16 senior backend developer jobs found in London, Greater London

PLEASE NOTE: SC Clearance is an essential requirement for this role, as a minimum you must be willing & eligible to undergo checks. Please note, due to the exceptional requirements of this position (short-term nature of this role and speed at which we require a postholder in situ) preference may be given to candidates who meet all of the essential criteria and hold active security clearance.   As a Senior Developer you will play a key role in delivering robust and maintainable software that meets user needs. You will contribute across the full software development lifecycle, from design and implementation through to deployment and production support. You will build a deep understanding of the wider service and use that knowledge to solve technical problems, improve system reliability, and help shape practical solutions. Alongside your development work, you will contribute to a strong engineering culture by reviewing code, sharing expertise, and supporting...

Salary £400 - £425 Outside IR35 City London Province Greater London Country United Kingdom Postal Code E14 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, we continue to build innovative digital services that truly make a difference. Role Purpose We are looking for an experienced Backend Developer to design, build, and maintain scalable, secure server-side services and APIs, while contributing to the adoption of Agentic AI capabilities within our engineering platform. The role sits at SFIA Level 4 : the individual works under general direction, uses discretion in resolving problems, plans and monitors their own...

Location: London (Hybrid – 3 days onsite, mandatory) Employment Type : Permanent | Fixed-Term Contract | Contract (Inside IR35) Start Date : Immediate/ Short Notice period About the Role We are seeking a Senior AWS Application & Platform Engineer to help design and build cloud-native applications, developer platforms and AI-enabled engineering capabilities from the ground up.   This is a highly hands-on engineering role combining AWS application development, serverless and event-driven architecture, Python, Generative AI, developer tooling and automation.   You will build APIs, reusable application patterns, developer accelerators and AI-enabled services that help engineering teams deliver software more efficiently, securely and consistently.   Key Responsibilities Design and build cloud-native applications, APIs and platform services on AWS. Develop serverless and event-driven solutions using AWS Lambda, API...

Job Title: Software Developer Team Lead Location: London (3 days onsite) Duration: 12 Month Contract Start Date: ASAP IR35: Inside Clearance: Active DV Security Clearance required   Deloitte Working with the Deloitte Associate (Contractor) Programme means we can offer you the opportunity to work on a variation of industry and client related projects. Our aim is to retain the best talent and so when your project end date nears our team of Talent Community Advisors will be working with you to look at alternative projects within the firm that suit your experience should you wish to continue with Deloitte.   Role We are seeking an experienced Senior Developer to provide technical leadership for the delivery of an AI-enabled Defence tasking and workflow platform. The role will help shape a secure application that combines Python/FastAPI services, React and TypeScript user interfaces, Camunda workflow...

Job Title: AI Roku Developer Location: London Company: BritBox International Reporting to: SVP of Technology and Content Delivery Contract Type: Day rate Contractor, 3-month About Us BBC Studios’ Direct-to-Consumer (DTC) business brings premium content directly to North American audiences through two distinctive streaming brands: BritBox and BBC Select. BritBox , the ultimate streaming destination for British TV. We offer an unparalleled collection of thoughtfully curated entertainment—cleverly crafted and full of the charm, wit, and heart that define British storytelling. Born from the BBC, our mission is to bring authentic British stories to our audiences. Launched in 2017, we are a small but mighty streamer that punches above our weight—available on every major platform and even featured among the bright lights of Times Square—and we’re just getting started. BBC Select is a documentary streaming service that has been...

Salary £400 - £425 Outside IR35 City London Province Greater London Country United Kingdom Postal Code E14 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, we continue to build innovative digital services that truly make a difference. Role Purpose We are looking for an experienced Backend Developer to design, build, and maintain scalable, secure server-side services and APIs, while contributing to the adoption of Agentic AI capabilities within our engineering platform. The role sits at SFIA Level 4 : the individual works under general direction, uses discretion in resolving problems, plans and monitors their own...

Job Title: Software Developer Team Lead Location: London (3 days onsite) Duration: 12 Month Contract Start Date: ASAP IR35: Inside Clearance: Active DV Security Clearance required   Deloitte Working with the Deloitte Associate (Contractor) Programme means we can offer you the opportunity to work on a variation of industry and client related projects. Our aim is to retain the best talent and so when your project end date nears our team of Talent Community Advisors will be working with you to look at alternative projects within the firm that suit your experience should you wish to continue with Deloitte.   Role We are seeking an experienced Senior Developer to provide technical leadership for the delivery of an AI-enabled Defence tasking and workflow platform. The role will help shape a secure application that combines Python/FastAPI services, React and TypeScript user interfaces, Camunda workflow...

