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AI Software Engineer – HIRING ASAPLocation: Remote Working Start Date: ASAP Duration: 6-Month Contract (with extension) Daily Rate: £400 - £550 per day PAYE (Negotiable on this)SummaryWe are looking for short-term Software Engineer cover to build and maintain the automation that keeps a large UGC application healthy in production across every surface it ships on. In this role you will build and operate the systems that keep a large UGC application healthy in production. It ships as a single product across multiple surfaces: natively on VR headsets, and on mobile and PC via cloud streaming (Horizon Cross Screen). You will work alongside the runtime and KTLO (keep-the-lights-on) team, focused on reducing manual operational and on-call work through automation, keeping the cloud rendering and deployment pipelines healthy, and keeping CI/CD functional as upstream dependencies change. ResponsibilitiesBuild and maintain automation that keeps a large VR application healthy in production (release pipelines, build health, crash triage, incident detection)Maintain and improve an AI-assisted code repair system that creates and lands fix diffs autonomouslyDevelop tooling to automatically identify broken builds, pinpoint root-cause changes, and recommend or execute fixesMonitor production quality metrics and respond to regressions and outagesReduce manual on-call burden through automation, with a goal of cutting recurring operational work by 80–90%Complete required infrastructure migrations to keep CI/CD pipelines functional as upstream dependencies are retiredTop 3 Skills NeededExperience building autonomous systems that use AI: Specifically systems that are self-healing, where the AI can monitor metrics and autonomously determine the necessary actions to maintain performance without dipping below required levels.Experience in the deployment and maintenance of backend services: The role involves managing backend stacks, specifically monitoring weekly deployments of the cloud rendering system and ensuring compatibility across different user devices (e.g., VR and mobile).Key Skills8+ years of professional software engineering experience, or equivalentProven experience building and operating CI/CD, build, release, and cloud deployment pipelines at scaleExperience operating cloud services and server-side fleets in production, including reliability, capacity, and latencyExperience building or operating AI-assisted developer tooling or agents that generate or repair codeExperience building tooling that detects broken builds and traces failures to their root-cause changeExperience with production monitoring, crash triage, and incident response for a large-scale, multi-surface applicationA track record of reducing operational and on-call load through automationExperience completing infrastructure or dependency migrations without breaking downstream CI/CD Bonus SkillsExperience with cloud game or application streaming, or remote renderingExperience with asset delivery or CDN pipelines at scaleExperience with capacity, latency, or session-orchestration monitoring for streamed workloadsExperience operating live service or large-scale production applications (Live Ops)Familiarity with large monorepo build systems and dependency managementExperience designing self-healing or auto-remediation systemsSkills Not NeededDeep full-stack or internal tool knowledge: Don’t need candidates to have experience with internal client tooling or to be deep-dive software engineers focused on client-side or full-stack development.

User Researcher – Contract Position – HIRING ASAPLocation: Hybrid working in Portsmouth office (2 days per fortnight) Start Date: ASAP Duration: 6-month contract Daily Rate: £400 - £420 per day outside IR35Security Clearance: SC Clearance is requiredKey SkillsMinimum 3–5 years of experience in a dedicated user research role, ideally within an Agile environment.Proven experience in both generative (discovery) and evaluative (testing) research methods.Strong communication and presentation skills, with the ability to advocate for the user to non-researchers.Experience facilitating workshops or collaborative analysis sessions with stakeholdersAbility to source and secure research tools to enable expediting research analysis and synthesisCollaborative, personable and a good visual, literal and verbal communicator.Recruiting and engaging research participantsCapturing, challenging, distilling and presenting user needs and ensuring they can be used to inform and assess potential options.Proficient at conducting virtual interviewsAbility to source and secure research tools to enable expediting research analysis and synthesisDeveloping research related artefacts i.e. personas and user journey maps etcBonus SkillsProficiency in research tools.Familiarity with the GDS Service Standard or similar public/private sector design frameworks.Experience working in the Ministry of Defence (MOD) or similar secure environments.ResponsibilitiesAs a User Researcher, you will be responsible for planning and executing a broad range of user research activities to help the team understand user needs and behaviours. You will gather data in terms of identifying core user groups and the process of the user journey which will be turned into actionable insights that shape the design of services and products. As a User Researcher, you will gather any pain points from users during processes, gathering user needs at all points of a project. You will work with a degree of autonomy, guiding the choice of research methods and ensuring that the development lifecycle is user-centred. The role supports the delivery of user-centred, accessible, secure and effective digital services, aligned to Government Service Standard and organisational delivery frameworks.You will be working closely with product managers, designers, developers and delivery managers to embed user research into agile delivery.You will contribute evidence to prioritisation decisions, backlog refinement, and design iterations. Supporting continuous improvement of live services through ongoing research and feedback loops.It will be your responsibility to ensure services meet Government Service Standard principles, particularly around user needs and accessibility. The User Researcher will need a flexible approach to needing to be on site due to the type of work needed on this project.

