Distributed Systems Jobs in the UK excluding London

26 to 50 of 173 Distributed Systems Jobs in the UK excluding London

Senior Back End Engineer Brighton, UK

Brighton, Sussex, United Kingdom
Outthink Limited
experience with Microsoft .NET 8.0 using C#. Solid commercial experience of building and working with cloud-native or hybrid cloud solutions with Azure. Proven experience working with event driven distributed systems, including message brokers and asynchronous messaging patterns. Experience of building cloud-native solutions with Microsoft Azure with at least some of the following: API Management, API Gateway More ❯
Employment Type: Permanent
Salary: GBP Annual
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Senior Cloud Engineer

Birmingham, England, United Kingdom
Hybrid/Remote Options
EML
continuity. Monitor database performance and implement tuning strategies while ensuring compliance with security standards. Ensure database access controls, encryption, and auditing are in place to protect sensitive data. Network & Systems Administration: Design, implement, and maintain secure network infrastructure to ensure connectivity and protection against threats. Monitor and troubleshoot network and system performance issues, including security incidents. Manage user access … permissions, and system configurations with strict adherence to security policies. Ensure systems are patched, updated, and compliant with organizational security standards. Required Skills and Qualifications: Security Expertise : Proven experience embedding security into cloud, DevOps, SRE, database, and network/system operations. Infrastructure Expertise : Experience in managing secure cloud, on-premises, and hybrid environments. Automation : Proficiency in automating workflows and … incident management, and performance optimization with security considerations. Database Management : Experience with secure database design, optimization, and administration. Networking : Knowledge of secure network design, troubleshooting, and security best practices. Systems Administration : Experience in managing operating systems, user access, and system configurations securely. Soft Skills : Excellent communication, collaboration, and problem-solving skills. Preferred Qualifications: Certifications: Relevant certifications in cloud More ❯
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Software Engineer

Manchester, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Lorien
Software Developer .NET - Manchester (Hybrid) Join high-performing development teams of 250+ building real-time, large-scale systems used by millions of users across the UK, North America and South Africa. This is a chance to work on business-critical software that directly drives user engagement and revenue. Hybrid role based in Manchester city centre (2 days per week … made at team level, you will have a say in the tech stack and development approach, with a strong emphasis on team collaboration. This is a stimulating environment where systems must operate in real-time, requiring robust event-driven architectures, streaming data pipelines, and reactive programming. You'll tackle complex scalability challenges across distributed systems, ensuring speed … and reliability under heavy user loads. Security and compliance are central to the platform, so you'll be involved in building secure systems with strong authentication, encryption, and adherence to regulatory standards. What You'll Get to Work With: Modern microservices architecture powering high-volume systems Containerisation using Docker and Kubernetes for scalable deployments Cloud-native platforms and More ❯
Employment Type: Full-Time
Salary: £55,000 - £65,000 per annum
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Senior .Net Developer

Manchester, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Lorien
Senior .NET Developer - Manchester (Hybrid) Join high-performing development teams of 250+ building real-time, large-scale systems used by millions of users across the UK, North America and South Africa. This is a chance to work on business-critical software that directly drives user engagement and revenue. Hybrid role based in Manchester city centre (2 days per week … made at team level, you will have a say in the tech stack and development approach, with a strong emphasis on team collaboration. This is a stimulating environment where systems must operate in real-time, requiring robust event-driven architectures, streaming data pipelines, and reactive programming. You'll tackle complex scalability challenges across distributed systems, ensuring speed … and reliability under heavy user loads. Security and compliance are central to the platform, so you'll be involved in building secure systems with strong authentication, encryption, and adherence to regulatory standards. What You'll Get to Work With: Modern microservices architecture powering high-volume systems Containerisation using Docker and Kubernetes for scalable deployments Cloud-native platforms and More ❯
Employment Type: Full-Time
Salary: £55,000 - £65,000 per annum
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Senior Rust Software Engineer

