1 to 25 of 219 Distributed Systems Jobs in the UK excluding London

Systems Research Engineer - Distributed Systems / C++

Hiring Organisation
European Tech Recruit
Location
Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
Systems Research Engineer - Distributed Systems/C++ We are currently partnered with a globally leading research centre in the UK looking to expand their team with a Systems Research Engineer. This is an incredibly high calibre team reshaping how large-scale models are trained and served … through next-generation AI-native infrastructure and "super-node" clusters. This is a permanent opportunity based onsite in Edinburgh. Key responsibilities for this Systems Research Engineer position: Architect and implement distributed system components for AI workloads across CPU, GPU, and NPU clusters. Conduct in-depth profiling and performance ...

Senior Software Enginner

Hiring Organisation
INTEC SELECT LIMITED
Location
London, South East, England, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contractor
Contract Rate
£700 - £800 per day
Lead Backend Software Engineer – Data Services Federated Data Services | Distributed Systems | Apache Spark | DataFusion | Python | Kubernetes Location: London (2 days per week onsite) Rate: £700–£800 per day (Outside IR35) Duration: Initial 6-month contract with likely extension Overview We're looking for an experienced Lead Backend Software … first principles, thrives in ambiguity, and can balance strategic architectural thinking with hands-on software engineering. This role is centred around designing and building distributed data services rather than traditional application development. Role & Responsibilities Lead the design and development of scalable, cloud-native data services supporting a federated platform. ...

Senior Software Engineer - Scala

Hiring Organisation
Morson Edge
Location
Manchester, North West, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Permanent, Work From Home
Salary
£80,000
revenues exceeding$1 billion, currently expanding its Manchester engineering function. This is a rare opportunity to join a genuinely high-performing engineering team building distributed systems that process vast amounts of data and power critical products used globally. I'm particularly interested in speaking with engineers who have … fundamental to success. The Opportunity As a Senior Scala Engineer, you'll play a key role in designing and developing highly scalable backend systems, influencing technical direction, and helping to shape the future of a rapidly growing engineering organisation. Working alongside some of the industry's strongest engineers ...

Python Backend Engineer

Hiring Organisation
Daniel James Resourcing Ltd
Location
St. Albans, Hertfordshire, South East, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract
Contract Rate
Up to £550/ day Outside IR35
Senior Python Backend Engineer - Real-Time Distributed Systems £550/day Outside IR35 Watford/Hybrid (Initial onsite, then mainly remote) 4-month contract Were working with a highly engineering-led technology business building large-scale real-time backend systems within a distributed Azure environment. This … high-level solution designers. We are specifically looking for deeply hands-on Python backend engineers who are comfortable operating at implementation level within complex distributed systems. The environment is heavily focused on: Real-time event-driven processing High-throughput backend services Distributed microservice architectures Low-latency data ingestion ...

Director, Principal Java Engineer (Investment Banking)

Hiring Organisation
Robert Walters
Location
London, South East, England, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Full-Time
Salary
£140,000 - £170,000 per annum
scaling internal technology capabilities through high-quality engineering and platform design. The environment is highly technical, hands-on, and focused on building reliable distributed systems within a regulated environment. Key Responsibilities Design and build scalable, distributed systems handling high volumes of financial and transactional data Contribute … directly to architecture, system design, and hands-on software development Drive engineering best practices across automation, testing, observability, and performance Build resilient, production-grade systems with a strong focus on reliability and scalability Work across the full software development lifecycle from design through to production support Partner closely with ...

Principal Engineer (SVP) - Investment Banking - JAVA

Hiring Organisation
Robert Walters
Location
London, South East, England, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Full-Time
Salary
£120,000 - £150,000 per annum
environment is highly regulated and production-critical, requiring strong engineering standards and end-to-end ownership. Key responsibilities include: Designing and building scalable, distributed systems using modern architectural patterns Owning the full software development lifecycle from requirements through to production and support Developing and maintaining microservices and APIs … Ensuring systems are reliable, observable, and secure Driving engineering best practices across testing, automation, and performance Working closely with product and engineering stakeholders to deliver robust solutions Technology Environment Java and Spring Boot (low-latency) Distributed systems and microservices architecture AI Skills mandatory Angular or TypeScript (full ...

