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Spectrum IT are seeking an experienced UX/UI Designer to support the redesign and modernisation of a business-critical B2B customer portal for a well-established UK organisation undergoing a significant digital transformation programme. This will be an onsite working role in Poole, Dorset, and has been deemed OUTSIDE IR35. The successful contractor will work closely with senior stakeholders, product and technology teams to define user journeys, facilitate workshops, and produce high-quality designs that will guide the development of a new customer-facing platform. This is an excellent opportunity to shape the user experience of a core revenue-generating product from discovery through to delivery. Project Overview The organisation is replacing a legacy customer portal with a modern web application built using Angular and integrated with existing backend APIs. The platform is used by business customers to search, purchase and manage products online via account-based access. The new solution will initially focus on a streamlined set of core user journeys, including: Login and authentication Product search Search results Product detail pages Customer account management Basket management Checkout process The goal is to create a modern, intuitive user experience aligned with the organisation's recently redesigned corporate website and wider digital strategy. Responsibilities Lead UX discovery activities and stakeholder workshops Map existing and future-state user journeys Produce wireframes, user flows and prototypes Create high-fidelity UI designs for a modern web application Collaborate with Product, Marketing and Technology stakeholders Ensure consistency between the portal and wider digital brand experience Work closely with front-end and full-stack developers during implementation Translate business requirements into intuitive user experiences Identify opportunities to improve usability, accessibility and customer engagement Support ongoing enhancement and feature design throughout the project life cycle Required Experience Proven experience delivering UX/UI design for web-based applications Strong understanding of user-centred design principles Experience facilitating workshops and gathering requirements from stakeholders Ability to create user journeys, wireframes, prototypes and high-fidelity designs Experience working within Agile delivery environments Strong portfolio demonstrating end-to-end UX and UI design work Experience collaborating closely with software development teams Desirable Experience Experience designing B2B platforms, portals or eCommerce applications Familiarity with Angular-based development environments Experience designing transactional customer journeys Understanding of accessibility best practices Experience working on platform modernisation or digital transformation programmes Tools Figma General design tooling - alternative design tools will be considered a bonus using modern prototyping and collaboration tools Interview Process Single-stage interview process Candidates must provide portfolio examples alongside their CV If you are a UX/UI Designer who enjoys working closely with stakeholders to shape user experiences and bring modern digital products to life, we would love to hear from you. Spectrum IT Recruitment (South) Limited is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

Senior Front End Engineer - USA Tech Team Overall Ambition Solve some of today's most complex hospitality challenges by building intuitive, high-performing digital experiences using modern frontend technologies. Help shape the technical direction of our customer-facing applications whilst delivering exceptional experiences across the USA. What We're Looking For We're looking for a Senior Front End Engineer to join our passionate, lean, agile, fast-growing and evolving technology team on a permanent basis. You'll be an experienced frontend engineer who enjoys solving complex user experience challenges, building scalable web applications and helping those around you become better engineers. You'll be comfortable owning large frontend initiatives from design through to production, influencing technical direction and driving engineering excellence across multiple teams. You'll remain hands-on whilst acting as a trusted technical leader within the team. Living the Nando's Values As a Nandoca, you'll embody the values that make Nando's unique. We're looking for people who demonstrate: Pride - Take ownership of complex technical challenges, maintain high engineering standards and consistently deliver high-quality software. Passion - Bring curiosity, enthusiasm and a continuous learning mindset to solving customer problems and improving engineering practices. Courage - Challenge existing approaches, embrace change and confidently make informed technical decisions. Integrity - Act with honesty, transparency and accountability in every interaction and technical decision. Family - Support, mentor and collaborate with teammates, helping create an inclusive culture where everyone can do their best work. These values shape how we work together, make decisions and build technology that moves Nando's forward. The Role As a Senior Front End Engineer, you'll design, build, deploy and operate modern, high-quality web applications that power the Nando's digital experience across the USA. You'll partner closely with Technical Leads, Product Managers, UX Designers and fellow engineers to create fast, accessible and engaging customer experiences whilst helping shape the frontend architecture across our digital platform. You'll be trusted to independently lead complex frontend initiatives, mentor engineers across the team and champion engineering best practice. You'll also: Lead frontend technical discovery and solution design for complex initiatives. Build reusable, scalable and accessible component libraries. Translate UX designs into responsive, high-quality user interfaces. Drive engineering quality through code reviews, testing strategies and frontend standards. Coach and mentor engineers through pairing, technical guidance and knowledge sharing. Own frontend applications throughout their lifecycle using a "You build it, you run it" mindset. Improve performance, accessibility, security and developer experience across our applications. Contribute to frontend architecture and engineering strategy alongside Technical Leads and Principal Engineers. Champion the effective use of AI-assisted engineering tools to improve delivery whilst maintaining engineering quality. About the USA Tech Team Our team's objective is to bring the same high-quality digital experience that customers enjoy in the UK and Ireland to customers across the USA. To achieve this, we build and evolve the services powering our customer journeys across: Locate Menu Payments Orders Loyalty Identity Web & Mobile Applications As a Senior Front End Engineer, you'll play a key role in designing and delivering the customer-facing experiences across these domains. You'll work closely with backend engineers, Product Managers and Designers to build intuitive, responsive and accessible applications that delight customers while remaining scalable, resilient and easy to evolve. You'll collaborate with other engineering teams across Customer Digital, helping align frontend standards, improve shared libraries and continually enhance our engineering ecosystem. Responsibilities Our Senior Front End Engineers are technical leaders who remain close to the code whilst helping the wider engineering organisation succeed. You'll: Design and build modern, scalable and accessible frontend applications. Lead technical implementation of complex frontend initiatives from discovery through production. Develop reusable UI components and shared design system capabilities. Collaborate with Product Managers, Designers, Technical