Tech Lead

Outside IR35 Contract Software Engineer (React and AWS) Leading Media Organisation Digital Platform (UI and UX?Led) Location: Hybrid (London or Manchester) Day Rate: Competitive Contract Length: 6 Months + Overview We are working with a leading UK media organisation to engage an experienced Contract Software Engineer to support the development of a large?scale, user?centric digital platform. The platform is UI and UX?heavy, highly visible, and used by millions, sitting at the intersection of content, information, and media. This role goes beyond pure delivery. You will work in close partnership with Product and UX, playing a key role in discovery, defining technical direction, and taking clear ownership of outcomes across complex, multi?dependency environments. Key Responsibilities Work collaboratively with Product Managers and UX Designers during discovery to translate user needs into feasible, high?quality technical solutions. Actively participate in user research, contributing engineering insight to inform product and design decisions. Design and build modern, scalable full?stack web experiences using React, Node, and TypeScript. Develop and support backend-for-frontend (BFF) services and APIs using AWS (Lambda, API Gateway, SNS/SQS, DynamoDB, S3). Contribute to and evolve a shared components and design system model, balancing reuse with product?specific needs. Operate confidently in a large, multi?team delivery environment, managing dependencies and navigating ..... full job details .....