1 to 25 of 64 Permanent Distributed Systems Jobs in the North of England

Engineering Team Lead – Distributed Systems/Data Platforms Location: Manchester (Hybrid) Salary: Up to £75,000 + bonus (15–20%) + travel allowance & benefits Permanent, Full-time We are recruiting for an Engineering Team Lead to join a growing technology business and lead a team working on large-scale distributed data platforms. This is a hands-on … leadership role where you’ll oversee the design, development and delivery of resilient, high-availability systems that handle significant data workloads. You’ll work across a range of technologies including Riak, Cassandra, Couchbase, DynamoDB, Aerospike, Redis and MongoDB. Direct experience with NoSQL datastores is a bonus, but not expected. We’re looking for someone with a strong software engineering … teams through data platform or backend engineering projects. You’ll be responsible for driving best practices, mentoring developers and ensuring smooth delivery across multiple projects. A deep understanding of distributed systems, data storage and scalable architectures will be key. Key experience required: Proven experience leading a software or data engineering team Strong understanding of distributed systems More ❯

join a research lab focused 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 to the research and development … s degree in Computer Science 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. By applying to this role you understand that we may collect your personal data and More ❯

practices Lead proof-of-concept initiatives for new technologies and architectural approaches Serve as the technical authority for complex problem-solving and critical production issues Architect and develop complex, distributed systems that meet enterprise scalability requirements Lead by example through hands-on development of critical components and frameworks Design reusable libraries, frameworks, and accelerators that improve team productivity … contribute to hiring decisions for technical roles Define and implement DevOps strategy and CI/CD best practices across the organization Architect monitoring, observability, and alerting strategies for complex distributed systems Lead incident response for critical production issues and post-mortem analysis Design and implement infrastructure as code (IaC) patterns and practices Drive automation initiatives to improve deployment … TypeScript, HTML/CSS) Deep expertise in cloud platforms (Azure preferred) and cloud-native architectures Extensive experience with D365 CE, Power Platform, and SharePoint development Strong background in microservices, distributed systems, and API design Proven experience with DevOps practices, CI/CD, and infrastructure as code Benefits; 25 days annual leave + public holidays, rising with length of More ❯

to join their team . This will be an initial 12 month PAYE contract with strong likelihood of further extensions. In this role you will design, develop, and optimize distributed AI systems for serverless AI platforms. This will involve leveraging expertise in LLMs, and system design to build robust, scalable solutions. Responsibilities as AI Infrastructure Engineer: Design and … implement scalable, distributed systems to support AI-driven workloads, ensuring high performance and reliability. Develop robust software solutions using Python (and potentially C++) to address complex technical challenges in AI and distributed computing. Work within a larger team to rapidly develop proof-of-concept prototypes to validate research ideas and integrate them into production systems and … serverless infrastructure. Work closely with cross-functional teams to participate in developing innovative AI infrastructure, data systems, and cloud computing technologies. Implement resource scheduling and orchestration mechanisms to ensure efficient execution of distributed tasks. Requirements: Education: Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science or a related technical field. (PhD preferred but not required). Have an More ❯

engineering alongside driving best practice and projects. What You'll Do Working primarily in Java (Spring Boot, Hibernate, etc.) Drive design and architecture decisions for scalable, secure, and performant systems Collaborate cross-functionally with Product, Design, and DevOps to deliver high-impact features Conduct code reviews, establish coding standards, and promote engineering best practices Help with the hiring process … team workflows and development processes Stay hands-on with coding when necessary, especially in system-critical components What They're Looking For Strong expertise in Java and JVM-based systems (8+ years coding experience preferred) Solid background in system design, distributed systems, and cloud architectures (AWS/Azure/GCP) Passion for clean code, testing, and performance More ❯

engineering alongside driving best practice and projects. What You'll Do Working primarily in Java (Spring Boot, Hibernate, etc.) Drive design and architecture decisions for scalable, secure, and performant systems Collaborate cross-functionally with Product, Design, and DevOps to deliver high-impact features Conduct code reviews, establish coding standards, and promote engineering best practices Continuously improve team workflows and … development processes What They're Looking For Good expertise in Java and JVM-based systems (3+ years coding experience preferred) Solid background in system design, distributed systems, and cloud architectures (AWS/Azure/GCP) Passion for clean code, testing, and performance optimization Excellent communication, leadership, and decision-making skills A mindset for innovation, problem-solving, and More ❯

