systems More ❯
Employment Type: Permanent
Salary: £100000 - £140000/annum
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Senior Data Engineer

London, United Kingdom
Hybrid / WFH Options
Youngs Employment Services
and Knowledge: Experience leading data or platform teams in a production environment as a Senior Data Engineer, Tech Lead, Data Engineering Manager etc. Proven success with modern data infrastructure: distributed systems, batch and streaming pipelines Hands-on knowledge of tools such as Apache Spark, Kafka, Databricks, DBT or similar Experience building, defining, and owning data models, data lakes … Fabric, AWS, GCP, or Azure). Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills. A strategic mindset, with a practical approach to delivery and prioritisation. Proven success with modern data infrastructure: distributed systems, batch and streaming pipelines. Experience building, defining, and owning data models, data lakes, and data warehouses. Exposure to data science concepts and techniques is highly desirable. Strong More ❯
Employment Type: Permanent
Salary: £80000 - £95000/annum Attractive Bonus and Benefits
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Data Engineering Manager

West London, London, United Kingdom
Hybrid / WFH Options
Young's Employment Services Ltd
and Knowledge: Experience leading data or platform teams in a production environment as a Senior Data Engineer, Tech Lead, Data Engineering Manager etc. Proven success with modern data infrastructure: distributed systems, batch and streaming pipelines Hands-on knowledge of tools such as Apache Spark, Kafka, Databricks, DBT or similar Experience building, defining, and owning data models, data lakes … Fabric, AWS, GCP, or Azure). Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills. A strategic mindset, with a practical approach to delivery and prioritisation. Proven success with modern data infrastructure: distributed systems, batch and streaming pipelines. Experience building, defining, and owning data models, data lakes, and data warehouses. Exposure to data science concepts and techniques is highly desirable. Strong More ❯
Employment Type: Permanent, Work From Home
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Lead Engineer - Global investment bank

London, United Kingdom
Hybrid / WFH Options
McGregor Boyall Associates Limited
will redefine large-scale risk and trading technology. This is an opportunity to join at SVP level as a hands-on Technical Lead , steering engineering standards, cloud strategy, and distributed system design for one of the most ambitious financial technology projects in the world. Why apply? Greenfield engineering - modern tech stack: Java, Spring Boot, Kubernetes (EKS & GKE), Kafka, Apache … and more) What you'll do Lead technical direction of a next-gen cross-asset risk platform Drive cloud adoption (AWS & GCP), with hands-on focus on Kubernetes and distributed systems Set coding standards, architecture patterns, and best practices across a global engineering team Work with senior stakeholders, cloud vendors (AWS, Google) , and quant teams to scale the … codebase What we're looking for Expert knowledge of Java/JVM/Spring Boot Deep experience with Kubernetes (EKS, GKE) and cloud platforms (AWS, GCP) Proven background in distributed systems, event-driven architecture, and high-performance platforms Strong leadership skills - able to influence, mentor, and set technical strategy Experience with messaging and data technologies (Kafka, RabbitMQ, MongoDB More ❯
Employment Type: Permanent, Work From Home
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Lead Engineer - Global investment bank

London, South East, England, United Kingdom
Hybrid / WFH Options
McGregor Boyall
will redefine large-scale risk and trading technology. This is an opportunity to join at SVP level as a hands-on Technical Lead , steering engineering standards, cloud strategy, and distributed system design for one of the most ambitious financial technology projects in the world. Why apply? Greenfield engineering - modern tech stack: Java, Spring Boot, Kubernetes (EKS & GKE), Kafka, Apache … and more) What you'll do Lead technical direction of a next-gen cross-asset risk platform Drive cloud adoption (AWS & GCP), with hands-on focus on Kubernetes and distributed systems Set coding standards, architecture patterns, and best practices across a global engineering team Work with senior stakeholders, cloud vendors (AWS, Google) , and quant teams to scale the … codebase What we're looking for Expert knowledge of Java/JVM/Spring Boot Deep experience with Kubernetes (EKS, GKE) and cloud platforms (AWS, GCP) Proven background in distributed systems, event-driven architecture, and high-performance platforms Strong leadership skills - able to influence, mentor, and set technical strategy Experience with messaging and data technologies (Kafka, RabbitMQ, MongoDB More ❯
Employment Type: Full-Time
Salary: £150,000 - £180,000 per annum
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Data Engineer

London, South East, England, United Kingdom
Hybrid / WFH Options
Tenth Revolution Group
their team. This is a fantastic opportunity to join an award-winning tech business where you will have the opportunity to work at the forefront of data architecture, building distributed systems and leveraging Gen AI tools to accelerate development and improve quality. You will be encouraged to explore new ways to utilise modern technologies and will be positioned … other members of the technical team whilst leading innovative technical projects. As part of this role, you will be responsible for some of the following areas: Design and build distributed data pipelines using languages such as Spark, Scala, and Java Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver user-centric solutions Lead on the design and development of relational and … machine learning models into production To be successful in the role you will have: Creating scalable ETL jobs using Scala and Spark Strong understanding of data structures, algorithms, and distributed systems Experience working with orchestration tools such as Airflow Familiarity with cloud technologies (AWS or GCP) Hands-on experience with Gen AI tools for coding and debugging This More ❯
Employment Type: Full-Time
Salary: £125,000 - £140,000 per annum
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Data Engineer

