1 to 25 of 50 Contract Distributed Systems Jobs in England

Senior Software Enginner

Hiring Organisation
INTEC SELECT LIMITED
Location
London, South East, England, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contractor
Contract Rate
£700 - £800 per day
Lead Backend Software Engineer – Data Services Federated Data Services | Distributed Systems | Apache Spark | DataFusion | Python | Kubernetes Location: London (2 days per week onsite) Rate: £700–£800 per day (Outside IR35) Duration: Initial 6-month contract with likely extension Overview We're looking for an experienced Lead Backend Software … first principles, thrives in ambiguity, and can balance strategic architectural thinking with hands-on software engineering. This role is centred around designing and building distributed data services rather than traditional application development. Role & Responsibilities Lead the design and development of scalable, cloud-native data services supporting a federated platform. ...

Systems Engineer

Hiring Organisation
SR2
Location
London, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract
Contract Rate
£600 - £675/day
Systems Engineer £600 - £675 Inside IR35 Hybrid (2 days a week onsite in London office) 6 month initial contract Long term programme (extensions likely) Help deliver complex modelling and decision-support software used across defence, infrastructure, energy and government. SR2 is supporting a software consultancy to bring … experienced Systems Engineer contractor to lead the design and delivery of scalable software solutions, working closely with customers, engineers and technical stakeholders. The role: Leading the technical delivery of customer projects Designing scalable, secure and resilient system architectures Translating customer requirements into practical technical solutions Working across cloud, integrations ...

Senior Golang Engineer

Hiring Organisation
Talent Smart
Location
Sheffield, South Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract
Contract Rate
£650/annum
hands-on engineering role requiring deep expertise in Go (Golang) and modern backend engineering practices. You will be responsible for developing high-performance APIs, distributed systems, and event-driven microservices while helping shape technical architecture across a scalable, Azure-hosted environment. Working alongside architects, product teams, and fellow … services using Go (Golang) . Build scalable RESTful APIs and event-driven microservices. Design and implement cloud-native solutions within Microsoft Azure. Develop resilient distributed systems capable of handling high-throughput workloads. Contribute to architecture decisions across a polyglot technology landscape, selecting the most appropriate technologies for individual ...

Senior Java Engineer - FX eTrading

Hiring Organisation
Pontoon
Location
London, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract
Contract Rate
£800 - £900/day
Rate is available for suitable candidates Role Profile As a Senior Java Engineer, you will play a pivotal role in delivering resilient and secure systems that meet the demands of modern trading. You'll collaborate closely with product, trading, and infrastructure teams to create seamless end-to-end features … Core Java, multithreading/concurrency, and performance tuning. Low Latency Expertise: Proven experience in low latency design and patterns that enhance trading performance. Distributed Systems: Experience in designing and operating distributed systems, including microservices, event-driven architectures, and messaging/streaming solutions. Computer Science Fundamentals: Solid ...

Full Stack Engineer

Hiring Organisation
ARM
Location
City of London, London, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract
Contract Rate
£500 - £550/day Inside IR35
working within modern engineering environments. Experience required Engineering Ownership - Takes responsibility for delivery end-to-end, including debugging, optimisation and production support. Microservices & Distributed Systems - Experience building scalable distributed systems with a focus on reliability, integration and performance. Event-Driven Thinking - Understanding of event-driven architectures … decoupled systems and real-time data flows. Architecture & Design - Contributes to solution design, applies engineering best practices and influences technical decisions. Seniority & Influence - Operates at Senior/Lead Engineer level, mentors others, challenges requirements and engages confidently with stakeholders. Enterprise Experience - Experience within complex enterprise environments. Financial services experience ...

Senior Software Engineer - Python/AWS/Cloud (SC or DV Cleared)

Hiring Organisation
La Fosse Associates Limited
Location
London, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract
Contract Rate
GBP 600 - 650 Daily
highly engineering-led team working across Python development, AWS infrastructure, DevOps automation and cloud-native platform delivery. The environment is heavily focused around scalable distributed systems, modern CI/CD practices and cloud-native engineering capability. This is not a traditional enterprise development environment - they need engineers comfortable … responsibilities Designing and developing Python Back End services and APIs Building scalable cloud-native applications within AWS environments Developing event-driven and microservices-based systems Supporting CI/CD and automated deployment pipelines Working closely with DevOps, platform and cloud engineering teams Supporting secure and resilient distributed systems ...

