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Oct 06, 2026
up to 6 Months
Android Developer at Hedgehog Lab, Remote/London, 2 Months, £Contract Rate (Outside IR35)
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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...
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Oct 22, 2026
up to 6 Months
Senior Product Engineer at Yonder, London Brick Lane, 3 Months, £600-£650 per day (Outside IR35)
£600 - £650 per day
Contract Spy Brick Lane, London, UK
What’s Yonder? “It's as if Time Out, Amex and Monzo had a baby” - Will T, Yonder Member Yonder combines credit and debit in one membership that’s fair, flexible and actually enjoyable. No jargon. No dusty points system. Just rewards that actually feel rewarding, from bao to beer to a boarding pass. The engineering team sits at the heart of the company; we work in squads alongside product and design, and closely with risk, compliance, operations and partnerships. Sounds cool. What’s my part in this? We’re looking for an experienced Senior Product Engineer on a 3-month contract to add delivery capacity to our engineering team. The work is primarily Scala backend, but we don’t believe in rigid boundaries; everyone is encouraged to contribute wherever the problem takes them, whether that’s infrastructure, the mobile app (React Native) or the webapp (Next.js). You’ll be working alongside a small engineering...
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Oct 16, 2026
up to 6 Months
AI Roku Developer at BritBox, London, 3 Months, £Day Rate
Contract Spy London, England, United Kingdom
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...
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Oct 16, 2026
up to 6 Months
Senior AWS DevSecOps & Next.js Consultant – Security & Infrastructure Audit at AP Homes Ltd, Remote, 1-2 Weeks, £Contract Rate
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Job Description: Project Overview We are seeking a highly skilled and certified AWS Cloud Security & Frontend Engineer to conduct an intensive and comprehensive security assessment, infrastructure mapping, functional review and technical documentation of our platform. The target delivery window is 1–2 weeks. We are looking for an all-round Full-Stack Developer to work with us 5 days a week to also cover all aspects of our websites, including frontend and backend development, AWS infrastructure, deployment, maintenance, troubleshooting, security and SEO. The role requires someone who can take ownership of our web platforms and manage their ongoing development and performance. The business operates on Amazon Web Services (AWS) infrastructure, with Next.js cloud-based web applications, integrated Machine Learning APIs and a MySQL backend database. Scope of Work & Key Deliverables Application & Frontend Security Assessment: Evaluate Next.js...
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Oct 15, 2026
up to 6 Months
Senior Product Engineer at Wonderbly, Central London, 4 Months, £Freelance Rate
Contract Spy Brownlow Mews, London WC1N 2LD, UK
3-4 days per week, hybrid work policy in central London office We're looking for a freelance product engineer to join us between June and October 2026, working primarily on wonderbly.com with a focus on driving growth into Q4. This is a hands-on role. The work involves close collaboration with the VP product and other teams to solve deep customer experience challenges around our Kids and Keepsake landing pages and journeys, in order to unlock growth in these key areas for the business. You'll be working within a small, focused team — and at least some of the time, with a fair amount of autonomy. We're not looking for someone to execute a perfect brief. We're looking for someone with the judgment to help us figure out the right thing to build, and then build it well. A few things that are important to us The work you're doing feeds directly into beautifully made, deeply personal books that people treasure. People’s perception of quality has to be...
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Oct 15, 2026
up to 6 Months
Senior Product Engineer at Yonder, London Brick Lane, 3 Months, £600-£650 per day (Outside IR35)
£600 - £650 per day
Contract Spy London, UK
What’s Yonder? “It's as if Time Out, Amex and Monzo had a baby” - Will T, Yonder Member Yonder combines credit and debit in one membership that’s fair, flexible and actually enjoyable. No jargon. No dusty points system. Just rewards that actually feel rewarding, from bao to beer to a boarding pass. The engineering team sits at the heart of the company; we work in squads alongside product and design, and closely with risk, compliance, operations and partnerships. Sounds cool. What’s my part in this? We’re looking for an experienced Senior Product Engineer on a 3-month contract to add delivery capacity to our engineering team. The work is primarily Scala backend, but we don’t believe in rigid boundaries; everyone is encouraged to contribute wherever the problem takes them, whether that’s infrastructure, the mobile app (React Native) or the webapp (Next.js). You’ll be working alongside a small engineering...
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Oct 08, 2026
up to 6 Months
Senior AWS DevSecOps & Next.js Consultant – Security & Infrastructure Audit at AP Homes Ltd, Remote, 1-2 Weeks, £Contract Rate
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Senior AWS DevSecOps & Next.js Consultant – Security & Infrastructure Audit Project Overview We are seeking a highly skilled and certified AWS Cloud Security & Frontend Engineer to conduct an intensive and comprehensive security assessment, infrastructure mapping, functional review and technical documentation of our platform. The business operates on Amazon Web Services (AWS) infrastructure, with Next.js cloud-based web applications , integrated Machine Learning APIs and a MySQL backend database . The target delivery window is 1–2 weeks . Scope of Work & Key Deliverables Application & Frontend Security Assessment: Evaluate Next.js codebases, Server-Side Rendering (SSR) security, API routes and frontend security controls against recognised industry standards, including OWASP Top 10 and CIS Benchmarks . AWS Infrastructure & Database Audit: Conduct a comprehensive security assessment of our AWS environment,...
