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Outside Spy
Apr 20, 2026
Duration not stated
Senior Backend Engineer, Go (Contract) | C# to Go Large-Scale Migration, AWS, SQL, Distributed Systems | £400-450/day | Outside IR35 | Fully Remote (UK) | 6-Month Contract at Owen Thomas | B Corp™, United Kingdom, £400-£450 per day
£400 - £450 per day
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Senior Backend Engineer, Go (Contract) | C# to Go Large-Scale Migration, AWS, SQL, Distributed Systems | £400-450/day | Outside IR35 | Fully Remote (UK) | 6-Month Contract We’re hiring multiple Senior Go Backend Engineers (contractors) to join a large-scale public sector transformation programme delivered by a highly regarded product consultancy. This work is focused on moving critical systems away from a legacy C# ecosystem into a modern, scalable, cloud-native architecture. You’ll be joining cross-functional teams responsible for building resilient backend services that support high-impact, user-facing products used at national scale. This is a 6-month initial contract, ideal for engineers who enjoy working on meaningful systems, solving complex migration challenges, and delivering production-grade backend services, fast. The Role | Senior Backend Engineer, Go (Contract) | C# to Go Large-Scale Migration, AWS, SQL, Distributed Systems | £400-450/day |...
Outside Spy
Apr 20, 2026
Duration not stated
Linux Systems Engineer - HPC at STK Recruitment, Swansea, £465 per day
£465 per day
Outside Spy Swansea, UK
Job Title: HPC Linux Systems Engineer - Enterprise Linux & Cluster Infrastructure Location: Hybrid to Remote - Swansea (mostly remote & expenses for all site travel) Day Rate: £465 per day - payable to Limited Company / Outside IR35 Duration: 4 months initially Pay Frequency: Weekly Start Date: ASAP Overview We are seeking an experienced HPC Linux Systems Engineer to deploy, configure, optimise and support high-performance computing (HPC) environments. This includes large-scale Linux clusters, GPU-accelerated systems, and associated storage, networking, and authentication infrastructure. Although this role is hybrid, it's expected to be largely remote / WFH. Responsibilities Deploy, configure, optimise and support enterprise Linux across HPC clusters Automate provisioning and manage configuration at scale (PXE, Kickstart, Ansible/Puppet) Install, configure, and optimise HPC schedulers (e.g. Slurm) and MPI environments Deploy and manage GPU...
Outside Spy
Apr 20, 2026
up to 6 Months
Linux Systems Engineer - HPC at Solutions Through Knowledge Contracts Limited, Swansea, 4 Months, £465 per day
£465 per day
Outside Spy Swansea, Wales, UK
Job Title: HPC Linux Systems Engineer - Enterprise Linux & Cluster Infrastructure Location: Hybrid to Remote - Swansea (mostly remote & expenses for all site travel) Day Rate: £465 per day - payable to Limited Company/Outside IR35 Duration: 4 months initially Pay Frequency: Weekly Start Date: ASAP Overview We are seeking an experienced HPC Linux Systems Engineer to deploy, configure, optimise and support high-performance computing (HPC) environments. This includes large-scale Linux clusters, GPU-accelerated systems, and associated storage, networking, and authentication infrastructure. Although this role is hybrid, it s expected to be largely remote/WFH. Responsibilities Deploy, configure, optimise and support enterprise Linux across HPC clusters Automate provisioning and manage configuration at scale (PXE, Kickstart, Ansible/Puppet) Install, configure, and optimise HPC schedulers (eg Slurm) and MPI environments Deploy and manage GPU...
Outside Spy
Apr 17, 2026
Duration not stated
Senior Backend Engineer, Go (Contract) | C# to Go Large-Scale Migration, AWS, SQL, Distributed Systems | £400-450/day | Outside IR35 | Fully Remote (UK) | 6-Month Contract at Owen Thomas | B Corp™, United Kingdom, £400-£450 per day
£400 - £450 per day
Outside Spy Remote (United Kingdom)
Senior Backend Engineer, Go (Contract) | C# to Go Large-Scale Migration, AWS, SQL, Distributed Systems | £400-450/day | Outside IR35 | Fully Remote (UK) | 6-Month Contract We’re hiring multiple Senior Go Backend Engineers (contractors) to join a large-scale public sector transformation programme delivered by a highly regarded product consultancy. This work is focused on moving critical systems away from a legacy C# ecosystem into a modern, scalable, cloud-native architecture. You’ll be joining cross-functional teams responsible for building resilient backend services that support high-impact, user-facing products used at national scale. This is a 6-month initial contract, ideal for engineers who enjoy working on meaningful systems, solving complex migration challenges, and delivering production-grade backend services, fast. The Role | Senior Backend Engineer, Go (Contract) | C# to Go Large-Scale Migration, AWS, SQL, Distributed Systems | £400-450/day |...
