Lead Software Engineer - Cloud-Native, AWS & AI Tools

easyJet holidays; Luton; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private medical insurance

Staff travel benefits

Flexible benefits package including eS

25 days holiday

Job summary

easyJet is seeking a Lead Software Engineer in Luton for a hybrid role. You’ll lead a small engineering squad, design and build production software, and champion best practices across CI/CD, cloud-native AWS services, and modern tech stacks. You’ll mentor engineers while contributing code and shaping technical direction.

The role emphasizes architectural leadership, collaboration with Product Owner, and delivering scalable cloud solutions that impact airline technology across the organization.

Qualifications

• Strong software engineering background with hands-on delivery experience.
• Ability to lead technical work while remaining hands-on.
• Experience coaching and mentoring engineers.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, test and operate production software in a hands-on role.
• Lead squad's technical delivery and architecture decisions.
• Coach up to four engineers and collaborate with Engineering Manager.

Tools

AWS

Java

DotNet

Kubernetes

Docker

CI/CD

AI tools

Job description

easyJet is seeking a Lead Software Engineer in Luton for a hybrid role. You’ll lead a small engineering squad, design and build production software, and champion best practices across CI/CD, cloud-native AWS services, and modern tech stacks. You’ll mentor engineers while contributing code and shaping technical direction.

The role emphasizes architectural leadership, collaboration with Product Owner, and delivering scalable cloud solutions that impact airline technology across the organization.