Leads and backend engineers to deliver outstanding customer experiences. Mentor engineers through pairing, coaching and constructive code reviews. Drive improvements to frontend engineering standards, tooling and development practices. Contribute to frontend architecture and technical roadmaps. Build comprehensive automated testing and continuously improve test coverage. Optimise application performance, responsiveness and Core Web Vitals. Own frontend services in production, including monitoring, observability and continuous improvement. Build and optimise CI/CD pipelines for frontend applications. Support incident response, root cause analysis and ongoing service improvements. Champion accessibility (WCAG), usability and responsive design best practices. Continuously explore emerging technologies, including AI-assisted software development, to improve engineering effectiveness. Skills Required Essential Significant commercial experience building large-scale frontend applications. Expert proficiency with TypeScript , React and modern JavaScript. Strong experience with React ecosystem tools such as React Query, Redux Toolkit or equivalent state management solutions. Deep understanding of HTML5, CSS3 and responsive web design. Strong knowledge of frontend architecture, component-based design and scalable application patterns. Experience integrating RESTful APIs and backend services. Experience building performant, accessible and responsive user interfaces. Strong experience with automated frontend testing (Jest, React Testing Library, Playwright or Cypress). Experience with CI/CD pipelines and cloud-hosted frontend deployments. Excellent communication skills with the ability to explain technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences. Experience mentoring engineers and influencing technical direction. Strong understanding of Agile software delivery. Experience using AI effectively as part of the software development lifecycle. Highly Desirable React Native Next.js Google Cloud Platform (GCP) Kubernetes Design Systems Storybook GraphQL Micro Frontends Performance optimisation and Core Web Vitals Accessibility (WCAG) Observability platforms and frontend monitoring Everyone is Welcome At Nando's, everyone is welcome. Inspired by our Southern African heritage, we know and value the richness that diversity brings to Nando's. We're committed to creating an inclusive and respectful culture for all, including our existing and future Nandocas, partners, suppliers, customers and the communities we serve. We work hard to create an environment where every individual is valued, respected and can flourish regardless of who they are, their background or outlook on life. We welcome applications from a diverse range of individuals and will consider any reasonable adjustments to enable candidates to perform at their best throughout the recruitment process.

Senior Software Engineer - USA Tech Team Overall Ambition Solve some of today's most complex hospitality challenges by creating innovative, scalable technology using a modern, open technology stack. Help shape the technical direction of our products while delivering exceptional customer experiences across the USA. What We're Looking For We're looking for a Senior Software Engineer to join our passionate, lean, agile, fast-growing and evolving technology team on a permanent basis. You'll be an experienced engineer who enjoys solving difficult technical problems, building highly scalable systems and helping those around you become better engineers. You'll be comfortable owning complex initiatives from design through to production, influencing technical direction and driving engineering excellence across multiple teams. You'll remain hands-on whilst acting as a trusted technical leader within the team. Living the Nando's Values As a Nandoca, you'll embody the values that make Nando's unique. We're looking for people who demonstrate: Pride - Take ownership of complex technical challenges, maintain high engineering standards and consistently deliver high-quality software. Passion - Bring curiosity, enthusiasm and a continuous learning mindset to solving customer problems and improving engineering practices. Courage - Challenge existing approaches, embrace change and confidently make informed technical decisions. Integrity - Act with honesty, transparency and accountability in every interaction and technical decision. Family - Support, mentor and collaborate with teammates, helping create an inclusive culture where everyone can do their best work. These values shape how we work together, make decisions and build technology that moves Nando's forward. The Role As a Senior Software Engineer, you'll design, build, deploy and operate high-quality software across our digital platform whilst helping shape the technical direction of the products you support. You'll partner closely with Technical Leads, Product Managers and fellow engineers to solve complex business problems, influence architectural decisions and ensure our platforms remain scalable, resilient and secure. You'll be trusted to independently lead large technical initiatives, mentor engineers across the team and champion engineering best practice. You'll be comfortable working across the full technology stack, whether that's backend services, APIs, integrations, infrastructure or frontend applications. You'll also: Lead technical discovery and solution design for complex initiatives. Break down large technical problems into achievable deliverables. Drive engineering quality through code reviews, testing strategies and technical standards. Coach and mentor engineers through pairing, technical guidance and knowledge sharing. Own production services throughout their lifecycle using a "You build it, you run it" mindset. Identify opportunities to improve architecture, developer experience and platform reliability. Contribute to engineering strategy alongside Technical Leads and Principal Engineers. Champion the effective use of AI-assisted engineering tools to improve delivery while maintaining engineering quality. About the USA Tech Team Our team's objective is to bring the same high-quality digital experience that customers enjoy in the UK and Ireland to customers across the USA. To achieve this, we build and evolve the services powering our customer journeys across: Locate Menu Payments Orders Loyalty Identity Web & Mobile Applications As a Senior Software Engineer, you'll play a key role in designing and delivering solutions that span these domains. You'll work on end-to-end initiatives, designing APIs, integrating distributed systems and building customer-facing experiences that are scalable, resilient and easy to evolve. You'll collaborate closely with other domain teams across Customer Digital, helping align technical approaches, solve cross-domain challenges and continually improve the overall engineering ecosystem. Responsibilities Our Senior Software Engineers are technical leaders who remain close to the code while helping the wider engineering organisation succeed. You'll: Design and deliver scalable, secure and resilient software solutions. Lead technical implementation of complex initiatives from discovery through production. Collaborate with engineers, Product Managers and Technical Leads to shape technical solutions. Mentor engineers through pairing, coaching and constructive code reviews. Drive improvements to engineering standards, tooling and development practices. Contribute to architectural discussions and technical roadmaps. Build comprehensive automated testing and continuously improve test coverage. Own services in production, including monitoring, observability, alerting and operational excellence. Build and optimise CI/CD pipelines and deployment processes. Support incident response, root cause analysis and continuous service improvement. Influence technical decisions across