Lead Software Engineer / Team LeadMunich, GermanyShape the Future of AI & RoboticsWe are partnering with a well-funded, stealth-mode startup building cutting-edge AI and robotics technology with the ambition to redefine how intelligent systems interact with the real world. Backed by significant funding and led by an experienced founding team, the company is entering an exciting growth phase and is looking for a highly technical Software Team Lead to help shape both the product and engineering organisation from the ground up.This is a rare opportunity to join early, work directly alongside the founders, and play a pivotal role in building scalable systems, engineering culture, and future technical leadership within the company.The RoleAs the Lead Software Engineer / Team Lead, you will operate in a highly hands-on capacity, spending approximately 80% of your time writing code and solving complex technical challenges, whilst gradually taking on leadership responsibilities as the team scales.Initially, you will act as a senior individual contributor and technical leader, partnering closely with the CTO and founders to drive architectural decisions, establish engineering best practices, and support the growth of a high-performing engineering organisation.This role is ideal for someone who enjoys building from scratch, thrives in ambiguity, and wants to remain deeply involved in technology whilst influencing team direction and company strategy.What You'll Be DoingTechnical LeadershipDrive the design and evolution of the company's core platform architecture.Build scalable, reliable, and maintainable software systems for AI and robotics applications.Lead architectural discussions and technical decision-making across the engineering organisation.Contribute heavily to software development across backend, cloud infrastructure, and platform services.Establish engineering best practices around testing, deployment, monitoring, and software quality.Engineering ExecutionDevelop and maintain backend services using Python and FastAPI.Design and optimise PostgreSQL databases and data architectures.Build and maintain cloud-native infrastructure using Docker and Kubernetes.Own CI/CD pipelines and deployment processes within GitLab.Collaborate across frontend and backend systems using TypeScript and React where needed.Support the scalability and reliability of systems running in GCP.Team & Organisation BuildingPartner directly with founders and executive leadership to translate business goals into technical execution.Mentor and support engineers across varying levels of experience.Introduce structure, processes, and engineering standards as the company grows.Help define hiring plans, onboarding processes, and team growth strategies.Contribute to the evolution of engineering culture and performance management practices.Current Engineering TeamThe engineering organisation currently consists of:Software Engineering Tech LeadSoftware Quality Tech Lead3 Software Engineers1 additional engineer joining shortlyAll engineers currently report directly to the CTO and founders.The successful candidate will initially act as a senior technical leader and will have the opportunity to take on formal people management responsibilities as the organisation scales.What We're Looking ForEssential ExperienceStrong software engineering background with experience building production-grade systems.Experience owning or contributing to end-to-end platform architecture, rather than solely individual components.Proven success operating within highly ambiguous startup environments.Computer Science degree or equivalent technical education.Experience working directly with founders, leadership teams, or senior stakeholders.Technical SkillsPythonFastAPIPostgreSQLDockerKubernetesGitLab CI/CDREST APIsBazelTypeScriptReactGoogle Cloud Platform (GCP)Desirable ExperiencePrevious engineering leadership or team management experience.Experience serving as the bridge between founders/executive teams and engineering organisations.Demonstrated success building and scaling engineering teams.Experience implementing engineering processes, delivery frameworks, and performance management structures.Exposure to AI, robotics, machine learning, or deep-tech environments.Experience helping early-stage startups scale through periods of rapid growth.Who You AreHumble, approachable, and low ego.Comfortable working alongside engineers of all seniority levels.Happy to remain highly hands-on as the company grows.Excited by ambiguity, experimentation, and rapid change.Strong sense of ownership and accountability.Motivated by building exceptional products rather than climbing hierarchical ladders.Open to receiving and encouraging technical challenges and debate.A natural collaborator who enjoys helping teams succeed.Why Join?Opportunity to shape an engineering organisation from an early stage.Direct access to founders and significant influence on company direction.Build AI and robotics products with meaningful real-world impact.Join a high-calibre engineering team with exceptional technical talent.Help define processes, culture, architecture, and growth strategy.Significant scope for progression as the business scales.Well-funded startup with ambitious long-term plans.Fast-moving environment where your work will have visible impact.Compensation & BenefitsSalary: €120,000 - €160,000 base salary(Ability to flex higher for exceptional candidates)Additional Benefits:Performance-based bonusEmployee subsidy programmesWellpass membershipFlexible working arrangements where requiredSignificant career growth opportunities as the company scalesInterested?If you're an engineer who loves building from first principles, thrives in fast-moving startup environments, and wants to help shape the future of AI and robotics while remaining deeply technical, we'd love to hear from you.

