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Apr 27, 2026
up to 6 Months
Senior Software Engineer - Java at Beyond Sports, Basingstoke, 3 Months+, £400-£500 per day (Outside IR35)
£400 - £500 per day
Contract Spy Basingstoke, UK
Senior Software Engineer – Java (Contractor) Outside IR35 Rate: £400 - £500 per day Duration: 3 Months Plus Start Date: ASAP   As a  Senior Software Engineer (Java) – Contractor  at Pulselive, you’ll be focused on delivering robust, high-performance backend services and APIs that power digital experiences for millions of sports fans globally. This role is ideal for an experienced, hands-on engineer with strong Java and Spring expertise who thrives in a collaborative and fast-paced delivery environment. You’ll work closely with cross-functional teams to build, integrate, and optimize systems that handle real-time sports data, video, and live commentary. This position is project- and delivery-focused, with no line management or people-leadership responsibilities required.   Key Responsibilities: Design and develop scalable backend systems using Java and Spring...
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Apr 20, 2026
up to 6 Months
Senior Software Engineer - Java at Beyond Sports, Basingstoke, 3 Months+, £400-£500 per day (Outside IR35)
£400 - £500 per day
Contract Spy Basingstoke, UK
Senior Software Engineer – Java (Contractor) Outside IR35 Rate: £400 - £500 per day Duration: 3 Months Plus Start Date: ASAP   As a Senior Software Engineer (Java) – Contractor at Pulselive, you’ll be focused on delivering robust, high-performance backend services and APIs that power digital experiences for millions of sports fans globally. This role is ideal for an experienced, hands-on engineer with strong Java and Spring expertise who thrives in a collaborative and fast-paced delivery environment. You’ll work closely with cross-functional teams to build, integrate, and optimize systems that handle real-time sports data, video, and live commentary. This position is project- and delivery-focused, with no line management or people-leadership responsibilities required.   Key Responsibilities: Design and develop scalable backend systems using Java and Spring Boot...
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Apr 13, 2026
up to 6 Months
Senior Software Engineer - Java at Beyond Sports, Basingstoke, 3 Months+, £400-£500 per day (Outside IR35)
£400 - £500 per day
Contract Spy Basingstoke, UK
Senior Software Engineer – Java (Contractor) Outside IR35 Rate: £400 - £500 per day Duration: 3 Months Plus Start Date: ASAP   As a Senior Software Engineer (Java) – Contractor at Pulselive, you’ll be focused on delivering robust, high-performance backend services and APIs that power digital experiences for millions of sports fans globally. This role is ideal for an experienced, hands-on engineer with strong Java and Spring expertise who thrives in a collaborative and fast-paced delivery environment. You’ll work closely with cross-functional teams to build, integrate, and optimize systems that handle real-time sports data, video, and live commentary. This position is project- and delivery-focused, with no line management or people-leadership responsibilities required.   Key Responsibilities: Design and develop scalable backend systems using Java and Spring Boot...
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Apr 16, 2026
up to 6 Months
Senior Software Engineer at Red Badger, London/Remote, 3 Months+, £Day Rate (Outside IR35)
Contract Spy Hybrid (London, UK)
Joining a new project Ideally have worked on Financial Services Projects before (Payments would be great) Emphasis on Architecture over Development (Must have a solid Development Background) Must be comfortable sitting in client meetings and advising Start date ASAP Duration 3 months (Likely to extend) 3 days / week in person working (London) Immediate Interviews   The best bit about Red Badger is, of course, the team. We are really proud of our people; we support and learn a lot from each other; we work really hard but have fun doing it. We are a diverse group made up of 22 different nationalities, speaking 17 different languages.   Our 3 founders, Dave, Cain and Stu, who have considerable tech and consultancy experience and still own 100% of the company. We've been consistently profitable and have grown responsibly from the beginning.   We are based at Old Street in the heart of "tech city"...
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Apr 09, 2026
up to 6 Months
Senior Software Engineer at Red Badger, London/Remote, 3 Months+, £Day Rate (Outside IR35)
Contract Spy Hybrid (London, UK)
Joining a new project Ideally have worked on Financial Services Projects before (Payments would be great) Emphasis on Architecture over Development (Must have a solid Development Background) Must be comfortable sitting in client meetings and advising Start date ASAP Duration 3 months (Likely to extend) 3 days / week in person working (London) Immediate Interviews   The best bit about Red Badger is, of course, the team. We are really proud of our people; we support and learn a lot from each other; we work really hard but have fun doing it. We are a diverse group made up of 22 different nationalities, speaking 17 different languages.   Our 3 founders, Dave, Cain and Stu, who have considerable tech and consultancy experience and still own 100% of the company. We've been consistently profitable and have grown responsibly from the beginning.   We are based at Old Street in the heart of "tech city"...
