1 to 25 of 35 Distributed Systems Jobs in the North of England

Lead Software Engineer

Hiring Organisation
Daniel James Resourcing Ltd
Location
Manchester, North West, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Permanent, Work From Home
Salary
£85,000
will take ownership of critical platform services, lead a high-performing team, and play a key role in shaping the technical direction of systems that operate at real scale. Youll be working in an environment that prioritises: Modern engineering standards Cloud-native architecture Event-driven systems Continuous delivery … architecture. You will: Lead and mentor a team of engineers, setting the standard for engineering quality Design and build scalable, resilient, cloud-native systems Collaborate with Product and Architecture to define technical direction Drive best practices across CI/CD, testing, and modern software engineering Take ownership of system ...

Lead Principal Software Engineer

Hiring Organisation
djr
Location
Manchester Area, United Kingdom
that is redefining how a complex, high-volume ecosystem connects, operates, and scales. You’ll be shaping a revolutionary connected platform - bringing together multiple systems, data streams, and services into a single, intelligent, event-driven architecture designed to operate at serious scale. This is the kind of role where … your decisions actually shape the future of the platform What You’ll Be Building A greenfield, cloud-native SaaS platform Designed around event-driven, distributed architecture Connecting multiple services, products, and data domains into a unified ecosystem Built to handle high throughput, real-time decisioning, and complex workflows This ...

Lead Integration Engineer & Developer

Hiring Organisation
Ashdown Group
Location
Liverpool, Merseyside, North West, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Permanent, Work From Home
company based in Liverpool is requires a hands-on Lead Integration Engineer & Developer to take ownership of their growing integration platform connecting core internal systems with external partners and services. This is a high-impact role combining deep technical delivery with architectural leadership. Youll spend a significant portion … your time building production systems, while also shaping the future of their integration ecosystem. The platform is built around HubSpot and a modern event-driven architecture in AWS, and youll play a key role in defining how they design APIs, process events, and scale integrations across the business. ...

Senior Java Developer - Manchester

Hiring Organisation
Morson Edge
Location
Manchester, North West, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Permanent
projects. What You'll Do Working primarily in Java (Spring Boot, Hibernate, etc.) Drive design and architecture decisions for scalable, secure, and performant systems Collaborate cross-functionally with Product, Design, and DevOps to deliver high-impact features Conduct code reviews, establish coding standards, and promote engineering best practices Continuously … improve team workflows and development processes What They're Looking For Good expertise in Java and JVM-based systems (3+ years coding experience preferred) Solid background in system design, distributed systems, and cloud architectures (AWS/Azure/GCP) Passion for clean code, testing, and performance optimization ...

Site Reliability Engineer (CloudOps)

Hiring Organisation
Moorepay
Location
Manchester, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Full-Time
Salary
Competitive salary
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 SRE ensures that resilience, performance, and operational excellence are built into everything we deliver. By partnering closely with Engineers, Architects … 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. Key Responsibilities Reliability, Performance & Security: Design and implement strategies to improve system reliability, availability ...

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 ...

Software Engineer

Hiring Organisation
Moorepay
Location
Manchester, Lancashire, England, 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. ...

Tech Lead (.NET)

Hiring Organisation
djr
Location
Manchester Area, United Kingdom
evolving a high-volume, data-driven platform used across a complex, multi-service ecosystem. You’ll join a team operating at genuine scale — delivering systems that process significant volumes of data and transactions daily — with a clear focus on performance, reliability, and continuous improvement . This is a role … architecture. You will: Lead a team of engineers, setting the standard for engineering quality and delivery Design and build scalable, resilient, cloud-native systems Take ownership of key platform services, ensuring performance, stability, and maintainability Work closely with Product and Architecture to shape technical direction and delivery priorities Drive ...

Software Development Lead

Hiring Organisation
Adler & Allan Ltd
Location
Lancashire, North West, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Permanent
Company Description Detectronic , based in Nelson, Lancashire , is a UK specialist in wastewater and sewer network monitoring systems . The company designs, manufactures, and installs flow, level, and water-quality monitoring equipment used by water utilities and industrial customers to prevent flooding, reduce pollution, and improve environmental compliance … with Travel to Nelson Permanent, full-time Competitive salary, Bonus plus benefits We are seeking an experiencedSoftware Development Lead with deep expertise in IoT systems, cloud-native development on AWS, data ingestion pipelines, and API development. You will design and build the backend services that support our connected ...

