Contract Software Engineer
Posted 1 week ago by Techmunity
Negotiable
Outside
Remote
United Kingdom
Summary: The role is for a Contract Software Engineer specializing in Python and Azure, tasked with stabilizing a messy live system for a boutique software consultancy. This short-term engagement guarantees two weeks of work, with potential for extension based on project needs. The position requires hands-on debugging and understanding of existing code rather than architectural design. The ideal candidate should be comfortable working in unfamiliar systems and focused on problem-solving.
Key Responsibilities:
- Engage with an existing Python/Azure codebase
- Read logs, trace API flows, and understand data mappings
- Debug issues in a live environment
- Help untangle an over-complicated data model and exports
Key Skills:
- Strong backend fundamentals
- Experience with Python and Azure (Functions / App Service)
- Basic PostgreSQL query skills
- Familiarity with APIs
- Some knowledge of React (not the focus)
- Public sector / DBS-cleared experience is a plus
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: undetermined
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: remote
IR35 Status: outside IR35
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: IT
Interviews Monday/Tuesday | Immediate Start | Contract Python / Azure Engineer (Outside IR35) Techmunity are hiring a Contract Software Engineer to come work with a boutique software consultancy that needs a UK-based Python/Azure contractor to help unblock a live system that’s become messy and needs stabilising. This is a short, hands-on engagement to start (2 weeks guaranteed), with a strong chance of extension as further projects are signed off. This is not greenfield and not an architecture role. The stack is straightforward; the challenge is understanding the system and fixing what’s broken.
What you’ll be doing
- Getting into an existing Python/Azure codebase
- Reading logs, tracing API flows, and understanding data mappings
- Debugging issues in a live environment
- Helping untangle an over-complicated data model and exports
Tech environment
- Python
- Azure (Functions / App Service)
- PostgreSQL (basic queries, Python DB work)
- APIs
- Some React on the frontend (not the focus)
What matters
- Strong backend fundamentals
- Comfortable working in unfamiliar systems
- Happy fixing problems rather than redesigning everything
Logistics
- Outside IR35 + market rate
- UK-based, remote-first
- Ability to travel to London 1–2 times per month is a nice-to-have
- Public sector / DBS-cleared experience is a plus
- One-stage interview, moving quickly
If you’re available now, can interview Monday or Tuesday, drop me a message or email reuben@techmunity.io.