Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, UK Hybrid / WFH Options
Noir
Performance & Reliability Manager – Software House – Peterborough/Hybrid The information below covers the role requirements, expected candidate experience, and accompanying qualifications. (Key skills: PerformanceEngineering, Reliability Engineering, SRE, Load Testing, Observability, Chaos Testing, Cloud Platforms, Microservices, Leadership, CI/CD, APM Tools) Are you a technology leader passionate about driving performance, scalability, and reliability across … complex software platforms? Do you thrive in high-growth environments where innovation, engineering excellence, and resilience are core values? If so, this is a rare opportunity to define the performance strategy for a fast-moving, product-focused software house. Our client, a leading Software House based in Peterborough, is seeking a Performance & Reliability Manager to lead its … global performance and reliability initiatives. This role offers the chance to shape the technical vision for scalable, high-performing systems that underpin enterprise-grade software solutions used by clients worldwide. As Performance & Reliability Manager, you'll lead cross-functional teams across development, DevOps, and infrastructure, embedding performance and resilience best practices throughout the software lifecycle. You'll More ❯
Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom Hybrid / WFH Options
Noir
Performance & Reliability Director - Software House - Peterborough/Hybrid (Key skills: PerformanceEngineering, Reliability Engineering, SRE, Load Testing, Observability, Chaos Testing, Cloud Platforms, Microservices, Leadership, CI/CD, APM Tools) Are you a technology leader passionate about driving performance, scalability, and reliability across complex software platforms? Do you thrive in high-growth environments where innovation, engineering excellence, and resilience are core values? If so, this is a rare opportunity to define the performance strategy for a fast-moving, product-focused software house. Our client, a leading Software House based in Peterborough, is seeking a Performance & Reliability Director to lead its global performance and reliability initiatives. This role offers the chance to shape … the technical vision for scalable, high-performing systems that underpin enterprise-grade software solutions used by clients worldwide. As Performance & Reliability Director, you'll lead cross-functional teams across development, DevOps, and infrastructure, embedding performance and resilience best practices throughout the software lifecycle. You'll oversee system profiling, capacity planning, and test strategies - ensuring every release meets the More ❯
Basingstoke, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom Hybrid / WFH Options
Opus Recruitment Solutions Ltd
Software Engineering Manager – £90k + Progression to COO | Basingstoke | Hybrid (3 Days Onsite) We’re hiring on behalf of our client for a strategic and delivery-focused Software Engineering Manager to lead a growing development organisation in Basingstoke. This is a brand-new leadership role with a clear path to COO-level progression , offering the chance to shape … engineering direction, culture, and performance from the ground up.You’ll oversee global teams across Development, Testing, DevOps, and BAU Support, driving technical excellence, delivery discipline, and people-first leadership. Working closely with Product, Sales, and Customer Delivery, you’ll ensure engineering is aligned with business goals and release cycles. Key Responsibilities: Lead and scale high-performing engineering teams Own technical architecture, code quality, and system resilience Champion engineering standards and governance in regulated environments Drive delivery across Agile, Waterfall, and hybrid methodologies Collaborate cross-functionally to support pre-sales, implementation, and support Shape a high-trust, high-performanceengineering culture What We’re Looking For: 10+ years in software engineering, 5+ in More ❯
Basingstoke, England, United Kingdom Hybrid / WFH Options
Opus Recruitment Solutions
Software Engineering Manager – £90k + Progression to COO | Basingstoke | Hybrid (3 Days Onsite) We’re hiring on behalf of our client for a strategic and delivery-focused Software Engineering Manager to lead a growing development organisation in Basingstoke. This is a brand-new leadership role with a clear path to COO-level progression , offering the chance to shape … engineering direction, culture, and performance from the ground up. You’ll oversee global teams across Development, Testing, DevOps, and BAU Support, driving technical excellence, delivery discipline, and people-first leadership. Working closely with Product, Sales, and Customer Delivery, you’ll ensure engineering is aligned with business goals and release cycles. Key Responsibilities: Lead and scale high-performing … engineering teams Own technical architecture, code quality, and system resilience Champion engineering standards and governance in regulated environments Drive delivery across Agile, Waterfall, and hybrid methodologies Collaborate cross-functionally to support pre-sales, implementation, and support Shape a high-trust, high-performanceengineering culture What We’re Looking For: 10+ years in software engineering, 5+ More ❯