Senior .NET Developer - Manchester (Hybrid) Join high-performing development teams of 250+ building real-time, large-scale systems used by millions of users across the UK, North America and South Africa. This is a chance to work on business-critical software that directly drives user engagement and revenue. Hybrid role based in Manchester city centre (2 days per week … made at team level, you will have a say in the tech stack and development approach, with a strong emphasis on team collaboration. This is a stimulating environment where systems must operate in real-time, requiring robust event-driven architectures, streaming data pipelines, and reactive programming. You'll tackle complex scalability challenges across distributed systems, ensuring speed … and reliability under heavy user loads. Security and compliance are central to the platform, so you'll be involved in building secure systems with strong authentication, encryption, and adherence to regulatory standards. What You'll Get to Work With: Modern microservices architecture powering high-volume systems Containerisation using Docker and Kubernetes for scalable deployments Cloud-native platforms and More ❯

My client is looking for a talented Java Developer to join their growing engineering team in Manchester. This is a fantastic opportunity to work on high-scale, cloud-native systems using modern technologies in a collaborative, forward-thinking environment. The Role: Java and the full Spring ecosystem (Spring Boot, Spring Cloud, Spring Data, Spring Cloud Stream) Kafka, MongoDB, ElasticSearch … For: ~5 years' experience in a hands-on development role. Experience working within highly regulated businesses (finance, insurance etc) Strong Java development experience using Spring-based frameworks Knowledge of distributed systems and microservices best practices Hands-on with Kafka, NoSQL/ElasticSearch, and containerised environments Experience with AWS services and cloud-native design Comfortable working in Agile teams More ❯

Lead Software Engineer - Manchester (Hybrid) Lead the development of real-time, large- scale systems used by millions of users across the UK, North America and South Africa. This is a chance to work on business-critical software that directly drives user engagement and revenue. Hybrid role based in Manchester city centre (2 days per week onsite) Salary: up to … made at team level, you will have a say in the tech stack and development approach, with a strong emphasis on team collaboration. This is a stimulating environment where systems must operate in real-time, requiring robust event-driven architectures, streaming data pipelines, and reactive programming. You'll tackle complex scalability challenges across distributed systems, ensuring speed … and reliability under heavy user loads. Security and compliance are central to the platform, so you'll be involved in building secure systems with strong authentication, encryption, and adherence to regulatory standards. Key Responsibilities: Act as a liaison between the Engineering team and Senior Management, communicating project status and technical challenges Assume a leadership role in the company, representing More ❯

NMS Recruit are seeking an experienced Embedded Systems Reliability Engineer to join global energy consultancy based in the Cheshire. This is an exciting opportunity to join a rapidly growing business. You will be required to work 50/50 split between site and home and sponsorship is available. This is an exciting opportunity for a talented Embedded Systems Reliability Engineer with proficiency in modern C++ (C+ or newer). Responsibilities Investigate and resolve complex bugs across embedded and desktop systems, implementing fixes and systemic quality improvements Develop and maintain tools for automated testing, diagnostics and release validation using Python and Bash Enhance and maintain CI/CD pipelines for embedded firmware (Buildroot/make) and desktop … or newer) for embedded and cross-platform desktop development Strong scripting experience in Python and Bash for tooling and test automation Experience with CMake, make, and CI/CD systems (e.g., GitLab CI, Azure Pipelines) Familiarity with Docker for embedded software builds and containerised testing Confident in debugging across firmware, OS and application layers Deep understanding of Embedded Linux More ❯