City of London, London, United Kingdom
Hybrid / WFH Options
Tenth Revolution Group
their team. This is a fantastic opportunity to join an award-winning tech business where you will have the opportunity to work at the forefront of data architecture, building distributed systems and leveraging Gen AI tools to accelerate development and improve quality. You will be encouraged to explore new ways to utilise modern technologies and will be positioned … other members of the technical team whilst leading innovative technical projects. As part of this role, you will be responsible for some of the following areas: Design and build distributed data pipelines using languages such as Spark, Scala, and Java Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver user-centric solutions Lead on the design and development of relational and … machine learning models into production To be successful in the role you will have: Creating scalable ETL jobs using Scala and Spark Strong understanding of data structures, algorithms, and distributed systems Experience working with orchestration tools such as Airflow Familiarity with cloud technologies (AWS or GCP) Hands-on experience with Gen AI tools for coding and debugging This More ❯
Employment Type: Permanent
Salary: £125000 - £140000/annum
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Senior Software Engineer - London

London, United Kingdom
Toolbx
not lines of code An advocate of test-driven development or, even better, behaviour-driven development. A strong commitment to quality is essential You've worked on large scale distributed software systems that have proven scalability and complex topologies Enjoy talking to key stakeholders and understand and show passion for the business objectives of the company You are … and other modern technologies. If you haven't worked with all of these, we value skilled engineers with a willingness to learn. A product-focused engineering mindset Experience building distributed systems at scale Test-driven development practices Comfort operating in uncertainty and rapid change Collaborative problem-solving skills Our engineering culture: Customer impact over unnecessary complexity Team success More ❯
Employment Type: Permanent
Salary: GBP Annual
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Software Development Engineer II (Backend)

London, United Kingdom
Expedia, Inc
delight our customers. Our goal is to enhance every traveler's experience and make it better! In this role, you will: Design, develop, and maintain high-throughput, low-latency distributed services that deliver efficient, optimal pricing solutions at scale Implement robust caching mechanisms to enhance application performance, reduce latency, and optimize system resource utilization Participate actively in architecture reviews … experience) Hands-on experience in software development using Java or similar object-oriented programming languages, or Scala or Kotlin or similar functional languages Proven experience building and operating scalable distributed systems and services within AWS cloud infrastructure or similar technologies. Designed and implemented distributed, event-driven systems using Kafka Streams, AWS Kinesis, or similar. Optimize for … releases andBuild and maintain SLAs, SLOs, and SLIs for critical services. Strong practical knowledge and experience developing robust caching solutions, utilizing technologies such as Redis, Couchbase, Memcached, or similar distributed caching tools Experience working successfully on Agile development teams with a minimum of 5 engineers, understanding modern agile methodologies, version control systems, continuous integration, and continuous delivery practices More ❯
Employment Type: Permanent
Salary: GBP Annual
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AI Engineer

London, United Kingdom
Deepstreamtech
Requirements You are a builder and innovator who is passionate about creating sophisticated AI systems that bring synthetic populations to life. You are someone who can translate complex behavioral requirements into robust technical architectures, building the systems that allow thousands of AI agents to interact, remember, and behave consistently , You have hands-on experience applying large language models … to solve complex, open-ended problems. You excel at designing scalable agent architectures, implementing advanced LLM techniques, and building production-ready systems that can handle the computational demands of large-scale agent simulations , MS in Computer Science, Machine Learning, AI, or related field, or equivalent practical experience , At least 2 years of industry experience in a commercial, non-research … environment working with AI/ML systems , Proven track record of building and deploying LLM-powered applications in production , Deep experience applying large language models to complex, real-world problems , Strong proficiency in Python and ML frameworks (PyTorch, JAX, TensorFlow, Hugging Face Transformers) , Hands-on experience with advanced LLM techniques: RAG systems, chain-of-thought prompting, agentic tool More ❯
Employment Type: Permanent
Salary: GBP Annual
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Senior Backend Engineer

Central London, London, United Kingdom
Ncounter LTD
Product-Focused Backend Engineer Functional Programming & Distributed Systems London (Hybrid) | £120,000£160,000 + Equity At Ncounter, were partnering with a cutting-edge AI company on a mission to redefine how professionals in highly regulated industries interact with complex, multi-modal data. Their platform empowers users to deploy custom no-code AI agents that produce verifiable outputs … high-calibre engineering function where every member contributes to planning, testing, analysis, and execution. What Youll Be Doing: Building and evolving APIs that serve as the backbone for internal systems and customer-facing applications Scaling the platform to support heavy, multi-tenant usage patterns and high-throughput AI workloads Applying foundation models (GPT-4.1, Claude 4, Gemini 1.5 and … on experience with functional programming (Elixir is a plus, but other languages like Scala, Haskell, Clojure, Go, Node.js, or F# are welcome) Proven track record of building and scaling distributed backend systems Solid understanding of infrastructure-as-code and cloud orchestration (AWS, Terraform, Docker) Familiarity with queue management, observability tooling, and shipping in fast-paced environments Awareness of More ❯
Employment Type: Permanent
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Principal Data Architect

