151 to 175 of 300 Distributed Systems Jobs in the UK

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 ...

Booking and Messaging Java Developer

Hiring Organisation
Randstad Digital
Location
London, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract
Contract Rate
£600 - £625 per day
like 60East AMPS , Kafka, or RabbitMQ. Reactive & Agile: Experience with Functional Reactive Programming (RxJava/Flow API) within an Agile/Scrum setup. Data & Systems: Proficiency in Spring, SQL (Sybase/PostgreSQL), and distributed systems (Zookeeper). Performance: Skilled in low-latency communication and debugging complex distributed ...

Software Engineering Team Lead JBLE1 NI

Hiring Organisation
MCS Group
Location
Belfast, UK
manager who is looking to get back closer to technology and delivery. You'll play a key role in designing and building scalable backend systems, APIs and microservices while helping to guide and mentor a small, high-performing engineering team in a business which is truly scaling. Why this … Java, .Net, Python etc - as long as you have demonstrable experience of picking up and learning new technologies and languages) * Experience building scalable distributed systems and APIs * Exposure to cloud platforms and Kubernetes * Someone collaborative, technically curious and keen to grow into leadership Salary ...

Backend Developer (Typescript & Go)

Hiring Organisation
Nigel Wright Group
Location
Team Valley Trading Estate, Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, England, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Full-Time
Salary
£50,000 - £80,000 per annum
market and a rapidly growing user base. The organisation is currently undergoing a significant transformation across its technology function, moving away from legacy, outsourced systems toward a modern, cloud-based architecture. This includes an ongoing migration to AWS and a broader effort to rebuild backend services for scalability, reliability … backend services, including architecture, coding standards, and system design Build and maintain production-grade services using modern backend technologies (e.g. Go, TypeScript) Deliver systems that are scalable, reliable, and performant, supporting growing user demand Make sound architectural decisions, balancing speed of delivery with long-term maintainability Cloud & Platform Engineering ...

Software Developer Post-Trade Automation

Hiring Organisation
Ncounter
Location
East London, London, England, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Full-Time
Salary
£160,000 - £180,000 per annum
workflows, from ingesting transaction feeds through to booking, enrichment, reconciliation and analytics. This is a hands on engineering role where you will own production systems, improve reliability, optimise data flows and help shape the architecture behind one of the most advanced trading environments in the industry. The environment … deeply technical, collaborative and quality driven, with strong expectations around software engineering standards, data integrity, and scalable distributed design. Core Requirements • Strong Computer Science background with 5 years Python engineering in trading or post trade domains • Proven experience building data intensive services and working with PostgreSQL and data frame ...

Telemetry and Observability Engineer

Hiring Organisation
Oscar Associates (UK) Limited
Location
London, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract
Contract Rate
£400 - £500 per day
join the team. This is a high-impact role focused on scalable telemetry pipelines, monitoring, alerting, reliability engineering, and embedding observability across complex distributed systems and Kubernetes environments. Key experience needed: * Observability/SRE/Platform Engineering background * OpenTelemetry , Prometheus, Grafana, Splunk, Elastic, Loki, or Jaeger * Kubernetes, microservices ...

Senior Software Engineer

Hiring Organisation
Lynx Recruitment Ltd
Location
London, South East, England, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Full-Time
Salary
£95,000 - £115,000 per annum
C# and Microsoft Azure Ability to work across multiple technologies and frameworks, including React, JavaScript and TypeScript Experience building secure, scalable, event-driven and distributed systems Knowledge of CI/CD, DevOps practices, and Infrastructure as Code Excellent stakeholder and communication skills, with experience in consulting or client ...

Azure SRE Engineer

Hiring Organisation
Oscar Associates (UK) Limited
Location
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Part Time
Salary
£575 - £625 per day
hands-on Azure engineering experience * Terraform in production environments (primary IaC tool) * Python for automation, integrations, or agent development * Designing SLOs/SLIs across distributed systems * Observability tooling (e.g., Grafana, alerting, synthetic monitoring) * Event-driven architecture (Kafka, Splunk, REST APIs, webhooks) * Cloud security best practices (RBAC, encryption, Private ...

Azure SRE Engineer

Hiring Organisation
Oscar Technology
Location
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contractor
Contract Rate
£575 - £625 per day
hands-on Azure engineering experience* Terraform in production environments (primary IaC tool)* Python for automation, integrations, or agent development* Designing SLOs/SLIs across distributed systems* Observability tooling (e.g., Grafana, alerting, synthetic monitoring)* Event-driven architecture (Kafka, Splunk, REST APIs, webhooks)* Cloud security best practices (RBAC, encryption, Private ...

