76 to 100 of 153 Distributed Systems Jobs in the UK excluding London

Lead Software Engineer

Hiring Organisation
Burns Sheehan
Location
Manchester Area, United Kingdom
challenges through scalable, secure, and resilient technology solutions. You’ll play a key role in shaping engineering standards, leading talented teams, and delivering critical systems end-to-end. This is a hands-on, individual contributor role with major influence-owning architecture, driving technical direction, and shaping a next-generation … Corporate Actions engine from the ground up. What you’ll do Own architecture and design for a large-scale, distributed platform Lead hands-on engineering of a greenfield system end-to-end Set engineering standards and influence technical direction Drive best practice across microservices, APIs, data, and DevOps Partner ...

Site Reliability Engineer

Hiring Organisation
Anson McCade
Location
Gloucester, England, United Kingdom
clients. This is a Site Reliability Engineering role with real impact. You are not maintaining low-value ops processes. You are engineering reliability into systems that matter, using automation, tooling, and strong software principles to reduce manual intervention and improve performance at scale. What You’ll Be Doing Supporting … improving critical services that underpin mission-facing applications Driving automation to eliminate repetitive operational work and reduce human intervention Instrumenting systems with monitoring and observability tooling, using data to improve reliability and performance Working closely with engineering teams to embed best practices in system design and architecture Diagnosing ...

Principal Engineer

Hiring Organisation
Synergetic Recruitment Group Limited
Location
East Anglia, UK
Principal Software Engineer Location: Cambridge Our client is scaling a large, distributed cloud platform and is looking for a Principal Engineer to act as the Subject Matter Expert (SME) across observability and cloud infrastructure. Youll be working at serious scale managing thousands of Kubernetes nodes, handling tens of terabytes … logs daily, and supporting millions of real-time metrics across a highly distributed environment. The Role This is a senior, hands-on role where you will own the technical direction and standards of the observability ecosystem. As the SME, youll define best practice, guide architectural decisions ...

Principal Engineer

Hiring Organisation
Synergetic Recruitment Group Limited
Location
Chelmsford, Essex, South East, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Permanent
Principal Software Engineer Location: Cambridge Our client is scaling a large, distributed cloud platform and is looking for a Principal Engineer to act as the Subject Matter Expert (SME) across observability and cloud infrastructure. Youll be working at serious scale managing thousands of Kubernetes nodes, handling tens of terabytes … logs daily, and supporting millions of real-time metrics across a highly distributed environment. The Role This is a senior, hands-on role where you will own the technical direction and standards of the observability ecosystem. As the SME, youll define best practice, guide architectural decisions ...

Director of Software Engineering

Hiring Organisation
Jobleads-UK
Location
Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
apply, and we seek a director who will champion an inclusive hiring strategy across all their globally diverse teams. The engineering team is a distributed team across Spain, UK and Canada, and thus would require a suitable candidate to be able to work with team across these regions both … engineering processes and deliverables so the products align with design and customer needs. Team Leadership and Growth Build, inspire, and grow a globally distributed, high‐performing engineering team. Oversee recruitment, mentoring, and professional development across key engineering disciplines (e.g., platform engineering, data engineering, ML engineering). Foster an inclusive ...

Platform Engineer

Hiring Organisation
Digital Waffle
Location
London, South East, England, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Full-Time
Salary
£70,000 - £75,000 per annum
cloud infrastructure, DevOps, and data platform engineering. The Role You'll work across Azure cloud infrastructure and data platforms, helping to build scalable, secure systems and improve how data flows across the organisation. You'll also play a key role in improving deployment processes, system reliability, and overall platform … Experience with Kafka or similar streaming platforms Experience with Databricks or modern data platforms (e.g. Snowflake, Synapse, BigQuery) Strong understanding of data pipelines and distributed systems Focus on automation, scalability, and reliability Nice to Have Lakehouse or large-scale data platform experience Observability tooling (Datadog, Grafana, Prometheus) SaaS ...

Site Reliability Engineer

Hiring Organisation
SCC
Location
Birmingham, England, United Kingdom
Month Contract – Birmingham – SCC Flex Contract We are looking for an experienced Site Reliability Engineer (DV, NPPV3 cleared) to support highly secure, business‐critical systems in Birmingham, working across Linux environments, cloud and on‐prem infrastructure, container platforms (Docker/Kubernetes), CI/CD pipelines and enterprise monitoring tools. … Jenkins, GitLab CI, GitHub Actions or Azure DevOps. Strong understanding of networking, security principles and access controls in secure environments. Ability to troubleshoot complex, distributed systems under pressure. If you are a Site Reliability Engineer (DV, NPPV3 cleared) looking for a high-impact contract in a secure Birmingham ...

Data Engineer

Hiring Organisation
Anson Mccade
Location
Newcastle Upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, North East, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Permanent
large-scale data platforms (3+ years) Proficiency in Java or Python Hands-on experience with streaming technologies (Kafka/Flink preferred) Good understanding of distributed systems and cloud platforms (AWS ideally) Experience with CI/CD, Docker, Kubernetes, and modern DevOps practices Why consider this role? Work ...

