1 to 25 of 56 Remote Distributed Systems Jobs in the UK excluding London

Principal Software Engineer (C#, Azure, Watford, Hybrid)

Hiring Organisation
Method Resourcing Solutions Ltd
Location
Watford, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Permanent
Salary
GBP 90,000 Annual
after a very successful period, they have acquired several competitors. After a period of consolidation, they are now looking to unify all their systems into a single source of truth. They are also looking to scale massively over the next 5-years as they enter new markets … before scaling up to 100+ millions events per day. You'll work at the top of the engineering track, designing and delivering high-performance, distributed systems while guiding others through implementation and problem-solving. This is a deep technical role, ideal for someone who thrives on code, architecture ...

Staff Software Engineer

Hiring Organisation
TechNET IT Recruitment Ltd
Location
Manchester Area, United Kingdom
their engineering organisation with strategic senior hires. They’re seeking a Staff Backend Engineer to play a key role in shaping and scaling the distributed systems that sit at the heart of their platform. This is a high-impact role for an experienced engineer who enjoys solving complex … architectural problems, driving technical maturity, and guiding engineering direction across multiple services and teams. Key Responsibilities Lead the design and development of backend systems built with Java 11+ & Spring Boot Architect distributed, event-driven systems that support high-volume transactional workloads Develop robust, well-typed service contracts ...

Graduate Quant Software Engineer (C++ / Java – Trading Systems) | £55,000–£77,000

Hiring Organisation
IT Graduate Recruitment
Location
London, South East, England, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Full-Time
Salary
£55,000 - £77,000 per annum, OTE
Graduate Quant Software Engineer (C++/Java – Trading Systems) | £55,000–£77,000 | Hybrid (London/Remote) Build technology that powers real trading. Join a high-performance engineering team developing low-latency, resilient backend systems used in live trading environments. You’ll work on complex technical challenges from … Quant-Engineering tracks within 12–24 months. What You’ll Do Design, build, and optimise backend components of real-time trading and risk systems Develop clean, efficient, high-performance code in C++ and Java Work closely with traders, quants, and senior engineers to deliver new features Solve complex problems ...

Cloud Native Engineer (AWS)

Hiring Organisation
Sanderson Government and Defence
Location
Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, South West, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Permanent
public-sector and national-security organisationsacross three specialisms: Software Engineering (Java, full stack, microservices) DevOps/Platform Engineering (Kubernetes, automation, cloud) Solution & Cloud Architecture (distributed systems, event-driven design) You'll work hands-on building secure, scalable systems; shaping technical direction; and contributing to a collaborative engineering … Design and build cloud-native applications using Java (Spring Boot) and React Develop microservices, APIs, and event-driven components Work with PostgreSQL, MongoDB, and distributed data patterns DevOps/Platform Engineering Build and maintain secure, automated platforms using Docker , Kubernetes , and IaC Implement CI/CD pipelines and delivery ...

Agentic AI Engineer - 6G Networks & Intelligent Protocols

Hiring Organisation
Method Resourcing
Location
London, South East, England, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contractor
Contract Rate
£650 - £700 per day
research team, focused on building the next generation of intelligent, AI-driven network systems. The group operates at the frontier of agentic AI, distributed systems, and future mobile network architectures, with direct influence on global standards. This role is suited to an engineer who enjoys building tools … driven behaviour can be embedded into future mobile networks. The focus is on hands-on engineering within a research environment: turning concepts into working systems, testing them in lab-based deployments, and feeding the results into standards-relevant technical contributions. Key Responsibilities Design and implement agentic AI systems ...

Senior Software Engineer - Growth

Hiring Organisation
Utility Warehouse Limited
Location
London, South East, England, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Full-Time
Salary
Competitive salary
scalability and system reliability Raising engineering standards across observability, SLAs and deployment quality Contributing to key launches (including partner rollout and rebrand work) Supporting distributed system improvements and database migration projects Core Responsibilities Work primarily in Go, GraphQL, Docker & Kubernetes Break down complex work and deliver with minimal oversight … work primarily with Go, GraphQL, Docker and Kubernetes. You’ll own deployments end-to-end within our team’s Kubernetes namespace and contribute to systems where resilience, reliability, observability and uptime really matter. You’ll thrive here if you enjoy autonomy, solving distributed systems problems, and mentoring ...

