1 to 25 of 40 Permanent Distributed Systems Jobs in the South East

Director, Principal Java Engineer (Investment Banking)

Hiring Organisation
Robert Walters
Location
London, South East, England, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Full-Time
Salary
£140,000 - £170,000 per annum
scaling internal technology capabilities through high-quality engineering and platform design. The environment is highly technical, hands-on, and focused on building reliable distributed systems within a regulated environment. Key Responsibilities Design and build scalable, distributed systems handling high volumes of financial and transactional data Contribute … directly to architecture, system design, and hands-on software development Drive engineering best practices across automation, testing, observability, and performance Build resilient, production-grade systems with a strong focus on reliability and scalability Work across the full software development lifecycle from design through to production support Partner closely with ...

Principal Engineer (SVP) - Investment Banking - JAVA

Hiring Organisation
Robert Walters
Location
London, South East, England, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Full-Time
Salary
£120,000 - £150,000 per annum
environment is highly regulated and production-critical, requiring strong engineering standards and end-to-end ownership. Key responsibilities include: Designing and building scalable, distributed systems using modern architectural patterns Owning the full software development lifecycle from requirements through to production and support Developing and maintaining microservices and APIs … Ensuring systems are reliable, observable, and secure Driving engineering best practices across testing, automation, and performance Working closely with product and engineering stakeholders to deliver robust solutions Technology Environment Java and Spring Boot (low-latency) Distributed systems and microservices architecture AI Skills mandatory Angular or TypeScript (full ...

Senior Quantitative Developer / Research & Data Eng. - LONDON - UNITED KINGDOM

Hiring Organisation
Park Lane Recruitment Ltd
Location
London, South East, England, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Full-Time
Salary
£250,000 - £600,000 per annum
UNITED KINGDOM Senior Quantitative Developer/Research & Data Engineer - LONDON - UNITED KINGDOM Primary Skills - Python, C++, quantitative, research, market data, simulation frameworks Secondary Skills - distributed systems, cloud computing, execution systems, performance optimization, data pipelines, Linux No. Positions - 3 Remote Status - No Remote Client Willing to Sponsor … alongside world-class quantitative researchers, traders, and technologists while building the core platforms that power systematic investment strategies. Engineers in this group own critical systems end-to-end and play a direct role in enabling research, simulation, data processing, and production trading.The environment is highly collaborative, technically demanding ...

Principal Full Stack Engineer & Architecture Lead

Hiring Organisation
BCT Resourcing
Location
London, South East, England, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Full-Time
Salary
£80,000 - £90,000 per annum
engineering excellence while remaining hands-on with development.This role would suit someone who enjoys solving complex technical challenges, mentoring engineers, and building modern distributed systems within a fast-moving product-led environment.Key ResponsibilitiesArchitecture & Technical Leadership * Lead platform architecture and technical design decisions * Define scalable, secure, and maintainable engineering … directly to backend and frontend production code * Build scalable applications using Node.js, TypeScript, React, and Next.js * Design and develop AWS serverless and event-driven systems * Develop and optimise PostgreSQL databases and queries * Support engineering teams with the delivery of complex technical initiativesCloud, DevOps & Infrastructure * Design and maintain CI/ ...

Software Architect - C#

Hiring Organisation
Jobleads-UK
Location
Basingstoke, England, United Kingdom
ensure robust, scalable solutions. You will define architectural standards, shape technical strategy, and work closely with development teams to deliver high-performance, resilient distributed systems. This role requires significant experience in designing enterprise-scale cloud-native applications and the ability to influence technical direction across multiple teams. Key responsibilities … cloud-based microservices solutions within the MyCity platform Creating architectural designs guiding development from concept to deployment Ensuring performance, scalability, and reliability of distributed systems Developing and maintaining architectural roadmaps and technical blueprints Providing technical leadership and guidance to development teams Translating business requirements into scalable architectural solutions ...

Platform Engineer

Hiring Organisation
Harnham - Data & Analytics Recruitment
Location
London, South East, England, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Full-Time
Salary
£130,000 - £150,000 per annum
heart of the AI infrastructure ecosystem. You'll take ownership of core platform engineering, working closely with the founding team to build scalable systems that underpin a fast-growing, mission-critical product. The role offers significant autonomy, technical influence and long-term upside. THE COMPANY Our client … infrastructure that powers modern AI systems. They work with sophisticated clients to provide deep insight into markets such as compute, cloud platforms and distributed systems. Having recently raised significant funding and preparing for further growth, the business is now investing heavily in its engineering capability. This role has been ...

