1 to 25 of 199 Distributed Systems Jobs in the UK

Principal Research Engineer

Hiring Organisation
IO Associates
Location
Bristol, Avon, South West, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Permanent, Work From Home
Salary
£90,000
Principal Research Engineer Distributed Systems & Industrial AI Bristol (Hybrid) | Permanent An advanced technology and research organisation is seeking a Principal Research Engineer/Research Fellow to help shape next-generation distributed data-sharing and industrial AI solutions across sectors including energy, infrastructure and industrial systems. This role … sits within a highly specialised R&D environment focused on applied research, intelligent systems and scalable data-sharing architectures. You'll work across emerging technologies including distributed AI, digital twins, cloud/edge systems and trusted AI frameworks. Role: You'll operate across: Applied R&D Distributed ...

Cloud Engineer

Hiring Organisation
Oscar Associates (UK) Limited
Location
United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract
Contract Rate
Up to £85 per hour
detect and respond to emerging AI-driven threats at enterprise scale. This is a deeply technical engineering role focused on building high-performance distributed systems, scalable microservices, and secure cloud-native infrastructure capable of handling massive real-time workloads across modern cloud environments. You'll work alongside world … scale real-time security workloads Design and develop microservices, reusable frameworks, and platform components used across multiple engineering teams Build secure, reliable, and performant distributed systems operating at enterprise scale Develop automated testing strategies focused on reliability, scalability, and security validation Integrate services across complex internal platforms, APIs ...

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 Engineer

Hiring Organisation
Corecom Consulting
Location
United Kingdom
Employment Type
Permanent
Principal Engineer | AI Systems & Distributed Platforms Remote (UK) | £90,000 to £120,000 | Early-Stage AI Start-Up We're partnered with an early-stage AI business building large-scale operational AI systems designed to automate highly complex enterprise workflows. This is not another 'AI wrapper' business. … company is developing a sophisticated AI-native platform focused around autonomous workflows, reasoning systems, orchestration, and large-scale document/case processing within highly regulated environments. They're already live with enterprise customers and are now entering a major scaling phase as both platform demand and customer onboarding accelerate. ...

Golang Engineer

Hiring Organisation
Searchability (UK) Ltd
Location
South West London, London, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Permanent
Salary
£60,000
Fully onsite role in Richmond, London Strong focus on Go, Linux, and low-level networking Opportunity to work on high-performance, distributed systems ABOUT THE CLIENT We're working with a fast-growing and highly technical organisation building scalable, high-performance systems. Due to continued investment and product … building robust, production-grade systems. THE BENEFITS Work alongside highly skilled engineers in a technical environment Opportunity to work on complex, high-impact systems Clear progression within a growing team Ongoing learning and development support Stable, well-funded organisation with ambitious growth plans THE GOLANG ENGINEER ROLE ...

Solace Messaging Administrator

Hiring Organisation
Searchability
Location
London, South East, England, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Full-Time
Salary
£80,000 - £130,000 per annum
ADMINISTRATOR - LONDON KEY POINTS Salary up to £130,000 + Bonus 4 days per week onsite in Canary Wharf Supporting critical enterprise Solace messaging systems Opportunity to work within a low latency, high throughput trading environment ABOUT THE CLIENT We're supporting a globally recognised financial services and technology … optimise a critical low latency messaging environment. You'll be joining a highly technical, collaborative team responsible for delivering resilient, high throughput messaging systems that underpin pricing, trading, and other mission critical applications across a complex global infrastructure. THE BENEFITS Competitive bonus structure Exposure to enterprise-scale messaging infrastructure ...

Solace Messaging Administrator

Hiring Organisation
Searchability (UK) Ltd
Location
City of London, London, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Permanent
ADMINISTRATOR - LONDON KEY POINTS Salary up to £130,000 + Bonus 4 days per week onsite in Canary Wharf Supporting critical enterprise Solace messaging systems Opportunity to work within a low latency, high throughput trading environment ABOUT THE CLIENT We're supporting a globally recognised financial services and technology … optimise a critical low latency messaging environment. You'll be joining a highly technical, collaborative team responsible for delivering resilient, high throughput messaging systems that underpin pricing, trading, and other mission critical applications across a complex global infrastructure. THE BENEFITS Competitive bonus structure Exposure to enterprise-scale messaging infrastructure ...