Guildford, Surrey, England, United Kingdom
Hybrid/Remote Options
Jonothan Bosworth
Type: Permanent About the Role: Our employer-partner is seeking a Senior Software Engineer with deep experience in Rust and/or C++ to design and build high-performance, distributed, and mission-critical systems. You will play a key role in shaping next-generation telecom and real-time communication platforms used in high-availability environments. Key Responsibilities: Architect scalable … distributed systems with a strong focus on low-latency and high throughput. Build and optimise systems-level components using Rust, C++, C, or Java . Design and implement APIs and real-time communication protocols (SIP, VoIP, 5G, RTC). Improve platform reliability, stability, and performance (99.99%+ uptime environments). Lead performance tuning, fault-tolerance engineering, and … high-availability architecture reviews. Implement CI/CD workflows, containerisation, and systems monitoring (Docker, Kubernetes). Troubleshoot complex system bottlenecks in high-pressure environments. Provide mentorship, code reviews, and knowledge sharing within engineering teams. Required Skills & Experience: 5+ years in systems programming (Rust, C++, C ). Strong background in telecoms , VoIP, SIP, real-time protocols, or distributed More ❯
Employment Type: Full-Time
Salary: £60,000 - £70,000 per annum
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Full Stack Engineer

Reading, England, United Kingdom
Hybrid/Remote Options
Mastek
Kubernetes) Experience of Single page application frameworks (Angular/React) Practical experience of development using Kafka/RabbitMQ Experience in large scale integration projects involving messaging, web services and distributed systems Public Sector experience More ❯
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DevOps Engineer

Warwick, England, United Kingdom
Hybrid/Remote Options
Halian | Managed Services, Recruitment Agency & Contract Staffing
Docker, Kubernetes). Familiarity with security best practices in cloud environments. Desirable Experience within SaaS or FinTech environments. Knowledge of networking concepts, DNS, and firewalls. Exposure to microservices and distributed systems. Experience working within agile development teams. Relevant Azure certifications (e.g., AZ-400, AZ-104, AZ-305). This role offers a quick 2 stage interview process. You can More ❯
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Lead Software Engineer

Manchester Area, United Kingdom
Lorien
Lead Software Engineer – Manchester (Hybrid) Lead the development of real-time, large-scale systems used by millions of users across the UK, North America and South Africa. This is a chance to work on business-critical software that directly drives user engagement and revenue. Hybrid role based in Manchester city centre (2 days per week onsite) Salary: up to … made at team level, you will have a say in the tech stack and development approach, with a strong emphasis on team collaboration. This is a stimulating environment where systems must operate in real-time, requiring robust event-driven architectures, streaming data pipelines, and reactive programming. You’ll tackle complex scalability challenges across distributed systems, ensuring speed … and reliability under heavy user loads. Security and compliance are central to the platform, so you’ll be involved in building secure systems with strong authentication, encryption, and adherence to regulatory standards. Key Responsibilities: Act as a liaison between the Engineering team and Senior Management, communicating project status and technical challenges Assume a leadership role in the company, representing More ❯
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Lead Software Engineer

Manchester, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Lorien
Lead Software Engineer - Manchester (Hybrid) Lead the development of real-time, large- scale systems used by millions of users across the UK, North America and South Africa. This is a chance to work on business-critical software that directly drives user engagement and revenue. Hybrid role based in Manchester city centre (2 days per week onsite) Salary: up to … made at team level, you will have a say in the tech stack and development approach, with a strong emphasis on team collaboration. This is a stimulating environment where systems must operate in real-time, requiring robust event-driven architectures, streaming data pipelines, and reactive programming. You'll tackle complex scalability challenges across distributed systems, ensuring speed … and reliability under heavy user loads. Security and compliance are central to the platform, so you'll be involved in building secure systems with strong authentication, encryption, and adherence to regulatory standards. Key Responsibilities: Act as a liaison between the Engineering team and Senior Management, communicating project status and technical challenges Assume a leadership role in the company, representing More ❯
Employment Type: Full-Time
Salary: £65,000 - £75,000 per annum
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Software Engineer

