26 to 50 of 381 Distributed Systems Jobs in the UK

Senior Software Engineer, Trading Systems

Hiring Organisation
Ripple
Location
London, England, United Kingdom
responsibility from Day 1. You will be an integral part of the Ripple Trading and Markets Team, building scalable, resilient and performant trading systems in a constantly evolving and fast paced environment. You will have real impact and have the opportunity to drive the architectural roadmap, whilst looking … breadth of trading strategies and products. Building towards an event-driven architecture to connect the logical building blocks and provide integrated communication between trading systems and to other partners. Continuing to support and complement Ripple’s Payments, Custody and Stablecoin business units WHAT YOU’LL DO: Be an ambitious ...

Senior Java Engineer (WebFlux)

Hiring Organisation
Fynity
Location
London Area, United Kingdom
week onsite) Are you a senior, hands-on Engineer who thrives in event-driven, asynchronous environments? Do you enjoy building low-latency, high-throughput distributed systems where correctness, resilience, and performance really matter? This is an opportunity to work at the core of real-time payments infrastructure, helping … scale. What You’ll Be Doing You’ll play a senior individual-contributor role within a high-performing engineering team, building asynchronous, message-driven systems designed for scale, resilience, and near-zero downtime. Design and implement high-throughput, low-latency systems processing millions of real-time payment events ...

Principal Software Engineer

Hiring Organisation
Verifone
Location
City of London, London, United Kingdom
electronic payment technology industry. Verifone has one of the leading electronic payment solutions brands and is one of the largest providers of electronic payment systems worldwide. Verifone has a diverse, dynamic and fast paced work environment in which employees are focused on results and have opportunities to excel. … Verifone employees are leading the payments industry through experience, innovation, and an ambitious spirit. Whether it’s developing the next platform of secure payment systems or searching for new ways to bring electronic payments to new markets, the team at Verifone is dedicated to the success of our customers ...

Site Reliability Engineer (Contractor)

Hiring Organisation
Harnham - Data & Analytics Recruitment
Location
London, South East, England, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contractor
Contract Rate
£540 - £550 per day
architectural decisions, and build automation that elevates deployment safety and operational efficiency. This is a hands-on, senior technical role with direct influence on systems that generate significant global revenue.Key ResponsibilitiesReliability & Risk Engineering* Identify systemic reliability risks and drive long-term preventative improvements* Define and refine SLIs, SLOs … teams to embed reliability into system designYOUR SKILLS & EXPERIENCERequired:* Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent experience* 7+ years in SRE, Production Engineering, or Systems Engineering roles* Strong understanding of distributed systems, failure modes, and consistency models* Hands-on experience operating production workloads ...

System Engineer - Kubeflow - MLFlow - ID47089

Hiring Organisation
Humand Talent
Location
Oxford, England, United Kingdom
enjoy building infrastructure that powers complex engineering environments? Are you the type of engineer who loves improving performance, reliability and scalability across distributed systems? Looking for a role where your platform work directly enables advanced technical teams to innovate faster? Our client is seeking a Platform Engineer … great opportunity for a Platform Engineer, Infrastructure Engineer, DevOps Engineer or Kubernetes Engineer who enjoys solving complex infrastructure challenges and improving the systems other engineers rely on. Why This Role is Great This position offers the opportunity to design and evolve a modern infrastructure platform supporting demanding engineering workloads. ...

Software Engineer

Hiring Organisation
Harrington Starr
Location
City of London, London, United Kingdom
engineering team. The role sits within the development function and works closely with the CTO, researchers, and trading teams to build and maintain the systems that support live trading strategies. The position focuses on developing production services, improving platform reliability, and helping move quantitative research into robust, scalable trading … successful candidate will take ownership of a number of backend services that support the trading platform. This includes developing new functionality, maintaining existing systems, and improving operational tooling across the production environment. You will work closely with quantitative researchers and traders to translate research ideas into production-ready systems ...

