1 to 25 of 73 Permanent Distributed Systems Jobs in the North East

Infrastructure Research Engineer – Onsite | Edinburgh Help Shape the Future of Cloud and Systems Infrastructure Are you passionate about systems innovation and want to make real-world impact through research and development? A leading global tech company’s research lab in Edinburgh is looking for an Infrastructure Research Engineer … to join their cutting-edge Systems Infrastructure Research team. This lab plays a key role in advancing the state of data centre infrastructure. From exploring the future of operating systems to building scalable, cloud-native architectures, this is your chance to work at the intersection of deep systems research and practical engineering . What You’ll Do: Contribute to research and prototype development across distributed systems, OS, and cloud infrastructure. Design, implement, and evaluate innovative technologies and algorithms. Collaborate with world-class scientists and engineers to solve open-ended technical problems. Influence the wider tech More ❯

Infrastructure Research Engineer (Graduate positions) - C++/Cloud/Distributed Systems/OS - Global Tech Giant We're working with a true leader in research, development, and innovation, and they are looking for multiple graduate Infrastructure Research Engineers to join their team. This global technology powerhouse invests heavily … advancements in various sectors and is considered a top global employer. In this role, you will be working on R&D to explore emerging systems across areas such as Cloud, Distributed Systems and/or Operating Systems. This is a full time PAYE contract for 12 months … following: - MSc or PhD recent graduate or late stage student in Computer Science or similar - Proficiency in C++ - A background in either Cloud Computing, Distributed Systems or Operating Systems I welcome your application if you'd like to find out more and if you know someone it More ❯

Systems Infrastructure Research Engineer – Shape the Future of Data Centers (Available in either 12 month PAYE contract of Perm Full time!) Join a leading global technology provider, a company at the forefront of innovation in information and communications technology (ICT) infrastructure and smart devices. We're dedicated to advancing … the boundaries of technology and are seeking a talented Systems Infrastructure Research Engineer to join our Systems Infrastructure Research (SIR) lab in Edinburgh. Job Summary: The Systems Infrastructure Research (SIR) lab in Edinburgh is dedicated to shaping the future of data center infrastructure. Our mission is to … both internal operations and external users, such as cloud services. Our team's unique position enables us to bridge the gap between cutting-edge systems research and practical engineering environments, facilitating the translation of the latest breakthroughs into production. Additionally, we actively disseminate our findings by publishing in top More ❯

helping to drive the connected world and power new products and services. We’re changing the way that organisations connect any number of their systems and services.Whether internal, external, public or highly encrypted systems, Tyk helps businesses drive value across the retail, finance, telecoms, healthcare, or media industries … quality, efficient solutions, while championing continuous improvement across our software engineering lifecycle. As a Senior Go Developer you will be passionate about backend development, distributed systems, and driving engineering excellence. Here’s what you’ll be responsible for: Technical Leadership Lead solution design for medium and high-complexity … problems, adhering to established design principles. Design distributed systems with security-first principles, ensuring no security defects or production leakage. Contribute to the direction of API Gateway architecture and dashboard API functionality. Build and extend API Gateway capabilities, including complex traffic routing, security, rate limiting, mTLS, authentication, and More ❯

helping to drive the connected world and power new products and services. We’re changing the way that organisations connect any number of their systems and services.Whether internal, external, public or highly encrypted systems, Tyk helps businesses drive value across the retail, finance, telecoms, healthcare, or media industries … quality, efficient solutions, while championing continuous improvement across our software engineering lifecycle. As a Senior Go Developer you will be passionate about backend development, distributed systems, and driving engineering excellence. Here’s what you’ll be responsible for: Technical Leadership Lead solution design for medium and high-complexity … problems, adhering to established design principles. Design distributed systems with security-first principles, ensuring no security defects or production leakage. Contribute to the direction of API Gateway architecture and dashboard API functionality. Build and extend API Gateway capabilities, including complex traffic routing, security, rate limiting, mTLS, authentication, and More ❯

