Contract Distributed Systems Jobs in England

14 of 14 Contract Distributed Systems Jobs in England

Lead SRE / Observability Engineering Lead - Outside IR35

Bristol, Avon, England, United Kingdom
Sanderson
alerting, and enable teams to self-serve their system metrics and traces. Implementation & Enablement: Assist digital engineering teams in implementing synthetic monitoring, health checks, observable CI/CD pipelines, distributed tracing, and cloud-native monitoring patterns. Partner with SRE, DevOps, and engineering teams to embed observability into digital platforms and services. Collaboration & Culture: Promote a culture of data-driven … track record implementing observability solutions in cloud-native environments (AWS, Azure, or GCP). Hands-on proficiency with observability tools such as Datadog, Grafana, Prometheus, OpenTelemetry. Strong knowledge of distributed systems, microservices, and container orchestration (Kubernetes, Docker). Experience with automation and Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Ansible) and CI/CD pipelines. Familiarity with performance engineering, capacity planning More ❯
Employment Type: Contractor
Rate: £650 - £750 per day
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Lead SRE / Observability Engineering Lead - (Outside IR35)

Bristol, Avon, South West, United Kingdom
Hybrid/Remote Options
Sanderson Recruitment
alerting, and enable teams to self-serve their system metrics and traces. Implementation & Enablement: Assist digital engineering teams in implementing synthetic monitoring, health checks, observable CI/CD pipelines, distributed tracing, and cloud-native monitoring patterns. Partner with SRE, DevOps, and engineering teams to embed observability into digital platforms and services. Collaboration & Culture: Promote a culture of data-driven … track record implementing observability solutions in cloud-native environments (AWS, Azure, or GCP). Hands-on proficiency with observability tools such as Datadog, Grafana, Prometheus, OpenTelemetry. Strong knowledge of distributed systems, microservices, and container orchestration (Kubernetes, Docker). Experience with automation and Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Ansible) and CI/CD pipelines. Familiarity with performance engineering, capacity planning More ❯
Employment Type: Contract, Work From Home
Rate: £650 - £750 per day + Outside IR35
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Senior Software Engineer - TypeScript - Government

London, South East, England, United Kingdom
SR2
on support for a large-scale serverless platform built on AWS (Lambda, API Gateway, CloudFormation, CloudWatch). Troubleshoot production issues across multiple services — digging into logs, metrics, traces, and distributed systems behaviour. Monitor system health using CloudWatch dashboards, alarms, logs, metrics, and X-Ray tracing , responding to issues and recommending improvements. Maintain and evolve AWS infrastructure using CloudFormation More ❯
Employment Type: Contractor
Rate: £425 - £475 per day
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GenAI Python Developer

London, United Kingdom
Hybrid/Remote Options
EMBS Engineering
Doing: Building backend services and APIs that give secure, governed access to LLM capabilities Developing Python-based GenAI components including prompt orchestration and evaluation tooling Integrating LLMs with enterprise systems, observability layers, and security frameworks Designing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps Working closely with platform leads, architects, and SRE teams to ensure stable, scalable operations … tracking to measure LLM performance and cost Contributing to RAG implementations and vector-driven retrieval patterns Helping shape platform patterns, reusable components, and clear documentation Troubleshooting performance issues across distributed systems and cloud services What You’ll Bring: 5+ years of backend engineering experience, with strong Python at the core Hands-on exposure to GenAI technologies and Large More ❯
Employment Type: Contract
Rate: £450 - £500/day
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Senior Platform Engineer

London, United Kingdom
Hybrid/Remote Options
Fruition Group
be creating, iterating, and solving genuine engineering challenges. You'll collaborate closely with product and engineering teams across the stack to improve developer experience, strengthen observability, and troubleshoot complex distributed systems. A focus on clean, maintainable code, cloud infrastructure, and strong security practices is essential. Senior Platform Engineer - Key Skills & Experience: Solid background in software engineering, with significant platform … as Terraform Strong understanding of security best practices in application and infrastructure design Exposure to observability tools (e.g. Prometheus, Grafana, structured logging) Confident debugging and resolving issues in complex distributed systems Product-oriented mindset with a collaborative approach to improving developer experience Bonus: experience with Kafka, gRPC, or contributing to open-source projects If you're a Senior … Platform Engineer who thrives on building tools and systems that empower developers and accelerate delivery, apply today. The client is looking to move quickly. We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates, regardless of race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation, or age. More ❯
Employment Type: Contract, Work From Home
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Azure Cosmos DB Admin and Developer