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Oct 08, 2026
up to 6 Months
Senior Product Engineer at Wonderbly, Central London, 4 Months, £Freelance Rate
Contract Spy Brownlow Mews, London WC1N 2LD, UK
3-4 days per week, hybrid work policy in central London office We're looking for a freelance product engineer to join us between June and October 2026, working primarily on wonderbly.com with a focus on driving growth into Q4. This is a hands-on role. The work involves close collaboration with the VP product and other teams to solve deep customer experience challenges around our Kids and Keepsake landing pages and journeys, in order to unlock growth in these key areas for the business. You'll be working within a small, focused team — and at least some of the time, with a fair amount of autonomy. We're not looking for someone to execute a perfect brief. We're looking for someone with the judgment to help us figure out the right thing to build, and then build it well. A few things that are important to us The work you're doing feeds directly into beautifully made, deeply personal books that people treasure. People’s perception of quality has to be...
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Oct 08, 2026
up to 6 Months
Senior Product Engineer at Yonder, London Brick Lane, 3 Months, £600-£650 per day (Outside IR35)
£600 - £650 per day
Contract Spy Brick Lane, London, UK
What’s Yonder? “It's as if Time Out, Amex and Monzo had a baby” - Will T, Yonder Member Yonder combines credit and debit in one membership that’s fair, flexible and actually enjoyable. No jargon. No dusty points system. Just rewards that actually feel rewarding, from bao to beer to a boarding pass. The engineering team sits at the heart of the company; we work in squads alongside product and design, and closely with risk, compliance, operations and partnerships. Sounds cool. What’s my part in this? We’re looking for an experienced Senior Product Engineer on a 3-month contract to add delivery capacity to our engineering team. The work is primarily Scala backend, but we don’t believe in rigid boundaries; everyone is encouraged to contribute wherever the problem takes them, whether that’s infrastructure, the mobile app (React Native) or the webapp (Next.js). You’ll be working alongside a small engineering...
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Oct 23, 2026
up to 6 Months
ServiceNow Principal Specialist at UK Parliament, London, 5 Months, £Contract Rate
Contract Spy London, UK
The role sits within the Enterprise Technology team in the Office of the Chief Technology Officer which supports Parliament in delivering its democratic mission by providing secure, resilient and innovative technology services that are user centred and strategically aligned.   The ServiceNow Principal Infrastructure Engineer is a hands-on technical authority and implementer for Parliament's ServiceNow platform, holding design authority for the platform and working directly on its most complex and highest-risk engineering. The role is embedded within value streams, establishing the engineering vision, technical standards and quality assurance framework that govern design, configuration, development and operation, and proving those standards in practice. The post-holder drives resilience and maturity by focusing on complex technical risk, architectural health, and leading the technical response to major problem domains.   Reporting to the Service Owner, you will...
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Oct 20, 2026
up to 6 Months
Java Developer at Deloitte, London, 4 Months, £Competitive Day Rate
Contract Spy London Area, United Kingdom
Job Title: Java Developer (contract) Location: London Hybrid 2-3 days a week in the London office Duration: 4 months Contract Start Date: ASAP *please note that onboarding will take 4-6 weeks from the offer Day Rate: Competitive (Inside IR35)   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.   The Role   We are looking for a Java Integration Engineer to analyse, enhance and integrate complex enterprise applications within a global financial services environment. The role will use Java, Oracle and the Spring Framework to support...
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Oct 19, 2026
up to 6 Months
Lead DevOps Engineer at Hedgehog Lab, Remote, 3 Months initial (December Start), £Contract Rate (Outside IR35)
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Lead DevOps Engineer (Contract, Outside IR35) Contract:  Outside IR35 Start date:  December 2026 Length:  Three months initially, with a chance to extend Location:  Remote first, based within 50 miles of Edinburgh, Newcastle, Leeds, Manchester or London A lot of DevOps contracts drop you into someone else's setup and ask you to keep it running. On this one, you'll decide how it's built. What's in it for you You'll lead the DevOps work from day one, with the authority to make decisions and see them through. You'll join a team that already knows what good looks like, so you won't spend your first month untangling things. Who you'll be doing it for You'll be working for hedgehog lab, a digital product consultancy with 20 years of experience. We're around 100 people, B Corp and Great Place to Work certified, and backed by a growth capital investor. Your clients will be public and private sector organisations going through digital...
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Oct 14, 2026
up to 6 Months
Product Owner at 2i, London/Remote, 2 Months initial, £Contract Rate (Outside IR35)
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Job Title:  Project   Manager    Location:  London - Hybrid    Role type:  Contract   IR35:  Outside IR35   Duration : 2 months (initially)   Start Date:  ASAP       Who we are:   We're an award-winning Tech Consultancy, focused in Quality Engineering on a mission to become the UK's #1.       What we do:   "Champion and Engineer Quality and Software". Over the past 6 years, we've shaped and transformed our offering so that passion, precision, and attention to every minuscule detail is baked into everything we do. Born from a desire to bring automation expertise to our current and prospective clients, 5 years ago we shaped our offering.       Project Info:   We're looking for an experienced Lead Technical Product Owner to support a major UK retail and hospitality technology...
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