Spectrum IT are seeking an experienced Contract Software Engineer to join a leading business and technology consultancy client; this role will ultimately support a Central London End client (Soho area) and will be for an initial 6 month contract. 1 day onsite per week in London and the role has been deemed INSIDE IR35.Key ResponsibilitiesLead the design and development of high-quality software solutions and tools that meet product and business needs.Collaborates with principal engineers and architects in defining and championing best practices.Create software solutions that integrate with monitoring and operations tools.Write clean, efficient code following good design patterns and promotes these practices across their team.Lead research activities such as technical spikes and proofs of concept to explore problems and possible solutions.Lead troubleshooting and issue resolution activities across the software life cycle.Actively tests their code using automated test-driven techniques and ensuring high code quality and coverage.Participates and leads collaborative activities such as pairing and code reviews. Supports, coaches and mentor junior engineers, promoting technical standards.Actively collaborates with product owners, other engineers and testers in defining acceptance criteria and ensuring good quality user stories.Participates in planning and estimation activities and assists with the successful delivery of software from inception to production environments.Writes, ..... full job details .....