Telemetry SRE Engineer

Hiring Organisation
KBC Technologies Group
Location
Newbury, Berkshire, UK
Technical Skills Must have: Must‐Have Observability & Reliability Engineering · Strong hands‐on experience across core observability pillars including metrics, traces, service health and distributed systems visibility · Practical experience implementing OpenTelemetry across application, platform and infrastructure layers · Ability to design, deploy and operate end‐to‐end observability pipelines (collector ...

Lead Software Developer - FDS Squad

Hiring Organisation
Amber Labs
Location
Manchester Area, United Kingdom
engineers Collaborate closely with: Product managers/QA engineers/Analysts Ensure alignment with shared engineering standards and practices Strong experience with: Microservices and distributed systems design Support delivery in fluid and evolving requirement environments Drive continuous improvement in: Code quality/Development practices/Team collaboration Essential ...

Senior Software Developer

Hiring Organisation
Birketts LLP
Location
Sevenoaks, Kent, England, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Full-Time
Salary
Competitive salary
solutions on Microsoft Azure Understanding of Azure services such as Azure functions, Azure App Services, Azure SQL, Service Bus Solid grasp of microservices architecture, distributed systems, and inter-service communication patterns Experience of API design principles and building performant REST APIs Understanding of development best practices – SOLID, unit ...

Java Architect

Hiring Organisation
Bruin Financial & Professional Services
Location
Manchester, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Full-Time
Salary
£100,000 - £140,000 per annum
financial environment. This is a hands-on Principal IC role with no line management, owning architecture and driving engineering direction across a large-scale distributed system. What you’ll do Design and build Java (Spring Boot) microservices Architect event-driven systems (Kafka/messaging) Apply AI/… assisted environments Influence technical direction and engineering standards What you’ll need Experience operating at Principal/Staff/Architect level Strong Java and distributed systems background Hands-on AI/ML experience (Python or similar) Experience with Kafka or MQ, SQL/Oracle, cloud and containerisation Nice ...

.NET Developer (AI)

Hiring Organisation
Reed
Location
Birmingham, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Full-Time
Salary
Salary negotiable
looking for a .NET Developer to join their growing tech team in Birmingham. This role goes beyond traditional development — you’ll be building core systems alongside AI-driven and agent-based solutions that are actively shaping how the business operates. We’re specifically looking for someone who has hands … doing: Building and enhancing core business applications, APIs, and integrations Developing scalable, modern .NET solutions Designing and implementing agentic AI workflows within business systems Integrating LLMs (e.g. Azure OpenAI) into production applications Creating automations and intelligent processes that drive efficiency Writing clean, maintainable, production-grade code Collaborating on architecture ...

Senior Azure Integration Developer

Hiring Organisation
Arc IT Recruitment
Location
London, South East, England, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Full-Time
Salary
£65,000 - £95,000 per annum
technical designs (API specs, diagrams, documentation) Apply API security, versioning, throttling, and governance best practices Maintain and optimise integrations for reliability and performance Troubleshoot distributed systems using Azure monitoring tools Manage documentation, runbooks, and support processes Build and deploy solutions via Azure DevOps and Git Implement Infrastructure ...

Fullstack AI Developer (Java/Python) - Investment Bank

Hiring Organisation
Robert Walters
Location
London, South East, England, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contractor
Contract Rate
£600 - £800 per day
doing Building and enhancing cloud-native applications using Java and/or Python Developing modern React front-end solutions Designing scalable systems on AWS Delivering AI-powered features using LLMs, semantic search, and RAG architectures Driving engineering best practices across CI/CD, DevOps, testing, and system reliability Collaborating … with Java and/or Python Proven expertise with AWS cloud technologies Full stack engineering capability, ideally including React Experience building secure, production-grade distributed systems Strong understanding of modern SDLC, CI/CD, and cloud-native development Exposure to AI/ML solutions, particularly LLMs, OpenAI/ ...

AI Agentic Engineer X 3

Hiring Organisation
Adria Solutions
Location
Newcastle Upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, North East, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Permanent, Work From Home
Salary
£85,000
next-generation intelligent healthcare solutions. They are now looking for an number of AI Agentic Engineer to help design, build, and deploy autonomous AI systems that will directly support clinical and operational decision-making. This is a highly impactful role where youll be working at the intersection … software engineering, and healthcare innovation - developing agent-based systems that can reason, plan, and act within real-world medical workflows. Youll be joining a forward-thinking engineering team that is scaling rapidly, with a strong focus on responsible AI, performance, and real-world application. What youll be doing Youll ...

AI Agentic Engineer X 3

Hiring Organisation
Adria Solutions Ltd
Location
Manchester, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Permanent
Salary
£50000 - £85000/annum
next-generation intelligent healthcare solutions. They are now looking for an number of AI Agentic Engineer to help design, build, and deploy autonomous AI systems that will directly support clinical and operational decision-making. This is a highly impactful role where you’ll be working at the intersection … software engineering, and healthcare innovation - developing agent-based systems that can reason, plan, and act within real-world medical workflows. You’ll be joining a forward-thinking engineering team that is scaling rapidly, with a strong focus on responsible AI, performance, and real-world application. What ...

