1 to 25 of 69 Remote/Hybrid Distributed Systems Jobs in London

Senior Software Engineer

Hiring Organisation
Harrington Starr
Location
London Area, United Kingdom
time trading activity every day. They are continuing to invest heavily in engineering, platform resilience, and product growth, with a strong focus on modern systems, high standards, and sustainable delivery. The role This is a senior engineering opportunity within a specialist Site Reliability Engineering team focused on performance, uptime … with reliability engineering. You’ll be involved in designing and building internal tooling, improving observability, automating operations, supporting development teams, and helping ensure trading systems remain stable, scalable, and high performing. It would suit someone who enjoys solving technical problems at scale and wants to work close to production ...

Contract Software Engineer (Observability & Telemetry)

Hiring Organisation
Xpertise
Location
London, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract
Contract Rate
GBP Annual
Contract | Inside IR35 | Hybrid London We're working with a global Real Time data platform operating in ultra-low latency, high-throughput environments across distributed systems. This role sits in a specialist engineering team building Kernel-level observability and telemetry infrastructure used to monitor and understand system behaviour … Real Time. What you'll be doing Build Kernel-level observability and instrumentation systems for distributed Real Time infrastructure Develop telemetry pipelines using eBPF-based tooling (metrics, logs, traces at Kernel level) Design and implement system-wide visibility across latency-critical services Work with hotspot detection, performance profiling ...

Low Latency Engineer

Hiring Organisation
Harrington Starr
Location
London Area, United Kingdom
looking for a high-calibre Solution Engineer with a passion for performance and capital markets technology to deliver complex, front-office trading systems for leading global investment banks, asset managers, fintechs and exchanges. This role sits at the intersection of engineering excellence, client engagement, and strategic delivery — working hands … latency trading solutions in capital markets environments Contributing directly to the codebase on the most technically challenging aspects of client deliveries Architecting performant, resilient distributed systems informed by deep domain knowledge Building solutions across OMS, EMS, Smart Order Routing, Matching Engines, FIX gateways and Risk platforms Working with ...

Software Engineer

Hiring Organisation
Understanding Recruitment
Location
London, South East, England, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Full-Time
Salary
£130,000 - £160,000 per annum
Looking to build ultra-high-performance systems used by millions, while working fully remote in one of the most exciting spaces in tech? Software Engineer (C++) - Leading Crypto Trading Platform Salary: up to £160k + bonus + RSUs Location: Fully Remote in UK & Ireland We're partnered with … Engineers to join their Trading Technology team. This is a unique opportunity to work on the core of a world-class trading platform, developing systems that demand extreme performance, reliability, and scalability in a low-latency, high-throughput environment. What you'll be working on: Designing and building components ...

Payments Engineer

Hiring Organisation
Fynity
Location
London Area, United Kingdom
senior/lead hands-on Engineer who thrives in Payments environments? Do you have a background in building low-latency, high-throughput distributed systems where correctness, resilience, and performance really matter? This is a great opportunity to work with some of the worlds leading Banks on their real … Doing You’ll work directly with some of the worlds leading banks in their high-performing engineering teams, building asynchronous, message-driven systems designed for scale, resilience, and near-zero downtime. Design and implement high-throughput, low-latency systems processing millions of real-time payment events Build event ...

Data Architect

Hiring Organisation
Anson Mccade
Location
London, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Permanent, Work From Home
Salary
£90,000
have the opportunity to: Lead architecture across large-scale, high-impact data programmes Define data strategies covering migration, integration, and modelling Shape distributed data solutions across cloud and hybrid environments Influence architectural standards and engineering best practice Work across both public sector and enterprise clients Mentor engineers and contribute … growing technical capability Your Responsibilities Define architecture across complex, data-driven programmes Establish data strategy, integration, and migration approaches Analyse existing systems and map target-state architecture Define and maintain architecture principles, standards, and governance Design scalable solutions for distributed and large-scale data systems Develop enterprise ...

