1 to 25 of 166 Distributed Systems Jobs in the UK excluding London

Systems Research Engineer - Distributed Systems / C++

Hiring Organisation
European Tech Recruit
Location
Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
Systems Research Engineer - Distributed Systems/C++ We are currently partnered with a globally leading research centre in the UK looking to expand their team with a Systems Research Engineer. This is an incredibly high calibre team reshaping how large-scale models are trained and served … through next-generation AI-native infrastructure and "super-node" clusters. This is a permanent opportunity based onsite in Edinburgh. Key responsibilities for this Systems Research Engineer position: Architect and implement distributed system components for AI workloads across CPU, GPU, and NPU clusters. Conduct in-depth profiling and performance ...

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 ...

Full-Stack Engineer - Java/Angular/AI - Financial Services

Hiring Organisation
Robert Walters
Location
London, South East, England, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Full-Time
Salary
£50,000 - £70,000 per annum
requiring strong engineering standards and end-to-end ownership. You will be part of a small, senior engineering team responsible for designing and building distributed systems that handle high volumes of data and transactions. The role is hands-on, with a strong focus on system design, development … production reliability. 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 ...

Principal Architect – Robotics & Hardware Abstraction February 13, 2026

Hiring Organisation
Jobleads-UK
Location
Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
improve quality of life and extend the reach of humanity. Our newly opened Chemifarm facility in Glasgow operates a growing fleet of advanced robotic systems that automate synthesis, optimisation, and library generation. As we scale up to globally distributed facilities, we are undertaking a foundational transformation … within the Office of the CTO, you will act as the architectural bridge between Hardware Engineering and Software Engineering, shaping how our robots, control systems, and cloud services work together as a coherent whole. Your mission is to define a robust Hardware Abstraction Layer (HAL) that enables our universal ...

Staff Technical Programme Manager

Hiring Organisation
BP Energy
Location
Sunbury-On-Thames, London, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Work From Home
Timber Square, Southwark, from Q4 2027 Key Accountabilities: Technical Program Leadership Lead end-to-end delivery of complex, multi-team engineering programs, including distributed systems, platforms, and AI/ML solutions. Own program execution across architecture, design, development, testing, and deployment phases. Drive alignment on technical strategy, trade … execution plans. Identify and mitigate risks related to scalability, performance, reliability, and security. AI & Software Delivery Excellence Drive programs involving AI/ML systems , including model integration, data pipelines, and inference services. Ensure alignment between software engineering practices and AI lifecycle needs (data, experimentation, deployment, monitoring) Coordinate delivery ...

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 ...

Senior Software Engineer (Cloud) JBLE1 NI

Hiring Organisation
Ocho
Location
Belfast, UK
play a key role in designing, building and scaling their cloud-native backend systems. This role has a strong emphasis on cloud development, distributed systems and production-grade infrastructure running across AWS, GCP and Azure. The Role As a Senior Engineer, you will take ownership across the full … decisions across AWS, GCP and Azure Own services end-to-end, including deployment, monitoring, performance tuning and reliability Improve scalability, stability and efficiency of distributed systems and data-intensive services Work with CI/CD pipelines to enable fast, safe and automated delivery Conduct code and design reviews ...

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 ...

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 ...

Senior Software Engineer

Hiring Organisation
SR2 | Socially Responsible Recruitment | Certified B Corporation™
Location
Ipswich, England, United Kingdom
Shares Location: Ipswich, hybrid working Salary: Competitive + benefits + shares Tech stack: • Python (Django, FastAPI, Flask - any experience across those 3 beneficial) • Microservices & distributed systems • AWS, Azure, or GCP • REST APIs, Git, CI/CD Some engineering roles are about shipping features quickly. This one is about … looking for a Senior Python Engineer to help evolve the core platform as the business continues to grow. The work involves designing resilient backend systems, improving scalability across distributed services, and contributing to architectural decisions that directly affect how the platform performs in production. This is the kind ...

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 ...

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
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 ...