Senior Software Developer - Relocation supported

Hiring Organisation
SR2 | Socially Responsible Recruitment | Certified B Corporation™
Location
Newcastle Upon Tyne, England, United Kingdom
risk technology platform in partnership with an established hedge fund. They’re creating a high-performance engineering hub in Newcastle, focused on building serious systems used in real financial decision-making. This isn’t a maintenance role. You’ll be joining a small, high-calibre engineering team building core … components of a live trading platform in a Microsoft stack, using modern C#/.NET to solve complex distributed systems problems at scale. What you’ll be doing You’ll work across the core platform used for trading and financial operations, including Designing and building high-performance backend ...

Device Lifecycle Security Research Engineer

Hiring Organisation
HP
Location
City of Bristol, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Full Time
where you'll work on technical challenges from co-designing hardware and firmware for cyber resilience and enhanced supply chain security, through to designing distributed systems security across cloud, edge, and endpoint devices. You'll also collaborate with business R&D teams to ensure business impact drives … lead the industry in the field of endpoint security, we want to hear from you. With over 20 years of research in computer and systems security, the HP Security Lab innovates in HP products and solutions, collaborates with academia, and creates and leads industry standards. We are uniquely positioned ...

AI Infrastructure Engineer

Hiring Organisation
Pro Contract Jobs Ltd
Location
York, North Yorkshire, Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract, Work From Home
Contract Rate
From £800 to £1,000 per day
Infrastructure Engineer (GPU, Distributed Systems, AI Platforms) A leading AI business is hiring an AI Infrastructure Engineer who has experience with GPU, Distributed Systems & AI Platforms. Hybrid/Remote options available. Outside IR35. Paying between £800 to £1000 per day. Experience and skills required … Infrastructure Engineer, GPU, Distributed Systems & AI Platforms ...

AI Infrastructure Engineer

Hiring Organisation
Pro Contract Jobs Ltd
Location
York, Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract
Contract Rate
GBP 800 - 1,000 Daily
Infrastructure Engineer (GPU, Distributed Systems, AI Platforms) A leading AI business is hiring an AI Infrastructure Engineer who has experience with GPU, Distributed Systems & AI Platforms. Hybrid/Remote options available. Outside IR35. Paying between £800 to £1000 per day. Experience and skills required … Infrastructure Engineer, GPU, Distributed Systems & AI Platforms JBG81_UKTJ click apply for full job details ...

Backend Software Engineer JBLE1 NI

Hiring Organisation
Ocho
Location
Belfast, UK
client is a product-driven technology organisation with a Belfast-based engineering hub. The team builds and operates large-scale, cloud-native backend systems, working with modern tooling across distributed infrastructure. Engineering ownership is strong here - individuals are trusted to take features all the way from concept … Collaborating closely with engineering, DevOps and product teams Your Impact In this role you'll have direct influence on the quality and resilience of systems that operate at scale. Your contributions to architecture, performance and code quality will shape the platform's long-term direction. By working across engineering ...

Principal Solution Architect

Hiring Organisation
Daniel James Resourcing Ltd
Location
Manchester, North West, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Permanent, Work From Home
teams to ensure architectural designs are successfully delivered Producing high-quality solution designs, technical documentation and architecture roadmaps Driving cloud-first architecture using modern distributed systems Leading architectural discussions around scalability, resilience, security and performance Supporting engineering teams through technical decision making rather than simply producing documentation Reviewing … existing systems and identifying opportunities for modernisation Collaborating with Product teams to balance commercial requirements with technical excellence Acting as a trusted technical advisor across multiple delivery teams What we're looking for You'll ideally have experience in most of the following: Previous experience as a Solution Architect ...

Data Engineer

Hiring Organisation
iDPP
Location
Hampshire, South East, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Permanent, Work From Home
Salary
£60,000
Clearance essential Our client, an innovative UK technology company is building a next-generation AI platform for defence and health applications . Their systems operate in highly regulated, mission-critical environments where reliability, security, and performance truly matter. Were looking for a Data Engineer, with programming skills in Python …/C++ to work on key platform components. This is a hands-on role youll be writing code, shaping systems, and directly influencing the future of the platform. This is a genuine ground-floor opportunity to shape both the technology and the engineering culture within a growing, mission-driven ...