Junior Software Engineer - Imaging Systems

Hiring Organisation
Marcus Webb Associates Limited
Location
TN38, Hollington, East Sussex, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Permanent
Salary
£32000 - £40000/annum + benefits
Junior Software Engineer Location: East Sussex (On-site) Salary: £32,000 - 40,000 + benefits C++, Imaging Systems, High-Speed Data Processing Note: This position could suit a graduate or junior software engineer that can display evidence of relevant internships, employment or own projects beyond their academic studies. Introduction … This role involves developing software for advanced imaging technology. An innovative engineering company specialising in advanced scientific and industrial systems is seeking a Software Engineer to join its growing R&D team. The company develops low volume, sophisticated imaging products that are used across scientific, industrial and high-technology ...

Senior Python Engineer

Hiring Organisation
Method Resourcing
Location
London, South East, England, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Full-Time
Salary
£60,000 - £80,000 per annum
teams Driving best practices in software engineering, code quality, and performance Participating in architecture reviews and technical decision-making Identifying and implementing improvements to systems, processes, and tooling Supporting cloud-native deployments and infrastructure automation What We're Looking For Essential Professional Python development experience Strong understanding of software … design patterns and engineering principles Experience with frameworks such as FastAPI, Django, or Flask Solid knowledge of RESTful APIs and distributed systems Experience working with relational and NoSQL databases Strong testing experience (PyTest, unit, integration, and automated testing) Experience with Git and modern CI/CD pipelines Excellent ...

AI Engineer

Hiring Organisation
VIA MATCH LIMITED
Location
London, South East, England, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Full-Time
Salary
£80,000 - £110,000 per annum
cutting-edge AI implementation. You won't be training models. You'll be architecting and building the orchestration layer that makes complex LLM systems reliable, scalable, and genuinely useful in production environments. You'll work on some of the most technically demanding AI challenges in industry: multi-agent systems, RAG pipelines, agentic workflows, and robust evaluation frameworks, all at enterprise scale. What You'll Be Doing Designing and building production-grade AI systems that integrate LLMs, RAG pipelines, vector databases, and agentic frameworks Creating evaluation and observability frameworks to measure, monitor, and continuously improve system performance, accuracy ...

Senior AI Engineer (LLMs, Python & Java)

Hiring Organisation
Halian Technology Limited
Location
Bracknell, Berkshire, South East, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Permanent, Work From Home
Salary
£95,000
fast-growing (~280 people) Healthtech organisation making a real-world impact. This is a rare opportunity to shape the AI strategy, design production-grade systems, and bring cutting-edge LLM-powered solutions into a live product environment. The Role Youll sit at the intersection of AI, backend engineering … cloud systems , designing and deploying intelligent features that directly impact users. Expect to: Design and implement LLM-based applications (RAG pipelines, agents, copilots) Build scalable backend services using Python and Java Integrate AI into existing cloud-native SaaS platforms Own the full lifecycle: experimentation prototyping production Optimise model performance ...

Senior DevOps Engineer - Remote UK

Hiring Organisation
FBI &TMT
Location
Basingstoke, Hampshire, South East, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Permanent
codebases, and developer workflows to improve how software is built, deployed, and operated. You'll take ownership across the stack - collaborating with engineers, improving systems end-to-end, and helping the team deliver reliably as the platform continues to grow. Core Technology Stack TypeScript/Node.js frameworks (e.g. NestJS … based backend frameworks Database tuning and optimisation (PostgreSQL or similar) Experience with container-based architectures Building internal tooling or improving developer platforms Exposure to distributed systems or event-driven architectures Experience in regulated or financial environments What We're Looking For Engineers who enjoy working in scaling environments ...

AI Engineer

Hiring Organisation
Halian Technology Limited
Location
Reading, Berkshire, South East, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Permanent, Work From Home
Salary
£95,000
fast-growing (~280 people) Healthtech organisation making a real-world impact. This is a rare opportunity to shape the AI strategy, design production-grade systems, and bring cutting-edge LLM-powered solutions into a live product environment. The Role Youll sit at the intersection of AI, backend engineering … cloud systems , designing and deploying intelligent features that directly impact users. Expect to: Design and implement LLM-based applications (RAG pipelines, agents, copilots) Build scalable backend services using Python and Java Integrate AI into existing cloud-native SaaS platforms Own the full lifecycle: experimentation prototyping production Optimise model performance ...

