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Apr 20, 2026
up to 6 Months
Senior Data Engineer - SC Cleared at Department for Transport, Remote, 2 Months, £Contract Rate
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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 SC clearance.    Transport matters and what we do at the Department for Transport matters. Click here here to find out more about working for DfT and its agencies. We are different people, one team.   As a  Senior Data Engineer , your main responsibilities will be:   Essential: Responsible for designing, architecting and building data flow solutions. Work with an Azure Databricks, Pyspark , Medallion , unity catalogue Responsible for the build of data streaming systems applying knowledge of systems integration. Be a technical expert in current data engineering...
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Apr 02, 2026
up to 6 Months
Senior Data Engineer at Tripledot Studios, London, 2-6 Months, £Contract Rate
Contract Spy London, UK
2-6 Month Senior Data Engineer Contract London   Who are we? Tripledot Studios is one of the largest independent mobile games companies in the world. We are a multi-award-winning organisation, with a global 2,500+ strong team across 12 studios. Our expanded portfolio includes some of the biggest titles in mobile gaming, collectively reaching top chart positions around the world and engaging over 25 million daily active users. Tripledot’s guiding principle is that when people love what they do, what they do will be loved by others. We’re building a company we’re proud of. One filled with driven, incredibly smart and detail-orientated people, who LOVE making games. Our ambition is to be the most successful games company in the world, and we’re just getting started. Working within a group function that is aimed to work with all group studios. Within the group AI functions you’ll be...
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Mar 24, 2026
Duration not stated
Senior Data Engineer (GCP) at AGIT, London/Remote, £Contract Rate (Outside IR35)
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Job Ref :- 842 | Sr. Data Engineer | GCP | Hybrid | Outside IR35) Apply via LinkedIn or Email CV :-HR@AGITCONSULTANCY.CO.UK   About the Role We are seeking a highly experienced Senior Data Engineer to lead the design, development, and optimization of modern, cloud-based data platforms across Azure and GCP environments. This is a hands-on technical leadership role where you will take ownership of enterprise-scale data engineering initiatives, define architecture standards, and mentor engineers while delivering high-quality, scalable solutions. You will play a pivotal role in shaping a strategic cloud data platform, enabling advanced analytics and data-driven decision-making across the organisation. Working within a high-performing cloud and data team, you’ll help drive innovation, introduce modern data capabilities, and ensure platforms are secure, resilient, and cost-efficient. This is an end-to-end role with real ownership, impact, and...
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Mar 27, 2026
Duration not stated
Senior Data Engineer (Python, Databricks, DBT) at Toucanberry Tech, Remote, £500 per day (Outside IR35)
£500 per day
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You will join one of our high-performing consultant teams, delivering cutting-edge solutions for our financial services clients. This is a hands-on role where your data analysis skills and financial acumen will be essential to supporting senior business experts. You will be moving beyond the limitations of standard tools like Excel to solve complex data challenges. Working directly with critical data in the reinsurance domain, performing data crunching & providing actionable insights that inform key decisions. Key Responsibilities Perform complex data manipulation and analysis to support senior business experts and stakeholders. Utilise Python and its data libraries to handle large datasets and automate analytical tasks. Design and execute robust data mapping and analysis projects. Work with our expert teams to understand client needs and translate them into effective data solutions. Working in a fast paced start-up agile and high pressure environment....
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Apr 14, 2026
Hourly/Freelance
Senior Python Data Scraping Engineer at Mindrift, Remote, £Freelance Rate
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Mindrift is looking for highly skilled Senior Python Data Scraping Engineers to join the Tendem project and drive specialized data scraping workflows within our hybrid AI + human system. In this role, as an AI Pilot - that's how we refer to this role at Mindrift - you'll collaborate with Tendem Agents that handle repetitive tasks, while you provide critical thinking, domain expertise, and quality control to deliver accurate and actionable results. This part-time remote opportunity is ideal for technical professionals with hands-on experience in web scraping, data extraction and processing. What We Do The Mindrift platform connects specialists with AI projects from major tech innovators. Our mission is to unlock the potential of Generative AI by tapping into real-world expertise from across the globe. About the Role This is a freelance role for a Tendem project. As a Senior Python Data Scraping Engineer, you 'll handle data scraping tasks requiring technical...
