about through a dedicated day away from work. What you'll do Your key accountabilities will include: Software Development & Architecture: Responsible for design and architectural decisions, developing scalable and distributedsystems, and driving legacy migrations. Focused on optimizing deployment pipelines to enhance efficiency and reliability. Quality, Stability & Standards: Establish quality standards to meet performance, reliability, and maintainability of … the systems. With a strong production-first mindset, drive observability, maintain Service Level Objectives (SLOs), and ensure efficient incident resolution. Oversee the maintenance of existing systems, ensuring continuous improvements and prompt resolution of issues. Agile Delivery & Collaboration: Working closely with product, design, and programme management, you will lead the engineering delivery aligning to the business objectives. Collaboration will be … hands-on lead software engineer Experience working on highly scalable software solutions across web or backend Extensive background in software engineering with several years' experience in a variety of systems and technologies Experience building and leading teams of highly skilled, senior software engineers that deliver high-quality software. Excellent understanding of system design, software architecture, cloud, and software engineering More ❯
applications; define stacks with Terraform, AWS SAM, or CDK. Keep it reliable: run, monitor, and debug services; configure meaningful alerts; analyse logs/metrics for performance and behaviour; evaluate systems for operational reliability. Migrate without drama: move high-traffic systems to new designs with zero downtime. Own the ops: participate in on-call/incident response, lead post … incident learnings, and drive platform improvements. What We're Looking For: Essential Skills: Proven experience building and operating large-scale systems on AWS. Strong background in high-availability, fault-tolerant, distributed systems. Fluency in Java and Spring Boot. Excellent organisational, prioritisation, and communication skills. Desirable Skills: Hands-on CI/CD experience. Understanding of serverless and microservices architectures More ❯
Manchester, Lancashire, United Kingdom Hybrid / WFH Options
Awaze
ll lead five cross-functional product teams and engineering team of c. 30, responsible for the backbone of Awaze's technology, everything from booking services, Search, payments, and availability systems to our internal pricing platforms that power guest and owner journeys. Day-to-day, you will: Lead, coach, and grow engineering managers and senior engineers across multiple teams. Drive … long-term capability building. You'll likely bring: Experience leading multiple engineering teams (20+ engineers) in a modern, product-led organisation. A strong technical background, ideally with experience in distributedsystems, APIs, cloud-native architectures (AWS preferred), and event-driven platforms. Proven ability to define and execute technical strategy across multiple domains. A track record of growing engineering More ❯
Manchester, England, United Kingdom Hybrid / WFH Options
Awaze
ll lead five cross-functional product teams and engineering team of c. 30, responsible for the backbone of Awaze’s technology, everything from booking services, Search, payments, and availability systems to our internal pricing platforms that power guest and owner journeys. Day-to-day, you will: Lead, coach, and grow engineering managers and senior engineers across multiple teams. Drive … long-term capability building. You’ll likely bring: Experience leading multiple engineering teams (20+ engineers) in a modern, product-led organisation. A strong technical background, ideally with experience in distributedsystems, APIs, cloud-native architectures (AWS preferred), and event-driven platforms. Proven ability to define and execute technical strategy across multiple domains. A track record of growing engineering More ❯
warrington, cheshire, north west england, united kingdom Hybrid / WFH Options
Awaze
ll lead five cross-functional product teams and engineering team of c. 30, responsible for the backbone of Awaze’s technology, everything from booking services, Search, payments, and availability systems to our internal pricing platforms that power guest and owner journeys. Day-to-day, you will: Lead, coach, and grow engineering managers and senior engineers across multiple teams. Drive … long-term capability building. You’ll likely bring: Experience leading multiple engineering teams (20+ engineers) in a modern, product-led organisation. A strong technical background, ideally with experience in distributedsystems, APIs, cloud-native architectures (AWS preferred), and event-driven platforms. Proven ability to define and execute technical strategy across multiple domains. A track record of growing engineering More ❯
bolton, greater manchester, north west england, united kingdom Hybrid / WFH Options
Awaze