Founding Engineer / Technical Lead

Hiring Organisation
Coburg Banks Limited
Location
London, South East, England, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Full-Time
Salary
£110,000 - £120,000 per annum
enabling cars to automatically detect, process, and settle real-world road charges without driver intervention. Parking. Tolls. Congestion charging. Airport drop-offs. Today these systems are fragmented, manual, and operationally painful. The mission: make vehicle payments invisible. The business is launching where the pain is greatest - rental and fleet … defining the future team and culture. This is a hands-on builder role for someone who thrives in ambiguity, moves quickly, and enjoys creating systems from first principles. What you will own Designing and building the core platform and architecture - you decide the technology stack . Integrating with telematics ...

Senior Developer

Hiring Organisation
Addition
Location
London, South East, England, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Full-Time
Salary
£70,000 - £90,000 per annum
rather than chasing hype. As their platform continues to scale, they're looking for a Senior Developer who enjoys solving complex technical problems, improving systems, and building software that stands up in production. The Good Bits: £70,000 - £90,000 Hybrid working Exposure to large-scale SaaS platforms Clear … progression opportunities A collaborative engineering culture that values learning and continuous improvement The chance to work on systems used by thousands of people every day A Typical Day in the Role: Building and improving APIs that support critical platform functionality Investigating production issues and tracing problems across distributed ...

Platform Engineer

Hiring Organisation
Digital Waffle
Location
London, South East, England, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Full-Time
Salary
£70,000 - £75,000 per annum
cloud infrastructure, DevOps, and data platform engineering. The Role You'll work across Azure cloud infrastructure and data platforms, helping to build scalable, secure systems and improve how data flows across the organisation. You'll also play a key role in improving deployment processes, system reliability, and overall platform … Experience with Kafka or similar streaming platforms Experience with Databricks or modern data platforms (e.g. Snowflake, Synapse, BigQuery) Strong understanding of data pipelines and distributed systems Focus on automation, scalability, and reliability Nice to Have Lakehouse or large-scale data platform experience Observability tooling (Datadog, Grafana, Prometheus) SaaS ...

Senior Software Engineer

Hiring Organisation
Lynx Recruitment Ltd
Location
London, South East, England, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Full-Time
Salary
£95,000 - £115,000 per annum
C# and Microsoft Azure Ability to work across multiple technologies and frameworks, including React, JavaScript and TypeScript Experience building secure, scalable, event-driven and distributed systems Knowledge of CI/CD, DevOps practices, and Infrastructure as Code Excellent stakeholder and communication skills, with experience in consulting or client ...

Senior DevOps Engineer

Hiring Organisation
Morgan McKinley
Location
Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Full-Time
Salary
Salary negotiable
stakeholders across the business to deliver a reliable, high-quality customer experience from end-to-end, from our corporate website to our critical business systems integration. The role is primarily focused on extending, automating, and improving our cloud infrastructure, but offers the opportunity to collaborate closely on application development … incidents and mature our observability, logging, and metrics-gathering tools to improve system reliability. DevSecOps: Ensure security by design, governance, and compliance across our systems, proactively monitoring vulnerabilities and embedding automated security testing directly into development workflows. CI/CD & Release Engineering: Drive continuous improvement and continuous delivery, ensuring ...

Senior Platform Engineer

Hiring Organisation
Harnham - Data & Analytics Recruitment
Location
London, South East, England, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Full-Time
Salary
£120,000 - £150,000 per annum
solve complex technical challenges Help shape technical strategy and influence future hiring and engineering standards Your Skills & Experience Strong commercial experience building and scaling distributed systems in production Deep knowledge of cloud platforms, ideally GCP, alongside Kubernetes and Terraform Expertise in backend engineering using Python and relational databases … fast-paced environment with a high level of ownership A mindset focused on impact, problem-solving, and continuous learning Exposure to trading systems, financial platforms, or regulated environments is beneficial but not required Interest in leveraging modern AI development tools to improve productivity What They Offer ...

