1 to 25 of 31 Contract Distributed Systems Jobs in England

Site Reliability Engineer (Contractor)

Hiring Organisation
Harnham - Data & Analytics Recruitment
Location
London, South East, England, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contractor
Contract Rate
£540 - £550 per day
architectural decisions, and build automation that elevates deployment safety and operational efficiency. This is a hands-on, senior technical role with direct influence on systems that generate significant global revenue.Key ResponsibilitiesReliability & Risk Engineering* Identify systemic reliability risks and drive long-term preventative improvements* Define and refine SLIs, SLOs … teams to embed reliability into system designYOUR SKILLS & EXPERIENCERequired:* Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent experience* 7+ years in SRE, Production Engineering, or Systems Engineering roles* Strong understanding of distributed systems, failure modes, and consistency models* Hands-on experience operating production workloads ...

Software Engineer

Hiring Organisation
Pontoon
Location
Warwickshire, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract
disruption and enhanced performance. Automated Testing: Implement TDD and automated testing to uphold high-quality standards. Monitor and Analyze: Enhance performance and reliability across distributed systems to ensure operational efficiency. Build Automation Solutions: Develop CI/CD pipelines, configuration management, and deployments to streamline processes. Security Practices: Uphold … preferred; solid mid-level considered). Deep hands-on AWS experience (core services, serverless, compute, networking). Proven experience in migrating or modernizing legacy systems into cloud environments. Proficiency in test-driven development (TDD) and automated testing frameworks. Familiarity with Agile delivery, especially Scrum methodologies. A solid foundation ...

Senior Engineer

Hiring Organisation
Experis
Location
London, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract
Hybrid - 1 day onsite, 4 days remote) Overview We are seeking a Senior Engineer to deliver across key Identity-focused workstreams within a modern, distributed engineering environment. You will bring a strong backend engineering foundation alongside hands-on delivery capability, operating across multiple services and components. This role requires … continuous improvement. You will work within a structured delivery framework while maintaining a strong focus on product impact, security, and customer outcomes. As identity systems increasingly interact with automated and AI-enabled workflows, we value engineers who stay aware of emerging security considerations within these modern environments. Core Technical ...

SRE - Site Reliability Engineer

Hiring Organisation
Randstad Technologies Recruitment
Location
London, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract
Contract Rate
£55 - £62/hour
Hour - £62 Per Hour Inside IR35 Job Overview We are looking for a Senior Site Reliability Engineer with strong experience in Observability, Monitoring and Distributed Systems to support large-scale cloud infrastructure supporting millions of devices globally. The role focuses on building and scaling monitoring, logging and alerting … platforms to ensure high availability and performance of cloud services. Responsibilities Design, deploy and scale observability platforms Manage and scale Prometheus monitoring systems Deploy and maintain large Elasticsearch clusters Build and maintain data pipelines using Kafka Develop alerting and monitoring frameworks Automate infrastructure using Terraform and Ansible Develop tools ...

Card Solutions Architects - Contract role - Sheffield - Immediate

Hiring Organisation
StrategicsIQ Ltd
Location
Sheffield, South Yorkshire, Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract
drive architecture and design across a large-scale commercial cards ecosystem. Key Responsibilities Own and deliver end-to-end solution architecture for card-based systems, ensuring alignment with enterprise architecture principles and platform roadmaps Translate business requirements (BRDs) into solution designs , decomposing into MVPs, epics, and detailed technical stories … Design and implement scalable, resilient, and secure architectures across distributed systems Define integration patterns (REST APIs, messaging, event-driven architecture) across internal platforms and external partners Provide hands-on architectural leadership to engineering teams, ensuring design consistency and adherence to standards Govern solutions through architecture review boards , ensuring ...

