Distributed Systems Jobs in England

51 to 75 of 434 Distributed Systems Jobs in England

Java Software Engineer

london (city of london), south east england, united kingdom
Arrows
ll do: πŸ’» Develop and maintain scalable, data-driven applications in Java πŸ› οΈ Lead on requirements, design workshops, and solutioning 🀝 Mentor junior engineers and share best practices ☁️ Implement & optimise microservices and distributed systems on GCP (GKE, PubSub, BigQuery, Dataflow) using Docker & Kubernetes πŸ”„ Build and manage efficient data pipelines with streaming tech + relational/NoSQL databases βœ… Ensure high quality through … and Git πŸ•΅οΈ Troubleshoot, propose improvements, and stay ahead of emerging technologies πŸ’‘ What you’ll bring: πŸ”‘ Strong Java & OOP experience πŸ“Š Background in data platforms, frameworks & streaming technologies 🧩 Familiarity with microservices & distributed systems ☁️ Exposure to GCP (GKE, PubSub, BigQuery) πŸ—„οΈ Experience with relational/NoSQL databases 🐳 Proficiency with Docker & Kubernetes πŸ”„ Solid understanding of engineering best practices (CI/CD, Git, testing More ❯
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Lead Java Developer

London, South East, England, United Kingdom
Hybrid / WFH Options
Client Server Ltd
quality, high-impact releases. You'll be working with a modern, cloud native tech stack using Java, Spring Boot, AWS, Kafka and CI/CD to build highly scalable, distributed systems with 24/7 availability. Location/WFH: There's a hybrid model with two days a week work from home, when you are in the office … range of facilities including roof terrace, restaurant and break out areas. About you: You have strong technical and people leadership skills You have advanced experience of building cloud-native, distributed systems using Java and Spring Boot You have a strong knowledge of AWS including Amazon EKS You have experience with Kafka and event driven architectures You're collaborative More ❯
Employment Type: Full-Time
Salary: £100,000 - £115,000 per annum
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Lead Backend Software Engineer Java AWS

London, South East, England, United Kingdom
Hybrid / WFH Options
Client Server Ltd
quality, high-impact releases. You'll be working with a modern, cloud native tech stack using Java, Spring Boot, AWS, Kafka and CI/CD to build highly scalable, distributed systems with 24/7 availability. Location/WFH: There's a hybrid model with two days a week work from home, when you are in the office … range of facilities including roof terrace, restaurant and break out areas. About you: You have strong technical and people leadership skills You have advanced experience of building cloud-native, distributed systems using Java and Spring Boot You have a strong knowledge of AWS including Amazon EKS You have experience with Kafka and event driven architectures You're collaborative More ❯
Employment Type: Full-Time
Salary: £100,000 - £115,000 per annum
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Senior Software Engineer

England, United Kingdom
Hybrid / WFH Options
Circle Internet Services Inc
the fabric of CI/CD-from intelligent test selection that reduces build times to predictive insights that prevent pipeline failures. By combining scale, speed, and intelligent tooling, the systems you build at CircleCI don't just power our platform-they shape how software is delivered across the industry, helping teams everywhere ship better code, faster, with greater confidence. … balanced, high-performing teams that are set up to thrive. By carefully matching your skills to the right team, we ensure you can make the most meaningful impact on systems that are critical to the success of development teams worldwide. What You'll Do: Design and build reliable, observable, zero-downtime distributed systems that serve millions of … in Go and experience delivering production-quality software at scale. Strong testing skills with experience writing comprehensive unit, integration, and end-to-end tests. Proven experience building and maintaining distributed systems in real-world environments. Familiarity with Kubernetes and modern cloud infrastructure. A production-first mindset, comfortable monitoring, supporting, and debugging live systems. A pragmatic approach to engineering More ❯
Employment Type: Permanent
Salary: GBP Annual
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Java Developer / Technical Lead - Fintech

