Senior Python/C++ Distributed Systems Engineer

Senior Python/C++ Distributed Systems Engineer

Location: Hybrid

Salary: £60,000 – £70,000

Type: Permanent

Our employer-partner is looking for a Senior Python/C++ Engineer with strong experience in distributed systems, VoIP, audio/video processing, and cloud-native architectures. This role suits someone who enjoys building performance-critical tools, working across the full stack, and contributing to scalable real-time communication products.

• Develop backend services and distributed components using Python and C++.
• Work with media processing technologies (FFMPEG, audio mixing, streaming pipelines).
• Engineer VoIP, DECT, and SIP-based communication software, including real-time call handling.
• Build and maintain REST APIs (Flask, FastAPI, Django) and integration layers.
• Contribute to highly available microservices deployed via Docker Compose and/or AWS.
• Work with MQTT, ZMQ, WebSockets, and other protocol-driven communication modules.
• Perform troubleshooting and performance optimisation using tools like Wireshark, Prometheus, Grafana.
• Collaborate in Agile teams to deliver secure, scalable, production-grade solutions.

• Strong engineering experience with Python and C++ (combined tech-stack).
• Background in telecoms, VoIP, DECT, SIP, media streaming, or network communications.
• Hands-on experience with microservices, containerisation, CI/CD (GitLab).
• Exposure to cloud deployments (AWS preferred).
• Familiarity with MQTT, ZMQ, WebRTC, MIDI, or similar communication protocols.
• Experience building backend components, APIs, or control-plane systems.

• FFMPEG, PyQt, NumPy, SQLAlchemy experience.
• Understanding of secure communications (SSL/TLS, JWT).
• Passion for scalable, highly available architecture (real-time or mission-critical systems).

• Join a highly technical engineering group solving complex real-time communication challenges.
• Opportunity to work on both cloud and on-premise distributed systems.
• A role suited for engineers who love building robust, scalable, low-latency systems.

Contact Claire at Jonothan Bosworth Recruitment Specialists today to learn more.

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