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Data Engineer
Elevate Technology Group Ltd
Rugby
Hybrid
Mid - Senior
£40,000 - £46,000
RECENTLY POSTED

Role: Data Engineer
Salary: £40,000 - £46,000 Plus Hybrid Working, 38 Days Holiday, Generous Pension Scheme, Healthcare
Location: Rugby, Warwickshire

A progressive public sector organisation, is embarking on an exciting digital transformation journey. They’re looking for a Data Engineer ready to join the team and make a real impact moving forward.

About the opportunity
This is a brilliant chance to develop your career while delivering meaningful change. You’ll lead a small technical team, working closely with senior leadership to drive efficiency and innovation.

The role combines hands-on technical work with emerging leadership responsibilities, perfect for someone who’s proven themselves technically and is ready to take the next step into team management and strategic delivery.

You’ll be at the heart of an ambitious programme using AI and automated workflows to transform how services are delivered, generating measurable cost savings and productivity gains.

What you’ll be doing:

* Coordinate a technical team focused on data and automation

* Design and deliver automation and data engineering solutions

* Build data pipelines, ETL processes and develop RPA workflows

* Drive efficiency programmes, tracking and demonstrating impact

* Work with stakeholders to identify opportunities for smarter working

* Translate technical concepts into clear recommendations for decision-makers

Essential Skills:

* Experience in automation tooling (RPA, Power Automate, APIs) and/or data engineering (ETL, SQL, Python, data pipelines)

* Experience with data platforms (Azure, AWS, Power BI, Tableau or similar)

* Ability to deliver technical solutions that generate measurable results

* Strong communication skills with non-technical audiences

Desirable:

* Experience with AI/ML tools or cloud platforms

* Team leadership, coaching or mentoring experience

Why this role?
If you’re looking to move from purely technical work into a role where you can shape strategy, lead a team this could be perfect. You’ll gain leadership experience, work on cutting-edge automation and AI projects, and help drive real change.

Keywords: Data Engineer, Automation Engineer, RPA, ETL, Python, SQL, Power BI, Team Leader, Data Pipeline, Power Automate, Azure, AWS, API Integration, Business Intelligence, Public Sector, Local Government, Digital Transformation, Technical Lead, Process Automation, Midlands

Azure Infrastructure Lead
Erin Associates
Leeds
Hybrid
Senior
£70,000
RECENTLY POSTED

Azure Infrastructure Lead UK Remote / Monthly visits to Yorkshire
£60,000 - £70,000 + bonus, 35-hour work week and great benefits

This successful company with £50m+ yearly turnover is on the market for an Azure Infrastructure Lead to join their established IT team. As a Cloud Infrastructure Lead, you will architect, implement and maintain IT infrastructure solutions across hybrid cloud and on-premises environments.

This Azure Infrastructure Lead role will manage an established team of Azure Engineers, working with the leadership team to maintain and support all infrastructure to a high standard. You will oversee project management for infrastructure projects and ensure the efficiency and quality of all infrastructure services.

The role will be primarily remote, with the expectation of at least once per month in Leeds.

Package:

  1. 35-hour work week
  2. Up to 20% bonus
  3. 30 days holidays + bank holidays (plus buy and sell 5 more days)
  4. 6% employer pension contribution and much more.
  5. Flexible working opportunities
  6. Personal development opportunities

Desired technical skills:

  • Azure cloud services, including compute, storage, networking, security, and hybrid connectivity (e.g., VPN, Azure Arc).
  • Proven managerial / team leadership experience
  • Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools such as Terraform
  • Cyber Security
  • Networking
  • PowerShell, Microsoft technologies, Copilot, Windows Server, Backups
  • Relevant Azure / Infrastructure certifications are highly desirable

The company have an excellent reputation within their sector and have shown consistent growth YoY. Last year, they posted double-digit-million profits and are planning to expand the team in the coming months.

Click APPLYto be considered for the role as my client is aiming to interview as soon as possible. All interviews will be conducted virtually

Contact Scott Murray

Erin Associates welcomes applications from people of all ethnicities, genders, sexual orientations, and disabilities. Please inform us if you require any reasonable adjustment at any stage of the application process.

If you have not heard back from us within 5 working days, please assume that your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion. Your profile may be considered for other suitable vacancies that arise within the next 12 weeks.

Key words; Azure Infrastructure, Cloud Infrastructure Lead, Infrastructure Manager, Infrastructure Specialist. Commutable from Leeds, Selby, Barnsley, Wetherby, Wakefield, Harrogate, Bradford, York, Hessle, Doncaster

Erin Associates Ltd is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.

Senior C# Developer
Michael Page
Sompting
Hybrid
Senior
£650/day - £660/day
RECENTLY POSTED

Our client is the Public Sector and is looking for a Lead Developer to join on a 6 Month Inside IR35 Contract. This role will be remote with 4 days a month visits to their office in Brighton.

Client Details

Our client is the Public Sector and is looking for a Lead Developer to join on a 6 Month Inside IR35 Contract. This role will be remote with 4 days a month visits to their office in Brighton.

Description

Lead the development and implementation of software solutions to meet organisational goals.
Collaborate with stakeholders to define project requirements and deliverables.
Ensure the quality and performance of developed applications through testing and optimisation.
Provide technical guidance and mentorship to team members.
Maintain up-to-date documentation for all development projects.
Identify and resolve technical challenges in a timely manner.
Ensure compliance with organisational standards and regulatory requirements.
Support the continuous improvement of development processes and methodologies.Profile

Must haves:

C#.NET
Azure
CI/CD Pipelines
Strong testing experienceNice to haves:

Azure Service Bus
Azure Logic Apps
Playwright / Selenium / Specflow
Mentoring experienceJob Offer

12 Month Inside IR35 Contract up to 660

Remote .NET Technical Lead
Avanti Recruitment
Preston
Fully remote
Senior
£85,000 - £95,000
RECENTLY POSTED
+5

ABOUT THE ROLE
We are working with a UK-based, technology-led organisation that builds and operates mission-critical platforms used by large enterprise and public sector clients across the UK and Europe.

