1 to 25 of 165 Distributed Systems Jobs in the UK excluding London

Senior Software Engineer - Scala

Hiring Organisation
Morson Edge
Location
Manchester, North West, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Permanent, Work From Home
Salary
£80,000
revenues exceeding$1 billion, currently expanding its Manchester engineering function. This is a rare opportunity to join a genuinely high-performing engineering team building distributed systems that process vast amounts of data and power critical products used globally. I'm particularly interested in speaking with engineers who have … fundamental to success. The Opportunity As a Senior Scala Engineer, you'll play a key role in designing and developing highly scalable backend systems, influencing technical direction, and helping to shape the future of a rapidly growing engineering organisation. Working alongside some of the industry's strongest engineers ...

Senior Software Engineer

Hiring Organisation
Daniel James Resourcing Ltd
Location
Manchester, North West, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Permanent
Salary
£75,000
environments. This is not a slow-moving enterprise IT environment. The engineering teams here are focused on modern product development, cloud-native architecture, scalable distributed systems, and building high-quality software that directly impacts real users and real-world transactions at scale. Youll join a collaborative engineering culture … teams to deliver genuinely modern SaaS products. The environment is heavily engineering-led, with a strong focus on: cloud-native development scalable APIs and distributed systems event-driven architecture CI/CD and automation engineering quality and clean architecture modern software delivery practices product-centric engineering Tech Stack ...

Principal Software Engineer

Hiring Organisation
Zorba Consulting Limited
Location
EC3, Broad Street, Greater London, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Permanent
Salary
£100000 - £120000/annum 25 days hols, Share Options, Healt
Principal Software Engineer We are looking for a highly experienced Principal Software Engineer with strong backend engineering expertise and a passion for scalable distributed systems. You will play a key role in shaping architecture, engineering standards, and technical direction across the platform. Join a fast-growing Banking SaaS provider … Java backgrounds are encouraged to apply. Integrating with payment platforms, banking infrastructure, FX/crypto providers, and card processors Driving architectural decisions across distributed systems and cloud infrastructure Leading technical design reviews and influencing engineering best practices Mentoring engineers and helping scale a high-performing engineering culture Designing ...

Director, Principal Java Engineer (Investment Banking)

Hiring Organisation
Robert Walters
Location
London, South East, England, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Full-Time
Salary
£140,000 - £170,000 per annum
scaling internal technology capabilities through high-quality engineering and platform design. The environment is highly technical, hands-on, and focused on building reliable distributed systems within a regulated environment. Key Responsibilities Design and build scalable, distributed systems handling high volumes of financial and transactional data Contribute … directly to architecture, system design, and hands-on software development Drive engineering best practices across automation, testing, observability, and performance Build resilient, production-grade systems with a strong focus on reliability and scalability Work across the full software development lifecycle from design through to production support Partner closely with ...

Principal Engineer (SVP) - Investment Banking - JAVA

Hiring Organisation
Robert Walters
Location
London, South East, England, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Full-Time
Salary
£120,000 - £150,000 per annum
environment is highly regulated and production-critical, requiring strong engineering standards and end-to-end ownership. Key responsibilities include: Designing and building scalable, distributed systems using modern architectural patterns Owning the full software development lifecycle from requirements through to production and support Developing and maintaining microservices and APIs … Ensuring systems are reliable, observable, and secure Driving engineering best practices across testing, automation, and performance Working closely with product and engineering stakeholders to deliver robust solutions Technology Environment Java and Spring Boot (low-latency) Distributed systems and microservices architecture AI Skills mandatory Angular or TypeScript (full ...

Device Lifecycle Security Research Engineer

Hiring Organisation
HP
Location
City of Bristol, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Full Time
where you'll work on technical challenges from co-designing hardware and firmware for cyber resilience and enhanced supply chain security, through to designing distributed systems security across cloud, edge, and endpoint devices. You'll also collaborate with business R&D teams to ensure business impact drives … lead the industry in the field of endpoint security, we want to hear from you. With over 20 years of research in computer and systems security, the HP Security Lab innovates in HP products and solutions, collaborates with academia, and creates and leads industry standards. We are uniquely positioned ...