East London, London, United Kingdom
Hybrid / WFH Options
Client Server
quality, high-impact releases. You'll be working with a modern, cloud native tech stack using Java, Spring Boot, AWS, Kafka and CI/CD to build highly scalable, distributed systems with 24/7 availability. Location/WFH: There's a hybrid model with two days a week work from home, when you are in the office … range of facilities including roof terrace, restaurant and break out areas. About you: You have strong technical and people leadership skills You have advanced experience of building cloud-native, distributed systems using Java and Spring Boot You have a strong knowledge of AWS including Amazon EKS You have experience with Kafka and event driven architectures You're collaborative More ❯
Employment Type: Permanent, Work From Home
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Java Developer / Technical Lead - Fintech

London, South East, England, United Kingdom
Hybrid / WFH Options
Client Server Ltd
quality, high-impact releases. You'll be working with a modern, cloud native tech stack using Java, Spring Boot, AWS, Kafka and CI/CD to build highly scalable, distributed systems with 24/7 availability. Location/WFH: There's a hybrid model with two days a week work from home, when you are in the office … range of facilities including roof terrace, restaurant and break out areas. About you: You have strong technical and people leadership skills You have advanced experience of building cloud-native, distributed systems using Java and Spring Boot You have a strong knowledge of AWS including Amazon EKS You have experience with Kafka and event driven architectures You're collaborative More ❯
Employment Type: Full-Time
Salary: £100,000 - £115,000 per annum
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Software Engineer

london, south east england, united kingdom
Mondrian Alpha
role within a highly technical, collaborative environment, where you will design and deliver scalable, business-critical applications that directly support finance, operations, and ventures. The position offers exposure to distributed systems, concurrent programming, and modern engineering practices, with significant visibility across the business. You'll work closely with stakeholders from day one, owning projects end-to-end and … shaping systems that sit at the intersection of technology and finance. Key Responsibilities: Collaborate with finance and operations teams to translate requirements into scalable technical solutions. Take ownership of projects across the full development lifecycle, from design and implementation to stakeholder engagement. Contribute to a high-performance culture by driving technical best practices and delivering business-critical software. Requirements … Computer Science preferred, though Maths, Physics, or Statistics backgrounds also welcome. Proficiency in at least one modern programming language: Java, C++, Rust, C#, Python, or Go. Solid understanding of distributed systems and concurrent programming desirable. Technical leadership at project level relevant, though heavy management backgrounds are not suitable. Full-stack skills (JavaScript/GUI) helpful but not essential More ❯
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Chief Technical Architect

City of London, London, United Kingdom
Curated
than Series B +. What you’ll do β†’ Scale a high-traffic SaaS platform, improving reliability, latency and fault tolerance β†’ Lead platform architecture for cloud-native (AWS/GCP) distributed systems β†’ Collaborate with product and data teams to deliver AI-driven analytics and new features β†’ Optimise infrastructure with DevOps for cost, performance and resiliency β†’ Mentor engineers, raising the … years backend or full-stack engineering experience βœ” 3+ years in a technical leadership or architecture role βœ” Proven track record scaling SaaS or other high-traffic platforms βœ” Deep knowledge of distributed systems (microservices, queues, caching) βœ” Strong experience with Python or Go βœ” Cloud-native architecture expertise (AWS or GCP) Why join? β†’ Shape the future of a globally used platform β†’ Work More ❯
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Chief Technical Architect

London Area, United Kingdom
Curated
than Series B +. What you’ll do β†’ Scale a high-traffic SaaS platform, improving reliability, latency and fault tolerance β†’ Lead platform architecture for cloud-native (AWS/GCP) distributed systems β†’ Collaborate with product and data teams to deliver AI-driven analytics and new features β†’ Optimise infrastructure with DevOps for cost, performance and resiliency β†’ Mentor engineers, raising the … years backend or full-stack engineering experience βœ” 3+ years in a technical leadership or architecture role βœ” Proven track record scaling SaaS or other high-traffic platforms βœ” Deep knowledge of distributed systems (microservices, queues, caching) βœ” Strong experience with Python or Go βœ” Cloud-native architecture expertise (AWS or GCP) Why join? β†’ Shape the future of a globally used platform β†’ Work More ❯
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Chief Technical Architect

