Senior Hands-On Lead Software Engineer | AWS, Java & .NET

easyjet; City Of London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

easyJet is seeking a Lead Software Engineer to combine hands-on coding with technical leadership. You'll design, build and operate production software in AWS, guiding a small squad of engineers while working closely with an Engineering Manager and Product Owner to align technical work with business priorities.

You will lead delivery at the squad level, set engineering standards, coach up to four engineers, and drive continuous improvement across CI/CD, testing, observability and production

Qualifications

• Extensive Java engineering experience across production systems.
• Strong cloud-native and AWS experience; microservices and APIs.
• Experience coaching engineers and leading delivery teams.
• Proven ability to design, build, test and operate production software.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, test and operate production software as a hands-on lead.
• Lead squad's technical delivery and architecture decisions.
• Mentor up to four engineers and support career development.
• Collaborate with Engineering Manager and Product Owner on priorities.

Skills

Java engineering

Cloud-native AWS

Microservices architecture

APIs and distributed systems

CI/CD pipelines

AI-assisted engineering tools

Mentoring / coaching engineers

Tools

Kubernetes

Docker

AWS serverless

AI coding tools

Spring

React

Job description

easyJet is seeking a Lead Software Engineer to combine hands-on coding with technical leadership. You'll design, build and operate production software in AWS, guiding a small squad of engineers while working closely with an Engineering Manager and Product Owner to align technical work with business priorities.

You will lead delivery at the squad level, set engineering standards, coach up to four engineers, and drive continuous improvement across CI/CD, testing, observability and production