Newcastle Upon Tyne, England, United Kingdom
Ronald James Group
About Us We’re a fast-growing technology company building robust, scalable software platforms that power critical services for clients around the world. Our systems process high volumes of data, operate with demanding performance standards, and continuously evolve to meet new business challenges. We’re looking for engineers who enjoy solving complex problems, writing clean and maintainable code, and … and developing software solutions that deliver reliability, performance, and scalability. Working as part of a multidisciplinary product team, you’ll help shape the technical direction of new and existing systems, contribute ideas, and ensure our solutions meet both technical and business goals. What You’ll Do Design, build, and maintain high-quality applications and services using C#, .NET Core … Node.js Develop clean, testable, and efficient code following modern engineering best practices. Contribute to architectural discussions, proposing improvements and innovative solutions. Build RESTful APIs and integrate with third-party systems where required. Collaborate with engineers, product owners, and QA teams in an Agile development environment. Participate in code reviews, testing, and performance tuning. Stay up to date with emerging More ❯
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Senior Developer

Cheshire East, Cheshire, UK
Uniting Ambition
We’re seeking an experienced Senior Backend Developer with strong TypeScript and Node.js skills to join a growing engineering team. You’ll design, build, and maintain scalable, secure backend systems within a modern microservices environment. Working with cutting-edge cloud technologies, you’ll play a key role in driving technical excellence through mentoring, collaboration, and hands-on delivery. Tech … Cloud (ECS, Lambda, RDS, etc.) Docker, Terraform, GitLab CI/CD MySQL/PostgreSQL Agile methodologies (Scrum/Kanban) About You Proven experience developing and maintaining cloud-native backend systems Strong understanding of modern architecture and distributed systems A problem-solver who thrives on ownership, collaboration, and continuous improvement Experience coaching/mentoring Enjoys sharing knowledge and More ❯
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Senior Developer

Cheshire East, England, United Kingdom
Uniting Ambition
We’re seeking an experienced Senior Backend Developer with strong TypeScript and Node.js skills to join a growing engineering team. You’ll design, build, and maintain scalable, secure backend systems within a modern microservices environment. Working with cutting-edge cloud technologies, you’ll play a key role in driving technical excellence through mentoring, collaboration, and hands-on delivery. Tech … Cloud (ECS, Lambda, RDS, etc.) Docker, Terraform, GitLab CI/CD MySQL/PostgreSQL Agile methodologies (Scrum/Kanban) About You Proven experience developing and maintaining cloud-native backend systems Strong understanding of modern architecture and distributed systems A problem-solver who thrives on ownership, collaboration, and continuous improvement Experience coaching/mentoring Enjoys sharing knowledge and More ❯
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Back End Developer

Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Hybrid/Remote Options
Ocho
Collaborate with product, DS, and frontend on API shape, contracts, and release cadence Essential Criteria: * 3+ years' backend experience (2+ in Go ) building production services * Solid grasp of concurrency, distributed systems, and networking fundamentals * Ideally Hands-on with AWS (IAM, ECS/EKS, S3, RDS/DynamoDB, networking) and Kubernetes * Experience designing REST/gRPC APIs; protobuf/… DynamoDB/Redis) * CI/CD (GitHub Actions/GitLab/CircleCI), automated testing, and containerization ( Docker ) * Demonstrated work in a commercial setting with data-intensive or ML-adjacent systems (e.g., pipelines, model serving, feature stores, analytics workloads) Nice to Have: * Experience integrating Python ML services (TF/torch), feature stores, or model registries * Event streaming & messaging (Kafka, Kinesis … Lead as the NI team scales. Why Join: * Shape a greenfield data/ML platform and raise the engineering bar with standard frameworks * Real ownership: design → build → run for systems that matter to customers * Remote-first with strong investment in building a Hub/R+D site in Belfast. * Competitive package, modern tooling, and a path to leadership as the More ❯
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AWS DevOps Engineer

London, South East, England, United Kingdom
Randstad Technologies
Hands-on experience with Python Hands-on experience with Docker. Experience in setting up and managing Azure DevOps CI/CD pipelines Understanding of build and deployment methodologies for distributed systems Solid experience with enterprise-grade applications and systems Proficiency in Node.js-based web applications Strong analytical and problem-solving skills Good knowledge of the Apigee platform More ❯
Employment Type: Full-Time
Salary: £55,000 - £60,000 per annum
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Lead SRE / Observability Engineering Lead - Outside IR35

