1 to 25 of 53 Distributed Systems Jobs in Manchester

Senior Software Engineer - Backend

Location
Manchester, England, United Kingdom
build scalable applications, services and platforms across On the Beach. This is a full-stack engineering position with a stronger emphasis on backend engineering, distributed systems and cloud-native architecture. Our backend engineers solve a wide variety of problems. You could be working on systems responsible … doing day to day Designing and building scalable backend applications and services Developing APIs used by customer-facing applications and internal systems Integrating with external suppliers and third-party platforms Building systems that process high volumes of requests and data Designing distributed and event-driven architectures Working ...

Software Engineer - Java/Python

Hiring Organisation
Anson Mccade
Location
Manchester, North West, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Permanent, Work From Home
Salary
£65,000
software engineering principles. Working within agile engineering teams, you'll contribute to solution design, architecture, automation and continuous improvement while helping deliver reliable, scalable systems for enterprise clients. Key Responsibilities Design, develop and maintain scalable backend applications and services Build secure, high-performing solutions using modern engineering practices Develop … APIs, integrations and distributed systems Contribute to technical design, architecture and engineering best practices Implement automated testing strategies, including unit, integration and contract testing Deploy and support applications using cloud platforms, containers and CI/CD pipelines Monitor, troubleshoot and improve application performance and reliability Collaborate with engineers ...

Software Engineering Manager

Hiring Organisation
Adria Solutions
Location
Manchester, North West, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Permanent
modern cloud-native environment. Youll play a key role in shaping architecture, driving best practices, and supporting the delivery of scalable, secure backend systems used by customers at scale. The Role As Engineering Manager, youll lead a team of Software Engineers working across cloud-native microservices and distributed … modern tools, including AI-assisted development. About You Youll be an experienced engineering leader with a strong technical background in backend or distributed systems development, ideally using Golang. Youll bring: Strong commercial experience with Golang or similar backend technologies. Previous experience in a leadership, team lead or engineering ...

Senior Software Engineer, Infrastructure and Efficiency

Hiring Organisation
Roku
Location
Manchester, UK
Employment Type
Full-time
variety of disciplines. About the RoleYou will be a SME and technical leader in engineering Infrastructure, productivity and enterprise tooling, partnering with globally distributed Engineering, Product and Security teams and systems. What You'll Be DoingRoku is seeking a world class engineer to be a true force multiplier …/release strategy, and self-service support tools. Architect and evolve, CI/CD and build/test pipelines using Jenkins, Docker, and build systems (Bazel/BitBake/Yocto preferred) to support multi-site engineering environments. Own and scale test and quality workflows leveraging test management systems ...

Golang Software Engineer

Hiring Organisation
Adria Solutions
Location
Manchester, North West, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Permanent, Work From Home
Salary
£85,000
Explore and utilise AI-assisted development tools to improve productivity and quality. Skills & Experience Commercial experience developing applications usingGolang. Experience building APIs, microservices, and distributed systems. Exposure to AWS cloud services and modern cloud-native development. Understanding of CI/CD pipelines and automated testing practices. Experience working with ...

Software Engineer

Hiring Organisation
Moorepay
Location
Manchester, Lancashire, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Full-Time
Salary
Competitive salary
experience using LLM APIs or AI-enhanced features and Agents. Experience with cloud services such as AWS, Azure, or serverless platforms. Interest in distributed systems, event-driven architectures, or DDD concepts. Familiarity with observability tooling and debugging complex systems. ...

Senior Software Engineer

Location
Manchester, Lancashire, United Kingdom
high-performing development culture. Excellent communication skills, able to bridge technical detail and business value effectively. Strategic thinking with the ability to design systems aligned with business goals. Comfort working across distributed systems and integrating diverse technologies. Preferred Skills & Experience: Deep understanding of software architecture, design patterns … cloud services such as AWS , Azure , or Google Cloud , and CI/CD pipelines. Proficiency in SQL/NoSQL databases and modern version control systems (e.g., Git). Strong leadership skills with experience leading technical initiatives and cross-functional teams. Agility to adapt to new tools, frameworks, and evolving ...

Technology Lead (Remote - UK)

Hiring Organisation
Reonomy
Location
Manchester, UK
Employment Type
Full-time
shape the technical roadmapTranslate business requirements into scalable technical solutionsIdentify risks early and proactively remove blockersCloud & InfrastructureBuild and evolve AWS-based, cloud-native systems (Lambda, ECS, RDS, S3, SQS, API Gateway, CloudWatch)Own both application code and infrastructure (Infrastructure as Code, e.g., Terraform)Design and maintain CI/… onboarding of engineersEncourage thoughtful adoption of AI-assisted development toolsKey Qualifications: Proven experience as a Tech Lead, Staff Engineer, or Senior Engineer owning complex systems in productionStrong hands-on AWS experience and cloud-native architecture expertiseProficiency in at least one modern programming language (Python, Java, Node.js, etc.)Deep understanding ...