multiple teams where appropriate. Champion performance, scalability, security and maintainability across the platform. Continuously explore emerging technologies, including AI-assisted software development, to improve engineering effectiveness. Skills Required Essential Significant commercial software engineering experience delivering production systems. Expert proficiency in Rust, Golang or TypeScript. Experience designing distributed systems, APIs and event-driven architectures. Strong understanding of software architecture and engineering best practices. Experience working across multiple programming languages and technology stacks. Strong experience with CI/CD, cloud-native development and production support. Excellent communication skills with the ability to explain technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences. Experience mentoring engineers and influencing technical direction. Strong understanding of Agile software delivery. Experience using AI effectively as part of the software development lifecycle Highly Desirable React React Native Kubernetes Google Cloud Platform (GCP) Okta Event-driven architecture Microservices Infrastructure as Code Observability platforms and distributed tracing Everyone is Welcome At Nando's, everyone is welcome. Inspired by our Southern African heritage, we know and value the richness that diversity brings to Nando's. We're committed to creating an inclusive and respectful culture for all, including our existing and future Nandocas, partners, suppliers, customers and the communities we serve. We work hard to create an environment where every individual is valued, respected and can flourish regardless of who they are, their background or outlook on life. We welcome applications from a diverse range of individuals and will consider any reasonable adjustments to enable candidates to perform at their best throughout the recruitment process.

About The Role Here at Car Finance 247, we are looking for an experienced AI Engineer to join our expanding Technology team and help build production AI services that improve how customers, colleagues and partners move through the car finance journey. As a AI Engineer, you will take a leading role in solving complex, high-impact challenges across the automotive finance industry. You will design, build and deploy production-grade AI solutions, including LLM-powered virtual agents, agentic AI systems and intelligent automation that improve the customer finance journey and support better operational outcomes. Reporting to the Director of Technology, you will help keep Car Finance 247 at the forefront of AI and emerging technology. You will work closely with stakeholders across the business to identify where AI can deliver the greatest value, shape ideas into practical solutions, rapidly develop proof of concepts, and take successful initiatives through to secure, scalable and fully operational services. This is a hands on role with the opportunity to influence our AI strategy, establish engineering best practices and deliver intelligent products that create measurable value for both our customers and the business. You will work across customer facing journeys and internal operational workflows, turning promising AI ideas into secure, observable and maintainable services. The role suits someone who enjoys hands on engineering, rapid experimentation and taking responsibility for the path from prototype to production. Key Responsibilities AI Solution Development: Design, build and deploy production grade AI solutions using modern LLM and agentic AI frameworks such as LangChain, LangGraph and Microsoft Foundry, working closely with stakeholders to identify high value use cases across the business. AI Platform & API Engineering: Lead the development of scalable APIs and services to host AI and machine learning capabilities, managing the integration, maintenance and continuous improvement of workloads across Azure. Cross Functional Delivery: Collaborate closely with Data Analysts, Data Engineers, QA Engineers, Software Developers and other Technology teams to deliver complex projects efficiently, adapting technical approaches to wider platform, product and business needs. End to End Project Ownership: Take ownership of AI initiatives from initial discovery and concept through proof of concept, production deployment and ongoing optimisation, with a strong focus on solving core business problems and delivering measurable value. Continuous Innovation: Stay at the forefront of developments in generative AI, LLMs, agentic systems and machine learning, assessing emerging tools and techniques and translating their potential for both technical and non technical audiences. Planning & Delivery Management: Plan future initiatives and manage active projects through effective sprint planning, backlog prioritisation and ticket management using tools such as Jira. Executive Communication: Communicate effectively with the Executive Board and senior stakeholders, clearly articulating technical challenges, proposed solutions, delivery risks, project timelines and key milestones. Engineering Standards & Operational Excellence: Champion best practices across software engineering, testing, observability, security, model evaluation and responsible AI, ensuring AI services are reliable, scalable and maintainable in production. About You 4+ years' experience in AI Engineering, Machine Learning Engineering, Data Science or a closely related role, with demonstrable experience delivering production systems. Strong proficiency in Python and Node.js/TypeScript, with experience developing both AI/ML models and backend services. Hands on experience developing applications using Large Language Models (LLMs), including prompt engineering, structured outputs, tool calling, retrieval augmented generation (RAG) and evaluation techniques. Experience with modern LLM and agentic AI frameworks such as LangChain, LangGraph and Microsoft Foundry or equivalent technologies. Strong understanding of software engineering best practices, including testing, code review, CI/CD, dependency and package management, and maintainable system design. Experience deploying and operating AI and machine learning services in production, including API based architectures and cloud hosted workloads. Practical experience with MLOps and AI lifecycle management, including data, model and environment versioning, automated deployment pipelines, monitoring and model retraining workflows. Experience leading complex technical projects from initial discovery and proof of concept through to production deployment and ongoing optimisation. Strong communication skills, with the ability to explain complex AI concepts, technical challenges and delivery considerations to both technical and non technical stakeholders. A degree in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Mathematics or another relevant discipline, or equivalent practical experience. About Us Subsidised Onsite Parking A great working environment with free fruit and juice bars Birthday off! Onsite Gym Free transport to and from Piccadilly Train station Free Barista bar serving teas and coffees Excellent career progression About Team 247 We're more than the UK's digital car finance platform. We're a Manchester tech business that's reshaping how people buy cars. Backed by smart tech, sharp minds, and a relentless focus on exceptional service, we're on a mission to make car finance simple, fast, and customer first. We've got big goals - and the roadmap to get there. Join us and be part of something exciting. Our values Passion, Ownership, Resilience and Togetherness define how we work and win. We look for people who bring energy and drive, take accountability, push through challenges, and back their teammates. If you care about doing a great job, stepping up when it matters, and succeeding as part of a team, you'll fit right in.

