Data & Software Engineer (Contract)

Data & Software Engineer

£550-£590 per day | Outside IR35 | Fully Remote | 6-Month Contract THE COMPANY A leading digital business operating within a highly data-driven online environment is seeking a Data & Software Engineer to support the development of critical commercial and operational data platforms.

This organisation processes large volumes of transactional, revenue, and user performance data, using these insights to drive key business decisions. As part of a growing engineering function, they are investing heavily in their data ecosystem and require an experienced contractor to support several high-priority initiatives.

Candidates from online gaming, iGaming, betting, gambling, esports, or other high-volume digital platforms are particularly encouraged to apply. THE ROLE As a Data & Software Engineer, you'll work across backend engineering, data processing, and systems integration, helping to enhance platforms that provide commercial visibility across the business.

You'll be responsible for building and maintaining data-driven applications, integrating external partners, and streamlining data exchange across internal systems. Working closely with Data Engineering and Analytics teams, you'll help ensure critical reporting and performance metrics remain accurate, scalable, and fit for business decision-making.

This is an opportunity to work in a genuinely impactful role where your solutions will be used directly by stakeholders to shape commercial strategy and operational performance. RESPONSIBILITIES

Develop and maintain backend services supporting commercial reporting and operational data products

Process and manage large-scale commercial and revenue datasets

Build integrations with external partners and third-party platforms

Develop integrations between internal systems to improve data accessibility and efficiency

Collaborate with Data Engineers and Analytics teams on reporting and insight generation

Support initiatives focused on user and performance data

Improve data quality, reliability, and scalability across critical business systems

Deliver enhancements to existing data and reporting platforms

SKILLS AND EXPERIENCEEssential

Strong commercial experience with PHP

Strong commercial experience with Python

Excellent PostgreSQL skills

Proven Backend Engineering background

Experience building APIs and system integrations

Experience working within complex, data-intensive environments

Strong understanding of software engineering best practices

Desirable

Airflow

Snowflake

AWS

Exposure to data warehousing and modern analytics platforms

Experience supporting reporting, commercial analytics, or performance data solutions

IDEAL BACKGROUND We're especially interested in individuals with experience in:

Online Gaming

iGaming

Betting & Gambling

Sportsbook

Esports

High-transaction E-commerce

Digital Marketplace Platforms

Subscription-Based Businesses

You'll have experience managing complex requests, integrating multiple data sources, and working in environments where business-critical decisions depend on accurate, timely data. BENEFITS

£550-£590 per day

Outside IR35

Fully Remote

Initial 6-Month Contract

Opportunity for extension

High-impact role working with large-scale commercial and performance data

Interested? Apply now with your latest CV to discuss the opportunity in more detail.