14 senior backend developer jobs found in London

Waracle is looking for a Lead or Senior Backend Developer for an exciting new role joining our world-class digital technology consultancy and home to a diverse, smart, curious and ambitious community of specialists in technology-driven transformation. We work with ambitious clients to help them solve their biggest business and customer challenges. We help our clients to innovate and create intelligent digital products and services. We thrive on complex challenges and deliver business-critical IT transformation projects, moving seamlessly from strategy, design and delivery to operations. This role is open to permanent or contract (Inside IR35) candidates and is a hybrid working role based from any Waracle office (Glasgow, Edinburgh, Dundee or London). Are you a technical expert who enjoys solving complex puzzles and helping others grow? We are looking for a Lead or Senior Developer who values collaboration and technical excellence in equal measure. Whether you are already...

6 Month Contract   London or Manchester     We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Product Develope r to join our team and play a key role in building and enhancing our Intranet Product. This position requires deep expertise in SharePoint development and integration, combined with strong proficiency in modern web technologies and cloud services.  This role sits within our award-winning Fresh team, which creates beautiful, personalised intranets that empower people to do their best work. You can find out more about our Fresh business here About Fresh | Fresh Intranet    Recent MSP winners of the UK MSP of the year at 2025 MSP Channel Awards Join an award-winning Microsoft partner and leading technology provider for mid-market businesses. Read more about our Microsoft Designations and Awards here we are also one of the first to achieve the newly launched Microsoft Support Services Designation       Salary...

We are looking for a Test Lead/ Manager to join our crew! You’ll play a key role in driving our ambition to build a best-in-class engineering culture—where quality, collaboration, and continuous improvement sit at the heart of everything we do. We’re looking for an experienced Test Manager to join our client's Loyalty team and help deliver seamless, high-quality digital experiences to millions of customers. You’ll lead the testing strategy and ensure the reliability of systems that integrate personalized offers and mission-based rewards into our customer journey. Working closely with developers, data scientists, and the core loyalty platform team, you’ll help create a modern digital ecosystem powered by data and built with cutting-edge technology.   This is an initial 6 month contract (outside IR35). You will be required on client site 3 days a week in Paddington, London.   What You’ll Do: Test Leadership...

300-325 Outside IR 35 City London Province Greater London Country United Kingdom Postal Code EC1A Job Description About Scrumconnect Consulting Scrumconnect Consulting is a multi-award-winning digital consultancy, recognised for delivering impactful technology solutions across UK government departments. Our work has positively influenced the lives of over 40 million UK citizens. With a strong commitment to user-centred design and agile delivery, and more to deliver innovative digital services that matter.   Role Overview We are looking for a Senior Performance Tester with Active SC to deliver hands-on load and performance testing across large-scale digital services and backend applications, with experience of working with cloud-based distributed services. This is a technical, delivery-focused role operating in structured and governed environments where performance, resilience, and...

Product Designer - 3 Month Contract 19 Feb 2026   R-0004483   We’re reinventing payments. In less than four years, Dojo disrupted the market to become the largest and most loved acquirer in the UK. Our payments infrastructure, purpose-built for in-person commerce, is game changing. Now, over 150,000 customers across four countries choose to transact billions with us every year. But we’re just getting started. Our people are the driving force behind our success. They are our greatest investment and our ultimate competitive advantage. We hire exceptional people and give them the autonomy, trust, and ownership to thrive. The results take care of themselves.   The Role... As a Product Designer, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the user experience of our next-generation Platforms. You will be the design authority for complex, domain-driven workflows that power retail and hospitality businesses. Our platforms...

We are seeking a passionate Software Engineering Manager who will provide technical expertise and operate with excellence. Being creative, curious, and confident, you will be an integral part of our empowered, self-managing, multi-disciplinary engineering teams - designing, building, releasing, and maintaining products. You will play a key role in driving our ambition to create a best-in-class software engineering team, environment, and culture. This is an initial 6 month contract (outside IR35) that requires you to work on client site 3 days a week in London, Paddington. Requirements   Your key accountabilities will include: Team Management: Build, mentor, and manage a high-performing software engineering team. Foster a culture of collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement within the team. Facilitate communication and collaboration among team members. Ensure budgets, people and resource allocation, and workload, balance across...

We are looking for a Staff Full-Stack Engineer to take technical ownership across backend and frontend development, shaping high-quality, scalable solutions and setting engineering standards for the team. This role combines hands-on delivery with technical leadership, mentoring, and close collaboration with product and platform teams. You will work across modern backend services built in Kotlin, rich frontend applications using React and Next.js with TypeScript, and cloud-native infrastructure on Azure or AWS.   This is an initial 6 month contract (outside iR35) that requires you onsite in London Paddington 3 days a week.   Key Responsibilities Lead the design and development of full-stack solutions, balancing backend robustness with high-quality user experiences Build and maintain backend services using Kotlin , following clean architecture and best practices Develop modern, performant frontends using React, Next.js, and TypeScript...