Ripple Recruitment have partnered with an ambitious digital agency based in Basingstoke that is looking for a talented Junior Developer to join their growing development team. If you already have hands-on experience working on live web projects and are eager to accelerate your technical growth, this role offers a structured pathway to progress into a Full Stack Developer. You will work closely alongside experienced developers and designers in a collaborative, design-led environment, gaining exposure across the entire development lifecycle from front-end WordPress builds to back-end logic, database design, and cloud infrastructure. This is a hybrid position requiring roughly two days a week onsite in Basingstoke, so candidates should be within a comfortable commuting distance (ideally with access to a car). Overview Assist in creating, customising, and maintaining bespoke WordPress themes and plugins. Turn design wireframes into clean, responsive, cross-browser compatible web pages. Develop your skills writing clean, scalable code using HTML, SCSS, JavaScript/TypeScript, and PHP. Learn to write and optimize SQL queries for database performance and reliability. Gain hands-on exposure to deployment processes, AWS cloud platforms, and Linux environments. Troubleshoot functional issues, squash bugs, and implement clean fixes across agency client sites. Stay curious about emerging web technologies, frameworks, and modern developer tooling. Essential Skills & Experience Some commercial experience working, ideally within an agency, software house, or in-house development team. Solid experience customising, building, or maintaining WordPress sites (themes/plugins). Strong grasp of HTML5, CSS/SCSS, JavaScript, and responsive web design. Practical understanding of database interactions and basic query writing (MySQL/SQL). Comfortable using IDEs like Visual Studio Code, Git/version control, and local dev environments. A genuine passion for web technology and a drive to expand your skill set toward Full Stack development. Desirable Experience Exposure to modern JS frameworks (React, Vue) or TypeScript. Familiarity with Python or back-end scripting languages. Basic awareness of UI/UX design principles or technical SEO. Progression & Training Path This agency actively invests in growing its mid-level engineering talent. You will be paired with a senior mentor who will guide you through: Mastering bespoke WordPress theme/plugin engineering and agency workflows. Expanding your back-end PHP/Node capabilities and database architecture. Gaining autonomy with AWS, CI/CD pipelines, and modern JS frameworks to reach Full Stack Developer status. What Is on Offer £28,000 £34,000 (dependent on experience & skill set). Structured roadmap to transition into a Full Stack role with regular performance & salary reviews. Balanced mix of hands-on office collaboration and work-from-home flexibility. Direct access and learning from senior agency developers. Relaxed & inclusive culture, company pension scheme, free on-site parking. To Apply If you are looking for an agency where you can fast-track your journey to a Full Stack role, apply with your CV today for immediate consideration! Ripple Recruitment is acting as an employment agency for this vacancy. My client is an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace.

Location; Slough (Hybrid 2 days office, 3 days home) We are working with a fast-growing B2B SaaS business operating within the parts and inventory management sector, serving major names in food manufacturing and automotive engineering. The business operates in a collaborative, hands-on environment, with a strong focus on reliability, security and scaling a proven, enterprise-ready platform. This is a genuinely hands-on leadership role covering architecture, development, integrations, security and operations. You'll work alongside two developers, one focused on full stack delivery and one focused on AI and machine learning features, while still writing code yourself, owning the Azure DevOps and AKS infrastructure, and setting the technical direction as the business works towards ISO 27001 certification. The role is based in Slough, with two days a week in the office and the rest working from home. This is a great opportunity for a hands-on technical leader looking for genuine ownership and a clear route to CTO as the team and business grow. It would suit an IT Manager with a software development background, or a lead engineer with strong front-end skills and coaching experience who is ready to step up into architecture and people leadership. Responsibilities of a Head of Engineering: Own and evolve the platform architecture across a multi-tenant SaaS environment, balancing day-to-day reliability with long-term scalability Stay hands-on across the full stack, contributing to front end, back end, APIs and infrastructure Lead, mentor and grow a small team of senior developers, setting engineering standards and building a culture of ownership Manage the Azure DevOps and AKS estate, including CI/CD pipelines, environment management and cost optimisation Lead the design and delivery of integrations with customer systems such as CMMS, ERP and SharePoint Drive security posture across infrastructure, code and process, supporting ISO 27001 certification Oversee day-to-day platform operations, including uptime, incident response and performance Skills & Qualifications of a Head of Engineering: Strong hands-on full stack development experience across .NET, JavaScript and React Deep expertise in Azure DevOps and AKS, including CI/CD pipelines and production Kubernetes operations Experience owning the architecture of a production SaaS platform, ideally multi-tenant A background in DevOps and security, with exposure to ISO 27001 or similar compliance frameworks Experience leading or mentoring developers; exposure to supply chain, procurement or inventory systems is a plus The benefits of Head of Engineering; £90,000 - £110,000 salary, dependent on experience Hybrid working two days a week from the Slough office, the rest from home A genuine pathway to CTO as the business and team continue to grow Direct influence over technical strategy, working closely with the founder Company performance-related financial incentives Join a business with proven traction, enterprise customers and strong product-market fit A small, low-bureaucracy team where decisions are made quickly If you feel this Head of Engineering role is right for you, please contact Becky Prince or Emma Devereux at Maintech Recruitment for more information or click apply. Maintech Recruitment Engineering Great Careers Maintech Recruitment are an equal opportunities agency and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of sex, religion, belief, political opinion, race, age, sexual orientation, marital status or disability. Please note by applying for this role your data will be processed and stored in line with our privacy policy, full details of which are held on our website, and a copy can be provided if you wish.