Junior Software Engineer London, UK £85,000 basic plus bonus We're looking for a Junior Software Engineer to join a team that specialise in optimising large-scale, high-performance systems used by demanding clients worldwide. You'll work across the full delivery lifecycle, from profiling and tuning code, to rethinking architectures ensuring software runs with maximum speed, minimal … dive deep into complex systems, identify bottlenecks, and implement improvements that make a measurable difference for clients. What you'll be doing Profiling and optimising existing code to boost performance and reduce memory footprint Designing and implementing performance enhancements for high-throughput, low-latency systems Working with Product, Engineering, and Clients to understand and meet performance targets Creating and maintaining automated performance and load testing frameworks Mentoring engineers on writing efficient, scalable, and maintainable code Contributing to architectural decisions that directly impact performance and reliability What we're looking for A few years commercial experience in software engineering with strong experience in Python, Java, or C# Proven track record of performanceMore ❯
london, south east england, united kingdom Hybrid / WFH Options
Harrington Starr
Junior Software Engineer London, UK £85,000 basic plus bonus We’re looking for a Junior Software Engineer to join a team that specialise in optimising large-scale, high-performance systems used by demanding clients worldwide. You’ll work across the full delivery lifecycle, from profiling and tuning code, to rethinking architectures ensuring software runs with maximum speed, minimal … dive deep into complex systems, identify bottlenecks, and implement improvements that make a measurable difference for clients. What you’ll be doing Profiling and optimising existing code to boost performance and reduce memory footprint Designing and implementing performance enhancements for high-throughput, low-latency systems Working with Product, Engineering, and Clients to understand and meet performance targets Creating and maintaining automated performance and load testing frameworks Mentoring engineers on writing efficient, scalable, and maintainable code Contributing to architectural decisions that directly impact performance and reliability What we’re looking for A few years commercial experience in software engineering with strong experience in Python, Java, or C# Proven track record of performanceMore ❯
london (city of london), south east england, united kingdom Hybrid / WFH Options
Harrington Starr
Junior Software Engineer London, UK £85,000 basic plus bonus We’re looking for a Junior Software Engineer to join a team that specialise in optimising large-scale, high-performance systems used by demanding clients worldwide. You’ll work across the full delivery lifecycle, from profiling and tuning code, to rethinking architectures ensuring software runs with maximum speed, minimal … dive deep into complex systems, identify bottlenecks, and implement improvements that make a measurable difference for clients. What you’ll be doing Profiling and optimising existing code to boost performance and reduce memory footprint Designing and implementing performance enhancements for high-throughput, low-latency systems Working with Product, Engineering, and Clients to understand and meet performance targets Creating and maintaining automated performance and load testing frameworks Mentoring engineers on writing efficient, scalable, and maintainable code Contributing to architectural decisions that directly impact performance and reliability What we’re looking for A few years commercial experience in software engineering with strong experience in Python, Java, or C# Proven track record of performanceMore ❯
slough, south east england, united kingdom Hybrid / WFH Options
Harrington Starr
Junior Software Engineer London, UK £85,000 basic plus bonus We’re looking for a Junior Software Engineer to join a team that specialise in optimising large-scale, high-performance systems used by demanding clients worldwide. You’ll work across the full delivery lifecycle, from profiling and tuning code, to rethinking architectures ensuring software runs with maximum speed, minimal … dive deep into complex systems, identify bottlenecks, and implement improvements that make a measurable difference for clients. What you’ll be doing Profiling and optimising existing code to boost performance and reduce memory footprint Designing and implementing performance enhancements for high-throughput, low-latency systems Working with Product, Engineering, and Clients to understand and meet performance targets Creating and maintaining automated performance and load testing frameworks Mentoring engineers on writing efficient, scalable, and maintainable code Contributing to architectural decisions that directly impact performance and reliability What we’re looking for A few years commercial experience in software engineering with strong experience in Python, Java, or C# Proven track record of performanceMore ❯
Stevenage, Hertfordshire, South East, United Kingdom Hybrid / WFH Options
MBDA
As a Systems Performance Engineer, within one of our systems engineering teams, you will provide performance prediction and analysis expertise to major defence programmes, developing the latest Complex Weapons capabilities for the UK Armed Forces in response to advanced threats in all domains (Air, Land, Sea). Expect assignments across concept, assessment or demonstration phase contracts, covering … one of the MBDA product lines. System Performance is an essential part of the system design process and a key indicator as to whether the design is suitable. Salary : Circa £43,000 depending on experience Dynamic (hybrid) working : 5 days per week on-site due to workload classification Security Clearance : British Citizen Restrictions and/or limitations relating to … and UK Security Check (SC) clearance, which are managed by the MBDA Personnel Security Team. What we can offer you: Company bonus : Up to £2,500 (based on company performance and will vary year to year) Pension : maximum total (employer and employee) contribution of up to 14% Overtime: opportunity for paid overtime Flexi Leave: Up to 15 additional days More ❯
Bristol, Avon, South West, United Kingdom Hybrid / WFH Options
Sanderson Recruitment