Bristol, Avon, England, United Kingdom
Sanderson
alerting, and enable teams to self-serve their system metrics and traces. Implementation & Enablement: Assist digital engineering teams in implementing synthetic monitoring, health checks, observable CI/CD pipelines, distributed tracing, and cloud-native monitoring patterns. Partner with SRE, DevOps, and engineering teams to embed observability into digital platforms and services. Collaboration & Culture: Promote a culture of data-driven … track record implementing observability solutions in cloud-native environments (AWS, Azure, or GCP). Hands-on proficiency with observability tools such as Datadog, Grafana, Prometheus, OpenTelemetry. Strong knowledge of distributed systems, microservices, and container orchestration (Kubernetes, Docker). Experience with automation and Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Ansible) and CI/CD pipelines. Familiarity with performance engineering, capacity planning More ❯
Employment Type: Contractor
Rate: £650 - £750 per day
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Lead SRE / Observability Engineering Lead - (Outside IR35)

Bristol, Avon, South West, United Kingdom
Hybrid/Remote Options
Sanderson Recruitment
alerting, and enable teams to self-serve their system metrics and traces. Implementation & Enablement: Assist digital engineering teams in implementing synthetic monitoring, health checks, observable CI/CD pipelines, distributed tracing, and cloud-native monitoring patterns. Partner with SRE, DevOps, and engineering teams to embed observability into digital platforms and services. Collaboration & Culture: Promote a culture of data-driven … track record implementing observability solutions in cloud-native environments (AWS, Azure, or GCP). Hands-on proficiency with observability tools such as Datadog, Grafana, Prometheus, OpenTelemetry. Strong knowledge of distributed systems, microservices, and container orchestration (Kubernetes, Docker). Experience with automation and Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Ansible) and CI/CD pipelines. Familiarity with performance engineering, capacity planning More ❯
Employment Type: Contract, Work From Home
Rate: £650 - £750 per day + Outside IR35
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Site Reliability Engineer

City Of Bristol, England, United Kingdom
Sanderson
alerting, and enable teams to self-serve their system metrics and traces. Implementation & Enablement: Assist digital engineering teams in implementing synthetic monitoring, health checks, observable CI/CD pipelines, distributed tracing, and cloud-native monitoring patterns. Partner with SRE, DevOps, and engineering teams to embed observability into digital platforms and services. Collaboration & Culture: Promote a culture of data-driven … track record implementing observability solutions in cloud-native environments (AWS, Azure, or GCP). Hands-on proficiency with observability tools such as Datadog, Grafana, Prometheus, OpenTelemetry. Strong knowledge of distributed systems, microservices, and container orchestration (Kubernetes, Docker). Experience with automation and Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Ansible) and CI/CD pipelines. Familiarity with performance engineering, capacity planning More ❯
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DevOps Engineer

Reading, England, United Kingdom
Mastek
as needed Develop effective working relationships with development teams both internal to HMRC and with Third Party suppliers Familiar working within an Agile working environment Develop and maintain lightweight systems documentation Mentor junior team members Essential Skills: Experience with Enterprise Jenkins to create reusable pipelines across projects Understanding of the Linux Operating System, standard network protocols and security hardening. … Experience with unit testing and automated testing tools (such as ReadyApi, Cucumber etc.) Familiarity with microservices architecture and container orchestration with Kubernetes (Preferably EKS) Experience in managing and scaling distributed systems in AWS cloud environment across multiple environments Experience with deploying, supporting and supervising new and existing services, platforms and application stacks Experience in defining quality gates (integrating More ❯
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Senior Software Engineer

Ipswich, Suffolk, United Kingdom
Hybrid/Remote Options
Ithika Recruitment Ltd
Services, Docker) • Serverless (Azure Functions, Azure Search) • Messaging (AMQP, Kafka, HTTP) • Testing (xUnit) • Databases (SQL Server, Azure Cosmos DB) • Monitoring (Grafana Stack) • CI/CD (Azure DevOps) • Scripting (Python) • Distributed Systems (Microsoft Orleans) • Cloud (Azure) • Web Development (Typescript/React/ASP.NET Core) Ok, so that’s the formal part but what will you really get involved with More ❯
Employment Type: Permanent
Salary: £65000 - £75000/annum
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Senior Software Engineer (.NET)

