Software Engineering Lead

Talent Octopusventures; Royal Borough of Greenwich; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Cirium is seeking a Software Engineering Lead to design, develop, and improve enterprise software across the full development lifecycle. You will provide technical leadership, mentor engineers, and champion modern engineering practices, including GenAI, to deliver scalable aviation analytics platforms.

You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to translate complex data requirements into reliable software solutions, driving performance, security, and cost efficiency across cloud

Qualifications

• Experience in software engineering within Agile/Scrum environments.
• Strong programming experience across Java, Python and/or Node.js with test-driven development.
• Hands-on cloud experience with AWS and/or GCP and familiarity with EKS, ECS, Lambda, SQS.
• Experience containerising and using Kubernetes, Docker, Terraform, Helm.
• Experience with large-scale data technologies (Snowflake, Postgres, Redshift or equivalents).
• Knowledge of modern tooling (GitHub, GitHub Actions, Maven, Cucumber, mocking frameworks).
• Ability to design and document technical solutions and communicate with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Mentoring others and contributing to an inclusive engineering culture.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, refactor, test and maintain reliable enterprise software and services.
• Lead technical design, code reviews, testing and root-cause analysis to maintain high-quality codebase.
• Translate complex product and data requirements into scalable software solutions.
• Collaborate with engineering, customer support, and other stakeholders to resolve issues and deliver products.
• Improve engineering practices, development environments, system performance, security and code quality.
• Contribute to project planning, delivery, system stability and cloud cost management.
• Explore and introduce GenAI and other relevant technologies.
• Mentor and coach engineers, delegate effectively and support people-management activities.

Skills

Agile/Scrum

Java

Python

Node.js

Test-driven development

Automated testing

GitHub/GitHub Actions

Maven

Cucumber

Cloud experience (AWS/GCP)

Kubernetes

Docker

Terraform

Helm

Snowflake

Postgres

Redshift

Data platforms

Tools

Kubernetes

Docker

Terraform

Helm

Snowflake

Postgres

Redshift

GitHub

GitHub Actions

Maven

Cucumber

Job description

Are you passionate about building scalable software that powers a global industry and delivers meaningful customer impact? Do you enjoy mentoring engineers, driving technical excellence, and exploring emerging technologies such as GenAI to solve complex challenges?

About the Business

At Cirium, our goal is to keep the world connected. We are the industry leader in aviation analytics; helping our customers understand the past, present, and predicting what will happen tomorrow. Our mission is to transform the aviation industry by enabling airlines, airports, travel companies, tech giants, aircraft manufacturers, financial institutions, and many more accelerate their own digital transformation. You can learn more about Cirium at https://www.cirium.com/

About the Role

As a Software Engineering Lead, you will join Cirium's Software Engineering team to design, develop, and improve enterprise software throughout the full development lifecycle. You will provide technical leadership, collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders, mentor engineers, and help advance modern engineering practices and technologies, including GenAI. This role offers the opportunity to contribute to scalable, reliable solutions that support Cirium's market-leading aviation analytics platforms.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, refactor, test and maintain reliable enterprise software and services.
• Lead technical design, code reviews, testing and root-cause analysis to maintain a high-quality codebase.
• Translate complex product and data requirements into scalable software solutions.
• Collaborate with Engineering, Customer Support and other stakeholders to resolve issues and deliver products effectively.
• Improve engineering practices, development environments, system performance, security and code quality.
• Contribute to project planning, delivery, system stability and cloud cost management.
• Explore and introduce relevant technologies and approaches, including GenAI.
• Mentor and coach engineers, delegate effectively and support people-management activities where applicable.

Requirements

• Software engineering experience, including experience working in Agile/Scrum environments.
• Strong programming experience with Java, Python and/or Node.js, alongside test-driven development and automated testing.
• Hands-on cloud experience with AWS and/or GCP, including services such as EKS, ECS, Lambda and SQS.
• Experience with containerisation and infrastructure technologies such as Kubernetes, Docker, Terraform and Helm.
• Experience working with complex data models and platforms such as Snowflake, Postgres, Redshift or comparable large-scale data technologies.
• Comfortable with modern engineering tooling such as GitHub, GitHub Actions, Maven, Cucumber and mocking frameworks.
• Ability to design and document technical solutions, communicate effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders, and apply engineering best practices.
• Enjoy mentoring others, solving complex problems, learning new technologies and contributing to an inclusive, collaborative engineering culture

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