Technical Architect Principal (UK)

Hiring Organisation
Stackstudio Digital Ltd
Location
London, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract
Contract Rate
From £500 to £550 per day
designing major solution components, defining reference architectures, and guiding development teams through POCs to production-scale implementations. The role has a strong open-source, distributed systems, and data architecture focus, with frequent CIO-level technical interactions. Your Responsibilities Architecture & Blueprint Design Define end-to-end architecture blueprints covering … Your Profile Essential Skills/Knowledge/Experience Core Experience 10+ years of experience in enterprise architecture or principal technical roles. Strong background in distributed systems and data platforms. Hands-on experience with OpenTelemetry, Kafka, and time-series data platforms. Technical Expertise Architecture of high-volume telemetry ...

Site Reliability Engineer

Hiring Organisation
Sphere Digital Recruitment
Location
London, South East, England, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contractor
Contract Rate
£550 - £551 per day
standards, influencing architectural improvements, managing complex incidents, and building automation to improve deployment safety and operational efficiency. Your work will directly support high-traffic systems used by a global audience. Key Responsibilities Reliability & Risk Engineering My client is looking for someone who can: Identify systemic reliability risks and drive … client is looking for candidates with: A degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience Strong experience designing and operating CI/CD systems with deployment safety practices Excellent communication skills with the ability to influence cross-functional teams 7+ years of experience in SRE, production engineering ...

Python Developer

Hiring Organisation
Ascendion
Location
London, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Permanent, Contract
expertise and hands-on experience building or supporting enterprise-grade platforms. This role is ideal for someone who has worked on complex, high-performance systems such as trading platforms , financial systems, or other large-scale enterprise applications. Key Responsibilities Design, develop, and maintain scalable backend services using Python … Build and enhance REST APIs and microservices Work on high-throughput, low-latency systems Deploy and manage applications on AWS cloud infrastructure Collaborate with cross-functional teams including DevOps and architecture Optimize performance, scalability, and system reliability Work with SQL/NoSQL databases and large datasets Required Skills & Experience ...

Senior Ruby Developer

Hiring Organisation
Opus Recruitment Solutions Ltd
Location
London, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract
Contract Rate
GBP 650 Daily
cloud optimisation initiatives What We're Looking For Strong commercial experience as a Senior Ruby or Ruby on Rails Engineer Deep understanding of distributed systems and cloud-based application design Extensive hands on experience with AWS Solid background in building scalable APIs, microservices, and Back End systems ...

Software Developer (RUST) - 9-Month Contract (Inside IR35) - Northampton

Hiring Organisation
Hamilton Barnes
Location
Northampton, Northamptonshire, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract
Contract Rate
GBP 575 Daily
workflows of Thermofluids Engineering and IT teams. Key Responsibilities: Design and develop high-performance Back End services using Rust. Build scalable data processing systems and microservices. Develop and maintain REST APIs and distributed systems. Work closely with engineering teams to build software supporting simulations and test data. Implement … data and columnar storage formats such as Parquet. What You Will Ideally Bring: Strong experience with Rust programming . Designing high-performance Back End systems . Developing REST APIs and microservices . Experience working with distributed systems . Experience deploying applications to Kubernetes . Development with Rust ...

Senior Software Engineer

Hiring Organisation
Tenth Revolution Group
Location
London, South East, England, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contractor
Contract Rate
£650 per day
fast-moving team working on projects that support a large, multinational tech ecosystem. What We're Looking For Strong Go (Golang) development experience - production systems, performance, concurrency. Proven background in AI for coding (e.g., agent frameworks, LLM-powered tooling, AI code generation, or workflow automation). Hands-on experience … developing or integrating with LLM-based systems (Claude, Cursor, OpenAI, etc.). Experience with distributed systems, microservices, or platform engineering. Comfortable working in a fast-paced, experimental environment where the tech evolves every week. Why This Contract Is Exceptional You'll work in a brand-new domain ...