ll lead five cross-functional product teams and engineering team of c. 30, responsible for the backbone of Awaze’s technology, everything from booking services, Search, payments, and availability systems to our internal pricing platforms that power guest and owner journeys. Day-to-day, you will: Lead, coach, and grow engineering managers and senior engineers across multiple teams. Drive … long-term capability building. You’ll likely bring: Experience leading multiple engineering teams (20+ engineers) in a modern, product-led organisation. A strong technical background, ideally with experience in distributedsystems, APIs, cloud-native architectures (AWS preferred), and event-driven platforms. Proven ability to define and execute technical strategy across multiple domains. A track record of growing engineering More ❯
Manchester, Lancashire, United Kingdom Hybrid / WFH Options
Uniting Ambition
teams to translate business needs into solid technical solutions Champion technical best practice, mentoring teams and setting standards across projects What you will bring: Strong background designing and delivering distributedsystems and microservices Solid experience with Microsoft technologies (.NET Core, C#, SQL Server) Exposure to AWS or GCP cloud environments Understanding of AI/ML integration from an More ❯
Manchester Area, United Kingdom Hybrid / WFH Options
Uniting Ambition
teams to translate business needs into solid technical solutions Champion technical best practice, mentoring teams and setting standards across projects What you will bring: Strong background designing and delivering distributedsystems and microservices Solid experience with Microsoft technologies (.NET Core, C#, SQL Server) Exposure to AWS or GCP cloud environments Understanding of AI/ML integration from an More ❯
warrington, cheshire, north west england, united kingdom Hybrid / WFH Options
Uniting Ambition
teams to translate business needs into solid technical solutions Champion technical best practice, mentoring teams and setting standards across projects What you will bring: Strong background designing and delivering distributedsystems and microservices Solid experience with Microsoft technologies (.NET Core, C#, SQL Server) Exposure to AWS or GCP cloud environments Understanding of AI/ML integration from an More ❯
bolton, greater manchester, north west england, united kingdom Hybrid / WFH Options
Uniting Ambition
teams to translate business needs into solid technical solutions Champion technical best practice, mentoring teams and setting standards across projects What you will bring: Strong background designing and delivering distributedsystems and microservices Solid experience with Microsoft technologies (.NET Core, C#, SQL Server) Exposure to AWS or GCP cloud environments Understanding of AI/ML integration from an More ❯
third parties. Great in-built tooling for formatting, linting, testing and benchmarking. First-class error handling. High performance concurrency. Skills Server side development Exposure to functional programming. Experience of distributed systems. Complex event process/continuous query languages. Client/server development experience. Ability to problem solve. Excellent communication and team working skills. Strong academic background, ideally with a More ❯
Civic Centre, Wythenshawe, Manchester, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Uniting Ambition
third parties. Great in-built tooling for formatting, linting, testing and benchmarking. First-class error handling. High performance concurrency. Skills Server side development Exposure to functional programming. Experience of distributed systems. Complex event process/continuous query languages. Client/server development experience. Ability to problem solve. Excellent communication and team working skills. Strong academic background, ideally with a More ❯
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, United Kingdom Hybrid / WFH Options
Broster Buchanan
Broster Buchanan are partnered with a quickly growing eCommerce business who are looking for a Backend Systems Developer with integration experience to join their fast-paced, tech-forward software engineering team. This role will focus on the development and maintenance of scalable, cloud-native software solutions that integrate their e-commerce platform with critical business systems including Warehouse … onsite and 2 days remote working per week. On offer is a salary of £55k - £65k + 10% bonus. Responsibilities: Design, develop, and maintain backend integrations between e-commerce systems and ERP/WMS/Finance platforms. Build cloud-native, containerised applications and services using modern frameworks and design patterns. Create middleware and intranet applications that streamline internal workflows … and communication between distributed systems. Write clean, maintainable, and efficient code across multiple languages (C#, PHP, Python, JavaScript). Develop and consume REST APIs, ensuring secure, performant communication between services. Ensure scalability and resilience in applications handling large volumes of traffic and burst events. Work collaboratively with cross-functional teams, including DevOps, Infrastructure, and Product, to deliver robust systems. More ❯
