1 to 25 of 56 Distributed Systems Jobs in the North of England

Lead Developer

Hiring Organisation
Daniel James Resourcing Ltd
Location
Manchester, North West, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Permanent, Work From Home
Salary
£85,000
mentoring developers and helping define engineering standards across multiple cloud-native products. If you're passionate about modern software engineering and enjoy solving complex distributed systems problems, this is the type of role that doesn't come around often. The Opportunity You'll work within … available, cloud-native SaaS applications used at significant scale. Working alongside Architects, Product Managers, Platform Engineers and Quality Engineers, you'll help deliver resilient distributed systems built around microservices, event-driven architecture and modern engineering practices. This is not a people-management role disguised as leadership. ...

Senior Golang Engineer

Hiring Organisation
Talent Smart
Location
Sheffield, South Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract
Contract Rate
£650/annum
hands-on engineering role requiring deep expertise in Go (Golang) and modern backend engineering practices. You will be responsible for developing high-performance APIs, distributed systems, and event-driven microservices while helping shape technical architecture across a scalable, Azure-hosted environment. Working alongside architects, product teams, and fellow … services using Go (Golang) . Build scalable RESTful APIs and event-driven microservices. Design and implement cloud-native solutions within Microsoft Azure. Develop resilient distributed systems capable of handling high-throughput workloads. Contribute to architecture decisions across a polyglot technology landscape, selecting the most appropriate technologies for individual ...

Principal Solution Architect

Hiring Organisation
Daniel James Resourcing Ltd
Location
Manchester, North West, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Permanent, Work From Home
teams to ensure architectural designs are successfully delivered Producing high-quality solution designs, technical documentation and architecture roadmaps Driving cloud-first architecture using modern distributed systems Leading architectural discussions around scalability, resilience, security and performance Supporting engineering teams through technical decision making rather than simply producing documentation Reviewing … existing systems and identifying opportunities for modernisation Collaborating with Product teams to balance commercial requirements with technical excellence Acting as a trusted technical advisor across multiple delivery teams What we're looking for You'll ideally have experience in most of the following: Previous experience as a Solution Architect ...

Data Engineer - Defence

Hiring Organisation
Anson Mccade
Location
Manchester, North West, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Permanent, Work From Home
Salary
£90,000
solving challenging problems through high-quality engineering, combining technical depth with hands-on delivery. This role offers the opportunity to work on data-intensive systems within demanding environments, building scalable pipelines and robust data platforms that support real-world outcomes. You'll have the opportunity to: Design and build … data pipelines and data-intensive applications Work across large-scale datasets in complex engineering environments Contribute to modern data platforms and distributed systems Collaborate with engineers and clients to deliver production-ready solutions Take ownership of delivery within high-impact programmes Work with modern tools and frameworks across ...

Data Test Engineer (SC Cleared)

Hiring Organisation
scrumconnect ltd
Location
City, Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Any
Salary
GBP 50,000 - 55,000 Annual
overall test strategy across cloud-native data platforms and applications Lead end-to-end testing activities across data pipelines, cloud services, APIs, and distributed systems Establish quality standards, governance processes, and testing best practices across teams Drive a quality-first engineering culture across the programme Provide leadership, mentoring … data engineering environments Strong background in automated testing for cloud-native and data-centric platforms Experience testing large-scale data pipelines, transformation processes, and distributed systems Experience managing or leading QA/testing teams in Agile delivery environments Strong stakeholder management and communication skills Experience establishing test governance ...

Principal Engineer

Hiring Organisation
Experis
Location
Knutsford, Cheshire, North West, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract
Contract Rate
£490.00 - £500.00 per day
architectures for enterprise workflow orchestration * Drive modern backend engineering standards, including CI/CD, deployment automation, and operational best practices * Architect durable, fault-tolerant distributed systems with high observability * Develop integration strategies across enterprise APIs, event streams, and downstream systems * Build reusable frameworks, prototypes, and production solutions … software initiatives using LLM frameworks and AWS AI services What you'll bring: * Proven experience with Camunda and/or Temporal.io in backend and distributed systems * Strong Python skills and experience designing production-grade APIs * Expertise in building resilient, fault-tolerant enterprise applications * Knowledge of workflow orchestration, retries ...

Senior Software Engineer C# .Net

Hiring Organisation
Client Server
Location
Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
Employment Type
Full-time
direction.As a senior member of the engineering team, you will design and develop business-critical backend services using modern C# and .Net, working on distributed systems that process large volumes of data with demanding performance and reliability requirements. You'll be involved throughout the software lifecycle, from technical … environment is particularly well suited to engineers with strong computer science foundations who enjoy tackling challenging problems, debating technical approaches and continuously improving both systems and engineering practices.About you:You have achieved a minimum 2.1 BSc in Computer Science or similar technical discipline from a top tier/Russel ...

