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Feb 27, 2026
6 Months or more
Engineering Manager at Mindera, London Paddington/Remote, 6 Months, £Contract Rate (Outside IR35)
Contract Spy Hybrid (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
Mar 13, 2026
Duration not stated
Engineering Manager at minderacraft, London, £Contract Rate Outside IR35
Contract Spy 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. 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 projects....
Contract Spy
Mar 06, 2026
Duration not stated
Senior Software Engineering Contractor at Aspect Capital, London Area, £Contract Rate
Contract Spy London Area, United Kingdom
Aspect Capital is an award-winning systematic hedge fund based in London, UK that manages over $8 billon of client assets, where technology plays a critical role in the success of the business.   We are looking for a Senior Software Engineering Contractor to join our Software Development team to work on our Software Development platform for 12 months.   Job requirements: 5+ years of enterprise Java development experience Experience with managing technical projects e.g. planning timelines, milestones and deliverables Strong enterprise Java (with Spring) experience Working proficiency of Python and Javascript Experience with Maven, Docker and CI pipelines   Job responsibilities: Aspect’s Software Development Team are a team of 12 who develop and support the main trading software for Aspect. This ranges from front office trading, to back and middle office. This core project entails working on Aspect’s Software...
Contract Spy
Mar 06, 2026
Duration not stated
Senior Network Engineering Lead - Enterprise Solutions at UST Global, London, £Contract Rate
Contract Spy London, UK
  1 Opening LONDON       Role description Senior Network Engineering Lead London, United Kingdom (Hybrid) Contract Inside IR35   We are looking for an experienced Senior Network Engineering Lead, to play a key role in designing, delivering, and evolving enterprise‑grade network solutions. This position is hands‑on and strategic, working closely with Network Operations, Solution Engineering, and global stakeholders to ensure the network environment is secure, scalable, and aligned with long‑term architectural goals. You will lead technical initiatives across routing, security, cloud, and enterprise networking technologies while ensuring operational readiness and compliance with enterprise standards.   Key Responsibilities: Lead the design, development, and implementation of network technology solutions to support evolving business needs. Partner...
Contract Spy
Mar 04, 2026
up to 6 Months
Lead/Senior Software Engineering Manager at Crown Prosecution Service, London, 5 Months, £Contract Rate
Contract Spy London, UK
Act as Head of Profession for Software Engineering. Good technical fluency with modern programming languages such as Python or C# Define career pathways, capability frameworks and skills matrices. Provide leadership and mentorship to Lead Software Engineers and Software Engineering Managers. Foster a culture of continuous learning, psychological safety, and collaboration. Lead the recruitment, retention, and career development of the software engineers. Coach Senior Engineers, helping them grow into strategic technical leaders. Direct line management the permanent Software Engineering team Manage the mix of civil service and third party resources Collaborate closely with cross-functional stakeholders to align technical roadmaps.
Contract Spy
Feb 27, 2026
Duration not stated
Senior Network Engineering Lead (NOC) - Enterprise Solutions at UST Global, London, £Contract Rate
Contract Spy London, UK
  1 Opening LONDON       Role description Senior Network Engineering Lead London, United Kingdom (Hybrid) Contract Inside IR35   We are looking for an experienced Senior Network Engineering Lead, to play a key role in designing, delivering, and evolving enterprise‑grade network solutions. This position is hands‑on and strategic, working closely with Network Operations, Solution Engineering, and global stakeholders to ensure the network environment is secure, scalable, and aligned with long‑term architectural goals. You will lead technical initiatives across routing, security, cloud, and enterprise networking technologies while ensuring operational readiness and compliance with enterprise standards.   Key Responsibilities: Lead the design, development, and implementation of network technology solutions to support evolving business needs. Partner...
