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Jun 10, 2026
Duration not stated
Senior Game Developer (UI, Animations & Polish) at Voodoo, London, £Contract Rate
Contract Spy London, UK
About Voodoo Founded in 2013, Voodoo is a tech company that creates mobile games and apps with a mission to entertain the world. Gathering 800 employees, 7 billion downloads, and over 200 million active users, Voodoo is the #3 mobile publisher worldwide in terms of downloads after Google and Meta. Our portfolio includes chart-topping games like Mob Control and Block Jam, alongside popular apps such as BeReal and Wizz.   Team Our Gaming team is made up of hybrid-casual, casual, and mid-core experts. Our 'Core' games team supports internal and external studios worldwide in creating, developing, and launching new hit games, whilst our 'Live' games team focuses on delivering higher engagement on our existing and successful games. Joining our Live games team means collaborating with gaming industry experts on globally renowned, enduring games while embracing exciting new entrepreneurial ventures. With over seven billion downloads worldwide and a portfolio of...
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Jun 08, 2026
Duration not stated
Senior Game Developer (UI, Animations & Polish) at Voodoo, London, £Contract Rate
Contract Spy London, England, United Kingdom
About Voodoo Founded in 2013, Voodoo is a tech company that creates mobile games and apps with a mission to entertain the world. Gathering 800 employees, 7 billion downloads, and over 200 million active users, Voodoo is the #3 mobile publisher worldwide in terms of downloads after Google and Meta. Our portfolio includes chart-topping games like Mob Control and Block Jam, alongside popular apps such as BeReal and Wizz. Team Our Gaming team is made up of hybrid-casual, casual, and mid-core experts. Our 'Core' games team supports internal and external studios worldwide in creating, developing, and launching new hit games, whilst our 'Live' games team focuses on delivering higher engagement on our existing and successful games. Joining our Live games team means collaborating with gaming industry experts on globally renowned, enduring games while embracing exciting new entrepreneurial ventures. With over seven billion downloads worldwide and a portfolio of more than 10 resilient...
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Jun 03, 2026
Duration not stated
Senior Game Developer (UI, Animations & Polish) at Voodoo, London, £Contract Rate
Contract Spy London, UK
About Voodoo Founded in 2013, Voodoo is a tech company that creates mobile games and apps with a mission to entertain the world. Gathering 800 employees, 7 billion downloads, and over 200 million active users, Voodoo is the #3 mobile publisher worldwide in terms of downloads after Google and Meta. Our portfolio includes chart-topping games like Mob Control and Block Jam, alongside popular apps such as BeReal and Wizz.   Team Our Gaming team is made up of hybrid-casual, casual, and mid-core experts. Our 'Core' games team supports internal and external studios worldwide in creating, developing, and launching new hit games, whilst our 'Live' games team focuses on delivering higher engagement on our existing and successful games. Joining our Live games team means collaborating with gaming industry experts on globally renowned, enduring games while embracing exciting new entrepreneurial ventures. With over seven billion downloads worldwide and a portfolio of...
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Jun 10, 2026
Duration not stated
Senior Backend Developer at Well Played Games, Leamington Spa, £Contractor Option
Contract Spy Royal Leamington Spa, UK
  Well Played Games is a small studio based in Leamington Spa, UK with a strong track record of collaborating with world-class IP. Founded in 2017, our aim is to build live free-to-play video games across multiple platforms. We are looking for a Senior Backend Developer to join our team and take ownership of development across our live mobile titles. The Role As part of the project’s code team, you will be responsible for the support of the live game, the design and development of new features. You will take full ownership of the backend of a live product and work closely with the whole team to deliver new, major features safely. You will be responsible for the design and development of services to support new game features. You will also be involved in and manage the rest of the team’s backend work by providing technical oversight, support and code reviews. As a senior developer, you will be encouraged to contribute to the analysis and pragmatic...
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Jun 03, 2026
Duration not stated
Senior Backend Developer at Well Played Games, Leamington Spa, £Contractor Option
Contract Spy Royal Leamington Spa, UK
  Well Played Games is a small studio based in Leamington Spa, UK with a strong track record of collaborating with world-class IP. Founded in 2017, our aim is to build live free-to-play video games across multiple platforms. We are looking for a Senior Backend Developer to join our team and take ownership of development across our live mobile titles. The Role As part of the project’s code team, you will be responsible for the support of the live game, the design and development of new features. You will take full ownership of the backend of a live product and work closely with the whole team to deliver new, major features safely. You will be responsible for the design and development of services to support new game features. You will also be involved in and manage the rest of the team’s backend work by providing technical oversight, support and code reviews. As a senior developer, you will be encouraged to contribute to the analysis and pragmatic...