Central London, London, United Kingdom
Aker Systems Limited
Aker Systems was founded in 2017 by a team of experienced technology professionals who recognised an opportunity to provide highly secure enterprise data platforms to large organisations. We build and operate ground-breaking, ultra-secure, high performance, cloud-based data infrastructure for the enterprise. Our proprietary technology solutions drive performance and reduce costs while helping our clients to improve … the management and sharing of data across their organisations. In 2024, Aker Systems won the Breakthrough Culture Awards highlighting growth companies putting culture first. In 2020 Aker Systems was recognised as a One to Watch on the Sunday Times Tech Track. The Company was also recognised at the Thames Valley Tech Awards 2020; winning the Thames Valley Tech … role. If you dont hold SC clearance, we will support you to apply assuming you have lived and worked in the UK for a minimum of 5 years. Aker Systems deliver secure cloud hosted solutions into the public and private sectors. We are rapidly expanding and are looking to hire a Principal Data Architect to support the delivery of More ❯
Employment Type: Permanent
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P2P Node.js Engineer (100% Remote, Worldwide)

London, United Kingdom
Hybrid / WFH Options
Punch Group
networking, including NAT traversal techniques Experience implementing custom binary protocols and serialization formats Familiarity with cryptographic primitives for secure P2P communication Experience with performance profiling and optimization of networked systems Preferred Qualifications 5+ years experience building production P2P systems or distributed systems Experience optimizing JavaScript for low-latency networking applications Knowledge of V8 internals and JavaScript … performance characteristics Experience with libuv and asynchronous I/O in C Contributions to open-source P2P projects or networking libraries Experience building reliable systems on unreliable networks Experience with Node.js native addons and bridging between JS and C More ❯
Employment Type: Permanent
Salary: GBP Annual
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AI & Machine Learning Engineer, Associate

London, United Kingdom
Hybrid / WFH Options
LGBT Great
or CloudFormation. Solid understanding of networking concepts, security policies, and API gateways in cloud environments. Proficiency in production-grade programming languages such as Rust and C++. Decent understanding of distributed systems, cluster orchestration and management. Good knowledge of data science tools (e.g PyTorch, Jax, Numpy) and programming languages such as Python. Experience with monitoring tools (Prometheus, Grafana). … in Agile development teams with excellent collaboration skills. Grit in the face of technical obstacles. Nice to have: Building SDKs or client libraries to support API consumption. Knowledge of distributed data processing frameworks (Spark, Dask). Understanding of GPU orchestration and optimization in Kubernetes. Familiarity with MLOps and ML model lifecycle pipelines. Experience with AI model training and fine More ❯
Employment Type: Permanent
Salary: GBP Annual
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Mid/Senior DevOps Engineer

London, United Kingdom
Intelmatix
Solutions Architect Associate/Professional, DevOps Engineer). Experience deploying and maintaining data processing and machine learning workloads. Familiarity with MLOps tools (e.g., MLflow, Airflow, BentoML). Knowledge of distributed systems, caching strategies, content delivery networks (CDNs), and load balancing. Understanding of Zero Trust Network (ZTN) concepts using Cloudflare. Basic experience with database administration, especially PostgreSQL. Experience with More ❯
Employment Type: Permanent
Salary: GBP Annual
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Senior Software Engineer, Pricing and Derived Data

London, United Kingdom
DRW Holdings, LLC
market and derived data. We work particularly closely with the UP Risk, and UP Middle Office Analytics engineering teams to deliver real-time Profit-and-Loss and Risk monitoring systems, allowing our users to, for example, ensure responsible allocation of capital across the firm. Our systems are used across the organisation by Trading Desk leads, Global Risk Management … as the primary developer independently leading end-to-end delivery of complex features. Designing, developing and maintaining greenfield and existing API and application services. The overwhelming majority of our systems are written in Elixir, but where necessary, we use small amounts of Python and Java where vendor SDKs require it. Designing, developing and maintaining realtime data streaming, and batch … and programming best practices, and providing mentorship and collaboration with other members of the team. Required Qualifications : Interest in working with Elixir and the BEAM. Experience in working on distributed systems as part of a wider team. Fluency in functional, object-oriented and procedural programming languages. Skilled in principles of encapsulation, separation of concerns, intentional data model design More ❯
Employment Type: Permanent
Salary: GBP Annual
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Distributed Systems
London
10th Percentile
£72,500
25th Percentile
£87,500
Median
£110,000
75th Percentile
£125,000
90th Percentile
£150,000