15 of 15 Contract Software Engineering Jobs in the North West

AI & Automation Intern

Hiring Organisation
Smartsearch Recruitment
Location
Chester, Cheshire, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract
Contract Rate
£12.50 - £15.00/hour
Instagram and YouTube channels • Support wider digital transformation and technology projects across the business About You: • Current student or recent graduate in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Artificial Intelligence, Data Science, Business Technology, Digital Innovation or a related discipline • Strong interest in AI, automation and emerging technologies • Experience using … relevant projects, technologies or AI tools you have worked with. Keywords: AI Intern, Automation Intern, Artificial Intelligence Intern, Summer Internship, Computer Science Internship, Software Engineering Intern, AI Automation, ChatGPT, Claude, N8N, (url removed), Digital Transformation, Technology Internship, Data Science Internship, Graduate Intern Smartsearch takes your privacy seriously ...

Java Full Stack Developer

Hiring Organisation
DCV Technologies
Location
Manchester, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract
Contract Rate
£475 - £500/day
analysts, architects, developers, and QA teams to deliver high-quality solutions. Ensure application performance, security, scalability, and maintainability. Participate in code reviews and promote software engineering best practices. Support deployment activities and contribute to CI/CD initiatives. Troubleshoot production issues and provide ongoing application support. Contribute ...

LLM / GenAI Engineer

Hiring Organisation
Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited
Location
Manchester, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contractor
Contract Rate
£600 - £650 per day
design and deliver advanced GenAI solutions.This is a hands-on contract role suited to someone with deep expertise in Large Language Models (LLMs), prompt engineering, and building production-grade GenAI applications. You'll play a key role in delivering innovative AI capabilities that drive real business value. Key Responsibilities … Design, build, and deploy LLM-powered applications and GenAI solutions Develop and optimise prompt engineering strategies for performance and accuracy Implement RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation) pipelines using structured and unstructured data Fine-tune and customise foundation models and LLMs where required. Integrate GenAI solutions into enterprise systems, APIs ...

Technical Product Owner

Hiring Organisation
Oscar Associates (UK) Limited
Location
Manchester, North West, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract
Contract Rate
Up to £500 per day
issues, assumptions, blockers, and risks, escalating where necessary and providing clear recommendations to support informed decision-making and value realisation. Support effective collaboration between engineering, delivery, cybersecurity, and business functions to ensure successful programme execution. Skills & Experience Strong experience working as a Product Owner, Technical Product Manager, or similar … influence senior audiences. Experience converting business and technical requirements into clearly defined user stories, delivery plans, and prioritised product backlogs. Solid understanding of software development lifecycles and experience working closely with engineering and technical delivery teams. Knowledge of cybersecurity risk management, threat landscapes, controls, and regulatory considerations within ...

CONTRACT AI BACKEND ENGINEER (OUTSIDE IR35)

Hiring Organisation
Searchability (UK) Ltd
Location
Greater Manchester, North West, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract, Work From Home
Contract Rate
£500 - £580 per day
looking for an experienced Contract AI Backend Engineer to join a forward-thinking technology team that is actively embracing AI-assisted software development. This is a unique opportunity for a contractor who is already leveraging tools such as Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, Cursor or OpenAI as part of their … daily workflow and wants to work in an environment where AI is genuinely embedded into the engineering culture. You'll be building and enhancing backend systems using C# and .NET whilst helping drive best practice around AI-powered software delivery. WHAT WILL YOU BE DOING ...

Senior Software Engineer

Hiring Organisation
Jonathan Lee Recruitment Ltd
Location
Manchester, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract
Contract Rate
£57.20/hour
Senior Software Engineer - (phone number removed) - £57.20/hr Are you ready to elevate your career as a Senior Software Engineer? This exciting opportunity offers the chance to work on cutting-edge projects in a dynamic and collaborative environment. With a focus on innovation and operational excellence, this … your career and be part of a team that values quality, performance, and professional growth. What You Will Do: - Collaborate as a Senior Software Engineer within a high-performing squad to deliver high-quality software deployments. - Optimise communication and integration between development, quality assurance, and IT operations teams. ...

Senior Software Engineer

Hiring Organisation
Select Engineering
Location
Manchester, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract
Contract Rate
£56/hour
Duties: Responsible for working as a senior software engineer with a squad to ensure quality software deployments and overall application health and performance. Optimizes relationships between the development, quality assurance and IT operations teams. Promotes communication, integration, and collaboration for enhanced software development productivity. Develops infrastructure ...

