24 of 24 Remote/Hybrid Distributed Systems Jobs in the South East

Senior Data Engineer - Scala/Spark

Hiring Organisation
Morgan McKinley
Location
London, South East, England, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contractor
Contract Rate
£450 - £550 per day
Engineer to join a high-performing engineering team responsible for building and operating large-scale data platforms that support advanced machine learning and recommendation systems used by millions of users globally. This is an opportunity to work on highly complex distributed systems, developing production-grade data pipelines … performance, reliability and operational health of production data pipelines. Develop tooling and infrastructure that supports machine learning workflow execution and deployment. Optimise data processing systems for throughput, scalability and efficiency. Collaborate closely with Data Engineers, ML Engineers and Research teams to deliver high-quality datasets and platform capabilities. Identify ...

Principal Full Stack Engineer & Architecture Lead

Hiring Organisation
BCT Resourcing
Location
London, South East, England, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Full-Time
Salary
£80,000 - £90,000 per annum
engineering excellence while remaining hands-on with development.This role would suit someone who enjoys solving complex technical challenges, mentoring engineers, and building modern distributed systems within a fast-moving product-led environment.Key ResponsibilitiesArchitecture & Technical Leadership * Lead platform architecture and technical design decisions * Define scalable, secure, and maintainable engineering … directly to backend and frontend production code * Build scalable applications using Node.js, TypeScript, React, and Next.js * Design and develop AWS serverless and event-driven systems * Develop and optimise PostgreSQL databases and queries * Support engineering teams with the delivery of complex technical initiativesCloud, DevOps & Infrastructure * Design and maintain CI/ ...

Software Architect - C#

Hiring Organisation
Jobleads-UK
Location
Basingstoke, England, United Kingdom
ensure robust, scalable solutions. You will define architectural standards, shape technical strategy, and work closely with development teams to deliver high-performance, resilient distributed systems. This role requires significant experience in designing enterprise-scale cloud-native applications and the ability to influence technical direction across multiple teams. Key responsibilities … cloud-based microservices solutions within the MyCity platform Creating architectural designs guiding development from concept to deployment Ensuring performance, scalability, and reliability of distributed systems Developing and maintaining architectural roadmaps and technical blueprints Providing technical leadership and guidance to development teams Translating business requirements into scalable architectural solutions ...

Platform Engineer

Hiring Organisation
Harnham - Data & Analytics Recruitment
Location
London, South East, England, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Full-Time
Salary
£130,000 - £150,000 per annum
heart of the AI infrastructure ecosystem. You'll take ownership of core platform engineering, working closely with the founding team to build scalable systems that underpin a fast-growing, mission-critical product. The role offers significant autonomy, technical influence and long-term upside. THE COMPANY Our client … infrastructure that powers modern AI systems. They work with sophisticated clients to provide deep insight into markets such as compute, cloud platforms and distributed systems. Having recently raised significant funding and preparing for further growth, the business is now investing heavily in its engineering capability. This role has been ...

Senior Python Engineer

Hiring Organisation
Method Resourcing
Location
London, South East, England, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Full-Time
Salary
£60,000 - £80,000 per annum
teams Driving best practices in software engineering, code quality, and performance Participating in architecture reviews and technical decision-making Identifying and implementing improvements to systems, processes, and tooling Supporting cloud-native deployments and infrastructure automation What We're Looking For Essential Professional Python development experience Strong understanding of software … design patterns and engineering principles Experience with frameworks such as FastAPI, Django, or Flask Solid knowledge of RESTful APIs and distributed systems Experience working with relational and NoSQL databases Strong testing experience (PyTest, unit, integration, and automated testing) Experience with Git and modern CI/CD pipelines Excellent ...

Infrastructure / DevOps Engineer (Senior)

Hiring Organisation
Salt Search
Location
London, South East, England, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Temporary
Salary
£500 - £800 per day
days onsite per month is required Inside of IR35 - will need to use an Umbrella Job Description: Emerging technologies such as cloud-native platforms, distributed systems, and automated delivery pipelines are transforming how modern financial infrastructures are built and operated. The Innovation Tribe is driving this transformation … Compliance by Design Implement security controls (identity, access, secrets management, network security) in line with CISO and GTS requirements . Monitoring, Observability & Reliability Ensure systems are observable and resilient by implementing logging, monitoring, alerting, and performance optimization. Release & Deployment Support Support release processes, ensuring infrastructure readiness and smooth deployment ...