About The Role FDM is a global business and technology consultancy seeking a Senior Devops Engineer to work for our client within the Banking sector. This is initially a 12 month contract with the potential to extend and will be a hybrid role that will be based in London. We are looking for an application DevOps engineer responsible for developing and supporting regulatory risk solutions across fixed income, currencies, commodities and equities. The role will focus on managing and improving a large-scale risk calculation plant used for end-of-day and on-demand risk generation, with emphasis on production stability, application resiliency, capacity management, tooling and regulatory compliance. The member will work closely with globally dispersed developers, DevOps, release management, Quartz DevOps, Technology Infrastructure and business-aligned risk teams to support scalable risk reporting and generation services. The environment is primarily Quartz, the bank's next generation trading and risk platform, with development taking place largely in Python and some C++ for high-performance components. Responsibilities: Providing DevOps expertise and leadership for effective management of application infrastructure and large risk plants Supporting end-of-day and on-demand risk generation, with a focus on stability, resiliency and operational control Planning and executing failovers in line with application and infrastructure requirements Collaborating with various stakeholders , Quartz DevOps and Technology Infrastructure on weekday and weekend activities Improving tooling, monitoring and automation to support production stability and reduce manual operational effort Acting as a regional point of contact as the SFRC / Risk Horizontal capability expands globally About You Experience in Python or equivalent programming languages, with ability to build and support automation, tooling and operational improvements Practical experience in software development, testing, deployment and production support using agile development methodologies Understanding of large-scale application plants, including capacity management, resiliency, failover and operational stability Ability to compartmentalise complex problems and propose practical, controlled solutions for production environments Strong problem-solving, analytical and troubleshooting skills across application, infrastructure and batch processing issues Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with ability to work effectively across technology, infrastructure and business stakeholders Experience working as part of a high-performance team on high-priority deliverables Self-motivated, proactive and comfortable taking ownership of production stability and operational outcomes Desirable: Experience in the Financial Services industry, ideally with risk, trading, market risk or regulatory reporting platforms Knowledge of Quartz or similar large-scale trading and risk platforms Experience with continuous integration, deployment pipelines, monitoring, alerting and production automation Grasp of system design and architecture, especially for resilient, scalable and operationally controlled platforms Front office or production support background with motivation to grow further into DevOps, Python engineering and platform ownership About Us FDM is an award-winning global leader in tech and business talent solutions, backed by more than 35 years of industry experience. We have centres across Europe, North America, and Asia-Pacific, and a global workforce of over 2500 employees. FDM has shown exponential growth throughout the years, firmly establishing itself as an award-winning employer, currently listed on the FTSE4Good Index and as a 2026 Financial Times UK 'Best Employer'. Diversity and Inclusion FDM Group is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, veteran status or any other status protected by federal, provincial or local laws. Why join us Career coaching, mentoring and access to upskilling throughout your entire FDM career Assignments with global companies and opportunities to work abroad Opportunity to re-skill and up-skill into new areas, develop non-linear career paths and build a skillset within your field Annual leave and work-place pension

Senior C# / .NET Developer Risk & Securities Lending Location: London (Hybrid) Contract Duration: 6 Months Industry: Financial Services About the Opportunity Are you a seasoned C# engineer with a deep understanding of financial markets? We are seeking an experienced Senior C# / .NET Developer to join a high-performing technology team supporting critical Risk Management and Securities Lending platforms. In this 6-month hybrid contract, you will play a pivotal role in designing, building, and supporting high-performance systems used for complex risk calculations and trading/financing workflows. Working closely with quants, risk managers, and the Front Office, you will deliver scalable, robust solutions in a fast-paced, regulated environment. What You Will Do System Development: Design, build, and maintain high-performance C# / .NET applications supporting Risk and Securities Lending workflows. API Integration: Build and consume RESTful APIs to seamlessly connect complex upstream and downstream financial systems. Data & Throughput: Handle large datasets and high-throughput systems, contributing to vital exposure calculations, limits, and reporting. Best Practices: Write scalable, testable, and maintainable object-oriented code, participating in architectural discussions and code reviews. Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with Risk, Front Office, Operations, Compliance, and Product Owners to translate business needs into technical reality. Production Support: Assist with incident analysis, remediation, and the ongoing support of live systems. What We Are Looking For Core Technical Expertise: Deep, hands-on experience with C# and .NET (including .NET Core). Exceptional Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) skills and architectural design principles. Proven track record in designing and implementing REST/JSON APIs. Solid SQL database experience (e.g., SQL Server). Strong grasp of application performance, scalability, unit/integration testing, and CI/CD pipelines. Essential Domain Knowledge: A proven background working within Financial Services technology. Strong domain knowledge in at least one of the following: Risk Management, Securities Lending, Prime Brokerage, or Collateral/Margin/Financing platforms. Highly Beneficial / Nice-to-Have: Exposure to risk and regulatory methodologies (RWA, CCAR, Basel III / IV). Understanding of credit risk, counterparty exposure, or capital calculations. 10+ years of commercial software engineering experience. Experience with Cloud platforms (Azure/AWS) and messaging technologies (e.g., Kafka). Familiarity with front-to-back trading systems and Agile/Scrum delivery. About You You possess a strong analytical and problem-solving mindset. You are highly comfortable navigating complex, highly regulated enterprise environments. You can communicate complex technical concepts clearly to non-technical stakeholders. You are proactive, detail-oriented, and hyper-focused on reliable delivery. How to Apply If you have the technical depth and the financial domain expertise to hit the ground running, we want to hear from you. Apply now at Prasanna com with your updated CV to be considered for this immediate contract opportunity. Randstad Technologies is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