london, south east england, united kingdom
Curated
than Series B +. What you’ll do β†’ Scale a high-traffic SaaS platform, improving reliability, latency and fault tolerance β†’ Lead platform architecture for cloud-native (AWS/GCP) distributed systems β†’ Collaborate with product and data teams to deliver AI-driven analytics and new features β†’ Optimise infrastructure with DevOps for cost, performance and resiliency β†’ Mentor engineers, raising the … years backend or full-stack engineering experience βœ” 3+ years in a technical leadership or architecture role βœ” Proven track record scaling SaaS or other high-traffic platforms βœ” Deep knowledge of distributed systems (microservices, queues, caching) βœ” Strong experience with Python or Go βœ” Cloud-native architecture expertise (AWS or GCP) Why join? β†’ Shape the future of a globally used platform β†’ Work More ❯
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Chief Technical Architect

slough, south east england, united kingdom
Curated
than Series B +. What you’ll do β†’ Scale a high-traffic SaaS platform, improving reliability, latency and fault tolerance β†’ Lead platform architecture for cloud-native (AWS/GCP) distributed systems β†’ Collaborate with product and data teams to deliver AI-driven analytics and new features β†’ Optimise infrastructure with DevOps for cost, performance and resiliency β†’ Mentor engineers, raising the … years backend or full-stack engineering experience βœ” 3+ years in a technical leadership or architecture role βœ” Proven track record scaling SaaS or other high-traffic platforms βœ” Deep knowledge of distributed systems (microservices, queues, caching) βœ” Strong experience with Python or Go βœ” Cloud-native architecture expertise (AWS or GCP) Why join? β†’ Shape the future of a globally used platform β†’ Work More ❯
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Chief Technical Architect

london (city of london), south east england, united kingdom
Curated
than Series B +. What you’ll do β†’ Scale a high-traffic SaaS platform, improving reliability, latency and fault tolerance β†’ Lead platform architecture for cloud-native (AWS/GCP) distributed systems β†’ Collaborate with product and data teams to deliver AI-driven analytics and new features β†’ Optimise infrastructure with DevOps for cost, performance and resiliency β†’ Mentor engineers, raising the … years backend or full-stack engineering experience βœ” 3+ years in a technical leadership or architecture role βœ” Proven track record scaling SaaS or other high-traffic platforms βœ” Deep knowledge of distributed systems (microservices, queues, caching) βœ” Strong experience with Python or Go βœ” Cloud-native architecture expertise (AWS or GCP) Why join? β†’ Shape the future of a globally used platform β†’ Work More ❯
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Principal AI Engineer - Entourage

London, United Kingdom
Web3 Foundation
so that agents never have to solve the same problem repeatedly. Our approach goes beyond existing agent frameworks, creating the connective tissue for the emerging agent economy where AI systems discover capabilities, learn collectively, and collaborate to create value. About Moonsong Labs: Entourage has been incubated by Moonsong Labs, a cutting-edge Web3 and AI venture studio driving next … blockchain optimised for cross-chain use cases - Tanssi - Decentralised AppChain infrastructure secured via Restaking What you'll do: Lead the end-to-end design and development of core AI systems that enable collective learning and shared memory among autonomous agents. Architect and implement scalable distributed infrastructure for capturing, validating, and surfacing agent experiences across complex networks at scale … ll bring: Previous experience in AI architectures and infrastructure, with a proven track record of delivering complex software platforms and AI-native products. Proven track record of shipping production systems or prototypes at high velocity, ideally in startup or research contexts where speed and adaptability are paramount. Deep expertise in Generative AI, multi-agent systems, LLMs, end-to More ❯
Employment Type: Permanent
Salary: GBP Annual
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Founding Engineer

City of London, London, United Kingdom
Explore Group
looking for a Founding Engineer to 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 β€” from infrastructure to user-facing elements Contribute to the early engineering culture, processes, and hiring Ideal Background Experience building complex systems in a startup … high-growth tech environment Strong computer science fundamentals; comfortable working across multiple layers of the stack Demonstrated ability to operate in fast-moving, ambiguous environments Bonus: familiarity with compilers, distributed systems, systems design, or programming languages theory Offer Β£180,000 base salary Significant equity in a high-potential startup London-based, full-time β€” onsite collaboration with a More ❯
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Founding Engineer