AI Infrastructure Engineer

Hiring Organisation
Pro Contract Jobs Ltd
Location
York, North Yorkshire, Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract, Work From Home
Contract Rate
From £800 to £1,000 per day
Infrastructure Engineer (GPU, Distributed Systems, AI Platforms) A leading AI business is hiring an AI Infrastructure Engineer who has experience with GPU, Distributed Systems & AI Platforms. Hybrid/Remote options available. Outside IR35. Paying between £800 to £1000 per day. Experience and skills required … Infrastructure Engineer, GPU, Distributed Systems & AI Platforms ...

AI Infrastructure Engineer

Hiring Organisation
Pro Contract Jobs Ltd
Location
York, Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract
Contract Rate
GBP 800 - 1,000 Daily
Infrastructure Engineer (GPU, Distributed Systems, AI Platforms) A leading AI business is hiring an AI Infrastructure Engineer who has experience with GPU, Distributed Systems & AI Platforms. Hybrid/Remote options available. Outside IR35. Paying between £800 to £1000 per day. Experience and skills required … Infrastructure Engineer, GPU, Distributed Systems & AI Platforms JBG81_UKTJ click apply for full job details ...

Senior Quantitative Developer / Research & Data Eng. - LONDON - UNITED KINGDOM

Hiring Organisation
Park Lane Recruitment Ltd
Location
London, South East, England, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Full-Time
Salary
£250,000 - £600,000 per annum
UNITED KINGDOM Senior Quantitative Developer/Research & Data Engineer - LONDON - UNITED KINGDOM Primary Skills - Python, C++, quantitative, research, market data, simulation frameworks Secondary Skills - distributed systems, cloud computing, execution systems, performance optimization, data pipelines, Linux No. Positions - 3 Remote Status - No Remote Client Willing to Sponsor … alongside world-class quantitative researchers, traders, and technologists while building the core platforms that power systematic investment strategies. Engineers in this group own critical systems end-to-end and play a direct role in enabling research, simulation, data processing, and production trading.The environment is highly collaborative, technically demanding ...

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

Hiring Organisation
Adria Solutions
Location
Manchester, North West, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Permanent
Salary
£80,000
next-generation real-time 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 and 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 ...

Data Engineer - Defence

Hiring Organisation
Anson Mccade
Location
Manchester, North West, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Permanent, Work From Home
Salary
£90,000
solving challenging problems through high-quality engineering, combining technical depth with hands-on delivery. This role offers the opportunity to work on data-intensive systems within demanding environments, building scalable pipelines and robust data platforms that support real-world outcomes. You'll have the opportunity to: Design and build … data pipelines and data-intensive applications Work across large-scale datasets in complex engineering environments Contribute to modern data platforms and distributed systems Collaborate with engineers and clients to deliver production-ready solutions Take ownership of delivery within high-impact programmes Work with modern tools and frameworks across ...

Data Engineer - Defence

Hiring Organisation
Anson Mccade
Location
Bristol, Avon, South West, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Permanent, Work From Home
Salary
£90,000
solving challenging problems through high-quality engineering, combining technical depth with hands-on delivery. This role offers the opportunity to work on data-intensive systems within demanding environments, building scalable pipelines and robust data platforms that support real-world outcomes. You'll have the opportunity to: Design and build … data pipelines and data-intensive applications Work across large-scale datasets in complex engineering environments Contribute to modern data platforms and distributed systems Collaborate with engineers and clients to deliver production-ready solutions Take ownership of delivery within high-impact programmes Work with modern tools and frameworks across ...

Golang Developer

Hiring Organisation
Hirexa Solutions UK
Location
West Sussex, England, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contractor
Contract Rate
£280 - £300 per day
ideal candidate will be responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining high-performance, scalable backend applications and microservices. This role requires hands-on experience with distributed systems, REST APIs, cloud technologies, and modern software engineering practices. Key Responsibilities Design, develop, and maintain backend services and microservices using Golang. Build … Cassandra. Knowledge of Docker and containerized applications. Experience with Git version control. Strong understanding of Linux/Unix environments. Experience developing scalable and distributed applications. Cloud & DevOps Experience with AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform. Familiarity with Kubernetes and container orchestration. Experience with CI/CD tools such ...

