10 senior software engineer jobs found in London

Senior Software Engineer | :£950/day Outside IR35 | 6-months initial contract | London Industry: Trading Location: London - 4 days in office Job Type: Contract - 6-month initial Our client is building the next generation of execution and order management (EMS/OMS) infrastructure for global commodities trading. You will join a small, fast-moving engineering team designing and delivering a cloud-native trading platform from the ground up, tightly integrated with risk, pricing, and market data systems to support high-performance trading environments. This is a senior, hands-on role for an engineer who wants end-to-end ownership — from low-level protocol integration through to distributed execution services and trader-facing tooling. What You’ll Be Doing Design and build core components of a modern EMS/OMS platform, including order routing, order lifecycle management, venue connectivity, and execution analytics. Implement and maintain FIX protocol and...

Principal/Lead Engineer Python/Cloud/Terraform/IAM/DevOps/infrastructure-as-a-code IaC Rate: Circa £600 - £700 PD (Outside IR35), 6 months Location: London/Hybrid x2 days We are seeking an experienced Principal/Lead Engineer to join a highly ambitious organisation building a large-scale, mission-critical data and technology platform. This is a unique opportunity to join at the earliest stages of a major programme and play a key role in shaping its technical foundations. Working closely with the CTO and a small team of senior engineers, you will lead the design and implementation of core infrastructure, establish engineering standards and practices, and make architectural decisions that will have long-term strategic impact. If you enjoy solving complex technical challenges, influencing technology strategy, and creating robust engineering foundations, this role offers an exceptional opportunity to make a lasting impact. Role & Responsibilities Technical Leadership...

Senior Databricks Architect/Lead Databricks Engineer - Salesforce Data Architecture exp is a MUST Remote (UK) £700/day Outside IR35 Initial 12-Month Contract | Long-Term Programme | Poosible Extension We're seeking an exceptional Senior Databricks Architect with a strong hands-on Data Engineering background to join a major long-term transformation programme. This is not a pure architecture role. You'll be a Databricks specialist who remains close to the technology, designing and building enterprise-scale data solutions while driving engineering excellence across critical data platforms. You'll take ownership of delivering robust, scalable, and production-grade data solutions within a modern Databricks ecosystem, ensuring platforms are governed, secure, maintainable, and optimised for long-term growth. Key Responsibilities Architect, build and optimise enterprise-grade data solutions within Databricks Design and...

Principal / Lead Engineer Python / Cloud / Terraform / IAM / DevOps / infrastructure-as-a-code IaC Rate: Circa £600 - £700 PD (Outside IR35), 6 Months Location: London / Hybrid x2 days We are seeking an experienced Principal / Lead Engineer to join a highly ambitious organisation building a large-scale, mission-critical data and technology platform. This is a unique opportunity to join at the earliest stages of a major programme and play a key role in shaping its technical foundations. Working closely with the CTO and a small team of senior engineers, you will lead the design and implementation of core infrastructure, establish engineering standards and practices, and make architectural decisions that will have long-term strategic impact. If you enjoy solving complex technical challenges, influencing technology strategy, and creating robust engineering foundations, this role offers an exceptional opportunity to make a lasting impact. Role &...

🚀 Senior Front-End Engineer – Investment Banking | Contract Upto £800 p/d (Outside IR35) | London / Hybrid (1 Day/Week in Office) We are partnering with a global investment bank to hire a Senior Front-End Engineer to join a flagship team delivering a next-generation, single-page application (SPA) platform for high-performance derivatives trading. This is a high-profile role on a mission-critical, front-office system with exceptional technical standards. You’ll work at the cutting edge of financial technology, contributing to a modern, reactive web platform used across trading desks. This is not your typical enterprise UI – it’s fast, data-intensive, and built to scale with real-time demands in a trading environment. 💼 The Opportunity Collaborate with elite engineers on a SPA used across the investment bank for derivatives trading. Build elegant, high-performance UIs with real-time data updates and functional programming paradigms. Shape a front-end...