Newcastle Upon Tyne, England, United Kingdom Hybrid / WFH Options
develop
transactions per minute and serves more than 1 million active users each month? Join our client's Product Engineering team and help design, build, and scale modern, high-performance systems that power a thriving digital ecosystem. What You’ll Be Working On As part of a dynamic, cross-functional team, you’ll work on a sophisticated platform using a … the cross functional teams Help drive best practice and improve performance, reliability, maintenance What We’re Looking For We’re seeking engineers who are passionate about building robust, scalable systems and thrive in a collaborative environment. You should have: Strong software engineering background in the .NET Ecosystem Hands on mindset, you enjoy getting stuck into complex challenges Technical Leadership … Passion for coaching, fostering and mentoring teams Understanding of modern engineering practices, tools and system architecture Experience with the Cloud, Microservices, highly scaleable and distributedsystems with lots of users would be extremely beneficial. What You’ll Get in Return They believe in investing in their people and creating an environment where you can thrive professionally and personally. More ❯
sunderland, tyne and wear, north east england, united kingdom Hybrid / WFH Options
develop
transactions per minute and serves more than 1 million active users each month? Join our client's Product Engineering team and help design, build, and scale modern, high-performance systems that power a thriving digital ecosystem. What You’ll Be Working On As part of a dynamic, cross-functional team, you’ll work on a sophisticated platform using a … the cross functional teams Help drive best practice and improve performance, reliability, maintenance What We’re Looking For We’re seeking engineers who are passionate about building robust, scalable systems and thrive in a collaborative environment. You should have: Strong software engineering background in the .NET Ecosystem Hands on mindset, you enjoy getting stuck into complex challenges Technical Leadership … Passion for coaching, fostering and mentoring teams Understanding of modern engineering practices, tools and system architecture Experience with the Cloud, Microservices, highly scaleable and distributedsystems with lots of users would be extremely beneficial. What You’ll Get in Return They believe in investing in their people and creating an environment where you can thrive professionally and personally. More ❯
sheffield, south yorkshire, yorkshire and the humber, united kingdom Hybrid / WFH Options
Octopus Energy
and Django for backend development Good working knowledge of (or similar Javascript framework, e.g. React) In-depth knowledge of MariaDB and SQL RESTful API design and development Version control systems (e.g., Git) and CI/CD pipelines Web security best practices and performance optimization Server deployment and maintenance (e.g. nginx, cron, package managers) Strong debugging skills (e.g. PyCharm debugger … pdb, Sentry) The following would be a strong plus... Knowledge of IoT or hardware integration Experience with distributedsystems or offline-first architectures Background in energy, mobility, or fintech sectors Closing date for applications: 17th November pm. More about MOPO: MOPO is on a mission to enable renewable energy access in underserved markets. Already operating in Nigeria, DRC More ❯
Manchester, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom Hybrid / WFH Options
Eligo Recruitment
platform and lead a talented engineering team in a high-growth environment? This is an opportunity to drive technical delivery across an innovative iGaming platform business, scaling real-time systems and leading end-to-end development within a fast-moving, ambitious organisation. BENEFITS: Salary up to £80k, Fully remote working, 23 days holiday plus bank holidays (including Christmas Shut … software engineering teams in a commercial environment, ideally having grown or managed a development function before Deep .NET engineering experience, confident working with modern Microsoft technologies and cloud-based systems Comfortable setting technical direction, reviewing code, and guiding architectural decisions in a hands-on capacity Strong grasp of distributedsystems and applications that handle large volumes of … Nice to Have Knowledge of gaming integrations, payments, and provider APIs Experience with fraud prevention, security controls, or compliance frameworks Familiarity with platform personalisation, data pipelines, or event-driven systems Exposure to machine learning, AI, or player analytics Ready to lead a high-performing engineering function and build modern gaming technology at scale? Please apply and Emma will be More ❯