Who we are Chefs in Schools is a young, ambitious charity that's rapidly growing. Our mission is to improve kids' health, through improving school food & food education. We focus our efforts in areas of high socio-economic deprivation, where more than a third of children are entitled to free school meals, and diet-related disease is driving further inequality. We support and train school kitchen teams to serve the best, freshest and tastiest food possible, alongside meaningful food education. We share learning and resources, aiming to inspire and enable others to follow our lead. We're backed by some of the biggest names in food and have ambitious targets to ensure every child has access to incredible school food and food education, setting them up for life with the skills and knowledge to feed themselves well. About you and the role As our Digital Manager, you will be the strategic anchor, quality guardian, and operational driving force behind our online presence. You will fully own the performance of our two primary websites: the main Chefs in Schools (CIS) platform and the complex, public-facing School Food Project (SFP) national resource and coalition hub. You will be directly accountable for driving traffic, mastering SEO, maintaining exceptional content quality, and ensuring a seamless, highly secure user experience against clear, measurable targets. This is a leadership role that bridges technical execution and creative strategy. You will act as the crucial, confident link between our external technical agencies (who build and maintain the infrastructure of the sites) and our internal content creators and programme teams. Crucially, you will be an empowering manager, leading a dedicated digital sub-team of 1-2 direct reports, supporting them to manage day-to-day content workflows, e-learning administration, and community moderation. We are looking for someone solutions-focused, collaborative, and deeply analytical who takes pride in helping a high-profile, mission-driven organization run at its absolute best. Key responsibilities: 1. Website Ownership & Performance Management Own the overarching strategy and performance of our two flagship websites (CIS and SFP), optimizing UX and UI for user journeys, design, and maximum accessibility standards across both sites. Own and maintain a forward-looking, prioritized digital platform roadmap, striking a strategic balance between long-term feature development and agile, day-to-day reactive requests Ensure both platforms-particularly the highly visible, national School Food Project website-maintain the highest standards of data security, uptime, quality assurance, and accessibility, proactively managing risks associated with public scrutiny. Take end-to-end ownership of web analytics and data integrity-from configuring custom event tracking to reporting on performance-utilizing Google Analytics 4 (GA4) for quantitative metrics and Microsoft Clarity for behavioral insights. Set, monitor, and report against clear performance targets spanning web traffic, user engagement, resource downloads, and search rankings. Lead content and platform feature reviews through a risk mitigation lens-ensuring strict compliance with safeguarding, privacy, and coalition guidelines-while running targeted A/B tests to optimize user experience. Lead on Search Engine Optimization (SEO) strategy to maximize organic reach and connect school leaders, chefs, and partners to our resources. Establish and manage digital incident response protocols, defining clear workflows for first responders, triage steps, and escalation pathways in the event of site outages, technical bugs, or security breaches. 2. Agency & Supplier Management Act as the primary, confident technical interface with our external web development agencies and tech suppliers, holding them accountable to high-quality delivery. Translate internal program, comms, and membership goals into clear technical design briefs, managing timelines and tracking project budgets. Coordinate rigorous testing of new features, bug logging, and site maintenance to guarantee absolute platform stability before public deployments. 3. Team Leadership & Collaboration Line manage, mentor, and support 1-2 direct reports (including roles focused on systems, community moderation, and resource uploads). Work closely with the Communications team, External Relations team and Programme Leads to align digital development with broader organization campaigns and resource rollouts. Oversee the content calendar and governance for both sites, ensuring all published assets strictly adhere to brand tone of voice and quality standards, working closely with the senior social media officer, engagement team to ensure cross org planning . 4. Data, CRM & Systems Integration Oversee the data integrity and smooth technical flow between our website frontends, e-learning platform (LMS), and internal CRM systems. Ensure all digital systems, data tracking, user permissions, and marketing platforms comply fully with GDPR and organizational data protection policies. Construct and present scannable dashboards and reports (using Google Analytics and CRM data) for the Senior Leadership Team and stakeholders to demonstrate impact. Essential Skills and Experience Digital Product & Platform Leadership: Proven experience managing digital products, websites, or online platforms-ideally at a Manager level within a charity, agency, or fast-paced setting. Complex Systems Integration: Strong confidence managing (or partnering with a technical agency to manage) integrated digital environments where the CMS, CRM, and LMS operate as a unified platform. You must be comfortable understanding and troubleshooting multi-layered user access permissions (e.g., tailored journeys for different school types and member tiers). Foundational literacy in HTML and CSS to troubleshoot layout issues, understand site structure, and effectively translate technical requirements to developers. Agency & Project Management: Confident experience collaborating with, briefing, and managing external technical partners, developers, or freelance technical staff to deliver complex features on time and on budget. People Management: Demonstrable experience managing, mentoring, and