Principal Software Engineer

Hiring Organisation
Zorba Consulting Limited
Location
City, London, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Permanent
Salary
GBP 100,000 - 120,000 Annual
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 ...

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 Engineer (Java/Angular/AI)

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 ...

SVP- Senior Full-Stack Engineer - Trading (Java/Angular/AI)

Hiring Organisation
Robert Walters
Location
London, South East, England, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Full-Time
Salary
£100,000 - £140,000 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 ...

Staff AI Product Engineer -Python - London

Hiring Organisation
Transparent Technology
Location
City of London, London, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Permanent, Work From Home
Staff Product Engineer | London Hybrid/Remote | AI x FinTech | Python, AI Workflows, Distributed Systems | £120k-£200k + Equity A VC-backed AI company is rebuilding how accounting work gets done, using agentic workflows and AI automation to eliminate the high-volume operational work that has resisted meaningful … automation for decades. Working with some of the world's largest accounting firms, they are building enterprise-grade AI systems on top of ERP platforms like SAP, NetSuite and Workday to automate complex financial workflows at scale. They are looking for a Staff Product Engineer to own meaningful product ...

Platform Engineer (AI Infrastructure)

Hiring Organisation
We Love Alfa
Location
London, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Permanent
Salary
GBP 120,000 - 180,000 Annual
write strong Python, work deeply with Kubernetes, design and build platform applications, and operate close to bare metal infrastructure. You will help build the systems that make GPU compute easier to provision, operate, secure and scale across AI infrastructure environments. This is not a generic DevOps role. … provisioned, operated and monitored Translate operational pain points into scalable platform features Improve platform reliability, observability and performance Work across Linux, networking, storage and distributed systems Collaborate with product, security, infrastructure, networking and compute teams Help build the platform layer for AI infrastructure designed to operate at industrial ...

Platform Storage Engineer

Hiring Organisation
Ncounter
Location
East London, London, England, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Full-Time
Salary
£160,000 - £190,000 per annum
quantitative investment firm as it continues a major expansion of its infrastructure and research platform. With substantial investment being made into compute, storage and distributed systems engineering, this is an opportunity to join a team building the next generation of high-performance data infrastructure that underpins global research … This role sits within the Platform Storage team, responsible for architecting and evolving the storage ecosystem powering large-scale quant workloads. The environment combines systems engineering, distributed backend development and high-performance infrastructure, with engineers working across on-prem and cloud platforms to solve complex data challenges ...

Staff Software Engineer

Hiring Organisation
Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited
Location
London, South East, England, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Full-Time
Salary
£120,000 - £135,000 per annum
continuous improvement and innovation, the organisation is investing in its engineering and data functions as it scales, offering opportunities to work on complex systems in a collaborative, forward-thinking setting. Your new role As a Staff Engineer, you will act as a technical leader within a high-performing engineering … team, driving architectural decisions and ensuring the scalability, reliability, and performance of a modern, distributed platform.Key responsibilities include: Designing and evolving highly scalable, distributed backend systems Setting standards for engineering excellence, observability, and operational best practices Collaborating closely with Product, UX, and Engineering teams to deliver impactful ...

OSS/BSS Solution architect

Hiring Organisation
IBU CONSULTING LTD
Location
London, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract
need an experienced solution architect with 8-12+ years who works closely with the IT Systems Architect on internal BSS systems modernisation, vendor rationalisation and application portfolio simplification. Embedded in workstreams, you break down strategic designs into implementable features whilst ensuring system stability, architectural consistency and long … processes and integration patterns at implementation level - Integration architecture: microservices, API gateways, event-driven architectures, event brokers (Kafka), queues - handling 120+ integration points across systems and legacy stacks - Lead-to-Cash (L2C) and Order-to-Cash (O2C) solutions in Tier-1 telecom operator environments - TMF standards: Product Ordering (TMF641 ...

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 Architect

Hiring Organisation
Anson Mccade
Location
London, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Permanent, Work From Home
Salary
£90,000
have the opportunity to: Lead architecture across large-scale, high-impact data programmes Define data strategies covering migration, integration, and modelling Shape distributed data solutions across cloud and hybrid environments Influence architectural standards and engineering best practice Work across both public sector and enterprise clients Mentor engineers and contribute … growing technical capability Your Responsibilities Define architecture across complex, data-driven programmes Establish data strategy, integration, and migration approaches Analyse existing systems and map target-state architecture Define and maintain architecture principles, standards, and governance Design scalable solutions for distributed and large-scale data systems Develop enterprise ...