Senior Software Engineer

Hiring Organisation
Vermillion Analytics
Location
London, South East, England, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Full-Time
Salary
£65,000 - £80,000 per annum
right role. If it sounds like the interesting part, read on. WHAT YOU'LL BE DOING Owning the delivery of complex features and systems, end-to-end Breaking ambiguous product problems into scalable technical solutions Making architectural and implementation decisions across the engineering stream Writing maintainable, predictable, scalable code … leading production incident response where needed WHAT THEY'RE LOOKING FOR Essential: Strong professional experience with Python backend development Solid understanding of APIs, distributed systems, and scalable application design Experience working across complex, multi-surface product ecosystems The ability to mentor and elevate engineers around you Clear, proactive ...

Assoc Application Analyst

Hiring Organisation
Visa
Location
Basingstoke, Hampshire, UK
Employment Type
Full-time
authorization platform (VIP/VisaNet) and the open system based OVN (Open VisaNet) platform. As a member of the Authorization Operations team, the Associate Systems Analyst you will be part of a team working in a multi-datacenter and multi-processing environment. You will provide first level response … information and work with our internal support teams to isolate and resolve the majority of events affecting a variety of mainframe, open system and distributed hardware and software systems. As a team member, you will document support procedures, managing each issue through resolution or turnover in order to maintain ...

Senior Quantitative Developer - LONDON UK

Hiring Organisation
Park Lane Recruitment Ltd
Location
London, South East, England, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Full-Time
Salary
£120,000 - £160,000 per annum
Annual Salary - £250,000 - £600,000 (base salary £120k - £160k+) Primary Skills - Python, C++, quantitative, research, market data, simulation frameworks Secondary Skills - distributed systems, cloud computing, execution systems, performance optimization, data pipelines, Linux Remote Status - No Remote Client Willing to Sponsor - Yes Degree - Bachelor's Degree … performing startup. The CTO personally reviews candidates and expects exceptional technical and communication skills. The role covers areas such as real-time market data systems, quantitative research infrastructure, cloud-based simulation platforms, trading execution environments, and tooling for new strategies and asset classes. The stack is primarily Python with ...

Backend Python Developer

Hiring Organisation
Xact Placements Limited
Location
London, South East, England, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Full-Time
Salary
£60,000 - £80,000 per annum
Strong commercial experience in Python backend development . Experience building APIs and working with cloud-native architectures. Solid understanding of Docker, Kubernetes, and scalable distributed systems . Experience using GitHub for version control, pull requests, and CI/CD workflows. An agile mindset and the confidence to work … tape. Remote flexibility with a culture focused on delivery, ownership, and innovation. If you are a backend Python developer who enjoys building intelligent, scalable systems in Azure and wants to work at the forefront of applied AI, this opportunity is worth exploring. ...

Principal Software Engineer

Hiring Organisation
Spectrum IT Recruitment
Location
London, South East, England, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Full-Time
Salary
£90,000 - £120,000 per annum
Kafka and Azure (Java is a plus). Agile Leadership Desirable The role has no direct reports, but established leadership skills are desirable Distributed systems and real-time data processing. Application and platform security fundamentals. Please apply to this advert or email your CV direct ...

Palantir Engineer (Senior/Principal)

Hiring Organisation
Morson Edge
Location
South East London, London, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Permanent
help shape and scale their platform from the ground up. Exciting opportunity to work at the intersection of data engineering, AI, and operational systems, designing solutions that directly drive business decisions and real-world outcomes. You will play a key role in delivering enterprise platforms using Palantir Foundry … production environments Strong engineering background with expertise in at least one of: Python, SQL, PySpark, or TypeScript Strong understanding of modern data architectures & distributed systems Ability to work in fast-paced, ambiguous environments Excellent stakeholder engagement and communication skills Experience building: Data pipelines & transforms Ontologies and data models ...

Data Infrastructure Engineer / Python Developer, London, COR7590

Hiring Organisation
Corriculo Ltd
Location
London, South East, England, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Full-Time
Salary
£80,000 - £120,000 per annum
Infrastructure Engineer/Python Developer, London, COR7590 Are you an experienced Data Infrastructure Engineer or Python Developer with a passion for building robust data systems and working with cutting-edge AI technologies? Looking for a role where you can take ownership of critical infrastructure within a fast-growing fintech … opportunity for you! The Role As a Data Infrastructure Engineer/Python Developer, you'll be responsible for designing, building and maintaining the systems that transform large volumes of complex data into reliable, high-quality datasets. You'll use Python, PostgreSQL and LLMs, and work across data engineering, backend ...