Senior Backend Engineer (Java/.Net & Microservices)

Hiring Organisation
ARM
Location
City of London, London, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract
Contract Rate
£500 - £550/day Inside IR35
Essential Skills Strong commercial experience with C#/.NET and Java (Spring Boot) . Proven delivery of microservices and REST APIs . Experience with distributed systems and enterprise integration. Strong SQL experience (SQL Server and/or Oracle). We're Looking For Engineering Ownership - Takes responsibility … delivery end-to-end, including debugging, optimisation and resolving production issues. Microservices & Distributed Systems - Strong understanding of scalable, distributed architectures and the challenges around reliability and performance. Event-Driven Thinking - Knowledge of event-driven architectures, decoupled systems and real-time data flows. Architecture & Design - Applies sound ...

R&D Software Engineer

Hiring Organisation
FDM Group
Location
London, South East, England, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contractor
Contract Rate
£70,000 - £80,000 per annum, Negotiable, Pro-rata, Inc benefits
with a strong emphasis on usability, user experience, and rapid iteration. Contribute to the enhancement and extension of an existing .NET-based platform and distributed computing architecture. Apply distributed computing principles to build scalable, resilient, and secure solutions. Integrate AI and machine learning capabilities into prototype applications, including … software engineering, R&D, or prototyping-focused roles. Strong experience developing applications within the Microsoft .NET ecosystem, including modern C# development. Experience working with distributed systems, distributed computing concepts, or actor-based architectures. Proven track record of delivering rapid prototypes, proofs of concept, or innovation-focused software ...

Senior Kotlin/Scala Engineer

Hiring Organisation
ARM
Location
City of London, London, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract
Contract Rate
£500 - £600/day Inside IR35
Engineer to join a high-performing engineering team delivering business-critical systems. This is a hands-on engineering role focused on building and evolving distributed backend systems in a high-performance environment. You will be working on a distributed calculation engine used for complex index-level computations … based on quantitative models. Distributed, manager-worker architecture Built using Scala and Python components High requirements around: o Performance o Accuracy o Security This is a feature development role, not BAU/support, with significant scope to influence system design and evolution. Role Responsibilities Design, build, and evolve core ...

Principal Engineer

Hiring Organisation
Experis
Location
Knutsford, Cheshire, North West, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract
Contract Rate
£490.00 - £500.00 per day
architectures for enterprise workflow orchestration * Drive modern backend engineering standards, including CI/CD, deployment automation, and operational best practices * Architect durable, fault-tolerant distributed systems with high observability * Develop integration strategies across enterprise APIs, event streams, and downstream systems * Build reusable frameworks, prototypes, and production solutions … software initiatives using LLM frameworks and AWS AI services What you'll bring: * Proven experience with Camunda and/or Temporal.io in backend and distributed systems * Strong Python skills and experience designing production-grade APIs * Expertise in building resilient, fault-tolerant enterprise applications * Knowledge of workflow orchestration, retries ...

Senior Java Developer

Hiring Organisation
GTC Recruitment
Location
Manchester, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract
Contract Rate
£600 - £650/day
leadership role where you will guide developers while contributing directly to backend development, APIs, and automated testing. You will work on complex, high-traffic systems using modern engineering practices, helping to design and deliver robust, scalable services that are resilient and production-ready. Key Responsibilities Lead or mentor …/BDD) Support CI/CD and continuous deployment practices Contribute to 2nd-line production support and incident resolution Build scalable, high-performance distributed systems Work with large datasets and ensure systems scale effectively Communicate technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders Work in Linux/Unix-based ...

AI Full Stack Engineer

Hiring Organisation
Matchtech Mobility
Location
London, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract
Contract Rate
£410 - £430 per day
initiatives, designing and delivering intelligent agent workflows that are scalable, reliable, secure, and enterprise-ready. You'll be responsible for building sophisticated multi-agent systems, integrating LLM capabilities into business processes, and ensuring robust governance, observability, and performance across the AI stack. Key Responsibilities Design and develop multi-agent … systems using frameworks such as Google ADK, LangChain, and LangGraph Build and maintain stateful workflows , orchestration layers, and agent decision-making processes Develop secure, scalable Python APIs and backend services that integrate with AI agents and enterprise systems Implement effective prompt engineering strategies , context management, memory handling ...