Software Engineer (Defence)

Hiring Organisation
Sanderson Recruitment
Location
Gloucestershire, South West, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Permanent
high-impact engineering team operating at the heart of the UK's national security and defence mission. You'll work on sophisticated, mission-critical systems that support real-world operations, collaborating with experts across engineering, intelligence and defence. This is a role for engineers who want to work … scalable software solutions for some of the most sensitive and challenging technical environments in the UK. You'll work within multidisciplinary teams that include systems engineers, analysts, data specialists and security professionals. Engineering excellence, attention to detail and collaboration will sit at the core of your ...

Senior Software-Engineering Manager

Hiring Organisation
Socure
Location
London Area, United Kingdom
identity with a team that holds a high bar for itself — keep reading. At Socure, we are revolutionizing digital trust by building mission-critical systems that deliver high reliability and operate at global scale. As a Manager, Software Engineering, you will be a hands-on technical leader who defines … projects, and coach engineers to maximize their potential. This role is perfect for leaders seeking high-growth, product-driven environments, who are passionate about distributed systems, and who want to directly influence the design of secure, scalable, and resilient infrastructure while cultivating top engineering talent. What ...

Senior Java Software Engineer

Hiring Organisation
Synchro
Location
City of London, London, United Kingdom
shaping modern, scalable platforms and have a genuine impact from day one. You’ll be working in fast-paced, collaborative squads, building cloud-native systems using modern engineering practices. The environment is data-driven, product-focused, and centred around delivering real value to customers. Tech environment Java/Kotlin … ecosystem) Microservices architecture Cloud-native (AWS/GCP) Spring/Spring Boot Docker & Kubernetes Messaging & streaming technologies Distributed tracing and observability tooling What you’ll be doing Designing and building scalable, resilient distributed systems Contributing to architectural decisions across greenfield platforms Writing clean, secure, and maintainable code ...

Software Engineer

Hiring Organisation
Pontoon
Location
Warwickshire, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract
disruption and enhanced performance. Automated Testing: Implement TDD and automated testing to uphold high-quality standards. Monitor and Analyze: Enhance performance and reliability across distributed systems to ensure operational efficiency. Build Automation Solutions: Develop CI/CD pipelines, configuration management, and deployments to streamline processes. Security Practices: Uphold … preferred; solid mid-level considered). Deep hands-on AWS experience (core services, serverless, compute, networking). Proven experience in migrating or modernizing legacy systems into cloud environments. Proficiency in test-driven development (TDD) and automated testing frameworks. Familiarity with Agile delivery, especially Scrum methodologies. A solid foundation ...

Senior Engineer

Hiring Organisation
Experis
Location
London, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract
Hybrid - 1 day onsite, 4 days remote) Overview We are seeking a Senior Engineer to deliver across key Identity-focused workstreams within a modern, distributed engineering environment. You will bring a strong backend engineering foundation alongside hands-on delivery capability, operating across multiple services and components. This role requires … continuous improvement. You will work within a structured delivery framework while maintaining a strong focus on product impact, security, and customer outcomes. As identity systems increasingly interact with automated and AI-enabled workflows, we value engineers who stay aware of emerging security considerations within these modern environments. Core Technical ...

Senior Software Engineer

Hiring Organisation
Develop
Location
London, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Permanent, Work From Home
typical feature-delivery role. This is an opportunity to help redefine how goods move in the digital economy- working at the intersection of distributed systems, routing algorithms, machine learning, and real-world operational systems. The Team Close to 100 people globally and will be looking to almost double … Data Culture built around experimentation, high standards and rapid feedback loops You'll work closely with senior engineering leadership who have previously scaled large distributed systems and ML-driven platforms at global technology companies. Tech Environment Backend systems currently built in Python, looking to move to Golang ...

Senior Full Stack Engineer (Team Lead)

Hiring Organisation
Futuria
Location
City of London, London, United Kingdom
where you'll split your time between writing production code and mentoring engineers. You'll lead a cross-functional engineering team working across our distributed platform stack. You're accountable for your team's execution, code quality, testing practices, and continuous improvement. This is NOT a product management role … leading or mentoring engineers Strong expertise in Python backend development with async patterns Production experience with modern frontend frameworks (React, TypeScript) Solid understanding of distributed systems architecture and API design Experience with container orchestration, CI/CD, and cloud platforms Experience with NoSQL databases and data modelling Daily ...