Senior Software Developer

Hiring Organisation
KO2 Embedded Recruitment Solutions LTD
Location
Burnley, Lancashire, North West, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Permanent, Work From Home
Salary
£70,000
Benefits KO2's client are looking for an experienced Senior Software Developer to play a key role in designing and building scalable, cloud-native systems that power connected IoT devices. This is an exciting opportunity to work at the intersection of hardware and software-developing backend services that enable … Collaborate with cross-functional teams including product, embedded, and data engineering Key Skills & Experience: Strong backend or platform engineering experience, ideally within IoT or distributed systems Deep knowledge of AWS Technologies (IoT Core, Lambda, DynamoDB, Kinesis, SQS, API Gateway) Proficiency in Python, Node.js, Go, or Java Experience with ...

Software Developer

Hiring Organisation
Anson Mccade
Location
Newcastle Upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, North East, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Permanent
business challenges into robust and scalable software. You will collaborate closely with stakeholders and fellow technologists, shaping best practices, influencing technical decisions, and building systems that are secure, maintainable, and AI-ready. This role encourages experimentation and innovation. You will apply AI techniques, explore new technologies, and deliver intelligent … expect from their duties Full ownership of AI-driven projects from conception to delivery Deep problem-solving to deliver intelligent and effective solutions Improving systems, processes, and AI integrations to maximise impact Applying emerging technology trends to keep the team at the forefront The Successful Software Developer will have ...

Performance Test Engineer

Hiring Organisation
Response Informatics
Location
North West England, UK
Experience testingweb, mobile, and backend applications Proficiency in analyzing serverside metrics (CPU, memory, GC, threads, I/O) Strong knowledge of REST APIs, messaging systems, and caching mechanisms Handson experience withSQL and database performance validation Monitoring & Diagnostics Experience with monitoring and APM tools such as: AppDynamics, Dynatrace, New Relic …/CD tools (Jenkins, Azure DevOps, GitLab CI, etc.) Experience testing applications hosted oncloud platforms(AWS, Azure, GCP) Familiarity with containerized and distributed systems (Docker, Kubernetes) is a plus Methodologies Strong understanding ofSDLC and STLC Experience working inAgile/Scrumand DevOps environments Soft Skills Strong analytical and troubleshooting ...

Principal Software Solutions Architect

Hiring Organisation
Moorepay
Location
Manchester, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Full-Time
Salary
Competitive salary
defines the architectural backbone that enables the entire engineering organisation to scale effectively. As we transition to multiple autonomous squads, you will ensure our systems remain leading edge, secure, resilient, and consistent enabling rapid product delivery while maintaining high standards of engineering excellence. You will leave an enduring impact … delivery pipeline. Collaborate with security and compliance stakeholders to ensure solutions meet regulatory and governance requirements. Promote design patterns that minimise risk across distributed systems. Solution Design & Governance Own the end-to-end architectural design for major platform components and new product capabilities, with a focus on AI First. ...

Full Stack Engineer

Hiring Organisation
BNY
Location
Manchester, England, United Kingdom
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 Development Engineer

Hiring Organisation
Akkodis
Location
Cheadle, England, United Kingdom
Role We are seeking a highly skilled Software Development and Deployment Engineer to design, develop, integrate, and deploy real-time software applications within complex, distributed and containerised environments. The role requires strong proficiency in C++, with supporting capability in Java and Python, and a solid understanding of mathematics … Responsibilities Design, develop, and maintain real-time software using C++, with supporting development in Java and Python. Apply software architecture principles for large-scale distributed systems. Implement mathematical, theoretical, and signal-processing models accurately in code. Use model-driven development, working with a mixture of autogenerated and handwritten software. ...

Senior Applied AI Engineer (.NET)

Hiring Organisation
Adria Solutions
Location
Warrington, Cheshire, North West, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Permanent, Work From Home
Salary
£85,000
production-grade AI-powered features within a modern .NET product environment. This is a hands-on engineering role focused on applying AI in real systems not training models. Youll work with commercial AI platforms such as Anthropic Claude, AWS Bedrock, and OpenAI to build reliable, scalable, and observable features … growing team. What Youll Do Design and build AI-powered product features within a C#/.NET ecosystem Integrate commercial AI APIs into production systems with a focus on reliability, scalability, and cost control Establish and promote best practices for applied AI engineering across the codebase Lead by example ...