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Apr 29, 2026
up to 6 Months
Senior Software Engineer, Native Applications and Networking at Secure Code Warrior, London, 3 Months, £Contract Rate
Contract Spy London, UK
Full job description Join Secure Code Warrior to create a safer digital landscape by assisting companies to secure their software through developer-led practices!   Secure Code Warrior’s mission is to establish new standards for coding that transform the ways software is created. We do this by providing the world’s leading agile learning platform that delivers the most effective secure coding solution for developers to learn, apply, and retain software security principles. More than 600 enterprises trust Secure Code Warrior to implement agile learning security programs, build safer software, and create a culture of developer-driven security. We are a venture-backed company with offices in Australia, the United States, Belgium, Iceland, and the United Kingdom.   Secure Code Warrior is seeking a Senior Engineer to take long-term ownership of our core system-level product suite across Windows and macOS. In this contract...
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Apr 22, 2026
up to 6 Months
Senior Software Engineer, Native Applications and Networking at Secure Code Warrior, London, 3 Months, £Contract Rate
Contract Spy London, UK
Join Secure Code Warrior to create a safer digital landscape by assisting companies to secure their software through developer-led practices!   Secure Code Warrior’s mission is to establish new standards for coding that transform the ways software is created. We do this by providing the world’s leading agile learning platform that delivers the most effective secure coding solution for developers to learn, apply, and retain software security principles. More than 600 enterprises trust Secure Code Warrior to implement agile learning security programs, build safer software, and create a culture of developer-driven security. We are a venture-backed company with offices in Australia, the United States, Belgium, Iceland, and the United Kingdom.   Secure Code Warrior is seeking a Senior Engineer to take long-term ownership of our core system-level product suite across Windows and macOS. In this contract role, you will be the architectural...
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Apr 14, 2026
6 Months or more
Senior Software Engineer at Fimatix, London, 6 Months, £Contract Rate
Contract Spy London, England, United Kingdom
🚀 Senior DevSecOps Engineer – Contract Opportunity (Inside IR35) UK GOVT CONTRACT - 6 months   Fimatix UK Ltd is looking for a Senior DevSecOps Engineer (SFIA 7) to join our team and play a key role in building and securing modern DevSecOps capabilities across a large-scale digital programme. This is a hands-on engineering role focused on embedding secure-by-design practices into CI/CD pipelines, AWS infrastructure, and identity services , while also helping drive AI-enabled DevOps automation to improve operational intelligence and threat detection.   🔧 Key Responsibilities Design and implement secure CI/CD pipelines with integrated security tooling (SAST, DAST, container scanning, dependency scanning). Embed security-by-design principles across AWS infrastructure and deployments. Implement IaC security guardrails using Terraform/CloudFormation. Configure and optimise AWS-native security services (Security Hub,...
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Apr 28, 2026
Duration not stated
Senior Software Deployment Engineer at Mindera, Bracknell, £Competitive Day Rate (Outside IR35)
Contract Spy Bracknell, UK
Mindera are currently looking for a Senior Software Deployment Engineer who can lead the delivery, configuration, testing, and rollout of applications and retail device solutions across complex, large-scale environments. In this role you will help shape deployment strategy, drive automation, improve reliability, mentor engineers, and work closely with product, platform, and engineering teams to ensure smooth, secure, and high-quality releases that reaches thousands of customers. This is a hybrid role and you will be expected to be on site in Bracknell 3 days per week. Requirements Deployment & Configuration Leadership Lead end-to-end deployment processes across Dev, Test, UAT, Pre-Prod, and Production. Design scalable, repeatable deployment workflows and environment strategies. Drive automation across CI/CD pipelines using scripting, IaC, and tooling improvements. Ensure environment readiness, configuration integrity, and release...