Core Engineer (C++)

Hiring Organisation
NJF Global Holdings Ltd
Location
City of London, London, United Kingdom
looking to work on problems that genuinely test the limits of performance, scale, and engineering craft? We are building a small, elite team of systems engineers to design and evolve the core infrastructure that powers a highly sophisticated trading platform. This is not application level development. This is deep … work on performance critical systems where nanoseconds matter, correctness is non negotiable, and your decisions directly impact real world outcomes. You will be working on the foundations of the trading stack, including market data, execution, simulation, and internal infrastructure. The problems are hard, the standards are high ...

Engineering Manager

Hiring Organisation
Wave Group
Location
City of London, London, United Kingdom
Hybrid) The Opportunity 💻 Join a high-performance technology company building complex, real-time platforms used globally at significant scale. The business operates mission-critical systems where performance, reliability and speed matter. It has a mature product with strong usage while continuing to evolve its architecture and engineering practices. … stepping into a deeply technical environment where engineers work across modern distributed systems, event-driven architecture and high-throughput services. This is a hands-on leadership role for someone who wants to shape both people and platform. About the Role 💼 You’ll lead a team of engineers responsible ...

Software Test Engineer

Hiring Organisation
SII Group UK
Location
Manchester Area, United Kingdom
empowered. #Let'sTechTogether THE OPPORTUNITY We are seeking a Software Integration & Verification Engineer to provide support for core software components within a complex, distributed system. You will work closely with software engineers to integrate, deploy, and verify sophisticated software solutions in a Linux-based environment. This role requires strong … with the ability to write and execute verification plans and scripts. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES: Provide SWIVV support for core software components Integrate complex software into distributed systems Deploy, configure, and debug software on Linux targets Write, execute, and maintain verification plans, procedures, and scripts Support containerised deployments using Docker ...

Senior Engineer – Data Platform Team | C#/.NET, Kafka, Event Driven / Streaming | Up to £95,000 + Bonus + Benefits | Hybrid | FX Trading Firm | London

Hiring Organisation
VirtueTech Recruitment Group
Location
United Kingdom
looking to bring in a Senior Engineer within their Data Platform team to help scale a real-time platform powering high-volume trading systems . This isn’t a typical backend role. It sits at the intersection of high-performance backend engineering and data platform architecture , focused on building … distributed systems that process and stream huge volumes of trading data in real time . ⚡ When markets become volatile, trade and order volumes can surge instantly , so the platform needs to remain extremely fast, resilient, and fault-tolerant under significant load . The team is looking for engineers ...

Principal Robotics Architect (Visa Sponsorship provided)

Hiring Organisation
LSA Recruit
Location
Glasgow City, Scotland, United Kingdom
Principal Robotics Architect Hardware Abstraction | Embedded C++ | ROS2 | Distributed Systems Location: Glasgow (Hybrid) Job Type: Permanent The Opportunity This is not a typical robotics role. This is a platform-defining architecture position at the point where hardware, software, and AI converge. Right now, robotics systems are evolving … define how they fundamentally work going forward. What You’ll Actually Be Doing You’ll own the architecture that connects: Physical robotic systems Embedded control layers Cloud infrastructure AI-driven execution At the centre of it all: You’ll design a Hardware Abstraction Layer (HAL) that allows a single ...

Senior Software Engineer

Hiring Organisation
Fruition Group
Location
City of London, London, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Permanent
designing, building, deploying and operating scalable infrastructure services as part of a platform team. This is a role for someone who enjoys solving hard distributed systems problems and building robust foundations that others depend on. Responsibilities: Design, build, deploy, and operate secure, scalable infrastructure and automation Improve … engineering standards across code quality, testing, and automation Skills: Strong backend engineering capability (Golang, Java, or .NET) Strong hands-on experience building and operating distributed systems in cloud environments (AWS or GCP) Kubernetes and container orchestration experience Infrastructure as Code experience (Terraform, Pulumi, Crossplane or similar) Proven track ...

senior data platform engineer

Hiring Organisation
Harnham
Location
Manchester Area, United Kingdom
platforms used to drive advanced analytics and high‐volume data processing. You will work at the heart of their next‐generation data architecture, designing distributed systems that support cutting‐edge machine learning workloads at scale. The Company They are a specialist AdTech organisation using advanced data processing … environment with no bureaucracy and significant ownership from day one. The Role In this Senior Data Platform Engineer position, you will: • Build and scale distributed data pipelines capable of handling large, high‐throughput workloads. • Develop core backend services in either Python or Go and learn the other as needed. ...

