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Jun 24, 2026
6 Months or more
Senior Software Engineer (Python) at Ministry of Justice, London, 6 Months, £Contract Rate
Contract Spy London, UK
On behalf of The Ministry of Justice, we are looking for a Senior Software Engineer (Python) (Inside IR35) for a 6 Month contract based Remotely with the occasional travel to any MOJ office. . 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. 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)...
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Jun 23, 2026
Duration not stated
Senior Software Engineer - £day rate (outside IR35) at Red Badger, London, £Contract Rate
Contract Spy London, UK
Joining a new project Ideally have worked on Financial Services Projects before (Payments would be great) Fullstack Experience Tech Stack - Kotlin Backend, JS/TS React Frontend Start date ASAP Duration 6 months (Likely to extend) 2/3 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" and get thoroughly stuck in with the brilliant community around us. We run several...
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Jun 22, 2026
Duration not stated
Senior Software Engineer (Contract) at Softwire, London Area, £500-£650 per day
£500 - £650 per day
Contract Spy London Area, United Kingdom
Senior Software Engineer - Outside IR35 - Contract (Insurance) About the role Essential: Self-starter, someone who can pick up context quickly, drive outcomes efficiently, and to a high quality Competent in doing high-level designs, solution management, and scoping Understanding of data modelling best practices Ability to translate technical solutions to non-technical stakeholders and bring them on the journey Experience working in an agile delivery environment Experience working with React, TypeScript, Azure, Microsoft SQL, and Databricks (if they don’t have all of these, that’s workable, but be good to understand any they don’t have experience with) Frontend: React + TypeScript + Vite Material UI with Emotion for styling TanStack React Query 5 for server state React Router 7 React Hook Form+Yup for forms/validation MSAL for Entra ID auth Jest+Testing Library for unit tests; Playwrightfor E2E and visual tests Hosted as an Azure Static...
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Jun 17, 2026
Duration not stated
Senior Software Engineer at Softwire, London, £500-£650 per day (Outside IR35)
£500 - £650 per day
Contract Spy London, UK
About the job   Senior Software Engineer - Outside IR35 - Contract (Insurance)   About the role   Essential:   Self-starter, someone who can pick up context quickly, drive outcomes efficiently, and to a high quality Competent in doing high-level designs, solution management, and scoping Understanding of data modelling best practices Ability to translate technical solutions to non-technical stakeholders and bring them on the journey Experience working in an agile delivery environment Experience working with React, TypeScript, Azure, Microsoft SQL, and Databricks (if they don’t have all of these, that’s workable, but be good to understand any they don’t have experience with)   Frontend:   React + TypeScript + Vite Material UI with Emotion for styling TanStack React Query 5 for server state React Router 7 React Hook Form+Yup for...
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Jun 16, 2026
6 Months or more
Senior Software Engineer at Red Badger, London, 6 Months, £Contract Rate (Outside IR35)
Contract Spy London, UK
Joining a new project Ideally have worked on Financial Services Projects before (Payments would be great) Fullstack Experience Tech Stack - Kotlin Backend, JS/TS React Frontend Start date ASAP Duration 6 months (Likely to extend) 2/3 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" and get thoroughly stuck in with the brilliant community around...
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Jun 10, 2026
6 Months or more
Senior Software Engineer at Red Badger, London, 6 Months, £Contract Rate (Outside IR35)
Contract Spy London, UK
Joining a new project Ideally have worked on Financial Services Projects before (Payments would be great) Fullstack Experience Tech Stack - Kotlin Backend, JS/TS React Frontend Start date ASAP Duration 6 months (Likely to extend) 2/3 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" and get thoroughly stuck in with the brilliant community around...
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Jun 08, 2026
Duration not stated
Senior Software Engineer at Driven Labs Inc, London Area, £Contract Rate
Contract Spy London Area, United Kingdom
About Driven Studios Driven is a multi-platform streaming service built for automotive enthusiasts — racing, builds, customs, and classic cars — delivered across connected TV, mobile, and web. We're an early-stage team moving fast, and we build with AI coding agents at the centre of our workflow. We need someone who can keep that pace without letting quality slip.   The Role We're looking for a senior engineer to build new features across our mobile apps, TV apps, and websites — and to keep the bar high while doing it. This is a builder's role first: you'll be shipping a lot of greenfield product across all three platforms. Alongside that, you'll be the technical quality bar for the team, spending meaningful time reviewing code — including output produced by AI coding agents — to ensure everything ships clean, well-structured, and as maintainable as anything written by hand. You'll also own deployments across every platform...