Data Engineer - Defence

Hiring Organisation
Anson Mccade
Location
Manchester, North West, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Permanent, Work From Home
Salary
£90,000
solving challenging problems through high-quality engineering, combining technical depth with hands-on delivery. This role offers the opportunity to work on data-intensive systems within demanding environments, building scalable pipelines and robust data platforms that support real-world outcomes. You'll have the opportunity to: Design and build … data pipelines and data-intensive applications Work across large-scale datasets in complex engineering environments Contribute to modern data platforms and distributed systems Collaborate with engineers and clients to deliver production-ready solutions Take ownership of delivery within high-impact programmes Work with modern tools and frameworks across ...

Data Engineer - Defence

Hiring Organisation
Anson Mccade
Location
Bristol, Avon, South West, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Permanent, Work From Home
Salary
£90,000
solving challenging problems through high-quality engineering, combining technical depth with hands-on delivery. This role offers the opportunity to work on data-intensive systems within demanding environments, building scalable pipelines and robust data platforms that support real-world outcomes. You'll have the opportunity to: Design and build … data pipelines and data-intensive applications Work across large-scale datasets in complex engineering environments Contribute to modern data platforms and distributed systems Collaborate with engineers and clients to deliver production-ready solutions Take ownership of delivery within high-impact programmes Work with modern tools and frameworks across ...

Golang Developer

Hiring Organisation
Hirexa Solutions UK
Location
West Sussex, England, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contractor
Contract Rate
£280 - £300 per day
ideal candidate will be responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining high-performance, scalable backend applications and microservices. This role requires hands-on experience with distributed systems, REST APIs, cloud technologies, and modern software engineering practices. Key Responsibilities Design, develop, and maintain backend services and microservices using Golang. Build … Cassandra. Knowledge of Docker and containerized applications. Experience with Git version control. Strong understanding of Linux/Unix environments. Experience developing scalable and distributed applications. Cloud & DevOps Experience with AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform. Familiarity with Kubernetes and container orchestration. Experience with CI/CD tools such ...

Principal Engineer (Java) - up to £105,000 + Bonus - Hybrid

Hiring Organisation
Involved Solutions
Location
Midlands, UK
Employment Type
Full-time
used by millions of customers. This role will focus on driving engineering excellence, defining technical standards and leading the design of scalable, high-availability systems across a modern cloud-native environment. Responsibilities for the Principal Java Engineer: Define and evolve engineering strategy, standards and best practices across your domain … Lead technical direction across multiple engineering teams (on & offshore) and programmes Design and oversee delivery of large-scale, distributed systems using modern technologies Provide expert guidance on technical risk, architecture decisions and prioritisation Support Staff Engineers and development teams with deep technical leadership Drive adoption of DevOps ...

Principal Engineer (Java) - up to £105,000 + Bonus - Hybrid

Hiring Organisation
Involved Solutions
Location
West Midlands, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Permanent
Salary
GBP 75,000 - 105,000 Annual
used by millions of customers. This role will focus on driving engineering excellence, defining technical standards and leading the design of scalable, high-availability systems across a modern cloud-native environment. Responsibilities for the Principal Java Engineer: Define and evolve engineering strategy, standards and best practices across your domain … Lead technical direction across multiple engineering teams (on & offshore) and programmes Design and oversee delivery of large-scale, distributed systems using modern technologies Provide expert guidance on technical risk, architecture decisions and prioritisation Support Staff Engineers and development teams with deep technical leadership Drive adoption of DevOps ...

Principal Engineer (Java) - up to £105,000 + Bonus - Hybrid

Hiring Organisation
Involved Solutions
Location
Coventry, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Full-Time
Salary
£75,000 - £105,000 per annum
used by millions of customers. This role will focus on driving engineering excellence, defining technical standards and leading the design of scalable, high-availability systems across a modern cloud-native environment. Responsibilities for the Principal Java Engineer: Define and evolve engineering strategy, standards and best practices across your domain … Lead technical direction across multiple engineering teams (on & offshore) and programmes Design and oversee delivery of large-scale, distributed systems using modern technologies Provide expert guidance on technical risk, architecture decisions and prioritisation Support Staff Engineers and development teams with deep technical leadership Drive adoption of DevOps ...