Senior Software Engineer C# .Net

Hiring Organisation
Client Server
Location
Newcastle Upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, North East, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Permanent
senior member of the engineering team, you will design and develop business-critical backend services using modern C# and .Net, working on distributed systems that process large volumes of data with demanding performance and reliability requirements. You'll be involved throughout the software lifecycle, from technical design … environment is particularly well suited to engineers with strong computer science foundations who enjoy tackling challenging problems, debating technical approaches and continuously improving both systems and engineering practices. About you: You have achieved a minimum 2.1 BSc in Computer Science or similar technical discipline from a top tier/ ...

Engineering Manager (Golang)

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 Golang 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 ...

Golang Software Engineers (Mid-Level to Senior)

Hiring Organisation
Adria Solutions
Location
Manchester, North West, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Permanent, Work From Home
Salary
£80,000
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 ...

Senior Java Developer

Hiring Organisation
GTC Recruitment
Location
Manchester, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract
Contract Rate
£600 - £650/day
leadership role where you will guide developers while contributing directly to backend development, APIs, and automated testing. You will work on complex, high-traffic systems using modern engineering practices, helping to design and deliver robust, scalable services that are resilient and production-ready. Key Responsibilities Lead or mentor …/BDD) Support CI/CD and continuous deployment practices Contribute to 2nd-line production support and incident resolution Build scalable, high-performance distributed systems Work with large datasets and ensure systems scale effectively Communicate technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders Work in Linux/Unix-based ...

Lead Software Developer - C#

Hiring Organisation
Adria Solutions
Location
Sheffield, South Yorkshire, Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Permanent
Salary
£85,000
Lead Developer, Technical Lead, Senior Software Engineer, or similar leadership role Strong background in designing and building scalable RESTful APIs and backend systems Solid experience with Microsoft Azure cloud services, including App Services, Azure Functions, storage solutions, and cloud-native architectures Strong understanding of software architecture, design patterns … solutions Experience with CI/CD pipelines, DevOps practices, and infrastructure automation Knowledge of containerisation technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes Experience working with distributed systems, event-driven architectures, or microservices Azure certifications or equivalent cloud platform experience What's on Offer Opportunity to lead the development ...

Engineering Lead

Hiring Organisation
Hays
Location
Cheshire, North West, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract, Work From Home
Contract Rate
Up to £500.0 per day + Inside IR35
regulatory requirements. Act as the senior technical escalation point for engineering challenges, controls-related issues, and critical production incidents. Support complex integrations across enterprise systems, risk platforms, controls frameworks, and external applications. Design and guide implementation of scalable integration solutions across APIs, middleware, event-driven platforms, and external systems. … backend software engineering and enterprise integration. Experience designing and implementing APIs, microservices, middleware solutions, and event-driven architectures. Experience integrating enterprise platforms, risk systems, controls frameworks, and business-critical applications. Strong understanding of regulatory, risk, and compliance requirements within banking or financial services environments. Experience supporting applications impacted ...

Engineering Lead

Hiring Organisation
Hays
Location
Cheshire, North West, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract, Work From Home
Contract Rate
Up to £500.0 per day + Inside IR35
with CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure automation, and DevOps practices. Experience with Python and/or other modern backend programming languages. Strong understanding of distributed systems, application resiliency, and operational support. Experience conducting architecture reviews, technical governance, and engineering quality assurance. Excellent troubleshooting and problem-solving skills. Strong … Financial Services, or large-scale enterprise transformation programmes. Experience with Docker and Kubernetes. Knowledge of observability, monitoring, and site reliability practices. Experience supporting geographically distributed engineering teams. Exposure to AI-enabled engineering tools, automation frameworks, or developer productivity tooling. What you need to do now If you're interested ...

Senior Cloud Engineer

Hiring Organisation
Fruition Group
Location
Leeds, West Yorkshire, Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Permanent, Work From Home
Salary
£80,000
provisioning and configuration. Develop and manage CI/CD pipelines using tools such as Jenkins, GitHub Actions or Azure DevOps. Support the operation of distributed systems, ensuring reliability, performance and security. Contribute coding expertise in languages such as Python, Go or JavaScript. Collaborate closely with clients and cross … automation platforms. Practical programming experience in at least one mainstream language (Python, Go, JavaScript). Solid understanding of networking fundamentals, security principles and distributed systems. Experience with containerisation and orchestration (Kubernetes, ECS). Nice to have experience with AI assisted coding tools or agentic AI. Nice to have leadership ...