Full Stack Developer - Python/React/Javascript

Hiring Organisation
REAL Technical Solutions Limited
Location
London, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract
Contract Rate
GBP Daily
React/Javascript: Financial services/capital markets experience. Knowledge of trade life cycle processing. ETL and data warehouse experience. Docker and Kubernetes exposure. Distributed systems experience (Kafka, microservices, event streaming). Full Stack Developer - Python/React/Javascript Based in the City of London (2 days ...

Software Engineer (PHP) TLNT1 NI

Hiring Organisation
Ocho
Location
Belfast, UK
Strong commercial experience in PHP Solid understanding of performance optimisation and scalable architecture Experience working in cloud environments (AWS, Azure or GCP) Understanding of distributed systems and API design Experience with databases and performance tuning Familiarity with containerisation (Docker/Kubernetes beneficial) Comfortable working in a start ...

Senior Quantitative Developer - LONDON UK

Hiring Organisation
Park Lane Recruitment Ltd
Location
London, South East, England, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Full-Time
Salary
£120,000 - £160,000 per annum
Annual Salary - £250,000 - £600,000 (base salary £120k - £160k+) Primary Skills - Python, C++, quantitative, research, market data, simulation frameworks Secondary Skills - distributed systems, cloud computing, execution systems, performance optimization, data pipelines, Linux Remote Status - No Remote Client Willing to Sponsor - Yes Degree - Bachelor's Degree … performing startup. The CTO personally reviews candidates and expects exceptional technical and communication skills. The role covers areas such as real-time market data systems, quantitative research infrastructure, cloud-based simulation platforms, trading execution environments, and tooling for new strategies and asset classes. The stack is primarily Python with ...

Engineering Director

Hiring Organisation
Jobleads-UK
Location
Manchester, England, United Kingdom
challenges through scalable, secure, and resilient technology solutions. You’ll play a key role in shaping engineering standards, leading talented teams, and delivering critical systems end‐to‐end. This is a hands‐on, individual contributor role with major influence‐owning architecture, driving technical direction, and shaping a next‐generation … Corporate Actions engine from the ground up. What you’ll do Own architecture and design for a large‐scale, distributed platform Lead hands‐on engineering of a greenfield system end‐to‐end Set engineering standards and influence technical direction Drive best practice across microservices, APIs, data, and DevOps Partner ...

AI Platform Engineer (DevOps / MLOps Focus)

Hiring Organisation
The Portfolio Group
Location
London, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Permanent
Salary
£80000/annum
intersection of DevOps, cloud infrastructure and applied AI owning the full lifecycle of Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) and LLM-powered systems across modern cloud architecture. This role is about engineering, not research. You will architect and run the infrastructure that enables AI to perform securely, reliably and at scale … shaping a reusable AI platform capable of supporting multiple products. What You'll Be Doing Design and optimise scalable RAG pipelines and vector search systems Orchestrate multi-model AI services with a focus on latency, resilience and performance Productionise GenAI workflows and ensure they operate reliably under real usage ...

Integration Architect

Hiring Organisation
Halian Technology Limited
Location
City of London, London, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract
Contract Rate
Up to £600 per day
Participate in peer reviews for design, code, and testing artefacts Ensure adherence to quality standards and best practices Collaborate with cross-functional teams across distributed systems Technical Environment Platforms Linux (Red Hat Enterprise Linux) Middleware & Technologies IBM App Connect Enterprise (ACE) v12/v13 WebSphere MQ v9.0 Oracle … problem-solving skills Hands-on expertise with: ACE development & administration MQ design and messaging patterns Oracle database technologies (SQL/PL-SQL) Experience in distributed Linux environments Exposure to large-scale financial or enterprise systems Desirable Skills Knowledge of SWIFT messaging standards: ISO 15022 ISO 20022 Experience working ...

Senior Backend Engineer, Fraud & Risk Engine

Hiring Organisation
Jobleads-UK
Location
Greater London, England, United Kingdom
dedicated to ensuring customers can receive money quickly and securely, using our full suite of Acquiring products. We build smart fraud detection and prevention systems to stop scammers and fraudsters from exploiting Wise or defrauding our customers. Supporting our full suite of Acquiring products - QuickPay, Payment links, Invoices … Fraud agents to strike the right balance between scaling quickly and mitigating risk efficiently. What do you need? Hands-on experience with distributed systems, including microservices architecture and backend services supporting large-scale traffic. Proven ability to deliver high-performance, low-latency systems with a focus ...