Site Reliability Engineer

Hiring Organisation
Searchability
Location
Wigan, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Full-Time
Salary
£65,000 - £70,000 per annum
RELIABILITY ENGINEER ROLE: As a Site Reliability Engineer, you'll ensure the reliability, performance and scalability of critical digital platforms. You'll monitor production systems, refine SLAs/SLOs and error budgets, design scalable solutions, improve architecture through telemetry insights, and build dashboards that provide clear visibility of system … Kubernetes) and Infrastructure as Code (Terraform) * Experience with monitoring and observability tools such as Grafana, Prometheus or OpenTelemetry * Strong understanding of networking fundamentals and distributed systems* Ability to collaborate effectively with engineering, operations and product teams TO BE CONSIDERED: Please either apply through this advert or email ...

Site Reliability Engineer

Hiring Organisation
Searchability (UK) Ltd
Location
Wigan, Greater Manchester, North West, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Permanent, Work From Home
Salary
£70,000
RELIABILITY ENGINEER ROLE: As a Site Reliability Engineer, you'll ensure the reliability, performance and scalability of critical digital platforms. You'll monitor production systems, refine SLAs/SLOs and error budgets, design scalable solutions, improve architecture through telemetry insights, and build dashboards that provide clear visibility of system … Kubernetes) and Infrastructure as Code (Terraform) * Experience with monitoring and observability tools such as Grafana, Prometheus or OpenTelemetry * Strong understanding of networking fundamentals and distributed systems * Ability to collaborate effectively with engineering, operations and product teams TO BE CONSIDERED: Please either apply through this advert or email ...

Senior Specialist Engineer (SRE)

Hiring Organisation
UK Health Security Agency
Location
Birmingham, Leeds, Liverpool, London (Canary Wharf), United Kingdom
Employment Type
Permanent
Salary
£41983.00 - £52113.00 a year
ensuring our services run reliably, are scalable, and perform optimally Monitor and manage these aspects while taking responsibility for multiple cloud infrastructure services Observing systems will be key to prioritising the operational service improvements and performance improvements to meet/exceed SLOs (Service Level Objectives) The role will … Write code that is maintainable, clear, and concise. Optimise system performance using strong problem-solving skills to identify bottlenecks with an engineering mindset. Ensure systems can handle current and future workloads through automation and capacity planning. Continuously improve services through observability, and identify ways to improve observability practices. Follow ...

Senior Backend Developer

Hiring Organisation
Acorn Insurance
Location
Liverpool, Merseyside, North West, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Permanent, Work From Home
Salary
£75,000
depending on experience We're looking for a passionate Senior Backend Developer who thrives on solving complex problems and building systems that scale. You'll be at the forefront of creating next-generation backend services that genuinely make a difference for our customers and business. In this role … Bonus: Clean Architecture Understanding Clean Architecture and Mediator Pattern is a huge plus! If you have it, you'll help us build maintainable, testable systems that follow industry best practices. Our Tech Stack: Backend: C#, .NET 8.0, ASP.NET Core Database: SQL Server, Entity Framework Infrastructure: Docker, Azure Tools: Unit ...

Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET)

Hiring Organisation
4Square Recruitment Ltd
Location
Leatherhead, Surrey, England, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Full-Time
Salary
£50,000 - £60,000 per annum
regression testing. Hands-on experience with API testing tools ( Postman, REST Assured ) and performance tools ( JMeter, Gatling ). Familiarity with CI/CD systems ( Bitbucket, Jenkins, TeamCity ) and containerisation ( Docker, Kubernetes ). Proficiency with Git and modern version-control practices. Desirable Skills Experience with cloud platforms (AWS preferred). … Understanding of microservices, distributed systems, and event-driven architecture. Experience with contract testing frameworks such as Pact . Familiarity with observability tools ( Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog ). Background in performance optimisation and scalability testing. Exposure to security testing or DevSecOps practices. Soft Skills Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities. ...

