Java Developer Contract

CompanyHarvey Nash

LocationLondon Area, United Kingdom

Posted At1/20/2026

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Programmers and software development professionals

Occupation Code Skill LevelHigher Skilled

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£54,700 (£28.05 per hour)

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Description

🚀 Contract Opportunity – Senior Software Engineer (AI-First Development)

I’m hiring 3 Senior Java Engineers for a 12-month contract with a FTSE250 FinTech undergoing a major service modernisation & AI-first engineering programme.

📍 London (hybrid – 3 days onsite per week)

⏳ Duration: 12 months

💷 Rate: up to £550 per day

📄 IR35: Outside IR35

👥 Headcount: 3 roles

What you’ll be doing:

Modernising large-scale legacy Java services into clean microservices
Applying strangler fig & service decomposition patterns
Using AI tooling (Copilot, Claude, LLMs) for refactoring, testing, documentation & CI/CD
Building AI-assisted engineering tooling other teams can adopt
Shipping production services in fast, measurable delivery cycles

What we’re looking for:

8+ years Java backend experience (Spring / microservices)
Proven production system modernisation
Strong interest or hands-on experience with AI-assisted development
Delivery-focused, hands-on engineers who write code daily

If this sounds like you — or someone in your network — DM me for full details.