Outside Spy
Apr 16, 2026
Duration not stated
Senior Backend Engineer, Go (Contract) | C# to Go Large-Scale Migration, AWS, SQL, Distributed Systems | £400-450/day | Outside IR35 | Fully Remote (UK) | 6-Month Contract at Owen Thomas | B Corp™, United Kingdom, £400-£450 per day
£400 - £450 per day
Outside Spy Remote (United Kingdom)
Senior Backend Engineer, Go (Contract) | C# to Go Large-Scale Migration, AWS, SQL, Distributed Systems | £400-450/day | Outside IR35 | Fully Remote (UK) | 6-Month Contract We’re hiring multiple Senior Go Backend Engineers (contractors) to join a large-scale public sector transformation programme delivered by a highly regarded product consultancy. This work is focused on moving critical systems away from a legacy C# ecosystem into a modern, scalable, cloud-native architecture. You’ll be joining cross-functional teams responsible for building resilient backend services that support high-impact, user-facing products used at national scale. This is a 6-month initial contract, ideal for engineers who enjoy working on meaningful systems, solving complex migration challenges, and delivering production-grade backend services, fast. The Role | Senior Backend Engineer, Go (Contract) | C# to Go Large-Scale Migration, AWS, SQL, Distributed Systems | £400-450/day |...
Outside Spy
Apr 15, 2026
Duration not stated
Senior Backend Engineer, Go (Contract) | C# to Go Large-Scale Migration, AWS, SQL, Distributed Systems | £400-450/day | Outside IR35 | Fully Remote (UK) | 6-Month Contract at Owen Thomas | B Corp™, United Kingdom, £400-£450 per day
£400 - £450 per day
Outside Spy Remote (United Kingdom)
Senior Backend Engineer, Go (Contract) | C# to Go Large-Scale Migration, AWS, SQL, Distributed Systems | £400-450/day | Outside IR35 | Fully Remote (UK) | 6-Month Contract We’re hiring multiple Senior Go Backend Engineers (contractors) to join a large-scale public sector transformation programme delivered by a highly regarded product consultancy. This work is focused on moving critical systems away from a legacy C# ecosystem into a modern, scalable, cloud-native architecture. You’ll be joining cross-functional teams responsible for building resilient backend services that support high-impact, user-facing products used at national scale. This is a 6-month initial contract, ideal for engineers who enjoy working on meaningful systems, solving complex migration challenges, and delivering production-grade backend services, fast. The Role | Senior Backend Engineer, Go (Contract) | C# to Go Large-Scale Migration, AWS, SQL, Distributed Systems | £400-450/day |...
Outside Spy
Apr 14, 2026
Duration not stated
Senior Backend Engineer, Go (Contract) | C# to Go Large-Scale Migration, AWS, SQL, Distributed Systems | £400-450/day | Outside IR35 | Fully Remote (UK) | 6-Month Contract at Owen Thomas | B Corp™, United Kingdom, £400-£450 per day
£400 - £450 per day
Outside Spy Remote (United Kingdom)
Senior Backend Engineer, Go (Contract) | C# to Go Large-Scale Migration, AWS, SQL, Distributed Systems | £400-450/day | Outside IR35 | Fully Remote (UK) | 6-Month Contract We’re hiring multiple Senior Go Backend Engineers (contractors) to join a large-scale public sector transformation programme delivered by a highly regarded product consultancy. This work is focused on moving critical systems away from a legacy C# ecosystem into a modern, scalable, cloud-native architecture. You’ll be joining cross-functional teams responsible for building resilient backend services that support high-impact, user-facing products used at national scale. This is a 6-month initial contract, ideal for engineers who enjoy working on meaningful systems, solving complex migration challenges, and delivering production-grade backend services, fast. The Role | Senior Backend Engineer, Go (Contract) | C# to Go Large-Scale Migration, AWS, SQL, Distributed Systems | £400-450/day |...