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, we continue to build innovative digital services that truly make a difference. Role Purpose We are looking for an experienced Backend Developer to design, build, and maintain scalable, secure server-side services and APIs, while contributing to the adoption of Agentic AI capabilities within our engineering platform. The role sits at SFIA Level 4 : the individual works under general direction, uses discretion in resolving problems, plans and monitors their own work (and may guide junior colleagues informally), and understands how their work contributes to broader team and organisational objectives....

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...

Role description Senior AI Infrastructure Engineer (Agent Runtime Platforms) London – Hybrid ASAP 6 month Contract Inside IR35/ Fixed Term Employment   UST is looking for a Senior AI Infrastructure Engineer with deep experience building and operating production-scale agentic AI systems. You'll work with leading agent runtime platforms such as Amazon AgentCore Runtime (or similar) to deploy, secure, and scale AI agents and multi-agent workflows across enterprise environments.   What You'll Do: Deploy and manage AI agents and multi-agent systems in production Configure agent runtimes, tool integrations, permissions, and access controls Design memory, state management, and context-handling architectures Implement AI guardrails, governance, monitoring, and observability Build Python-based APIs, platform services, and orchestration layers Develop scalable, cloud-native AI solutions on AWS Contribute reusable...

Delivery Lead - Websites (Contract) Who we’re looking for An experienced Senior Delivery Lead or Project Manager with experience delivering complex, business-critical change programmes. You'll be an exceptional stakeholder manager, comfortable influencing senior leaders and leading cross-functional teams to achieve successful outcomes. Experience of content-focused initiatives and content platforms, coupled with a strong delivery mindset and the ability to operate effectively in complex environments, will be key to success in this role. This is an initial 6 month contract with the potential for extension.   About Us Schroders is a global investment manager which provides active asset management, wealth management and investment solutions. We aim to provide excellent investment performance to clients through active management. We serve a diverse client base that includes pension schemes, insurance companies, sovereign wealth funds, endowments,...

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...

Forward Deployed AI Engineer Location:  London, United Kingdom. Contract:  Freelance, with the possibility of future full-time employment. About the job: AI is forcing engineers to evolve like never before. The role is increasingly defined by deciding what a system should do and which specs and evals to write, then handing execution to agents and carefully checking what comes back. The best engineers we know still understand every layer underneath and are eager to spend more time thinking about how and why the solutions they build get used. That’s who we want to work with at Calibr, a startup founded by  Peter Wood  and  Marlene Leiss , and part of The Apprentify Group, one of the UK’s leading AI and tech training providers. We build tailored AI solutions for companies going through AI transformation, then help their teams build the skills to run, extend and own those systems themselves. As a Forward Deployed AI Engineer,...

Senior Generative AI Scientist – Agentic AI & Multi-Agent Systems London (Hybrid, 3 days onsite) Contract (Inside IR35) or Fixed-Term Employment   UST is seeking a hands-on Senior Generative AI Scientist to design, build, and deploy production-grade AI solutions that solve real business problems. You will work with engineering teams, AI specialists, and business stakeholders to deliver scalable agentic AI systems, multi-agent workflows, and enterprise GenAI applications.   The Role: Design and develop multi-agent AI systems and orchestration workflows Build production-ready LLM applications and AI-powered automation solutions Develop and optimise RAG pipelines, retrieval architectures, and vector search solutions Build Python-based APIs, microservices, and orchestration services Design asynchronous, event-driven workflows and integrations Implement AI guardrails, evaluation frameworks, observability, and monitoring...

Role description Senior Generative AI Scientist – Agentic AI & Multi-Agent Systems London (Hybrid, 3 days onsite) Contract (Inside IR35) or Fixed-Term Employment   UST is seeking a hands-on Senior Generative AI Scientist to design, build, and deploy production-grade AI solutions that solve real business problems. You will work with engineering teams, AI specialists, and business stakeholders to deliver scalable agentic AI systems, multi-agent workflows, and enterprise GenAI applications.   The Role: Design and develop multi-agent AI systems and orchestration workflows Build production-ready LLM applications and AI-powered automation solutions Develop and optimise RAG pipelines, retrieval architectures, and vector search solutions Build Python-based APIs, microservices, and orchestration services Design asynchronous, event-driven workflows and integrations Implement AI guardrails, evaluation frameworks,...

Android Developer (Contract, Outside IR35) Contract status: Outside IR35 Start date: 2nd November Contract length: To the end of December 2026, with extension possible Location: Remote first London days: Once or twice a month Who you'll be doing it for You'll join the mobile platform team on a UK government app, working on the app and the services that support it. The team builds and maintains the common parts of the app, such as login. It also brings in key features built by other teams, and manages app releases. You're engaged through hedgehog lab, a digital product consultancy and certified B Corp, also Great Place to Work certified. For 20 years we've helped public and private sector organisations through digital transformation. What you'll be doing You'll build and improve the common parts of the Android app, such as login, in Kotlin with Jetpack Compose. You'll also work on how features built by other teams fit into the app. When your...