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May 27, 2026
Duration not stated
Senior Backend Developer at Well Played Games, Leamington Spa, £Contract Rate
Contract Spy Royal Leamington Spa, UK
Well Played Games is a small studio based in Leamington Spa, UK with a strong track record of collaborating with world-class IP. Founded in 2017, our aim is to build live free-to-play video games across multiple platforms. We are looking for a Senior Backend Developer to join our team and take ownership of development across our live mobile titles. The Role As part of the project’s code team, you will be responsible for the support of the live game, the design and development of new features. You will take full ownership of the backend of a live product and work closely with the whole team to deliver new, major features safely. You will be responsible for the design and development of services to support new game features. You will also be involved in and manage the rest of the team’s backend work by providing technical oversight, support and code reviews. As a senior developer, you will be encouraged to contribute to the analysis and pragmatic selection of...
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May 19, 2026
Duration not stated
Senior Backend Developer at Well Played Games, Leamington Spa, £Contractor Option
Contract Spy Royal Leamington Spa, UK
  Well Played Games is a small studio based in Leamington Spa, UK with a strong track record of collaborating with world-class IP. Founded in 2017, our aim is to build live free-to-play video games across multiple platforms. We are looking for a Senior Backend Developer to join our team and take ownership of development across our live mobile titles. The Role As part of the project’s code team, you will be responsible for the support of the live game, the design and development of new features. You will take full ownership of the backend of a live product and work closely with the whole team to deliver new, major features safely. You will be responsible for the design and development of services to support new game features. You will also be involved in and manage the rest of the team’s backend work by providing technical oversight, support and code reviews. As a senior developer, you will be encouraged to contribute to the analysis and pragmatic...
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May 21, 2026
Duration not stated
Lead Unity Software Engineer (Games) at Dream Reality Interactive, United Kingdom, £Contract Rate
Contract Spy Remote (United Kingdom)
🚀 Lead Unity Programmer - Narrative PC Deck Builder (**Contract**) Are you a Senior or Lead Unity Programmer who enjoys writing clean code over navigating corporate red tape? Dream Reality Interactive , an award winning indie studio founded by former Sony PlayStation London Studio leadership, is looking for a Lead Programmer to own the technical architecture of our new, fully funded narrative deck builder for PC (Steam). Come and join a small, highly experienced team with a massive passion for making high-quality games that players obsess over. No fluff, just a focus on solid mechanics and a polished Steam release. 📍 The Details Location: Remote (London, UK base) with ad-hoc team days Contract Type: Contract Start Date: June 1st, 2026 💻 What You’ll Do As our technical lead, you will manage a highly capable, small engineering team while remaining hands-on with the codebase. You will have the autonomy to set the technical standard and keep development...
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Jun 10, 2026
Duration not stated
Lead Frontend Developer at Inspired Thinking Group (ITG), Birmingham, £Contract Rate
Contract Spy Birmingham, UK
Our Digital Engineering team at ITG are responsible for building world class, enterprise grade digital applications for high profile brands. We pride ourselves in working with mature Agile methodologies and make use of the latest versions of technology. Our teams are structured in such a way that gives every employee the opportunity to learn new skills, work on various projects over time and see the results of your efforts in the online consumer marketplace. Joining the Digital Engineering function would see you work as part of a cross-functional, product style team, generally consisting of a Business Analyst, Scrum Master / Project Manager, Solution Architect, Lead Developers (FE and BE), Developers, and Testers (Manual and Automated). Projects will range from working on main brand websites with huge amounts of multi-lingual content, through to smaller one-off projects such as marketing micro-sites. You will also be involved in delivering a wide range of web-based projects...
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Jun 09, 2026
Duration not stated
AI Security Engineer at Orbital, London, £Contract Rate
Contract Spy London, UK
We’re on a mission to make real estate transactions smarter, faster, and friction-free.   Real estate is the world’s largest asset class , yet the legal processes and tools behind it remain slow, manual, and underinvested. Lawyers must review dense documents line by line and piece together information across silos, all while clients demand faster, more transparent due diligence.   That's where we come in. Orbital Copilot is the AI assistant built exclusively for commercial real estate law. Developed with former practicing real estate lawyers, it accelerates complex due diligence by up to 70% while delivering legal-grade precision.   We’ve just raised a $60m Series B to accelerate our UK/US expansion.   We're trusted by leading firms like Goodwin and BCLP to remove the busywork so legal teams can focus on what they do best: applying sharp legal judgment, delivering standout client service, and getting...