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Mar 31, 2026
Duration not stated
Senior Software/Data Engineer at Softwire, Remote/London, £500-£585 per day (Outside IR35)
£500 - £585 per day
Contract Spy Remote (London, UK)
Senior Software Developer / Data Engineer - (Contract Outside IR35)   In brief   We’re looking for well-rounded software developers with experience in data engineering, with a proven ability to tackle complex data challenges, make an excellent impression on clients, and have a high impact on the output of your entire team. We provide a supportive environment with a strong focus on individual career progression, where you will have both the mentorship and project opportunities you need to develop your technical skills. You’ll work in a team alongside other talented developers and data engineers, supported by a Technical Lead. Projects span a range of sizes and multiple sectors and technologies.   The role   Experience and qualifications   You have 4+ years’ experience and a breadth & depth of technical knowledge & expertise, particularly in data engineering, and can solve technical...
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Apr 21, 2026
Duration not stated
Data Platform Engineer at Handelsbanken, London, £Day Rate
Contract Spy London, UK
Job Reference hbuk/TP/158/2489 Contract Type Day Rate Contractor Closing Date 20 May, 2026 Job Category Tech, Data and Digital Business Unit Systems and Infrastructure (UKT) Location London, United Kingdom Posted on 20 April, 2026   We are looking for a Data Engineer to design, build and maintain a scalable on-premise data warehouse using modern data engineering practices. You will work with Python, Apache Airflow and DBT in a Unix/Linux environment to develop robust data pipelines, transform data into curated models and support analytics and reporting. This role requires someone comfortable working in a non-cloud (on-prem) environment, with a strong ownership of infrastructure-aware data solutions. Main Responsibilities  Design and build end-to-end ETL/ELT pipelines using Python and SQL. Develop and Orchestrate workflows using Apache Airflow. Implement transformation logic and data models using dbt...
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Apr 21, 2026
Duration not stated
Senior Full-Stack Engineer at RC Fornax, Greater Bristol, £350–£500 per day
£350 - £500 per day
Contract Spy Greater Bristol Area, United Kingdom
Senior Full-Stack Engineer Location: Bristol Engagement Type: Permanent or Contract Day Rate / Salary: £350–£500 per day (contract) or permanent package by discussion Work Model: Hybrid - Bristol office, flexible by agreement   **Please do not apply if you require sponsorship**   About the Role We’re looking for a Senior Full-Stack Engineer to join the product engineering team at RC Fornax.   This role will initially focus on building a new AI-enabled product, a structured document generation and workflow tool that transforms unstructured inputs into high-quality, structured outputs through analysis, drafting, review, and publishing workflows.   The product sits within a broader defence and procurement platform, where outputs directly support real-world engineering, delivery, and supplier decisions.   The early emphasis is on getting this product built quickly and...
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Apr 21, 2026
Duration not stated
SAP Security and Implementation Engineer at Surrey Satellite Technology, Guildford, £Contractor Rate
Contract Spy Guildford, UK
  This role sits inside IR35 This role is an exciting opportunity for a professional to develop and deliver SAP Identity Management solutions within SAP S/4 HANA Public Cloud to develop and deliver solutions that protect SAP systems and data by establishing policies, practices, and tools that prevent unauthorized access, use, disclosure, modification, or disruption.   This role will This role will be responsible for design and implementation of SAP Security Roles, Segregation of Duties Analysis Rules, Security Role Provisioning solutions, Security Workflow, Business Process Controls. Key Tasks Working Approach: The ability to adapt existing methods and procedures to create possible alternative solutions to moderately complex problems. Understands the strategic direction set by senior management as it relates to IT and SAP Identity Management goals. Uses considerable judgment to determine solutions and seeks peer and manager...