Lead SRE/Observability Engineering Lead - (Outside IR35 Contract/Remote) Location: Bristol/London HQ - Largely Remote (Occasional Travel) Day Rate: Outside IR35 - £650 to £750 p/d Duration: 3-6 Months Initial - with intention to extend Payment Terms: Monthly Our client is a FTSE100 Wealth/Asset Management firm seeking to engage a Lead SRE Engineer … instrumentation of their new Observability solution. This role will be critical in delivering against our Digital OKRs by embedding observability best practices, frameworks, and tooling across digital platforms and engineering teams. Key Responsibilities: Strategy & Roadmap: Define and drive the observability roadmap in alignment with business priorities and digital platform objectives. Champion observability-by-design standards across the Software Development … Lifecycle (SDLC). Reliability & Performance: Establish and manage SLIs, SLOs, and error budgets to track and improve system reliability. Support capacity and availability planning through real-time telemetry and predictive analytics. Instrumentation & Runbooks: Design and implement observability runbooks covering metrics, logs, traces, synthetics, and customer journey monitoring. Set standards for instrumentation, dashboards, alerting, and enable teams to self-serve More ❯
We're working with a leading, technology-driven trading organisation with a global presence, seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join their innovative platform engineering team. This is an exceptional opportunity to work on cutting-edge systems that process data at scale, powering decision-making in fast-moving global markets. Our client is a diversified principal trading firm operating … across multiple asset classes, financial instruments, and emerging sectors. Key Skills & Experience 3+ years' experience in platform-level software engineering Strong computer science fundamentals (degree or equivalent experience) Proven expertise in Java, Python, or other modern programming languages Experience working with large-scale, high-volume data systems Strong problem-solving and analytical skills Comfortable collaborating with distributed, global teams … The Role As part of a highly skilled engineering team, you will: Build tools to enable rapid market opportunities and enhance trading operations Partner closely with analysts, quants, and traders to understand their needs and deliver intuitive, self-service solutions Design and develop systems for large-scale data acquisition, processing, storage, and visualisation Contribute to a platform that consolidates More ❯
london, south east england, united kingdom Hybrid / WFH Options
Hunter Bond
We’re working with a leading, technology-driven trading organisation with a global presence, seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join their innovative platform engineering team. This is an exceptional opportunity to work on cutting-edge systems that process data at scale, powering decision-making in fast-moving global markets. Our client is a diversified principal trading firm operating … across multiple asset classes, financial instruments, and emerging sectors. Key Skills & Experience 3+ years’ experience in platform-level software engineering Strong computer science fundamentals (degree or equivalent experience) Proven expertise in Java, Python, or other modern programming languages Experience working with large-scale, high-volume data systems Strong problem-solving and analytical skills Comfortable collaborating with distributed, global teams … The Role As part of a highly skilled engineering team, you will: Build tools to enable rapid market opportunities and enhance trading operations Partner closely with analysts, quants, and traders to understand their needs and deliver intuitive, self-service solutions Design and develop systems for large-scale data acquisition, processing, storage, and visualisation Contribute to a platform that consolidates More ❯
london (city of london), south east england, united kingdom Hybrid / WFH Options
Hunter Bond
We’re working with a leading, technology-driven trading organisation with a global presence, seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join their innovative platform engineering team. This is an exceptional opportunity to work on cutting-edge systems that process data at scale, powering decision-making in fast-moving global markets. Our client is a diversified principal trading firm operating … across multiple asset classes, financial instruments, and emerging sectors. Key Skills & Experience 3+ years’ experience in platform-level software engineering Strong computer science fundamentals (degree or equivalent experience) Proven expertise in Java, Python, or other modern programming languages Experience working with large-scale, high-volume data systems Strong problem-solving and analytical skills Comfortable collaborating with distributed, global teams … The Role As part of a highly skilled engineering team, you will: Build tools to enable rapid market opportunities and enhance trading operations Partner closely with analysts, quants, and traders to understand their needs and deliver intuitive, self-service solutions Design and develop systems for large-scale data acquisition, processing, storage, and visualisation Contribute to a platform that consolidates More ❯
slough, south east england, united kingdom Hybrid / WFH Options
Hunter Bond
