76 to 100 of 1,031 Distributed Systems Jobs in the UK

Software Engineer – Artificial Intelligence – London – Up to £150,000 base + equity We’re hiring for a defence technology company developing reliable, intelligent software that enables autonomous systems to act faster and more effectively in high-stakes environments. This is a pivotal moment to join a small, high-performing team solving complex and consequential problems. From day one, you … ownership and influence over design, functionality, and direction — no layers of bureaucracy, just the opportunity to make an immediate impact. About the Role You will design, build, and test systems that process large sensor datasets, coordinate multiple assets, and present complex information clearly to operators. The work includes writing maintainable code across data pipelines, distributed systems, and … or Python Curiosity, discipline, and a willingness to learn across domains Useful Experience (Not Required) Docker, Kubernetes, or containerised environments PostgreSQL or other SQL databases Embedded or resource-constrained systems Machine learning or autonomy applications Mapping or visualisation frameworks (Cesium, Mapbox, Leaflet) Secure coding and OWASP-style best practices Benefits Mission & Impact: Build software directly supporting defence and humanitarian More ❯

Company Overview High-growth SaaS platform operating at national scale, powering critical services for thousands of customers daily. Engineering-led, cloud-native, and focused on delivering highly reliable, scalable distributed systems. This will be a senior leadership role driving SRE strategy, platform scalability, and operational excellence. You’ll own reliability, performance and automation across multiple engineering teams, evolving the … and implement resilience strategies. Mentor and technically lead SRE/Platform engineers. Support large-scale re-architecture, capacity planning and FinOps alignment. Core Technical Environment Cloud: AWS (high-throughput systems: 1,000–6,000+ req/sec) IaC: Terraform, configuration management Containers: Kubernetes, Docker (ECS beneficial) Languages: Python, Go or similar Observability: Prometheus, DataDog or equivalents CI/CD … Modern automated pipelines Systems: Distributed systems, microservices, resilience engineering Lead Site Reliability Engineer | Fully Remote | AWS, Kubernetes, Terraform | High-Scale SaaS | £90K More ❯

to consumers, our partners and all our stakeholders across the UK property market. You'll be at the heart of a greenfield opportunity - building, deploying, and operating machine learning systems that leverage Rightmove's data at large scale. You'll have the opportunity to shape best practices, own and grow the ML Ops discipline, and help us move from … Engineer might involve; Designing, building, and maintaining ML pipelines for training, deployment, monitoring, and retraining at scale. Working with data scientists to take models from development to production-grade systems, ensuring scalability, reproducibility, and robustness. Automating feature engineering and data pipeline processes, ensuring reproducibility and auditability. Implementing monitoring and observability to detect drift, bias, and performance degradation, and setting … production and automating retraining as needed. Sharing knowledge across the data and AI community at Rightmove. We're looking for someone who; Has impactful experience deploying and maintaining ML systems in production, ideally in larger, mature organizations or teams operating at significant scale (e.g., web-scale, distributed systems, cloud-native environments). Brings expertise in MLOps: CI More ❯

to consumers, our partners and all our stakeholders across the UK property market. You'll be at the heart of a greenfield opportunity - building, deploying, and operating machine learning systems that leverage Rightmove's data at large scale. You'll have the opportunity to shape best practices, own and grow the ML Ops discipline, and help us move from … Engineer might involve; Designing, building, and maintaining ML pipelines for training, deployment, monitoring, and retraining at scale. Working with data scientists to take models from development to production-grade systems, ensuring scalability, reproducibility, and robustness. Automating feature engineering and data pipeline processes, ensuring reproducibility and auditability. Implementing monitoring and observability to detect drift, bias, and performance degradation, and setting … production and automating retraining as needed. Sharing knowledge across the data and AI community at Rightmove. We're looking for someone who; Has impactful experience deploying and maintaining ML systems in production, ideally in larger, mature organizations or teams operating at significant scale (e.g., web-scale, distributed systems, cloud-native environments). Brings expertise in MLOps: CI More ❯

