Full Stack Engineer - Python/Django + React
Posted 1 week ago by Harnham
£520 Per day
Outside
Remote
England, United Kingdom
Summary: We are looking for an experienced Full Stack Engineer proficient in Python/Django and React to join a health-tech scale-up on a fully remote, 3-month contract. The role involves delivering full-stack features, enhancing system observability, and collaborating within an agile team. Candidates must be UK-based, as no sponsorship is available. The position offers a competitive daily rate and the potential for extension beyond the initial contract period.
Key Responsibilities:
- Deliver full-stack features from concept to deployment using Python/Django and React/TypeScript
- Build and enhance dashboards, admin panels, APIs, and backend processes
- Improve system observability, monitoring, and debugging capabilities
- Work in a collaborative, agile team with 2-week sprints and daily stand-ups
- Engage in discovery work and adapt quickly to shifting priorities
Key Skills:
- Strong experience delivering both frontend and backend features
- Ability to translate requirements into clean, maintainable, and scalable code
- Excellent communication skills in a remote-first setting
- Analytical approach to solving technical problems
- Must have: Python, Django, React, TypeScript
- Nice to have: Ruby on Rails, Next.js, distributed systems experience, observability tooling
Salary (Rate): £520.00/daily
City: undetermined
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: remote
IR35 Status: outside IR35
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: IT
Full Stack Engineer - Python/Django + React
Fully Remote | Outside IR35 | £520/day | 3-month contract (likely extension)
Candidate must be UK-based - No Sponsorship Available
We are seeking an experienced Full Stack Engineer to join a fast-growing health-tech scale-up on an initial 3-month contract. You'll be working end-to-end across backend and frontend, designing and delivering features that power both internal and customer-facing applications. This role combines building intuitive, high-performing UIs with developing scalable backend systems, integrating services, and ensuring performance and reliability across distributed systems.
What you'll do
- Deliver full-stack features from concept to deployment using Python/Django and React/TypeScript
- Build and enhance dashboards, admin panels, APIs, and backend processes
- Improve system observability, monitoring, and debugging capabilities
- Work in a collaborative, agile team with 2-week sprints and daily stand-ups
- Engage in discovery work and adapt quickly to shifting priorities
Tech stack
Must have: Python, Django, React, TypeScript
Nice to have: Ruby on Rails, Next.js, distributed systems experience, observability tooling
What we're looking for
- Strong experience delivering both frontend and backend features
- Ability to translate requirements into clean, maintainable, and scalable code
- Excellent communication skills in a remote-first setting
- Analytical approach to solving technical problems
Contract details
- Length: 3 months (likely extension)
- Rate: £520/day (Outside IR35)
- Start: ASAP
- Location: Fully remote (UK-based)
Interview process
- Architectural design challenge
- 90-minute interview to review your approach and technical decisions
- Fast turnaround decision
If you're a full stack engineer with a passion for building impactful, high-quality software across the stack, we'd like to hear from you.
Desired Skills and Experience
- Python (Programming Language)
- Django (Web Framework)
- React.js
- TypeScript
- Ruby on Rails
- Next.js
- Distributed Systems
- Observability (Monitoring & Debugging)
- Full Stack Development
- Backend Development
- Agile Methodologies
- Remote Work
- Software Engineering