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Apr 21, 2026
Duration not stated
Senior Software Deployment Engineer at Mindera, Bracknell, £Competitive Day Rate (Outside IR35)
Contract Spy Bracknell, UK
Mindera are currently looking for a Senior Software Deployment Engineer who can lead the delivery, configuration, testing, and rollout of applications and retail device solutions across complex, large-scale environments. In this role you will help shape deployment strategy, drive automation, improve reliability, mentor engineers, and work closely with product, platform, and engineering teams to ensure smooth, secure, and high-quality releases that reaches thousands of customers. This is a hybrid role and you will be expected to be on site in Bracknell 3 days per week. Requirements Deployment & Configuration Leadership Lead end-to-end deployment processes across Dev, Test, UAT, Pre-Prod, and Production. Design scalable, repeatable deployment workflows and environment strategies. Drive automation across CI/CD pipelines using scripting, IaC, and tooling improvements. Ensure environment readiness, configuration integrity, and release...
Contract Spy
Apr 14, 2026
Duration not stated
Senior Software Deployment Engineer at Mindera, Bracknell, £Competitive Day Rate (Outside IR35)
Contract Spy Bracknell, UK
Mindera are currently looking for a Senior Software Deployment Engineer who can lead the delivery, configuration, testing, and rollout of applications and retail device solutions across complex, large-scale environments. In this role you will help shape deployment strategy, drive automation, improve reliability, mentor engineers, and work closely with product, platform, and engineering teams to ensure smooth, secure, and high-quality releases that reaches thousands of customers. This is a hybrid role and you will be expected to be on site in Bracknell 3 days per week. Requirements Deployment & Configuration Leadership Lead end-to-end deployment processes across Dev, Test, UAT, Pre-Prod, and Production. Design scalable, repeatable deployment workflows and environment strategies. Drive automation across CI/CD pipelines using scripting, IaC, and tooling improvements. Ensure environment readiness, configuration integrity, and release...
Contract Spy
Apr 07, 2026
Duration not stated
Senior Software Deployment Engineer at Mindera, London, £Contract Rate (Outside IR35)
Contract Spy London, UK
Senior Software Deployment Engineer - Contract - Ouside IR35 Mindera are currently looking for a Senior Software Deployment Engineer who can lead the delivery, configuration, testing, and rollout of applications and retail device solutions across complex, large-scale environments. In this role you will help shape deployment strategy, drive automation, improve reliability, mentor engineers, and work closely with product, platform, and engineering teams to ensure smooth, secure, and high-quality releases that reaches thousands of customers. This is a hybrid role and you will be expected to be on site in Bracknell 3 days per week. Requirements Deployment & Configuration Leadership Lead end-to-end deployment processes across Dev, Test, UAT, Pre-Prod, and Production. Design scalable, repeatable deployment workflows and environment strategies. Drive automation across CI/CD pipelines using scripting, IaC, and tooling improvements. Ensure...
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Apr 29, 2026
6 Months or more
Engineering Manager at Mindera, London Paddington, 6 Months initial, £Contract Rate (Outside IR35)
Contract Spy Paddington, London, UK
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.   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 projects. • Agile Delivery:...
Contract Spy
Apr 27, 2026
6 Months or more
Engineering Manager (Front-End) at Mindera, London Paddington, 6 Months, £Contract Rate (Outside IR35)
Contract Spy Paddington, London, UK
Description We are seeking a passionate Software Engineering Manager with a strong background in modern frontend engineering, particularly React, Next.js, and TypeScript, to provide technical leadership and operate with excellence. Creative, curious, and confident, you will be an integral part of our empowered, self-managing, multi-disciplinary engineering teams -designing, building, releasing, and maintaining high-quality digital products. You will play a key role in shaping and growing a best-in-class frontend engineering capability, establishing modern development practices and building scalable, high-performance web applications. This is an initial 6-month contract (outside IR35) requiring 3 days per week onsite in Paddington, London. Key Accountabilities Team Leadership Build, mentor, and lead a high-performing team of frontend engineers specialising in React, Next.js, and TypeScript. Foster a culture of collaboration, technical excellence, and...
