Senior Software Engineer (Engineering Services)

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Datalex

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Manchester, United Kingdom

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26.04.2025

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10.06.2025

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Job Description:

The Role – Senior Software Engineer

We are looking for a highly motivated Software Developer to join our Engineering Services Team. The successful candidate will become part of the team who certifies Datalex's Digital Commerce Platform (DCP). They will work directly with modern software and technologies to support and improve the tools & pipelines which serve DCP, building and implementing new development tools and infrastructure, as well as troubleshooting any build or deployment issues. The ideal candidate will have experience in Java, Jenkins Pipelines, Groovy, Gradle, and AWS. Experience in the travel or retail industry is a plus.

Responsibilities

1. Estimate, design, implement, and deliver tools and enhancements to improve developer efficiency.
2. Ensure high quality in development with a focus on automation and continuous improvement.
3. Maintain and improve internal platform libraries.
4. Contribute to initiatives aimed at improving the software development process.
5. Troubleshoot and support teams with build and deployment issues.
6. Support the Release and Certification team.

Essential Skills & Experience

• Minimum 8 years’ experience as a Platform Software Engineer on large software applications.
• Proficiency in Java, REST, JBoss, Tomcat, Linux.
• Experience with distributed technologies like Spring, J2EE, Memcached.
• Experience with databases such as Oracle, Postgres, MongoDB.
• Expertise in unit testing tools like JUnit, Mockito, JMock, JMeter.
• Knowledge of design patterns and software architectures.
• Experience with development tools like GIT, Gradle, Groovy, Maven, Ant, Jenkins, Atlassian suite.
• Experience with Nexus/Artifactory or similar artifact repositories.
• Experience in Agile development processes.
• Excellent communication and organizational skills.

Desirable Skills

• AWS
• Docker, ECR, EKS, ECS
• Fargate
• DevOps experience
• API scripting
• Configuration deployment tools like Saltstack, Terraform
• Experience with static analysis tools and CI pipeline integrations like SonarQube, PMD, Checkstyle, FindBugs, OWASP, SANS Security

Datalex aims to transform airline retail. As a market leader in airline retail technology, Datalex provides products that enable airlines to enhance revenue and profit through digital retailing. We have a proven track record with clients worldwide, including Aer Lingus, easyJet, JetBlue, Air China, Edelweiss, Air Macau, Air Transat, KLM, Turkish Airlines, and Trailfinders. Headquartered in Dublin, Ireland, with offices across Europe, the USA, and China, Datalex was recognized as a 'Great Place to Work' and one of the 'Best Workplaces in Tech' in 2023. Datalex plc is publicly listed on Euronext Growth, Dublin.