NMS Recruit are seeking an experienced Embedded Systems Reliability Engineer to join global energy consultancy based in the Cheshire. This is an exciting opportunity to join a rapidly growing business. You will be required to work 50/50 split between site and home and sponsorship is available. This is an exciting opportunity for a talented Embedded Systems Reliability Engineer with proficiency in modern C++ (C++17 or newer). Responsibilities Investigate and resolve complex bugs across embedded and desktop systems, implementing fixes and systemic quality improvements Develop and maintain tools for automated testing, diagnostics and release validation using Python and Bash Enhance and maintain CI/CD pipelines for embedded firmware (Buildroot/make) and desktop … or newer) for embedded and cross-platform desktop development Strong scripting experience in Python and Bash for tooling and test automation Experience with CMake, make, and CI/CD systems (e.g., GitLab CI, Azure Pipelines) Familiarity with Docker for embedded software builds and containerised testing Confident in debugging across firmware, OS and application layers Deep understanding of Embedded Linux More ❯

NMS Recruit are seeking an experienced Embedded Systems Reliability Engineer to join global energy consultancy based in the Cheshire. This is an exciting opportunity to join a rapidly growing business. You will be required to work 50/50 split between site and home and sponsorship is available. This is an exciting opportunity for a talented Embedded Systems Reliability Engineer with proficiency in modern C++ (C++17 or newer). Responsibilities Investigate and resolve complex bugs across embedded and desktop systems, implementing fixes and systemic quality improvements Develop and maintain tools for automated testing, diagnostics and release validation using Python and Bash Enhance and maintain CI/CD pipelines for embedded firmware (Buildroot/make) and desktop … or newer) for embedded and cross-platform desktop development Strong scripting experience in Python and Bash for tooling and test automation Experience with CMake, make, and CI/CD systems (e.g., GitLab CI, Azure Pipelines) Familiarity with Docker for embedded software builds and containerised testing Confident in debugging across firmware, OS and application layers Deep understanding of Embedded Linux More ❯

NMS Recruit are seeking an experienced Embedded Systems Reliability Engineer to join global energy consultancy based in the Cheshire. This is an exciting opportunity to join a rapidly growing business. You will be required to work 50/50 split between site and home and sponsorship is available. This is an exciting opportunity for a talented Embedded Systems Reliability Engineer with proficiency in modern C++ (C++17 or newer). Responsibilities Investigate and resolve complex bugs across embedded and desktop systems, implementing fixes and systemic quality improvements Develop and maintain tools for automated testing, diagnostics and release validation using Python and Bash Enhance and maintain CI/CD pipelines for embedded firmware (Buildroot/make) and desktop … or newer) for embedded and cross-platform desktop development Strong scripting experience in Python and Bash for tooling and test automation Experience with CMake, make, and CI/CD systems (e.g., GitLab CI, Azure Pipelines) Familiarity with Docker for embedded software builds and containerised testing Confident in debugging across firmware, OS and application layers Deep understanding of Embedded Linux More ❯

NMS Recruit are seeking an experienced Embedded Systems Help Desk Engineer to join global energy consultancy based in the Cheshire. This is an exciting opportunity to join a rapidly growing business. You will be required to work 50/50 split between site and home and sponsorship is available. This is an exciting opportunity for a talented Embedded Systems Reliability Engineer with proficiency in modern C++ (C++17 or newer). Responsibilities Investigate and resolve complex bugs across embedded and desktop systems, implementing fixes and systemic quality improvements Develop and maintain tools for automated testing, diagnostics and release validation using Python and Bash Enhance and maintain CI/CD pipelines for embedded firmware (Buildroot/make) and desktop … or newer) for embedded and cross-platform desktop development Strong scripting experience in Python and Bash for tooling and test automation Experience with CMake, make, and CI/CD systems (e.g., GitLab CI, Azure Pipelines) Familiarity with Docker for embedded software builds and containerised testing Confident in debugging across firmware, OS and application layers Deep understanding of Embedded Linux More ❯