Back End Engineer

Hiring Organisation
Pontoon
Location
Manchester, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract
part of a multi-year programme building a new enterprise knowledge platform from scratch, designed to connect AI services and applications securely with enterprise systems, tools, and data. This is a genuine greenfield opportunity where you'll help shape the architecture and build scalable, resilient services supporting AI agent … Architecture and Security teams What we're looking for Strong backend engineering experience with Java, Python, Node.js or similar Experience with APIs, microservices and distributed systems Understanding of event-driven architecture and messaging Experience with cloud, containers and Kubernetes/OpenShift Knowledge of enterprise security, authentication and authorisation ...

Senior Backend Engineer

Hiring Organisation
Inspire People
Location
Salford, Lancashire, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Full-Time
Salary
£63,824 - £80,158 per annum
Python, we welcome applications from experienced backend developers with Java, C#, Go or similar object-oriented programming backgrounds, with experience designing, operating and improving distributed systems. This permanent Grade 7 role can be based in London, Cardiff, Darlington, Edinburgh, Belfast, Birmingham or Salford, with hybrid working … Senior Backend Engineer (Site Reliability) include: * Experience writing clean, maintainable code in at least one programming language. * Experience designing, operating and improving distributed systems, focusing on reliability, performance and user outcomes. * Experience building and supporting applications in containerised environments. * Knowledge of Linux/Unix fundamentals and TCP/ ...

Senior Backend Engineer

Hiring Organisation
Inspire People
Location
Manchester, North West, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Permanent, Part Time, Work From Home
Salary
£80,000
Python, we welcome applications from experienced backend developers with Java, C#, Go or similar object-oriented programming backgrounds, with experience designing, operating and improving distributed systems. This permanent Grade 7 role can be based in London, Cardiff, Darlington, Edinburgh, Belfast, Birmingham or Salford, with hybrid working … Senior Backend Engineer (Site Reliability) include: * Experience writing clean, maintainable code in at least one programming language. * Experience designing, operating and improving distributed systems, focusing on reliability, performance and user outcomes. * Experience building and supporting applications in containerised environments. * Knowledge of Linux/Unix fundamentals and TCP/ ...

Engineering Lead

Hiring Organisation
Moorepay
Location
Manchester, Lancashire, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Full-Time
Salary
Competitive salary
practices. (Azure DevOps) Strong communication skills, with the ability to guide, mentor, and collaborate effectively across disciplines. Exposure to microservices, event-driven architectures, and distributed system design. ...

Senior Principal Software Engineer (Java)

Location
Manchester, England, United Kingdom
Deliver thought leadership and coding excellence across Java/Kotlin, ensuring seamless integration between backend microservices and UI components (including resolving complex CORS and distributed edge proxy requirements). Mentor and elevate engineers across global teams through design reviews, pair programming, and hands‐on leadership to foster a resilient … workflows—to accelerate platform engineering and developer velocity. Deep expertise in backend JVM languages (Java and/or Kotlin) with a strong understanding of distributed systems internals. Proven track record of delivering API‐first infrastructures, API Gateways (e.g., Traefik), and edge routing solutions that guarantee enterprise reliability under ...

Vice President, Full-Stack Engineer

Hiring Organisation
Hackajob Ltd
Location
Manchester, North West, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Permanent
principles and strategic pillars. To be successful in this role, we're seeking the following: Proven leadership of software engineering teams building distributed systems and microservices in agile environments (Scrum/Kanban). Deep Java experience (Spring), architectural patterns for scalable, observable, testable systems; strong API design. ...

Vice President, Full-Stack Engineer Opportunities

Hiring Organisation
Hackajob Ltd
Location
Manchester, North West, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Permanent
principles and strategic pillars. To be successful in this role, we're seeking the following: Proven leadership of software engineering teams building distributed systems and microservices in agile environments (Scrum/Kanban).. Deep Java experience (Spring), architectural patterns for scalable, observable, testable systems; strong API design. ...

Full Stack Developer

Hiring Organisation
Digital Skills Ltd
Location
Manchester, Lancashire, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract
Contract Rate
GBP Hourly
Micro Frontends (MFE) and Backend-for-Frontend (BFF) architectures. Proven experience with AWS and cloud-based deployment environments. Knowledge of RESTful APIs and scalable distributed systems. Experience with Git, automated testing and modern software engineering best practices. Strong stakeholder engagement and collaborative working skills. Nice to Have Experience with ...

Senior Software Engineer, Mobile Cloud at Roku – Manchester, United Kingdom

Location
Manchester, England, United Kingdom
cloud infrastructure. Develop and optimize a highly efficient auto-scaling platform utilizing Docker containers and Kubernetes orchestration. Ensure reliability and uptime of backend systems through comprehensive monitoring, testing, and automation. Troubleshoot and resolve complex technical challenges within production environments swiftly and effectively. Continuously assess and implement emerging technologies … operating large-scale cloud services using Docker and Kubernetes. Proven capability in writing and maintaining comprehensive automated unit and integration tests. Deep understanding of distributed systems, microservices architecture, and database technologies. Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, Test-Driven Development (TDD), and automation frameworks. Skilled in production system ...