They are hiring a Technical Lead / Lead Developer to strengthen technical leadership within a growing engineering function and to act as the day-to-day technical authority across multiple systems.

This is a hands-on technical leadership role. You will remain close to the code while guiding engineering standards, improving consistency and supporting delivery at scale.

WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING
• Acting as the technical lead for a distributed engineering team
• Writing production code across both backend and frontend, depending on project phase
• Reviewing code and improving quality, testing and consistency
• Leading technical discussions and day-to-day decision making
• Mentoring developers through code reviews and technical guidance
• Supporting customer-facing technical conversations when required
• Working closely with senior engineering leadership on delivery and architecture

This is not a pure architect role and not a hands-off management position.

TECH STACK
This is a genuinely full-stack role with work split roughly 50/50, depending on priorities.

Back End
• C#
• Modern .NET
• API-led services
• SQL Server

Architecture & Platform
• Event-driven and asynchronous systems
• Messaging patterns
• Cloud-based infrastructure
• Docker and Kubernetes exposure

Security
• OIDC
• OAuth2
• SAML
• JWT
• Enterprise SSO implementations

Front End
• JavaScript / TypeScript
• Vue.js (version 3)
• Composition API
• Axios and structured API patterns

CURRENT FOCUS AREAS
• Improving code quality and consistency across a complex platform estate
• Strengthening testing, observability and engineering standards
• Supporting onboarding and integration of new enterprise customers
• Evolving APIs and integration patterns as the platform scales

AI & ENGINEERING PRACTICES
AI-assisted development tools are already in use within the team.

You will help:
• Define sensible and consistent use of AI tools
• Introduce guardrails and best practices
• Use AI to improve productivity and code quality while maintaining engineering judgement

TEAM & STRUCTURE
• Lean, senior engineering team
• This role sits between the development team and senior engineering leadership
• No formal line management initially, but clear technical ownership

REMOTE WORKING
• Remote-first role
• Majority home-based
• Occasional in-person sessions for planning, reviews or architecture discussions
• Typically, once per quarter, 2–3 days at a time
• All travel and accommodation covered

SALARY & BENEFITS
• Competitive senior-level salary £85,000 - £95,000
• Fully remote working model, 25 days holiday + bank

INTERVIEW PROCESS
• Two-stage interview process
• No coding tests
• Experience-led, technical discussions

If this position is of interest, please apply now for immediate consideration

Senior Full Stack Developer
Stackstudio Digital Ltd.
Multiple locations
Hybrid
Senior
£70,000
RECENTLY POSTED
+1
  • Role/Job title:Senior Full Stack Developer
  • Mode of working London-3 days onsite
  • Type of Employment-Permanent

The Role

As aSenior Full Stack Developer, you will design and deliver end-to-end application solutions using cloud platforms such as Azure, AWS or GCP, alongside modern technologies including NoSQL databases, Python, React, TypeScript and DevOps tooling. You will work on cutting-edge projects, develop scalable applications and collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality solutions.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Own the end-to-end architecture across front-end, back-end, APIs, data and system integrations.
  • Define reference architectures, technology standards and design principles for development teams.
  • Make strategic technical decisions balancing scalability, security, cost efficiency and delivery speed.
  • Design and develop accessible, secure and scalable front-end applications using React and TypeScript.
  • Establish standards for state management, authentication flows and UI/UX consistency.
  • Architect back-end services using Node.js or Python, including REST APIs and event-driven patterns.
  • Apply microservices principles, resiliency patterns and fault-tolerant design.
  • Model and manage relational and NoSQL databases such as MongoDB and Postgres, including caching and data access strategies.
  • Architect cloud-native solutions on AWS, Azure or GCP, incorporating CI/CD pipelines and Infrastructure as Code.
  • Build for high availability, disaster recovery, cost optimisation and embedded observability.
  • Apply secure coding practices and design robust authentication, authorisation and data-protection models.
  • Ensure compliance with enterprise security policies and regulatory standards.

Essential skills / knowledge / experience:

  • Hands-on experience in software development and solution architecture.
  • Deep expertise in Azure, AWS or GCP cloud services. Strong background in backend development (TypeScript, React, Node.js, Python), REST APIs and microservices.
  • Experience working with NoSQL databases such as MongoDB or Postgres.
  • Proficiency with CI/CD pipelines, Infrastructure as Code and DevOps practices.
  • Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to articulate complex concepts clearly.
  • Familiarity with AI/ML integration and secure cloud architecture is an advantage.

Permanent Interview Format:1. Live coding+ 2 interview rounds

Senior DevOps Engineer
Randstad Digital
Newcastle upon Tyne
In office
Senior
£500/day - £550/day
RECENTLY POSTED
+5

Senior DevOps Engineer (SC Cleared) We are seeking a Senior DevOps Engineer with an active SC Clearance to drive development initiatives across a diverse project portfolio. This role is ideal for a technical lead who excels at building robust automation and enjoys mentoring the next generation of engineers. Key Responsibilities Design and maintain scalable infrastructure across AWS and Azure environments. Automate deployments using Terraform , Ansible , and Packer . Manage CI/CD pipelines within GitLab and oversee Kubernetes orchestration. Ensure system reliability through ELK or Dynatrace observability. Mentor & Coach: Deliver structured training and hands-on guidance to junior team members. Technical Requirements Cloud: Proven experience with both AWS and Azure. IaC & Automation: Strong proficiency in Terraform, Ansible, and Packer. Containers: Deep knowledge of Docker and Kubernetes. Scripting: Advanced Linux administration and Bash scripting skills. CI/CD: Hands-on experience with GitLab. Observability: Proficiency in ELK Stack or Dynatrace. Essential Criteria Security Clearance: Must hold a valid and active SC Clearance . Leadership: Demonstrated experience in teaching, coaching, or mentoring junior staff. Randstad Technologies is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy. TPBN1\_UKTJ

Technical Lead - TypeScript / Node.js
Adria Solutions
Manchester
Remote or hybrid
Senior
£80,000
RECENTLY POSTED
+7

As a Technical Lead, youll work directly with the founder to shape the technical vision and execution of a high-growth startup backed by a larger, established group. Youll lead a talented engineering squad, drive architectural decisions, and deliver scalable backend systems that support thousands of users-all while influencing the strategic direction of the product.