Lead SRE

Hiring Organisation
Pulse Recruit
Location
London Area, United Kingdom
hands-on role, but with added ownership around shaping strategy, influencing architecture and mentoring engineers. You will be solving complex engineering problems across distributed systems, while helping define how reliability is embedded across the wider platform as it continues to scale. Key Responsibilities Leading the design and evolution … monitoring and observability systems Defining and driving SLOs, SLIs and error budgets across teams Owning incident management processes, post-mortems and continuous improvement Partnering with engineering teams to design resilient, fault-tolerant systems Driving automation across infrastructure, deployments and operational workflows Contributing to capacity planning, performance optimisation ...

Principal Engineer (Java) - up to £100,000 + Bonus - Hybrid

Hiring Organisation
Involved Solutions
Location
City, London, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Permanent
Salary
GBP 75,000 - 100,000 Annual
used by millions of customers. This role will focus on driving engineering excellence, defining technical standards and leading the design of scalable, high-availability systems across a modern cloud-native environment. Responsibilities for the Principal Java Engineer: Define and evolve engineering strategy, standards and best practices across your domain … Lead technical direction across multiple engineering teams and programmes Design and oversee delivery of large-scale, distributed systems using modern technologies Provide expert guidance on technical risk, architecture decisions and prioritisation Support Staff Engineers and development teams with deep technical leadership Drive adoption of DevOps, CI/ ...

Principal Engineer (Java) - up to £100,000 + Bonus - Hybrid

Hiring Organisation
Involved Solutions
Location
London, South East, England, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Full-Time
Salary
£75,000 - £100,000 per annum
used by millions of customers. This role will focus on driving engineering excellence, defining technical standards and leading the design of scalable, high-availability systems across a modern cloud-native environment. Responsibilities for the Principal Java Engineer: Define and evolve engineering strategy, standards and best practices across your domain … Lead technical direction across multiple engineering teams and programmes Design and oversee delivery of large-scale, distributed systems using modern technologies Provide expert guidance on technical risk, architecture decisions and prioritisation Support Staff Engineers and development teams with deep technical leadership Drive adoption of DevOps, CI/ ...

Development Team Lead

Hiring Organisation
Oliver Bernard
Location
City of London, London, United Kingdom
shape scalable, cloud-native integration platforms within a collaborative, agile environment. The Role You’ll provide hands-on technical leadership across integration services and distributed systems, working closely with Engineering and Architecture teams to deliver resilient, scalable solutions at pace. You’ll play a key role in architectural … security. Key Responsibilities Lead and mentor a cross-functional engineering squad Drive technical direction for integration services and platforms Design and implement APIs, messaging systems, and event-driven architectures Build scalable Azure-native solutions using modern cloud services Remove technical blockers and support delivery across teams Promote engineering best ...

Data Architect - Manager

Hiring Organisation
Anson McCade
Location
City of London, London, United Kingdom
complex programmes Shape data strategy, migration, and integration approaches Design enterprise data models across structured and unstructured environments Architect solutions across big data and distributed systems Set architectural standards, frameworks, and best practices Provide technical leadership and governance across delivery Engage senior stakeholders and translate technical concepts into … data strategy, migration, and integration approaches Hands-on capability with technologies like Java, Scala, or Python (when needed) Experience with Big Data technologies and distributed systems Strong knowledge of Microsoft Azure and data services Experience across both open-source and vendor data platforms Solid understanding of microservices architecture ...

Contract Observability Engineer

Hiring Organisation
Xpertise
Location
London, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract
Contract Rate
GBP 650 Daily
Real Time Observability Engineer | Contract | £650 INSIDE IR35 | Hybrid/Global Platform | High Performance Systems We are working with a global Real Time data platform operating across multiple markets and high-throughput trading environments. Key responsibilities Build and maintain application-layer observability components that aggregate and correlate telemetry across … distributed services into unified system-wide views Design and implement logic for hotspot detection and data quality measurement across latency, completeness, accuracy, and stability Develop telemetry pipelines for metrics, logs, and traces across Real Time distributed systems Extend low-level instrumentation approaches where required, including Kernel-level ...