Engineering Lead

Hiring Organisation
Hays
Location
Cheshire, North West, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract, Work From Home
Contract Rate
Up to £500.0 per day + Inside IR35
regulatory requirements. Act as the senior technical escalation point for engineering challenges, controls-related issues, and critical production incidents. Support complex integrations across enterprise systems, risk platforms, controls frameworks, and external applications. Design and guide implementation of scalable integration solutions across APIs, middleware, event-driven platforms, and external systems. … backend software engineering and enterprise integration. Experience designing and implementing APIs, microservices, middleware solutions, and event-driven architectures. Experience integrating enterprise platforms, risk systems, controls frameworks, and business-critical applications. Strong understanding of regulatory, risk, and compliance requirements within banking or financial services environments. Experience supporting applications impacted ...

Streaming/Event-Driven Engineer (Kafka Specialist)

Hiring Organisation
ARM
Location
London, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract
Contract Rate
£500 - £550/day
data streaming platform. You will be responsible for designing, building and optimising scalable event-driven solutions that enable reliable, high-performance data movement across distributed systems. Working closely with engineering, architecture and platform teams, you will help establish best practices for event modelling, stream processing and system integration within … systems. Strong understanding of: Event-driven architecture Data flow design Event modelling System decoupling Experience integrating streaming platforms within microservices ecosystems. Strong knowledge of distributed systems, messaging patterns and asynchronous processing. Experience designing scalable, resilient and highly available streaming solutions. Excellent problem-solving and communication skills. Desirable Skills ...

Engineering Lead

Hiring Organisation
Hays
Location
Cheshire, North West, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract, Work From Home
Contract Rate
Up to £500.0 per day + Inside IR35
with CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure automation, and DevOps practices. Experience with Python and/or other modern backend programming languages. Strong understanding of distributed systems, application resiliency, and operational support. Experience conducting architecture reviews, technical governance, and engineering quality assurance. Excellent troubleshooting and problem-solving skills. Strong … Financial Services, or large-scale enterprise transformation programmes. Experience with Docker and Kubernetes. Knowledge of observability, monitoring, and site reliability practices. Experience supporting geographically distributed engineering teams. Exposure to AI-enabled engineering tools, automation frameworks, or developer productivity tooling. What you need to do now If you're interested ...

Application Designer

Hiring Organisation
Halian Technology Limited
Location
City of London, London, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract
Contract Rate
From £450 to £500 per day
organisation, driving continuous innovation and delivering reliable, high-quality solutions to support critical business operations. The technology landscape includes HP NonStop (Tandem) systems and a distributed Linux-based messaging and communications infrastructure. The successful candidate will contribute across the full software development lifecycle, from design through to delivery … WebSphere MQ v9 Databases: Oracle 19 (SQL, PL/SQL, data modelling) Messaging & Data Formats: MRM, XML, JSON Integration Exposure Kafka HP NonStop systems SWIFT connectivity Required Skills & Experience Proven experience across the full software development lifecycle Strong **analysis, design andHeres a clean, fully anonymised and market-ready version ...

Contract Software Engineer (Java & Kotlin)

Hiring Organisation
Spectrum It Recruitment Limited
Location
London, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract, Work From Home
Contract Rate
£350 - £400 per day
reviews and contribute to engineering best practices. Improve system reliability, performance and scalability. Work with cloud-native technologies and modern deployment practices. Support production systems and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives. Essential Skills & Experience Strong commercial experience with Java and Kotlin. Proven experience developing applications using Spring Boot. Strong … practices, testing and CI/CD. Excellent communication and problem-solving skills. Desirable Experience with Gradle. Experience working within Agile development teams. Knowledge of distributed systems and event-driven architectures. Contract Details Initial 2-month contract. Outside IR35. Hybrid working with office attendance in London every Wednesday. Immediate ...

Senior C++ Low Latency Engineer

Hiring Organisation
Xpertise
Location
London, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract
Contract Rate
GBP 800 Daily
Senior C++ Low Latency Engineer (Real Time Trading Systems) Inside IR35 | £800/day | Canary Wharf (Onsite) | 6-month initial (strong extension potential) We're building a Real Time trade monitoring and market data system operating across a distributed Linux environment, where latency, determinism, and throughput are critical … . This is a hands-on C++ engineering role focused on building and optimising the low-level systems that move and process trading data in Real Time. Key Skills Strong modern C++ (11/14/17) in production systems Deep experience in low/ultra-low latency ...

Software Engineer X3 (Back end)

Hiring Organisation
Pontoon
Location
Warwickshire, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract
/CD pipelines, containerisation, automation, and DevOps practices. Experience with Test-Driven Development (TDD) and Behaviour-Driven Development (BDD). Strong understanding of distributed systems, networking, storage, and cloud infrastructure. Experience using monitoring and logging tools such as Splunk, Grafana, or the ELK Stack. Knowledge of security frameworks ...

