1 to 25 of 44 Distributed Systems Jobs in the South West

Cloud Native Engineer (AWS)

Hiring Organisation
Sanderson Government and Defence
Location
Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, South West, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Permanent
public-sector and national-security organisationsacross three specialisms: Software Engineering (Java, full stack, microservices) DevOps/Platform Engineering (Kubernetes, automation, cloud) Solution & Cloud Architecture (distributed systems, event-driven design) You'll work hands-on building secure, scalable systems; shaping technical direction; and contributing to a collaborative engineering … Design and build cloud-native applications using Java (Spring Boot) and React Develop microservices, APIs, and event-driven components Work with PostgreSQL, MongoDB, and distributed data patterns DevOps/Platform Engineering Build and maintain secure, automated platforms using Docker , Kubernetes , and IaC Implement CI/CD pipelines and delivery ...

Senior Java Developer

Hiring Organisation
SRT Marine Systems plc
Location
Bristol, UK
Employment Type
Full-time
Join Us at SRT Marine Systems as a Senior Java Developer Job Title: Senior Java Developer Location: 1 day/week in Cardiff office Job Type: Permanent, Full-Time SRT Marine Systems plc (SRT) are a market leader in its domain of international marine surveillance technology and systems. … customer base. The company has a global impact in the marine domain by leading the next generation of maritime domain awareness technologies, products and systems that significantly enhance, security, safety and environment protection and sustainability. Our customers are worldwide and range from the largest national coast guards to individual ...

Senior Software Engineer (Go)

Hiring Organisation
Trust In SODA
Location
Plymouth, Devon, UK
Employment Type
Full-time
autonomous and composable technology platform designed for the operational scale of Tier-1 financial institutions. This modern, AI-centric architecture is replacing outdated, monolithic systems with an elegant, highly performant core that redefines how the largest banks worldwide manage their operations. Location: Central London - fully on site Why This … Role? This is an opportunity for an engineer who thrives on tackling complex distributed systems and writing mission-critical code. The client's vision is to introduce simplicity, openness, and modular design into a massive, heavily regulated sector. What They Are Looking For The ideal candidate ...

Intermediate Backend Engineer (Go), Verify: CI Functions Platform

Hiring Organisation
GitLab
Location
Swindon, UK
Employment Type
Full-time
best practices in production, whether gained through professional work, open-source contributions, or other hands-on experience. Ability to design and build scalable, distributed systems and services that can grow with increasing demand, with an emphasis on CI/CD and workflow orchestration scenarios. Skill in building … iterating on highly available, resilient systems, ideally with exposure to high-throughput CI pipelines, job orchestration, or similar infrastructure. Hands-on skills with containerization and orchestration technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes, including deploying and operating services that run CI workloads across diverse environments. Ability to analyze, profile ...

Senior Backend Engineer

Hiring Organisation
Orbis Group
Location
Bristol, UK
Employment Type
Full-time
Backend Developer – Golang/Python/Java/Tech-First Fintech – Inside IR35 Our client is a leading, tech-first fintech building backend systems that power millions of users every day. They are looking for a Backend Developer with experience in Golang, Python, or Java who can contribute … scalable, high-performance systems and help deliver impactful products. Key Responsibilities: Build and maintain backend services and APIs in a Golang-first environment, with Python or Java experience welcome Work on distributed systems, microservices, and event-driven pipelines handling millions of requests with low latency Deploy ...

Senior Backend Engineer

Hiring Organisation
Orbis Group
Location
Bournemouth, Dorset, UK
Employment Type
Full-time
Backend Developer – Golang/Python/Java/Tech-First Fintech – Inside IR35 Our client is a leading, tech-first fintech building backend systems that power millions of users every day. They are looking for a Backend Developer with experience in Golang, Python, or Java who can contribute … scalable, high-performance systems and help deliver impactful products. Key Responsibilities: Build and maintain backend services and APIs in a Golang-first environment, with Python or Java experience welcome Work on distributed systems, microservices, and event-driven pipelines handling millions of requests with low latency Deploy ...

Senior Back End Developer

Hiring Organisation
Narwhal Media Group (NMG)
Location
Bristol, UK
Employment Type
Full-time
join our growing development team working on our AI communications platform. In this role, you will architect, build, and maintain robust backend systems while also providing mentorship and technical leadership to a team of junior developers. A strong understanding of AI concepts, tools, and integrations is essential … with containerization (Docker, Kubernetes). Exposure to DevOps tools (CI/CD pipelines, automation). Knowledge of model deployment or MLOps practices. Experience designing distributed systems or event-driven architectures. What We Offer Collaborative and supportive team environment. Opportunities to work with cutting-edge AI technologies. Career growth ...

Python Software Engineer

Hiring Organisation
Fundment
Location
Bristol, UK
Employment Type
Full-time
Role We're looking for an experienced Python Software Engineer to join our product engineering team. You'll help build and evolve the backend systems that power our platform – working with modern Python tools and frameworks to deliver secure, scalable, and maintainable services. This includes building APIs, designing backend … systems, and developing internal tools that support our operations and client-facing platform. You'll work closely with other engineers and cross-functional teams, take ownership of complex problems, and ship production-ready code that has real business impact. You'll also contribute to design and architecture discussions ...