This is a hands-on leadership role where youll combine deep technical expertise with mentorship, strategic thinking, and cross-functional collaboration in a fast-moving startup environment.

The RoleTechnical Strategy & Leadership

  • Work alongside the founder to define and evolve the technical roadmap
  • Lead architectural design and critical technology decisions
  • Champion engineering best practices, code quality, and technical excellence
  • Mentor, coach, and grow engineers at all levels
  • Foster a culture of ownership, collaboration, and innovation

Backend Architecture & Development

  • Architect, build, and scale backend services and RESTful APIs
  • Design, optimise, and maintain MongoDB database solutions
  • Improve system reliability, performance, and scalability
  • Resolve complex production issues with robust solutions
  • Implement microservices and modern backend patterns

Collaboration & Delivery

  • Partner with Product, Design, and the founder to deliver high-impact outcomes
  • Participate in hiring and technical interviews to grow the engineering team
  • Drive improvements in processes, CI/CD pipelines, and DevOps practices
  • Ensure effective planning, estimation, and execution across initiatives

Core Technical Expertise

Youll thrive in this role if you have strong experience with:

  • MongoDB (data modelling, indexing, aggregation pipelines, performance tuning)
  • Node.js and the wider JavaScript/TypeScript ecosystem
  • Express.js and/or Fastify
  • RESTful API design and distributed systems
  • AWS or similar cloud platforms
  • Microservices architecture
  • Testing frameworks (Vitest, Jest, Mocha, etc.)
  • CI/CD pipelines and DevOps best practices
  • GitHub workflows
  • Observability and monitoring tools (e.g., Datadog)
  • Docker and Kubernetes

Tech Stack

Youll be working with:

  • Node.js, JavaScript/TypeScript
  • Express.js, Fastify
  • MongoDB
  • AWS
  • Vue.js, Nuxt.js

Nice to Have AI Experience

Not essential, but highly desirable:

  • Integrating AI/ML models into production systems
  • Working with LLM APIs (OpenAI, Anthropic, etc.)
  • Prompt engineering
  • AI workflow tools (LangChain, Flowise)
  • Building internal AI-powered automation tools

Why This Role is Exciting

  • Work directly with the founder on a startup backed by a larger, established group
  • Influence the technical and product direction from the ground up
  • Hands-on leadership in a fast-moving, high-impact environment

Benefits

We genuinely invest in our people. Youll enjoy:

  • Remote-first working (offices in London and Manchester)
  • Flexible working hours
  • 25 days annual leave + 8 bank holidays + 2 Christmas shutdown days
  • Option to purchase an additional week of leave

Interested? Please Click Apply Now!Technical Lead - TypeScript / Node.js

Senior DevOps Engineer (SC Cleared)
Randstad Digital
Newcastle upon Tyne
Hybrid
Senior
£400/day - £550/day
RECENTLY POSTED
+6

Senior DevOps Engineer (SC Cleared) - Multi-Cloud

Newcastle - Hybrid

4 Months Contract Inside IR35

£450 to £550 a day

*Active Security Clearance is Needed*

A high profiled consultancy firm is looking for an experienced DevOps Engineer with active SC Clearance to contribute to mission critical programme. This role is ideal for a hands-on technical lead who enjoys bridging the gap between high-level delivery and team development.

In this position, you will be at the heart of a complex multi-cloud estate (AWS and Azure). We need a specialist who is as comfortable architecting a Terraform module as they are coaching junior engineers to help them scale their skills. You will play a pivotal role in ensuring security, scalability, and observability are baked into the infrastructure from day one.

Essential Skills

  • Hands-on experience across both AWS and Azure.
  • Advanced skills in Terraform for building reusable modules.
  • Proficiency with Ansible and Packer for configuration and image hardening.
  • Deep knowledge of Kubernetes (EKS/AKS) and Docker.
  • Experience building pipelines within GitLab or Jenkins.
  • Mastery of Linux environments and Bash scripting
  • Experience with tools such as ELK or Dynatrace.

??Newcastle - Hybrid workday 2 or 3 days in office | ?? £450 to £550 | 4 Months Contract

*Active Security Clearance is Needed*

If you have the technical chops and a passion for mentoring, I want to hear from you. If the above seems of interest to you then please apply directly to the AD or send your CV to

Randstad Technologies is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

CTO, Node.js, AWS, 100% remote, COR7451A
Corriculo Ltd
Reading
Fully remote
Leader
£100,000
RECENTLY POSTED
+1

An internationally trusted source of medical news and education to the healthcare professional community, seeks a CTO to guide them through a major digital transformation, including a full ground-up redesign/redevelopment of their core platforms and wider product ecosystem. With the existing platform developed predominantly in PHP and WordPress, my client is seeking to adopt a more modern tech stack that will provide greater stability, scalability, resilience and will allow them to embrace AI and provide new features and enhanced functionality.

The Role

The CTO will bridge strategy and execution, as they translate business vision and product requirements into a clear technical strategy. The CTO will then own the end-to-end digital roadmap for the new digital platform, and will advise on platform architecture, tooling and technology, before then leading and line-managing the development team through the greenfield rebuild of the platform.

This is a “sleeves rolled up” CTO role and would suit a candidate with senior engineering leadership experience (CTO, VP Engineering, Head of Engineering, Tech Lead, Principal Engineer etc.) looking to architect and own a major platform rebuild in a role that will provide real influence over product direction and company growth.

The Company

The CTO will be joining a company established nearly 10 years ago to meet a growing need for independent expert advice and cutting-edge research directly from international thought leaders. Having grown rapidly to establish themselves as a trusted global leader in this field, providing readily accessible content via a range of subject-specific websites and digital platforms, their close-knit team work remotely, but with a collaboration hub currently in London where they enjoy getting together to explore and share ideas on a monthly basis.

With a flexible approach to working and with excellent benefits and opportunities for career development and advancement, this really is an excellent time to join.

