51 to 75 of 540 Distributed Systems Jobs in the UK excluding London

Lead Software Engineer

Location
Slough, England, United Kingdom
London deep tech company building the software backbone for the autonomous age. Their platform lets operators orchestrate fleets of robots, sensors and autonomous systems, fuse the vast data they generate, and turn it into decisions made faster than any adversary can react. Real systems, deployed in the world … actually matters. Well funded, scaling hard, and engineering led to the core. The problem space This is not CRUD. You'll be architecting systems that ingest and fuse high volume, heterogeneous sensor streams in real time, coordinate autonomous agents over unreliable and contested networks, and surface complex state ...

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 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 ...

Principal Security Engineer

Hiring Organisation
Appcast
Location
Saffron Walden, Essex, UK
work collaboratively with engineering and architecture teams to develop pragmatic solutions.Apply security best practices to common application architectures, including web applications, APIs, microservices, distributed systems, and cloud-native applications.Perform technical threat modeling and security design assessments for critical applications and infrastructure.Act as an escalation point for complex security … security, including IAM, VPC and network security, encryption, logging, monitoring, and workload security.Experience applying security best practices to web applications, APIs, microservices, distributed systems, and cloud-native architectures.Strong understanding of CI/CD principles, DevSecOps, secure SDLC practices, Infrastructure as Code, and automated security testing.Knowledge of common application ...

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 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. ...

Platform Engineer

Hiring Organisation
eTeam Workforce Limited
Location
Glasgow, UK
Employment Type
Full-time
customers, where security, governance and controls are at the forefront for rapid data product development. You will be responsible for the development of distributed systems, infrastructure and API's/Pipelines to ensure that our data engineering platforms are performant, scalable and robust. Key Accountabilities Design and implement … Science, related fields, or equivalent experience. Proficiency in one of the programming languages - Python, Spark, and IaC ( Terraform/Cloud Formation ). - Proven Experience Distributed Systems, Data Engineering Products/Platforms like Snowflake/Databricks, Spark, Airflow, DBT etc. Cloud platforms experience (AWS). DevOps practices - GitOps, Terraform ...

Platform Engineer

Hiring Organisation
eTeam Workforce Limited
Location
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract
Contract Rate
GBP 375 Daily
customers, where security, governance and controls are at the forefront for rapid data product development. You will be responsible for the development of distributed systems, infrastructure and API's/Pipelines to ensure that our data engineering platforms are performant, scalable and robust. Key Accountabilities Design and implement … Science, related fields, or equivalent experience. Proficiency in one of the programming languages - Python, Spark, and IaC ( Terraform/Cloud Formation ). - Proven Experience Distributed Systems, Data Engineering Products/Platforms like Snowflake/Databricks, Spark, Airflow, DBT etc. Cloud platforms experience (AWS). DevOps practices - GitOps, Terraform ...

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 ...

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, 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

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
Appcast
Location
Bournemouth, Dorset, UK
technical leadership and subject matter expertise across test engineering disciplines, acting as a recognised authority on testing standards and best practiceDrive quality across complex distributed systems, including microservices, APIs and multi-system integrations, ensuring solutions are fit for purpose and resilientInfluence technical and business stakeholders at all levels … 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 ...

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 ...

Expert Data Scientist

Hiring Organisation
Appcast
Location
Sunbury-on-Thames, Surrey, UK
process, please let us know.Role SummaryWe are seeking an exceptional Expert Data Scientist to serve as a technical leader and architect of machine learning systems across the organisation.This is the highest individual contributor tier within the field — a role for engineers and scientists who not only build world-class … systems but define how they are built. You will shape architectural direction, establish engineering and scientific standards, and drive the delivery of complex, high-impact ML products that span the journey from research and experimentation through to solutions.A core differentiator of this role is deep applied machine learning science ...

Expert Data Scientist

Hiring Organisation
BP Energy
Location
Sunbury-On-Thames, London, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Work From Home
know. Role Summary We are seeking an exceptional Expert Data Scientist to serve as a technical leader and architect of machine learning systems across the organisation. This is the highest individual contributor tier within the field a role for engineers and scientists who not only build world-class … systems but define how they are built. You will shape architectural direction, establish engineering and scientific standards, and drive the delivery of complex, high-impact ML products that span the journey from research and experimentation through to solutions. A core differentiator of this role is deep applied machine learning ...

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 ...