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May 20, 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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May 20, 2026
6 Months or more
Lead Software Engineer at Department for Work & Pensions, UK Office/Remote, 12 Months, £Contract Rate
Contract Spy Hybrid (United Kingdom)
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...
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May 20, 2026
6 Months or more
Scientific Software Engineer at Met Office, Exeter/Remote, 6 Months, £Contract Rate
Contract Spy Hybrid (Exeter, UK)
In this role you will provide technical leadership in the re-design, development and translation, maintenance, and support of existing specialised scientific software applications into an updated code base to enable easier scientific changes and maintenance of existing capabilities.   As a Scientific Software Engineer your main responsibilities will be to:   Proficiently provide deep and/or broad scientific and technical insight into the re-coding of legacy scientific software into supportable code. Engage with internal and/or external users alongside the Project and Product roles in the team to understand the requirements for your work and significantly contribute to the development and evaluation of plans to meet these requirements. Apply, promote, and support good Quality Assurance processes, best practice and standards in both your and others' work to ensure agreed standards are maintained and support collaborative team ways of working....
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May 18, 2026
Duration not stated
Senior Software Engineer (Sports Feed Domain) at pawaTech, United Kingdom, £Contract Rate
Contract Spy United Kingdom
pawaTech is looking for a Senior Software Engineer with passion for teamwork and a collaborative mind. As part of the Sports Feed team, you will be working on integrating sports data from third-party providers, reformatting and distributing that data to different internal systems, and building scalable services that support live event handling across our platform. The team handles one of the most critical parts of our Sportsbook product, ensuring sports content is accurate, timely, and processed under high load.   Compensation range: £5500 - £8000 full contractual monthly pay.   About us: pawaTech is a leading iGaming solutions provider, delivering sportsbook, casino, lottery, and player management software as a service. We power betPawa - Africa’s largest betting brand, operating across multiple markets.   Our platform is designed for scale, handling millions of active users across the web and mobile, processing...
Contract Spy
May 15, 2026
6 Months or more
Senior Software Engineer at Bezos.AI, United Kingdom, 6 Months, £Contract Rate
Contract Spy United Kingdom
We are looking for a hands-on Senior Software Engineer to join our engineering team for a high-impact, 6-month project, with good chance of extensions and potential route to permanent if interested.   Reporting to the Head of Engineering, you will focus 100% on technical delivery, playing a pivotal role in designing, building, and delivering core components of our platform.   This is a fast-moving startup environment where you will write production-grade code and influence technical decisions to solve complex e-commerce logistics challenges.   Our Core Values We believe in direct and open communication. We encourage sharing opinions and debating ideas freely, without making it personal. As a fully remote company, we know clear and consistent communication is vital, and we make an extra effort to ensure we're understood not just by our immediate team, but by everyone. We are highly collaborative. Building a startup requires a true...
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May 15, 2026
6 Months or more
Senior Software Engineer at GlobalLogic, London Area, 6-9 Months, £Contract Rate
Contract Spy London Area, United Kingdom
We are GlobalLogic, a Hitachi Group Company and a leader in digital engineering. We help brands across the globe design and build innovative products, platforms, and digital experiences for the modern world. By integrating experience design, complex engineering, and data expertise - we help our clients imagine what’s possible and accelerate their transition into tomorrow’s digital businesses.   At GlobalLogic, we have a strong track record of successfully delivering ground-breaking Cloud, Data & Digital Transformation programmes and we have an international reach working with a wide variety of projects and customers. Our approach enables companies to “build the exceptional” and be fit for purpose in the 21st century.   We are seeking Contract Full-stack Platform Engineers to join a dedicated niche team delivering and evolving our clients' technology platforms. Entailing full lifecycle development with Kanban or Scrumban, with...