System Software Engineer (GPU, HPC) We are looking for system engineers with a passion for distributed systems, HPC, operating systems and cloud-native applications to join our client in Edinburgh and work on cutting edge research and development in the field of systems infrastructure and heterogeneous … hardware. You will be involved in analysis of new and emerging technology trends in systems infrastructure related technologies, and the design and implementation of key technologies and related algorithms. The successful candidate should demonstrate some or all of the following: PhD/MSc in Computer Science or related discipline. … In-depth knowledge of distributed systems, HPC, GPU, compilers, operating systems or cloud computing. Solid system programming skills in C/C++, Go, Python, Rust etc. System level & low-level development experience either through industry work or academic papers. Key Words: System Engineer/Software Engineer/ More ❯

on shaping the future of data center infrastructure. As a Research Engineer you will collaborate with leading scientists, tackle cutting-edge research problems in systems, foster influence in academia and industry through technological innovations, and cultivate partnerships with local and global research teams. Responsibilities as Infrastructure Research Engineer : Contribute … or a related technical field. Be comfortable with research methodology. Be comfortable with system design and implementation. Have an in-depth understanding of operating systems and/or distributed systems and/or cloud computing. Good programming skills, master of at least one language, such as C …/C++, Go, Python etc. Good communication skills. Desirable Experience: PhD in operating systems, distributed systems etc. Published papers in top journals/conferences. If this role is of any interest please apply directly on LinkedIn or send a copy of your CV to nh@eu-recruit.com. More ❯

Product Development What You’ll Do Design, develop, and maintain performant services in Go, playing a key role in designing and building real-time, distributed systems that scale effortlessly and perform reliably under high load. Collaborate with Founders and the Frontend Engineering team to define, design, and ship … new features Ensure systems are scalable, resilient, and secure Work with cloud infrastructure, containerisation (Docker, Kubernetes), and CI/CD pipelines Take part in code reviews, architecture discussions, and performance tuning What We’re Looking For A Bachelor’s degree (or higher) in Computer Science or a closely related … field 4+ years experience building scalable, high-performance, real-time applications Strong programming skills in Go (Golang) Solid understanding of distributed systems , microservices architecture , and event-driven design Experience working with cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, GCP, Azure) Familiarity with monitoring, logging, and observability tools Bonus Points For Contributions More ❯

Product Development What You’ll Do Design, develop, and maintain performant services in Go, playing a key role in designing and building real-time, distributed systems that scale effortlessly and perform reliably under high load. Collaborate with Founders and the Frontend Engineering team to define, design, and ship … new features Ensure systems are scalable, resilient, and secure Work with cloud infrastructure, containerisation (Docker, Kubernetes), and CI/CD pipelines Take part in code reviews, architecture discussions, and performance tuning What We’re Looking For A Bachelor’s degree (or higher) in Computer Science or a closely related … field 4+ years experience building scalable, high-performance, real-time applications Strong programming skills in Go (Golang) Solid understanding of distributed systems , microservices architecture , and event-driven design Experience working with cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, GCP, Azure) Familiarity with monitoring, logging, and observability tools Bonus Points For Contributions More ❯

the next generation of financial infrastructure technology. The position involves building core services, enhancing platform components, and contributing to the development of robust, scalable systems capable of supporting global operations. Candidate Profile: Ideal candidates will possess strong analytical and problem-solving abilities, with a track record of delivering high … quality software in complex environments. Experience with distributed systems and ownership of the full development lifecycle—from design through deployment and monitoring—is essential. Senior Engineers will also be expected to provide mentorship and technical leadership within their teams. Key Requirements: Professional experience with C# (.NET) Expertise in … in Azure cloud services (e.g. Azure SQL, Cosmos DB, Functions, Container Apps) Experience with microservices, event-driven architectures, and automated testing Familiarity with messaging systems such as Azure Service Bus, Event Grid, or Event Hub Practical experience with Infrastructure as Code tools like Terraform and Bicep Excellent communication skills More ❯