Senior Software Engineer (DevOps)

Hiring Organisation
Expleo Group
Location
Manchester, North West, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract
Expleo is looking for a Senior Software Engineer (DevOps) to join our team, supporting a key client on a maternity cover contract through to March 2027. This is a fantastic opportunity to work within a collaborative squad, driving high-quality software delivery, performance, and reliability in a modern … DevOps environment. Key Responsibilities: * Delivering robust, scalable software as part of a cross-functional team * Driving DevOps best practices across development, QA, and operations * Improving CI/CD pipelines and deployment processes * Ensuring application performance, stability, and reliability * Mentoring junior team members and contributing to technical excellence * Solving complex ...

Lead Software Engineer

Hiring Organisation
Circle Recruitment
Location
Manchester, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contractor
Contract Rate
£650 - £750 per day
Role: Lead Software Engineer Salary/Rate: £650-750 per day inside IR35 Location: Hybrid, 2 days per week - multiple locations available Contract Duration: 12 months We are currently looking for a Lead Software Engineer for our government client. This Lead Software Engineer role is hybrid, based … related experience Exposure to secure or regulated environments Role/Responsibilities: This role is responsible for the design, development, delivery, and ongoing improvement of software solutions within a secure, government-focused environment. The successful candidate will contribute to building resilient, scalable, and user-centred services, ensuring compliance with regulatory ...

Software Engineer - 4-month contract: Stockport/Hybrid

Hiring Organisation
Adecco
Location
Stockport, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contractor
Contract Rate
Salary negotiable
Software Engineer - 4-month contract: Stockport/Hybrid Interviewing now for a Software Engineer for a 4-month project (outside IR35.) You will play an integral part of an agile team to enhance, build, and deliver products in a secure, stable, and scalable way. You will have previous ...

Software Engineer - 4-month contract: Stockport/Hybrid

Hiring Organisation
Adecco
Location
Stockport, Greater Manchester, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract
Software Engineer - 4-month contract: Stockport/Hybrid Interviewing now for a Software Engineer for a 4-month project (outside IR35.) You will play an integral part of an agile team to enhance, build, and deliver products in a secure, stable, and scalable way. You will have previous ...

Embedded Software Engineer

Hiring Organisation
Certain Advantage
Location
Bolton, Greater Manchester, North West, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract, Work From Home
Contract Rate
£65 per hour, Benefits Overtime Rate
World Class Defence Organisation based in Stevenage and Bolton is currently looking to recruit 2x Embedded Software Engineer subcontractors on an initial 12 month contract, with very likely extension. The role will be onsite 4 days per week. A 4 day working week is OK (Monday to Thursday). … term thereafter. IR35 status: Inside IR35 (Umbrella) Interview process: One stage video interview Job Description: We supply a full range of hard real time software solutions for the next generation of missile and defence solutions. This unique and exciting opportunity will allow you to develop technical and leadership skills ...

Senior Software Engineer (DevOps)

Hiring Organisation
Expleo Group
Location
Manchester, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract
Contract Rate
GBP Annual
Expleo is looking for a Senior Software Engineer (DevOps) to join our team, supporting a key client on a maternity cover contract through to March 2027. This is a fantastic opportunity to work within a collaborative squad, driving high-quality software delivery, performance, and reliability in a modern … DevOps environment. Key Responsibilities: Delivering robust, scalable software as part of a cros click apply for full job details ...

Contract Software Engineer

Hiring Organisation
Morson Edge
Location
Manchester, North West, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract
Contract Rate
£300 - 350 per day + None
looking for a Mid-Weight Go Engineer to help refactor and modernise a scalable SaaS platform, reducing technical debt and the amount of BAU engineering work. This is a hands-on role focused on improving architecture, maintainability, scalability, and long-term product direction. What You'll Do Refactor … Looking For Strong commercial Go/Golang experience Experience improving and refactoring existing systems Good understanding of scalable backend architecture Pragmatic engineer with strong software fundamentals AI experience is a bonus, but strong Go engineering is the priority. If youre interested, please apply through the link ...

Contract Software Engineer

Hiring Organisation
Morson Edge
Location
Manchester, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract
Contract Rate
GBP 300 - 350 Daily
looking for a Mid-Weight Go Engineer to help refactor and modernise a scalable SaaS platform, reducing technical debt and the amount of BAU engineering work. This is a hands-on role focused on improving architecture, maintainability, scalability, and long-term product direction click apply for full job details ...