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 ❯
City of London, London, United Kingdom Hybrid / WFH Options
Harrington Starr
Software Engineer London, UK £85,000 basic plus bonus We’re looking for a 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 memory usage … 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 Solid experience in software engineering with strong experience in Python, Java, or C# Proven track record of performance tuning in large More ❯
the information about this position below, then hit the apply button. We're looking for a 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 Solid experience in software engineering with strong experience in Python, Java, or C# Proven track record of performance tuning in large 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 ❯
City of London, London, 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 ❯
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 ❯
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 ❯
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 ❯
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 ❯
City of London, London, 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 ❯
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 ❯
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 ❯
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 ❯
an ambitious Head of Applications to lead their global Application Technology team across the UK, Singapore, and the US. This is a high-impact leadership role where youll shape engineering culture, drive technical excellence, and scale customer-facing SaaS systems used by some of the largest enterprises in the world. What youll be doing: Leading and growing a global … application engineering team , spanning backend and frontend systems Building critical SaaS capabilities for enterprise clients: account lifecycle, access control, notifications, logging, multi-tenancy, and more Partnering with local leads to ensure global alignment and consistent delivery standards Driving a high-performanceengineering culture through structured reviews, coaching, and career development pathways Partnering with Product Design to deliver … robust enterprise workflows Tackling complex technical challenges across large-scale data pipelines, secure access, event-driven systems, and multi-tenant architectures Embedding Agile, DevOps, and best practices into the engineering organisation What theyre looking for: 10+ years of experience building and managing distributed engineering teams across multiple regions Proven track record as a global leader , managing local leads 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 ❯
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 ❯
an ambitious Head of Applications to lead their global Application Technology team across the UK, Singapore, and the US. This is a high-impact leadership role where youll shape engineering culture, drive technical excellence, and scale customer-facing SaaS systems used by some of the largest enterprises in the world. What youll be doing: Leading and growing a global … application engineering team , spanning backend and frontend systems Building critical SaaS capabilities for enterprise clients: account lifecycle, access control, notifications, logging, multi-tenancy, and more Partnering with local leads to ensure global alignment and consistent delivery standards Driving a high-performanceengineering culture through structured reviews, coaching, and career development pathways Partnering with Product Design to deliver … robust enterprise workflows Tackling complex technical challenges across large-scale data pipelines, secure access, event-driven systems, and multi-tenant architectures Embedding Agile, DevOps, and best practices into the engineering organisation What theyre looking for: 10+ years of experience building and managing distributed engineering teams across multiple regions Proven track record as a global leader , managing local leads More ❯
ambitious Head of Applications to lead their global Application Technology team across the UK, Singapore, and the US. This is a high-impact leadership role where you'll shape engineering culture, drive technical excellence, and scale customer-facing SaaS systems used by some of the largest enterprises in the world. What you'll be doing Leading and growing a … global application engineering team , spanning backend and frontend systems Building critical SaaS capabilities for enterprise clients: account lifecycle, access control, notifications, logging, multi-tenancy, and more Partnering with local leads to ensure global alignment and consistent delivery standards Driving a high-performanceengineering culture through structured reviews, coaching, and career development pathways Partnering with Product Design to … robust enterprise workflows Tackling complex technical challenges across large-scale data pipelines, secure access, event-driven systems, and multi-tenant architectures Embedding Agile, DevOps, and best practices into the engineering organisation What they're looking for 10+ years of experience building and managing distributed engineering teams across multiple regions Proven track record as a global leader , managing local More ❯