Backend Engineer

Hiring Organisation
Robert Half Limited
Location
London, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract, Work From Home
Backend Engineer to lead the evolution of a global platform supporting international expansion and acquisition integration. This role focuses on building and scaling transaction systems that enable global commerce, while evolving an existing real-time platform to support new markets. You will address backend capacity constraints and help design … senior engineering role requiring both high-quality delivery and strong technical leadership in ambiguous, high-scale environments. You will be expected to: Design scalable systems with correctness and failure modes considered from the outset Clarify and scope requirements before proposing solutions Make pragmatic trade-offs in system design, avoiding ...

Senior FX e Trading Java Developer

Hiring Organisation
Atrium Workforce Solutions Ltd
Location
London, South East, England, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contractor
Contract Rate
£843 - £1,000 per day
software engineering experience, with deep expertise in: Core Java, multithreading/concurrency, performance tuning. Experience with low-latency design and patterns. Designing and operating distributed systems (microservices, event-driven architectures, messaging/streaming). Strong understanding of computer science fundamentals (data structures, algorithms, concurrency, networking, OS). Proven … experience in e-trading or real-time financial systems (FX highly desirable), including familiarity with market data, order flows, and execution workflows. Hands-on with CI/CD, containerization, cloud/on-prem deployments, and observability. Comfortable integrating AI coding tools into daily development workflows. Excellent communication and stakeholder ...

Fullstack Developer

Hiring Organisation
Opus Recruitment Solutions Ltd
Location
London, South East, England, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contractor
Contract Rate
£450 - £525 per day
frontend development experience with modern JavaScript frameworks Advanced knowledge of JavaScript (ES6+) Experience building and consuming RESTful APIs Strong understanding of software architecture and distributed systems Experience working within microservices environments Strong knowledge of MySQL and NoSQL databases such as MongoDB or Couchbase Experience with event-driven systems … modernising legacy applications Previous involvement in high-traffic, customer-facing platforms Key Responsibilities Design, develop, and maintain full-stack applications across frontend and backend systems Build responsive, scalable, and high-performance user interfaces Develop and maintain APIs and backend services using PHP and Laravel Deliver features from concept through ...

Systems Engineer

Hiring Organisation
Copello
Location
Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract
Contract Rate
GBP 840 Daily
currently looking for a Systems Engineer for a contract role in Cheltenham. Please note: suitable candidates must have current, transferable eDV Clearance. This role will also require 3-4 days onsite in Cheltenham. Job title: System Engineer Pay: £840 per day Inside IR35 Location: Cheltenham, 3-4 days … role in delivering complex, high-impact solutions across multidisciplinary teams, supporting projects that matter from nationally significant programmes to cutting-edge digital and systems-led transformations. You ll work in a collaborative, inclusive environment where your expertise helps shape resilient, secure and future-ready systems, while being supported ...

AI Engineer - Insdie IR35 - Insurance

Hiring Organisation
SRG
Location
City of London, London, England, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contractor
Contract Rate
£650 - £700 per day
improvement initiatives. Key Responsibilities Design, develop and maintain full-stack applications using modern software engineering practices Build and enhance scalable backend services, APIs and distributed systems Develop AI-powered features, workflows and automation capabilities across business applications Work across the entire technology stack, from Angular front-end development … full-stack development experience across both front-end and back-end technologies Experience building and integrating APIs and microservices Knowledge of cloud-based and distributed application architectures Experience developing or integrating AI-enabled solutions, automation workflows, or generative AI capabilities Strong understanding of software engineering best practices, testing ...

Senior Java Developer

Hiring Organisation
INTEC SELECT LIMITED
Location
Manchester, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contractor
Contract Rate
£650 per day
scale microservice architectures Strong Agile delivery experience Experience developing RESTful APIs Experience building automated testing frameworks Good understanding of Linux or Unix-based operating systems Strong communication skills with both technical and non-technical stakeholders Ability to learn new technologies quickly and adapt to changing priorities Desirable Experience Jackson … Mockito or similar mocking frameworks Kafka or ActiveMQ MongoDB or other NoSQL databases High-traffic, large-scale web applications Large data processing and distributed systems Responsive Web Design What's on Offer? 12-month contract Hybrid working (3 days per week onsite) Opportunity to work ...