Principal DeveloperGlasgow | Hybrid | Permanent | £67,000 + bonus + great benefits We’re working with an established financial technology business looking for a Principal Developer to join its technical team. This is a hands-on leadership role combining software expertise, financial systems knowledge and people management.The RoleYou’ll play a key role in delivering and implementing financial software solutions while supporting and developing a team of developers. Your responsibilities will include:Leading, supporting and managing a team of developersProviding technical guidance, mentoring and supportActing as a technical lead across projects and overseeing build activityReviewing and signing off solution designsImplementing and testing financial software solutionsLeading peer reviews and driving development best practiceManaging defect triage through acceptance testingActing as a technical escalation point for project and software issuesEnsuring delivery remains within agreed scope, timescales and budgetsManaging changes through the appropriate change control processSupporting team members with objectives, development plans and career developmentWhat We're Looking ForYou’ll need to bring a combination of reconciliation expertise, financial sector experience, software knowledge and people leadership.Essential experience:Strong reconciliation experienceExperience as a Subject Matter Expert (SME)Strong commercial software experiencePeople management / line management experienceFinancial services, FinTech or financial software experienceMS SQLData querying and manipulationSQL performance tuningSSRS / Power BIExperience with low-code configuration toolsYou should also have a strong understanding of the software development and implementation lifecycle, change control, technical delivery and project scope management.

Business Analyst Location: Portsmouth – 2–3 days onsite per fortnightRate: £420/day Outside IR35Contract: 6 months initially, possible extensionStart: ASAPClearance: Active SC Clearance We’re looking for an experienced Business Analyst to join a multidisciplinary digital delivery team working in a GDS-style Agile, user-centred environment. You’ll work across Discovery, Alpha and Beta, translating user needs and business problems into clear requirements and actionable outcomes for development teams.Key RequirementsStrong Business Analysis experience within Agile software delivery teamsExperience with user-centred/service design or user research-led deliveryStrong knowledge of user stories, acceptance criteria, process maps and requirementsExperience working with Product Managers, Researchers, Designers, Developers and TestersExcellent stakeholder management and communication skillsStrong analytical and problem-solving abilitiesExperience facilitating workshops and stakeholder discussionsAbility to manage competing priorities independentlyMOD or secure-environment experience is desirableInterested? Apply now for immediate consideration.