We’re working with a leading, technology-driven trading organisation with a global presence, seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join their innovative platform engineering team. This is an exceptional opportunity to work on cutting-edge systems that process data at scale, powering decision-making in fast-moving global markets. Our client is a diversified principal trading firm operating … across multiple asset classes, financial instruments, and emerging sectors. Key Skills & Experience 3+ years’ experience in platform-level software engineering Strong computer science fundamentals (degree or equivalent experience) Proven expertise in Java, Python, or other modern programming languages Experience working with large-scale, high-volume data systems Strong problem-solving and analytical skills Comfortable collaborating with distributed, global teams … The Role As part of a highly skilled engineering team, you will: Build tools to enable rapid market opportunities and enhance trading operations Partner closely with analysts, quants, and traders to understand their needs and deliver intuitive, self-service solutions Design and develop systems for large-scale data acquisition, processing, storage, and visualisation Contribute to a platform that consolidates More ❯
milton, central scotland, united kingdom Hybrid / WFH Options
Lorien
growing, global-reaching SAAS company with a great reputation in their domain, are currently looking to hire a Technical Lead/Lead Developer or even a hands-on Software Engineering Manager with a background in C# to join their team, help lead from the front, and play a key role in the next stages of the company’s evolution … As a Technical Lead/Lead Developer, you will play a pivotal role in leading a feature team, ensuring the successful delivery of business goals, and cultivating a high-performanceengineering culture. You will collaborate closely with cross-functional teams, including QA, product, design, data analysts and more, to deliver high-quality, scalable, and performant systems that meet … the team up by recruiting new staff down the line as well as developing the skills of those already in the squad Ability to set and reach goals, execute performance development planning, and conducting regular one-to-one meetings Why Join This Company? This company offers a competitive salary, a comprehensive benefits package, and a supportive, inclusive work environment. More ❯
paisley, central scotland, united kingdom Hybrid / WFH Options
Lorien
growing, global-reaching SAAS company with a great reputation in their domain, are currently looking to hire a Technical Lead/Lead Developer or even a hands-on Software Engineering Manager with a background in C# to join their team, help lead from the front, and play a key role in the next stages of the company’s evolution … As a Technical Lead/Lead Developer, you will play a pivotal role in leading a feature team, ensuring the successful delivery of business goals, and cultivating a high-performanceengineering culture. You will collaborate closely with cross-functional teams, including QA, product, design, data analysts and more, to deliver high-quality, scalable, and performant systems that meet … the team up by recruiting new staff down the line as well as developing the skills of those already in the squad Ability to set and reach goals, execute performance development planning, and conducting regular one-to-one meetings Why Join This Company? This company offers a competitive salary, a comprehensive benefits package, and a supportive, inclusive work environment. More ❯
Glasgow, City of Glasgow, United Kingdom Hybrid / WFH Options
Lorien
growing, global-reaching SAAS company with a great reputation in their domain, are currently looking to hire a Technical Lead/Lead Developer or even a hands-on Software Engineering Manager with a background in C# to join their team, help lead from the front, and play a key role in the next stages of the company's evolution … As a Technical Lead/Lead Developer, you will play a pivotal role in leading a feature team, ensuring the successful delivery of business goals, and cultivating a high-performanceengineering culture. You will collaborate closely with cross-functional teams, including QA, product, design, data analysts and more, to deliver high-quality, scalable, and performant systems that meet … the team up by recruiting new staff down the line as well as developing the skills of those already in the squad Ability to set and reach goals, execute performance development planning, and conducting regular one-to-one meetings Why Join This Company? This company offers a competitive salary, a comprehensive benefits package, and a supportive, inclusive work environment. More ❯
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom Hybrid / WFH Options
Lorien
growing, global-reaching SAAS company with a great reputation in their domain, are currently looking to hire a Technical Lead/Lead Developer or even a hands-on Software Engineering Manager with a background in C# to join their team, help lead from the front, and play a key role in the next stages of the company's evolution … As a Technical Lead/Lead Developer, you will play a pivotal role in leading a feature team, ensuring the successful delivery of business goals, and cultivating a high-performanceengineering culture. You will collaborate closely with cross-functional teams, including QA, product, design, data analysts and more, to deliver high-quality, scalable, and performant systems that meet … the team up by recruiting new staff down the line as well as developing the skills of those already in the squad Ability to set and reach goals, execute performance development planning, and conducting regular one-to-one meetings Why Join This Company? This company offers a competitive salary, a comprehensive benefits package, and a supportive, inclusive work environment. More ❯
Derbyshire, East Midlands, United Kingdom Hybrid / WFH Options
Oscar Associates (UK) Limited
