51 to 75 of 444 Distributed Systems Jobs in the UK excluding London

Forward Deployed Engineer

Location
Reading, England, United Kingdom
solutions for them. You will work directly with strategic clients to design and implement scalable technical integrations, define production-ready workflows, and ensure AI systems transition from experimentation to reliable deployment. This is a hands-on engineering role with strong product and client-facing responsibilities. Location & Travel: Preferred location … qualified candidates Frequent travel to client sites may be required (depending on client needs) Responsibilities: AI Deployment Architecture: Design and implement integrations between client systems and CloudFactory’s platform Architect scalable agentic AI & human-in-the-loop workflows Define data ingestion, transformation, and feedback loops Evaluate system bottlenecks (latency ...

Software Engineer

Location
Milton Keynes, England, United Kingdom
experience needed to set credible architectural direction and drive outcomes without dependency on external product managers. You will own end-to-end delivery across distributed systems, integrations, data, and infrastructure. This is an excellent opportunity for a seasoned engineer who has been there before — someone who can walk … that scales. Requirements We value deep, proven engineering experience over academic qualifications. The ideal candidate brings a track record of building and owning complex systems — someone who has seen what good looks like and knows how to get there. They are comfortable operating across multiple domains — backend, data, integration ...

Sr. Infrastructure Engineer (Python, Linux, VMware ESXi, Ansible, cloud) | Glasgow, UK | 12 Months Contract | AS

Location
Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
physical and virtual server infrastructure. The group evaluates, certifies, integrates, and supports a broad range of infrastructure technologies, including hardware platforms, hypervisors, Linux operating systems, system configuration tooling, critical infrastructure services, automation platforms, load-balancing, high availability solutions, and virtualization management technologies. We are a key part … looking for a self-starter who can operate effectively in a complex engineering environment. The successful candidate will need to understand complex distributed systems, assess the broader impact of security changes, design robust remediation approaches, and produce stable, maintainable, and future-proof secure code. They will also ...

Senior Software Engineer C# .Net

Hiring Organisation
Client Server
Location
Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
Employment Type
Full-time
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/ ...

Senior Software Engineer C# .Net

Location
Newcastle upon Tyne, England, United Kingdom
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/ ...

Senior Infrastructure Integration Engineer (Glasgow)UK - SSWAR

Location
Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
looking for a self-starter who can operate effectively in a complex engineering environment. The successful candidate will need to understand complex distributed systems, assess the broader impact of security changes, design robust remediation approaches, and produce stable, maintainable, and futureproof secure code. They will also be expected … reliability, security posture, and engineering practices. You Have Strong Linux engineering skills, including configuration, troubleshooting, system-level diagnostics, and operational support. Solid understanding of distributed systems and the challenges involved in changing, testing, and operating them safely. Strong Python development skills, with the ability to write robust, maintainable ...

Principal Test Engineer

Location
Greater Manchester, England, United Kingdom
engineering practices Act as a recognised test engineering authority, providing technical leadership and guidance on testing standards and best practice Drive quality across complex distributed systems, including microservices, APIs, cloud-based environments and multi-system integrations Influence senior stakeholders, architects, developers and product teams on requirements, testability, design … automation frameworks and embedding testing within CI/CD pipelines Strong technical capability in a modern programming language, with experience testing APIs, microservices and distributed systems Experience defining and implementing testing strategies, governance frameworks and enterprise-wide quality standardsStrong stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability ...

Principal Test Engineer

Hiring Organisation
Hackajob Ltd
Location
Bournemouth, Dorset, South West, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Permanent
leadership and subject matter expertise across test engineering disciplines, acting as a recognised authority on testing standards and best practice Drive quality across complex distributed systems, including microservices, APIs and multi-system integrations, ensuring solutions are fit for purpose and resilient Influence technical and business stakeholders … passion for embedding quality throughout the software development lifecycle. Strong technical capability in a modern programming language, combined with experience testing APIs, microservices and distributed systems within cloud-based environments. Experience defining and implementing testing strategies, frameworks, governance and quality standards that drive consistency, efficiency and engineering excellence ...