Senior Databricks Architect/Databricks Engineer- Contract- Remote Rate- £700/day Outside IR35 Work from Home Duration- 12 months minimum (with possible extensions) This is a Senior Databricks hands-on Architect who is a Databricks engineer by trade. This is a long-term contract engagementto provide dedicated data engineering depth within the Databricks and Shared IEP Services data layer, owning delivery across these workstreams and ensuring the resulting pipelines and schemas are production-grade, governed, and maintainable by the permanent team. The contractor will operate primarily within the Databricks and Shared IEP Services data layer, owning data engineering delivery across three areas: 1) Product data ingestion - Building and maintaining daily pipelines from content and assessment products into the shared back-office data layer. 2) AI feature enablement - Designing and maintaining the schemas and data pipelines that power LLM-based features (GenAI...

Tech Lead - Python / Financial Modelling / AI - Pensions £650 - £750 per day Outside IR35 6 Month Contract Remote (Occasional London Travel) Overview I'm currently working with a leading financial services technology consultancy that is looking to bring in an experienced Tech Lead to support the delivery of modern software solutions for a major pensions client. This role sits at the intersection of financial modelling and modern engineering, supporting the development of platforms used for forward-looking financial analysis, including discounted cashflow projections and Monte Carlo simulations. This is a hands-on leadership role, splitting your time between full-stack engineering and leading a team of senior developers. You'll also play a key role in shaping AI-assisted and agentic development workflows, helping embed these approaches into day-to-day engineering practices. The Role You will lead a team of four experienced engineers while...

Principal / Lead Engineer Python / Cloud / Terraform / IAM / DevOps / infrastructure-as-a-code IaC Rate: Circa £750 - £800 PD (Outside IR35), 6 Months Location: London / Hybrid x2 days We are seeking an experienced Principal / Lead Engineer to join a highly ambitious organisation building a large-scale, mission-critical data and technology platform. This is a unique opportunity to join at the earliest stages of a major programme and play a key role in shaping its technical foundations. Working closely with the CTO and a small team of senior engineers, you will lead the design and implementation of core infrastructure, establish engineering standards and practices, and make architectural decisions that will have long-term strategic impact. If you enjoy solving complex technical challenges, influencing technology strategy, and creating robust engineering foundations, this role offers an exceptional opportunity to make a lasting impact. Role &...

Tech Lead - Python/Financial Modelling/AI - Pensions £650 - £750 per day Outside IR35 6 Month Contract Remote (Occasional London Travel) Overview I'm currently working with a leading financial services technology consultancy that is looking to bring in an experienced Tech Lead to support the delivery of modern software solutions for a major pensions client. This role sits at the intersection of financial modelling and modern engineering, supporting the development of platforms used for forward-looking financial analysis, including discounted cashflow projections and Monte Carlo simulations. This is a hands-on leadership role, splitting your time between full-stack engineering and leading a team of senior developers. You'll also play a key role in shaping AI-assisted and agentic development workflows, helping embed these approaches into day-to-day engineering practices. The Role You will lead a team of four experienced engineers while remaining actively involved in the...

Tech Lead – Python / Financial Modelling / AI - Pensions £650 – £750 per day Outside IR35 6 Month Contract Remote (Occasional London Travel) Overview I’m currently working with a leading financial services technology consultancy that is looking to bring in an experienced Tech Lead to support the delivery of modern software solutions for a major pensions client. This role sits at the intersection of financial modelling and modern engineering, supporting the development of platforms used for forward-looking financial analysis, including discounted cashflow projections and Monte Carlo simulations. This is a hands-on leadership role, splitting your time between full-stack engineering and leading a team of senior developers. You’ll also play a key role in shaping AI-assisted and agentic development workflows, helping embed these approaches into day-to-day engineering practices. The Role You will lead a team of four experienced engineers while remaining actively involved in...