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internal compute frameworks that underpin their trading and research platforms. This is a high-impact role, working at the intersection of software engineering and distributed systems, with the opportunity to build scalable tools and frameworks used across the business. What youll do: Design, develop, and maintain performant, reliable … tools and platforms that streamline workflows across investment and technology teams Contribute to code reviews and best practices, improving overall development quality Work across distributed systems, containers, and automation pipelines to deliver scalable solutions What were looking for: 6+ years professional software development experience Strong proficiency in high ...

Full-Time Salary: £80,000 – £95,000 + Benefits We’re supporting a fast-scaling UK digital banking platform as they continue strengthening the systems that power millions of daily transactions. They’re now looking for a Senior Backend Engineer with strong Java engineering experience and a passion … building reliable, distributed systems at scale. This role is ideal for someone who enjoys working on event-driven, distributed architectures, values thoughtful system design, and wants to deliver high-impact backend work at scale. Key Responsibilities Design and build backend services using Java 11+ and Spring Boot ...

Role: Distributed Systems Software Engineer - Up to £190k + Bonus Salary: Up to £190k + Bonus Location: London (Hybrid) Skills: Language agnostic, just need to be a keen technologist (Ideally experienced in Rust, Python or C++) This firm is an elite company with high tech standards who have … find the best team to suit your skillset/interests but you could be working on: • Designing and developing scalable, tested and production grade distributed systems • R&D work for functional programming; either pre-existing languages (such as Rust and Erlang), or purpose-built languages similar to OCaml ...

after a very successful period, they have acquired several competitors. After a period of consolidation, they are now looking to unify all their systems into a single source of truth. They are also looking to scale massively over the next 5-years as they enter new markets … before scaling up to 100+ millions events per day. You'll work at the top of the engineering track, designing and delivering high-performance, distributed systems while guiding others through implementation and problem-solving. This is a deep technical role, ideal for someone who thrives on code, architecture ...

Senior Software Developer | Surrey | Hybrid | £65,000 - £75,000 Are you an experienced systems-level engineer craving impact We’re seeking a Senior Software Developer versed in Rust, or an equivalent systems language, who thrives in high-availability, mission-critical environments. Our client is a fast-growing technology … forward-thinking engineering team where you’ll make a real impact. You’ll play a key role in architecting, building, and optimising telecommunications systems in Rust , contributing to secure, high-performance, and scalable solutions used worldwide. You’ll collaborate closely across DevOps, API (Java), front-end, and database teams ...

direction of platforms, this is the role for you. Key Responsibilities Architecture & Modernisation * Define and lead modern architecture strategies, guiding the transition from legacy systems to modular, cloud-native platforms * Overhaul monolithic systems into scalable APIs, microservices and event-driven architectures (Azure, AWS) * Work closely with … technical excellence * Lead long-term platform evolution, including cloud migration, containerisation (Kubernetes) and automation initiatives * Diagnose and resolve complex performance issues across large-scale systems * Champion software craftsmanship, TDD, BDD, design patterns and scalable coding practices Team Management & Engineering Culture * Manage and mentor cross-functional engineering teams, supporting growth ...

direction of platforms, this is the role for you. Key Responsibilities Architecture & Modernisation * Define and lead modern architecture strategies, guiding the transition from legacy systems to modular, cloud-native platforms * Overhaul monolithic systems into scalable APIs, microservices and event-driven architectures (Azure, AWS) * Work closely with … technical excellence * Lead long-term platform evolution, including cloud migration, containerisation (Kubernetes) and automation initiatives * Diagnose and resolve complex performance issues across large-scale systems * Champion software craftsmanship, TDD, BDD, design patterns and scalable coding practices Team Management & Engineering Culture * Manage and mentor cross-functional engineering teams, supporting growth ...

direction of platforms, this is the role for you. Key Responsibilities Architecture & Modernisation * Define and lead modern architecture strategies, guiding the transition from legacy systems to modular, cloud-native platforms * Overhaul monolithic systems into scalable APIs, microservices and event-driven architectures (Azure, AWS) * Work closely with … technical excellence * Lead long-term platform evolution, including cloud migration, containerisation (Kubernetes) and automation initiatives * Diagnose and resolve complex performance issues across large-scale systems * Champion software craftsmanship, TDD, BDD, design patterns and scalable coding practices Team Management & Engineering Culture * Manage and mentor cross-functional engineering teams, supporting growth ...