Benefits include:

  • Remote working
  • Flexible hours
  • 25 days holiday
  • Pension

What’s required of the CTO?

  • Senior engineering leadership experience gained within smaller companies where the environment is fast-moving
  • Experience of architecting modern web platforms with Node.js backend development, AWS infrastructure, Linux and containerised applications such as Docker
  • PHP/WordPress would be useful to understand the current platform
  • Python skills, especially for AI/data/automation use cases would be beneficial
  • Practical experience of implementing AI features, with an understanding of LLMs, prompt design, vector search, knowledge graphs, etc., would be advantageous

What Next?

If you’re currently a CTO, or looking to take the step up to that level of ownership and responsibility, and have any questions or would simply welcome a chat about this excellent position and company, just call me or drop me an email, as I’d love to hear from you! If, though, you think this role could be right for you and you’d like to learn more, then please apply now!

CTO, Node.js, AWS, Chief Technology Officer, VP Engineering, Head of Engineering, Tech Lead, Principal Engineer

Corriculo Ltd acts as an employment agency and an employment business. #GB, #ChannelA

Software Engineering Manager (UCX) (Mobile)
Hargreaves Lansdown
London
Hybrid
Senior - Leader
Private salary
RECENTLY POSTED

Hargreaves Lansdown (HL) are looking for an experienced and talented Mobile Software Engineering Manager to lead a Unified Client Experience (UCX) product development team in building market-leading mobile applications for our clients.

About HL And The Opportunity

We’re building the next generation platform for one of the UK’s largest financial services companies, trusted by over 2 million clients and managing c.£150 billion in assets. This is your opportunity to shape technology that will redefine how people invest and achieve financial freedom.

You will build our green field next generation Unified Client Experience (UCX) mobile applications that will streamline client journeys across a range of products and services. It’s an exciting opportunity to design, architect and build a modern cross platform mobile application from scratch using React Native and latest design patterns and industry best practices to modernize and transform our savings and investment platform.

The UCX team consolidates the efforts of the whole organisation, transforming client journeys and delivering on HL’s vision to give people financial freedom. You will work with like-minded people from business, product and engineering functions to develop and refine client journeys covering onboarding, KYC, account management and investment workflows in a secure and compliant environment.

By joining us, you’ll help deliver innovative and scalable solutions that make investing easier and more accessible to millions of users across the UK.

Be part of HL’s future. Be part of the future of investing. Shape it with us.

What You’ll Be Doing

Leadership & People Management

  • Recruit, lead, and develop an agile team of 5-7 mobile engineers (React Native) across a mix of seniority levels.
  • Own people management responsibilities including hiring, onboarding, line management, performance management, coaching, mentoring, and career development.
  • Foster a collaborative, inclusive, and high-performance team culture focused on continuous improvement and psychological safety.

Technical Leadership & Delivery

  • Provide hands-on technical leadership for the design and delivery of greenfield mobile applications in iOS and Android using cross platform React Native technology stack. Solid experience & knowledge of React Native is a must-have.
  • Define and uphold mobile engineering standards, best practices, and architectural principles.
  • Lead technical decision-making, balancing short-term delivery needs with long-term maintainability and scalability.
  • Ensure applications are performant, accessible, secure, and compliant with relevant standards and regulations.

Platform & Integration

  • Lead the integration of mobile platforms with backend services using GraphQL APIs, and third-party systems to deliver seamless end-to-end user experiences.
  • Collaborate with backend, platform, and DevOps teams to ensure well-designed interfaces and reliable deployments.

Ways of Working & Quality

  • Take ownership of the agile software development lifecycle, including backlog refinement, Scrum ceremonies, CI/CD pipelines, release processes, and production deployments.
  • Promote iterative delivery with a strong focus on customer outcomes, rapid feedback loops, and measurable value.
  • Manage mobile release processes: feature flags, phased roll out, hotfix workflows and versioning.

Stakeholder Collaboration

  • Work closely with Product Managers, Designers, and business stakeholders to align technical delivery with product strategy and customer needs.
  • Communicate technical concepts, trade-offs, and progress clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences.

About You

  • 10+ years of commercial experience building mobile applications across iOS and Android, and at least 4 years leading engineering teams.

  • High proficiency in cross platform development in React Native is essential, with a strong grasp of front-end design patterns and best practices in mobile SDLC.

  • Proven experience of REST/GraphQL API integration with mobile applications

  • Solid understanding of mobile application fundamentals: iOS/Android app lifecycle, performance constraints and release management

  • Proven hands-on software engineering background across modern mobile technologies e.g. cross platform / native development.

  • Strong understanding of modern mobile architecture, including state management, responsive layouts, routing, navigation, performance optimisation and accessibility standards.

  • Experience designing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines, using version control effectively, and working within modern development workflows.

  • Solid experience in managing mobile release processes: feature flags, phased roll out, hotfix workflows and versioning.

  • Strong advocate for quality and security, embedding automated testing, code quality checks, and security scanning into development pipelines.

  • Passionate about mentoring and developing engineers through coaching, code reviews, and fostering a culture of continuous learning and improvement.

  • Proven experience in leading high performing engineering teams in fast paced environments and well versed in line management duties.

  • Able to thrive in fast-paced, regulated environments where delivery speed, quality, compliance, and innovation must be carefully balanced.

  • Strong communication and articulation skills, capable of independently navigating an organization and able to negotiate and lead discussions to develop consensus across various levels and departments.

Interview Process

3 Stage Interview

Stage 1 - Discussion with our Hiring Manager (30mins):

A chance to talk with our Hiring Manager in more detail about the role, our tech stack and some of the problems we solve every day. Here, we’ll dig a bit more into some of your experiences, understand the processes you’re familiar with and the technologies you’ve used to deliver end user value.

Stage 2 - Technical Assessment (70mins):

For the technical part, we’d like you to sit down with some of your potential peers to work through a technical design solution. This is to assess your technology depth including technical design/architecture knowledge, familiarity with design patterns, analytical skills and knowledge of mobile technology stack.