developing direct reports, fostering a supportive and high-performing team environment. Data Fluency & Quality Control: Ability to analyze, clean, and visualize data (using Google Analytics, CRM reporting, or spreadsheets) to monitor site performance, ensure data integrity across system integrations, and drive user experience improvements. Communication & Collaboration: Outstanding written and verbal communication skills; able to translate complex "technical speak" for non-expert internal staff, write brand-aligned content, and build strong cross-team relationships. Mission Alignment: A deep personal commitment to equity, diversity, and inclusion, alongside a genuine interest in our mission to transform child health through school food. Desirable Skills and Experience Familiarity with online community/forum moderation and user engagement strategies. Prior experience working within the wider charity sector. Benefits You would be joining a friendly, supportive team who works hard but believe in a healthy work/life balance. We were voted one of CODE Hospitality's happiest places to work in 2024. We seek a diverse range of perspectives, skills, experience and knowledge. Joining a small, collaborative team means you'll be able to contribute to and draw on various projects and strategic insights. We offer 33 days of holiday per year including bank holidays, 3 additional office closure days over the Christmas period as well as wellbeing days over the summer school holidays. We also have a Cycle to Work scheme, hybrid working, enhanced parental leave, and free access to the CODE app for discounted restaurants & hospitality venues. We are committed to developing our team and will support you with relevant training opportunities including £250 towards elective training and development of your choice. We also offer Bupa Dental Insurance, Income Protection Insurance, as well as access to the Aviva Smart Health Platform which offers health benefits including free rapid access online GP appointments, free counselling and wellbeing support. Application process In line with our commitment to ensuring a fair and unbiased recruitment process, we invite candidates to answer a series of questions related to their day-to-day job. Please follow this link to answer the questions and submit your application along with your CV. We recommend that you develop your answers offline and copy them in when you're ready to ensure you don't lose your work if interrupted. Your answers will go through our sifting process: all answers will be anonymised, randomised and then reviewed by a panel of reviewers. A long list of candidates will then additionally have their CVs reviewed. Shortlisted candidates will be invited to a 30 mins online interview. Successful candidates will be invited to attend a second, in-person interview at our office in Brixton, London. Expected duration of this application process: 4-6 weeks In line with our commitment to ensuring a fair and unbiased recruitment process . click apply for full job details

About The Role Hippo is a rapidly growing digital consultancy passionate about building and delivering transformative digital solutions for a diverse range of Public and Private sector clients. We are recruiting for a Senior Full Stack Node Developer to join our Hippo Herd. We work at the intersection of strategy, design, and technology to solve complex problems and create lasting value. Our collaborative and agile culture empowers our teams to make a genuine impact. As a Senior Full Stack Node Developer, you will play an important role in making Hippo the best Consultancy out there. You will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team combining data, design, product, delivery, analysis and engineering to deliver bespoke digital services that make a positive and meaningful impact on organisations and society. We're confident in our abilities, authentic in our approach, and passionate about what we do. You will act as a Senior Consultant to deliver Full Stack Development services to our clients. Senior Full Stack Node Developers at Hippo are experienced practitioners who lead the technical delivery within a squad, ensuring technical excellence and mentoring others to maintain high standards of software engineering. Our solutions empower our customers to build and support secure, scalable, and well engineered systems beyond traditional boundaries. We leverage deep data insights and continuous innovation to deliver awesome platforms that allow our customers to understand and get the most from their data and digital services. The Senior Full Stack Node Developer will be a key player and implementer in this mission. Your Role in a Nutshell Lead the production of user centred software, ensuring development is based on business requirements and follows best practice. Work collaboratively with colleagues and stakeholders to explore, design and deliver solutions to complex client problems. Take ownership of software development and deployment pipelines, resolving issues and potential bottlenecks before they occur. Communicate and present prototypes, solutions and progress to internal and external stakeholders in a clear, concise manner. Build great relationships with your team and stakeholders, identifying and ensuring that challenges are overcome. Mentor other engineers and support consultants in their professional development through coaching and guidance. Promote Hippo's Engineering Herd internally and externally through knowledge sharing, workshops, or blogs. Skills and experience that you need Essential Experience Excellent experience in Node.js and modern JavaScript/TypeScript frameworks. Proven track record of delivering high quality, robust, and scalable solutions within a delivery team. Expertise in coaching and guiding others on the best way to achieve an optimal solution. Excellent verbal/written communication skills, able to articulate in both technical/non technical terms. Extensive experience in the full development lifecycle delivering user centred digital solutions. Advanced full stack skills across the front end (React/Next.js) and back end (Node/Express). Deep knowledge of containerisation (Docker, Kubernetes) and Microservices architecture. Expertise in RESTful API design and complex system integration. Proficiency in agile methods and using techniques such as Scrum, Kanban, and TDD. Strong experience in Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Cloudformation) and public cloud architecture (AWS or Azure). Proficient in CI/CD tools and automated testing strategies. Desirable Experience Previous experience of working on GOV/NHS projects or in a consultancy environment. Experience with event driven architectures and messaging systems (e.g., Kafka, RabbitMQ). What makes us great Alongside working with some of the most talented people out there and on top of a competitive salary, which