Graduate Quant Software Engineer (C++/Java – Trading Systems) | £55,000–£77,000 | Hybrid (London/Remote) Build technology that powers real trading. Join a high-performance engineering team developing low-latency, resilient backend systems used in live trading environments. You’ll work on complex technical challenges from … Quant-Engineering tracks within 12–24 months. What You’ll Do Design, build, and optimise backend components of real-time trading and risk systems Develop clean, efficient, high-performance code in C++ and Java Work closely with traders, quants, and senior engineers to deliver new features Solve complex problems ...

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 Software Engineer (C#, Azure, Event-Driven Systems)£75,000-£8,000 + Bonus + Shares | St Albans (Hybrid) A long-established, high-growth technology business is beginning a major architectural rebuild following several acquisitions. They are unifying multiple systems into a single source of truth and preparing … role in designing, building, and delivering the next-generation event-driven platform. You'll help break down a large monolith into a distributed, event-driven system processing several million events per day, scaling further as new markets open. This role is hands-on: building services, solving technical challenges ...

develop services in the Go programming language You will contribute to the development and improvement of the security capabilities of Elastic Path, its systems, technology, software products and SaaS offerings What experience do you need to Be Remarkable in this position? Around 5 years of developing large-scale software … development and a RESTful API layer Experience of the full software development lifecycle Familiarity with the design and best practices for micro-services and distributed systems You're T-shaped - having a broad range of technology knowledge and interests with greater depth in some areas Bonus points ...

scalability and system reliability Raising engineering standards across observability, SLAs and deployment quality Contributing to key launches (including partner rollout and rebrand work) Supporting distributed system improvements and database migration projects Core Responsibilities Work primarily in Go, GraphQL, Docker & Kubernetes Break down complex work and deliver with minimal oversight … work primarily with Go, GraphQL, Docker and Kubernetes. You’ll own deployments end-to-end within our team’s Kubernetes namespace and contribute to systems where resilience, reliability, observability and uptime really matter. You’ll thrive here if you enjoy autonomy, solving distributed systems problems, and mentoring ...

pipelines, APIs, and business logic. You'll collaborate closely with product managers, frontend engineers, and DevOps to deliver user-facing features built on robust, distributed systems. Responsibilities Collaborate with product, devops, backend and frontend engineers to deliver elegant and well thought out solutions for complex problems Implementing features. From … Backend or Full Stack development experience At least 3+ years of commercial Golang experience 2+ years of experience with high traffic/high load distributed systems and data pipelines Experience with Databases - relational and non-relational, including performance/schema/query optimization. ClickHouse and PostgresSQL ...

pipelines, APIs, and business logic. You'll collaborate closely with product managers, frontend engineers, and DevOps to deliver user-facing features built on robust, distributed systems. Responsibilities Collaborate with product, devops, backend and frontend engineers to deliver elegant and well thought out solutions for complex problems Implementing features. From … Backend or Full Stack development experience At least 3+ years of commercial Golang experience 2+ years of experience with high traffic/high load distributed systems and data pipelines Experience with Databases - relational and non-relational, including performance/schema/query optimization. ClickHouse and PostgresSQL ...

pipelines, APIs, and business logic. You'll collaborate closely with product managers, frontend engineers, and DevOps to deliver user-facing features built on robust, distributed systems. Responsibilities Collaborate with product, devops, backend and frontend engineers to deliver elegant and well thought out solutions for complex problems Implementing features. From … Backend or Full Stack development experience At least 3+ years of commercial Golang experience 2+ years of experience with high traffic/high load distributed systems and data pipelines Experience with Databases - relational and non-relational, including performance/schema/query optimization. ClickHouse and PostgresSQL ...

pipelines, APIs, and business logic. You'll collaborate closely with product managers, frontend engineers, and DevOps to deliver user-facing features built on robust, distributed systems. Responsibilities Collaborate with product, devops, backend and frontend engineers to deliver elegant and well thought out solutions for complex problems Implementing features. From … Backend or Full Stack development experience At least 3+ years of commercial Golang experience 2+ years of experience with high traffic/high load distributed systems and data pipelines Experience with Databases - relational and non-relational, including performance/schema/query optimization. ClickHouse and PostgresSQL ...