Contract Spy
Jun 08, 2026
Duration not stated
Technical Team Lead at Xcelirate, London, £Contractor Rate
Contract Spy London, UK
Who Are We? Xcelirate develops technologically-advanced platforms which are accessed by thousands of users every minute! We are proud to offer a workplace where the sharpest developers come together to strategically plan and swiftly execute practices which see us maintain our existing market dominance and attain global expansion. We owe our success to our customers who have seen us grow across a decade, and our talented team who have made that growth possible!   What are we looking for? You're a Principal-Level Engineer first. The tech lead title is almost incidental. It just means you're the person the team orbits around, because that's what happens naturally when you're the one who understands the system most deeply and keeps the clearest head under pressure. The 10% that's people management fits inside your engineering work, not alongside it. You hire, you steer, you unblock, but you do it the way a strong engineer does everything: with good...
Contract Spy
Jun 05, 2026
Duration not stated
Senior/Lead Java Developer at Synechron, London, £Contract Rate
Contract Spy London, UK
Senior/Lead Java Developer About Synechron: Synechron is a leading digital transformation consulting firm dedicated to delivering innovative technology solutions within banking, financial services, and insurance. We thrive on engineering excellence, collaboration, and a passion for cutting-edge technologies. We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior/Lead Java Developer with 10+ years of hands-on experience in enterprise application development. The ideal candidate must possess strong expertise in core Java fundamentals, concurrency, and distributed systems , along with exposure to AI/ML-driven solutions . This role demands a deep understanding of data structures, system design, performance optimization, and scalable architecture , along with the ability to lead technical initiatives and mentor teams. This role is Inside IR35 contract Job Locatio n: London (Hybrid - 3 days in the offi ce) Key Responsibilities: Design, develop, and...
Contract Spy
Jun 03, 2026
Duration not stated
Lead Frontend Developer at Inspired Thinking Group (ITG), Birmingham, £Contract Rate
Contract Spy Birmingham, UK
Our Digital Engineering team at ITG are responsible for building world class, enterprise grade digital applications for high profile brands. We pride ourselves in working with mature Agile methodologies and make use of the latest versions of technology. Our teams are structured in such a way that gives every employee the opportunity to learn new skills, work on various projects over time and see the results of your efforts in the online consumer marketplace. Joining the Digital Engineering function would see you work as part of a cross-functional, product style team, generally consisting of a Business Analyst, Scrum Master / Project Manager, Solution Architect, Lead Developers (FE and BE), Developers, and Testers (Manual and Automated). Projects will range from working on main brand websites with huge amounts of multi-lingual content, through to smaller one-off projects such as marketing micro-sites. You will also be involved in delivering a wide range of web-based projects...
Contract Spy
Jun 01, 2026
Duration not stated
Technical Team Lead at Xcelirate, London, £Contractor Rate
Contract Spy London, UK
Who Are We? Xcelirate develops technologically-advanced platforms which are accessed by thousands of users every minute! We are proud to offer a workplace where the sharpest developers come together to strategically plan and swiftly execute practices which see us maintain our existing market dominance and attain global expansion. We owe our success to our customers who have seen us grow across a decade, and our talented team who have made that growth possible!   What are we looking for? You're a Principal-Level Engineer first. The tech lead title is almost incidental. It just means you're the person the team orbits around, because that's what happens naturally when you're the one who understands the system most deeply and keeps the clearest head under pressure. The 10% that's people management fits inside your engineering work, not alongside it. You hire, you steer, you unblock, but you do it the way a strong engineer does everything: with good...
Contract Spy
May 29, 2026
Duration not stated
Lead DevOps Engineer (AI-Focused) at Synechron, London, £Contract Rate
Contract Spy London, UK
Lead DevOps Engineer (AI- Focused) Mandatory hands-on experience supporting AI/ML or GenAI p latforms About Synechron: Synechron is a leading digital transformation consulting firm dedicated to delivering innovative technology solutions within banking, financial services, and insurance. We thrive on engineering excellence, collaboration, and a passion for cutting-edge technologies. Job Location: London (Hybrid - 3 days in the office) Job Summary Are you passionate about making developers' lives easier, faster, and more fulfilling? We're on a mission to supercharge our engineering culture by building a world-class DevOps organization that's the envy of the industry. This is a great opportunity to join a growing company in an innovative and dynamic industry! We are looking for a strong, hands-on Lead DevOps Engineer t o build and maintain a brand-new cloud-based Index platform. You will lead a team of Senior and Junior DevOps Engineers to help us...