City of London, London, United Kingdom
Hybrid/Remote Options
Vallum Associates Limited
Deep understanding of Azure services including Azure Functions, App Services, AKS, and Logic Apps Hands-on experience with Azure Cosmos DB including query optimisation and throughput management Familiarity with distributed systems and NoSQL data modelling Experience with Git, version control, and continuous integration tools Desirable skills/knowledge/experience Advanced proficiency in C#, ASP.NET, and .NET Core More ❯
Employment Type: Contract
Rate: £500 per hour
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Senior Go Developer

London, United Kingdom
Hybrid/Remote Options
Fruition Group
Developer to join a leading technology business on a contract basis. This organisation is recognised for its engineering excellence and is seeking a Senior Go Developer to help scale distributed systems and deliver high-performance solutions. In this role, the Senior Go Developer will design, develop, and implement data-intensive applications across the full engineering lifecycle. You'll … architect and deliver microservices-based systems using Go (Golang), AWS, Kubernetes, Docker, and Kafka, working closely with cross-functional teams to build scalable, reliable, and resilient platforms. You'll also play a key role in optimising system performance, improving reliability, and ensuring scalability, while contributing to code reviews, design discussions, and knowledge sharing across the engineering function. Senior Go More ❯
Employment Type: Contract, Work From Home
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Go Developer

London, United Kingdom
Hybrid/Remote Options
Harvey Nash
ll work within a multidisciplinary team building secure, high-performance Back End services. Key Skills Strong commercial experience with Go (Golang) Additional experience with Java beneficial Microservices, REST APIs, distributed systems Secure development practices and familiarity with high-security environments Working knowledge of CI/CD and containerised environments (Docker/Kubernetes) Responsibilities Develop and maintain Go-based More ❯
Employment Type: Contract
Rate: GBP 500 - 600 Daily
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Java - API & Microservices NHS Digital Integration Developer

London, South East, England, United Kingdom
Salt Search
maintain RESTful APIs and microservices using Java and Spring Boot . * Implement scalable, secure, and highly available solutions for enterprise and healthcare applications. * Integrate backend services with NHS Digital systems , including FHIR resources, HL7 messaging, NHS Spine services, and other interoperability standards. * Collaborate closely with architects, product owners, and cross-functional teams to define technical solutions. * Optimise performance, reliability … logging, and error handling across distributed systems. * Integrate with third-party systems and internal services using modern API standards and healthcare protocols. * Write clean, maintainable, and testable code following engineering best practices (TDD/BDD). * Participate in code reviews, support engineering excellence, and mentor junior developers. * Ensure compliance with security standards , data protection regulations, and NHS Information … Governance requirements. Required Skills & Experience * 5+ years of professional Java development experience (Java 11+). * Strong expertise with Spring Boot , Spring Cloud, and distributed microservices. * Proven experience designing and building RESTful APIs. * Experience working with NHS Digital services , healthcare APIs, or standards such as FHIR, HL7, OpenAPI, or integration with NHS Spine (highly desirable). * Hands-on experience with More ❯
Employment Type: Contractor
Rate: £340 - £350 per day
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Vue JS - API (NHS Digital Integration) Developer

London, United Kingdom
Salt
RESTful APIs and microservices using Vue JS and Spring Boot . * Implement scalable, secure, and highly available solutions for enterprise and healthcare applications. * Integrate backend services with NHS Digital systems , including FHIR resources, HL7 messaging, NHS Spine services, and other interoperability standards. * Collaborate closely with architects, product owners, and cross-functional teams to define technical solutions. * Optimise performance, reliability … logging, and error handling across distributed systems. * Integrate with third-party systems and internal services using modern API standards and healthcare protocols. * Write clean, maintainable, and testable code following engineering best practices (TDD/BDD). * Participate in code reviews, support engineering excellence, and mentor junior developers. * Ensure compliance with security standards , data protection regulations, and NHS Information … Governance requirements. Required Skills & Experience 5+ years of professional Vuen JS development experience Strong expertise with Spring Boot , Spring Cloud, and distributed microservices. Proven experience designing and building RESTful APIs. Experience working with NHS Digital services , healthcare APIs, or standards such as FHIR, HL7, OpenAPI, or integration with NHS Spine (highly desirable). Hands-on experience with Docker , Kubernetes More ❯
Employment Type: Contract
Rate: £340 - £350.00 per day + Remote -Outside IR35
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Vue JS - API NHS Digital Integration Developer