pipelines, APIs, and business logic. You'll collaborate closely with product managers, frontend engineers, and DevOps to deliver user-facing features built on robust, distributed systems. Responsibilities Collaborate with product, devops, backend and frontend engineers to deliver elegant and well thought out solutions for complex problems Implementing features. From … Backend or Full Stack development experience At least 3+ years of commercial Golang experience 2+ years of experience with high traffic/high load distributed systems and data pipelines Experience with Databases - relational and non-relational, including performance/schema/query optimization. ClickHouse and PostgresSQL ...

pipelines, APIs, and business logic. You'll collaborate closely with product managers, frontend engineers, and DevOps to deliver user-facing features built on robust, distributed systems. Responsibilities Collaborate with product, devops, backend and frontend engineers to deliver elegant and well thought out solutions for complex problems Implementing features. From … Backend or Full Stack development experience At least 3+ years of commercial Golang experience 2+ years of experience with high traffic/high load distributed systems and data pipelines Experience with Databases - relational and non-relational, including performance/schema/query optimization. ClickHouse and PostgresSQL ...

pipelines, APIs, and business logic. You'll collaborate closely with product managers, frontend engineers, and DevOps to deliver user-facing features built on robust, distributed systems. Responsibilities Collaborate with product, devops, backend and frontend engineers to deliver elegant and well thought out solutions for complex problems Implementing features. From … Backend or Full Stack development experience At least 3+ years of commercial Golang experience 2+ years of experience with high traffic/high load distributed systems and data pipelines Experience with Databases - relational and non-relational, including performance/schema/query optimization. ClickHouse and PostgresSQL ...

pipelines, APIs, and business logic. You'll collaborate closely with product managers, frontend engineers, and DevOps to deliver user-facing features built on robust, distributed systems. Responsibilities Collaborate with product, devops, backend and frontend engineers to deliver elegant and well thought out solutions for complex problems Implementing features. From … Backend or Full Stack development experience At least 3+ years of commercial Golang experience 2+ years of experience with high traffic/high load distributed systems and data pipelines Experience with Databases - relational and non-relational, including performance/schema/query optimization. ClickHouse and PostgresSQL ...

pipelines, APIs, and business logic. You'll collaborate closely with product managers, frontend engineers, and DevOps to deliver user-facing features built on robust, distributed systems. Responsibilities Collaborate with product, devops, backend and frontend engineers to deliver elegant and well thought out solutions for complex problems Implementing features. From … Backend or Full Stack development experience At least 3+ years of commercial Golang experience 2+ years of experience with high traffic/high load distributed systems and data pipelines Experience with Databases - relational and non-relational, including performance/schema/query optimization. ClickHouse and PostgresSQL ...

pipelines, APIs, and business logic. You'll collaborate closely with product managers, frontend engineers, and DevOps to deliver user-facing features built on robust, distributed systems. Responsibilities Collaborate with product, devops, backend and frontend engineers to deliver elegant and well thought out solutions for complex problems Implementing features. From … Backend or Full Stack development experience At least 3+ years of commercial Golang experience 2+ years of experience with high traffic/high load distributed systems and data pipelines Experience with Databases - relational and non-relational, including performance/schema/query optimization. ClickHouse and PostgresSQL ...

pipelines, APIs, and business logic. You'll collaborate closely with product managers, frontend engineers, and DevOps to deliver user-facing features built on robust, distributed systems. Responsibilities Collaborate with product, devops, backend and frontend engineers to deliver elegant and well thought out solutions for complex problems Implementing features. From … Backend or Full Stack development experience At least 3+ years of commercial Golang experience 2+ years of experience with high traffic/high load distributed systems and data pipelines Experience with Databases - relational and non-relational, including performance/schema/query optimization. ClickHouse and PostgresSQL ...

pipelines, APIs, and business logic. You'll collaborate closely with product managers, frontend engineers, and DevOps to deliver user-facing features built on robust, distributed systems. Responsibilities Collaborate with product, devops, backend and frontend engineers to deliver elegant and well thought out solutions for complex problems Implementing features. From … Backend or Full Stack development experience At least 3+ years of commercial Golang experience 2+ years of experience with high traffic/high load distributed systems and data pipelines Experience with Databases - relational and non-relational, including performance/schema/query optimization. ClickHouse and PostgresSQL ...