we're transparent about from the outset, you can also expect a range of benefits: Contributory Pension Scheme (Hippo 6% & Employee 2%) 25 Days Holiday plus UK Public Holidays Perkbox access for a wide range of discounts Critical illness cover Life assurance and death in service cover Volunteer days Cycle to work scheme for the avid cyclists Salary sacrifice electric vehicles scheme Season ticket loans Financial and general wellbeing sessions Flexible benefits scheme with options of: Private health cover Private dental cover Additional company pension contributions Additional holidays (up to an extra 2 days) Wellbeing contribution Charity contributions Tree planting Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging at Hippo At Hippo, we're dedicated to creating a diverse, equitable and inclusive workplace that works for everyone. We understand that having a diverse team unlocks our capacity for innovation, creativity and problem solving. Only by building a community of diverse perspectives, cultures and socio economic backgrounds can we create an environment where all can contribute and thrive. We actively encourage applications from underrepresented groups including women, ethnic minorities, LGBTQ+, neurodivergent and people with disabilities. We are committed to providing an inclusive and accessible recruitment process that reflects our workplace culture. We are a registered Disability Confident Employer, Mindful Employer, Endometriosis Friendly Employer and a member of the Armed Forces Covenant. Hippo continually strives to remove barriers, provide accommodations and offer reasonable adjustments to ensure equity throughout our practices. Hi, we're Hippo At Hippo, we design with empathy and build for impact. We do this by combining data informed evidence, human centred design and software engineering. We're a digital services partner who is genuinely invested in helping our clients thrive as modern organisations. Our delivery methodology is truly agile, from concept to reality, supporting innovation and continuous improvement to achieve your desired outcomes. We firmly believe that technology should serve humanity, not the other way around. We take a human centred approach to everything we do because we understand that complex problems require a service design approach. This means understanding how users behave and ensuring our solutions work for them in the real world. Our combination of data, design, and engineering delivers bespoke digital services that make a positive and meaningful impact on organisations and society. Have a look through our Website at Our Story & Purpose, Our Culture & Values, Case Studies and Our Solutions & Services to find out some more! Hippo Locations We are headquartered in Leeds and have offices across the UK in Glasgow, Manchester, Birmingham, London and Bristol. We're on the lookout for top talent nationwide but you need to be located within reasonable travelling distance from one of our offices. Given the dynamic nature of a consulting business, you may be required to work on site at a Hippo office or at an in out of town client location for a number of days per week (client dependent) and therefore candidates will need to be open/flexible to travel and working on one of those sites at least 2 days per week. We offer a generous relocation support package of up to £8,000 (please ask for terms and conditions) to help make your move a smooth one.

The Senior DevOps Engineer is responsible for the development, maintenance, and optimisation of Bromcom's Microsoft Azure infrastructure. Reporting to the DevOps Team Lead, this role plays a key part in ensuring the stability, security, and scalability of the organisation's cloud platform. This is a hands on technical role with responsibility for delivering infrastructure, improving automation, maintaining CI/CD pipelines, and supporting platform reliability. The role requires a proactive approach to problem solving and continuous improvement across Azure and DevOps practices. Key Responsibilities Azure Infrastructure Design, deploy, and maintain Microsoft Azure resources and services Implement and manage Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Bicep, ARM or similar) Ensure Azure environments are secure, scalable, and highly available Perform platform maintenance, upgrades, and continuous improvements CI/CD & Automation Build, maintain, and improve CI/CD pipelines (Azure DevOps preferred) Automate deployment and operational processes to reduce manual effort Troubleshoot and resolve pipeline and deployment issues Drive improvements in release reliability and deployment efficiency Monitoring & Incident Management Monitor platform health, performance, and availability Investigate and resolve production incidents in a timely manner Perform root cause analysis and implement preventative measures Enhance logging, alerting, and observability across the platform Security & Governance Implement Azure security best practices and policies Manage identity and access controls in line with governance standards Ensure compliance with engineering standards and change management processes Contribute to cost optimisation and efficient resource usage Collaboration & Continuous Improvement Work closely with developers, DevOps engineers, and technical leads Participate in planning, stand ups, and technical discussions Maintain and improve infrastructure and process documentation Contribute to continuous improvement of DevOps practices and tooling Skills & Experience Essential Proven experience working in a DevOps, Cloud, or Platform Engineering role for 5+ years Hands on experience with Microsoft Azure (App Services, networking, storage, identity, etc.) Experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Bicep, ARM or similar) Strong experience with CI/CD pipelines (Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, or similar) Good understanding of cloud networking concepts (DNS, routing, load balancing, firewalls) Experience with monitoring and logging tools (Application Insights, Log Analytics, etc.) Ability to troubleshoot production issues across infrastructure and application layers Understanding of security best practices (identity management, least privilege, secure configs) Familiarity with source control (Git) and modern development workflows Desirable Knowledge of scripting languages (PowerShell, Bash, or Python) Experience working with Azure Front Door, WAF, or CDN technologies Exposure to observability tooling (distributed tracing, metrics platforms) Experience with cost management and optimisation in Azure Understanding of DevOps principles and Agile delivery practices Personal Attributes Strong problem-solving skills with a proactive mindset Ability to work independently and manage priorities effectively Good communication and collaboration skills Keen interest in learning and developing cloud and DevOps expertise