to consumers, our partners and all our stakeholders across the UK property market. You'll be at the heart of a greenfield opportunity - building, deploying, and operating machine learning systems that leverage Rightmove's data at large scale. You'll have the opportunity to shape best practices, own and grow the ML Ops discipline, and help us move from … Engineer might involve; Designing, building, and maintaining ML pipelines for training, deployment, monitoring, and retraining at scale. Working with data scientists to take models from development to production-grade systems, ensuring scalability, reproducibility, and robustness. Automating feature engineering and data pipeline processes, ensuring reproducibility and auditability. Implementing monitoring and observability to detect drift, bias, and performance degradation, and setting … production and automating retraining as needed. Sharing knowledge across the data and AI community at Rightmove. We're looking for someone who; Has impactful experience deploying and maintaining ML systems in production, ideally in larger, mature organizations or teams operating at significant scale (e.g., web-scale, distributed systems, cloud-native environments). Brings expertise in MLOps: CI More ❯

we’re now looking for an extremely strong Senior Software Engineer to strengthen our engineering team as we scale. You will have extensive commercial experience designing, building and maintaining systems used in critical services or those handling significant volumes of activity. You will play a crucial role in building key parts of our platform and apps, ensuring the robustness … per week in our central London office, offering the opportunity to build a new options trading platform. What the role involves Designing, building, and maintaining robust, scalable, and secure systems for critical services Continually improving system performance, reliability, and security Collaborating with cross-functional teams to build a class-leading product Mentoring and guiding engineers, fostering a culture of … Go and others Highly driven by technology with experience across multiple platforms Familiarity with serverless technologies (AWS, Azure or GCP) Strong understanding of system architecture, event-driven design and distributed systems Product-minded and able to work to solutions that are tightly aligned with the product goals Driven and committed to helping grow the organisation Your background Proven More ❯

we’re now looking for an extremely strong Senior Software Engineer to strengthen our engineering team as we scale. You will have extensive commercial experience designing, building and maintaining systems used in critical services or those handling significant volumes of activity. You will play a crucial role in building key parts of our platform and apps, ensuring the robustness … per week in our central London office, offering the opportunity to build a new options trading platform. What the role involves Designing, building, and maintaining robust, scalable, and secure systems for critical services Continually improving system performance, reliability, and security Collaborating with cross-functional teams to build a class-leading product Mentoring and guiding engineers, fostering a culture of … Go and others Highly driven by technology with experience across multiple platforms Familiarity with serverless technologies (AWS, Azure or GCP) Strong understanding of system architecture, event-driven design and distributed systems Product-minded and able to work to solutions that are tightly aligned with the product goals Driven and committed to helping grow the organisation Your background Proven More ❯

we’re now looking for an extremely strong Senior Software Engineer to strengthen our engineering team as we scale. You will have extensive commercial experience designing, building and maintaining systems used in critical services or those handling significant volumes of activity. You will play a crucial role in building key parts of our platform and apps, ensuring the robustness … per week in our central London office, offering the opportunity to build a new options trading platform. What the role involves Designing, building, and maintaining robust, scalable, and secure systems for critical services Continually improving system performance, reliability, and security Collaborating with cross-functional teams to build a class-leading product Mentoring and guiding engineers, fostering a culture of … Go and others Highly driven by technology with experience across multiple platforms Familiarity with serverless technologies (AWS, Azure or GCP) Strong understanding of system architecture, event-driven design and distributed systems Product-minded and able to work to solutions that are tightly aligned with the product goals Driven and committed to helping grow the organisation Your background Proven More ❯

and Serverless Architecture : Strong understanding of serverless architecture, preferably on Google Cloud Platform (GCP). Experience with Cloud Run, Cloud Functions, and other cloud services is advantageous. Microservices and Distributed Systems : Deep understanding of microservices architecture and distributed systems, including knowledge of Back-end For Front-end (BFF) architecture (a plus). API Design and Development More ❯

and Serverless Architecture : Strong understanding of serverless architecture, preferably on Google Cloud Platform (GCP). Experience with Cloud Run, Cloud Functions, and other cloud services is advantageous. Microservices and Distributed Systems : Deep understanding of microservices architecture and distributed systems, including knowledge of Back-end For Front-end (BFF) architecture (a plus). API Design and Development More ❯

