Junior Software Engineer

loveholidays; London; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

loveholidays is seeking a Junior Software Engineer in London to contribute to innovative software solutions. You will assist in systems that process holiday data and enhance our booking, pricing, and user experience. This role favors candidates eager to learn multiple programming languages in an inclusive tech culture.

Benefits

Company pension contributions at 5%

Individualised training budget

Discounted holidays

25 days of holidays plus public holidays

Ability to buy and sell annual leave

Cycle to work scheme

Qualifications

• Familiarity with web services, REST, and HTTP.
• Eagerness to learn and develop expertise in programming languages.
• Participating in testing and monitoring practices.

Responsibilities

• Assisting with supplier integration systems.
• Participating in the development of search and recommendation systems.
• Contributing to the implementation of booking and payment systems.

Skills

Algorithms

Data structures

Basic technical knowledge

Programming languages

Communication skills

Education

Experience in software development

Job description

Engineering at loveholidays underpins our vision to become the most loved OTA in Europe by providing a best in class experience to customers pre and post booking. Our systems process trillions of holiday offers daily to help millions of customers find their perfect holiday. Our website, backed by services hosted on GCP to which we deploy more than a thousand times a month, serves thousands of requests per second.

We actively talk about technology and adhere to our key technology principles that have guided us this far. We are growing and have ambitious plans to expand across Europe, employing the best minds and technology to let us do this.

The impact you’ll have:

Junior Software Engineers at loveholidays will contribute to and develop expertise in:

Assisting with supplier integration systems that process data.

Participating in the development and maintenance of search and recommendation systems.

Working on components of real-time pricing systems.

Contributing to domain modeling and the implementation of booking, payment, fulfillment, and management systems.

Supporting the development of AI-powered solutions.

Helping to build and maintain modern user experiences through web and mobile applications.

For a better understanding of our work, refer to some of our blog posts .

As part of our tech culture we continuously improve our time to delivery, reducing errors and generally leaving things better than you found them.

Building and running services at scale in the cloud

Collaborating with engineers, designers, product managers within and outside of the team

Implementing maintainable and well-tested solutions iteratively, keeping business impact and observability as a primary focus

Understanding the wider context of the business and designing system architectures that meet short and long term business goals

Some foundational understanding of algorithms and data structures

Developing basic technical knowledge in observability, with some prior exposure being beneficial

Familiarity with web services, REST, and HTTP

Learning about containers and cloud environments, possibly with some initial experience

Participating in testing, reliability, and monitoring practices, potentially having contributed to past projects

Gaining knowledge in building and contributing to application development, from initial stages to maintenance, with some practical experience being advantageous

Developing professional communication skills in technical discussions, with some experience in team environments

Eagerness to learn and develop expertise in one or more programming languages and paradigms – our systems are written in TypeScript, Java, Golang, Rust, Python, and others, with prior coding experience in any language being valuable

Perks of joining us:

Company pension contributions at 5%

Individualised training budget for you to learn on the job and level yourself up

Discounted holidays for you, your family and friends

25 days of holidays per annum (plus 8 public holidays) increases by 1 day for every second year of service, up to a maximum 30 days per annum

Ability to buy and sell annual leave

Cycle to work scheme, season ticket loan and eye care vouchers

The interview journey:

1st stage interview with two engineers from the team.

Tech challenge - you can choose between a live and take home option.

Final stage - consisting of discussions around three key areas.

At loveholidays, we focus on developing an inclusive culture and environment that encourages personal growth and collective success. Each individual offers unique perspectives and ideas that increase the diversity and effectiveness of our teams. And we value the insight and potential you could bring on our continued journey.

About the company

loveholidays offer a bespoke way of searching for your next getaway, giving you the chance to personalise your holiday with the ultimate flexibility. Plus, book confidently knowing your holiday is ATOL protected. With a variety of payment options in...

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