Contract Spy
Feb 25, 2026
Duration not stated
Senior Software Engineering Contractor at Aspect Capital, London Area, £Contract Rate
Contract Spy London Area, United Kingdom
Aspect Capital is an award-winning systematic hedge fund based in London, UK that manages over $8 billon of client assets, where technology plays a critical role in the success of the business.   We are looking for a Senior Software Engineering Contractor to join our Software Development team to work on our Software Development platform for 12 months.   Job requirements: 5+ years of enterprise Java development experience Experience with managing technical projects e.g. planning timelines, milestones and deliverables Strong enterprise Java (with Spring) experience Working proficiency of Python and Javascript Experience with Maven, Docker and CI pipelines   Job responsibilities: Aspect’s Software Development Team are a team of 12 who develop and support the main trading software for Aspect. This ranges from front office trading, to back and middle office. This core project entails working on Aspect’s Software...
Contract Spy
Mar 16, 2026
Duration not stated
Senior Java Developer at Pixelcode Technologies Limited, Hammersmith Broadway, £400-£500 per day
£400 - £500 per day
Contract Spy Hammersmith Broadway, London W6, UK
We are looking for Senior Java Developers to join on a contract basis (Inside IR35) . The ideal candidate will have experience building scalable microservices, working with event-driven systems, and deploying applications using containerized and cloud technologies. You will contribute to developing reliable backend services and help modernize legacy systems into cloud-ready architectures. Key Skills & Responsibilities Strong experience with Java (latest versions) and Spring Boot Experience designing and developing Microservices architectures Solid understanding of backend design patterns and best practices Experience working with SQL databases, particularly PostgreSQL Knowledge of Object-Oriented programming principles (OCP) Experience with event streaming platforms such as Kafka or RabbitMQ Hands-on experience with Docker and Kubernetes Experience working with AWS or other cloud platforms Ability to build scalable, reliable, and...
Contract Spy
Mar 11, 2026
Duration not stated
Cloud Architect - Contract UK at Satalia, London N1 9PP, £Contract Rate
Contract Spy White Lion St, London N1 9PP, UK
Cloud Architect Role type: Contract 6 months + Location: London/Remote Cloud Architect required to join our Engineering team here at Satalia As an organisation, we push the boundaries of data science, optimisation and artificial intelligence to solve the most complex problems in the industry. Satalia, a WPP company is a community of individuals devoted to working on diverse and challenging projects, allowing you to flex your technical skills whilst working with a tight-knit team of high performing colleagues. Led by our founder and WPP Chief AI Officer Daniel Hulme, Satalia’s ambition is to become a decentralised organisation of the future. Today, this involves developing tools and processes to liberate and automate manual repetitive tasks, with a focus on freedom, transparency and trust. At the core of our thinking is an approach to wellbeing and inclusivity. We unpack human behaviour and unpick prejudice to ensure a safe and inviting...
Contract Spy
Mar 03, 2026
up to 6 Months
Network & Infrastructure Delivery Manager at SoLyn Projects, Windsor, 3 Months, £450 per day (Outside IR35)
£450 per day
Contract Spy Windsor, UK
We are seeking a highly organised and knowledgeable Network & Infrastructure Delivery Manager to oversee the successful delivery of network, EUC and Cloud related projects across the UK. This role is not hands-on technical , but it does require a strong technical working understanding of network technologies, infrastructure, cloud, EUC and best practices to effectively manage stakeholders, coordinate engineering teams, and ensure smooth project execution. You will be responsible for planning, coordinating, and Project Delivery - Network, video, digital signage upgrades & deployments across multiple UK sites, ensuring that all work is delivered to a high standard and in line with project timelines. Key Responsibilities Manage end-to-end delivery of network infrastructure projects across UK sites. Coordinate with technical teams, vendors, and stakeholders to ensure successful project execution. Oversee project planning, scheduling, documentation,...