London Area, United Kingdom
Explore Group
looking for a Founding Engineer to 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 β€” from infrastructure to user-facing elements Contribute to the early engineering culture, processes, and hiring Ideal Background Experience building complex systems in a startup … high-growth tech environment Strong computer science fundamentals; comfortable working across multiple layers of the stack Demonstrated ability to operate in fast-moving, ambiguous environments Bonus: familiarity with compilers, distributed systems, systems design, or programming languages theory Offer Β£180,000 base salary Significant equity in a high-potential startup London-based, full-time β€” onsite collaboration with a More ❯
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AI Architect

South West London, London, United Kingdom
Hybrid / WFH Options
Purview Consultancy Services Ltd
week from office Job Description : Principal AI Architect to lead the design and implementation of enterprise-scale AI solutions for financial services automation. Drive architectural decisions for LLM-based systems, agentic workflows, and intelligent document processing platforms serving private equity and fund management operations. Required Qualifications 15+ years of experience in AI/ML architecture with 8+ years in … LLM architectures, prompt engineering, and agentic frameworks (LangGraph, LangMem) Hands-on experience with Azure OpenAI GPT-4/5, embedding models, and Azure cloud services Strong background in Python, distributed systems, and enterprise architecture Experience with Claude Code for agentic coding and AI-powered development Proven track record in financial services or regulatory compliance environments Expert knowledge of … and financial automation Architect scalable agentic AI frameworks using LangGraph, LangMem, and custom agent orchestration Lead technical strategy for Azure OpenAI GPT-5 integration and advanced embedding-based retrieval systems Design and implement advanced RAG architectures including hybrid search, query routing, and contextual retrieval Establish multi-agent systems with Agent-to-Agent (A2A) communication protocols and Model Context More ❯
Employment Type: Contract
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Lead HPC & AI Infrastructure Engineer

Dorset, England, United Kingdom
Hybrid / WFH Options
Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited
end-to-end infrastructure solutions across compute, storage, and networking Producing detailed technical documentation: hardware specs, data centre layouts, cabling, power and cooling Installing and tuning Linux-based operating systems and configuring SLURM job schedulers Optimising high-speed networking technologies (Infiniband, RoCE) Automating deployments and maintenance using Ansible, Terraform, Bash, and Python Troubleshooting complex distributed systems and … engineers This is a rare opportunity to lead infrastructure projects that directly support cutting-edge AI research and development. If you thrive in technically challenging environments and enjoy building systems that scale, this role is for you. What you'll need to succeed Proven experience designing and scaling large HPC clusters (hundreds to thousands of nodes) Strong SLURM configuration … skills - partitions, priorities, resource management Advanced Linux administration and performance tuning Expertise in high-performance networking (Infiniband, RoCE, RDMA) Experience with distributed file systems (Lustre, Ceph, WEKA, VAST) Proficiency in automation and scripting (Ansible, Terraform, Bash, Python) A solid understanding of monitoring, resilience, and security compliance Excellent documentation skills and a passion for mentoring and knowledge sharing Desirable More ❯
Employment Type: Full-Time
Salary: £130,000 per annum
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Senior Backend Engineer

South West London, London, United Kingdom
Ncounter LTD
Product-Focused Backend Engineer Functional Programming & Distributed Systems London (Hybrid) | Β£120,000Β£160,000 + Equity At Ncounter, were partnering with a cutting-edge AI company on a mission to redefine how professionals in highly regulated industries interact with complex, multi-modal data. Their platform empowers users to deploy custom no-code AI agents that produce verifiable outputs … high-calibre engineering function where every member contributes to planning, testing, analysis, and execution. What Youll Be Doing: Building and evolving APIs that serve as the backbone for internal systems and customer-facing applications Scaling the platform to support heavy, multi-tenant usage patterns and high-throughput AI workloads Applying foundation models (GPT-4.1, Claude 4, Gemini 1.5 and … on experience with functional programming (Elixir is a plus, but other languages like Scala, Haskell, Clojure, Go, Node.js, or F# are welcome) Proven track record of building and scaling distributed backend systems Solid understanding of infrastructure-as-code and cloud orchestration (AWS, Terraform, Docker) Familiarity with queue management, observability tooling, and shipping in fast-paced environments Awareness of More ❯
Employment Type: Permanent
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Senior Software Engineer - Observability Platform (Golang / Kubernetes)