Senior AI Engineer (LLMs, Python & Java)

Hiring Organisation
Halian Technology Limited
Location
Bracknell, Berkshire, South East, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Permanent, Work From Home
Salary
£95,000
fast-growing (~280 people) Healthtech organisation making a real-world impact. This is a rare opportunity to shape the AI strategy, design production-grade systems, and bring cutting-edge LLM-powered solutions into a live product environment. The Role Youll sit at the intersection of AI, backend engineering … cloud systems , designing and deploying intelligent features that directly impact users. Expect to: Design and implement LLM-based applications (RAG pipelines, agents, copilots) Build scalable backend services using Python and Java Integrate AI into existing cloud-native SaaS platforms Own the full lifecycle: experimentation prototyping production Optimise model performance ...

Senior DevOps Engineer - Remote UK

Hiring Organisation
FBI &TMT
Location
Basingstoke, Hampshire, South East, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Permanent
codebases, and developer workflows to improve how software is built, deployed, and operated. You'll take ownership across the stack - collaborating with engineers, improving systems end-to-end, and helping the team deliver reliably as the platform continues to grow. Core Technology Stack TypeScript/Node.js frameworks (e.g. NestJS … based backend frameworks Database tuning and optimisation (PostgreSQL or similar) Experience with container-based architectures Building internal tooling or improving developer platforms Exposure to distributed systems or event-driven architectures Experience in regulated or financial environments What We're Looking For Engineers who enjoy working in scaling environments ...

AI Engineer

Hiring Organisation
Halian Technology Limited
Location
Reading, Berkshire, South East, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Permanent, Work From Home
Salary
£95,000
fast-growing (~280 people) Healthtech organisation making a real-world impact. This is a rare opportunity to shape the AI strategy, design production-grade systems, and bring cutting-edge LLM-powered solutions into a live product environment. The Role Youll sit at the intersection of AI, backend engineering … cloud systems , designing and deploying intelligent features that directly impact users. Expect to: Design and implement LLM-based applications (RAG pipelines, agents, copilots) Build scalable backend services using Python and Java Integrate AI into existing cloud-native SaaS platforms Own the full lifecycle: experimentation prototyping production Optimise model performance ...

Senior Gen AI Developer

Hiring Organisation
Harnham - Data & Analytics Recruitment
Location
London, South East, England, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contractor
Contract Rate
£500 - £700 per day
powered applications. The role would suit a strong software engineer with hands-on experience building cloud-native applications, embedding AI capabilities into production systems, and taking ownership across the full delivery lifecycle. Key responsibilities: * Design, build and maintain AI-enabled applications using enterprise GenAI services* Develop production-grade microservices … applications* Ensure applications meet non-functional requirements around security, scalability, resiliency, performance and cost Essential skills: * Strong software engineering background with experience delivering complex distributed systems* Proven experience building and deploying production-grade applications that embed AI capabilities* Strong Python experience* Experience with LangGraph, Strands and DeepEval* Strong ...

Senior Developer

Hiring Organisation
Addition
Location
London, South East, England, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Full-Time
Salary
£70,000 - £90,000 per annum
rather than chasing hype. As their platform continues to scale, they're looking for a Senior Developer who enjoys solving complex technical problems, improving systems, and building software that stands up in production. The Good Bits: £70,000 - £90,000 Hybrid working Exposure to large-scale SaaS platforms Clear … progression opportunities A collaborative engineering culture that values learning and continuous improvement The chance to work on systems used by thousands of people every day A Typical Day in the Role: Building and improving APIs that support critical platform functionality Investigating production issues and tracing problems across distributed ...

