Max Binnie

Adobe (AEM) Architect | Contract | Remote (Europe) | ASAP start We're looking for an experienced AEM Architect to lead the architecture of a large-scale digital experience platform for a major retail client. It's a hands-on leadership role: you'll set the technical direction, guide the delivery team and make sure the platform scales. The detailsContract: ASAP start, initially until the end of December 2026Location: fully remote. Candidates must be based in Germany, Poland, Romania, Lithuania or SpainWorkload: full timeRate: competitive day rate, depending on locationEngagement: via your own limited company. What you'll be doingLeading the architecture and delivery of Adobe Experience Manager implementations and platform modernisationDefining architecture standards, integration patterns and best practice across the Adobe Experience CloudWorking with business and technical stakeholders to turn commercial goals into a scalable, secure platformRunning architecture reviews and mentoring engineersWhat you'll needProven experience as an AEM Architect or Technical Lead on enterprise-scale implementationsStrong Java, Spring Boot, REST APIs and microservices backgroundExperience with AWS, Azure or GCPHands-on with CI/CD, Docker and KubernetesA solid grasp of enterprise architecture and system integrationNice to haveAdobe certification (AEM Architect or Developer)Adobe Analytics, Target, Campaign or CommerceRetail or e-commerce experienceExperience leading large digital transformation programmesIf you're available now or within the next few weeks, apply or message me directly for a quick chat.

Senior Django Engineer – Payments & Subscriptions | Contract | Remote EU | | Immediate Start I'm working with a fast-scaling AI product company (millions of users across mobile, web and API products) that needs a senior Django contractor to take ownership of the pricing and subscription system at the core of their revenue. This is a genuinely high-ownership role: architecture through to shipped code through to watching your releases perform in production. Small senior team, direct CTO exposure, backend deployed multiple times a week. The workOwn the delivery and architecture of the pricing system used by every product surface and millions of usersOptimise existing endpoints — drive down latency, keep it scaling as usage growsDesign endpoints in direct collaboration with frontend engineers, with OpenAPI specs and supporting docsMonitor your own releases (Datadog) and iterate fast on real usage dataWork cross-functionally with product and frontend to ship seamless user experiencesYou'll need5+ years of hands-on Django and Django Rest Framework — this is a hard requirement, not "Python with some Django exposure"Relational databases at real scale: schema design, Django query optimisation, zero-downtime migrations on PostgreSQL/MySQL databases 100GB+Production experience with subscription and billing infrastructure — Stripe and/or RevenueCatA pragmatic, ship-fast mindset: speed of iteration over perfection, frameworks over reinventionStrong ownership — comfortable making product and technical decisions without hand-holdingFluent EnglishAvailable to start within 1–2 weeksDetailsContract, initial 3 months, strong likelihood of extensionFully remote (EU-based), occasional overlap with CET hoursFast process: short interview loop, quick decisionIf you've built or scaled billing and subscription systems in Django for a high-volume consumer product, I'd like to speak with you this week. Message me directly or apply with a current CV.

Senior Databricks Engineer | Remote-first (Switzerland/EU) Ex-Palantir engineers. New Databricks practice. First hires get real ownership. We're hiring for a boutique data & AI consultancy, who are scaling into Databricks-led client delivery. New projects, new practice, and they need a Senior Engineer to lead it from the ground up. You'll:Own end-to-end Databricks delivery - ingestion through to decision toolsWork directly with CxOs and client stakeholders, not through layers of PMLead engineering teams on high-visibility projectsHelp shape the practice itself - culture, delivery model, directionYou bring:Strong Python/Spark/SQL backgroundEnd-to-end Databricks experience: Delta Lake, Unity Catalog, MLflowProven team leadership in client-facing environmentsA consulting mindset - you speak business and tech fluentlyFounder energy - proactive, independent, no hand-holding neededBroad exposure > years. Two years across varied use cases beats five doing pipelines at one shop. Remote-first. Occasional Switzerland gatherings and client-site travel. 📩 DM or apply direct - happy to talk through the client once we're speaking.