Stage 3 - Final Round - Architecture, Leadership & Culture fit (60 - 80 mins):

In this round you will be assessed on your overall architecture and technical skill, your leadership experience and our cultural Fit

Package

We offer a competitive salary, depending on experience, alongside a generous performance-based bonus scheme.

Your total reward package includes:

  • ?? Up to 19% pension contribution - helping you plan confidently for the future
  • ?? Private medical insurance - giving you peace of mind and access to top-tier healthcare
  • ?? A wide range of excellent benefits, from lifestyle perks to wellbeing support, designed to help you thrive both in and out of work

We believe in recognising and rewarding the impact you make - and ensuring you feel valued every step of the way.

Working Schedule

We’re based in the stunning Paddington Central offices at 4 Kingdom Street, a modern workspace designed to energise your day and elevate collaboration.

What Makes It Special?

  • ?? Landscaped rooftop gardens - perfect for a breath of fresh air or informal catch-ups.
  • ?? London’s highest rooftop basketball court - yes, really!
  • ??? Wellness amenities including showers, lockers, hairdryers, and fresh towels.
  • ?? Cyclist-friendly with secure bike storage and drying rooms.
  • ??? Stylish lounge areas, booths, and breakout spaces for focused work or relaxed chats.
  • ?? Canalside location near Little Venice, with floating restaurants, coffee shops, and a seasonal pop-up garden bar.
  • ?? Unbeatable transport links - just steps from Paddington Station and the Elizabeth Line.

We embrace a hybrid working model that gives you the best of both worlds:

  • 1-2 days a week in the office to connect, collaborate, and enjoy everything the space has to offer.
  • Remote flexibility for deep focus, work-life balance, and personal productivity.

This is a full-time role, working 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday.

Please note, we do not offer sponsorship opportunities for this role.

Senior Software Engineer
Platform Recruitment
Cambridge
In office
Senior
£100,000 - £350,000
RECENTLY POSTED

Senior Software Engineer - Up to £350,000 - Cambridge

Title: Senior Software Engineer

Company: Proprietary HFT

Location: Cambridge

Pay: Up to £350,000 with huge potential to increase

Company:

A proprietary trading firm in Cambridge, specialising in the research and development of ultra-low-latency automated trading strategies, are looking for a Software Engineer with a demonstrable background of delivering complex projects from a concept through to delivery.

It is important that you have been involved in the entire software development life cycle (SDLC), as this dynamic role will require you to rapidly prototype - and ultimately move into production - highly complex, reliable and performant systems - oftentimes from scratch.

Role:

* Develop ultra-low-latency trading systems C++ or Rust code

* Work closely with a close-knit team of Software Developers and Quant Traders

* Build mission-critical research systems from scratch

* This is an early-stage hire for the team. Much of your work will be completely greenfield. You will be involved in the designing, prototyping, testing and productionising new software.

* Providing support to a small number of junior engineers

* Whilst not a requirement, you will be given the opportunity to grow into a senior managerial role should you wish

About you:

* Holistic approach to problem solving; you are able to see the ‘bigger picture’ of your work

* Exceptional systems knowledge

* Exceptional Linux knowledge

* Strong networking knowledge (TCP/IP)

* Strong concurrent programming ability (C++ or Rust)

* Experienced working with distributed systems

Full details are available. Please don’t hesitate to get in touch

Senior Low-Code Engineer, Low-Code Team Leader, Power Platform
Carrington Recruitment Solutions Limited
West End
Hybrid
Senior
£75,000
TECH-AGNOSTIC ROLE

Senior Low-Code Engineer, Low-Code Team Leader, Power Platform, Co-Pilot, Mainly Remote Senior Low Code Developer / Senior Low Code Engineer / Low Code Team Leader is required to work for a fast-growing and exciting company based in Central London. However, this will mainly be remote and the expectation is to go into the office circa twice a month. Please read in full before applying We need someone with a Microsoft tech-stack background who has experience as a Low-Code Engineer / Developer with Power Platform experience. Knowledge of and exposure to the likes of (not all, but some!) Microsoft Co-Pilot Studio, Azure DevOps, DevSecOps, D365 would be useful. A strong and proven leader is required who can assist with mentoring more junior members of the team, along with being a confident communicator with the Stakeholders. Questions to ask yourself and answer confidently would be the likes of: How do I work in an Agile environment? (break it down and provide a solid answer) How do I know I am developing the right things for the business? What is the common goal of what we are all trying to achieve here? This is how the business works and thinks. Some people are guilty of developing for the sake of it. This is all about building for purpose and helping to take this business on a journey. Read on for more details Skills required: Strong leadership skills Background in a heavily regulated environment would be preferred Strong understanding of Microsoft's Power Platform, other low-code platforms are an advantage Experience in leading cross-functional teams and managing multiple projects effectively Proven ability to set and monitor governance standards on low-code platforms Familiarity with Azure Logic Apps and Microsoft 365 integrations, including Microsoft Graph Experience in running Power Platform solutions in production scenarios Strong understandings of Power Platform licensing best practices This is a great opportunity and salary is dependent upon experience. Apply now for more details.

Senior DevOps Engineer (SC Cleared)
Randstad Technologies Recruitment
Newcastle upon Tyne
Hybrid
Senior
£400/day - £550/day
+6

Senior DevOps Engineer (SC Cleared) - Multi-Cloud Newcastle - Hybrid 4 Months Contract Inside IR35 £450 to £550 a day \*Active Security Clearance is Needed\* A high profiled consultancy firm is looking for an experienced DevOps Engineer with active SC Clearance to contribute to mission critical programme. This role is ideal for a hands-on technical lead who enjoys bridging the gap between high-level delivery and team development. In this position, you will be at the heart of a complex multi-cloud estate (AWS and Azure). We need a specialist who is as comfortable architecting a Terraform module as they are coaching junior engineers to help them scale their skills. You will play a pivotal role in ensuring security, scalability, and observability are baked into the infrastructure from day one. Essential Skills Hands-on experience across both AWS and Azure. Advanced skills in Terraform for building reusable modules. Proficiency with Ansible and Packer for configuration and image hardening. Deep knowledge of Kubernetes (EKS/AKS) and Docker. Experience building pipelines within GitLab or Jenkins. Mastery of Linux environments and Bash scripting Experience with tools such as ELK or Dynatrace. Newcastle - Hybrid workday 2 or 3 days in office | £450 to £550 | 4 Months Contract \*Active Security Clearance is Needed\* If you have the technical chops and a passion for mentoring, I want to hear from you. If the above seems of interest to you then please apply directly to the AD or send your CV to Randstad Technologies is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy

Senior DevOps Engineer
Randstad Technologies Recruitment
Newcastle upon Tyne
In office
Senior
£500/day - £550/day
+5

Senior DevOps Engineer (SC Cleared) We are seeking a Senior DevOps Engineer with an active SC Clearance to drive development initiatives across a diverse project portfolio. This role is ideal for a technical lead who excels at building robust automation and enjoys mentoring the next generation of engineers. Key Responsibilities Design and maintain scalable infrastructure across AWS and Azure environments. Automate deployments using Terraform, Ansible, and Packer. Manage CI/CD pipelines within GitLab and oversee Kubernetes orchestration. Ensure system reliability through ELK or Dynatrace observability. Mentor & Coach: Deliver structured training and hands-on guidance to junior team members. Technical Requirements Cloud: Proven experience with both AWS and Azure. IaC & Automation: Strong proficiency in Terraform, Ansible, and Packer. Containers: Deep knowledge of Docker and Kubernetes. Scripting: Advanced Linux administration and Bash scripting skills. CI/CD: Hands-on experience with GitLab. Observability: Proficiency in ELK Stack or Dynatrace. Essential Criteria Security Clearance: Must hold a valid and active SC Clearance. Leadership: Demonstrated experience in teaching, coaching, or mentoring junior staff. Randstad Technologies is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy

Software Developer
Copello
Reading
Hybrid
Mid - Senior
£75/hour - £85/hour

Reading (25% onsite) – 6 month contract Inside IR35 – SC Active About the Role The Software Developer is responsible for designing, delivering and integrating high‑quality, innovative software products within an Agile team. The role offers the chance to experiment, challenge ideas, learn and grow within a supportive and inclusive environment, while being recognised for the impact you make. You’ll contribute to a complex project involving the integration of hardware, software and courseware components, working with multiple stakeholders—from suppliers to end‑users within the UK MOD—to ensure successful delivery. Success in this role comes from collaborating as part of a multi‑disciplined team to produce high‑value software solutions that drive business outcomes and realise programme benefits. The role requires core technical skills and experience, with additional desirable knowledge and capabilities outlined separately. Required Experience \* Proven delivery of applications in Agile teams using CI/CD pipelines. \* Strong C++ and WPF development background. \* Proficient with GitLab, Bitbucket, Jira and DOORS. \* Experience delivering solutions across security classifications using Secure by Design principles. \* Ability to lead multi‑disciplinary development teams. \* Strong stakeholder engagement skills. \* Knowledge of configuration management processes and systems. Desirable Experience \* C# and WPF development. \* Building enterprise‑level applications or services. \* Experience in simulation or training environments. \* Familiarity with TDD, BDD and SOLID principles. \* Understanding of DevOps/DevSecOps practices. Responsibilities \* Design, build and maintain code using industry best practices, contributing to estimation and evolving standards. \* Deliver features aligned to the product roadmap, making decisions that directly support programme success. \* Conduct first‑line peer reviews and provide clear technical guidance. \* Drive continuous improvement in code quality and team practices. \* Provide technical direction and leadership within the team. \* Design and develop new product functionality. \* Create test artefacts—including unit and integration tests—to support continuous delivery

Senior Android Developer
Adecco
Manchester
Hybrid
Senior
£65,000 - £90,000

Manchester (Hybrid - 2 days in office)

Salary: £65,000 - £90,000 DOE

Are you ready to make a difference? Our client is on a mission to help millions save money when it matters most. With a portfolio of well-known consumer platforms, they reach over 24 million visitors monthly, transforming lives and empowering households across the UK.

Why You’ll Love Working Here:

  • A vibrant, open-minded, and inclusive workplace
  • High-performing teams that collaborate to create world-class experiences
  • A culture where every voice matters and everyone belongs

About the Role:

We’re seeking a passionate Senior Android Developer to join the Mobile Collective, enhancing a suite of high-traffic consumer apps. You’ll be part of cross-functional squads, collaborating with product managers, designers, and engineers through the full software development life cycle.

Your Responsibilities:

  • Lead feature delivery and shape technical strategy
  • Collaborate closely for pixel-perfect implementation
  • Write clean, maintainable Kotlin code with Jetpack Compose
  • Champion TDD, CI/CD, and other best practices
  • Mentor and support fellow engineers

What We’re Looking For:

  • Proven experience with Android apps using Kotlin and Jetpack Compose
  • Strong understanding of mobile architecture and design patterns
  • Passion for agile development and quick delivery
  • Comfortable leveraging AI tools to boost productivity
  • Collaborative mindset focused on continuous improvement

Rewards & Benefits:

  • 27 days holiday (rising to 30) + bank holidays
  • Bonus scheme
  • Pension with up to 6% employer contribution
  • Enhanced shared parental leave (6 months paid for both parents)
  • Work-from-anywhere scheme (2 weeks per year)
  • Access to mental health platforms and financial coaching

Apply now and be part of something great!

Adecco is a disability-confident employer. It is important to us that we run an inclusive and accessible recruitment process to support candidates of all backgrounds and all abilities to apply. Adecco is committed to building a supportive environment for you to explore the next steps in your career. If you require reasonable adjustments at any stage, please let us know and we will be happy to support you.

Senior iOS Developer
Adecco
Manchester
Hybrid
Senior
£65,000 - £90,000

Manchester (Hybrid - 2 days per week in the office)

Salary: 65,000 - £90,000 DOE

Why Join Us?

Become part of an organisation that helps millions save money when it matters most! With a portfolio of renowned consumer platforms and B2B partnerships, we’re dedicated to making a real difference.

