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Aug 04, 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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Aug 03, 2026
Duration not stated
Senior Software Engineer at Softwire, London Area, £500-£600 per day (Outside IR35)
£500 - £600 per day
Contract Spy London Area, United Kingdom
Senior Software Engineer - Outside IR35 - Contract (Energy)   About the role   We are looking for a Senior Software Engineer (ideally with some Data Engineering experience) to join our client team in the energy trading sector.   End date is not certain, but likely to be December 2026 or early Q1 2027.   We are looking for experience in the following technologies:   Microsoft Azure ecosystem Understanding of networking & security options in Microsoft Azure Infrastructure-as-code (preferably Bicep) Python   Experience in the below would also be beneficial:   Azure DevOps (pipelines) SQL   We generally spend 2 days per week on-site with the client in central London (Monday & Thursday).   £500-600 per day outside IR35   Start date: 10/08/2026 End date: December 2026 or early Q1 2027   About Softwire  ...
Contract Spy
Jul 31, 2026
up to 6 Months
Senior Software Engineer at AND Digital, London, 3 Months, £Contract Rate
Contract Spy London, UK
Senior Software Engineer, 3 month contract   We help organisations navigate the future of technology, combining human expertise, emerging tech and AI to deliver better outcomes, faster.   Since 2014, we've worked side-by-side with clients to solve complex challenges, build high-performing teams, and create lasting capability.   About you: You care deeply about producing high-quality work that delivers real value You're comfortable navigating ambiguity and solving complex problems collaboratively You bring strong expertise in your craft, alongside a willingness to keep learning You communicate clearly and build trust quickly with clients and teammates You're pragmatic, adaptable and outcome-focused You value low-ego collaboration and enjoy working as part of multidisciplinary teams   What you'll bring to the table: Design, implement, and maintain high-performance embedded and real-time software components in...
Contract Spy
Jul 28, 2026
Duration not stated
Senior Software Engineer at Softwire, London Area, £500-£600 per day (Outside IR35)
£500 - £600 per day
Contract Spy London Area, United Kingdom
Senior Software Engineer - Outside IR35 - Contract (Energy)   About the role   We are looking for a Senior Software Engineer (ideally with some Data Engineering experience) to join our client team in the energy trading sector.   End date is not certain, but likely to be December 2026 or early Q1 2027.   We are looking for experience in the following technologies:   Microsoft Azure ecosystem Understanding of networking & security options in Microsoft Azure Infrastructure-as-code (preferably Bicep) Python   Experience in the below would also be beneficial:   Azure DevOps (pipelines) SQL   We generally spend 2 days per week on-site with the client in central London (Monday & Thursday).   £500-600 per day outside IR35   Start date: 10/08/2026 End date: December 2026 or early Q1 2027   About Softwire  ...
Contract Spy
Jul 28, 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...
Contract Spy
Jul 24, 2026
6 Months or more
Senior Software Engineer - RUST at Nando's UK & IRE, Remote/London, 12 Months initial, £Contract Rate (Outside IR35)
Contract Spy Remote (London Area, United Kingdom)
Senior Software Engineer – RUST   Contract initial 12 months Outside ir35 Hybrid or Remote   Overall Ambition   Solve some of today's most complex hospitality challenges by creating innovative, scalable technology using a modern, open technology stack. Help shape the technical direction of our products while delivering exceptional customer experiences across the USA.   What We're Looking For   We're looking for a Contract Senior Software Engineer to join our passionate, lean, agile, fast-growing and evolving technology team on a permanent basis.   You'll be an experienced engineer who enjoys solving difficult technical problems, building highly scalable systems and helping those around you become better engineers. You'll be comfortable owning complex initiatives from design through to production, influencing technical direction and driving engineering excellence across multiple teams....
Contract Spy
Jul 21, 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...
Contract Spy
Jul 20, 2026
Hourly/Freelance
Senior Software Engineer - AI Interaction Evaluator (Codex/Claude Code), Remote, £Hourly Rate
Contract Spy Remote
Senior Software Engineer - AI Interaction Evaluator (Codex / Claude Code, up to $200/hr) We’re looking for highly experienced software engineer (SR+) to help evaluate the quality of interactions with modern coding agents such as OpenAI Codex and Claude Code. This is not a traditional engineering role. You won’t be writing production code. You’ll be evaluating something harder: whether the model thinks like a great engineer.   What This Role Actually Is You will assess how AI coding agents behave in real-world scenarios — focusing on: Whether the response makes sense Whether the preamble and reasoning are useful Whether the output reflects strong engineering judgment Whether the interaction feels right to an experienced developer This role is about engineering taste — not syntax correctness.   What You’ll Be Doing Evaluate AI-generated...
