1 to 25 of 36 Permanent Distributed Systems Jobs in Central London

Lead Software Engineer

Hiring Organisation
Burns Sheehan
Location
City of London, London, United Kingdom
Lead Software Engineer | Distributed Systems | Sustainable Cloud Native Platform 💸Up to £130,000 per annum plus bonus plus stock 🏠Central London office 🖱️Golang, Rust, C, Kubernetes, Linux, Cloud Native, Distributed systems... Are you a Lead Software Engineer with extensive knowledge of building distributed systems? Looking … Lead Software Engineer: Tech agnostic but preferable experience working with Golang, Rust, Java and/or C/C++. In-depth knowledge of distributed systems, building solutions at scale where performance, reliability and availability are key considerations. Confident in leading the definition and creation of solutions from ...

Technical Solutions Engineer - Deep-Tech AI Start-up

Hiring Organisation
Urban Digital Recruitment Ltd
Location
City of London, London, United Kingdom
retail estates. They’re hiring a Technical Solutions Engineer, not a TAM, not a PM, not an implementation role. Think: deep troubleshooting, edge deployments, distributed systems, containers, logs, Linux, cloud , and full technical ownership of AI models running across thousands of PoS devices . If you love pulling … systems apart, debugging across multiple layers, and being the technical face of a cutting-edge AI product, this is for you. What You’ll Be Doing Own the technical success of enterprise deployments across thousands of PoS + edge devices Troubleshoot end-to-end: AI model behaviour, device integrations ...

Distributed Systems Software Engineer - Up to £190k + Bonus

Hiring Organisation
Hunter Bond
Location
City of London, London, United Kingdom
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 ...

Software Engineer

Hiring Organisation
Wide and Wise
Location
City of London, London, United Kingdom
looking for Software Engineers to join our partner company! You will play a key role in building next-generation infrastructure and AI systems that accelerate innovation across industries such as aerospace, healthcare, and energy — fields still limited by outdated, manual processes. This is not a traditional engineering role. … scaling fast and looking for exceptional builders who thrive on ownership, speed, and purpose. What You’ll Do Design and develop production-grade APIs, distributed systems, and backend services using Python, TypeScript, Go, Rust, or similar technologies. Design and ship backend systems from day one — scalable architectures ...

Site Reliability Engineer

Hiring Organisation
Autonomai Recruitment
Location
City of London, London, United Kingdom
ideal candidate comes from a top-tier tech environment (FAANG, elite trading, hyperscale infra). They have experience building technology 0→1 , owning systems end-to-end, and working close to the metal. They will operate across everything from bare-metal Linux to modern build and observability stacks . … clusters, network configuration, and large-scale orchestration. Set observability standards; expand monitoring, alerting, and performance metrics across platforms. Analyze networking, kernel-level performance, and distributed systems—solving core challenges in a multi-petabyte, multi-cluster environment. Build Python tools for automation, reliability engineering, and performance analysis. Design highly ...

Founding Engineer

Hiring Organisation
Explore Group
Location
City of London, London, United Kingdom
join the team in central London. This is a unique opportunity to help build a transformative new platform at the intersection of software systems, automation, and intelligent infrastructure. Founded by leading academics and proven entrepreneurs , the business is backed by top-tier investors and is solving complex technical problems … that demand creativity, rigour, and ambition. The Role Build and own core systems and architecture from the ground up Work closely with the founding team on product direction and technical strategy Make key decisions across the full stack — from infrastructure to user-facing elements Contribute to the early engineering ...

Staff Software Engineer (Golang)

Hiring Organisation
Oliver Bernard
Location
City of London, London, United Kingdom
solving tough tech problems. What You’ll Do Design and implement robust, scalable microservices and APIs in Go Lead the technical design of distributed data systems supporting research and clinical workflows Collaborate with data scientists, bioinformaticians, and product teams to translate scientific needs into resilient software solutions Optimize … architectural decisions across teams What We’re Looking For 7+ years of software engineering experience, including extensive experience with Golang Deep understanding of distributed systems , data-intensive applications , and microservices architectures Experience with cloud environments (AWS, GCP, or Azure) and container orchestration (Kubernetes, Docker) Solid background ...

Senior Data Engineer, SQL, RDBMS, Python, Celery, RabbitMQ, Pt Remote

Hiring Organisation
Carrington Recruitment Solutions Limited
Location
Central London, London, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Permanent
Salary
£95,000
infrastructure and framework choices for data pipelining and data management Manage complex initiatives by setting project priorities, deadlines, and deliverables Collaborate effectively with distributed team members across multiple time zones, including offshore development teams Skills required: Proven track record building scalable data pipelines (batch and streaming) in production Expert … PySpark, Celery and RabbitMQ skills; deep experience with AWS data stack (Glue, OpenSearch, RDS) Expert skills within SQL with experience in both transactional RDBMS systems and distributed systems Hands-on with Lakehouse technologies (Apache Iceberg, S3 Tables, StarRocks) Strong grasp of data governance, schema design, and quality ...