Principal Engineer (Java) - up to £105,000 + Bonus - Hybrid

Hiring Organisation
Involved Solutions
Location
London, South East, England, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Full-Time
Salary
£75,000 - £105,000 per annum
used by millions of customers. This role will focus on driving engineering excellence, defining technical standards and leading the design of scalable, high-availability systems across a modern cloud-native environment. Responsibilities for the Principal Java Engineer: Define and evolve engineering strategy, standards and best practices across your domain … Lead technical direction across multiple engineering teams (on and offshore) and programmes Design and oversee delivery of large-scale, distributed systems using modern technologies Provide expert guidance on technical risk, architecture decisions and prioritisation Support Staff Engineers and development teams with deep technical leadership Drive adoption of DevOps ...

Principal Software Engineer

Hiring Organisation
Platform Recruitment Limited
Location
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, East Anglia, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Permanent
Salary
£80,000
Title: Principal Software Engineer Role: Distributed Systems & Communications Location: Cambridgeshire Salary: £60-£80k Platform Recruitment has partnered with an innovative technology company developing mission-critical systems used by organisations worldwide. They're looking for a Principal Software Engineer to help shape the technical direction of their platform. … Responsibilities: Lead architecture and implementation of systems in C#/.NET Build low-latency applications handling high-volume data traffic Drive technical vision and mentor engineers across the team Oversee code reviews, coding standards and CI/CD pipelines Key Requirements: 10+ years C# and .NET Core Strong distributed ...

Vice President of Engineering

Hiring Organisation
Jobleads-UK
Location
Belfast City, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
backend, blockchain, DevOps, and frontend engineers Define and drive the engineering roadmap in partnership with the CTO and Product leadership Ensure technical quality across systems through code reviews, architecture oversight, and process improvements Recruit and retain top engineering talent—building hiring processes and career development frameworks Champion a culture … Site Lead) Experience leading cross‐functional technical teams in a startup or scale‐up environment Strong technical background in backend development, DevOps, or distributed systems Proven success in scaling teams, hiring engineers, and evolving team structure/processes Deep understanding of modern cloud infrastructure (e.g. AWS, CI/ ...

Senior Software Engineer C# .Net

Hiring Organisation
Client Server
Location
Newcastle Upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, North East, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Permanent
senior member of the engineering team, you will design and develop business-critical backend services using modern C# and .Net, working on distributed systems that process large volumes of data with demanding performance and reliability requirements. You'll be involved throughout the software lifecycle, from technical design … environment is particularly well suited to engineers with strong computer science foundations who enjoy tackling challenging problems, debating technical approaches and continuously improving both systems and engineering practices. About you: You have achieved a minimum 2.1 BSc in Computer Science or similar technical discipline from a top tier/ ...

Hadoop Spark Scala Data Engineer

Hiring Organisation
Capgemini
Location
Northampton, England, United Kingdom
including HDFS, Hive, and YARN, to process and analyze large datasets efficiently. Skilled in building robust ETL pipelines, real-time data processing, and optimizing distributed systems for performance and reliability. Proficient in SQL, data modeling, and integrating data from multiple sources in cloud and on-prem environments. Hybrid … strong expertise in functional programming concepts for building scalable data applications. Extensive experience in Apache Spark (Core, SQL, and Streaming) for processing large-scale distributed data efficiently Strong knowledge of Hadoop ecosystem components including HDFS, YARN, Hive, and HBase. Skilled in designing and developing ETL pipelines and handling structured ...

Junior Software Engineer - Imaging Systems

Hiring Organisation
Marcus Webb Associates Limited
Location
TN38, Hollington, East Sussex, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Permanent
Salary
£32000 - £40000/annum + benefits
Junior Software Engineer Location: East Sussex (On-site) Salary: £32,000 - 40,000 + benefits C++, Imaging Systems, High-Speed Data Processing Note: This position could suit a graduate or junior software engineer that can display evidence of relevant internships, employment or own projects beyond their academic studies. Introduction … This role involves developing software for advanced imaging technology. An innovative engineering company specialising in advanced scientific and industrial systems is seeking a Software Engineer to join its growing R&D team. The company develops low volume, sophisticated imaging products that are used across scientific, industrial and high-technology ...