Senior Back End Developer

Hiring Organisation
Narwhal Media Group (NMG)
Location
City Of Bristol, England, United Kingdom
join our growing development team working on our AI communications platform. In this role, you will architect, build, and maintain robust backend systems while also providing mentorship and technical leadership to a team of junior developers. A strong understanding of AI concepts, tools, and integrations is essential … with containerization (Docker, Kubernetes). Exposure to DevOps tools (CI/CD pipelines, automation). Knowledge of model deployment or MLOps practices. Experience designing distributed systems or event-driven architectures. What We Offer Collaborative and supportive team environment. Opportunities to work with cutting-edge AI technologies. Career growth ...

Java Full Stack Developer

Hiring Organisation
Syntax Consultancy Ltd
Location
Leeds, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Permanent
Government clients. Key experience + tasks will include: Java Full Stack Developer with experience developing large-scale micro-services, messaging, web services + distributed systems. In-depth Java 8/11 , Spring Boot, Spring Framework and Micro-services development experience. JavaScript, NodeJS, ReactJS preferred and REST API, PostgreSQL/… technologies , including hands-on experience of Jenkins, Docker , Ansible, Git. Kubernetes . Experience in large scale integration projects involving messaging, web services and distributed systems, ELK stack, OpenStack platform Agile development methods (Scrum, BDD, TDD, Kanban). Advantageous skills: Docker, JavaScript: ReactJS and NodeJS preferred, AWS API Gateway ...

Cloud / DevOps Engineer

Hiring Organisation
Fruition Group
Location
Leeds, West Yorkshire, Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Permanent, Work From Home
Salary
£60,000
provisioning and configuration. Develop and manage CI/CD pipelines using tools such as Jenkins, GitHub Actions or Azure DevOps. Support the operation of distributed systems, ensuring reliability, performance and security. Contribute coding expertise in languages such as Python, Go or JavaScript. Collaborate closely with clients and cross … automation platforms. Practical programming experience in at least one mainstream language (Python, Go, JavaScript). Solid understanding of networking fundamentals, security principles and distributed systems. Experience with containerisation and orchestration (Kubernetes, ECS). Strong communication, teamwork and stakeholder collaboration skills. Analytical mindset with attention to detail, able to work ...

DevOps Engineer

Hiring Organisation
MRJ Recruitment
Location
Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
users, and sloppy infrastructure isn’t an option. They need a DevOps Engineer who brings order to chaos, automates the tedious, and builds systems that actually let teams move fast. Hybrid working with 2 days in Belfast (applicants must be UK based) "We’re looking for someone who gets … just patch problems; you’ll define how engineering operates for years to come." If you thrive on tackling root causes, turning messy systems into reliable pipelines, and empowering squads to ship confidently every day, this is where you belong. Azure, AKS, CI/CD, observability, and security aren ...

Staff Software Engineer - Go, Typescript, Python, .NET, Cloud

Hiring Organisation
We Are Dcoded Limited
Location
Manchester, North West, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Permanent, Work From Home
Cloud & Platform: Modern cloud-native technologies (AWS/Azure/GCP), microservices, APIs Engineering Practices: CI/CD, automated testing, observability, performance optimisation Architecture: Distributed systems, scalable SaaS platforms, fintech or regulated environments (beneficial) What We're Looking For Proven experience operating at Staff/Principal/Lead … Engineer level within a SaaS environment Strong background in designing and building large-scale, production-grade systems Deep understanding of backend engineering, with experience across modern languages such as Go, Python, or TypeScript Comfortable working across multiple languages and paradigms, including some exposure to .NET Experience building and scaling ...

Software Architect

Hiring Organisation
Uniting Ambition
Location
Manchester Area, United Kingdom
guide delivery, and embed performance, resilience, and scalability into everything we build. What You’ll Do Own the solution architecture for a large-scale, distributed, event-driven platform Design systems using Kafka, SQL, and cloud-native patterns (AWS/GCP) Lead technical strategy, standards, and key architectural decisions … turn vision into reality Mentor teams and influence build vs buy, performance, and scalability choices What You’ll Bring Experience architecting high-volume, distributed systems Strong background in event-driven architecture Hands-on experience with C#, .NET, Golang, or TypeScript, plus databases/SQL A balance ...