Staff Forward Deployed Engineer

Location
Manchester, England, United Kingdom
Forward Deployed Engineer is the senior operator we put on our most significant and complex Maia rollouts and expansions. Working primarily remotely with our distributed teams and on-site when it counts, they own these engagements end to end, architecting and building production-grade solutions, modifying Matillion … data integration, featuring expert Python, SQL, and object-oriented skills (Java/Go) for designing reusable architectures and refactoring complex codebases. Deep knowledge of distributed systems, data architecture, CI/CD, Kubernetes, secure enterprise networking, and at least one major cloud provider (AWS, Azure, or GCP). Hands ...

Staff Forward Deployed Engineer

Hiring Organisation
Matillion
Location
Manchester, UK
Employment Type
Full-time
Forward Deployed Engineer is the senior operator we put on our most significant and complex Maia rollouts and expansions. Working primarily remotely with our distributed teams and on-site when it counts, they own these engagements end to end, architecting and building production-grade solutions, modifying Matillion … data integration, featuring expert Python, SQL, and object-oriented skills (Java/Go) for designing reusable architectures and refactoring complex codebases. Deep knowledge of distributed systems, data architecture, CI/CD, Kubernetes, secure enterprise networking, and at least one major cloud provider (AWS, Azure, or GCP).Hands ...

Lead Software Engineer

Location
Manchester, England, United Kingdom
Products suite, including proprietary OSS/BSS and UCaaS & CCaaS solutions. This role exists to lead technically complex development work across the platform, ensuring systems are scalable, secure, and high performing, while supporting and mentoring engineers and driving best practice across the team. What will you be doing … examples of what you could be involved with: Leading technically complex development across the platform, building new features and maintaining existing systems using TypeScript, Node.js, and React Collaborating with product, architects, and engineering teams to scope, plan, and estimate solutions that are scalable and future-proof Designing and developing ...

Senior Vice President, Full-Stack Engineer

Hiring Organisation
Hackajob Ltd
Location
Manchester, North West, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Permanent
principles and pillars. To be successful in this role, we're seeking the following: Proven leadership of software engineering teams building distributed systems and microservices in agile environments such as Scrum or Kanban. Hands-on AI development using modern tools and IDEs (e.g., Windsurf) and familiarity with integrating ...

Senior Software Engineer, Web Development – AI

Location
Manchester, England, United Kingdom
frameworks (React, Next.js, Angular, Node.js, Express) on cloud-based technology, such as AWS and GCP. Experience of building large scale and low latency distributed systems. Solid understanding of algorithms, data structures, performance optimisation techniques, object-oriented programming. Experience using modern AI-assisted and agentic development workflows ...

Senior Software Engineer

Hiring Organisation
DCS Recruitment
Location
Manchester, Lancashire, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Full-Time
Salary
£65,000 - £75,000 per annum
with a strong engineering culture and modern tech stack. Key Responsibilities Design, develop and maintain applications using .NET technologies (C#) Build and deploy scalable systems within AWS cloud environments Contribute to architecture and technical decision-making Work closely with Product and Engineering teams to deliver features Champion best practice …/CD pipelines and DevOps processes Required Experience Strong commercial experience with .NET/C# Hands-on experience with AWS (essential) Experience building scalable, distributed systems Strong understanding of APIs and microservices architecture Exposure to CI/CD and DevOps ways of working Ability to work autonomously ...

Technical Lead, AI Engineering

Location
Manchester, England, United Kingdom
execution of conversational AI features that enable users to interact with Anaplan models through natural language Oversee the development of agentic AI systems that can autonomously analyse data, generate insights, and execute planning workflows Own the team's delivery roadmap, working closely with product management to prioritise features … teams Experience leading teams in fast‐growing startups or enterprise software companies Knowledge of financial planning, analytics, or business intelligence domains Experience with RAG systems, vector databases, and semantic search Familiarity with model fine‐tuning, evaluation, and continuous improvement workflows Background in distributed systems, microservices, or cloud ...

Software Engineer

Hiring Organisation
Randstad Technologies
Location
Manchester, Lancashire, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Full-Time
Salary
£65.00 - £73.00 per hour
backend services that connect the platform to third-party attraction providers. You will focus on scaling partner integrations, data ingestion, and building highly resilient distributed systems. Key Responsibilities Design, build, and maintain cloud-native backend services, utilizing event-driven patterns where appropriate. Own the end-to-end delivery lifecycle … Solid understanding of Kafka or comparable event-streaming/messaging technologies. Extensive experience designing and integrating HTTP APIs with external systems. Deep understanding of distributed systems fundamentals (e.g., idempotency, retries, rate limiting) and CI/CD pipelines. Strong problem-solving skills with a collaborative, communicative approach. Nice ...