Backend Software Engineer C# .Net - FinTech

Hiring Organisation
Client Server
Location
Newcastle Upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, North East, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Permanent
backend focussed Software Engineer with a first class education looking for an opportunity to progress your career, working on complex and interesting systems in an impactful role? You could be joining a scaling FinTech with secure backing and ambitious growth plans. What's in it for you: Salary … events Your role: As a Backend Software Engineer you will design and develop business critical backend services using modern C# .Net, working on distributed systems that process large volumes of data with demanding performance and reliability requirements. You'll be involved throughout the software development lifecycle, from technical ...

HPC Infrastructure Site Reliability Engineer

Location
Gloucester, England, United Kingdom
ultra‐low latency are non‐negotiable. Role Overview We are looking for a senior Infrastructure Site Reliability Engineer with deep experience operating large‐scale distributed systems and recent hands‐on expertise in high‐performance computing (HPC) and AI infrastructure. This is an operations‐first SRE role, working … spanning network engineering, infrastructure SRE, Platform SRE, infrastructure tooling engineers (software) and data centre operations. The ideal candidate has progressed through large‐scale, globally distributed or multi‐site infrastructure environments and has more recently specialised in GPU‐accelerated HPC systems. This role provides exposure to the latest high‐density ...

Software Engineer (Mid and Senior Levels)

Location
Bath, England, United Kingdom
interest from applicants with partial or adjacent skills and backgrounds, to fill a number of different roles within each capability area. Device & Embedded Software Systems Embedded Linux, C++/Python, embedded systems, multi‐sensor and camera‐based devices (including thermal and line‐scan), data acquisition and edge processing … device‐to‐cloud pipelines, networking, system integration, hardware/software collaboration, field diagnostics, performance optimisation, secure and robust systems, Linux build systems (e.g. Yocto), media pipelines (e.g. GStreamer), FFMPEG, IoT devices, sensor data processing, signal conditioning, computer vision, FPGA exposure, electronics fundamentals. Platform Engineering Cloud infrastructure, AWS, distributed ...

Software Architect - Python & .NET.

Hiring Organisation
Computer Futures
Location
Birmingham, UK
Employment Type
Full-time
delivery, providing practical technical leadership to development teams while defining a scalable, long-term architectural approach. Define the software architecture for complex automation and systems integration projects. Design scalable, secure and maintainable applications using C#/.NET, Python and Django. Establish clear architectural standards, design principles and technology roadmaps. … Translate customer, operational and engineering requirements into practical technical solutions. Design platforms that integrate business applications, databases, automation systems, third-party products and physical equipment. Define service boundaries, APIs, data flows, interface specifications and integration patterns. Produce architecture diagrams, technical designs, data models and supporting documentation. Design distributed ...

Lead Software Engineer - Public Cloud, Foundational Infra Platforms

Hiring Organisation
JP Morgan Chase
Location
Glasgow, UK
Employment Type
Full-time
Azure, or Google CloudHands-on experience with Terraform for infrastructure as code, applied from a software engineering perspectiveExperience designing, developing, and maintaining production software systems consumed by other engineering teamsExperience owning technical design decisions and mentoring other engineersKnowledge of cloud-native architecture, distributed systems, and microservices design … within team practicesPreferred qualifications, capabilities, and skillsExperience engineering and supporting high-volume production platforms, including release engineering, continuous delivery, and automated testing strategyBackground in systems design and systems engineering at platform level, ideally including the full operational lifecycle — standing a platform up, running it, and recovering itDepth ...