Principal Engineer / Architect

Hiring Organisation
Fruition Group
Location
Leeds, West Yorkshire, Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Permanent
Salary
£80,000
improvement and innovation What skills and experience will you already have? Essential 6+ years' experience in software development Experience designing and evolving large-scale systems Strong background in .NET and cloud-based architectures Experience with performance tuning and optimisation Degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience Deep understanding … technologies and communicate trade-offs Strong understanding of performance optimisation techniques Experience with modern frontend frameworks (e.g. React) Desirable Experience with AWS Experience with distributed systems Experience with data platforms or analytics systems Experience contributing to R&D or innovation initiatives Experience evaluating and prototyping new technologies ...

Software Engineer - Technologist

Hiring Organisation
Client Server
Location
Newcastle Upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, North East, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Permanent, Work From Home
Salary
£70,000
Newcastle onsite* to £70k+ Are you a bright, ambitious Software Engineer looking for an opportunity to progress your career, working on complex and interesting systems in a role where you can learn and develop your skills? You could be joining a FinTech start-up, they have secure backing …/Russel Group university, backed by A's at A-level You're a technologist who enjoys collaborating and problem solving, working on complex, distributed systems You have strong backend coding skills - you can come from any tech background (e.g. Java, Python, Full Stack) but be happy ...

AI Product Engineer

Hiring Organisation
Adria Solutions
Location
Warrington, Cheshire, North West, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Permanent, Work From Home
Salary
£85,000
environment. What Youll Do Design and implement AI-powered product features within a C#/.NET stack Integrate commercial AI APIs into production systems with reliability and scalability in mind Establish best practices for AI integration across the codebase Lead by example through AI-assisted development workflows Pair with … developers and support adoption of tools like Claude Code or Cursor Build observable, maintainable systems with strong logging, cost tracking, and guardrails Must Have 5+ years experience with C#/.NET Core 7+ years total commercial software engineering experience Proven experience designing and shipping AI API integrations in production ...

Full Stack Engineer (TDD / C# / JavaScript)

Hiring Organisation
Adria Solutions
Location
Warrington, Cheshire, North West, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Permanent, Work From Home
Salary
£65,000
DevOps, reporting into engineering leadership. Why This Role Matters The next-generation platform will provide customers with a unified view of security across distributed environments. As integrations expand, maintaining a high bar for quality, reliability, and test coverage is critical. This role will also play a key part … stack Deliver clean, maintainable full stack solutions using .NET and modern JavaScript frameworks Lead by example in test-driven development practices Integrate third-party systems using REST APIs, OAuth2, webhooks, and resilient patterns Contribute to a scalable, observable integration layer Collaborate with Product, QA, and DevOps to deliver high ...

Senior Platform Engineer - Manchester (Hybrid)

Hiring Organisation
GBV Ltd
Location
Manchester, North West, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Permanent
Salary
£90,000
raising the technical bar across the function Theyre looking for someone with strong Azure + Kubernetes experience, solid IaC skills, and a background in distributed systems and platform engineering at scale. Anyone that has come from a coding background would be highly revered but this isnt essential ...

Senior Mapping Engineer

Hiring Organisation
Searchability®
Location
York, England, United Kingdom
cameras, radar, GNSS/INS) • Solid C++ and ROS2 expertise • Experience with large-scale, real-world mapping deployments • Understanding of geometry, optimisation and transformation systems Desirable: Semantic mapping, distributed systems, DDS or ML-driven scene understanding If you’re interested in hearing more, feel free ...

Python Developer

Hiring Organisation
Noir
Location
Newcastle Upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, England, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Full-Time
Salary
£42,000 - £62,000 per annum
Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and version control (Git). Experience building scalable, production-ready applications. Experience with parallel processing, mapping tools, or distributed systems would be beneficial but not essential. This is a fantastic opportunity to join a tech-for-good organisation where your work will ...

Scala Developer (Remote)

Hiring Organisation
Stealth iT Consulting
Location
Leeds, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom
join their engineering team and contribute to the design and development of scalable, high‐performance applications . This role involves working on modern distributed systems, building APIs, and collaborating with cross‐functional teams to deliver enterprise‐grade solutions. Key responsibilities: Design, develop and maintain backend services and APIs ...

Scala Developer (Remote)

Hiring Organisation
Stealth iT Consulting
Location
Ashton-Under-Lyne, Greater Manchester, United Kingdom
join their engineering team and contribute to the design and development of scalable, high‐performance applications . This role involves working on modern distributed systems, building APIs, and collaborating with cross‐functional teams to deliver enterprise‐grade solutions. Key responsibilities: Design, develop and maintain backend services and APIs ...