Senior Data Engineer - Scala/Spark

Hiring Organisation
Morgan McKinley
Location
London, South East, England, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contractor
Contract Rate
£450 - £550 per day
Engineer to join a high-performing engineering team responsible for building and operating large-scale data platforms that support advanced machine learning and recommendation systems used by millions of users globally. This is an opportunity to work on highly complex distributed systems, developing production-grade data pipelines … performance, reliability and operational health of production data pipelines. Develop tooling and infrastructure that supports machine learning workflow execution and deployment. Optimise data processing systems for throughput, scalability and efficiency. Collaborate closely with Data Engineers, ML Engineers and Research teams to deliver high-quality datasets and platform capabilities. Identify ...

Principal Full Stack Engineer & Architecture Lead

Hiring Organisation
BCT Resourcing
Location
London, South East, England, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Full-Time
Salary
£80,000 - £90,000 per annum
engineering excellence while remaining hands-on with development.This role would suit someone who enjoys solving complex technical challenges, mentoring engineers, and building modern distributed systems within a fast-moving product-led environment.Key ResponsibilitiesArchitecture & Technical Leadership * Lead platform architecture and technical design decisions * Define scalable, secure, and maintainable engineering … directly to backend and frontend production code * Build scalable applications using Node.js, TypeScript, React, and Next.js * Design and develop AWS serverless and event-driven systems * Develop and optimise PostgreSQL databases and queries * Support engineering teams with the delivery of complex technical initiativesCloud, DevOps & Infrastructure * Design and maintain CI/ ...

Principal Platform Engineer - SC Eligible

Hiring Organisation
IO Associates
Location
South West, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Permanent
Salary
£90,000
their search for a Principal Platform Engineer. This is a hands-on technical leadership role where you'll design and build resilient infrastructure for distributed systems operating in environments with limited or unreliable connectivity. You'll work on challenging problems around orchestration, security, automation, observability, and platform architecture … helping to create systems that continue to operate when conventional approaches fall short. What you'll be working on: Designing scalable platforms for edge and distributed environments Building secure, containerised infrastructure and orchestration capabilities Developing infrastructure-as-code, automation, and GitOps workflows Improving platform security through trusted device ...

Senior Software Engineer Java

Hiring Organisation
Get2Talent
Location
Manchester, North West, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Permanent, Work From Home
Salary
£70,000
design, development, and delivery of secure full-stack applications using Java, React, and modern web technologies Building scalable back-end services, APIs, and distributed systems Developing responsive and user-focused front-end applications using React and associated frameworks Designing and maintaining cloud-native solutions across AWS, Azure … frameworks such as React Previous experience operating at Senior, Lead, or Principal Engineer level Strong understanding of software architecture, API design, and scalable distributed systems Experience building cloud-native applications and working within AWS, Azure, or similar cloud environments Strong knowledge of DevOps tooling, CI/CD pipelines ...

Java Full Stack Developer

Hiring Organisation
Get2Talent
Location
Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, South West, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Permanent, Work From Home
Salary
£70,000
design, development, and delivery of secure full-stack applications using Java, React, and modern web technologies Building scalable back-end services, APIs, and distributed systems Developing responsive and user-focused front-end applications using React and associated frameworks Designing and maintaining cloud-native solutions across AWS, Azure … frameworks such as React Previous experience operating at Senior, Lead, or Principal Engineer level Strong understanding of software architecture, API design, and scalable distributed systems Experience building cloud-native applications and working within AWS, Azure, or similar cloud environments Strong knowledge of DevOps tooling, CI/CD pipelines ...

Full Stack Developer Java

Hiring Organisation
Get2Talent
Location
Bristol, Avon, South West, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Permanent, Work From Home
Salary
£70,000
design, development, and delivery of secure full-stack applications using Java, React, and modern web technologies Building scalable back-end services, APIs, and distributed systems Developing responsive and user-focused front-end applications using React and associated frameworks Designing and maintaining cloud-native solutions across AWS, Azure … frameworks such as React Previous experience operating at Senior, Lead, or Principal Engineer level Strong understanding of software architecture, API design, and scalable distributed systems Experience building cloud-native applications and working within AWS, Azure, or similar cloud environments Strong knowledge of DevOps tooling, CI/CD pipelines ...

