Senior Lead Software Engineer: Cloud, Java & AI Delivery

easyJet Airline Company PLC

Greater London

Hybrid

GBP 90,000 - 120,000

Full time

2 days ago
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Benefits offered by this job

Private medical insurance
25 days holiday
Annual holiday credit
Staff travel benefits
Flexible benefits

Job summary

easyJet Airline Company PLC is seeking a Lead Software Engineer in Luton. This senior role combines hands-on software delivery with leadership of a small engineering squad, focusing on designing, building and operating production systems in a hybrid environment.

You’ll guide technical delivery, shape squad architecture and mentor up to four engineers, aligning with business priorities and product goals while promoting high-quality software and scalable cloud-based solutions.

Qualifications

  • Strong Java engineering experience in modern software delivery environments.
  • Experience designing, building and operating cloud-native solutions on AWS.
  • Experience with microservices architecture, APIs and distributed systems.
  • Experience with CI/CD pipelines, automated testing and production support.

Responsibilities

  • Design, build, test and operate software in a hands-on role with production systems.
  • Lead the squad’s technical delivery and architecting decisions.
  • Coach and support up to four engineers and partner with the Engineering Manager.
  • Maintain engineering standards through code reviews, testing and ownership of operations.

Skills

Java
AWS
Microservices
APIs
CI/CD
Cloud-native
Mentoring
Communication

Tools

Kubernetes
Docker
AWS serverless

Job description

easyJet Airline Company PLC is seeking a Lead Software Engineer in Luton. This senior role combines hands-on software delivery with leadership of a small engineering squad, focusing on designing, building and operating production systems in a hybrid environment.

You’ll guide technical delivery, shape squad architecture and mentor up to four engineers, aligning with business priorities and product goals while promoting high-quality software and scalable cloud-based solutions.

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