Vacancy Details

Description

 
Recruitment
Role name: Senior Software Engineer – Remote working opportunity
Department name: Aer Lingus Technology

Would you like to work from anywhere in Ireland and be a part of a team that develops solutions for a multi-billion euro e-commerce platform? Interested in remote work but don’t want to lose the social side of working in an office?  The Aer Lingus Tech team will work 80% from home and 20% in the office, in structured team strategy sessions – giving you the best of both worlds!

We are looking to recruit a Senior Software Engineer for the Aer Lingus Technology team as part of IAG Tech. Software Engineers have an important role to play our on Product teams within the technology team in Aer Lingus. We are seeking a talented and motivated individual, who will be a proactive member of a Product team by participating in all of the teams Agile ceremonies. Here they will help to design, implement and test features from their backlog along with working with the business to help shape the Product roadmap as we grow over the next several years.

The successful candidate can expect to:
Contribute to a growing team focused on delivering valuable features within agile product teams
Have your work seen and used on one of the busiest mobile & websites in Ireland
Travel benefits within the Aer Lingus, International Airlines Group and world-wide airline & industry partner networks
 
In addition to a comprehensive benefits package, we offer you the opportunity to grow your career with one of Ireland’s most iconic brands. Take a look below!

Your role:

To be successful in this you will be required to;

Gain a deep technical understanding of the existing Product teams technical stack.
Work with team members and other teams to ensure design, specifications, and code meet industry best practices and standards.
Work within the team to instil CI & Development best practices
Work closely with Technical leads and Solution Architects
Promote continuous learning so that the skill level of the department continues to improve and deliver more effectively
Develop POC’s and perform code reviews with a focus on design principles, simple testable code and quality at the fore.
Work closely with other product teams to ensure delivery of solutions that enhance our business capabilities
Support and mentor other team members to encourage growth & foster an innovative and inquisitive development culture.
Contribute to IT strategy, API governance, standards, and technological evaluations to drive our strategic goals.

To be considered for the role of Senior Software Engineer, candidates must meet the following:

Your qualifications & key criteria:

Bachelor’s Degree in Management Information Systems, Computer Science or equivalent formal training.
6+ years of work experience in multiple technology disciplines
Continuous build/integration mindset and experience reducing lead time to market for feature development (Jenkins, Gradle, BitBucket)
Extensive experience working with Java technologies, Spring Framework, REST services and Messaging.
Demonstrable design knowledge, including API design principles, SOA, Microservices, event driven systems and similar design patterns and techniques
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, comfortable to present technical information to a non-technical audience
Ability to lead, mentor & motivate developers to ensure high quality code deliverables & practices
Fluent in English, both written and spoken
Impeccable written & oral communication skills
Eligible to live and work in the EU
Hold a current unrestricted worldwide passport
Able to pass a strict airport security vetting procedure which includes a 5 year background check* or be in possession of a current airside pass for the airport this position is based in

Desirable criteria:

AWS Certification and/or experience of working in an AWS environment
Experience of working in an agile environment.
Knowledge of high volume e-Commerce/retail and Services architectures.
Previous experience of Microservices architecture an advantage

*If you are a non Irish Citizen, you will need to be in possession of a current police disclosure certificate from your home country. If you have lived outside the Republic of Ireland for more than 6 months you will also be required to hold a current police disclosure certificate from that country/countries

What we offer:

Flexible working environment – this is an 80% work from home/remote and 20% office based role
Competitive salary
Generous paid annual leave
Annual performance related bonus
Heavily discounted staff travel privileges with Aer Lingus and some select partner airlines
Employer pension contribution to a Defined Contribution Pension Scheme
Life assurance cover
Income protection cover for eligible employees
Paid sick leave based on service levels
Employee assistance program
Cycle-to-Work scheme and Tax Saver Scheme
Subsidised dry cleaners and various airport discounts
Learning & Development support through a catalogue of courses
Opportunity to work in a team environment and to grow your career in Ireland’s only 4 star airline

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