Senior Full Stack Developer (Contract)
Posted Today by Softwire
£600 Per day
Outside
Undetermined
London Area, United Kingdom
Summary: The role of Senior Full Stack Developer involves working collaboratively in a fast-paced environment, focusing on mentoring junior developers and supporting the tech lead. The position is centered around developing a note-taking and summarisation tool for local government, with responsibilities including infrastructure and technical improvements. Candidates should be comfortable with Python, Typescript, and React, while experience with AWS and government projects is preferred.
Key Responsibilities:
- Mentor junior developers and support the tech lead.
- Work on infrastructure, evaluations, and technical improvements for a note-taking and summarisation tool.
- Develop UCD-driven product features.
- Collaborate in a fast-paced environment with some ambiguity.
Key Skills:
- Experience mentoring junior developers.
- Proficiency in Python, Typescript, and React.
- Full-stack development experience.
- Experience with AWS and Terraform (nice to have).
- Familiarity with UK government projects (nice to have).
- LLM/AI experience and Next.JS (lower priority).
Salary (Rate): £600 per day
City: London Area
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: undetermined
IR35 Status: outside IR35
Seniority Level: Senior
Industry: IT
Senior Full Stack Developer - Outside IR35 - Contract - SC ideal
We are looking for a senior full-stack developer to join our team, working collaboratively in a fast-paced environment with some ambiguity. This is a senior dev role with a focus on supporting more junior members of the team and sharing that with the existing tech lead. The product is a note-taking and summarisation tool for use in local government, for which the remaining technical work mainly comprises infrastructure, evals, technical improvements, and UCD-driven product features.
Must have:
- Experience mentoring junior developers
- Previously given responsibility for a chunk of delivery
- Comfortable working in Python and Typescript + React
- Full-stack developer
Nice to have:
- previous experience with AWS, Terraform, any UK government projects
Slightly nice to have but lower priority:
- LLM/AI experience and Next.JS
£600 per day outside IR35
Start date: 13/04/2026
End date: 30/10/2026
About Softwire
Softwire is a leading UK technology and strategy consultancy. From enterprise to government, we help visionary organisations turn strategic ambitions into results at scale. Our practices cover AI transformation, data platforms, systems engineering advanced CX and experience design.