Cloud Solutions Architect

Hiring Organisation
TXP
Location
London, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract
Contract Rate
£0.00 - £650/day
compliance, and architectural standards Provide technical leadership and guidance to engineering teams Drive best practices across cloud architecture and delivery Oversee integration patterns across systems and services Support design reviews, governance forums, and assurance activities Collaborate with stakeholders to manage risks and dependencies Ensure solutions are optimised for performance … experience as a Solution Architect in complex programmes Strong background in cloud architecture (GCP preferred, AWS/Azure acceptable) Experience designing secure, scalable enterprise systems Strong understanding of integration patterns and distributed systems Experience producing architecture documentation (HLD/LLD) Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills Experience ...

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. ...

Principal Engineer

Hiring Organisation
WRK DIGITAL LTD
Location
Skipton, North Yorkshire, Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Permanent, Work From Home
every day. You'll set the technical direction across an enterprise content management platform, the Design System, and the wider stack (with various systems built across .Net, React, React Native & Java), and you'll make small, safe, frequent change the norm rather than the exception. In short: you shape … help set the direction for how we adopt it well. What you'll bring Deep, modern engineering craft secure-by-design, cloud-native architecture, distributed systems, API/event patterns, resilience engineering, IaC and policy-as-code CI/CD. You're comfortable setting baselines and boundaries other ...

Senior Backend Developer

Hiring Organisation
Fruition Group
Location
London, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Permanent
Salary
GBP 90,000 - 100,000 Annual
scaling rapidly and investing heavily in its engineering teams. This is a role for someone who enjoys building reliable, well-designed Back End systems and wants to stay close to real product impact as the platform grows. The Senior Backend Developer will be part of a product-focused engineering … team working on customer-facing, mission-critical systems at scale. The emphasis is on strong software engineering fundamentals rather than framework-driven development - clean code, thoughtful design, and pragmatic problem-solving matter far more than ticking boxes on a tech stack. As a Senior Backend Developer ...

Senior Applied AI Engineer (.NET)

Hiring Organisation
Adria Solutions
Location
Warrington, Cheshire, North West, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Permanent, Work From Home
Salary
£75,000
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 ...

Palantir Engineer (Senior/Principal)

Hiring Organisation
Morson Edge
Location
South East London, London, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Permanent
help shape and scale their platform from the ground up. Exciting opportunity to work at the intersection of data engineering, AI, and operational systems, designing solutions that directly drive business decisions and real-world outcomes. You will play a key role in delivering enterprise platforms using Palantir Foundry … production environments Strong engineering background with expertise in at least one of: Python, SQL, PySpark, or TypeScript Strong understanding of modern data architectures & distributed systems Ability to work in fast-paced, ambiguous environments Excellent stakeholder engagement and communication skills Experience building: Data pipelines & transforms Ontologies and data models ...

Senior Software Engineer - Finance

Hiring Organisation
Jobleads-UK
Location
Greater London, England, United Kingdom
sharp, product-minded engineer to help scale a fast-growing platform used across the company. This position works across frontend and backend systems, solve performance challenges, and play a key role in shaping the architecture of a complex, high-impact product. Take the next step in your career today … Responsibilities Building with JavaScript/TypeScript and Node.js Owning meaningful technical problems end-to-end Improving large-scale, data-heavy systems Working closely with users and seeing your impact quickly Refactoring and optimizing systems for speed and scale Required Skills/Qualifications Strong Java Scripting Trading exposure Docker ...

Senior Rates Developer - Java

Hiring Organisation
Jobleads-UK
Location
Greater London, England, United Kingdom
governance. Participate in intraday or overnight support rota when required. Required Technical Skills Strong server‐side Java development experience, including multithreading. Experience building global, distributed systems in a real‐time trading environment (24x5.5). Proven experience developing Rates or FX pricing systems for electronic trading or eCommerce. … Knowledge of kdb+/q. Python experience is advantageous. Experience with low‐latency tuning, concurrent programming and distributed design patterns. Experience with testing frameworks, CI/CD and automated deployments. How We Work: Delta Capita is an equal opportunity employer. We positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible ...