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opportunity for an experienced Digital Engineering Product Owner to lead software engineering delivery within a complex, safety-critical environment. The Experience required for this role: 10+ years' Software Engineering experience within aerospace, defence, or another regulated industry. Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Engineering, or similar. Proven experience leading Software Engineering delivery, Product Ownership, or Software Factory environments. Strong knowledge of SDLC, software architecture, integration, verification & validation, configuration management, and requirements traceability. Experience delivering software to DO-178C and other safety-critical standards. Understanding of Digital ...

Software Engineering Tech Lead/Manager - Java, Javascript, ETL Up to £700 per day (Inside IR35) London/Hybrid (3 days per week on-site) This is a contract resource, so all candidates must come from a contracting background. My client is a high profile organisation … recruiting for a Software Engineering Tech Lead/Manager with experience of leading, coaching and managing teams of Software Engineers. This role will oversee the Development and maintenance of Technology products, with deep technical expertise across a range of technologies (Java, Javascript and Azure/ ...

Software Engineering Manager - Java, Javascript, Cloud Up to £850 per day (Inside IR35) London/Hybrid (3 days onsite) 6 months This is a contract resource, so all candidates must come from a contracting background. My client is an instantly recognisable firm who are urgently recruiting … Software Engineering Manager with experience of leading, coaching and managing large teams of Software Engineers. This role will oversee the Development teams of Engineers who are tasked with the Development and maintenance of Technology products.You will bring a passion for technology and deep technical expertise across ...

Lead Software Engineer Location: Milton Keynes (4 days per week in the office) Day Rate: £500-£550 Outside IR35 Duration: 6 Months We're working with an established and growing UK SaaS business looking to appoint an experienced Tech Lead to lead their software engineering function. This … leadership-focused role where you'll oversee a team of around 10 software engineers, driving engineering excellence, improving delivery processes, and shaping the technical direction of a modern cloud-based software platform. You'll work closely with senior leadership to deliver strategic initiatives while building a high ...

This is a unique opportunity to work across greenfield products, taking ideas from concept through to production. You'll be the team's primary software engineering specialist, building applied AI solutions, integrating LLMs, and developing scalable software products that support digital capability across government. Key Responsibilities * Design … build, and deploy end-to-end software solutions using modern engineering practices * Develop AI-enabled applications, integrating Large Language Models (LLMs) into production solutions * Work across the full software lifecycle, from discovery and prototyping through to deployment and iteration * Build frontend and backend components, APIs, databases ...

Head of Software Engineering (Hands on) My client is looking for head of software engineering to join their digital product team on a contract basis. This will suit someone who has experience of building and scaling teams from 0-1 sitting within a product engineering team. Whilst the team is being built this person needs to be hands-on. Experience Building and managing the following functions with software engineering: Front end, back end, integration's, mobile engineering. Technology stack: Kotlin multi-platform (KMP), React, Next JS, C#, .NET, Azure Cloud ...

Engineering Lead/Software Development Manager Remote/Hybrid working available Inside IR35 6 month contract + option to go permanent or extend We are looking for an experienced Engineering Lead/Software Development Manager to join a growing technology team. This role combines hands … software engineering with team leadership, technical direction and delivery ownership. You will lead and support a team of developers, helping to improve engineering practices, remove technical blockers and ensure high-quality delivery of software solutions. You will work closely with stakeholders across the business to shape ...

Engineering Lead - Digital Tools & Partnerships Up to £500 p/d (Inside IR35) Hybrid Working 6 months initially My client is a leading consultancy seeking an experienced Engineering Lead to support the Digital Tools & Partnerships workstream within a large-scale enterprise transformation programme. You'll be responsible … providing technical leadership across multiple engineering teams, driving engineering standards, overseeing complex integrations, and ensuring the successful delivery of scalable cloud-native solutions. Job Responsibilities: Provide engineering leadership and technical oversight across multiple delivery teams. Define, implement, and enforce engineering standards, development processes, and architecture best ...

Engineering Lead - Risk & Controls Rate: £515/day (via Umbrella Company) Contract Length: 6-12 Months Location: Hybrid - Radbroke (2-3 days onsite per week) Overview We are seeking an experienced and hands-on Engineering Lead to support a large-scale Risk & Controls transformation programme . This role … will provide technical leadership, governance, and engineering oversight across multiple delivery teams working on risk, compliance, controls, integration, and application enhancement initiatives. The successful candidate will play a key role in application modernization, regulatory-driven technology changes, controls implementation, enterprise integrations, and technical delivery. This is a highly hands ...

Engineering Lead - Risk & Controls Up to £515 p/d (Inside IR35) Hybrid Working 6 months initially My client is a leading consultancy seeking an experienced Engineering Lead to support the Risk & Controls workstream within a large-scale enterprise transformation programme. You'll be responsible for providing technical … leadership across multiple engineering teams, driving engineering standards, supporting BB Application enhancements, and ensuring technology solutions align with regulatory, risk, compliance, and governance requirements. Job Responsibilities: Provide engineering leadership and technical oversight across multiple delivery teams within the Risk & Controls workstream. Support the enhancement, modernisation, and ongoing ...

Software Engineer ADA Bristol (onsite) Initial 6-month contract £68ph, UMB, inside IR35 SC must be in place prior to starting the contract Overview of department: We're a driven team with a passion for software and its successful deployment in battlespace Command and Control (C2) weapon systems. … European missile system design, delivering safe, secure, and reliable products to our customers. Responsibilities: We are looking for a capable, adaptable and inquisitive Ada software engineer (see expectations below) to join a small talented team to develop middleware solutions for the next generation of advanced missile systems. Developing solutions ...

Senior Engineering Manager (AI) Growing people, teams, and modern engineering capability in an AI-enabled world We're looking for a Senior Engineering Manager (AI) to support, grow, and enable high-performing engineering teams , with a strong focus on AI-assisted development, engineering acceleration … modern ways of working . This is a senior, people-focused leadership role for someone who brings deep credibility from a software engineering background and is ready to lead through coaching, influence, and judgement rather than hands-on delivery. You'll play a key role in shaping ...

Start Date: ASAP Our Government Public Sector client is seeking an experienced Senior Delivery Lead (SFIA Level 5) to support a large-scale Agile software engineering programme. This role is ideal for a delivery professional with a strong background in leading complex software development initiatives, managing multiple … Agile teams, and driving successful delivery outcomes within fast-paced environments. Key Responsibilities Lead delivery across Agile software engineering teams. Coordinate multiple workstreams, dependencies, risks, and delivery plans. Facilitate Agile ceremonies including sprint planning, stand-ups, and retrospectives. Manage RAID logs, governance activities, and stakeholder reporting. Remove blockers ...

Contract Software Engineer ADA required for long term contract assignment in Bristol Skillset/experience required: A solid background in software engineering, ideally with development experience in a regulated software safety context e.g. Defence, Aerospace, Rail, Nuclear or Medical applications. Experience with Ada (preferred) or good … experience with C or C++. Whilst this position is for Ada development, we welcome applicants with experience in other software languages such as C, C++ or Rust, as we have found that Ada can be mastered by capable and willing software engineers. A passion for software engineering ...

World Class Defence Organisation based in Bristol is currently looking to recruit an ADA Software Engineer subcontractor on an initial 6 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). Rate: £68.00 … long-term thereafter. IR35 status: Inside IR35 (Umbrella) Interview process: One stage video interview Job Description: Were a driven team with a passion for software and its successful deployment in battlespace Command and Control (C2) weapon systems. We work on technology that is at the forefront of European missile ...

Principal/Lead/Senior Software Engineer Location: Liverpool (Hybrid - 2 days per week onsite) Contract: Initial 6 Months IR35 Status: Inside IR35 About the Role We are recruiting for Principal, Lead, and Senior Software Engineers to join a high-performing technology team on an initial 6-month … contract. These are hands-on engineering roles where you will design, develop, and deliver secure, scalable, and resilient software solutions while contributing to technical leadership across Agile delivery squads. Depending on your level of experience, you will take ownership of software delivery, lead engineering teams ...

CONTRACT AI BACKEND ENGINEER (OUTSIDE IR35) Agentic AI | Claude Code | GitHub Copilot | C#/.NET | AI Engineering | Outside IR35 Hybrid Working (2 Days Onsite in Greater Manchester) £500 - £580 Per Day Outside IR35 Initial 3 Month Contract CONTRACT AI BACKEND ENGINEER We're looking for an experienced AI Backend … Engineer to join a forward-thinking engineering team where Agentic AI is becoming a core part of software delivery . Strong commercial experience with C# and .NET remains essential , but what really sets this opportunity apart is the chance to help shape how AI is adopted across ...

Inside IR35 We're supporting a global, technology-led organisation undertaking a large-scale cloud data transformation programme. This isn't a traditional Data Engineering role. The organisation is modernising hundreds of complex data pipelines, establishing reusable engineering patterns and embedding engineering excellence across its Data function. … Staff-level engineer, you'll combine deep hands-on technical expertise with organisation-wide technical influence, helping shape how modern Data Engineering is delivered across multiple engineering teams. This is an opportunity to work on enterprise-scale data movement, cloud-native architectures and AI-assisted software engineering ...

seeking three talented Full Stack Software Engineers to join high-performing Agile Scrum teams delivering innovative, business-critical solutions within the Swiss financial services sector. This role offers the opportunity to work on modern, large-scale platforms where your ideas, technical expertise, and ownership mindset will directly influence … enjoy solving complex technical challenges, influencing architectural decisions, and working with modern cloud-native technologies. What You'll Do - As a Full Stack Software Engineer, you will take ownership of features across the full software lifecycle - from concept and architecture through development, deployment, and operations. Your responsibilities will ...

enabled services, and automation solutions that deliver real business value. This role offers broad technical exposure, with responsibilities spanning front-end development, backend engineering, cloud-native architectures, APIs, databases, and AI integrations. You'll collaborate with product, architecture, engineering and business stakeholders to develop robust solutions while contributing … technical best practices, code quality, and continuous improvement initiatives. Key Responsibilities Design, develop and maintain full-stack applications using modern software engineering practices Build and enhance scalable backend services, APIs and distributed systems Develop AI-powered features, workflows and automation capabilities across business applications Work across the entire ...

products, ecommerce platforms and digital tools that improve customer experience and business performance. The Role As the Ecommerce AI Engineer, you will combine software engineering, AI implementation and commercial problem-solving to build digital platforms and intelligent tools that support business growth. You will develop high-performing websites … booking and ecommerce journeys, AI communication agents, dashboards and automated workflows. Working closely with engineering, marketing, management and commercial stakeholders, you will turn business requirements into practical, measurable technology solutions. Key Responsibilities Digital Platforms and Ecommerce * Build and manage WordPress websites from initial concept through to launch * Integrate booking ...

products, ecommerce platforms and digital tools that improve customer experience and business performance. The Role As the Ecommerce AI Engineer, you will combine software engineering, AI implementation and commercial problem-solving to build digital platforms and intelligent tools that support business growth. You will develop high-performing websites … booking and ecommerce journeys, AI communication agents, dashboards and automated workflows. Working closely with engineering, marketing, management and commercial stakeholders, you will turn business requirements into practical, measurable technology solutions. Key Responsibilities Digital Platforms and Ecommerce * Build and manage WordPress websites from initial concept through to launch * Integrate booking ...

Senior JVM Software Engineer (Scala/Java) 6-12-month contract - Inside IR35 - up to £600 per day London based - hybrid working - 2-3 days onsite Finance sector - must have previous experience Overview Our client is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join a team building a distributed … financial indices and quantitative models. This is a business-critical platform operating within a high-performance financial services environment. This is primarily a backend engineering role, focused on designing and building new functionality rather than support or maintenance. Skills & Experience Strong senior-level software engineering background Significant ...

days onsite) Rate: £430 - £475 per day Duration: Initial 6-month contract IR35 Status: Outside IR35 Start Date: ASAP We are supporting an innovative engineering organisation in Bristol operating within a safety-critical software environment within the aerospace and regulated engineering sector. The role requires a Project … Manager with demonstrable experience delivering regulated or safety-critical software/engineering programmes, ideally within environments influenced by aerospace, defence, or similar high-assurance industries. This is a delivery improvement role focused on strengthening project governance, planning discipline, risk management, reporting standards, and delivery visibility across complex technical ...

Robotics Software Engineer - Calibration Tooling (Contract) Location: London (Hybrid - 1 day per week) or Germany (Hybrid - 1 day per week) Rate: Up to £750 per day Inside IR35 Contract: Initial 6 months An exciting opportunity has arisen with a leading autonomous vehicle technology company looking for an experienced Robotics … Software Engineer to support the development of engineering tooling used across robotics calibration systems. This role is focused on building the software that enables robotics engineers to debug, investigate and understand calibration behaviour across complex autonomous systems. Rather than developing new robotics algorithms, you'll create ...