Contract Spy
Mar 16, 2026
6 Months or more
AI-First Full Stack Developer at ISTARI, London, 6 Months initial, £500–700 per day
£500 - £700 per day
Contract Spy London Area, United Kingdom
About Us: ISTARI is a strategic cybersecurity advisory company with a bold vision; to curate the defining cybersecurity ecosystem of our time, uniting enterprise, academia, government, and innovators to build collective resilience. At the heart of this mission, ISTARI helps clients achieve lasting organisational cyber resilience by convening and applying world-class talent, expertise, and innovation through a uniquely powerful network, with ISTARI as the central orchestrator. ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────── The Opportunity: We are seeking an entrepreneurial, AI-native developer to join ISTARI as a contract developer and help transform how we deliver our consulting work. You will be the founding technical resource responsible for building a suite of AI-powered internal tools that dramatically improve productivity across our Advisory practice.   This is not a traditional development role. You will be expected to leverage AI coding...
Contract Spy
Mar 16, 2026
Duration not stated
Google Cloud Engineer at AGIT, London Area, £Contract Rate (Outside IR35)
Contract Spy London Area, United Kingdom
Job Ref :- 843 | Google Cloud Engineer (Azure | GCP Hybrid | Outside IR35) Apply via LinkedIn or Email CV :- jayshree.gulia@AGITCONSULTANCY.CO.UK About the Role We’re looking for an experienced and hands-on Google Cloud Engineer to join our Cloud Engineering team. This role is ideal for someone who enjoys building scalable cloud platforms, automating everything possible, and working closely with both engineering and business stakeholders. You’ll play a key role in delivering a strategic platform on Google Cloud Platform (GCP) that supports the organisation’s long-term digital vision. As part of a high-performing cloud team, you’ll help shape the platform roadmap, introduce new cloud capabilities, and design enterprise-grade solutions that are secure, resilient, and cost-efficient. This is an end-to-end engineering role with real ownership and impact.   Key Responsibilities Contribute to and help shape the GCP...
Contract Spy
Mar 16, 2026
6 Months or more
Implementation Specialist – E-Invoicing at Stackstudio Digital Ltd., London/Remote, 6 Months, £Contract Rate
Contract Spy Hybrid (London, UK)
Job Title: Implementation Specialist E-Invoicing Location: London- 1 day Job Type: 6 months- Inside IR35 Role overview Are you looking for a role that will use your problem-solving skills, technical interests, and client communication skills to their full potential? We are seeking Implementation Specialists to join our e-invoicing Professional Services team and lead the technical implementation of our e-invoicing platform with global clients.This is the perfect role for a well-organised, collaborative, and analytical person who wants to grow their career within the software implementation space and work with a varied portfolio of multinational clients. You'll use your technical aptitude, excellent communication skills, and problem-solving abilities to tackle client configuration challenges and ensure the highest level of service. Note: Prior experience with e-invoicing platforms is not required. Comprehensive training on the platform will be provided prior to...
Contract Spy
Mar 16, 2026
Duration not stated
Senior Solidity Engineer at Test Yantra Software Solutions Private Limited, London, £400 per day
£400 per day
Contract Spy London, UK
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...
Contract Spy
Mar 16, 2026
Duration not stated
IDAM Solutions Architect at Test Yantra Software Solutions Private Limited, London, £450-£500 per day
£450 - £500 per day
Contract Spy London, UK
What you will be doing Take ownership of elements of the IDAM Transformation program design and documentation, including HLD’s, LLD’s and Diagrams in both logical and UML/Sequence format Manage aspects of IDAM transformation engagement in multiple Architectural and Technical forums from a technical and engineering perspective for the relevant part of IDAM transformation being designed and approved You will be responsible for detailed designs for all relevant parts of the transformational programme of work for IDAM You will need to understand the technology, solutions and business outcomes of the strategy and be able to convey these to stakeholders up to C level. Be responsible for the successful delivery of relevant parts of IDAM transformation that you are architecting The role requires effective communication across the workstreams and management of their inter-dependencies including oversight of any risks and issues arising. Risk and Issue Management - proactively...