Outside Spy
Apr 13, 2026
Duration not stated
Senior Backend Engineer, Go (Contract) | C# to Go Large-Scale Migration, AWS, SQL, Distributed Systems | £400-450/day | Outside IR35 | Fully Remote (UK) | 6-Month Contract at Owen Thomas | B Corp™, United Kingdom, £400-£450 per day
£400 - £450 per day
Outside Spy Remote (United Kingdom)
Senior Backend Engineer, Go (Contract) | C# to Go Large-Scale Migration, AWS, SQL, Distributed Systems | £400-450/day | Outside IR35 | Fully Remote (UK) | 6-Month Contract We’re hiring multiple Senior Go Backend Engineers (contractors) to join a large-scale public sector transformation programme delivered by a highly regarded product consultancy. This work is focused on moving critical systems away from a legacy C# ecosystem into a modern, scalable, cloud-native architecture. You’ll be joining cross-functional teams responsible for building resilient backend services that support high-impact, user-facing products used at national scale. This is a 6-month initial contract, ideal for engineers who enjoy working on meaningful systems, solving complex migration challenges, and delivering production-grade backend services, fast. The Role | Senior Backend Engineer, Go (Contract) | C# to Go Large-Scale Migration, AWS, SQL, Distributed Systems | £400-450/day |...
Outside Spy
Apr 21, 2026
Duration not stated
Mid-Senior Backend Engineer, Go (Contract) | C# to Go Large-Scale Migration, AWS | AI Agentic Workflows expertise | £400-450/day | Outside IR35 | Fully Remote (UK) | 6-Month Contract at Owen Thomas | B Corp™, United Kingdom, £400-£450 per day
£400 - £450 per day
Outside Spy Remote (United Kingdom)
Mid-Senior Backend Engineer, Go (Contract) | C# to Go Large-Scale Migration, AWS | AI Agentic Workflows expertise | £400-450/day | Outside IR35 | Fully Remote (UK) | 6-Month Contract We’re hiring multiple Senior Go Backend Engineers (contractors) to join a large-scale public sector transformation programme delivered by a highly regarded product consultancy. This work is focused on moving critical systems away from a legacy C# ecosystem into a modern, scalable, cloud-native architecture. You’ll be joining cross-functional teams responsible for building resilient backend services that support high-impact, user-facing products used at national scale. This is a 6-month initial contract, ideal for engineers who enjoy working on meaningful systems, solving complex migration challenges, and delivering production-grade backend services, fast. The Role | Mid-Senior Backend Engineer, Go (Contract) | C# to Go Large-Scale Migration, AWS | AI Agentic Workflows expertise...
Outside Spy
Apr 21, 2026
Duration not stated
Lead Software Engineer at Albany Growth, Reading, £500-£700 per day
£500 - £700 per day
Outside Spy Reading, England, United Kingdom
💻 Lead Software Engineer (Back End / Golang / Go) 📍 Hybrid (Reading 1 day per week) ⚽ SportsTech 📃 Outside IR35 / 6 months 💵 £500 - £700 per day Albany Growth are partnered with a sports brand entering a major phase of digital transformation following private equity investment. They’re building a connected platform that combines hardware, computer vision and cloud software to power gameplay, real time analytics and enhanced player experiences. They’re now hiring a Lead Engineer to take ownership of the backend platform while leading a small team of engineers (4/5 of them). This is a key hire working closely with senior leadership and the CPO, helping shape both technical direction and product evolution as the platform scales. What you’ll be doing: 👉🏼 Leading and mentoring a small engineering team (4/5 engineers) 👉🏼 Designing and building backend services using Go 👉🏼 Owning and evolving platform architecture as usage grows 👉🏼 Building...
Outside Spy
Apr 21, 2026
6 Months or more
Senior Data Engineer at Gravitas Recruitment Group Ltd, City of London, 6 Months, £500-£600 per day
£500 - £600 per day
Outside Spy City of London, UK
Contract Data Engineer Location: London (Hybrid) Contract: 6 months+ (likely extension) IR35: Outside Start: ASAP Overview Data Engineer required to support a finance transformation programme within a digital financial services business. Focus on modernising financial data systems and replacing manual processes with scalable, cloud-based solutions. Responsibilities Work closely with finance stakeholders Design and deliver data integrations and data products Bring General Ledger into the central reporting repository Integrate a Treasury Management System into central data and automate accounting postings Build curated finance data marts for self-service reporting Enable near Real Time reporting capability Operate as a proactive, autonomous contributor within a Scrum team Support experimentation with agentic AI tools (eg Claude, ChatGPT) for discovery and requirement definition Requirements Must-Have: Strong finance domain knowledge Extensive AWS data...