best-in-class piece of software Being a driving force behind best programming practices and taking your team on that journey with you Working at scale, building tools and systems that can process large data volumes quickly and consistently Collaborating closely with our in-house Data team, our customers, and commercial colleagues in the business in order to build … Laravel (and you’re keen to remain hands-on) You have experience with Cloud (AWS and/or GCP) You’ve had some experience with building and working within distributedsystems You’re a passionate advocate for best practices and continuous improvement You’ve had experience building and operating production systems at scale You have experience bringing More ❯
Manchester, Lancashire, United Kingdom Hybrid / WFH Options
Street Group
best-in-class piece of software Being a driving force behind best programming practices and taking your team on that journey with you Working at scale, building tools and systems that can process large data volumes quickly and consistently Collaborating closely with our in-house Data team, our customers, and commercial colleagues in the business in order to build … Laravel (and you're keen to remain hands-on) You have experience with Cloud (AWS and/or GCP) You've had some experience with building and working within distributedsystems You're a passionate advocate for best practices and continuous improvement You've had experience building and operating production systems at scale You have experience bringing More ❯
Newcastle Upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, England, United Kingdom
Client Server Ltd
Newcastle onsite* to £130k+ Are you a backend focussed Software Engineer with a first class education looking for an opportunity to progress your career, working on complex and interesting systems in an impactful role? You could be joining a FinTech scale-up that has secure backing, an established Hedge Fund client as a partner and ambitious growth plans. What … discipline from a top tier/Russel Group university, backed by A's at A-level You're a technologist who enjoys collaborating and problem solving, working on complex, distributedsystems You have expertise with modern C# .Net Core, Python skills would also be of benefit You have a strong knowledge of modern software engineering best practices and More ❯
sunderland, tyne and wear, north east england, united kingdom
Client Server
Newcastle onsite* to £130k+ Are you a backend focussed Software Engineer with a first class education looking for an opportunity to progress your career, working on complex and interesting systems in an impactful role? You could be joining a FinTech scale-up that has secure backing, an established Hedge Fund client as a partner and ambitious growth plans. What … discipline from a top tier/Russel Group university, backed by A's at A-level You're a technologist who enjoys collaborating and problem solving, working on complex, distributedsystems You have expertise with modern C# .Net Core, Python skills would also be of benefit You have a strong knowledge of modern software engineering best practices and More ❯
of engineers, creating an environment where autonomy, quality, and learning thrive. Champion DevOps and CI/CD practices, ensuring smooth, reliable, and secure delivery pipelines. Drive technical direction across distributedsystems built on AWS, balancing innovation with real-world delivery. Partner with Product and Design to align tech decisions with business impact, bringing empathy, pragmatism, and curiosity to More ❯
of engineers, creating an environment where autonomy, quality, and learning thrive. Champion DevOps and CI/CD practices, ensuring smooth, reliable, and secure delivery pipelines. Drive technical direction across distributedsystems built on AWS, balancing innovation with real-world delivery. Partner with Product and Design to align tech decisions with business impact, bringing empathy, pragmatism, and curiosity to More ❯
warrington, cheshire, north west england, united kingdom
MRJ Recruitment
of engineers, creating an environment where autonomy, quality, and learning thrive. Champion DevOps and CI/CD practices, ensuring smooth, reliable, and secure delivery pipelines. Drive technical direction across distributedsystems built on AWS, balancing innovation with real-world delivery. Partner with Product and Design to align tech decisions with business impact, bringing empathy, pragmatism, and curiosity to More ❯
bolton, greater manchester, north west england, united kingdom
MRJ Recruitment
of engineers, creating an environment where autonomy, quality, and learning thrive. Champion DevOps and CI/CD practices, ensuring smooth, reliable, and secure delivery pipelines. Drive technical direction across distributedsystems built on AWS, balancing innovation with real-world delivery. Partner with Product and Design to align tech decisions with business impact, bringing empathy, pragmatism, and curiosity to More ❯