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Jun 29, 2026
Duration not stated
Senior Data Engineer (Contract) at Softwire, London Area, £550-£650 per day
£550 - £650 per day
Contract Spy London Area, United Kingdom
Senior Data Engineer - Outside IR35 - Contract (Insurance Client) About the role Softwire is seeking an experienced Data Engineer with a strong knowledge of Python (including PySpark) and SQL, and a good understanding of software engineering best practices (including SDLC, CI/CD, automated testing, DevOps) to join an established small team working on delivering a data & analytics platform in Microsoft Fabric for a speciality insurance provider. This is a senior, hands-on role that will require owning and delivering workstreams independently while supporting a junior team member. Key Responsibilities Building new ingestion pipelines in Microsoft Fabric using Python (PySpark) notebooks Modelling data for consumption in Power BI through a dimensional gold warehouse layer and a semantic model Improving platform performance Working across cross-functional areas such as logging, monitoring (with Azure Log Analytics and Fabric) and data governance (within...
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Jun 26, 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...
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Jun 19, 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...
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Jun 29, 2026
Duration not stated
Software Contractor - Siemens / Staubli at Mpac, Tadcaster LS24 9SG, £Contract Rate
Contract Spy Tadcaster LS24 9SG, UK
Purpose of the Role We are looking to build a pipeline of potential software contractors with the following skill sets and experience. If you are open to software/controls contract work and your skillset and experience are a good match below, please feel free to send your CV and we may contact you in the near future. As a Software Contractor you'll be working on the commissioning of our machines in a software capacity. Your expertise will be crucial in: Siemens TIA V19 including Safety Siemens WinCC Unified HMI Motion/Servo drives PackML Keyence Vision Staubli robot - essential Developing streamlined, efficient code Utilising advanced simulation tools to perfect software before real-world implementation. Ensuring our machines meet the highest safety standards by designing software compliant with the Machine Directive (BS EN 12100). Outputs/Deliverables To support delivery of high-quality software design based...
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Jun 22, 2026
Duration not stated
Software Contractor - Siemens / Staubli at Mpac, Tadcaster LS24 9SG, £Contract Rate
Contract Spy Tadcaster LS24 9SG, UK
Purpose of the Role We are looking to build a pipeline of potential software contractors with the following skill sets and experience. If you are open to software/controls contract work and your skillset and experience are a good match below, please feel free to send your CV and we may contact you in the near future. As a Software Contractor you'll be working on the commissioning of our machines in a software capacity. Your expertise will be crucial in: Siemens TIA V19 including Safety Siemens WinCC Unified HMI Motion/Servo drives PackML Keyence Vision Staubli robot - essential Developing streamlined, efficient code Utilising advanced simulation tools to perfect software before real-world implementation. Ensuring our machines meet the highest safety standards by designing software compliant with the Machine Directive (BS EN 12100). Outputs/Deliverables To support delivery of high-quality software design based...
Contract Spy
Jun 15, 2026
Duration not stated
Software Contractor - Siemans/Staubli at Mpac, Tadcaster, £Contract Rate
Contract Spy Tadcaster LS24 9SG, UK
Purpose of the Role We are looking to build a pipeline of potential software contractors with the following skill sets and experience. If you are open to software/controls contract work and your skillset and experience are a good match below, please feel free to send your CV and we may contact you in the near future.   As a Software Contractor you'll be working on the commissioning of our machines in a software capacity. Your expertise will be crucial in: Siemens TIA V19 including Safety Siemens WinCC Unified HMI Motion/Servo drives PackML Keyence Vision Staubli robot - essential Developing streamlined, efficient code Utilising advanced simulation tools to perfect software before real-world implementation. Ensuring our machines meet the highest safety standards by designing software compliant with the Machine Directive (BS EN 12100).   Outputs/Deliverables To support delivery of high-quality software design based...
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Jun 11, 2026
Duration not stated
Software/Controls Contractor at Mpac, Tadcaster LS24, £Contract Rate
Contract Spy Tadcaster LS24, UK
Job Specification Job Name: Software Contractor Summary As a Software Contractor you'll be working on the commissioning of our machines in a software capacity. Your expertise will be crucial in: Siemens TIA V19 including Safety Siemens WinCC Unified HMI Motion/Servo drives PackML Keyence Vision Staubli robot - desirable Developing streamlined, efficient code Utilising advanced simulation tools to perfect software before real-world implementation. Ensuring our machines meet the highest safety standards by designing software compliant with the Machine Directive (BS EN 12100).   Onsite work required - Mpac lambert site (Tadcaster) and possibly customer sites depending on the project allocated to. Must hold a UK driving license and must have the right to work in the UK   Purpose of the assignment To support delivery of high-quality software design based on comprehensive understanding of customer and regulatory...
