51 to 75 of 548 Distributed Systems Jobs in the UK excluding London

Managing Engineer – Cyber Platform Engineering

Location
Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Drive platform maturity through automation, reuse, standardization, and strong operational discipline. Coach and develop engineers while building high-performing teams with strong execution and systems thinking. Requirements A minimum of 5 years of experience in software engineering, platform engineering, data engineering, or distributed systems delivery. A minimum … years of experience leading engineering teams or technical delivery in product-based environments. Experience operating production systems, services, tools, or pipelines with strong expectations around reliability, observability, security, and maintainability. Strong understanding of integration patterns, automation, cloud-native engineering practices, and scalable platform design. Experience building reusable services, workflows ...

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 ...

Principal AWS Cloud Engineer

Location
Portsmouth, England, United Kingdom
pipelines and internal developer platforms that enable our teams to ship securely and autonomously. Drive AWS cost optimisation initiatives and improve performance across distributed systems, microservices, databases and network infrastructure. Act as a trusted advisor to engineering leadership and contribute to cloud strategy, governance and architectural standards. Mentor … Node.js. Demonstrable experience leading large-scale technical initiatives and influencing engineering strategy across multiple teams. Proven track record designing, deploying and supporting large-scale distributed systems and microservices architectures. Strong stakeholder management and the ability to drive technical consensus across complex organisations. Essential Qualifications: AWS Associate Certification minimum ...

Kafka Platform Engineer

Location
Knutsford, England, United Kingdom
resilient and secure platform solutions that underpin key business services and support innovation across the organisation. You will work with modern cloud-native technologies, distributed systems and event-driven architectures at enterprise scale, helping to improve platform reliability, security and automation. This is an opportunity to help shape … scale Confluent Kafka platforms supporting business-critical workloads. Building secure, resilient and highly available streaming solutions, including multi-region and hybrid cloud environments. Applying distributed systems, event-driven architecture and platform automation practices, including Infrastructure as Code, to address engineering requirements across the platform. Developing and improving Kafka ...

Senior Kafka Platform Engineer

Location
Knutsford, England, United Kingdom
this role, you will contribute to scalable, resilient and secure platform solutions that support services used across the organisation. Working with cloud‐native technologies, distributed systems and event‐driven architectures, you will help improve streaming capabilities used by a wide range of teams and business areas. This … scale Confluent Kafka platforms supporting enterprise workloads across cloud, on‐premise and hybrid environments, including multi‐cluster, multi‐region and highly available deployments. Applying distributed systems knowledge, event‐driven architecture practices and Confluent Platform technologies, including Kafka Connect, Schema Registry, Cluster Linking and ksqlDB, to deliver reliable, scalable ...

Senior Kafka Platform Engineer

Hiring Organisation
Barclays
Location
Northampton, Northamptonshire, UK
Employment Type
Full-time
this role, you will contribute to scalable, resilient and secure platform solutions that support services used across the organisation. Working with cloud-native technologies, distributed systems and event-driven architectures, you will help improve streaming capabilities used by a wide range of teams and business areas. This … scale Confluent Kafka platforms supporting enterprise workloads across cloud, on-premise and hybrid environments, including multi-cluster, multi-region and highly available deployments. Applying distributed systems knowledge, event-driven architecture practices and Confluent Platform technologies, including Kafka Connect, Schema Registry, Cluster Linking and ksqlDB, to deliver reliable, scalable ...

Senior Systems Engineer

Hiring Organisation
Archangel Lightworks Ltd
Location
Oxford, Oxfordshire, South East, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Permanent, Work From Home
Space Agency, the UKs Department of Science and Technology (DSIT) and the UK Ministry of Defence. About the job As a Senior Systems Engineer, you will play a critical role in the specification, design, integration, and test of our Optical Ground Stations and other products. This role involves working … closely with internal engineering teams, external partners, and customers to ensure the systems support our operational needs and enables smooth integration with partner systems. You will be responsible for defining system and sub-system requirements, designing architecture, ensuring robust integration, and supporting the deployment and maintenance of ground stations. ...

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 ...

Engineering Manager - Core Infrastructure (Remote)

Hiring Organisation
CrowdStrike
Location
Reading, Berkshire, UK
Employment Type
Full-time
here to stop breaches, and we've redefined modern security with the world's most advanced AI-native platform. We work on large scale distributed systems, processing almost 3 trillion events per day and this traffic is growing daily. Our customers span all industries, and they count … Configuration Management (Chef, Puppet, Salt or similar solutions)Experience in Provisioning & Orchestration (Pulumi, Terraform, Ansible, Temporal or similar solutions)Experience with immutable architecture and distributed systems design. Experience in software development, design patterns, data structures and algorithms ( Python or Go )Experience with large-scale, business-critical Linux environments. ...

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 ...

Senior Infrastructure Integration Engineer - Glasgow, UK - (JK)

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, 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/ ...

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 ...

Senior Software Engineer

Hiring Organisation
IO Associates
Location
Bath, Somerset, South West, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract, Work From Home
Contract Rate
£550 - 600 per day
working on Design, build and operate reliable, scalable backend services Own areas of the platform, including architecture and technical direction Build resilient APIs and distributed systems within a regulated financial environment Work with AWS serverless technologies , including Lambda, SQS, EventBridge and API Gateway Work with MongoDB and document … contribute to engineering standards and best practice Key Skills Strong Node.js & TypeScript Strong system design and architecture AWS & Serverless MongoDB/document databases Distributed systems, observability and incident management CI/CD and production operations Experience working in a regulated environment , ideally FinTech or financial services Comfortable owning ...

Principal Test Engineer

Hiring Organisation
Matchtech
Location
Stockport, Cheshire, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Full-Time
Salary
£65,000 - £75,000 per annum
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 standards Strong 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 Engineer (Mid and Senior Levels)

Location
Newport, Wales, 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 ...

Senior Software Engineer - Live & VOD Video Infrastructure

Hiring Organisation
Roku
Location
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, UK
Employment Type
Full-time
build large-scale video infrastructure powering Live and VOD streaming workflows at Roku. In this role, you will collaborate with video engineers to build systems responsible for ingesting, processing, and delivering large volumes of video content. You will design and maintain resilient, cloud-native services that operate continuously … scale, solving complex distributed systems challenges across high-throughput media pipelines. This position requires hands-on software development, including writing new code and maintaining existing codebases across critical video infrastructure. The ideal candidate brings deep experience in backend systems engineering and a passion for building reliable, performant ...

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

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 ...

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 ...