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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 20, 2026
Duration not stated
Senior Cloud Engineer at Deloitte, London, £Contract Rate
Contract Spy London, UK
Job Title: Senior Cloud Engineer (contract) Location: London Hybrid. Travel to the London office 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 Senior 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...
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Apr 20, 2026
Duration not stated
Senior AI Engineer at Softwire, London Area, £610 per day
£610 per day
Contract Spy London Area, United Kingdom
Senior AI Engineer - Inside IR35 - Contract   We're looking for a Senior AI Engineer to join an insurance client project to work on a 4-week-long discovery, which will lead to 5+ months of additional work.   The selected consultant will have the ability to use AI tools like Clude Code fot development, have experience migrating legacy code to new cloud technology stack, and it'd be great if you had experience working with Oracle forms and migrating it to Azure cloud.   Tech Experience: Azure, .Net, React, SQL   £610 per day inside IR35 2-3 days per week in London office   Start date: 05/05/2026 End date: 06/06/2026 (Likely extension to November 2026)   About Softwire   Softwire is a leading UK technology and strategy consultancy. From enterprise to government, we help visionary organisations turn strategic ambitions into results at scale. Our practices cover AI transformation, data...
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Apr 17, 2026
Duration not stated
Senior Ruby on Rails Developer at Teach Your Monster, Remote, Part-Time, £Contractor Rate
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Senior Ruby on Rails Developer (Part-Time Contractor) Teach Your Monster Teach Your Monster builds educational games used by millions of children worldwide. Our flagship literacy game Teach Your Monster to Read has reached over 30 million players and is widely used in homes and classrooms. We’re looking for a senior Ruby on Rails developer to help maintain and evolve the platform that powers our games, user accounts and APIs. This is a contractor role (3-4 days per week) with an initial commitment of 6-12 months, working alongside our product, design and game development teams. The Role You’ll work across our Rails platform that supports our games and web services. Typical work includes: Maintaining and improving our Ruby on Rails application Designing and maintaining APIs used by our games Supporting authentication, login and SSO systems Improving test coverage, CI/CD and deployment processes Refactoring legacy...
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Apr 17, 2026
Duration not stated
Senior Full Stack Engineer at Conquer AI, London, £Contract Rate (Outside IR35)
Contract Spy London Area, United Kingdom
Senior Full Stack Engineer ( Finance Experience Required )   London | Contract | Outside IR35 | Conquer AI   We’re hiring a Senior Full Stack Engineer at Conquer AI.   This is a hands-on engineering role for someone who can work across the stack, but with real strength in backend systems, data, and platform architecture. You’ll be joining us to help deliver a high-impact project in a complex, commercially critical environment.   This is not a pure frontend role. This is not a role for someone who wants to stay at the architecture-diagram level. We’re looking for someone who can take messy business processes, turn them into clear technical systems, and ship production-grade software.   What you’ll do Build and evolve workflow platforms that support intake, approvals, pipeline management, and execution handoffs Design and deliver APIs, services, and integrations across internal...
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Apr 17, 2026
6 Months or more
Digital Delivery Manager at Ministry of Justice, UK Office/Remote, 6 Months, £Contract Rate
Contract Spy Hybrid (United Kingdom)
The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) priorities include improving public safety and reducing reoffending by reforming prisons, probation and youth justice, and building a justice system which makes access to justice swifter and more certain for all citizens whatever their background. Project professionals in the MoJ help to improve the government's ability to protect the public and reduce reoffending, and to provide a more effective, transparent and responsive criminal justice system for victims and the public.   The Delivery Manager will be joining the Justice Redact team - comprising Full-Stack Developer, DevOps Engineer, Data Scientists, a User Researcher, a Senior Interaction Designer, a Content Designer, a Product Lead, and Subject Matter Experts - to ensure the team works well together and the right AI product is built, delivered efficiently, and actually works in the real world.   The project addresses a significant challenge within the Ministry of Justice...