Gen AI Developer - Contract

Hiring Organisation
Morgan McKinley
Location
London, South East, England, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contractor
Contract Rate
Salary negotiable
that provide secure access to AI capabilities Develop Python-based components for prompt orchestration, output validation, and evaluation workflows Integrate LLMs into existing enterprise systems, ensuring alignment with security and observability standards Implement and manage CI/CD pipelines in line with engineering best practices Collaborate with cross-functional … retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) solutions and data integration patterns Establish reusable API standards, frameworks, and documentation to support wider adoption Troubleshoot and optimise distributed systems and cloud-based services Core Skills & Experience Strong background in backend engineering using Python (additional exposure to Node.js or similar is beneficial) Hands ...

Integration Architect

Hiring Organisation
Stackstudio Digital Ltd
Location
Norwich, Norfolk, East Anglia, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract
Contract Rate
From £550 to £575 per day
week) Duration of Assignment: 6 Months The Role The Integration Architect is responsible for designing, governing, and delivering enterprise scale integration solutions across distributed systems. This role requires deep expertise in event driven architecture (EDA), real time streaming, and cloud native integration patterns using Kafka and AWS messaging/… event-based integrations Experience designing event-driven and microservices architectures. Strong knowledge of: API integration patterns (REST, GraphQL) ETL/ELT and data pipelines Distributed system design High throughput and low-latency data streaming Good understanding of Java/Python/Node.js for integration logic. Familiarity with containerization & orchestration ...

Senior Software Engineer

Hiring Organisation
Tenth Revolution Group
Location
London, South East, England, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contractor
Contract Rate
£650 per day
shaping what engineering will look like in the next decade. If you're excited by LLM-powered development, agentic reasoning, and building new systems in Go - this is your contract. What You'll Be Working On Engineering Go (Golang) services forming the core of a large-scale GenAI developer … background in AI-for-coding , LLM-driven development, or autonomous agent frameworks. Experience designing or building LLM-powered platforms , tooling, or automation. Knowledge of distributed systems, event-driven architectures, or platform engineering. Passion for fast-moving, experimental R&D environments where the tech evolves daily. Why This Contract ...

Java Developer, Contract, Inside IR35

Hiring Organisation
Brio Digital
Location
London, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract
Contract Rate
£550 - £600/day
This role sits within a large-scale NHS digital transformation programme delivered via a leading consultancy partner. The programme focuses on modernising critical healthcare systems, improving access to services, and enabling seamless integration across national and local platforms. The work involves building scalable, secure, and interoperable digital services that … support high-volume user interactions and integrate with multiple systems across the healthcare ecosystem. The Role As a Java Developer, you will be responsible for designing, building, and maintaining high-quality backend services within a complex, distributed system. You will work closely with product, architecture, and engineering teams ...

Observability Engineer

Hiring Organisation
Xcede
Location
London, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract
create robust documentation on end-to-end processes. Define and monitor system metrics and service level indicators (SLIs). Perform root cause analysis across distributed systems using platform and application logs. Encourage and enable the adoption of observability tools to drive product enhancements and promote more reliable infrastructure … data quality metrics across core systems. Skills & Experience Hands-on experience with Dynatrace, including OneAgent deployment and configuration. Experience investigating issues in complex distributed systems. Experience leveraging OpenTelemetry to deliver monitoring, debugging or system performance reporting. Familiarity with SLIs and system performance monitoring. Experience working with cloud ...

Senior Product Manager - Data Platform

Hiring Organisation
Morgan McKinley
Location
Manchester, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contractor
Contract Rate
£600 - £690 per day
priorities, technical complexity and regulatory considerations. Defining and owning the long-term product strategy and roadmap Ensuring data integrity, consistency and scalability across multiple systems and consumers Driving cross-functional delivery, managing dependencies across multiple teams Partnering closely with Engineering on APIs, integrations and event-driven architectures Maintaining operational … Commercial, Finance, Risk and Compliance What We're Looking For: Proven experience as a Senior or Technical Product Manager, within data platforms or backend systems Strong understanding of data ecosystems, including data modelling, data flows and system integration Experience working with APIs, distributed systems and event-driven ...