Contract Spy
Apr 27, 2026
Duration not stated
Python - Senior Developers - AI Training at Prolific, UK, £Contract Rate
Contract Spy London, England, United Kingdom
About Prolific Prolific is not just another player in the AI space – we are building the biggest pool of quality human data in the world. Over 35,000 AI developers, researchers, and organizations use Prolific to gather data from paid study participants with a wide variety of experiences, knowledge, and skills. The role We're looking for Senior Python Developers to join our Expert Network to help train and evaluate cutting-edge AI models. If you have a background in Software Engineering, we'll send you a quick 10- to 15-minute test to assess your skills. If successful, you'll be invited to join Prolific as a participant, where you'll get paid to help AI understand and summarize complex scientific data. Researchers looking for your skills tend to pay up to $50/hr, depending on skills and experience level . You must be prepared to complete paid tasks that require one hour of uninterrupted work , though many are shorter. What you'll bring Educational...
Contract Spy
Apr 13, 2026
up to 6 Months
Senior Software Development Engineer - Elasticsearch at GoCardless, London, 3-6 Months, £600 per day
£600 per day
Contract Spy London, UK
About Us at GoCardless GoCardless is a global bank payment company. Over 100,000 businesses , from start-ups to household names, use GoCardless to collect and send payments through direct debit, real-time payments and open banking.  GoCardless processes US$130bn+ of payments annually, across 30+ countries ; helping customers collect and send both recurring and one-off payments , without the chasing, stress or expensive fees. We use AI-powered solutions to improve payment success and reduce fraud. And, with open banking connectivity to over 2,500 banks , we help our customers make faster, more informed decisions. We are headquartered in the UK with offices in London and Leeds , and additional locations in Australia, France, Ireland, Latvia, Portugal and the United States. At GoCardless, we're all about supporting you ! We’re committed to making our hiring process inclusive and accessible . If you need extra support or adjustments,...
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Apr 17, 2026
6 Months or more
Software Quality Assurance Engineer at BAE Systems, Remote/Weymouth, 12 Months, £65 per hr
Contract Spy Remote (Frimley, Camberley, UK)
Principal Engineer - Software Assurance £65.98 p/hr - Inside IR35 12 months Defence 1-2 days a month on site, Coventry, Barrow, Frimley or Weymouth   Our complex platforms are increasingly driven by Software, assuring the quality of this and the proper integration is critical to our success. Software assurance is the ongoing process to ensure that software products meet and comply with software engineering, quality and safety standards. It is a systems engineering activity that that supports the achievement of functional and multiple non-functional requirements and is applicable to the whole engineering lifecycle from concept design to in service support.   This is a growing role within our business and industry with significant potential for development and further growth. We expect the candidate to quickly develop an understanding of the development, use and control of software in our complex and unique application. Being actively...
Contract Spy
Apr 17, 2026
6 Months or more
Software Quality Assurance Engineer at BAE Systems, Remote/Frimley, 12 Months, £65 per hr
Contract Spy Remote (Frimley, Camberley, UK)
Principal Engineer - Software Assurance £65.98 p/hr - Inside IR35 12 months Defence 1-2 days a month on site, Coventry, Barrow, Frimley or Weymouth   Our complex platforms are increasingly driven by Software, assuring the quality of this and the proper integration is critical to our success. Software assurance is the ongoing process to ensure that software products meet and comply with software engineering, quality and safety standards. It is a systems engineering activity that that supports the achievement of functional and multiple non-functional requirements and is applicable to the whole engineering lifecycle from concept design to in service support.   This is a growing role within our business and industry with significant potential for development and further growth. We expect the candidate to quickly develop an understanding of the development, use and control of software in our complex and unique application. Being actively...
Contract Spy
May 01, 2026
Duration not stated
Software Engineer (Java, Python, Golang) at Test Yantra, London, £350-£370 per day
£350 - £370 per day
Contract Spy London, UK
We are urgently looking for experienced candidates with strong hands-on Java development skills and design experience. While an architect title is not mandatory, we are particularly interested in profiles of senior developers with solid technical expertise. Required Core Skills: - Java - Python - GoLang -Design, develop, and maintain high-quality Java applications. -Write clean, efficient, and well-documented code. -Perform code reviews and optimize existing codebases. -Ensure application performance and reliability. -Develop and maintain automated tests to ensure code quality. -Work with CI/CD pipelines to streamline the development and deployment process. Job Types: Full-time, Freelance Pay: £350.00-£370.00 per day Schedule: Monday to Friday Experience: Java: 7 years (required) Python: 3 years (required) Go: 2 years (required)
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Apr 30, 2026
Duration not stated
Technical Team Lead at Xcelirate, London, £Contractor Rate
Contract Spy London, UK
Full job description 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...
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