The Role An exciting opportunity has arisen for a skilled Software Engineer to join a growing Agile development team, working on advanced software solutions for complex engineering applications. This is a technical development role with a strong focus on modern C++ and software engineering best practices. You will be involved in the full development lifecycle, from requirements gathering … Visual Studio, Git, Jira etc Great communication skills Desirable Strong Maths/Physics background React and JavaScript The Company This is a well-established organisation recognised for delivering high-performanceengineering software used worldwide. Their teams are highly collaborative, technically driven, and committed to pushing the boundaries of precision and performance. They provide an environment that values innovation More ❯
Power BI. The role requires deep technical expertise in Spotfire s visual and scripting frameworks, alongside the ability to reverse-engineer, redesign and optimize data models for scalable, high-performance reporting in Power BI. This role is critical to navigating functional parity, data transformation and performance alignment between platforms, working closely with business users, report owners and Power … and Power BI developers to align source data, dataflows and model transformations. Work with business stakeholders to define functional parity, consolidate multiple versions and recommend optimisations. Provide guidance on performanceengineering approaches in Power BI, including model size reduction, incremental refresh, composite models, DirectQuery/Import trade-offs. Support UAT by validating that migrated Power BI reports meet More ❯
london, south east england, united kingdom Hybrid / WFH Options
Staffworx
Power BI. The role requires deep technical expertise in Spotfire s visual and scripting frameworks, alongside the ability to reverse-engineer, redesign and optimize data models for scalable, high-performance reporting in Power BI. This role is critical to navigating functional parity, data transformation and performance alignment between platforms, working closely with business users, report owners and Power … and Power BI developers to align source data, dataflows and model transformations. Work with business stakeholders to define functional parity, consolidate multiple versions and recommend optimisations. Provide guidance on performanceengineering approaches in Power BI, including model size reduction, incremental refresh, composite models, DirectQuery/Import trade-offs. Support UAT by validating that migrated Power BI reports meet More ❯
london (city of london), south east england, united kingdom Hybrid / WFH Options
Staffworx
Power BI. The role requires deep technical expertise in Spotfire s visual and scripting frameworks, alongside the ability to reverse-engineer, redesign and optimize data models for scalable, high-performance reporting in Power BI. This role is critical to navigating functional parity, data transformation and performance alignment between platforms, working closely with business users, report owners and Power … and Power BI developers to align source data, dataflows and model transformations. Work with business stakeholders to define functional parity, consolidate multiple versions and recommend optimisations. Provide guidance on performanceengineering approaches in Power BI, including model size reduction, incremental refresh, composite models, DirectQuery/Import trade-offs. Support UAT by validating that migrated Power BI reports meet More ❯
slough, south east england, united kingdom Hybrid / WFH Options
Staffworx
Power BI. The role requires deep technical expertise in Spotfire s visual and scripting frameworks, alongside the ability to reverse-engineer, redesign and optimize data models for scalable, high-performance reporting in Power BI. This role is critical to navigating functional parity, data transformation and performance alignment between platforms, working closely with business users, report owners and Power … and Power BI developers to align source data, dataflows and model transformations. Work with business stakeholders to define functional parity, consolidate multiple versions and recommend optimisations. Provide guidance on performanceengineering approaches in Power BI, including model size reduction, incremental refresh, composite models, DirectQuery/Import trade-offs. Support UAT by validating that migrated Power BI reports meet More ❯
Reigate, England, United Kingdom Hybrid / WFH Options
esure Group
exceptional service, to deliver personalised experiences that meet our customers ever-changing needs today and in the future. Role description We are currently recruiting for an Application Reliability and performance Engineer to join our Team. We are seeking a high motivated individual to bring a diverse skill set and proactive mindset to help ensure the stability, efficiency, and resilience … query language and PLSQL Agile principles and ways of working Excellent client-facing communication skills DevOps mindset Excellent problem-solving abilities Automation Core AWS Services & Infrastructure as Code Application Performance Optimisation What’s in it for you?: Competitive salary that reflects your skills, experience and potential. Discretionary bonus scheme that recognises your hard work and contributions to esure’s More ❯
guildford, south east england, united kingdom Hybrid / WFH Options
esure Group
exceptional service, to deliver personalised experiences that meet our customers ever-changing needs today and in the future. Role description We are currently recruiting for an Application Reliability and performance Engineer to join our Team. We are seeking a high motivated individual to bring a diverse skill set and proactive mindset to help ensure the stability, efficiency, and resilience … query language and PLSQL Agile principles and ways of working Excellent client-facing communication skills DevOps mindset Excellent problem-solving abilities Automation Core AWS Services & Infrastructure as Code Application Performance Optimisation What’s in it for you?: Competitive salary that reflects your skills, experience and potential. Discretionary bonus scheme that recognises your hard work and contributions to esure’s More ❯