Contract Spy
Jun 08, 2026
Duration not stated
Software Contractor - Siemans/Staubli at Mpac, Tadcaster, £Contract Rate
Contract Spy Tadcaster LS24 9SG, UK
Purpose of the Role We are looking to build a pipeline of potential software contractors with the following skill sets and experience. If you are open to software/controls contract work and your skillset and experience are a good match below, please feel free to send your CV and we may contact you in the near future.   As a Software Contractor you'll be working on the commissioning of our machines in a software capacity. Your expertise will be crucial in: Siemens TIA V19 including Safety Siemens WinCC Unified HMI Motion/Servo drives PackML Keyence Vision Staubli robot - essential Developing streamlined, efficient code Utilising advanced simulation tools to perfect software before real-world implementation. Ensuring our machines meet the highest safety standards by designing software compliant with the Machine Directive (BS EN 12100).   Outputs/Deliverables To support delivery of high-quality software design based...
Contract Spy
Jun 29, 2026
Duration not stated
Senior Front End Developer at Bridebook, Remote, £52,000 - £65,000 a year
Contract Spy Remote
Senior Front-End React Developer At Bridebook, we're digitising the wedding industry! Join us in transforming the wedding planning experience for engaged couples around the world. Full-time Contractor · Remote · Competitive Day Rate Who is Bridebook anyway? Bridebook is a revolutionary wedding planning platform that seeks to make wedding planning an enjoyable, intuitive, and rewarding experience for couples, guests, and industry partners. Launched in the UK, Bridebook has over 1,000,000 planning couples and has been featured in major outlets such as the New York Times, the BBC, and the App Store. After seven years and many iterations later, we have 2 in 3 engaged UK couples and 1 in 3 engaged German couples using Bridebook, and have recently expanded into the French and Irish markets. While we serve a very emotional and creative industry, we are disrupting the wedding industry by leveraging cutting-edge technology to provide seamless and extraordinary...
Contract Spy
Jun 29, 2026
Duration not stated
Technical Team Lead, Contract at Xcelirate, London, £145,000 a year
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 judgment,...
Contract Spy
Jun 26, 2026
Duration not stated
Contract Forward Deployed Engineer at YLD, United Kingdom, £Contract Rate
Contract Spy United Kingdom
Location: UK Remote Department: Engineering Employment Type: Contract (B2B) Contract Length: 6 months About YLD: Our goal is to help our clients keep moving forward. We work with them to build the skills and capabilities they need to stay ahead of the competition, and we know our success only happens when they succeed. We’re a team of curious, talented people, and we’re committed to making YLD a place where great people want to work, grow, and stay. We’re a remote-first consultancy specialising in software engineering, product design, and data. Our teams are based across London, Lisbon, and Porto, and we create digital solutions that continue to deliver value long after our work is done. Tasks About the role: As a Forward Deployment Engineer at YLD, you'll be part of a client team building innovative products. We're looking for someone curious, passionate, driven, and enthusiastic. You should be skilled in problem-solving and experienced in designing...
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Jun 26, 2026
Duration not stated
Principal Software Engineer at pubGENIUS, Deutschland, £Contract Rate
Contract Spy United Kingdom
pubGENIUS is a React.js and Next.js development agency and ad-tech startup. We build websites and apps for clients across the US and Europe, specializing in decentralized finance (DeFi, crypto, NFT, blockchain), fintech, and healthcare, with occasional work in e-commerce and other verticals. Beyond client work, we operate our own high-revenue web product with a website, mobile app, and machine learning systems powering our ad-tech optimization engine. Performance is not a preference here, it is a core requirement. We are looking for a Principal Software Engineer, who will be the technical authority, responsible for all development, architecture decisions, and long-term technical strategy across a website, mobile app, and ML-powered ad-tech optimization systems. This is a full-time independent contractor engagement. You will work hands-on at a senior level where site speed and server performance are core success metrics. You will work directly with stakeholders to...
Contract Spy
Jun 26, 2026
Duration not stated
Senior Full Stack Engineer (Developer) at Tapi, London, £Contract Rate
Contract Spy London, UK
Job details Posted 14 May 2026 Salary Competitive LocationLondon Job type Fixed Term Full-Time DisciplineTapi Central Roles Reference003142 Senior Full Stack Engineer (Developer) London Bridge /Hybrid (1–2 days per week in the office) 6 month contract We’re looking for a Senior Full Stack Engineer to help build and evolve the digital platforms that power customer journeys, e-commerce and operational systems across Tapi. This is a hands-on engineering role within a growing product and technology team, focused on delivering scalable, high-performing applications that make a measurable impact on both customer experience and commercial performance. You’ll work across end-to-end delivery, from understanding user and business problems through to designing, building and improving scalable solutions using React, C# .NET and Microsoft Azure. We’re looking for someone who takes real pride in the products they...
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