and Serverless Architecture : Strong understanding of serverless architecture, preferably on Google Cloud Platform (GCP). Experience with Cloud Run, Cloud Functions, and other cloud services is advantageous. Microservices and Distributed Systems : Deep understanding of microservices architecture and distributed systems, including knowledge of Back-end For Front-end (BFF) architecture (a plus). API Design and Development More ❯

and Serverless Architecture : Strong understanding of serverless architecture, preferably on Google Cloud Platform (GCP). Experience with Cloud Run, Cloud Functions, and other cloud services is advantageous. Microservices and Distributed Systems : Deep understanding of microservices architecture and distributed systems, including knowledge of Back-end For Front-end (BFF) architecture (a plus). API Design and Development More ❯

and Serverless Architecture : Strong understanding of serverless architecture, preferably on Google Cloud Platform (GCP). Experience with Cloud Run, Cloud Functions, and other cloud services is advantageous. Microservices and Distributed Systems : Deep understanding of microservices architecture and distributed systems, including knowledge of Back-end For Front-end (BFF) architecture (a plus). API Design and Development More ❯

Systems Software Engineer (Python) Are you a top-tier Software Engineer with a passion for high-performance systems and a knack for solving complex infrastructure challenges? We are seeking an elite developer to join a rapidly growing, highly respected HFT company that operates at the cutting edge of its industry. This isn't a typical infrastructure support role. … who thrive on tackling difficult OS-level problems. The role You will be a core member of an infrastructure engineering team, focusing on developing, maintaining, and scaling the critical systems that power operations. Your primary tool will be Python, used to build robust, high-availability solutions that support their technology ecosystem. What We're Looking For: We are specifically … targeting engineers who possess a world-class blend of software development and systems knowledge: Python is essential, including building production-grade, highly reliable systems. A comprehensive understanding of the Linux operating system, including its internals, performance tuning, and low-level functionalities. Strong knowledge of networking concepts (TCP/IP, routing, load balancing, etc.) and experience troubleshooting and optimising network More ❯

ll do: 💻 Develop and maintain scalable, data-driven applications in Java 🛠️ Lead on requirements, design workshops, and solutioning 🤝 Mentor junior engineers and share best practices ☁️ Implement & optimise microservices and distributed systems on GCP (GKE, PubSub, BigQuery, Dataflow) using Docker & Kubernetes 🔄 Build and manage efficient data pipelines with streaming tech + relational/NoSQL databases ✅ Ensure high quality through … and Git 🕵️ Troubleshoot, propose improvements, and stay ahead of emerging technologies 💡 What you’ll bring: 🔑 Strong Java & OOP experience 📊 Background in data platforms, frameworks & streaming technologies 🧩 Familiarity with microservices & distributed systems ☁️ Exposure to GCP (GKE, PubSub, BigQuery) 🗄️ Experience with relational/NoSQL databases 🐳 Proficiency with Docker & Kubernetes 🔄 Solid understanding of engineering best practices (CI/CD, Git, testing More ❯

ll do: 💻 Develop and maintain scalable, data-driven applications in Java 🛠️ Lead on requirements, design workshops, and solutioning 🤝 Mentor junior engineers and share best practices ☁️ Implement & optimise microservices and distributed systems on GCP (GKE, PubSub, BigQuery, Dataflow) using Docker & Kubernetes 🔄 Build and manage efficient data pipelines with streaming tech + relational/NoSQL databases ✅ Ensure high quality through … and Git 🕵️ Troubleshoot, propose improvements, and stay ahead of emerging technologies 💡 What you’ll bring: 🔑 Strong Java & OOP experience 📊 Background in data platforms, frameworks & streaming technologies 🧩 Familiarity with microservices & distributed systems ☁️ Exposure to GCP (GKE, PubSub, BigQuery) 🗄️ Experience with relational/NoSQL databases 🐳 Proficiency with Docker & Kubernetes 🔄 Solid understanding of engineering best practices (CI/CD, Git, testing More ❯