Senior Java/Kotlin Engineer x 4

Hiring Organisation
Oliver Bernard
Location
City of London, London, United Kingdom
Looking For Strong hands-on software engineering experience in Kotlin (Backend) Solid understanding of JVM internals, concurrency, and performance optimisation Experience building distributed systems, microservices, or event-driven architectures Knowledge of frameworks such as Spring Boot , Micronaut , or Ktor Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure) and modern ...

Industry Principal- LLMs, agentic coding systems, intelligent IDEs, AI development platforms

Hiring Organisation
Infosys
Location
City of London, London, United Kingdom
Role - Senior Forward Deployed Engineer (AI‐Native) – Industry Principal Technology - LLMs, agentic coding systems, intelligent IDEs, AI development platforms Location - London (global travel as required) Compensation - Competitive (including bonus) Job Description Today, the corporate landscape is dynamic and the world ahead is full of possibilities! None of the amazing … Your role In the role of Senior Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) , You will anchor pods, set technical vision, and operationalize modern AI (LLMs, agentic systems, intelligent IDEs) to transform engineering workflows and outcomes. The role blends deep technical leadership with executive engagement and end‐to‐end delivery accountability. Serve ...

Python Developer

Hiring Organisation
Radley James
Location
City of London, London, United Kingdom
next wave of technological advancements. Role Overview: As a Senior Python Engineer, you will be at the heart of our technology platform, building robust systems that enhance our trading strategies, risk management, and data analysis. You will collaborate closely with quants, data scientists, and traders, providing Python-based solutions … pipelines to process large datasets from multiple sources, including real-time market data and fundamental data. Implement robust APIs and microservices to integrate trading systems, analytics platforms, and external data providers. Optimize performance and scalability of existing systems, ensuring low-latency trade execution and real-time risk monitoring. ...

Senior Backend Engineer (Telco Integration Lead) Golang

Hiring Organisation
Ventula Consulting Limited
Location
City of London, London, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Permanent, Work From Home
related field. ? 7+ years of hands-on experience in backend engineering, with a proven track record of building and maintaining high-performance, distributed systems in production. Required Technical Skills ? A minimum of 5 years of production experience with Go (Golang). Experience in other languages (e.g., Python, Node.js ...

Senior DevOps Engineer

Hiring Organisation
Forsyth Barnes
Location
City of London, London, United Kingdom
across development and operations teams. Hands-on experience with Kubernetes, Linux/Unix, and containerised systems. Experience building and operating deployment pipelines and debugging distributed systems. Knowledge of relational databases (SQL) and NoSQL technologies. Familiarity with modern architectures including containers, APIs, and streaming platforms. Experience working in Agile environments ...

Senior Platform Engineer (Golang)

Hiring Organisation
Levy Global
Location
City of London, London, United Kingdom
platform delivery. Troubleshoot and optimize workflows across hardware, networking, and orchestration layers. Drive improvements in reliability, scalability, and performance of platform services. Collaborate with distributed teams while working independently to deliver production-ready outcomes. What You’ll Bring Proven experience as a Platform Engineer, DevOps Engineer … experience (this is a must-have). Strong background in Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Ansible) and automation tooling. Deep understanding of APIs, concurrency, and distributed systems . Experience building automated provisioning workflows and CI/CD pipelines. Ability to quickly onboard, understand existing systems , and deliver autonomously ...

Backend Engineer

Hiring Organisation
algo1
Location
City of London, London, United Kingdom
backed stealth-mode company building behavioural AI solutions for the retail industry. Our platform is designed from the ground up — no legacy, no patchwork systems — just a clean slate and a clear vision. Our mission is to bring the intelligence of modern machine learning directly to the in-store … them. You’ll work across the backend stack, real-time data flows and APIs on a backend designed for scale & flexibility. Responsibilities: Contribute to distributed, event-driven backend services connecting our web experience with information from remote devices and external data sources. Build and document APIs (OpenAPI/AsyncAPI ...

Software Architect

Hiring Organisation
Bilge Adam Technologies UK Ltd
Location
Central London, London, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Permanent
Salary
£90,000
where your technical decisions genuinely shape the future of the product. Who Were Looking For Someone who is having software architecture experience , thinks in systems, and enjoys working with both high-level ideas and hands-on technical decisions. Youll thrive here if you have: Strong experience as a Software … Architect is must. Hands-on expertise with modern stacks (for example: Java, .NET, Python, Node.js, Go, etc.) Solid understanding of microservices, distributed systems, APIs Experience with cloud environments such as AWS/Azure/GCP Familiarity with Docker, Kubernetes Clear communication skills & a collaborative mindset ...

AI Technical Architect

Hiring Organisation
Akkodis
Location
City of London, London, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Permanent
Salary
£65000 - £95000/annum
Other modern data technologies for fast storage and retrieval Strong expertise in AI/ML integration within enterprise architectures Deep knowledge of data modelling, distributed systems, and micro-services Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and containerisation (Docker, Kubernetes) Solid understanding of data governance, security, and regulatory ...