application and codebase Advantageous: Deploying Python and data science workloads to production Proficiency in database technologies including NoSQL (Mongo), caching solutions (Redis) or time-series (InfluxDB) Deep understanding of distributed system design patterns and protocol What can we offer? Performance-Based Bonus: Enjoy an annual bonus linked to the company's performance Flexible Working Hours: Achieve a healthy work More ❯

requirements Design, communicate and execute a vision in collaboration with your team and other teams across the technology organization Participate in re-architecture, refinement and technical design of various systems Mentor more junior engineers and contribute to a culture of continuous learning Who you are: Seeking 8+ years of software engineering experience in the following areas: Implementing distributed systems Microservice and asynchronous architecture Python and Javascript Building responsive frontend applications (our client uses TypeScript, React, and GraphQL) Database technologies and query languages (our client uses Neo4j, Kafka, MySQL, Snowflake, Elasticsearch, and more) RESTful architecture AWS Cloud technologies Log analysis to investigate bugs and performance issues Unit and integration tests Agile development practices Nice to have: Typescript More ❯

requirements Design, communicate and execute a vision in collaboration with your team and other teams across the technology organization Participate in re-architecture, refinement and technical design of various systems Mentor more junior engineers and contribute to a culture of continuous learning Who you are: Seeking 8+ years of software engineering experience in the following areas: Implementing distributed systems Microservice and asynchronous architecture Python and Javascript Building responsive frontend applications (our client uses TypeScript, React, and GraphQL) Database technologies and query languages (our client uses Neo4j, Kafka, MySQL, Snowflake, Elasticsearch, and more) RESTful architecture AWS Cloud technologies Log analysis to investigate bugs and performance issues Unit and integration tests Agile development practices Nice to have: Typescript More ❯

requirements Design, communicate and execute a vision in collaboration with your team and other teams across the technology organization Participate in re-architecture, refinement and technical design of various systems Mentor more junior engineers and contribute to a culture of continuous learning Who you are: Seeking 8+ years of software engineering experience in the following areas: Implementing distributed systems Microservice and asynchronous architecture Python and Javascript Building responsive frontend applications (our client uses TypeScript, React, and GraphQL) Database technologies and query languages (our client uses Neo4j, Kafka, MySQL, Snowflake, Elasticsearch, and more) RESTful architecture AWS Cloud technologies Log analysis to investigate bugs and performance issues Unit and integration tests Agile development practices Nice to have: Typescript More ❯

requirements Design, communicate and execute a vision in collaboration with your team and other teams across the technology organization Participate in re-architecture, refinement and technical design of various systems Mentor more junior engineers and contribute to a culture of continuous learning Who you are: Seeking 8+ years of software engineering experience in the following areas: Implementing distributed systems Microservice and asynchronous architecture Python and Javascript Building responsive frontend applications (our client uses TypeScript, React, and GraphQL) Database technologies and query languages (our client uses Neo4j, Kafka, MySQL, Snowflake, Elasticsearch, and more) RESTful architecture AWS Cloud technologies Log analysis to investigate bugs and performance issues Unit and integration tests Agile development practices Nice to have: Typescript More ❯

requirements Design, communicate and execute a vision in collaboration with your team and other teams across the technology organization Participate in re-architecture, refinement and technical design of various systems Mentor more junior engineers and contribute to a culture of continuous learning Who you are: Seeking 8+ years of software engineering experience in the following areas: Implementing distributed systems Microservice and asynchronous architecture Python and Javascript Building responsive frontend applications (our client uses TypeScript, React, and GraphQL) Database technologies and query languages (our client uses Neo4j, Kafka, MySQL, Snowflake, Elasticsearch, and more) RESTful architecture AWS Cloud technologies Log analysis to investigate bugs and performance issues Unit and integration tests Agile development practices Nice to have: Typescript More ❯