Full Stack Engineer

Hiring Organisation
5V Video
Location
City of London, London, United Kingdom
media technology space . This role combines strong backend engineering with modern frontend development, giving you the opportunity to build end-to-end systems that support video and broadcast workflows. Experience in the video or broadcast industry is highly desirable, but not essential. What You’ll Be Doing Designing … frontend applications Building and maintaining scalable APIs and microservices Developing intuitive and performant user interfaces using React Working with event-driven architectures and distributed systems Supporting and troubleshooting production systems Collaborating with engineers, product teams, and stakeholders to deliver high-quality solutions Contributing to and improving ...

Global Banking & Markets - Software Engineer - Vice President - London

Hiring Organisation
Jobleads-UK
Location
City Of London, England, United Kingdom
Markets, while simultaneously driving significant operational efficiencies. The program follows an engineering-principles-first approach and represents a rare chance to define the foundational systems of a world‐leading financial institution from the ground up. As trading volumes continue to accelerate, we are building a small team of ambitious … years to come. What You Will Do Design, build, and operate high‐availability, multi‐region, cloud‐native services with security and comprehensive observability (metrics, distributed tracing, structured logging) built in at every layer. Develop event‐driven architectures, multi‐stage processing pipelines, and optimized data paths for high‐throughput trade ...

Principal Software Engineer

Hiring Organisation
83zero Limited
Location
City of London, London, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Permanent, Work From Home
fostering a high-performing engineering culture. Key Responsibilities: Lead end-to-end design and development of full stack applications across frontend and backend systems Define and drive engineering best practices, coding standards, and architectural principles Act as a technical authority across multiple teams, guiding complex solution design and delivery … Build scalable, secure, and high-performing systems using modern frameworks and cloud technologies Collaborate with Product Owners and stakeholders to translate business requirements into technical solutions Mentor and coach engineers, supporting career development and technical growth Drive adoption of DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, and automated testing frameworks ...

Principal Software Engineer

Hiring Organisation
83zero Ltd
Location
London, Lime Street, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Permanent
Salary
£110000 - £130000/annum
fostering a high-performing engineering culture. Key Responsibilities: Lead end-to-end design and development of full stack applications across frontend and backend systems Define and drive engineering best practices, coding standards, and architectural principles Act as a technical authority across multiple teams, guiding complex solution design and delivery … Build scalable, secure, and high-performing systems using modern frameworks and cloud technologies Collaborate with Product Owners and stakeholders to translate business requirements into technical solutions Mentor and coach engineers, supporting career development and technical growth Drive adoption of DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, and automated testing frameworks ...

Senior Software Engineer

Hiring Organisation
JSS
Location
City of London, London, United Kingdom
across the full software development lifecycle. You’ll work across a modern tech stack, leveraging your expertise in full-stack development, cloud platforms, and distributed systems. Beyond hands-on development, you will play a critical role in guiding best practices, influencing technical decisions, and fostering a culture of continuous … software engineering principles, including modular architecture and design patterns Proven experience designing and developing RESTful APIs and microservices Experience architecting end-to-end systems across frontend, backend, and data layers Strong knowledge of distributed systems and complex integrations Hands-on experience with cloud platforms ( Azure preferred ...

Front Office Python Developer

Hiring Organisation
Harrington Starr
Location
City of London, London, United Kingdom
across the wider organisation. This is an excellent opportunity for an engineer who enjoys solving complex technical problems, working across teams and building scalable systems in a fast-moving environment. The Opportunity You’ll join a modern engineering team focused on creating reusable enterprise technology that reduces duplication, accelerates … with product owners, architects and engineers to deliver robust solutions Help define architecture standards, best practice and reusable patterns Build secure, scalable and resilient systems used across multiple business units Improve CI/CD pipelines, testing frameworks and DevOps processes Support production systems and troubleshoot issues where required ...

Senior Software Engineer

Hiring Organisation
Understanding Recruitment
Location
London, South East, England, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Full-Time
Salary
£165,000 - £185,000 per annum
Have you built low-latency, high-performance systems and want to work at the cutting edge of crypto trading infrastructure? Senior Software Engineer (C++) - Crypto Trading Salary: up to £185k + bonus + RSUs Location: Fully Remote We are delighted to be continuing our partnership with a globally established … C++ Engineers to help build one of the most scalable, secure, and high-performance trading platforms in the market. You'll join a globally distributed Trading Technology team, working on critical backend services including matching engines, market data gateways, and APIs, all within a low-latency, high-throughput environment ...