Contract Spy
May 27, 2026
Duration not stated
Lead Frontend Developer at Inspired Thinking Group (ITG), Birmingham, £Contract Rate
Contract Spy Birmingham, UK
Our Digital Engineering team at ITG are responsible for building world class, enterprise grade digital applications for high profile brands. We pride ourselves in working with mature Agile methodologies and make use of the latest versions of technology. Our teams are structured in such a way that gives every employee the opportunity to learn new skills, work on various projects over time and see the results of your efforts in the online consumer marketplace. Joining the Digital Engineering function would see you work as part of a cross-functional, product style team, generally consisting of a Business Analyst, Scrum Master / Project Manager, Solution Architect, Lead Developers (FE and BE), Developers, and Testers (Manual and Automated). Projects will range from working on main brand websites with huge amounts of multi-lingual content, through to smaller one-off projects such as marketing micro-sites. You will also be involved in delivering a wide range of web-based projects...
Contract Spy
May 26, 2026
Duration not stated
Oracle Solution Architect (Lead Architect) - SC Cleared at VE3, Maidenhead, £Contract Rate (Outside IR35)
Contract Spy Maidenhead, England, United Kingdom
Role Oracle Solution Architect — Lead Architect for the Managed Service Employer VE3 Engagement UK Public Sector — Oracle ERP Managed Service Contract type Contract Outside IR35 Duration Length of the managed service contract Location UK only. Hybrid with on-site attendance at client locations across the UK as required Security clearance SC clearance and UK Nationality essential. Pre-cleared candidates strongly preferred. Eligibility for DV sponsorship desirable if role scope includes privileged administrator access Reports to VE3 Account / Engagement Director (with strong functional line into the Service Delivery Manager) Key interfaces Client Design Authority, client Enterprise Architecture, client Service Owner and Platform Owner, VE3 Security Lead, VE3 Service Delivery Manager, third-party software vendor (Oracle), other third-party providers Role purpose The Solution Architect...
Contract Spy
May 26, 2026
Duration not stated
Senior Java Developer at Synechron, Glasgow, £Contract Rate
Contract Spy Glasgow, Scotland, UK
About Synechron: Synechron is a leading digital transformation consulting firm dedicated to delivering innovative technology solutions within banking, financial services, and insurance. We thrive on engineering excellence, collaboration, and a passion for cutting-edge technologies. Job Location: Glasgow (Hybrid - 3 days in the office) This is Inside IR35 contract. About the role: We are seeking a highly experienced Senior Java Developer with over 10 years of hands-on Java development experience and extensive exposure to AI/ML-driven systems. The ideal candidate will design, build, and scale enterprise-grade applications while integrating modern AI capabilities such as machine learning models, generative AI, and intelligent automation into Back End systems. Key Responsibilities Hands-on experience working with the latest versions of Java (eg, Java 17 or above) Design, develop, and maintain high-performance, scalable Java applications using...
Contract Spy
May 26, 2026
Duration not stated
Lead DevOps Engineer (AI- Focused) at Synechron, London, £Contract Rate
Contract Spy London, UK
Lead DevOps Engineer (AI- Focused) Mandatory hands-on experience supporting AI/ML or GenAI p latforms About Synechron: Synechron is a leading digital transformation consulting firm dedicated to delivering innovative technology solutions within banking, financial services, and insurance. We thrive on engineering excellence, collaboration, and a passion for cutting-edge technologies. Job Location: London (Hybrid - 3 days in the office) Job Summary Are you passionate about making developers' lives easier, faster, and more fulfilling? We're on a mission to supercharge our engineering culture by building a world-class DevOps organization that's the envy of the industry. This is a great opportunity to join a growing company in an innovative and dynamic industry! We are looking for a strong, hands-on Lead DevOps Engineer t o build and maintain a brand-new cloud-based Index platform. You will lead a team of Senior and Junior DevOps Engineers to help us...
Contract Spy
May 26, 2026
Duration not stated
Senior Snowflake Engineer at Synechron, Glasgow, £Contract Rate
Contract Spy Glasgow, Scotland, UK
About Synechron: Synechron is a leading digital transformation consulting firm dedicated to delivering innovative technology solutions within banking, financial services, and insurance. We thrive on engineering excellence, collaboration, and a passion for cutting-edge technologies. Job Location : Glasgow (Hybrid - 3 days in the office) We are looking for a skilled Snowflake Engineer to design, build, and maintain scalable cloud data solutions that support enterprise analytics and reporting. The role focuses on data migration, data modelling, automation, and performance optimisation within the Snowflake Cloud Data Platform . Key Responsibilities Design, develop, and maintain data pipelines and data models in Snowflake to support analytics and reporting needs. Lead or support migration of Legacy data platforms (eg, Oracle) to Snowflake, ensuring data accuracy and business logic integrity. Convert and optimise SQL queries for Snowflake , improving...
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