What Makes Us Unique?

  • A vibrant workplace that celebrates diversity and inclusivity
  • High-performing teams collaborating to deliver world-class experiences
  • A culture where every voice matters and everyone belongs

About the Role

We’re on the lookout for an experienced Senior iOS Developer to join our Mobile Collective! You’ll support and grow our suite of high-traffic consumer apps, working in multi-disciplinary squads alongside product managers, designers, and engineers. Dive into the full SDLC - From design to deployment - while leveraging AI tools like GitHub Copilot and ChatGPT to elevate code quality and speed up delivery.

Your Responsibilities:

  • Lead feature delivery and contribute to technical strategy
  • Collaborate closely with product and design teams for pixel-perfect execution
  • Write clean, maintainable Swift code using SwiftUI and UIKit
  • Champion engineering best practices, including TDD and CI/CD
  • Mentor and support fellow engineers in their growth

What We’re Looking For:

  • Proven experience in iOS app development using Swift, SwiftUI, and UIKit
  • Strong knowledge of async/await and Combine
  • Passion for agile delivery and quick value shipping
  • Experience with XCUI testing and Git
  • Collaborative mindset and a love for continuous improvement

Perks & Benefits:

  • 27 days holiday (rising to 30) + bank holidays
  • Bonus scheme and up to 6% employer pension contribution
  • Enhanced shared parental leave (6 months paid)
  • Work-from-anywhere scheme (2 weeks per year)
  • Access to mental health resources and financial coaching

If you’re passionate about building impactful mobile products and want to thrive in a high-performing engineering culture, we’d love to hear from you!

Adecco is a disability-confident employer. It is important to us that we run an inclusive and accessible recruitment process to support candidates of all backgrounds and all abilities to apply. Adecco is committed to building a supportive environment for you to explore the next steps in your career. If you require reasonable adjustments at any stage, please let us know and we will be happy to support you.

HIP Developer Experience Lead for Internal Cloud CGEMJP
Experis
Sheffield
Hybrid
Senior
Private salary

Role Title: HIP Developer Experience Lead for Internal Cloud

Duration: contract to run until 17/07/2026

Location: Sheffield, 3 days per week onsite

Rate: up to 575.92 p/d Umbrella inside IR35

Role purpose / summary

Client Internal Cloud (HIC), IKP (Internal Kubernetes Platform) and Kafka (Event Streaming) are our strategic hosting platforms supporting the fast-growing demand from numerous customers. We have deployed over 15,000 servers in 3 regions underpinning thousands of Technology services.

As a developer experience lead for the HIP platform, you will help to understand and improve the internal customer and developer experience for our strategic platforms, enabling more customer centric solutions.

Your role is to tackle the challenge of the complexity that teams must endure as they integrate technology services into a viable route-to-live. This journey might include runtimes for dev, test and prod; global load balancing; CI/CD mechanism; monitoring, logging, alerting systems; database; file storage; secrets management; team coordination tooling including Confluence and Jira; solutions design documentation; and IT service acceptance documentation.

What you’ll do:

  • Work with key platform stakeholders to review existing platforms in HIP for opportunities to implement better customer journeys.
  • Assess and compare external platforms (owned by GBGIs, CTO Platforms or other domains) to seek for enhancements opportunities to then implement into HIP platforms.
  • Work closely with lead developers, understanding their needs and pain points, and to identify areas for improvement and implement solutions within our HIP infrastructure.
  • Facilitate 2-way communication between platform creators and consumers - technical, but good comms / material creation etc.
  • Create and maintain efficient tools, platforms, and processes that enable internal developers to build and deploy software more easily.
  • May include implementing automation, managing infrastructure as code, building CI/CD pipelines, providing self-service infrastructure, and being a partner to development teams to improve their workflow and remove blockers.
  • Maintain and drive strong collaboration between federated domains underpinning internal cloud across CTO, and across the business lines and with vendors.
  • Provide technical guidance and support for customers whilst driving deployment consistency.
  • Build a developer-centric culture within HIP.

What you need to have to succeed in this role:

  • Ability to listen, communicate and learn from others’ experiences
  • A strong blend of infrastructure engineering skills and a developer-centric mindset to improve the overall developer productivity and happiness.
  • Ability to interface with senior stakeholders to procure the right tools and environments to suit their developers.
  • A strong background in development is essential for the role
  • Experience of managing teams is highly beneficial, as well as managing or leading programmes of work.
  • Experience working within an Agile environment delivering software solutions.
  • Experience and working knowledge on HIC/IKP, Hybrid Integration Platform, Software Defined Compute, Storage and Networks.
  • Understand of public cloud offerings with preferable experience in building applications on it.
  • Experience with providing enterprise strength solutions to manage/operate a globally disperse infrastructure.
  • Working knowledge of multiple middleware disciplines (Web Servers, Application Servers, Messaging and Application Lifecycle Management) is highly desirable
  • Experience working across cultures and coordinating a globally dispersed team.
  • Effective communication, problem solving skills, strategic and pragmatic approach to develop solutions.
  • Ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamically changing environment.
  • Strong People Leadership, Articulation, Strategic Planning and Execution, Networking, and Influencing Skills

All profiles will be reviewed against the required skills and experience. Due to the high number of applications we will only be able to respond to successful applicants in the first instance. We thank you for your interest and the time taken to apply!

Lead Software Engineer (MongoDB / Node.js / JavaScript)
Adria Solutions Ltd
Manchester
Fully remote
Senior
£50,000 - £75,000
+7

Lead Software Engineer - MongoDB / Node.js / JavaScript

As a Lead Engineer, you ll play a pivotal role in shaping the technical direction of the product. You ll guide a talented squad of engineers, drive architectural decisions, and deliver scalable backend systems that directly impact thousands of users.

This is a hands-on leadership role where you ll balance technical excellence with mentorship, collaboration, and strategic thinking.