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Apr 16, 2026
Duration not stated
Senior Software Engineer at Apex Fintech Solutions, Belfast, £Contractor Rate
Contract Spy Belfast, UK
Contractor, Sr Software Engineer Belfast, United Kingdom, BT1 6FB WHO WE ARE   Apex Fintech Solutions (Apex) powers innovation and the future of digital wealth management by building tech-forward solutions that help simplify, automate, and facilitate access to financial markets for all. Our robust suite of fintech software enables us to support clients such as Stash, Betterment, SoFi, Webull, and eToro, amongst many others; collectively, Apex powers access to the stock market for over 22+ million end customers.      At Apex, we are changing how the securities industry operates by reinventing the status quo, which was manual, slow, and accessible only by the ultra-wealthy. We're digitizing and democratizing systems so that everyone has an opportunity to invest.    When you're at Apex, you drive this change. You're part of a global team with a clear vision: to be the trusted technology that powers the digital economy. Our...
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Apr 16, 2026
Duration not stated
Senior AI Engineer at Softwire, London Area, £610 per day
£610 per day
Contract Spy London Area, United Kingdom
Senior AI Engineer - Inside IR35 - Contract   We're looking for a Senior AI Engineer to join an insurance client project to work on a 4-week-long discovery, which will lead to 5+ months of additional work.   The selected consultant will have the ability to use AI tools like Clude Code fot development, have experience migrating legacy code to new cloud technology stack, and it'd be great if you had experience working with Oracle forms and migrating it to Azure cloud.   Tech Experience: Azure, .Net, React, SQL   £610 per day inside IR35   Start date: 05/05/2026 End date: 06/06/2026 (Likely extension to November 2026)   About Softwire   Softwire is a leading UK technology and strategy consultancy. From enterprise to government, we help visionary organisations turn strategic ambitions into results at scale. Our practices cover AI transformation, data platforms, systems engineering advanced...
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Apr 16, 2026
Duration not stated
Senior DevOps & Infrastructure Engineer - Terraform at Red Badger, London, £Contract Rate
Contract Spy London, UK
We currently have an urgent opening for a skilled DevOps Engineer to join us on a contract basis ASAP. This is a major Greenfield platform build for a UK bank. Joining a cross functional team of 14, in the Infrastructure / DevOps phase of building a brand new payments platform from scratch. Required skills: Terraform AWS (some Azure) Kubernetes Secure enterprise platform development experience Account and user policies CI/CD pipeline development 2 days in person working (Monday & Weds - Canary Wharf) START DATE MONDAY 30th MARCH   The role   We're looking for a Senior DevOps / Platform Engineer to join a specific project with a leading UK Bank. Red Badger delivers high quality digital products using a lean delivery process and multidisciplinary, cross-functional teams. The Senior DevOps / Platform Engineer has deep expertise in building and operating digital products,...
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Apr 16, 2026
Duration not stated
Technical Team Lead, Contract 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...
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Apr 16, 2026
Hourly/Freelance
Senior Software Engineer – Full-Stack Infra/3D Algorithms at Oqcam, Remote, £Freelance Rate
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Oqcam is redefining how dental laboratories organize and execute their production. Oqcam delivers best-in-class dental lab software to automate and simplify digital production, while giving dental lab leaders peace-of-mind. We build scalable, modern cloud applications used by customers around the world, making optimal use of both AI and logic. We are looking for a Senior Software Engineer – Full-Stack / Infra / 3D Algorithms to join our engineering team. Traditionally, a lot of manpower and time is used to prepare and organize the digital production in a dental lab (3D Printing, CNC milling, …). The preparation work is technical and patient-specific, yet repetitive in nature, and typically performed by dental technicians that are increasingly hard to recruit. With the dental market requesting shorter delivery terms and ever-increasing flexibility, and government regulations increasing at the same time, dental labs are under stress and hindered in their growth....
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