the next generation of financial infrastructure technology. The position involves building core services, enhancing platform components, and contributing to the development of robust, scalable systems capable of supporting global operations. Candidate Profile: Ideal candidates will possess strong analytical and problem-solving abilities, with a track record of delivering high … quality software in complex environments. Experience with distributed systems and ownership of the full development lifecycle—from design through deployment and monitoring—is essential. Senior Engineers will also be expected to provide mentorship and technical leadership within their teams. Key Requirements: Professional experience with C# (.NET) Expertise in … in Azure cloud services (e.g. Azure SQL, Cosmos DB, Functions, Container Apps) Experience with microservices, event-driven architectures, and automated testing Familiarity with messaging systems such as Azure Service Bus, Event Grid, or Event Hub Practical experience with Infrastructure as Code tools like Terraform and Bicep Excellent communication skills More ❯

server-side C# engineer to join their lean, senior-led engineering team—working on a platform that’s pushing boundaries in event-driven architecture, distributed systems, and customer-first delivery. 👨‍💻 What You’ll Work On: A greenfield microservices platform (24+ services) built around CQRS , Event Sourcing , and DDD … High throughput transactional systems processing tens of thousands of requests per hour Real-time tracking and customer self-service layers designed to minimise support tickets A technically mature, agile team where every developer contributes to architectural direction 🧪 Tech Snapshot (and What You Must Know Cold): C#/.NET … Service Bus, Kafka, etc.) Infrastructure : Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD pipelines, cloud-native best practices 🧩 What You'll Bring: Proven experience delivering high-performance distributed systems A test-first, craft-focused engineering mindset Strong architectural instincts with a collaborative, debate-positive attitude Comfort with modern engineering workflows and More ❯

server-side C# engineer to join their lean, senior-led engineering team—working on a platform that’s pushing boundaries in event-driven architecture, distributed systems, and customer-first delivery. 👨‍💻 What You’ll Work On: A greenfield microservices platform (24+ services) built around CQRS , Event Sourcing , and DDD … High throughput transactional systems processing tens of thousands of requests per hour Real-time tracking and customer self-service layers designed to minimise support tickets A technically mature, agile team where every developer contributes to architectural direction 🧪 Tech Snapshot (and What You Must Know Cold): C#/.NET … Service Bus, Kafka, etc.) Infrastructure : Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD pipelines, cloud-native best practices 🧩 What You'll Bring: Proven experience delivering high-performance distributed systems A test-first, craft-focused engineering mindset Strong architectural instincts with a collaborative, debate-positive attitude Comfort with modern engineering workflows and More ❯

scaling models—it’s about rethinking how AI workloads are executed at speed and scale. You’ll lead the design and implementation of software systems that run distributed, low-latency inference across clusters. You’ll work closely with hardware and ML teams to optimise every layer of the … stack—from model representation and execution to data movement and scheduling. Whether it’s through compiler techniques, systems-level tuning, or custom runtime design, you’ll play a critical role in shaping the performance layer of our AI platform. This is a role for engineers who think in microseconds … worked in HFT, large-scale scientific compute, or AI infrastructure at serious scale, we’d love to talk. Responsibilities Design and build high-performance systems for running AI/ML workloads across distributed compute clusters Optimise for ultra-low latency and real-time inference at scale—profiling, tuning More ❯

scaling models—it’s about rethinking how AI workloads are executed at speed and scale. You’ll lead the design and implementation of software systems that run distributed, low-latency inference across clusters. You’ll work closely with hardware and ML teams to optimise every layer of the … stack—from model representation and execution to data movement and scheduling. Whether it’s through compiler techniques, systems-level tuning, or custom runtime design, you’ll play a critical role in shaping the performance layer of our AI platform. This is a role for engineers who think in microseconds … worked in HFT, large-scale scientific compute, or AI infrastructure at serious scale, we’d love to talk. Responsibilities Design and build high-performance systems for running AI/ML workloads across distributed compute clusters Optimise for ultra-low latency and real-time inference at scale—profiling, tuning More ❯