What You ll Be Doing Technical Leadership

  • Set the technical direction and lead architectural decision-making
  • Mentor and support junior and senior engineers
  • Conduct code reviews and uphold engineering best practices

Backend Engineering

  • Build and maintain scalable backend services and RESTful APIs
  • Design and optimise MongoDB database solutions
  • Improve and maintain existing backend infrastructure
  • Troubleshoot production issues and implement robust solutions

Collaboration & Delivery

  • Work closely with cross-functional teams to deliver meaningful customer outcomes
  • Participate in technical interviews and help grow the engineering team
  • Drive improvements in processes, tooling, and development practices

Core Technical Skills

You ll thrive if you have experience with:

  • MongoDB (data modelling, indexing, aggregation, performance tuning)
  • Node.js and the wider JavaScript/TypeScript ecosystem
  • Express.js and/or Fastify
  • RESTful API design
  • AWS or similar cloud platforms
  • Microservices architecture
  • Testing frameworks (Vitest, Jest, Mocha, etc.)
  • CI/CD pipelines & DevOps practices
  • GitHub workflows
  • Observability tools (e.g., DataDog)
  • Docker / Kubernetes

Tech Stack You ll Be Working With

  • Node.js, JavaScript/TypeScript
  • Express.js, Fastify
  • MongoDB
  • AWS
  • Vue.js, Nuxt.js

Nice to Have AI Experience

Not essential, but a big bonus:

  • Integrating AI/ML models
  • Working with LLM APIs (OpenAI, Anthropic, etc.)
  • Prompt engineering
  • AI workflow tools (LangChain, Flowise)
  • Building internal AI automation tools

Benefits

This company genuinely invests in its people. You ll enjoy:

  • Remote-first working with offices in London, Manchester
  • Flexible hours
  • 25 days annual leave + 8 bank holidays + 2 Christmas shutdown days
  • Option to purchase an extra week off

Interested? Please Click Apply Now!

Principal Software Engineer
Eurochange
Hertfordshire
Hybrid
Senior
£60,000 - £70,000

Principal Software Engineer Hours: 40h p/w
Location: Hybrid or Remote
Salary:60k-70k

Build the platforms that power better travel money

At eurochange, we re transforming foreign exchange making it better, simpler and more convenient for millions of customers. Technology is at the heart of that journey, and we re looking for a Principal Software Engineer to help shape the platforms that drive our digital future.

This is a senior, hands-on technical leadership role where you ll influence architecture, guide engineering standards, and deliver enterprise-grade solutions that scale with our ambitions.

What you ll be doing

As our Principal Software Engineer, you ll be a technical authority across our digital platforms, combining architectural vision with practical delivery. You ll:

  • Lead end-to-end full-stack delivery, from backend services and APIs to customer-facing and internal applications
  • Shape and evolve platform and system architecture, ensuring solutions are secure, scalable and future-ready
  • Translate business strategy into robust technical designs, balancing innovation with resilience
  • Set the standard for clean code, engineering best practice and quality across teams
  • Drive modernisation initiatives, reducing technical debt and improving performance
  • Champion DevOps, CI/CD and automation, enabling faster, safer releases
  • Embed security, compliance and GDPR-by-design into everything we build
  • Collaborate closely with Product, Design, Architecture and senior stakeholders
  • Mentor and influence engineers at all levels, raising the bar for technical excellence

About you

You re a strategic, hands-on technical leader who enjoys solving complex problems and influencing direction. You re trusted for your judgement, calm under pressure, and passionate about building systems that last.

You ll bring:

  • Expert-level experience with C#, .NET and object-oriented design
  • Strong front-end knowledge using JavaScript/TypeScript and React
  • Deep experience designing and governing enterprise APIs (REST & SOAP), ideally on Azure
  • Proven leadership in DevOps, CI/CD pipelines and cloud-native environments
  • Advanced SQL Server and data modelling expertise
  • Strong understanding of microservices and distributed systems
  • Experience with CMS platforms (e.g. Umbraco) and third-party integrations
  • A collaborative mindset and the ability to influence without line management

Our Perks Are Out of This World!

  • Colleague Rate on Travel Money
  • 28 days holiday (inclusive of bank holidays)
  • High Street Discounts
  • Free 24/7 Virtual GP service for you and your family
  • Cycle to Work Scheme
  • Employee Wellbeing & Financial Support through Retail Trust
  • Employee Assistance Programme because you matter!
  • Wagestream access your earned wages when you need it
  • Recognition Awards for outstanding service
  • Additional holiday entitlement after 1 year
  • Life Assurance
  • and much more!

Our Vision

To be the UK s go-to travel money provider, adding value to every customer s journey!

Our Purpose

Foreign exchange but better, simpler & more convenient, we re the trusted inspirational experts.

Our Values

We Strive, We Trust, We re Aspirational, We re Responsible, We re Sincere

Senior DevOps Engineer
Randstad Technologies Recruitment
Newcastle upon Tyne
Remote or hybrid
Senior
£500/day - £550/day
+5

Senior DevOps Engineer (SC Cleared)

We are seeking a Senior DevOps Engineer with an active SC Clearance to drive development initiatives across a diverse project portfolio. This role is ideal for a technical lead who excels at building robust automation and enjoys mentoring the next generation of engineers.

Key Responsibilities

  • Design and maintain scalable infrastructure across AWS and Azure environments.
  • Automate deployments using Terraform, Ansible, and Packer.
  • Manage CI/CD pipelines within GitLab and oversee Kubernetes orchestration.
  • Ensure system reliability through ELK or Dynatrace observability.
  • Mentor & Coach: Deliver structured training and hands-on guidance to junior team members.

Technical Requirements

  • Cloud: Proven experience with both AWS and Azure.
  • IaC & Automation: Strong proficiency in Terraform, Ansible, and Packer.
  • Containers: Deep knowledge of Docker and Kubernetes.
  • Scripting: Advanced Linux administration and Bash scripting skills.
  • CI/CD: Hands-on experience with GitLab.
  • Observability: Proficiency in ELK Stack or Dynatrace.

Essential Criteria

  • Security Clearance: Must hold a valid and active SC Clearance.
  • Leadership: Demonstrated experience in teaching, coaching, or mentoring junior staff.

Randstad Technologies is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

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