ll do: 💻 Develop and maintain scalable, data-driven applications in Java 🛠️ Lead on requirements, design workshops, and solutioning 🤝 Mentor junior engineers and share best practices ☁️ Implement & optimise microservices and distributed systems on GCP (GKE, PubSub, BigQuery, Dataflow) using Docker & Kubernetes 🔄 Build and manage efficient data pipelines with streaming tech + relational/NoSQL databases ✅ Ensure high quality through … and Git 🕵️ Troubleshoot, propose improvements, and stay ahead of emerging technologies 💡 What you’ll bring: 🔑 Strong Java & OOP experience 📊 Background in data platforms, frameworks & streaming technologies 🧩 Familiarity with microservices & distributed systems ☁️ Exposure to GCP (GKE, PubSub, BigQuery) 🗄️ Experience with relational/NoSQL databases 🐳 Proficiency with Docker & Kubernetes 🔄 Solid understanding of engineering best practices (CI/CD, Git, testing More ❯

ll do: 💻 Develop and maintain scalable, data-driven applications in Java 🛠️ Lead on requirements, design workshops, and solutioning 🤝 Mentor junior engineers and share best practices ☁️ Implement & optimise microservices and distributed systems on GCP (GKE, PubSub, BigQuery, Dataflow) using Docker & Kubernetes 🔄 Build and manage efficient data pipelines with streaming tech + relational/NoSQL databases ✅ Ensure high quality through … and Git 🕵️ Troubleshoot, propose improvements, and stay ahead of emerging technologies 💡 What you’ll bring: 🔑 Strong Java & OOP experience 📊 Background in data platforms, frameworks & streaming technologies 🧩 Familiarity with microservices & distributed systems ☁️ Exposure to GCP (GKE, PubSub, BigQuery) 🗄️ Experience with relational/NoSQL databases 🐳 Proficiency with Docker & Kubernetes 🔄 Solid understanding of engineering best practices (CI/CD, Git, testing More ❯

ll do: 💻 Develop and maintain scalable, data-driven applications in Java 🛠️ Lead on requirements, design workshops, and solutioning 🤝 Mentor junior engineers and share best practices ☁️ Implement & optimise microservices and distributed systems on GCP (GKE, PubSub, BigQuery, Dataflow) using Docker & Kubernetes 🔄 Build and manage efficient data pipelines with streaming tech + relational/NoSQL databases ✅ Ensure high quality through … and Git 🕵️ Troubleshoot, propose improvements, and stay ahead of emerging technologies 💡 What you’ll bring: 🔑 Strong Java & OOP experience 📊 Background in data platforms, frameworks & streaming technologies 🧩 Familiarity with microservices & distributed systems ☁️ Exposure to GCP (GKE, PubSub, BigQuery) 🗄️ Experience with relational/NoSQL databases 🐳 Proficiency with Docker & Kubernetes 🔄 Solid understanding of engineering best practices (CI/CD, Git, testing More ❯

quality, high-impact releases. You'll be working with a modern, cloud native tech stack using Java, Spring Boot, AWS, Kafka and CI/CD to build highly scalable, distributed systems with 24/7 availability. Location/WFH: There's a hybrid model with two days a week work from home, when you are in the office … range of facilities including roof terrace, restaurant and break out areas. About you: You have strong technical and people leadership skills You have advanced experience of building cloud-native, distributed systems using Java and Spring Boot You have a strong knowledge of AWS including Amazon EKS You have experience with Kafka and event driven architectures You're collaborative More ❯

quality, high-impact releases. You'll be working with a modern, cloud native tech stack using Java, Spring Boot, AWS, Kafka and CI/CD to build highly scalable, distributed systems with 24/7 availability. Location/WFH: There's a hybrid model with two days a week work from home, when you are in the office … range of facilities including roof terrace, restaurant and break out areas. About you: You have strong technical and people leadership skills You have advanced experience of building cloud-native, distributed systems using Java and Spring Boot You have a strong knowledge of AWS including Amazon EKS You have experience with Kafka and event driven architectures You're collaborative More ❯