Quality Engineer

Hiring Organisation
Pontoon
Location
Bromley, London, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract
programming languages such as Python, JavaScript, or Node.js. Practical hands-on experience with modern automation tooling. Exposure to testing data-driven applications and distributed systems. Desirable: Experience testing GenAI or LLM-based services. Background in supporting ML, NLP, or data-heavy engineering environments. Familiarity with validating prompt flows ...

Python Contractor

Hiring Organisation
ALTECH GROUP LTD
Location
London, South East, England, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contractor
Contract Rate
£600 - £700 per day
need expertise in Python Django, AWS & Typescript, and Engineers who are principally product focused, collaborative and can thrive in highly ambigious environments. Experience with distributed systems also a major plus as they are considering moving into this environment. They use Vue.js in the Frontend but will consider anyone ...

Senior Product Manager

Hiring Organisation
Randstad Technologies Recruitment
Location
Manchester, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract
Contract Rate
£70 - £80/hour
Product Management (Backend/DevEx focus). Communication: Ability to bridge the gap between business goals and engineering constraints. Technical Skills: Deep understanding of distributed systems, API design (RESTful), and event-driven architecture. Mindset: Data-driven, analytical, and comfortable in ambiguous environments. Strategy: Proven ability to align roadmaps ...

Product Owner

Hiring Organisation
Stealth IT Consulting Limited
Location
Sheffield, South Yorkshire, Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract
Contract Rate
From £450 to £500 per day
authority during major incidents Work closely with architecture, operations, security, and application teams Required Experience 15+ years in enterprise IT, with strong VMware and distributed systems experience Proven leadership of engineering teams or PODs Experience in banking or regulated financial environments Strong automation and infrastructure engineering background Excellent ...

Technical Major Incident Manager

Hiring Organisation
McGregor Boyall
Location
London, South East, England, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contractor
Contract Rate
Salary negotiable
model) Skills & Experience Required: Proven experience leading major incidents in large-scale, 24/7 environments Strong understanding of modern infrastructure (cloud, distributed systems, networks, databases) Solid knowledge of ITIL practices (Incident, Problem, Change Management) Ability to operate under pressure with excellent decision-making and problem-solving skills ...

Data Architect

Hiring Organisation
Arqtech Search Ltd
Location
Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, East Anglia, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract
models aligned to enterprise standards. Oversee ETL/ELT processes, data integration and transformation patterns. Design and optimise data storage solutions (data lakes, warehouses, distributed systems). Ensure solutions are secure-by-design and compliant with MOD security frameworks. Establish data governance, metadata management and lineage standards. Collaborate ...

Product and Platform Specialist

Hiring Organisation
Stackstudio Digital Ltd
Location
London, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract
Contract Rate
From £500 to £550 per day
based data pipelines. Proven experience with time-series databases (e.g., Prometheus, VictoriaMetrics, OpenSearch, InfluxDB, etc.). Technical & Platform Expertise Platform design for large-scale, distributed systems. Strong knowledge of open-source observability stacks. Experience driving POCs into enterprise-grade solutions. Leadership & Communication Proven experience engaging with CIOs and senior ...

Java Developer - IAM/API

Hiring Organisation
Talent Smart
Location
S1, Orchard Square, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract
Contract Rate
£600 - £650/day
event-driven solutions using Pub/Sub for Real Time identity and security workflows Integrate APIs with authentication services (OAuth2, OIDC, JWT) and enterprise systems Contribute to cloud-native microservices and Back End services (GCP preferred) Implement automation and Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CI/CD pipelines) Troubleshoot … optimise IAM, API, and distributed system performance Key Requirements Strong Java development experience (essential) with a focus on API and Back End services Experience building cloud-native applications and microservices architectures Solid understanding of IAM/Identity concepts (OAuth2, OIDC, SAML, federation) Experience with event-driven architectures (Pub/ ...