Lead Software Engineer - Public Cloud, Foundational Infra Platforms

Location
Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
Google Cloud Hands-on experience with Terraform for infrastructure as code, applied from a software engineering perspective Experience designing, developing, and maintaining production software systems consumed by other engineering teams Experience owning technical design decisions and mentoring other engineers Knowledge of cloud-native architecture, distributed systems … Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills Experience engineering and supporting high-volume production platforms, including release engineering, continuous delivery, and automated testing strategy Background in systems design and systems engineering at platform level, ideally including the full operational lifecycle — standing a platform up, running it, and recovering it Depth ...

Senior Software Engineer

Hiring Organisation
Visa
Location
Basingstoke, Hampshire, UK
Employment Type
Full-time
About the RoleAt Visa, our Middleware Product Reliability Engineering (PRE) team is evolving into a modern software engineering organization focused on building intelligent, scalable systems that keep critical platforms running globally. This is a hands-on engineering role where you'll design and build software that improves reliability, automation … observability, and resilience across Visa's middleware ecosystem. If you enjoy writing production-grade code, solving complex distributed systems problems, and seeing your work operate at real-world scale, this role is for you. Why This Role Stands OutGlobal impact from day one – your work supports critical payment ...

Senior AI Engineer

Hiring Organisation
MarkIT Placements
Location
Didcot, Oxfordshire, South East, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract, Work From Home
Contract Rate
From £700 to £900 per day
experience IR35: Outside IR35 Start Date: Immediate About the Role We are working with a fast-growing UK frontier technology company developing advanced AI systems for organisations operating in complex, high-stakes environments. The business is looking for a Senior Applied AI Engineer to take genuine technical ownership … production-grade agentic AI systems. This is a builder's role rather than an integration role . You will design and implement sophisticated AI systems from the ground up, make architecture-level decisions, write production-quality software and own features through to deployment. The focus is on turning rapidly ...

GCP Data Engineer

Hiring Organisation
Teksystems
Location
Sheffield, South Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract
Contract Rate
£400/day
based trading and post-trade platforms. You will work within the Reference Data platform team, responsible for a critical integration layer that connects multiple systems across the trading ecosystem. The position centres on modernising platform architecture, improving scalability, and enabling robust data integration across domains such as Synthetic Trading … environments. Enable and support microservices architecture deployment using containerisation technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes/EKS. Implement scalable, highly available, and fault-tolerant systems that align with enterprise architecture standards. Collaborate closely with application developers, traders, and business stakeholders to deliver secure, reliable, and high-performance cloud solutions. ...

Data Engineer (Full-Stack Data Products)

Hiring Organisation
Catalyst
Location
NE1, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne & Wear, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Permanent
Salary
£60000 - £100000/annum
continued excellent performance. About the Role As a Data Engineer you will play a key role in developing, building and maintaining scalable data intensive systems, pipelines and platforms that power analytics, operational systems, and AI-driven products. This role combines full-stack or backend software engineering with modern … Design and develop sophisticated data pipelines to import data from internal and external sources and seamlessly integrate into data platforms. Maintenance & Data Reliability : Ensure systems are well-maintained, enabling uninterrupted access to crucial data. Continuously verify data quality and integrity to support decision making. Continuous Improvement & Collaboration : Collaborate with ...

AI Platform Engineer - Agentic Interfaces

Location
Staines-upon-Thames, England, United Kingdom
native technologies to solve complex, real-world business challenges at enterprise scale. We're looking for engineers who are passionate about building production AI systems and excited by the opportunity to shape the future of enterprise software. Please note that this role requires demonstrable, hands-on experience designing, building … what it measures. Build rapid prototypes and proofs of concept to validate emerging technology, product opportunities and customer scenarios. Establish the engineering practices these systems need: evaluation, testing, observability, monitoring, governance, security and operational excellence. Contribute to technical design, review other engineers’ work, and support colleagues coming into ...