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom
Roku, Inc
You will have the opportunity to delight millions of TV streamers worldwide while gaining meaningful experience across a variety of disciplines. Are you passionate about building scalable, high-performance systems that process massive amounts of data? Do you thrive on designing and implementing innovative solutions to empower engineering teams with actionable insights? Are you excited to advance open-source … s observability platform, which operates at an impressive scale by ingesting terabytes of data daily and managing hundreds of millions of active series. We focus on building scalable, performant systems to meet Roku's unique needs. By leveraging open-source tools, CNCF-supported projects, and custom solutions, we enable engineering teams across Roku to monitor, debug, and optimise their … fast iteration, and we emphasise solving meaningful engineering problems, collaboration, and continuous improvement of how we work as a team. About the Role You will work on core observability systems (metrics, logs, traces) while also developing robust data pipelines and storage solutions optimized for high throughput, performance, and cost. You'll leverage technologies such as time-series databases, columnar More ❯
Employment Type: Permanent
Salary: GBP Annual
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Backend Engineer

London, South East, England, United Kingdom
Ncounter
Product-Focused Backend Engineer – Functional Programming & Distributed Systems London (Hybrid) | Β£120,000–£160,000 + Equity At Ncounter, we’re partnering with a cutting-edge AI company on a mission to redefine how professionals in highly regulated industries interact with complex, multi-modal data. Their platform empowers users to deploy custom no-code AI agents that produce verifiable … calibre engineering function where every member contributes to planning, testing, analysis, and execution. What You’ll Be Doing: Building and evolving APIs that serve as the backbone for internal systems and customer-facing applications Scaling the platform to support heavy, multi-tenant usage patterns and high-throughput AI workloads Applying foundation models (GPT-4.1, Claude 4, Gemini 1.5 and … on experience with functional programming (Elixir is a plus, but other languages like Scala, Haskell, Clojure, Go, Node.js, or F# are welcome) Proven track record of building and scaling distributed backend systems Solid understanding of infrastructure-as-code and cloud orchestration (AWS, Terraform, Docker) Familiarity with queue management, observability tooling, and shipping in fast-paced environments Awareness of More ❯
Employment Type: Full-Time
Salary: £120,000 - £160,000 per annum
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C++ Engineer – Core Trading Systems

London Area, United Kingdom
Hybrid / WFH Options
Thurn Partners
C++ Engineer – Core Trading Systems This role offers the opportunity to work on systems where nanoseconds matter, reliability is critical, and engineering excellence directly drives performance in global markets. The organisation is a leading quantitative investment firm powered by research, technology, and data. Independent investment teams operate on a shared foundation: a proprietary, state-of-the-art trading … a small team of world-class engineers, owning problems end-to-end and deploying solutions with immediate firmwide impact. The scope includes both greenfield development and scaling of existing systems, with exposure to every part of the business, from trading and research to operations and risk. Responsibilities: Design and optimise critical components of the trading platform, including exchange and … Candidate Profile: Expertise in modern C++ (C++17/20), with deep understanding of performance-critical programming and memory management. Strong computer science fundamentals, including algorithms, data structures, concurrency, operating systems, and networking. Experience with distributed systems, low-latency environments, or other high-performance domains (finance background not required). Familiarity with Python is a plus. Intellectual curiosity More ❯
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C++ Engineer – Core Trading Systems