Job Information Date Opened 13/02/2026 Job Type Contract Work Experience 5+ years Industry Public Sector and Government Salary 300-325 Outside IR 35 City London Province Greater London Country United Kingdom Postal Code EC1A Job Description About Scrumconnect Consulting Scrumconnect Consulting is a multi-award-winning digital consultancy, recognised for delivering impactful technology solutions across UK government departments. Our work has positively influenced the lives of over 40 million UK citizens. With a strong commitment to user-centred design and agile delivery, and more to deliver innovative digital services that matter.   Role Overview We are looking for a Senior Performance Tester with Active SC to deliver hands-on load and performance testing across large-scale digital services and backend applications, with experience of...

Job Information Date Opened 13/02/2026 Job Type Contract Work Experience 5+ years Industry Public Sector and Government Salary 400-450 outside IR35 City London Province Greater London Country United Kingdom Postal Code EC1A Job Description About Scrumconnect Consulting Scrumconnect Consulting is a multi-award-winning digital consultancy, recognised for delivering impactful technology solutions across UK government departments. Our work has positively influenced the lives of over 40 million UK citizens. We are driven by user-centred design, agile delivery, and a commitment to building innovative digital services that truly matter.   Role Overview We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Performance Tester (Active SC Cleared) to deliver hands-on load and performance testing across large-scale digital...

Must have skills: Demonstrable experience with Solidity. Strong understanding of blockchain security practices and potential vulnerabilities. Proficiency in Hardhat and Foundry. Experience with Solidity security testing tools like Slither, Mythril, Echidna Practical experience with scripting languages like Javascript or Typescript. Ability to craft unit, integration, fork, and invariant tests, ensuring code longevity. Demonstrable aptitude for best development practices, data structures, algorithms, and methodologies. Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related STEM discipline. Excellent debugging and troubleshooting skills. Strong written and verbal communication skills. Self-motivated with the ability to work in a fast-paced, evolving environment. Proficient communication skills in English. Development background in sectors such as banking, finance, or trading, paired with a comprehensive grasp of financial instruments and systems. Bonus...

We are looking for a Test Lead/ Manager to join our crew! You’ll play a key role in driving our ambition to build a best-in-class engineering culture—where quality, collaboration, and continuous improvement sit at the heart of everything we do. We’re looking for an experienced Test Manager to join our client's Loyalty team and help deliver seamless, high-quality digital experiences to millions of customers. You’ll lead the testing strategy and ensure the reliability of systems that integrate personalized offers and mission-based rewards into our customer journey. Working closely with developers, data scientists, and the core loyalty platform team, you’ll help create a modern digital ecosystem powered by data and built with cutting-edge technology.   This is an initial 6 month contract (outside IR35). You will be required on client site 3 days a week in Paddington, London.   What You’ll Do: Test Leadership...

We are seeking a passionate Software Engineering Manager who will provide technical expertise and operate with excellence. Being creative, curious, and confident, you will be an integral part of our empowered, self-managing, multi-disciplinary engineering teams - designing, building, releasing, and maintaining products. You will play a key role in driving our ambition to create a best-in-class software engineering team, environment, and culture. This is an initial 6 month contract (outside IR35) that requires you to work on client site 3 days a week in London, Paddington. Requirements   Your key accountabilities will include: Team Management: Build, mentor, and manage a high-performing software engineering team. Foster a culture of collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement within the team. Facilitate communication and collaboration among team members. Ensure budgets, people and resource allocation, and workload, balance across...

We are looking for a Staff Full-Stack Engineer to take technical ownership across backend and frontend development, shaping high-quality, scalable solutions and setting engineering standards for the team. This role combines hands-on delivery with technical leadership, mentoring, and close collaboration with product and platform teams. You will work across modern backend services built in Kotlin, rich frontend applications using React and Next.js with TypeScript, and cloud-native infrastructure on Azure or AWS.   This is an initial 6 month contract (outside iR35) that requires you onsite in London Paddington 3 days a week.   Key Responsibilities Lead the design and development of full-stack solutions, balancing backend robustness with high-quality user experiences Build and maintain backend services using Kotlin , following clean architecture and best practices Develop modern, performant frontends using React, Next.js, and TypeScript...

We are looking for a Test Lead/ Manager to join our crew! You’ll play a key role in driving our ambition to build a best-in-class engineering culture—where quality, collaboration, and continuous improvement sit at the heart of everything we do. We’re looking for an experienced Test Manager to join our client's Loyalty team and help deliver seamless, high-quality digital experiences to millions of customers. You’ll lead the testing strategy and ensure the reliability of systems that integrate personalized offers and mission-based rewards into our customer journey. Working closely with developers, data scientists, and the core loyalty platform team, you’ll help create a modern digital ecosystem powered by data and built with cutting-edge technology.   This is an initial 6 month contract (outside IR35). You will be required on client site 3 days a week in Paddington, London.   What You’ll Do: Test Leadership...