focused on hands-on coding rather than management or other hands-off responsibilities. You’ll architect and build reliable and scalable AI/ML systems, laying the groundwork for a new, dedicated team focused on intelligent product capabilities. With a focus on applied machine learning, generative AI, and cloud … ML Project Ownership Lead the delivery of machine learning initiatives from exploration through to deployment and monitoring. Own the full development cycle for ML systems — including architecture, data pipelines, model training, and production deployment. Cross-functional Collaboration Work closely with Product, Engineering, and DevOps teams to embed intelligent features … engineering, and automation. Experience working with AWS (e.g., SageMaker, Bedrock) and infrastructure-as-code tools like Terraform. Solid understanding of large-scale data pipelines, distributed systems, and microservice architectures. Comfortable working with LLMs, model fine-tuning, and building features powered by generative AI. Experience setting up CI/ More ❯

focused on hands-on coding rather than management or other hands-off responsibilities. You’ll architect and build reliable and scalable AI/ML systems, laying the groundwork for a new, dedicated team focused on intelligent product capabilities. With a focus on applied machine learning, generative AI, and cloud … ML Project Ownership Lead the delivery of machine learning initiatives from exploration through to deployment and monitoring. Own the full development cycle for ML systems — including architecture, data pipelines, model training, and production deployment. Cross-functional Collaboration Work closely with Product, Engineering, and DevOps teams to embed intelligent features … engineering, and automation. Experience working with AWS (e.g., SageMaker, Bedrock) and infrastructure-as-code tools like Terraform. Solid understanding of large-scale data pipelines, distributed systems, and microservice architectures. Comfortable working with LLMs, model fine-tuning, and building features powered by generative AI. Experience setting up CI/ More ❯

s success while fostering the growth and expertise of your team. Your deep understanding of scalable, efficient, full-stack cloud systemsand expertise in modular, distributed, asynchronous architecturewill directly translate into enhanced performance, reliability, and scalability for our applications. This leads to real-world impact, ultimately contributing to the success … of the team, ensuring solutions are built with a focus on modularity, scalability, and maintainability, specifically in the context of AI/LLM-powered systems Provide technical guidance and mentorship to team members, fostering a culture of collaboration and continuous learning Conduct code reviews, enforce coding standards, and ensure … the delivery of high-quality, maintainable code that adheres to best practices for AI/LLM and distributed system development Proactively identify and address technical debt and performance bottlenecks, particularly within the context of distributed, asynchronous systems handling large datasets Collaborate closely with product managers, designers, and More ❯

microservice architecture. Strong experience w ith AWS EKS and containerized environments (Docker, Kubernetes). Proficiency with Postgr eS QL, R edis, and message queue systems (e.g., RabbitMQ, Kafka). Deep understanding of API design and best practices (REST, gRPC). Experience with CI/CD pipelines, monitoring tools (e.g. … Prometheus, Grafana), and logging systems (e.g., ELK stack).Strong problem-solving, organizational, and communication ski lls. Prefe rred: Experience with distributed systems, event-driven architectures, and CQRS/ES patterns. Familiarity with caching strategies, data partitioning, and performance tuning for large-scale systems. Knowledge of DevSecOps practices … and implementing security at scale. Background in scaling backend systems to support millions of users. Familiarity with infrastructure-as-code tools (e.g., Terraf orm). Compens ation This is an equity-only position, offering a unique opportunity to gain a stake in a rapidly growing company and contribute directly More ❯