Outside Spy
Apr 21, 2026
Duration not stated
Python Engineer at Parity Professionals, Edinburgh, to £550 per day
£450 - £550 per day
Outside Spy Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
Python Engineer | Edinburgh/Glasgow (Hybrid) Contract | up to £550/day (Outside IR35) Parity Network is recruiting on behalf of a public sector organisation seeking a Python Engineer for an initial 6-month contract. This hybrid role requires time on-site in either Edinburgh or Glasgow. This is a hands-on engineering position focused on building and enhancing production-grade automation services using OCR, Large Language Models (LLMs), and computer vision to process complex legal and property documents. You will work in an agile environment developing scalable AI-driven systems that support high-volume document automation and digital transformation initiatives. Key Responsibilities Develop and enhance AI/ML automation services using OCR, LLMs, and object detection Build Python-based services for document processing and structured data extraction Support automation of legal document and title sheet analysis Develop computer vision solutions for document validation...
Outside Spy
Apr 21, 2026
up to 6 Months
Operational Technology Architect - London - Outside IR35 at TrinIT Group, London, 3 Months, £500 per day
£500 per day
Outside Spy London, UK
TrinIT Talent are looking for a OT Architect to come on board for a 3 month contract based in Location. This role falls Outside of Scope of IR35 and is paying £500 per day. Job Title: OT Architect Role Summary The OT Architect is responsible for designing, governing, and enabling seamless integration between Operational Technology (OT) and Information Technology (IT) environments. The role ensures secure, scalable, and standardized architectures that support manufacturing, industrial operations, data platforms, and enterprise systems while adhering to cybersecurity and operational reliability requirements. Key Responsibilities OT-IT Architecture & Standardization Define OT-IT integration architecture, standards, and design blueprints Align OT systems with enterprise IT, cloud, and security architectures Apply Purdue Model and zone-based design principles Ensure compliance with ISA/IEC 62443 and enterprise security policies Planning, Assessment...
Outside Spy
Apr 20, 2026
Duration not stated
Contract .Net Developer – Insurance claims system at hireful, London, £350 to £400 per Day
£350 - £400 per day
Outside Spy London, UK
Join this leading Insurance company as an Interim Back-End .NET Developer and play a key role in transforming a modern, high-impact claims automation platform. This is an exciting opportunity to work at the heart of a major claims’ integration programme, designing and building scalable APIs and microservices using the latest .NET technologies, including the likes of .NET Core, .NET 5+. Working within a collaborative and fast-paced delivery environment, you will develop robust backend solutions that integrate seamlessly across multiple systems, You’ll take ownership of designing, developing, and unit testing high-quality code, ensuring solutions are secure, performant, and aligned with best practice coding standards. This role is primarily backend-focused, with some opportunity to contribute minor front-end enhancements where required. Role: Senior .Net Backend Developer, Senior .Net Developer, .Net Core Developer, Software Engineer, Contract .Net Developer, Lead .Net Developer...
Outside Spy
Apr 20, 2026
Duration not stated
Contract .Net Developer – Insurance claims system at Hireful, Central London, £400 per day
£400 per day
Outside Spy Central London, London WC2N 5DU, UK
Join this leading Insurance company as an Interim Back-End .NET Developer and play a key role in transforming a modern, high-impact claims automation platform. This is an exciting opportunity to work at the heart of a major claims’ integration programme, designing and building scalable APIs and microservices using the latest .NET technologies, including the likes of .NET Core, .NET 5+. Working within a collaborative and fast-paced delivery environment, you will develop robust backend solutions that integrate seamlessly across multiple systems, You’ll take ownership of designing, developing, and unit testing high-quality code, ensuring solutions are secure, performant, and aligned with best practice coding standards. This role is primarily backend-focused, with some opportunity to contribute minor front-end enhancements where required. Role: Senior .Net Backend Developer, Senior .Net Developer, .Net Core Developer, Software Engineer, Contract .Net Developer, Lead .Net Developer...
Outside Spy
Apr 20, 2026
Duration not stated
Python Developer at Henderson Scott, Edinburgh, £500-£530 per day
£500 - £530 per day
Outside Spy Edinburgh, UK
Python Engineer - AI / ML - LLM / OCR - 6 month contract - outside IR35 I am looking for a UK based Python Engineer to join a busy project driving digital registration automation for our client in Edinburgh. This role focuses on leveraging advanced AI and ML technologies to enhance the automation of land registration tasks. You will take on a hands-on technical leadership role within an agile environment, contributing to the development of AI-driven solutions using OCR, Object Detection, and Large Language Models to automate various aspects of their document processing. You'll collaborate with cross-functional teams to align new developments with existing systems, ensuring an integrated approach to the digital registration process. Develop system components for deed OCR and LLM analysis. Enhance automation services using AI technologies. Research and implement novel solutions to expand automation capabilities. Provide support for operational services and troubleshoot...