Principle Engineer

Hiring Organisation
DCS Recruitment Limited
Location
Manchester, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Permanent
Salary
£90000 - £100000/annum
technical problem-solving, system design, and raising engineering standards across teams. What You'll Be Doing Owning Architecture & Technical Direction Design and build scalable, distributed systems using .NET (C#) Define and evolve system architecture across AWS cloud environments Lead on complex technical challenges and system design decisions Ensure … influence the wider engineering team through knowledge sharing and technical mentorship Hands-On Delivery & Innovation Contribute directly to coding, design, and delivery of key systems Work across the full lifecycle - from design through to deployment and optimisation Drive improvement across CI/CD, DevOps, and cloud-native practices Collaborate ...

Cloud & Platform Engineering Lead

Hiring Organisation
Moorepay
Location
Manchester, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Full-Time
Salary
Competitive salary
Platform Lead will identify priorities to remove friction from engineering teams, streamline processes, and enhance operational excellence. This role combines software engineering principles with systems administration to deliver robust, automated, cost-effective, and secure-by-design solutions. The Cloud & Platform Engineering Lead plays a critical role in ensuring that … platform is reliable, observable, secure, and able to scale with the organisation’s growth. As we adopt intelligent agents, autonomous workflows, and increasingly complex distributed systems, the Platform Lead ensures that resilience, performance, and operational excellence are built into everything we deliver. By partnering closely with Engineers, Architects ...

Senior Software Engineer

Hiring Organisation
Uniting Ambition
Location
Crewe, Middlewich, Cheshire, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Permanent
doesn’t want to move away from coding. You’ll be joining a well-established organisation with a growing tech function, working on modern systems in a collaborative, forward-thinking environment. There’s real opportunity here to shape technical direction, influence architecture, and grow your leadership capability — without losing … embed engineering best practices across the team What you’ll bring Strong background in C# and .NET Core development Experience working with microservices and distributed systems Frontend development experience (Angular or similar frameworks) Solid understanding of SQL databases and performance tuning Experience with cloud environments (AWS preferred ...

Lead C# Developer

Hiring Organisation
Reed Technology
Location
Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, North East, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Permanent
Salary
£90,000
best practice Collaborate with stakeholders to align tech with business goals Shape and deliver long-term technical roadmaps Build and scale real-time backend systems Lead cloud modernisation (AWS, containers, IaC) Evolve modular, maintainable architectures Improve CI/CD, observability, and system reliability This role has been created with … opportunity to build a team and function your way Direct mentorship from a long-tenured, highly knowledgeable manager Exposure to complex, large-scale systems in a mature engineering environment Be part of a company that is actively investing in both technology and the North East Their wider tech stack ...

Senior Site Reliability Engineer - Python

Hiring Organisation
Inspire People
Location
Barmpton, County Durham, UK
Employment Type
Full-time
platform.Essential skills for the Senior Site Reliability Engineer include:Experience writing clean, maintainable code in at least one programming language.Experience designing, operating and improving distributed systems, with a focus on reliability, performance and user impact.Experience of building applications hosted on cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure or Google ...

Senior Site Reliability Engineer - Python

Hiring Organisation
Inspire People
Location
Salford, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Full-Time
Salary
£63,824 - £80,158 per annum, Pro-rata, Inc benefits
skills for the Senior Site Reliability Engineer include: Experience writing clean, maintainable code in at least one programming language. Experience designing, operating and improving distributed systems, with a focus on reliability, performance and user impact. Experience of building applications hosted on cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure ...

Senior Site Reliability Engineer - Python

Hiring Organisation
Inspire People
Location
Manchester, North West, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Permanent, Part Time, Work From Home
Salary
£80,000
skills for the Senior Site Reliability Engineer include: Experience writing clean, maintainable code in at least one programming language. Experience designing, operating and improving distributed systems, with a focus on reliability, performance and user impact. Experience of building applications hosted on cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure ...

Senior Site Reliability Engineer - Python

Hiring Organisation
Inspire People
Location
Darlington, County Durham, North East, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Permanent, Part Time, Work From Home
Salary
£80,000
skills for the Senior Site Reliability Engineer include: Experience writing clean, maintainable code in at least one programming language. Experience designing, operating and improving distributed systems, with a focus on reliability, performance and user impact. Experience of building applications hosted on cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure ...

Data Engineer

Hiring Organisation
Anson Mccade
Location
Newcastle Upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, North East, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Permanent
Salary
£50,000
large-scale data platforms (3+ years) Proficiency in Java or Python Hands-on experience with streaming technologies (Kafka/Flink preferred) Good understanding of distributed systems and cloud platforms (AWS ideally) Experience with CI/CD, Docker, Kubernetes, and modern DevOps practices Why consider this role? Work ...

Senior Software Engineer

Hiring Organisation
DCS Recruitment
Location
Manchester, Lancashire, England, 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 ...