Technical Lead

Hiring Organisation
Reed
Location
London, South East, England, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contractor
Contract Rate
Salary negotiable
ingestion, transformation, serving layers, and user-facing applications/UI. Translate business requirements into scalable, secure, production-ready technical solutions. Architect and implement modern distributed systems and data platforms aligned to strategic architecture principles. Drive engineering best practices across CI/CD, DevOps, automated testing (TDD/… Qualifications: Strong hands-on experience in front-end & application development (React.js/Next.js), backend development (Java or Python), and building secure, scalable APIs and distributed applications. Expertise in data engineering & platforms including SQL, data warehousing, ETL/ELT pipelines, data modelling, and integration of data science and analytics. Experience ...

Senior Platform Engineer

Hiring Organisation
Harnham - Data & Analytics Recruitment
Location
London, South East, England, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Full-Time
Salary
£120,000 - £150,000 per annum
solve complex technical challenges Help shape technical strategy and influence future hiring and engineering standards Your Skills & Experience Strong commercial experience building and scaling distributed systems in production Deep knowledge of cloud platforms, ideally GCP, alongside Kubernetes and Terraform Expertise in backend engineering using Python and relational databases … fast-paced environment with a high level of ownership A mindset focused on impact, problem-solving, and continuous learning Exposure to trading systems, financial platforms, or regulated environments is beneficial but not required Interest in leveraging modern AI development tools to improve productivity What They Offer ...

Senior Software Engineer

Hiring Organisation
Vermillion Analytics
Location
London, South East, England, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Full-Time
Salary
£65,000 - £80,000 per annum
right role. If it sounds like the interesting part, read on. WHAT YOU'LL BE DOING Owning the delivery of complex features and systems, end-to-end Breaking ambiguous product problems into scalable technical solutions Making architectural and implementation decisions across the engineering stream Writing maintainable, predictable, scalable code … leading production incident response where needed WHAT THEY'RE LOOKING FOR Essential: Strong professional experience with Python backend development Solid understanding of APIs, distributed systems, and scalable application design Experience working across complex, multi-surface product ecosystems The ability to mentor and elevate engineers around you Clear, proactive ...

Backend Python Developer

Hiring Organisation
Xact Placements Limited
Location
London, South East, England, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Full-Time
Salary
£60,000 - £80,000 per annum
Strong commercial experience in Python backend development . Experience building APIs and working with cloud-native architectures. Solid understanding of Docker, Kubernetes, and scalable distributed systems . Experience using GitHub for version control, pull requests, and CI/CD workflows. An agile mindset and the confidence to work … tape. Remote flexibility with a culture focused on delivery, ownership, and innovation. If you are a backend Python developer who enjoys building intelligent, scalable systems in Azure and wants to work at the forefront of applied AI, this opportunity is worth exploring. ...

AI Application/Big Data Engineer

Hiring Organisation
Advanced Resource Managers Limited
Location
London, South East, England, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contractor
Contract Rate
Salary negotiable
Snowflake (data platform integration, CDC concepts) PostgreSQL (RDS) AWS Stack S3, RDS, SQS, EventBridge Containerized workloads (EKS/ECS) Engineering Practices Strong understanding of: distributed systems performance optimization observability (e.g. Langfuse, logging/metrics) Nice-to-Have Experience with: Salesforce Service Cloud integrations NLP/GenAI applications … service Exposure to: Amplitude or product analytics tools Knowledge of regulated environments (banking/capital markets) Soft Skills Ability to work in cross-functional distributed teams Strong ownership mindset (design production) Clear communication with business and technical stakeholders Disclaimer: This vacancy is being advertised by either Advanced Resource Managers ...

Backend Developer

Hiring Organisation
Robert Half
Location
London, South East, England, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contractor
Contract Rate
Salary negotiable
This is a generalist engineering role suited to someone who values adaptability, enjoys learning new tools, and can contribute across a variety of backend systems and services. You'll work closely with product, data, infrastructure, and frontend teams to design, build, and maintain scalable applications that power critical business … rather than being tied to a single language or framework. Role The Backend Developer will design, build, and maintain scalable backend services, APIs, and distributed systems. Write clean, maintainable, and well-tested code across multiple programming languages. Collaborate with product managers, designers, and other engineers to deliver high-quality ...