Python Software Engineer

Hiring Organisation
Fundment
Location
Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, UK
Employment Type
Full-time
Role We're looking for an experienced Python Software Engineer to join our product engineering team. You'll help build and evolve the backend systems that power our platform – working with modern Python tools and frameworks to deliver secure, scalable, and maintainable services. This includes building APIs, designing backend … systems, and developing internal tools that support our operations and client-facing platform. You'll work closely with other engineers and cross-functional teams, take ownership of complex problems, and ship production-ready code that has real business impact. You'll also contribute to design and architecture discussions ...

Senior Site Reliability Engineer

Hiring Organisation
Dunelm
Location
Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, UK
Employment Type
Full-time
team is a high-trust, high-impact group of engineers who bring software engineering principles to operational reliability. We are hands-on developers and systems thinkers who build scalable, observable, and resilient platforms. We work closely with other Engineering, Data, Platform and Operations teams to help them build reliable … adaptive sampling, and meaningful tracing. Observability is not a bolt-on - it is a first-class concern that shapes how we build and support systems across the business. Role Summary We are looking for a Senior Site Reliability Engineer to join the team and play a key role ...

Senior Site Reliability Engineer

Hiring Organisation
Dunelm
Location
Plymouth, Devon, UK
Employment Type
Full-time
team is a high-trust, high-impact group of engineers who bring software engineering principles to operational reliability. We are hands-on developers and systems thinkers who build scalable, observable, and resilient platforms. We work closely with other Engineering, Data, Platform and Operations teams to help them build reliable … adaptive sampling, and meaningful tracing. Observability is not a bolt-on - it is a first-class concern that shapes how we build and support systems across the business. Role Summary We are looking for a Senior Site Reliability Engineer to join the team and play a key role ...

AI Systems Engineer - Remote $168/hr

Hiring Organisation
Mercor
Location
Exeter, Devon, UK
Employment Type
Full-time
/hour Commitment: 20–30 hours/week Role Responsibilities Design, build, and optimize infrastructure for training, deploying, and scaling AI agents across distributed systems. Develop robust backend services, APIs, and orchestration frameworks that support multi-agent workflows and high-performance compute environments. Collaborate closely with research and product … teams to integrate model-serving pipelines, memory systems, and reasoning components. Implement monitoring, observability, and failover mechanisms to ensure high system reliability and fault tolerance. Evaluate and refine infrastructure performance, identifying bottlenecks and improving efficiency across data, compute, and model layers. Participate in synchronous collaboration sessions to review architecture ...

AI Systems Engineer - Remote $168/hr

Hiring Organisation
Mercor
Location
Plymouth, Devon, UK
Employment Type
Full-time
/hour Commitment: 20–30 hours/week Role Responsibilities Design, build, and optimize infrastructure for training, deploying, and scaling AI agents across distributed systems. Develop robust backend services, APIs, and orchestration frameworks that support multi-agent workflows and high-performance compute environments. Collaborate closely with research and product … teams to integrate model-serving pipelines, memory systems, and reasoning components. Implement monitoring, observability, and failover mechanisms to ensure high system reliability and fault tolerance. Evaluate and refine infrastructure performance, identifying bottlenecks and improving efficiency across data, compute, and model layers. Participate in synchronous collaboration sessions to review architecture ...

Artificial Intelligence Engineer

Hiring Organisation
MBN Solutions
Location
Exeter, Devon, UK
Employment Type
Full-time
with strong support from top-tier VCs and angels. They're looking for two Senior AI Engineers to help build secure, scalable, compliant AI systems that integrate with clinical workflows. With plans to raise their next round in Q3 2026, you'll be joining at a pivotal moment where … Most importantly, you prioritise business value over building tech for the sake of it. You will have 5 plus years building and deploying production systems in startups or fast paced environments Strong Python coding experience Experience with Azure or GCP Knowledge of distributed systems, microservices and event ...

Artificial Intelligence Engineer

Hiring Organisation
MBN Solutions
Location
Bournemouth, Dorset, UK
Employment Type
Full-time
with strong support from top-tier VCs and angels. They're looking for two Senior AI Engineers to help build secure, scalable, compliant AI systems that integrate with clinical workflows. With plans to raise their next round in Q3 2026, you'll be joining at a pivotal moment where … Most importantly, you prioritise business value over building tech for the sake of it. You will have 5 plus years building and deploying production systems in startups or fast paced environments Strong Python coding experience Experience with Azure or GCP Knowledge of distributed systems, microservices and event ...

Engineering Manager

Hiring Organisation
Calyptus
Location
Bristol, UK
Employment Type
Full-time
with a strong understanding of modern microservice-oriented architecture Proven technical leadership experience, guiding multiple engineering teams in designing, building and operating large-scale distributed systems Solid understanding of cloud-native environments, particularly AWS and Kubernetes (K8s), including observability, deployment, and cost optimisation Excellent communication and collaboration skills ...