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May 15, 2026
Hourly/Freelance
Software Engineer Analyst - AI Trainer at DataAnnotation, Remote, £Hourly Rate
Contract Spy Remote
Join the DataAnnotation team and contribute to developing cutting-edge AI systems, while enjoying the flexibility of remote work and setting your own schedule. We are looking for a proficient Software Engineer Analyst to help advance AI development. As a member of DataAnnotation’s coding team, you’ll be part of a growing community of over 100,000 professionals — including front-end, back-end, full-stack, machine learning, and other engineers — who are driving real-world impact in AI development. Our platform offers an engaging blend of flexibility and challenge: you’ll work closely with state-of the art AI models to take on programming tasks that include creating and solving challenging coding problems, building beautiful apps with rich functionality, and synthesizing insights through data analysis and visualization. Your work directly contributes to refining intelligent systems that learn, adapt, and evolve. Some team members fit this work...
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May 14, 2026
Duration not stated
Principal Software Engineer at pubGENIUS, Remote, £Competitive Rate
Contract Spy Remote (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...
Contract Spy
May 14, 2026
Duration not stated
Embedded Software Engineer at Pragmatic Design Solutions, Coventry, £Day Rate Option (Outside IR35)
Contract Spy Coventry, UK
Embedded Software Engineer Education : Bachelor’s/Master’s in Electronics & Communication Engineering. Experience: 0 to 3 Yrs Preferred Location : Resident engineer tobe located in PDSL Knowledge Centre, Warwick Science Park, Coventry, UK Core Skills Good proficiency in Embedded C and C++ . Hands-on experience with at least one of the Micro-Controllers such as STM32, NXP, MicroChip, AVR, or ESP32. Understanding of Real-Time Operating Systems and development on bare metal. Ability to implement and debug communication protocols like I2C, SPI, UART, and CAN. Could understand and read Schematics and datasheets. Experience using GDB/JTAG/SWD debuggers, and Logic Analyzers/Oscilloscopes. Note : Position offers a competitive salary or day rate, available as permanent or contract roles (outside IR35).
Contract Spy
May 12, 2026
6 Months or more
Software Engineer (GCP, Java) at Office for National Statistics, Remote/Newport, £Contract Rate
Contract Spy Remote (Newport PO30, UK)
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) is the UK's largest producer of official statistics, covering a range of key economic, social and demographic topics. These include measuring changes in the value of the UK economy, estimating the size, geographic distribution and characteristics of the population, and providing indicators of price inflation, employment, earnings, crime and migration.   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 security clearance.    As a Software Engineer (GCP, Java), your main responsibilities will be: Develop and maintain scalable, high-quality applications using Java and Spring Boot Design and...
Contract Spy
May 11, 2026
6 Months or more
Senior Software Engineer at Eurobase, Remote/Chelmsford, 6 Months, £500-£550 per day
£500 - £550 per day
Contract Spy Hybrid (Chelmsford, England, United Kingdom)
📍 Chelmsford (2x per month) 💰 £500 - £550 per day 📄 6 Month Contract   At Eurobase, we are continuing to evolve and modernise our core platform as part of an exciting transformation journey. With over 30 years of domain expertise, we are introducing a new API driven architecture alongside our existing Legacy system and are looking for a Senior Software Engineer to play a key role in that evolution.   We are seeking an experienced C# Backend Developer to help design and build a modern family of APIs over an existing SQL based Legacy platform, supporting our move towards a more modular, serviceoriented architecture.   You'll work closely with software engineers, testers, product specialists, and leadership stakeholders in a collaborative agile environment, contributing to both hands-on development and technical direction.   As a Senior Software Engineer, you will: Design, develop, and maintain scalable RESTful...
Contract Spy
May 08, 2026
Duration not stated
Senior Software Engineer – Full-Stack Infra/3D Algorithms at Oqcam, Remote, £Freelance Rate
Contract Spy Remote
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....
Contract Spy
May 07, 2026
Duration not stated
Principal Software Engineer at pubGENIUS, Remote, £Competitive Rate
Contract Spy Remote
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...
Contract Spy
May 07, 2026
6 Months or more
Senior Software Engineer at Bezos.AI, United Kingdom, 6 Months, £Contract Rate
Contract Spy United Kingdom
We are looking for a hands-on Senior Software Engineer to join our engineering team for a high-impact, 6-month project, with good chance of extensions and potential route to permanent if interested.   Reporting to the Head of Engineering, you will focus 100% on technical delivery, playing a pivotal role in designing, building, and delivering core components of our platform.   This is a fast-moving startup environment where you will write production-grade code and influence technical decisions to solve complex e-commerce logistics challenges.   Our Core Values We believe in direct and open communication. We encourage sharing opinions and debating ideas freely, without making it personal. As a fully remote company, we know clear and consistent communication is vital, and we make an extra effort to ensure we're understood not just by our immediate team, but by everyone. We are highly collaborative. Building a startup requires a true...
