VACANCY: Freelance Java Developer - Outside IR35

Remote (UK-based) | Occasional travel to Farnborough or Hammersmith


£550-620/day | Contract until 2026



We're looking for a freelance Java Engineer to join a long-term project building scalable, cloud-native platforms within the Financial Services Payment industry. This role is outside IR35, fully remote (UK only), with occasional site visits in Farnborough or Hammersmith.



This isn't a role for task-takers - we want someone who thinks like an engineer, takes ownership, and thrives in a proactive, collaborative environment.




Tech Stack & Skills



✓ Java (Spring Boot, Microservices)

✓ AWS (Java Spark, EMR, Lambda, native AWS DBs)

✓ Kubernetes & EKS

✓ Strong understanding of cloud infrastructure & distributed systems

✓ Vocal, self-driven, takes ownership end-to-end




Nice to Have



Payments or FinTech experience

AWS Glue or other large-scale data processing tools

Event-driven architecture




What You'll Get



Outside IR35

£550-620/day

Long-term engagement (through 2026)

Work with modern tech and a strong engineering team

Flexibility + influence on delivery approach