Internet of Things Engineer

Hiring Organisation
Cubiq Recruitment
Location
Melksham, England, United Kingdom
Developer | £55,000 – £60,000 | Wiltshire We’re looking for a Full Stack IoT Developer to help build connected digital services that link industrial systems with cloud analytics. This role focuses on turning real-world device data into usable insights for operations, maintenance, and performance improvement. You’ll work … across IoT devices, cloud platforms, and software systems, building scalable data pipelines and applications. What you’ll do Build and maintain IoT data pipelines from edge devices to cloud systems Work with industrial protocols such as CAN, Modbus, and Ethernet Develop Python-based tools for data ingestion, automation ...

Software Engineer (AVP & VP)

Hiring Organisation
Harvey Nash
Location
Knutsford, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Full-Time
Salary
£60,000 - £95,000 per annum
Hybrid) £65,000 - £95,000 We're hiring multiple Software Engineers (AVP & VP level) to join a growing technology team delivering scalable, high-performance systems within a global financial services environment. What you'll be doing Designing and developing high-quality, scalable software solutions. Working across the full SDLC … continuous improvement. What we're looking for Strong programming experience in Python (essential) Exposure to Golang or Java (nice to have) Experience with distributed systems/microservices architecture. Knowledge of APIs, system design, and cloud environments. Strong focus on clean code, testing, and engineering best practices. ...

Principal Software Engineer

Hiring Organisation
Franklin Bates
Location
Bristol, Avon, England, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Full-Time
Salary
Salary negotiable
growth. Working closely with engineering leadership and cross-functional teams, you will: Lead design and architectural decisions across key product areas Build and scale distributed systems handling high-volume data workloads Support the evolution of a SaaS platform serving global enterprise customers Influence engineering standards, tooling, and best … with deep technical expertise and a track record of operating at scale: Strong background in software engineering and system design Experience building and scaling distributed, data-intensive platforms Proven ability to design robust, scalable SaaS architectures Deep understanding of modern engineering principles and best practices Experience working in cloud ...

Senior Software Engineer

Hiring Organisation
Eurobase
Location
Chelmsford, England, United Kingdom
.NET Back End development Proven experience designing and building RESTful APIs Strong understanding of API architecture, design patterns, security, and auditing Experience modernising Legacy systems Strong SQL Server/database experience Experience working with distributed systems or service-oriented architectures Strong communication and problem-solving skills Experience ...

Software Development Manager

Hiring Organisation
Apache Associates
Location
Manchester, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Full-Time
Salary
£70,000 - £80,000 per annum
innovation and emerging AI technologies. You will likely possess: Proven experience managing and scaling software engineering teams Strong background in modern full-stack or distributed systems development Experience incorporating AI tools into engineering workflows or product capabilities Knowledge of governance, security, and compliance standards Strong stakeholder management ...

Senior Applied AI Engineer (.NET)

Hiring Organisation
Adria Solutions
Location
Warrington, Cheshire, North West, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Permanent, Work From Home
Salary
£85,000
production-grade AI-powered features within a modern .NET product environment. This is a hands-on engineering role focused on applying AI in real systems not training models. Youll work with commercial AI platforms such as Anthropic Claude, AWS Bedrock, and OpenAI to build reliable, scalable, and observable features … growing team. What Youll Do Design and build AI-powered product features within a C#/.NET ecosystem Integrate commercial AI APIs into production systems with a focus on reliability, scalability, and cost control Establish and promote best practices for applied AI engineering across the codebase Lead by example ...

Senior Network Engineer

Hiring Organisation
CleanTech Talent
Location
Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
locations to receive, demodulate, and transport satellite data to the cloud. It is a hands-on, high-ownership position spanning routing, overlay networking, edge systems, and cloud connectivity. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES Network Design & Architecture Design L3 network topology across satellite, ground, and cloud environments Define IP addressing schemes, segmentation … access policies, firewall rules, and least-privilege communication Automation & Infrastructure Develop automation pipelines using Terraform and Ansible Support scalable rollout and configuration management across distributed sites Operational Integration Align networking behaviour with satellite scheduling and operational windows Design safe state transitions and failover scenarios Improve observability, monitoring, and alerting ...

Technical Architect

Hiring Organisation
Data Careers
Location
Didcot, Oxfordshire, South East, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Permanent
provide hands-on architectural guidance to development teams. This role would suit a Technical Architect with strong experience across service-oriented architecture, Java-based systems, APIs, data flows, integration patterns, non-functional requirements and technical design documentation. You will need to be comfortable working closely with engineering teams, understanding … complex existing systems, and turning architectural ambiguity into clear, actionable recommendations. Key responsibilities Review and assess the existing high-level architecture, including key components, services, interfaces and deployment approach. Analyse the current service-oriented architecture and identify strengths, gaps, risks and areas of emerging technical debt. Assess alignment with ...