Contract Spy
Jul 14, 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...
Contract Spy
Jul 13, 2026
up to 6 Months
Senior Software Engineer Contract at Softwire, United Kingdom, 3 Months initial, £500-£550 per day (Outside IR35)
£500 - £550 per day
Contract Spy United Kingdom
Senior Software Engineer - Outside IR35 - Contract   Softwire are hiring a Senior Software Engineer on a contract basis to join an established team working on an exciting project within the Media sector.   What you'll be doing: Working 100% remotely as part of an established, distributed development team Owning your code end-to-end — designing, developing, and testing to release-candidate quality Scoping work and creating well-structured Jira tickets Carrying out code reviews and testing your own and others' code Contributing to estimation and sprint planning Producing clear technical documentation (Confluence experience a plus) Engaging daily with clients on calls — friendly, consultative, and collaborative Actively participating in scrum ceremonies (stand-ups, retros, and more) Supporting and lifting up your wider team   What we're looking for: Strong problem-solving skills and a...
Contract Spy
Aug 03, 2026
Hourly/Freelance
Senior Software Engineer - AI Interaction Evaluator (Codex/Claude Code) at G2i Inc., Remote, £Hourly Rate
Contract Spy Remote (United Kingdom)
Senior AI Interaction Evaluator (Codex / Claude Code) Contract | $50-200/hr | 10–20 hrs/week | Start ASAP (through early May) Check out this Loom video for more details!   We’re looking for a highly experienced software engineer (SR+) to help evaluate the quality of interactions with modern coding agents such as OpenAI Codex and Claude Code. This is not a traditional engineering role. You won’t be writing production code. You’ll be evaluating something harder: whether the model thinks like a great engineer.   What This Role Actually Is You will assess how AI coding agents behave in real-world scenarios — focusing on: Whether the response makes sense Whether the preamble and reasoning are useful Whether the output reflects strong engineering judgment Whether the interaction feels right to an experienced developer This role is about engineering taste — not syntax...
Contract Spy
Jul 21, 2026
6 Months or more
Senior Software Engineer at HSBC, Sheffield, 6 Months initial, to £700 per day
£600 - £700 per day
Contract Spy Sheffield, UK
Senior Engineer, Application Platforms Location: Sheffield, UK hybrid 3 days in office Rate: up to £700/day Umbrella Length: Initially 6 months The CTO Platform Engineering & Architecture (CTOp) organisation sits within the Chief Technology Office (CTO) and is responsible for building next-gen application and AI platforms that remove toil and reduce operational overhead through integrated controls and open-source solutions – making software delivery faster, safer, and more reliable every time. CTOp also sets architecture and engineering standards, builds core application, developer and AI platforms, and automates controls so teams can move code (or containers) to production quickly and consistently. Purpose of the Job: This role is a hands-on engineering + DevRel delivery position, focused on shipping practical adoption assets that scale. It supports the bank’s ambition that ~80% of workloads move to app.hsbc in the next...
Contract Spy
Jul 16, 2026
Duration not stated
Senior Software Engineer at Bounteous, London Area, £Contract Rate
Contract Spy London Area, United Kingdom
Location - London, Manchester and Ipswich About the Role We are looking for a talented and motivated ServiceNow Developer to join our growing team. You will be responsible for designing, developing, and implementing solutions on the ServiceNow platform across a range of modules, supporting our public sector and government clients. Given the sensitive nature of the environments you will be working in, candidates must hold an active Security Check (SC) clearance. You will work closely with business analysts, architects, and stakeholders to deliver high-quality ServiceNow solutions that drive efficiency, automation, and improved service delivery across the organization. Key Responsibilities Design, develop, configure, and maintain ServiceNow solutions across key modules including ITSM, ITOM, HRSD, SecOps, GRC, and CSM. Develop custom applications, workflows, UI policies, business rules, client scripts, and script includes using JavaScript and the ServiceNow...