requirements Design, communicate and execute a vision in collaboration with your team and other teams across the technology organization Participate in re-architecture, refinement and technical design of various systems Mentor more junior engineers and contribute to a culture of continuous learning Who you are: Seeking 8+ years of software engineering experience in the following areas: Implementing distributed systems Microservice and asynchronous architecture Python and Javascript Building responsive frontend applications (our client uses TypeScript, React, and GraphQL) Database technologies and query languages (our client uses Neo4j, Kafka, MySQL, Snowflake, Elasticsearch, and more) RESTful architecture AWS Cloud technologies Log analysis to investigate bugs and performance issues Unit and integration tests Agile development practices Nice to have: Typescript More ❯

software is treated as a craft — a place where technical excellence, automation, and scalability are embedded in everything they do. This is a company where your decisions directly influence systems serving millions of transactions and users across multiple regions. The Opportunity As a Lead Engineer , you’ll take ownership of a mission-critical logistics platform — a sophisticated marketplace used … QAs, setting the technical vision, delivering high-performance cloud solutions, and driving engineering excellence throughout. You’ll be hands-on: designing, coding, mentoring, and shaping architecture for large-scale distributed systems built on .NET, Azure, React, and modern cloud-native technologies. This is the kind of role where technical leadership truly matters — where decisions around architecture, security, and … team of engineers, embedding a culture of innovation, quality, and delivery excellence. Define and execute the technical roadmap in collaboration with product and architecture teams. Deliver scalable, high-performing systems built with .NET, Azure, and modern front-end frameworks. Architect event-driven, microservice-based solutions capable of handling enterprise-level data throughput. Champion cloud-native engineering, CI/CD More ❯

software is treated as a craft — a place where technical excellence, automation, and scalability are embedded in everything they do. This is a company where your decisions directly influence systems serving millions of transactions and users across multiple regions. The Opportunity As a Lead Engineer , you’ll take ownership of a mission-critical logistics platform — a sophisticated marketplace used … QAs, setting the technical vision, delivering high-performance cloud solutions, and driving engineering excellence throughout. You’ll be hands-on: designing, coding, mentoring, and shaping architecture for large-scale distributed systems built on .NET, Azure, React, and modern cloud-native technologies. This is the kind of role where technical leadership truly matters — where decisions around architecture, security, and … team of engineers, embedding a culture of innovation, quality, and delivery excellence. Define and execute the technical roadmap in collaboration with product and architecture teams. Deliver scalable, high-performing systems built with .NET, Azure, and modern front-end frameworks. Architect event-driven, microservice-based solutions capable of handling enterprise-level data throughput. Champion cloud-native engineering, CI/CD More ❯

software is treated as a craft — a place where technical excellence, automation, and scalability are embedded in everything they do. This is a company where your decisions directly influence systems serving millions of transactions and users across multiple regions. The Opportunity As a Lead Engineer , you’ll take ownership of a mission-critical logistics platform — a sophisticated marketplace used … QAs, setting the technical vision, delivering high-performance cloud solutions, and driving engineering excellence throughout. You’ll be hands-on: designing, coding, mentoring, and shaping architecture for large-scale distributed systems built on .NET, Azure, React, and modern cloud-native technologies. This is the kind of role where technical leadership truly matters — where decisions around architecture, security, and … team of engineers, embedding a culture of innovation, quality, and delivery excellence. Define and execute the technical roadmap in collaboration with product and architecture teams. Deliver scalable, high-performing systems built with .NET, Azure, and modern front-end frameworks. Architect event-driven, microservice-based solutions capable of handling enterprise-level data throughput. Champion cloud-native engineering, CI/CD More ❯

re Looking For Strong hands-on experience with backend development in C#/.NET. Solid understanding of design patterns, SOLID principles, and clean code practices. Experience building and maintaining distributed systems or microservice architectures. Comfortable working in a collaborative, agile team environment. Strong communication skills, adaptable to both technical and non-technical audiences. A proactive, problem-solving mindset More ❯