Java Full Stack Developer

Hiring Organisation
Get2Talent
Location
Cardiff, South Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Permanent, Work From Home
Salary
£70,000
design, development, and delivery of secure full-stack applications using Java, React, and modern web technologies Building scalable back-end services, APIs, and distributed systems Developing responsive and user-focused front-end applications using React and associated frameworks Designing and maintaining cloud-native solutions across AWS, Azure … frameworks such as React Previous experience operating at Senior, Lead, or Principal Engineer level Strong understanding of software architecture, API design, and scalable distributed systems Experience building cloud-native applications and working within AWS, Azure, or similar cloud environments Strong knowledge of DevOps tooling, CI/CD pipelines ...

Principal Software Engineer

Hiring Organisation
Platform Recruitment Limited
Location
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, East Anglia, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Permanent
Salary
£80,000
Title: Principal Software Engineer Role: Distributed Systems & Communications Location: Cambridgeshire Salary: £60-£80k Platform Recruitment has partnered with an innovative technology company developing mission-critical systems used by organisations worldwide. They're looking for a Principal Software Engineer to help shape the technical direction of their platform. … Responsibilities: Lead architecture and implementation of systems in C#/.NET Build low-latency applications handling high-volume data traffic Drive technical vision and mentor engineers across the team Oversee code reviews, coding standards and CI/CD pipelines Key Requirements: 10+ years C# and .NET Core Strong distributed ...

Principal Engineer (Java) - up to £100,000 + Bonus - Hybrid

Hiring Organisation
Jobleads-UK
Location
Coventry, England, United Kingdom
used by millions of customers. This role will focus on driving engineering excellence, defining technical standards and leading the design of scalable, high-availability systems across a modern cloud-native environment. Responsibilities for the Principal Java Engineer: Define and evolve engineering strategy, standards and best practices across your domain … Lead technical direction across multiple engineering teams and programmes Design and oversee delivery of large-scale, distributed systems using modern technologies Provide expert guidance on technical risk, architecture decisions and prioritisation Support Staff Engineers and development teams with deep technical leadership Drive adoption of DevOps, CI/ ...

Senior Software Engineer C# .Net

Hiring Organisation
Client Server
Location
Newcastle Upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, North East, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Permanent
senior member of the engineering team, you will design and develop business-critical backend services using modern C# and .Net, working on distributed systems that process large volumes of data with demanding performance and reliability requirements. You'll be involved throughout the software lifecycle, from technical design … environment is particularly well suited to engineers with strong computer science foundations who enjoy tackling challenging problems, debating technical approaches and continuously improving both systems and engineering practices. About you: You have achieved a minimum 2.1 BSc in Computer Science or similar technical discipline from a top tier/ ...

Software Architect - C#

Hiring Organisation
Jobleads-UK
Location
Basingstoke, England, United Kingdom
ensure robust, scalable solutions. You will define architectural standards, shape technical strategy, and work closely with development teams to deliver high-performance, resilient distributed systems. This role requires significant experience in designing enterprise-scale cloud-native applications and the ability to influence technical direction across multiple teams. Key responsibilities … cloud-based microservices solutions within the MyCity platform Creating architectural designs guiding development from concept to deployment Ensuring performance, scalability, and reliability of distributed systems Developing and maintaining architectural roadmaps and technical blueprints Providing technical leadership and guidance to development teams Translating business requirements into scalable architectural solutions ...

Platform Engineer

Hiring Organisation
Harnham - Data & Analytics Recruitment
Location
London, South East, England, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Full-Time
Salary
£130,000 - £150,000 per annum
heart of the AI infrastructure ecosystem. You'll take ownership of core platform engineering, working closely with the founding team to build scalable systems that underpin a fast-growing, mission-critical product. The role offers significant autonomy, technical influence and long-term upside. THE COMPANY Our client … infrastructure that powers modern AI systems. They work with sophisticated clients to provide deep insight into markets such as compute, cloud platforms and distributed systems. Having recently raised significant funding and preparing for further growth, the business is now investing heavily in its engineering capability. This role has been ...