City of London, London, United Kingdom
Hybrid / WFH Options
Thurn Partners
C++ Engineer – Core Trading Systems This role offers the opportunity to work on systems where nanoseconds matter, reliability is critical, and engineering excellence directly drives performance in global markets. The organisation is a leading quantitative investment firm powered by research, technology, and data. Independent investment teams operate on a shared foundation: a proprietary, state-of-the-art trading … a small team of world-class engineers, owning problems end-to-end and deploying solutions with immediate firmwide impact. The scope includes both greenfield development and scaling of existing systems, with exposure to every part of the business, from trading and research to operations and risk. Responsibilities: Design and optimise critical components of the trading platform, including exchange and … Candidate Profile: Expertise in modern C++ (C++17/20), with deep understanding of performance-critical programming and memory management. Strong computer science fundamentals, including algorithms, data structures, concurrency, operating systems, and networking. Experience with distributed systems, low-latency environments, or other high-performance domains (finance background not required). Familiarity with Python is a plus. Intellectual curiosity More ❯
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C++ Engineer – Core Trading Systems

london, south east england, united kingdom
Hybrid / WFH Options
Thurn Partners
C++ Engineer – Core Trading Systems This role offers the opportunity to work on systems where nanoseconds matter, reliability is critical, and engineering excellence directly drives performance in global markets. The organisation is a leading quantitative investment firm powered by research, technology, and data. Independent investment teams operate on a shared foundation: a proprietary, state-of-the-art trading … a small team of world-class engineers, owning problems end-to-end and deploying solutions with immediate firmwide impact. The scope includes both greenfield development and scaling of existing systems, with exposure to every part of the business, from trading and research to operations and risk. Responsibilities: Design and optimise critical components of the trading platform, including exchange and … Candidate Profile: Expertise in modern C++ (C++17/20), with deep understanding of performance-critical programming and memory management. Strong computer science fundamentals, including algorithms, data structures, concurrency, operating systems, and networking. Experience with distributed systems, low-latency environments, or other high-performance domains (finance background not required). Familiarity with Python is a plus. Intellectual curiosity More ❯
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C++ Engineer – Core Trading Systems

slough, south east england, united kingdom
Hybrid / WFH Options
Thurn Partners
C++ Engineer – Core Trading Systems This role offers the opportunity to work on systems where nanoseconds matter, reliability is critical, and engineering excellence directly drives performance in global markets. The organisation is a leading quantitative investment firm powered by research, technology, and data. Independent investment teams operate on a shared foundation: a proprietary, state-of-the-art trading … a small team of world-class engineers, owning problems end-to-end and deploying solutions with immediate firmwide impact. The scope includes both greenfield development and scaling of existing systems, with exposure to every part of the business, from trading and research to operations and risk. Responsibilities: Design and optimise critical components of the trading platform, including exchange and … Candidate Profile: Expertise in modern C++ (C++17/20), with deep understanding of performance-critical programming and memory management. Strong computer science fundamentals, including algorithms, data structures, concurrency, operating systems, and networking. Experience with distributed systems, low-latency environments, or other high-performance domains (finance background not required). Familiarity with Python is a plus. Intellectual curiosity More ❯
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C++ Engineer – Core Trading Systems

london (city of london), south east england, united kingdom
Hybrid / WFH Options
Thurn Partners
C++ Engineer – Core Trading Systems This role offers the opportunity to work on systems where nanoseconds matter, reliability is critical, and engineering excellence directly drives performance in global markets. The organisation is a leading quantitative investment firm powered by research, technology, and data. Independent investment teams operate on a shared foundation: a proprietary, state-of-the-art trading … a small team of world-class engineers, owning problems end-to-end and deploying solutions with immediate firmwide impact. The scope includes both greenfield development and scaling of existing systems, with exposure to every part of the business, from trading and research to operations and risk. Responsibilities: Design and optimise critical components of the trading platform, including exchange and … Candidate Profile: Expertise in modern C++ (C++17/20), with deep understanding of performance-critical programming and memory management. Strong computer science fundamentals, including algorithms, data structures, concurrency, operating systems, and networking. Experience with distributed systems, low-latency environments, or other high-performance domains (finance background not required). Familiarity with Python is a plus. Intellectual curiosity More ❯
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Distributed Systems
England
10th Percentile
£66,750
25th Percentile
£73,750
Median
£95,000
75th Percentile
£120,000
90th Percentile
£150,000