Platform Engineer ID47089

Hiring Organisation
Humand Talent
Location
Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
+ Kubernetes – to £75k Oxford | Hybrid Do you enjoy building infrastructure that engineers rely on every day? Interested in working hands-on with Linux systems, Kubernetes clusters and containerised platforms Our client is looking for a Platform Engineer to help design, build and maintain the infrastructure supporting complex engineering … opportunity to: Design and manage Kubernetes clusters Maintain and optimise Linux-based infrastructure Run and scale containerised services Work with networking, storage and distributed systems Build automation and infrastructure-as-code solutions Support engineering teams by maintaining reliable platform environments About You You may currently be a Platform ...

Senior Data Platform Engineer

Hiring Organisation
Harnham - Data & Analytics Recruitment
Location
Newcastle Upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, England, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Full-Time
Salary
£90,000 - £105,000 per annum
platforms used to drive advanced analytics and high-volume data processing. You will work at the heart of their next-generation data architecture, designing distributed systems that support cutting-edge machine learning workloads at scale. The Company They are a specialist AdTech organisation using advanced data processing … environment with no bureaucracy and significant ownership from day one. The Role In this Senior Data Platform Engineer position, you will: * Build and scale distributed data pipelines capable of handling large, high-throughput workloads. * Develop core backend services in either Python or Go and learn the other as needed. ...

SVP Platform Engineers & Chief Software Architect

Hiring Organisation
Sapiens
Location
London Area, United Kingdom
product portfolio. In this senior role, you will lead end‐to‐end solution architecture, drive shared platform services across product lines, and ensure our systems are scalable, secure, and enterprise‐grade. You will partner with Product, Engineering, and Executive teams to align technology with business strategy and accelerate innovation. … What you’ll lead Enterprise‐wide Cloud & SaaS architecture vision Multi‐tenant, high‐availability, distributed systems Shared services consolidation (Auth, Analytics, APIs, GenAI foundations) Microservices & cloud‐native architecture design DevOps, CI/CD, and unified cloud deployment automation Cross‐product integrations and platform‐level innovation What you bring ...

Card Solutions Architects - Contract role - Sheffield - Immediate

Hiring Organisation
StrategicsIQ Ltd
Location
Sheffield, South Yorkshire, Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract
drive architecture and design across a large-scale commercial cards ecosystem. Key Responsibilities Own and deliver end-to-end solution architecture for card-based systems, ensuring alignment with enterprise architecture principles and platform roadmaps Translate business requirements (BRDs) into solution designs , decomposing into MVPs, epics, and detailed technical stories … Design and implement scalable, resilient, and secure architectures across distributed systems Define integration patterns (REST APIs, messaging, event-driven architecture) across internal platforms and external partners Provide hands-on architectural leadership to engineering teams, ensuring design consistency and adherence to standards Govern solutions through architecture review boards , ensuring ...

Principal Software Engineer

Hiring Organisation
Orbis Group
Location
City of London, London, United Kingdom
optimizing data exchange integrations, building resilient real-time pipelines that process market data at scale, designing infrastructure for performance and reliability, and modernizing legacy systems that underpin a platform millions depend on daily. The work spans the full technical stack from data ingestion and processing architecture to infrastructure optimization … Requirements: 8+ years backend development experience with demonstrated technical leadership as Lead/Staff/Principal Engineer Deep expertise building and operating large-scale distributed systems in production Polyglot engineering background; strong proficiency in Node.js or Golang preferred Hands-on experience designing and scaling modern database architectures ...