C++ Engineer - Low Latency & Crypto

Hiring Organisation
Understanding Recruitment
Location
West London, UK
chance to join one of the world's leading crypto trading platforms and a team known for its cutting-edge low-latency systems and lightning-fast execution speeds. They're looking for engineers who thrive in high-performance, high-ownership environments. You'll work alongside some of the brightest … minds in trading tech, designing and building distributed C++ systems that handle massive throughput with ultra-low latency. If you've honed your craft in a fast-paced, high-frequency environment, this could be your next big move. What they're looking for: Expert-level C++ experience (ideally ...

Remote Low Latency C++ Engineer - Crypto

Hiring Organisation
Understanding Recruitment
Location
South East London, London, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Permanent, Work From Home
chance to join one of the world's leading crypto trading platforms and a team known for its cutting-edge low-latency systems and lightning-fast execution speeds. They're looking for engineers who thrive in high-performance, high-ownership environments. You'll work alongside some of the brightest … minds in trading tech, designing and building distributed C++ systems that handle massive throughput with ultra-low latency. If you've honed your craft in a fast-paced, high-frequency environment, this could be your next big move. What they're looking for: Expert-level C++ experience (ideally ...

Manager Software Engineer

Hiring Organisation
Jobleads-UK
Location
Greater London, England, United Kingdom
Contribute to incident response and postmortems, continuously improving system reliability.What You'll bring:* Experience in managing engineers, with 3+ years in deep expertise in distributed systems.* Proven record building low-latency, high-throughput, and fault-tolerant services in cloud-native environments (preferably AWS or Azure).* Strong understanding ...

Senior Software Engineer (Data Engineering)

Hiring Organisation
IntaPeople
Location
Remote, Sutton South, Greater London, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract
Contract Rate
£400 - £495/day
design, build, and maintain microservices-based applications and data engineering pipelines. This role requires strong hands-on development experience across Java services, backend systems, and data processing platforms, with a focus on building scalable, reliable, and maintainable solutions. The role involves close collaboration with data engineers, QA, product … Redshift, BigQuery, Spark). Engineering Practices & Tooling Experience with CI/CD pipelines and automated build and deployment processes. Strong experience with version control systems (Git). Experience developing in cloud environments (Azure, AWS, or GCP). Understanding of distributed systems, service communication patterns, and fault tolerance. ...

Principal Engineer (.Net) - up to £100,000 + Bonus - Hybrid

Hiring Organisation
Involved Solutions
Location
London, South East, England, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Full-Time
Salary
£75,000 - £100,000 per annum
best practices across your domain Lead technical direction across multiple engineering teams and programmes Design and oversee delivery of large-scale, high-availability systems using modern Microsoft technologies Provide expert guidance on technical risk, architecture decisions and prioritisation Support Staff Engineers and delivery teams through hands-on technical leadership … expertise in ASP.NET Core, Web API, C#, Entity Framework Strong experience with Azure, Kubernetes, Kafka and Microservices architecture Experience with MongoDB, cloud integrations and distributed systems Strong knowledge of JavaScript/TypeScript Experience using Terraform/Infrastructure as Code Strong understanding of software architecture and scalable system design ...

Senior Solution Architect

Hiring Organisation
4Front Recruitment
Location
City of London, London, United Kingdom
delivery of scalable, cloud native solutions using microservices and API-driven architectures. Key Responsibilities Own and lead the development of HLDs for complex enterprise systems, ensuring scalability, security, and alignment with business objectives Design and deliver microservices based architectures, enabling modular, resilient, and highly scalable platforms Define and govern … architecture teams, promoting best practices in modern software and cloud architecture Skills & Experience Proven track record of owning HLD for large scale, enterprise grade systems Deep expertise in microservices architecture and distributed systems design Strong experience with API led architecture, including RESTful services, API gateways, and integration ...