Full Stack Software Engineer

Hiring Organisation
Connells Limited
Location
Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, South East, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Permanent, Work From Home
Software Engineer to join our Group Technology team in Milton Keynes . In this role, you will help develop, support and enhance our business systems using .NET technologies and SQL Server. We offer a hybrid working arrangement with one or two days per week in our Milton Keynes office. … with a willingness to work as part of a collaborative environment Highly Desirable: Experience with concurrent programming techniques, parallelism, and threading Experience working with distributed systems and microservice architectures Experience with high-scalability projects involving cloud-based infrastructure design and implementation Microsoft certified status ** Please note that ...

Full Stack Software Engineer

Hiring Organisation
Connells Group HQ
Location
Caldecotte, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Full-Time
Salary
Competitive salary
Software Engineer to join our Group Technology team in Milton Keynes . In this role, you will help develop, support and enhance our business systems using .NET technologies and SQL Server.We offer a hybrid working arrangement with one or two days per week in our Milton Keynes office. … with a willingness to work as part of a collaborative environment Highly Desirable: Experience with concurrent programming techniques, parallelism, and threading Experience working with distributed systems and microservice architectures Experience with high-scalability projects involving cloud-based infrastructure design and implementation Microsoft certified status Connells Group ...

Site Reliability Engineer's

Hiring Organisation
F5 consultants
Location
Reading, Berkshire, South East, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Permanent, Work From Home
Salary
£70,000
Operators including ServiceMesh, ODF, ACS, ACM, and AMQ Ability to work within complex multi-cloud or hybrid environments with a solid foundation in distributed systems Expertise in observability tooling such as Prometheus, Grafana, Loki, and Tempo Proficiency in IaC tools such as Kustomize and Helm, with scripting skills ...

Full Stack .Net Developer (C#, React, Azure Service Bus)

Hiring Organisation
Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited
Location
Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Full-Time
Salary
£45,000 - £58,000 per annum
clear investment strategy, the organisation is accelerating its shift towards a modern, product-led engineering culture.Historically rooted in large-scale, mission-critical systems, the business is now transforming how it builds and delivers software, moving away from legacy desktop applications towards scalable, cloud-oriented, API-first platforms. What sets … engineers, playing a key role in one of the organisation's most important technology programmes. The immediate focus will be evolving core systems, moving from legacy WinForms and desktop-based architecture into modern, web-based internal platforms built on APIs and cloud-first principles.This is not a simple migration. ...

Staff AI Engineer

Hiring Organisation
Harnham - Data & Analytics Recruitment
Location
London, South East, England, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Full-Time
Salary
£150,000 - £200,000 per annum
Start as a hands-on individual contributor with scope to build and lead a team YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE: 10+ years building production-grade systems at scale Background as a Staff/Principal Engineer, senior IC, or technical leader in a high-growth environment Strong hands-on coding skills … Python, SQL, and TypeScript Experience building large-scale data platforms, APIs, and distributed systems Proven ability to operate across architecture, delivery, and executive-level communication Desirable: experience with AI/LLM systems, data enrichment, B2B data products, or hybrid infrastructure environments SALARY AND BENEFITS ...

Head of AI Engineering

Hiring Organisation
Harnham - Data & Analytics Recruitment
Location
London, South East, England, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Full-Time
Salary
£150,000 - £200,000 per annum
Start as a hands-on individual contributor with scope to build and lead a team YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE: 10+ years building production-grade systems at scale Background as a Staff/Principal Engineer, senior IC, or technical leader in a high-growth environment Strong hands-on coding skills … Python, SQL, and TypeScript Experience building large-scale data platforms, APIs, and distributed systems Proven ability to operate across architecture, delivery, and executive-level communication Desirable: experience with AI/LLM systems, data enrichment, B2B data products, or hybrid infrastructure environments SALARY AND BENEFITS ...

Engineering Manager

Hiring Organisation
Method Resourcing
Location
London, South East, England, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Full-Time
Salary
Competitive salary
Looking For Previous experience leading software engineering teams. Strong technical background in backend engineering, ideally with Python. Experience delivering API-first platforms and distributed systems. Exposure to data-intensive environments and large-scale integrations. Strong stakeholder management and communication skills. Experience balancing technical leadership with people management. Why This ...