Contract Spy
Jul 15, 2026
Duration not stated
Senior Growth Engineer - Software Engineering at Lottie, London Bridge/Remote, £Contractor Rate
Contract Spy Hybrid (London, UK)
Title: Senior Growth Engineer - Contractor 👫 Department: Engineering 🎁 Benefits & Culture: Lottie’s careers page here , Lottie’s tech careers page here 🎥 Meet our CTPO: Solving hard problems in care 💗 Mission: Elevate later life for everybody and build the care sector of the future. 💻 Office Policy: Fully remote, you’ll need to be in Europe. Or hybrid if preferred. 🌍 HQ: London Bridge, London, UK   🔍 The Opportunity: Lottie's marketplace connects millions of families with the right care at the right time. We've built something real - now we need to grow it faster, smarter, and with more precision than a traditional engineering team can. We're looking for a Senior Growth Engineer to join a small, focused Marketplace team and own the full experiment loop - from hypothesis to code to result. You'll work closely with a PM and designer to run high-velocity tests, feed signals back to Google to...
Contract Spy
Aug 04, 2026
6 Months or more
Software Go Developer at YLD, London/Remote, 6 Months+, £Contract Rate
Contract Spy Hybrid (London, UK)
Location: London 1-2 days a week. Department: Engineering Employment Type: Contract Contract Length: 6 months (with potential for extension) 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. About the role: As a Senior Software Engineer at YLD, you’ll be part of a client team building innovative products. We’re looking for someone curious, passionate, driven, and...
Contract Spy
Jul 29, 2026
6 Months or more
Software Go Developer at YLD, London/Remote, 6 Months+, £Contract Rate
Contract Spy Hybrid (London, UK)
Full job description Location: London 1-2 days a week. Department: Engineering Employment Type: Contract Contract Length: 6 months (with potential for extension) 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. About the role: As a Senior Software Engineer at YLD, you’ll be part of a client team building innovative products. We’re looking for someone curious,...
Contract Spy
Jul 29, 2026
6 Months or more
Senior Full Stack/Node.js Engineer at Department for Work & Pensions, Manchester/Remote, 12 Months, £Contract Rate
Contract Spy Hybrid (Manchester, UK)
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is responsible for welfare, pensions, and child maintenance policy. As the UK's biggest public service department, it administers the State Pension and a range of working age, disability and ill health benefits to around 20 million claimants and customers. As such, we operate on a scale that is almost unmatched anywhere in Europe and most people in Britain come into contact with us at some point in their lives.   Working with DWP, you will be helping us to drive our priorities to:   Help people to move into work and support those already in work to progress, with the aim of increasing overall workforce participation Help people to plan and save for later life, while providing a safety net for those who need it now Provide effective, efficient, and innovative services to the millions of claimants who rely on us every day, including the most vulnerable in society Improve experience of our services while...
Contract Spy
Jul 15, 2026
6 Months or more
Software Engineer at bigspark, Glasgow/Remote, 6 Months, £Contract Rate
Contract Spy Hybrid (Glasgow, UK)
Senior Software Engineer - 6 month Contract - Inside IR35 This role is a hybrid position requiring 2 days per week onsite in Glasgow offices.   We are creating a world of opportunity for businesses by responsibly harnessing data and AI to enable positive change. We adapt to our clients needs and then bring our engineering, development and consultancy expertise. Our people and our solutions ensure they head into the future equipped to succeed. Our clients include Tier 1 Banking and Insurance clients, we have also been listed in the Sunday Times Top 100 Fastest Growing Private Companies. The Role Were seeking a Senior Software Engineer to design, architect, and deliver enterprise-grade, cloud-native applications using Java, Python, and modern frameworks. You'll work in a remote-first environment with occasional client site visits, leading technical delivery, shaping architecture decisions, and mentoring engineers to deliver scalable, secure, and...
Contract Spy
Aug 06, 2026
Duration not stated
Software/Controls Contractor (PLC) at Mpac Group, Tadcaster LS24, £Contract Rate
Contract Spy Tadcaster LS24, UK
Mpac Location: Hybrid / Tadcaster LS24, UK job type: Contract / Full-time Sector and subsector: Engineering Design Salary: Negotiable salary 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...
Contract Spy
Aug 06, 2026
Duration not stated
Software Contractor - Siemens/Staubli at Mpac Group, Tadcaster, £Contract Rate
Contract Spy Tadcaster LS24 9SG, UK
Mpac Location: Hybrid / Tadcaster LS24 9SG, UK job type: Contract / Full-time Sector and subsector: Engineering Design Salary: Negotiable salary 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...
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