Airline Ops Software Engineer – Hybrid, 12m Contract

Deerfoot IT Resources Limited

Hounslow

Hybrid

GBP 48,000 - 79,000

Full time

4 days ago

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Job summary

Deerfoot IT Resources Limited is seeking a Software Development Engineer in Hounslow for a 12-month hybrid contract. You will design and implement scalable APIs, integrations and messaging across connected products, working with cross-functional teams in Agile environments.

The role emphasizes automated testing, DevOps practices, and AI-assisted tooling to ensure secure, reliable delivery. Candidates should have 3+ years in software development and a strong grounding in distributed systems and

Qualifications

A degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems or a related field, plus 3+ years in software development within Agile product teams
Strong software engineering, solution design and systems modelling skills, with enterprise software experience
A good understanding of APIs, integrations, distributed systems and software architecture principles
Experience with automated testing, source control, CI/CD and DevOps practices
Confident use of AI-assisted engineering tools, and the judgement to challenge what they produce

Responsibilities

Designing and delivering scalable, secure, maintainable software aligned with product and architectural goals
Building APIs, integrations, messaging and data exchange between interconnected products and services
Writing automated tests and validation to support quality, reliability and continuous delivery
Taking part in peer reviews, technical design discussions and architecture reviews
Using AI-assisted engineering tools, and checking their code, tests and designs against security, performance and operational standards
Investigating defects, finding root causes and supporting deployment, monitoring and troubleshooting