microservice architecture. Strong experience w ith AWS EKS and containerized environments (Docker, Kubernetes). Proficiency with Postgr eS QL, R edis, and message queue systems (e.g., RabbitMQ, Kafka). Deep understanding of API design and best practices (REST, gRPC). Experience with CI/CD pipelines, monitoring tools (e.g. … Prometheus, Grafana), and logging systems (e.g., ELK stack).Strong problem-solving, organizational, and communication ski lls. Prefe rred: Experience with distributed systems, event-driven architectures, and CQRS/ES patterns. Familiarity with caching strategies, data partitioning, and performance tuning for large-scale systems. Knowledge of DevSecOps practices … and implementing security at scale. Background in scaling backend systems to support millions of users. Familiarity with infrastructure-as-code tools (e.g., Terraf orm). Compens ation This is an equity-only position, offering a unique opportunity to gain a stake in a rapidly growing company and contribute directly More ❯

implementation of their most critical data infrastructure and products. This is a senior level individual contributor role and will have responsibility for designing scalable systems, setting data architecture standards and solving complex technical challenges that power analytics, data science and business function use cases across the company. The need … the bar for engineering excellence. Experience 8+ years of experience in data engineering or a related field, with a focus on building scalable data systems and platforms. Strong expertise in modern data tools and frameworks such as Spark, dbt, Airflow, Kafka, Databricks, and cloud-native services (AWS, GCP, or … Azure) Deep understanding of data modeling, distributed systems, ETL/ELT pipelines, and streaming architectures Proficiency in SQL and at least one programming language (e.g., Python, Scala, or Java) Demonstrated experience owning complex technical systems end-to-end, from design through production Excellent communication skills with the More ❯

Product mindset, you think in terms of outcomes, not just features Comfortable in fast-paced, early-stage startup environments Experience in building microservices and distributed systems Strong communicator with a collaborative, solution-focused approach Bonus Experience Exposure to LLM APIs, AI tooling, or NLP-powered applications Knowledge of … Next.js or modern frontend architecture Infrastructure-as-Code (CDK, Terraform, etc.) Experience in customer support tech or event-driven systems Python scripting or backend services alongside JS stack What’s on Offer 💸 Compensation & Perks Salary: £85k–£120k DOE Equity or stock grants Learning and AI tooling budgets (Perplexity Pro More ❯

Product mindset, you think in terms of outcomes, not just features Comfortable in fast-paced, early-stage startup environments Experience in building microservices and distributed systems Strong communicator with a collaborative, solution-focused approach Bonus Experience Exposure to LLM APIs, AI tooling, or NLP-powered applications Knowledge of … Next.js or modern frontend architecture Infrastructure-as-Code (CDK, Terraform, etc.) Experience in customer support tech or event-driven systems Python scripting or backend services alongside JS stack What’s on Offer 💸 Compensation & Perks Salary: £85k–£120k DOE Equity or stock grants Learning and AI tooling budgets (Perplexity Pro More ❯

a contract basis. This company is renowned for its engineering excellence, and they're looking for a Senior Backend Engineer who can take their distributed systems to the next level. As a Senior Backend Engineer, you'll be working on mission-critical, data-intensive applications that push the … reviews, design discussions, and knowledge sharing. Senior Backend Engineer (Go) - Key Requirements: Significant professional experience in software development, with a strong focus on backend systems Proficiency in Go/Golang and proven expertise in AWS, Kubernetes, and Docker Experience with end-to-end software engineering, including system design and More ❯

a contract basis. This company is renowned for its engineering excellence, and they're looking for a Senior Backend Engineer who can take their distributed systems to the next level. As a Senior Backend Engineer, you'll be working on mission-critical, data-intensive applications that push the … reviews, design discussions, and knowledge sharing. Senior Backend Engineer (Go) - Key Requirements: Significant professional experience in software development, with a strong focus on backend systems Proficiency in Go/Golang and proven expertise in AWS, Kubernetes, and Docker Experience with end-to-end software engineering, including system design and More ❯