Outside Spy
Apr 20, 2026
6 Months or more
Python Developer at Henderson Scott, Edinburgh, 6 Months, £500-£530 per day
£500 - £530 per day
Outside Spy Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
Python Engineer - AI/ML - LLM/OCR - 6 month contract - outside IR35 I am looking for a UK based Python Engineer to join a busy project driving digital registration automation for our client in Edinburgh. This role focuses on leveraging advanced AI and ML technologies to enhance the automation of land registration tasks. You will take on a hands-on technical leadership role within an agile environment, contributing to the development of AI-driven solutions using OCR, Object Detection, and Large Language Models to automate various aspects of their document processing. You'll collaborate with cross-functional teams to align new developments with existing systems, ensuring an integrated approach to the digital registration process. Develop system components for deed OCR and LLM analysis. Enhance automation services using AI technologies. Research and implement novel solutions to expand automation capabilities. Provide support for operational services and troubleshoot across...
Outside Spy
Apr 17, 2026
Duration not stated
Contract Java Software Engineer Outside IR35 Fully Remote at InterAct Consulting, Manchester, £500-£550 per day
£500 - £550 per day
Outside Spy Remote (Manchester, Fully Remote, UK)
Contract Software Engineer (Java/Microservices/Azure/SQL) - HealthTech - Outside IR35 - £500-£550pd - Fully Remote - 6 months Are you an experienced Backend Software Engineer looking for your next outside IR35 contract ? My client, an innovative HealthTech company , is seeking a talented Java Engineer to join their platform team on a fully remote, 6-month contract . Role Overview: You'll play a key role in enhancing and integrating core Back End services that power a modern healthcare platform. The focus will be on Java-based microservices , API integrations , and Azure cloud infrastructure , ensuring a robust and scalable system that supports critical healthcare operations. Key Skills & Experience: Strong commercial experience with Java (8+) and microservices architecture Proven background in API and platform integration Solid understanding of Azure (Functions, App Services, Service Bus, etc.) Expertise in SQL and database performance tuning...
Outside Spy
Apr 16, 2026
Duration not stated
AI Product Developer at Haystack, Leeds, £400-£500 per day
£400 - £500 per day
Outside Spy Leeds, England, United Kingdom
AI Product Developer | £400 - £500 We're working with a high-velocity enterprise AI innovation foundry on this exciting opportunity. They are at the forefront of engineering intelligent ecosystems that transform how modern enterprises operate through cutting-edge Generative AI. This is a high-octane role for a GenAI specialist to build production-ready Copilots and LLM applications from the ground up. You will leverage Azure AI, RAG architectures, and advanced vector databases to deploy scalable, secure-by-design AI agents that solve complex business challenges at scale. The Role Architect and deploy sophisticated LLM-powered applications and AI agents using Azure OpenAI and LangChain frameworks. Engineer high-performance RAG pipelines, optimizing embeddings and vector search capabilities for maximum accuracy. Build and integrate custom Copilot solutions and prompt libraries into existing enterprise system architectures via secure APIs. Establish robust AI...
Outside Spy
Apr 16, 2026
Duration not stated
Data Migration Engineer/Analyst at Tenth Revolution Group, City of London, £400-£450 per day
£400 - £450 per day
Outside Spy City of London, UK
Data Migration Analyst/Engineer Contract | 5 Months | £400-£450/day | Outside IR35 | Fully Remote (Occasional London Meetings) We are looking for an experienced Data Migration Analyst/Engineer to support the rebuild of a data warehouse for a wealth management firm undergoing a complex system and data migration programme. Working alongside the Lead Data Engineer and in parallel with a separate application migration team, this role is focused on ensuring the newly built data warehouse faithfully reproduces existing business outputs through robust source-to-target mapping, migration validation, and transformation analysis. This is primarily a lift-and-shift migration , not a greenfield redesign, and requires someone who can operate independently, identify gaps, and translate complex Legacy logic into a modern data warehouse environment. Key Responsibilities Take ownership of data migration and source-to-target mapping activities supporting the rebuilt data warehouse....
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