Contract Spy
Mar 16, 2026
Duration not stated
Cloud Engineer at Deloitte, London, £Competitive Rate
Contract Spy London, UK
Contract - Cloud Engineer Job description Job Title: Cloud Engineer (contract) Location: London Hybrid. Travel to the London office on 3 days a week Duration: 11 months Contract Start Date: ASAP *note client onboarding takes 6 weeks from 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 experienced Cloud Engineers to work in the Technology and Transformation Team at Deloitte. You will work with one of our global financial services clients. This position requires a solid engineering experience as per the tech listed below,...
Contract Spy
Mar 16, 2026
Duration not stated
Project Manager (Risk) at Emagine Consulting, London, £600-£650 per day
£600 - £650 per day
Contract Spy London, UK
As a Project Manager, you will oversee and drive projects related to risk management, including the delivery of quantitative tools, model updates, and analytics enhancements. You will work closely with internal stakeholders and external vendors to ensure high xe2 quality, compliant, and effective risk solutions. Project Manager (Risk) London x5 Days on-site £600 Inside emagine is a high-end professional services consultancy and solutions firm Specialising in providing business and technology services to the financial services sector, we power progress, solve challenges and deliver real results through tailored high-end consulting services and solutions. We have created a culture of openness and integrity by building genuine and strong relationships and partnerships, enabling us to be uncompromising in our dedication in delivering the optimal service for our clients. Our commitment is not just towards our clients but we aim to foster a positive and equitable...
Contract Spy
Mar 16, 2026
Duration not stated
Application Security Consultant at Handelsbanken Plc, London, 6 Months, £Competitive Rate
Contract Spy London, UK
Application Security Consultant - 6M Contract Job Introduction We are seeking a versatile and proactive 'Application Security Consultant ' ' to join Handelsbanken UK which is currently undergoing a major technology transformation programme. We are modernising our tech stack whilst preserving trust and security. You will act as the security lead in an application development delivery team working across a complex hybrid tech stack including Java/React, J2EE microservices, RPG/JSP hosted on z/OS and an API driven architecture. A key focus of this role will involve uplifting our application development security processes to enable the team to deliver quickly and securely. You will operate our existing secure change process whilst helping revise and uplift the application development security assurance operating model. Your work will cover metrics, templates, controls, automation, secure code practices and workflows. The Bank operates an model where information security...
Contract Spy
Mar 16, 2026
Duration not stated
Tech Lead - Fullstack at Mindera, London, £Contract Rate
Contract Spy London, England, United Kingdom
Here at Mindera, we are continuously building a fantastic team and would love for you to join us. We're looking for a Senior Tech Lead/ Solution architect to guide our engineering team, drive technical decisions, and help shape the future of our projects. If you thrive in a fast-paced and innovative environment and enjoy working with cutting-edge technologies, then Mindera is the perfect place for you. Requirements Requirements 8+ years of experience in software engineering, with at least 4 years in a leadership role. Strong proficiency in .NET Experience with Azure; Experience with React and Nextjs; Experience with scalable system architecture and microservices. Solid understanding of version control, CI/CD pipelines, and testing practices. Ideally previous experience on fintech industry. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills. Comfortable working in agile environments. Background in mentoring or coaching engineers. As a...
Contract Spy
Mar 16, 2026
Duration not stated
Full Stack Developer at School Prom Car Hire, London, £Contract Rate
Contract Spy London, UK
About School Prom Car Hire School Prom Car Hire is a premium luxury transport and travel platform operating across the UK and internationally. We specialise in limousine hire, yacht charters, private aviation, chauffeur services, airport transfers, and high-end event transport. Our growth strategy is built on technical excellence, search dominance, automation, and scalable digital infrastructure. We are hiring a Senior Full-Stack Web Developer who understands how engineering decisions directly impact SEO performance, scalability, and long-term growth. The Role This position requires a true full-stack engineer — not just a WordPress developer. You will take ownership of our entire digital ecosystem, ensuring it is technically sound, search-optimised, secure, automated, and built for algorithm resilience. What You’ll Be Responsible For Full-Stack Development Front-end and back-end development Building scalable web applications...
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