Ipswich, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
Hybrid/Remote Options
Ithika Recruitment Ltd
Services, Docker) • Serverless (Azure Functions, Azure Search) • Messaging (AMQP, Kafka, HTTP) • Testing (xUnit) • Databases (SQL Server, Azure Cosmos DB) • Monitoring (Grafana Stack) • CI/CD (Azure DevOps) • Scripting (Python) • Distributed Systems (Microsoft Orleans) • Cloud (Azure) • Web Development (Typescript/React/ASP.NET Core) Ok, so that’s the formal part but what will you really get involved with More ❯
Employment Type: Full-Time
Salary: £65,000 - £75,000 per annum
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Senior Software Engineer

Bristol, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom
Lloyds Banking Group
appropriate. Demonstrating a relentless focus on delivering business value through sound engineering methods, rigorous code reviews, and continuous improvement, with a particular strength in backend architecture, API design, and distributed systems. What you'll need Typescript, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Node.js, Microservices, containerisation and orchestration with Docker and Kubernetes, event driven architecture using Kafka, gRPC, Express; and responsive web design More ❯
Employment Type: Permanent
Salary: GBP Annual
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Full-Stack Software Developer

Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Darwin Recruitment
Full Stack Software Developer Oxfordshire, UK | Hybrid (2 days onsite) Industry: Space Systems, Ground Segment, Mission Operations A UK-based space company is hiring a Full Stack Software Developer to join their Ground Segment Software Team. This team builds the critical systems that control and communicate with satellites in orbit, connecting mission operations on Earth to spacecraft in … role focuses on full stack development for ground segment tools that integrate with external platforms like SCOS and GMV. The work is highly technical, involving real-time, fault-tolerant systems used in active satellite operations. This is not web or e-commerce work. It's engineering that keeps satellites running and missions on track. 🛠 What You'll Do Build … and maintain full stack tools that support satellite control and mission operations Develop backend services in Java or C++ , with React frontends Integrate in-house systems with third-party ground segment tools Work across the full software lifecycle, from design to test to deployment Help shape architectural decisions for robust and scalable systems Collaborate closely with operations, mission More ❯
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Software Application Engineer

Manchester, England, United Kingdom
interactive investor
award-winning financial journalists, highly engaged community of investors, and daily newsletters and insights. Role Purpose The role is to design, build and support highly scalable, highly available, performant distributed applications to support our web, mobile and business platforms. We are looking for a Developer who is excited at building cloud based applications to deploy small change often. You … Spring Cloud AWS, Spring Data, Spring Cloud Streams. Kafka, Mongo, Elastic Search and Redis HTML Server-side SSG and SSR (Next.js, etc) SEO and SEF Architecture and Design Skills Distributed Systems and architectural experience of microservices, event driven architectures and serverless. AWS Cloud including step functions, lambda and general AWS architecture Expertise in DevOps and containers environments including More ❯
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Application Software Engineer Full-Stack

Manchester, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Hybrid/Remote Options
Nextech
native) Java (Spring Boot, Spring Cloud, Spring Data) Familiarity with Kafka, MongoDB, Elasticsearch, and Redis Experience with HTML, server-side rendering (e.g., Next.js), and SEO best practices Exposure to distributed systems, microservices, and event-driven architectures Knowledge of AWS cloud services, including Lambda and Step Functions Understanding of DevOps principles and experience with containerised environments (e.g., Kubernetes) Comfortable More ❯
Employment Type: Full-Time
Salary: £50,000 - £65,000 per annum
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AWS DevOps Engineer

London, South East, England, United Kingdom
Randstad Technologies
performance optimization, and customanalytics reporting for API consumption and error tracking.  System Architecture:o Deep understanding of build and deployment methodologies for distributedsystems.o Experience with enterprise-grade applications and systems, with a focus onreliability and security.  Soft Skills:o Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.o Excellent collaboration and communication abilities to work across teams andstakeholders. Randstad Technologies Ltd is More ❯
Employment Type: Full-Time
Salary: £55,000 - £60,000 per annum
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Distributed Systems
the UK excluding London
10th Percentile
£57,500
25th Percentile
£66,625
Median
£75,000
75th Percentile
£83,125
90th Percentile
£95,500