Staff-Software Engineer

Hiring Organisation
American Express
Location
Brighton, East Sussex, UK
Employment Type
Full-time
scalable, resilient, secure, and highly available platform services used by hundreds of engineering teams. Lead architecture and implementation of developer platforms, CI/CD systems, infrastructure automation, and cloud-native services. Drive platform standardization, reusable engineering patterns, and self-service capabilities that improve developer productivity. Establish engineering best practices … Kotlin, TypeScript, Cloud & InfrastructureAWS (preferred), Kubernetes, Docker, Terraform (Must have), Helm, GitHub Actions, Jenkins, or similar CI/CD toolsObservabilityOpenTelemetry, Prometheus, Grafana, Splunk, DatadogArchitectureDistributed systems, Event-driven architecture, REST and gRPC APIs, Domain-driven design, Platform APIsQualificationsBachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (Master's preferred ...

Principal Vulnerability Researcher

Location
Metropolitan Borough of Solihull, England, United Kingdom
technologies and uncovering previously unknown security vulnerabilities. You will tackle highly ambiguous challenges, connect insights across multiple domains, and help shape how future telecom systems are secured. Build Capability & Research Excellence – Act as a mentor and role model for researchers across the organisation, fostering a culture of curiosity, collaboration … World- Class Lab – Operate within a cutting- edge research environment where exploration and experimentation are encouraged. You will have the freedom to deconstruct systems, challenge assumptions, discover new attack vectors, and develop innovative approaches that strengthen telecom security at scale. Successful Applicants must be able to commute ...

Senior Software Engineer

Location
Manchester, England, United Kingdom
other incentives. Job Summary The Senior Software Engineer is a senior technical contributor responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining complex, AWS-native software systems within their area of ownership. This role combines deep hands‐on software engineering expertise with strong cloud, data engineering, and AI capabilities. The Senior Software … role requires a strong foundation in data engineering and cloud-native development, as well as the ability to build scalable, reliable, and observable systems that support modern software products and platforms. Key Responsibilities Software Engineering & Technical Leadership Design, develop, and maintain scalable, secure, and reliable software applications and services. ...

The Core Engineering - Site Reliability Engineering - Associate - Birmingham

Location
Birmingham, England, United Kingdom
also making a significant investment to uplift and rebuild core applications on cloud platforms. Site Reliability Engineering at Goldman Sachs combines software engineering and systems engineering to build, run, and maintain high-performing, distributed, and fault-tolerant systems. As a site reliability engineer, you will play a mission … critical role in ensuring that our systems are healthy, observable, automated, and designed to scale. You will collaborate with engineering teams to improve production services, enable faster delivery of new capabilities, reduce downtime, and eliminate repetitive operational work through automation. This role sits within Core Engineering and applies ...

Software Engineering Manager

Hiring Organisation
Adria Solutions
Location
Manchester, North West, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Permanent
modern cloud-native environment. Youll play a key role in shaping architecture, driving best practices, and supporting the delivery of scalable, secure backend systems used by customers at scale. The Role As Engineering Manager, youll lead a team of Software Engineers working across cloud-native microservices and distributed … modern tools, including AI-assisted development. About You Youll be an experienced engineering leader with a strong technical background in backend or distributed systems development, ideally using Golang. Youll bring: Strong commercial experience with Golang or similar backend technologies. Previous experience in a leadership, team lead or engineering ...

Senior Platform Engineer

Hiring Organisation
Workable Software Limited
Location
South East London, London, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Permanent, Work From Home
Permutable, we're building real-time AI systems that transform large volumes of global news, market and proprietary data into market intelligence and systematic signals for financial institutions. We're evolving our technology towards a more real-time, event-driven and agent-driven architecture and are looking … S3. Build Event-Driven Architecture: Help move our architecture from scheduled pipelines towards real-time, event-driven services using messaging, queues, asynchronous processing and distributed systems. Build Infrastructure for AI Agents: Develop the infrastructure required to run increasingly agent-driven AI workflows reliably in production, including state management, task ...