Principal Software Engineer

Hiring Organisation
Fruition Group
Location
City of London, London, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Permanent
design and delivery of next-generation digital solutions. This is an opportunity to shape greenfield projects from the ground up - architecting scalable, data-driven systems that empower venues to deliver seamless guest experiences and drive long-term innovation. What will I be doing? Lead the technical vision and architectural … direction across complex backend systems, ensuring scalability, reliability, and performance. Partner closely with engineering leadership to define best practices, coding standards, and long-term technical strategy. Design, develop, and oversee the delivery of robust, production-grade software built using Python, Django, Cloud Firestore, BigQuery, and Elasticsearch. Mentor and guide ...

Senior Software Engineer, Python, Django, ReactJS, JavaScript, PHP

Hiring Organisation
Carrington Recruitment Solutions Limited
Location
Central London, London, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Permanent
Salary
£75,000
engineers to develop and deliver end-to-end features across the stack Lead technical design discussions and make architectural decisions for new features and systems Analyse and optimize code for quality, efficiency, and performance, and provide feedback to peers during code reviews Establish ownership of components, features, or systems with expert end-to-end understanding Manage project priorities, deadlines, and deliverables Collaborate effectively with distributed team members across multiple time zones, including offshore development teams Build relationships and foster team cohesion across geographical and cultural boundaries. Experience required: Expert Python/Django developer with full-stack capability ...

Systems Engineer

Hiring Organisation
Amazon
Location
City of London, London, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Permanent
world-class team in a dynamic environment that has the entrepreneurial feel of a start-up. This is an opportunity to operate and engineer systems on a massive scale, and to gain world class experience in cloud computing. You'll be surrounded by people who are passionate about cloud … service in high growth environment Solve unique and first-order problems at massive-scale across many AWS Services Learn how to build and operate distributed systems at massive scale Build and influence the tools and utilities that are part of the AWS fleet running our internal services ...

AI Platform Engineer

Hiring Organisation
The Portfolio Group
Location
City of London, London, England, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Full-Time
Salary
Competitive salary
orchestration, vector search, and evaluation workflows across AWS and Databricks. Working closely with senior AI engineers and product teams, you'll ensure AI systems are scalable, observable, secure, and cost-efficient, turning experimental AI into reliable, production-grade capabilities. With further scope of responsibilities detailed below: Own and evolve … Gateway, DynamoDB, S3, CloudWatch). Hands-on experience with Databricks and large-scale data or embedding pipelines. Proven experience building and operating production AI systems , including RAG pipelines, LLM-backed services, and vector search (Weaviate, OpenSearch, Algolia). Proficiency in Python , with experience deploying containerised services on Kubernetes using ...

Python Developer

Hiring Organisation
Durlston Partners
Location
City of London, London, United Kingdom
rate compensation (made ~40 of its staff millionaires in the last 2 years). In the role, you would be focusing on highly scalable distributed systems, working directly with the Lead Core Developer, the CTO and other various internal stakeholders. The system you would be designing … dealing with 100M+ transactions daily. Requirements: Excellent Python skills with a good understanding of relevant libraries. Significant system design and architecture knowledge for highly distributed systems. Ability to design, build and optimise high-performing Python systems from scratch. Previous experience building/upgrading SQL databases would be highly ...

Principal Engineer

Hiring Organisation
Motive Group
Location
City of London, London, United Kingdom
Principle Engineer This is a role for engineers who like big systems, hard problems, and meaningful ownership. You’ll be joining a team operating at the intersection of software, hardware, and AI. The engineering team is small, ambitious, and deeply technical, building the orchestration systems that keep thousands … GPUs running at peak performance across global data centres. About You You’re a pragmatic systems builder who thrives in complexity, enjoys autonomy, and understands what it means to own production at scale. You’ll likely bring: 5+ years’ experience building distributed systems in Go within cloud ...

Senior Distributed Systems Engineer

Hiring Organisation
Sky
Location
City Of Westminster, London, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Permanent
Salary
GBP Annual
Strong Test Driven Development background, with understanding of levels of testing required to continuously deliver value to production Experience with build management and CI systems such as Jenkins, TeamCity or similar Delivery experience within an agile environment using Scrum/Kanban methodologies and Pair Programming. The attitude of leading ...

Senior Software Engineer

Hiring Organisation
Understanding Recruitment
Location
City of London, London, United Kingdom
product, scale the platform, and push the limits of cloud security tech. You’ll join a world-class team solving complex engineering challenges - from distributed systems and large-scale data pipelines to real-time detection and automation. Every line of code you write will have real impact. 💡 They … solid OOP experience (Python, Java, Go, or Rust — core stack: C# , and they’ll help you get up to speed) Loves simplifying complex systems into clean, scalable solutions Thrives in a fast-paced, high-ownership environment where you can truly make your mark 📍 London | Hybrid (Onsite 5 days) Interested ...