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TypeScript Backend Developer
Hedgehog Lab · Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom · back to the listing
HR standards
38/100
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Title ↔ description
83/100
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Reads as
Backend Engineer
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What this role officially is
software developer — ESCO, the EU occupation classification
Software developers implement or program all kinds of software systems based on specifications and designs by using programming languages, tools, and platforms.
Also known as: application developer, application programmer, solutions developer, programmer, software specialist, application software developer
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TypeScript Backend Developer (Contract, Outside IR35)
Contract status: Outside IR35
Start date: 2nd November
Contract length: To the end of December 2026, with extension possible
Location: Remote first
London days: Once or twice a month
Who you'll be doing it for
You'll join the mobile platform team on a UK government app, working on the app and the services that support it.
Contract status: Outside IR35
Start date: 2nd November
Contract length: To the end of December 2026, with extension possible
Location: Remote first
London days: Once or twice a month
Who you'll be doing it for
You'll join the mobile platform team on a UK government app, working on the app and the services that support it.