Senior Software Engineer

easyjet; England; On-site; GBP 58,000 - 67,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading travel provider in the UK is looking for a Senior Software Engineer to guide development teams and enhance project management techniques. The ideal candidate will have a proven track record with technologies like .NET, Node.js, and JavaScript libraries. This role offers a competitive salary, bonus opportunities, and benefits including 25 days holiday and staff travel perks.

Benefits

Up to 20% bonus

25 days holiday

Flexible benefits package

7% pension contribution

Staff travel benefits

Qualifications

• Proven track record in developing solutions using .NET, .NET Core, and Node.js.
• Experience with HTML/CSS, source control tools like GIT, and build tools like Team City.
• Solid understanding of the full software development lifecycle and cloud technologies like AWS.

Responsibilities

• Support and guide the development and product teams.
• Set standards and coach teams on improved development techniques.
• Help business stakeholders explore new possibilities with our systems.

Skills

.NET

.NET Core

Node.js

React

Angular

jQuery

Sitecore

HTML/CSS

GIT

Team City

Agile development

AWS

TDD

BDD

Job description

Senior Software Engineer

easyJet holidays – Luton

£58,017 per year - estimated

Full time

NEW

EasyJet Holidays Is The UK's Fastest Growing Tour Operator, With a Mission To Provide Brilliant Holidays At Unbeatable Prices In More Than 100 Destinations Across Europe. We Do This By Combining EasyJet's Vast Flight Network With More Than 5000 Handpicked Hotels And Best-in-class Technology To Provide The Perfect Package Holiday. We Only Launched In 2019 But Already We Have:

• Become the fastest growing, lowest cost travel business in the UK
• Achieved milestone customer numbers and taken almost 2 million customers away in our latest full year of trading, delivering significant profits to the easyJet group
• Launched an award-winning sustainability strategy with a focus on making a positive impact on the local communities that make our holidays so special
• Expanded our business into Europe, with Switzerland, Germany and France as our first source markets
• Been named one of the Sunday Times Best Places to Work two years running, in both 2023 and 2024, as well as being named the Best Workplace in Travel 2023.

We're an ambitious bunch and we don't intend on stopping here. We want to lead the industry, become the holiday provider of choice and to do this we're building remarkable teams with modern ways of working.

The Development team at easyJet Holidays plays a crucial role in differentiating our company by developing our website and all proprietary software. This tight-knit and fast-moving team faces significant pressure but is central to helping the company achieve its ambitious goals.

What You'll Be Doing

In this role, you'll support and guide the development and product teams towards better solutions and help them navigate potential issues. You will set standards for the teams and coach them on improved development and project management techniques. Working with business stakeholders, you will help them understand the constraints of our systems and explore new possibilities. Your contributions will be pivotal in delivering world‑class development that shapes the future of the company.

What Will Be Required From You

You'll have a proven track record in developing solutions using technologies like .NET, .NET Core, Node.js, and various JavaScript libraries such as React, Angular, and jQuery. Experience with Sitecore and other CMSs, HTML/CSS, source control tools like GIT, and build and CI tools like Team City are also essential. You should be well‑versed in Agile development practices, testing at multiple levels including TDD and BDD, and capable of developing solutions in a high-transaction, high-availability enterprise environment. A solid understanding of the full software development lifecycle and practical use of cloud technologies, specifically AWS, is required.

What We Can Offer You

We offer a competitive base salary, up to 20% bonus, 25 days holiday, BAYE, SAYE & Performance share schemes, a 7% pension contribution, life assurance, a flexible benefits package, and excellent staff travel benefits.

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Business Area

Technology - easyJet holidays

Primary Location

United Kingdom-London-London Luton Airport

Organisation

Technology - easyJet holidays

Schedule

Full-time