Ensure best practices in API architecture, versioning, and documentation (OpenAPI/Swagger). Integrate and secure third-party APIs and services using OIDC/OAuth 2.0 standards. Work with distributed systems and microservice architectures, ensuring efficient inter-service communication and load balancing. Leverage AWS services - ECS, ECR, CloudWatch, Secrets Manager, ElastiCache, and DynamoDB to build and scale reliable … understanding of RESTful API design, HTTP protocols, Pydantic validation, and Pytest for testing and validation. Experience with OIDC/OAuth 2.0 authentication and secure API integration. Solid knowledge of distributed systems, API gateways, load balancing, and microservices architecture. Familiarity with AWS ecosystem (ECS, ECR, CloudWatch, Secrets Manager, DynamoDB, ElastiCache). Working knowledge of CI/CD pipelines, Docker More ❯

source, AI-native "Thin Ledger"—set to replace legacy infrastructure at Tier 1 banks. We're looking for a Principal Platform Engineer to drive the infrastructure behind mission-critical systems: think active-active, five-nines uptime, and real-time observability at global scale. What You'll Do: Own platform architecture for our next-gen ledger infrastructure Scale multi-region … Kubernetes environments across cloud & on-prem Harden distributed systems (Kafka, Redis, CockroachDB) for global banking workloads Lead our AI-powered SRE approach: observability, remediation, and auto-response Enforce zero-trust, multi-tenant security and compliance (SOC2, ISO 27001) Define IaC foundations (Terraform, GitOps, Helm) What We're Looking For: Expert with Kubernetes and Distributed Systems Experience … currently hands on (not someone primarily focused on strategy & people management) Passion for open-source, clean architecture Software Development experience (Bonus points for Go(Golang)) Bonus: background in financial systems, core banking, or regulated infra Why join: Huge ownership: build core infra from scratch. Work with a high-caliber team, fast-paced and product-minded founders who have worked More ❯

source, AI-native "Thin Ledger"—set to replace legacy infrastructure at Tier 1 banks. We're looking for a Principal Platform Engineer to drive the infrastructure behind mission-critical systems: think active-active, five-nines uptime, and real-time observability at global scale. What You'll Do: Own platform architecture for our next-gen ledger infrastructure Scale multi-region … Kubernetes environments across cloud & on-prem Harden distributed systems (Kafka, Redis, CockroachDB) for global banking workloads Lead our AI-powered SRE approach: observability, remediation, and auto-response Enforce zero-trust, multi-tenant security and compliance (SOC2, ISO 27001) Define IaC foundations (Terraform, GitOps, Helm) What We're Looking For: Expert with Kubernetes and Distributed Systems Experience … currently hands on (not someone primarily focused on strategy & people management) Passion for open-source, clean architecture Software Development experience (Bonus points for Go(Golang)) Bonus: background in financial systems, core banking, or regulated infra Why join: Huge ownership: build core infra from scratch. Work with a high-caliber team, fast-paced and product-minded founders who have worked More ❯

open-source, AI-native Thin Ledgerset to replace legacy infrastructure at Tier 1 banks. We're looking for a Principal Platform Engineer to drive the infrastructure behind mission-critical systems: think active-active, five-nines uptime, and real-time observability at global scale. What You'll Do: Own platform architecture for our next-gen ledger infrastructure Scale multi-region … Kubernetes environments across cloud & on-prem Harden distributed systems (Kafka, Redis, CockroachDB) for global banking workloads Lead our AI-powered SRE approach: observability, remediation, and auto-response Enforce zero-trust, multi-tenant security and compliance (SOC2, ISO 27001) Define IaC foundations (Terraform, GitOps, Helm) What We're Looking For: Expert with Kubernetes and Distributed Systems Experience … currently hands on (not someone primarily focused on strategy & people management) Passion for open-source, clean architecture Software Development experience (Bonus points for Go(Golang)) Bonus: background in financial systems, core banking, or regulated infra Why join: Huge ownership: build core infra from scratch. Work with a high-caliber team, fast-paced and product-minded founders who have worked More ❯