Data Engineer Location: London – HybridContract: 4 monthsStart: ASAPRate: £260 - £350 per day PAYE + BONUSExperience: 5+ yearsWe’re looking for an experienced Data Engineer to support a high-impact data engineering team, building and maintaining production data pipelines and datasets under the guidance of a dedicated engineering owner.Key ResponsibilitiesBuild, test and maintain batch ETL pipelines.Develop and optimise SQL for large-scale datasets.Use Python for data transformation and pipeline orchestration.Implement pipeline changes, backfills and schema updates.Investigate and resolve data quality issues.Maintain data quality checks, testing and documentation.Work with distributed data technologies and workflow schedulers.Participate in code reviews and follow Git-based development practices.Collaborate with data engineers, analysts and engineering partners.Essential Requirements5+ years' experience building production data pipelines.Strong SQL, including performance tuning on large datasets.Strong Python for data transformation and orchestration.Experience with Presto, Spark, Hive or similar distributed query engines.Experience with Airflow or similar workflow schedulers.Comfortable working in a Git/code review-based environment.Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering or related field, or equivalent practical experience.Nice to HaveData modelling experience for analytics.BI/dashboard experience.Data quality frameworks and pipeline observability.Why Join?This is a high-visibility role supporting critical products, offering the opportunity to work alongside an experienced data engineering team and contribute to products that impact millions of people.Apply now for immediate consideration.

Business Analyst Location: Portsmouth – 2–3 days onsite per fortnightRate: £420/day Outside IR35Contract: 6 months initially, possible extensionStart: ASAPClearance: Active SC Clearance We’re looking for an experienced Business Analyst to join a multidisciplinary digital delivery team working in a GDS-style Agile, user-centred environment. You’ll work across Discovery, Alpha and Beta, translating user needs and business problems into clear requirements and actionable outcomes for development teams.Key RequirementsStrong Business Analysis experience within Agile software delivery teamsExperience with user-centred/service design or user research-led deliveryStrong knowledge of user stories, acceptance criteria, process maps and requirementsExperience working with Product Managers, Researchers, Designers, Developers and TestersExcellent stakeholder management and communication skillsStrong analytical and problem-solving abilitiesExperience facilitating workshops and stakeholder discussionsAbility to manage competing priorities independentlyMOD or secure-environment experience is desirableInterested? Apply now for immediate consideration.

Graphic Designer | Norwich   A well-established UK prize competition brand is entering an exciting period of growth following its acquisition by a major international digital lottery and entertainment group.   The business has built a strong presence in the UK, with a particular focus on performance and luxury cars, alongside cash, technology and other high-value prizes. As the brand continues to grow, they’re now looking for a Graphic Designer to join their creative and content team in Norwich.   This is a hands-on role for a designer who enjoys creating commercial digital content across a variety of channels, from paid social campaigns and promotional artwork to website graphics, prize imagery and interactive game content.   The roleGraphics for marketing campaigns and social media advertisingPromotional artwork for new competitionsPrize thumbnails covering cars, cash, technology and luxury productsVisual themes and supporting assets for interactive gamesEditing and retouching car, property and product photographyAdapting artwork for websites, email, social media and paid advertisingCreating backgrounds, concepts and creative variations using AI tools where appropriateMaintaining a consistent visual identity across all brand artwork  You’ll work closely with the content, paid media, email and wider marketing teams, so this is a collaborative role with plenty of variety.   What they’re looking forPrevious experience in a graphic design or digital design roleA strong portfolio demonstrating commercial and digital design workStrong Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator skillsA good understanding of typography, layout, colour and compositionThe ability to manage multiple projects and deadlinesAn understanding of social media and digital advertising  The package includes 25 days annual leave plus UK bank holidays, pension contributions of up to 7.5%, enhanced sick pay after probation, and an Employee Assistance Programme with mental health support and 24/7 GP services.   If you’re a Graphic Designer based in Norwich and are open to a new opportunity, I’d be interested in hearing from you.