Engineering Manager

Hiring Organisation
Calyptus
Location
Exeter, Devon, UK
Employment Type
Full-time
with a strong understanding of modern microservice-oriented architecture Proven technical leadership experience, guiding multiple engineering teams in designing, building and operating large-scale distributed systems Solid understanding of cloud-native environments, particularly AWS and Kubernetes (K8s), including observability, deployment, and cost optimisation Excellent communication and collaboration skills ...

Software Architect

Hiring Organisation
Planet DDS
Location
Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, UK
Employment Type
Full-time
high-quality SaaS solutions. The ideal candidate will be passionate about leveraging AI to transform user experiences, optimize workflows, and architect intelligent, adaptive systems that evolve with the needs of our customers. This is a hybrid role with 1-2 days in the Glasgow office. Job Duties Translate business … design, advanced data management, analytics, and the integration of AI/low-code solutions. Support AI integration initiatives, including the adoption of agentic AI systems for autonomous workflows, generative AI for intelligent content creation, and machine learning models for predictive analytics and personalization. Work closely with engineering and product ...

Software Architect

Hiring Organisation
Planet DDS
Location
Gloucester, Gloucestershire, UK
Employment Type
Full-time
high-quality SaaS solutions. The ideal candidate will be passionate about leveraging AI to transform user experiences, optimize workflows, and architect intelligent, adaptive systems that evolve with the needs of our customers. This is a hybrid role with 1-2 days in the Glasgow office. Job Duties Translate business … design, advanced data management, analytics, and the integration of AI/low-code solutions. Support AI integration initiatives, including the adoption of agentic AI systems for autonomous workflows, generative AI for intelligent content creation, and machine learning models for predictive analytics and personalization. Work closely with engineering and product ...

AI Engineer

Hiring Organisation
X4 Technology
Location
Gloucester, Gloucestershire, UK
Employment Type
Full-time
Retrieval-Augmented Generation) prototypes using vector stores and knowledge graphs Developing and testing agentic architectures enabling AI agents that reason, retrieve and act across systems Exploring LLMOps, evaluation tools and observability platforms (e.g. TruLens, LangSmith) Deploying solutions in modern cloud and DevOps environments (AWS, Azure, GCP) Continuous experimentation, learning … engineering mindset Someone who experiments, prototypes and explores AI tools in your own time Comfortable with at least one language suited to AI systems and data workflows Experienced integrating models with APIs, data sources or production systems Curious about LLMs, RAG pipelines (vector and graph-based), and agent ...

Senior Software Engineer

Hiring Organisation
ZEREN
Location
Swindon, UK
Employment Type
Full-time
receive precise, secure answers in seconds. This is an opportunity to join an early-stage, high-calibre engineering team, working at the intersection of distributed systems, data infrastructure, and applied AI. This role will be in the office in a Central London location. What you'll be working … storage layers Productionising the agent execution platform — improving reliability, observability, and performance Improving developer experience, tooling, and internal platform abstractions Working closely with AI systems (LLMs), including prompt and system design to enable accurate, efficient answers Backend stack Go Postgres Terraform (IaC) Cloud-native infrastructure and event-driven systems ...

Senior Software Engineer

Hiring Organisation
ZEREN
Location
Exeter, Devon, UK
Employment Type
Full-time
receive precise, secure answers in seconds. This is an opportunity to join an early-stage, high-calibre engineering team, working at the intersection of distributed systems, data infrastructure, and applied AI. This role will be in the office in a Central London location. What you'll be working … storage layers Productionising the agent execution platform — improving reliability, observability, and performance Improving developer experience, tooling, and internal platform abstractions Working closely with AI systems (LLMs), including prompt and system design to enable accurate, efficient answers Backend stack Go Postgres Terraform (IaC) Cloud-native infrastructure and event-driven systems ...

Senior DevOps Engineer

Hiring Organisation
Lloyds Banking Group
Location
Plymouth, Devon, UK
Employment Type
Full-time
fostering a culture of continuous improvement and knowledge sharing. The Core Banking Platform team work together to curate and deliver the future core banking systems for the UK's largest retail bank such as setting up a new Cloud native Microservices platform that will function as the epicenter … embrace new tools and Cloud technologies. Day to day, you will: * Contribute to the provisioning of data products to support an exit from legacy systems to a key strategic platform * Design and Architectural Planning: Lead the design and architectural planning of our infrastructure, focusing on scalability, reliability, and performance. ...

Senior Distributed Systems Engineer

Hiring Organisation
Sky
Location
Edmonton, Cornwall, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Permanent
Salary
GBP Annual
Strong Test Driven Development background, with understanding of levels of testing required to continuously deliver value to production Experience with build management and CI systems such as Jenkins, TeamCity or similar Delivery experience within an agile environment using Scrum/Kanban methodologies and Pair Programming. The attitude of leading ...

Senior Software Engineer II - Contacts Team

Hiring Organisation
Wise
Location
Bristol, UK
Employment Type
Full-time
eager to learn more, we do want to hear from you! You get things done You have experience working with large scale distributed systems You have years of Java 8+ knowledge You have experience working with relational and non-relational databases, query optimisation and designing schemas You have ...