London, South East, England, United Kingdom
Salt Search
RESTful APIs and microservices using Vue JS and Spring Boot . * Implement scalable, secure, and highly available solutions for enterprise and healthcare applications. * Integrate backend services with NHS Digital systems , including FHIR resources, HL7 messaging, NHS Spine services, and other interoperability standards. * Collaborate closely with architects, product owners, and cross-functional teams to define technical solutions. * Optimise performance, reliability … logging, and error handling across distributed systems. * Integrate with third-party systems and internal services using modern API standards and healthcare protocols. * Write clean, maintainable, and testable code following engineering best practices (TDD/BDD). * Participate in code reviews, support engineering excellence, and mentor junior developers. * Ensure compliance with security standards , data protection regulations, and NHS Information … Governance requirements. Required Skills & Experience 5+ years of professional Vuen JS development experience Strong expertise with Spring Boot , Spring Cloud, and distributed microservices. Proven experience designing and building RESTful APIs. Experience working with NHS Digital services , healthcare APIs, or standards such as FHIR, HL7, OpenAPI, or integration with NHS Spine (highly desirable). Hands-on experience with Docker , Kubernetes More ❯
Employment Type: Contractor
Rate: £340 - £350 per day
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Enterprise Solution Architect (Intacct & Paxus)

London, South East, England, United Kingdom
KBC Technologies UK LTD
Strong working knowledge of Sage Intacct data structures, APIs, chart of accounts, reporting hierarchies, and journal logic. • Experience performing data mapping and reconciliation between Intacct and Paxus other financial systems • Understanding of fund accounting concepts (capital calls, distributions, management fees, unrealized gains/losses, investor-level accounting). • Ability to extract and analyze Intacct reports, exports, or API-based … or BI tools for data analysis and validation preferred. • Hands-on experience with Azure OpenAI GPT-4/5, embedding models, and Azure cloud services • Strong background in Python, distributed systems, and enterprise architecture • Knowledge in Claude Code for agentic coding and AI-powered development. More ❯
Employment Type: Contractor
Rate: Salary negotiable
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Fullstack Developer .NET/JS

London, South East, England, United Kingdom
Lorien
looking for a candidate with expert knowledge of .NET and JS Typescript/React, database\SQL experience, and with a track record of delivery on large scale real-time distributed systems. Knowledge of the Fixed Income business would be beneficial but not required. Key Responsibilities: · Develop client and server-side components that integrate emerging AI LLM tools into front More ❯
Employment Type: Contractor
Rate: Salary negotiable
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KDB Developer/KDB+ Engineer

London, United Kingdom
iXceed Solutions
week) Experience in KDB is the main criteria for qualification. Overview: We are seeking a KDB+/q Developer to design, build, and optimize high-performance time-series data systems for Real Time analytics and trading applications. Responsibilities: Develop and maintain kdb+/q applications, including tickerplants, RDBs, and HDBs. Build Real Time and historical market data pipelines. Optimize … queries and systems for low latency and high throughput. Integrate kdb+ with internal platforms, APIs, and market data feeds. Troubleshoot production issues and ensure data quality and system reliability. Collaborate with quants, traders, and engineering teams. Requirements: Strong proficiency in kdb+/q and time-series data processing. Experience with market data, trading systems, or financial analytics. Solid … knowledge of Linux , Scripting, version control, and distributed systems. Familiarity with Python, Kafka, or cloud platforms is a plus. Excellent problem-solving and communication skills. More ❯
Employment Type: Contract
Rate: GBP Annual
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Distributed Systems
England
10th Percentile
£375
25th Percentile
£437
Median
£525
75th Percentile
£638
90th Percentile
£763