Contract Spy
May 07, 2026
Duration not stated
Embedded Software Engineer at Pragmatic Design Solutions, Coventry, £Day Rate Option (Outside IR35)
Contract Spy Coventry, UK
Embedded Software Engineer Education : Bachelor’s/Master’s in Electronics & Communication Engineering. Experience: 0 to 3 Yrs Preferred Location : Resident engineer tobe located in PDSL Knowledge Centre, Warwick Science Park, Coventry, UK Core Skills Good proficiency in Embedded C and C++ . Hands-on experience with at least one of the Micro-Controllers such as STM32, NXP, MicroChip, AVR, or ESP32. Understanding of Real-Time Operating Systems and development on bare metal. Ability to implement and debug communication protocols like I2C, SPI, UART, and CAN. Could understand and read Schematics and datasheets. Experience using GDB/JTAG/SWD debuggers, and Logic Analyzers/Oscilloscopes. Note : Position offers a competitive salary or day rate, available as permanent or contract roles (outside IR35).
Contract Spy
May 06, 2026
6 Months or more
Software Engineer at Saab UK, United Kingdom, 6 Months, £Contract Rate
Contract Spy UK
Posted Today End Date: June 5, 2026 (29 days left to apply) Introduction   Saab UK is part of Scandinavia’s largest defence company, bringing together the best of Swedish and British innovation. Saab offers world-leading solutions and services in defence, aviation, space, and civil security to keep people and society safe. Our UK presence has been growing at pace, meaning we can offer a wide range of opportunities for personal fulfilment and career growth. We currently employ over 600 people across eight sites in the UK, and our specialisations include software engineering, underwater robotics, radars, AI, and armed forces training.   What you will be part of   Saab is a leading defence and security company with an enduring purpose, to help nations keep their people and society safe.   Empowered by its 28,000 talented people, Saab constantly pushes the...
Contract Spy
May 05, 2026
up to 6 Months
Senior Software Engineer - Java at Pulselive, 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...
Contract Spy
May 01, 2026
up to 6 Months
Software Engineer at Sphere, London, 3 Months, £600 per day
£600 per day
Contract Spy London, UK
Location London, Greater London (Hybrid) Employment Type Contractor Minimum Experience Experienced Compensation £600 per day Software Engineer (3 month contract) ABOUT US:   Here at Sphere ( www.onsphere.com) we operate in the dynamic world of energy commodities trading, where information and speed are crucial for success. However, data in these markets is often fragmented and opaque, leaving participants with incomplete and poor-quality information…. Here at Sphere, we aim to bring order to this chaos by leveraging our innovative voice and AI technologies, as well as our patented Liquidity Lake, which consolidates all actionable liquidity onto one screen. Enhanced by AI insights and quantitative analytics, our platform is designed to support even the most skilled traders; See more.  Win more.   THE OPPORTUNITY:   Pick up...
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)
Contract Spy
Apr 30, 2026
up to 6 Months
Principal Software Engineer at Collinson, London, 3 Months, £Contract Rate
Contract Spy London, UK
Full job description This is a contract role for 3 months, starting in May ideally.   At Collinson, we don’t just build technology — we power the experiences behind some of the world’s most recognised travel, financial services, and retail brands. Our solutions help global brands acquire, engage, and retain millions of customers worldwide. Our flagship product is Priority Pass, the world’s leading airport experiences programme, trusted by travellers across more than 170 countries. Key clients include Mastercard, American Express, Cathay Pacific, British Airways, LATAM, Flying Blue, Accor, EasyJet, HSBC, Chase, HDFC. Our mission is focused on doing good beyond profit, which for us means we seek out opportunities for our people to share in our success and that we give back to the communities and people within which we work. Never short of ambition, the success of our business is delivered through the diverse and talented...
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