DevOps Software Engineer (Senior - Principal)

Hiring Organisation
Jobleads-UK
Location
Abingdon, England, United Kingdom
suggest improvements. Qualifications Minimum Qualifications Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or equivalent practical experience. 3+ years experience in building and maintaining distributed systems in on‐premises environments including private cloud and hybrid solutions. Strong experience in building and maintaining distributed systems … orchestration tools (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes). Familiarity with modern infrastructure design patterns. Strong knowledge of server hardware, virtualization (VMware/Hyper‐V), and storage systems Experience with GitOps workflows and tools. Exposure to configuration management tools (e.g., Ansible). Understanding of infrastructure security best practices, including: Active Directory ...

Lead Test Engineer (SC Cleared)

Hiring Organisation
scrumconnect ltd
Location
City, Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Permanent
Salary
GBP 55,000 Annual
overall test strategy across cloud-native data platforms and applications Lead end-to-end testing activities across data pipelines, cloud services, APIs, and distributed systems Establish quality standards, governance processes, and testing best practices across teams Drive a quality-first engineering culture across the programme Provide leadership, mentoring … data engineering environments Strong background in automated testing for cloud-native and data-centric platforms Experience testing large-scale data pipelines, transformation processes, and distributed systems Experience managing or leading QA/testing teams in Agile delivery environments Strong stakeholder management and communication skills Experience establishing test governance ...

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 ...

Senior Software Engineer (Python / AWS)

Hiring Organisation
Gleeson Recruitment Group
Location
Birmingham, West Midlands, West Midlands (County), United Kingdom
Employment Type
Permanent
Salary
£85000/annum
shape and scale a critical cloud platform. This is a hands-on role for an experienced backend engineer who thrives on building high-quality distributed systems, owning services end-to-end, and delivering production-ready software at scale. You'll take ownership of microservices across the full software … evolution of a modern event-driven architecture. Key Responsibilities Design, build and own cloud-native microservices and APIs Develop and maintain integrations with internal systems and third-party platforms Take ownership of services in production, including monitoring, troubleshooting and optimisation Build resilient, observable and scalable systems Contribute ...

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 ...

Contract .NET Developer JBLE1 NI

Hiring Organisation
Ocho
Location
Belfast, UK
offering a largely remote working model with occasional on-site collaboration as required. Youll join a high-performing engineering team working on modern, scalable systems in a product-led environment. Key Responsibilities Design, build and maintain scalable .NET applications Develop high-quality, performant backend services Work across modern architectures … including APIs and distributed systems Collaborate with engineering, product and QA teams in an Agile environment Contribute to system design, performance optimisation and best practices Ensure code quality through testing and peer review Person We Are Looking For Strong commercial experience with .NET/C# Experience building scalable ...

Data Engineer

Hiring Organisation
Anson Mccade
Location
Newcastle Upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, North East, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Permanent, Work From Home
Salary
£65,000
building robust, scalable data pipelines that underpin analytics and AI solutions. This role is ideal for someone who enjoys working with real-time data, distributed systems, and modern cloud architectures . What youll be doing Design and build scalable data pipelines (batch & streaming) Work with technologies like Kafka … datasets What were looking for Strong programming skills in Java (preferred) or Python Experience with streaming technologies (Kafka/Flink/Spark) Knowledge of distributed systems and large-scale data processing Experience with cloud platforms (AWS preferred) Familiarity with DevOps tools and containerisation (Docker/Kubernetes) The offer ...

Senior Java Consultant

Hiring Organisation
Jobleads-UK
Location
Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
critical environment. Key Responsibilities Develop and maintain enterprise-scale Java applications Build and optimise solutions on Google Cloud Platform Work with large datasets and distributed systems Ensure application scalability, reliability, and performance Required Skills Strong Java development experience Hands‐on Google Cloud Platform experience Big data/distributed systems experience Experience building scalable, high-performance systems Desirable FinTech or real-time data processing experience #J-18808-Ljbffr ...