Data Architect

Hiring Organisation
Anson Mccade
Location
Manchester, North West, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Permanent, Work From Home
Salary
£90,000
have the opportunity to: Lead architecture across large-scale, high-impact data programmes Define data strategies covering migration, integration, and modelling Shape distributed data solutions across cloud and hybrid environments Influence architectural standards and engineering best practice Work across both public sector and enterprise clients Mentor engineers and contribute … growing technical capability Your Responsibilities Define architecture across complex, data-driven programmes Establish data strategy, integration, and migration approaches Analyse existing systems and map target-state architecture Define and maintain architecture principles, standards, and governance Design scalable solutions for distributed and large-scale data systems Develop enterprise ...

Data Architect

Hiring Organisation
Anson Mccade
Location
Bristol, Avon, South West, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Permanent, Work From Home
Salary
£90,000
have the opportunity to: Lead architecture across large-scale, high-impact data programmes Define data strategies covering migration, integration, and modelling Shape distributed data solutions across cloud and hybrid environments Influence architectural standards and engineering best practice Work across both public sector and enterprise clients Mentor engineers and contribute … growing technical capability Your Responsibilities Define architecture across complex, data-driven programmes Establish data strategy, integration, and migration approaches Analyse existing systems and map target-state architecture Define and maintain architecture principles, standards, and governance Design scalable solutions for distributed and large-scale data systems Develop enterprise ...

Senior Java Software Engineer (Pricing API) - 5 days - London

Hiring Organisation
Salt
Location
London, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract
Contract Rate
£400 - £500 per day
customers weekly, across all platforms with global expansion ahead. This role involves designing and scaling a high-performance, internet-facing API operating across distributed environments. If you enjoy solving complex engineering challenges and building resilient systems at scale, this could be a great fit. What … Doing Designing and building scalable backend systems using Java and the JVM ecosystem Developing clean, maintainable code from product requirements Applying TDD/BDD practices and modern engineering principles Building and maintaining cloud-native infrastructure Working on highly available distributed systems Troubleshooting production issues and driving root ...

Principal Rust Engineer

Hiring Organisation
Ncounter
Location
East London, London, England, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Full-Time
Salary
£160,000 - £180,000 per annum
firm in hiring a Rust Developer to join a highly influential Product team. This group sits at the core of the business, building the distributed platforms, internal services, and compute frameworks that underpin trading, quant research, and large-scale data processing across the organisation. This is a deeply technical … engineering role focused on high-performance systems, scalability, and platform reliability. You’ll work on foundational technology used by multiple engineering and investment teams, helping to shape the infrastructure powering a world-class trading environment. What you’ll do: • Design, build, and maintain scalable distributed systems ...

Lead Systems Engineer

Hiring Organisation
NHS England
Location
Leeds, LS1 4PL, United Kingdom
Salary
£79898.40 to £92841.60
summary A Lead Systems Engineer is typically the technical lead for multidisciplinary teams delivering and operating multiple components for a system. We work on national, highly available distributed systems being built and run by in house teams. The systems can differ in size, scale and purpose … Platforms, which builds and operates services including the Personal Demographics Service (PDS), GP Registration and Single Unique Identifier (SUI) capability. These national critical systems enable safe, reliable identification across health and care -- supporting services used by hundreds of thousands of people every day. Main duties of the job Developing ...

AI Product Engineer (Full Stack / AI Systems)

Hiring Organisation
Adria Solutions
Location
Manchester, North West, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Permanent, Work From Home
Salary
£85,000
Product Engineer (Full Stack/AI Systems) We are building a new generation of AI-powered products and are looking for a hands-on AI Product Engineer to help design, build, and scale intelligent systems in production. This is not a pure research or infrastructure role. … APIs using modern cloud infrastructure C#, .NET Experience Develop responsive frontend applications and translate product designs into working interfaces Work with event-driven and distributed systems where required Collaborate closely with product, engineering, and operations teams to deliver customer-facing AI features Contribute to system design decisions including ...

Principal Full Stack Engineer & Architecture Lead

Hiring Organisation
Command Recruitment
Location
London, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Permanent
Salary
£80000 - £90000/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 Responsibilities Architecture & Technical Leadership Lead platform architecture and technical design decisions Define scalable, secure … 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 initiatives Cloud, DevOps & Infrastructure Design and maintain ...