Senior Software Engineer

Hiring Organisation
Connells Limited
Location
Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, South East, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Permanent, Work From Home
Senior Software Engineer to join our Group Technology team in Milton Keynes. In this role, you will help develop, support and enhance business systems and applications using .NET technologies and SQL Server. We offer a hybrid working arrangement with two days per week in our Milton Keynes office. … object-oriented design and development skills Highly Desirable: Experience with Terraform and Azure 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 ...

Full Stack Engineer

Hiring Organisation
Qualient Technology Solutions UK Limited
Location
Sheffield, England, United Kingdom
years’ experience programming in Java and ideally Go and Rust Expertise in JVM tuning and diagnostic for application troubleshooting and performance-optimization Expertise in distributed system design including microservices, Springboot Experience working with Kafka, Docker, k8s, service mesh Experience with monitoring and observability technologies: Splunk, Grafana, Prometheus, Jaeger, Kiali ...

Software Development Manager

Hiring Organisation
Noir
Location
Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Full-Time
Salary
£75,000 - £85,000 per annum
across a complex technology landscape. To succeed, you will bring strong experience in leading development teams (7+ years) within agile environments, ideally across large, distributed systems. You will have a deep technical foundation in the Microsoft stack, including the .NET framework (versions 4.8 and 8), SQL Server, and service ...

Senior Software Engineer

Hiring Organisation
Beamost Ltd
Location
Leeds, West Yorkshire, Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Permanent
high-frequency data Improve latency, throughput, and reliability using profiling and performance engineering Work with Redis, Azure VMs, and Anaconda environments Implement and maintain systems requiring millisecond-level timing precision Troubleshoot production issues quickly during key market hours Collaborate directly with the founder to shape technical direction and priorities …/order-routing components Essential Skills Expert-level Python developer (min. 5+ years professional python experience) Demonstrable experience with low-latency/high-throughput systems (e.g., real-time data processing, trading/market data, telemetry, adtech bidding, streaming systems, etc.) Strong understanding of asynchronous programming, multiprocessing, and performance ...

Senior Full Stack .Net Developer

Hiring Organisation
Hays
Location
Gatwick, West Sussex, South East, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Permanent, Work From Home
Salary
£75,000
understand user requirements and will be building a slick client portal which is crucial for their customers. From sprint planning to troubleshooting complex distributed systems, you'll ensure robust, scalable, and secure solutions. You'll write clean, testable code, contribute to architectural decisions, and support CI/… pipelines while monitoring production systems to keep everything running smoothly. The platform is being increasingly used and scheduled to go international as well, so the roles are extremely stable with years of work confirmed ahead. The company are investing into AI and there is progression into Senior and Lead ...

Senior ML Engineer

Hiring Organisation
Oscar Technology
Location
London, South East, England, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Full-Time
Salary
£70,000 - £90,000 per annum
extraction, and intelligent automation. Design scalable data and streaming pipelines capable of handling large, heterogeneous datasets. Build and optimize vector search, embeddings, and RAG systems to support high-quality retrieval. Deliver production-ready APIs, services, and model inference systems. Manage deployment, monitoring, observability, and continual improvement of ML models. … AutoGen , or similar LLM/agent frameworks. Skilled in prompt engineering , integrating foundation model APIs, and LLM fine-tuning techniques. Expertise in building RAG systems , vector databases (e.g., Pinecone, Weaviate), and embedding pipelines. Experience with ML/LLMOps for monitoring, evaluation, and traceability. Solid understanding of distributed systems ...

Data Engineering Manager

Hiring Organisation
Lorien
Location
Manchester, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Full-Time
Salary
£70,000 - £90,000 per annum
data engineering, with at least two years in a leadership or management role Excellent knowledge of data modelling, warehousing concepts, and large-scale distributed systems Hands-on experience with cloud-based data tools (AWS Redshift, Glue, EMR or similar) Proficiency in Python and SQL Understanding of DevOps principles ...

Technical Lead - Hybrid

Hiring Organisation
Aspire Personnel Ltd
Location
Belfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Full-Time
Salary
£70,000 - £105,000 per annum
Azure, Terraform, Kubernetes, CI/CD) Proven ability to re-architect or modernise platforms – ideally moving from legacy to cloud-native Built distributed systems on AWS or Azure Strong communicator – articulate, credible, and comfortable in client-facing or pre-sales conversations Can translate complex technical topics into clear ...