Senior Software Engineer II

LexisNexis; Southampton; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading data intelligence company in Southampton is seeking a Senior Software Engineer II to join their dynamic team. This role involves designing and maintaining scalable data platform services while collaborating closely with cross-functional teams. Candidates should have at least 5 years of relevant experience and a strong understanding of SRE practices. The company offers a range of competitive benefits, including generous holiday allowance and health care options.

Benefits

Generous holiday allowance

Health screening and private medical benefits

Life assurance

Contributory pension scheme

Electric Vehicle Scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Access to learning resources

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years experience in software engineering or related field.
• Strong communication skills to share ideas and designs effectively.
• Experience with data platforms and cloud-native environments.
• Solid understanding of SRE practices.
• Experience in Agile or Scrum environments.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, test, and maintain scalable data platform services.
• Peer review code to ensure best practices.
• Respond to support requests for the Data Platform.
• Apply SRE principles for system reliability.
• Collaborate to deliver high-quality software aligned with business goals.

Skills

Software engineering

Communication skills

Data platforms

SRE practices

Git

AWS

Python

Tools

GitHub

Terraform

Job description

Location: UK - Grosvenor House (Southampton)

Overview

Cirium is transforming the way the world understands aviation data. Our Data Platform team builds and maintains the foundational systems that power Cirium’s products, enabling customers to make smarter decisions with trusted, scalable, and timely data.

About Role:

We are looking for a Senior Software Engineer II to join our Southampton-based team. This is an exciting opportunity to work on a modern data platform that underpins products providing data and insights across the aviation industry.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, test, and maintain scalable and resilient data platform services.
• Peer review code to promote best practice and continuous improvement.
• Respond to support requests to keep other teams in Cirium running with our Data Platform.
• Apply Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) principles to ensure system reliability and performance.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality software aligned with business goals.
• Demonstrate self-leadership by taking ownership of initiatives and driving them to completion.
• Foster a culture of curiosity, continuous learning, and technical excellence within the team.
• Keep abreast of new technology developments and bring these into the business, particularly GenAI.

Requirements

• A minimum of 5 years’ experience in software engineering or a related field (equivalent experience and non-traditional backgrounds are welcome).
• Strong communication skills, with an ability to share ideas and designs effectively through documentation and collaboration.
• Experience working with data platforms, distributed systems, and data pipelines in cloud-native environments.
• Solid understanding of SRE practices, including observability, incident response, and automation.
• Experience working in Agile or Scrum environments.
• Proficiency with Git and Github, Terraform, AWS environments, python. (Equivalent technologies are welcome, too.)
• A proactive mindset with a passion for solving complex problems and troubleshooting technical issues.

Benefits

• Generous holiday allowance with the option to buy additional days
• Health screening, eye care vouchers and private medical benefits
• Life assurance
• Access to a competitive contributory pension scheme
• Save As You Earn share option scheme
• Travel Season ticket loan
• Electric Vehicle Scheme
• Maternity, paternity and shared parental leave
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Access to emergency care for both the elderly and children
• RECARES days, giving you time to support the charities and causes that matter to you
• Access to employee resource groups with dedicated time to volunteer
• Access to extensive learning and development resources
• Access to employee discounts scheme via Perks at Work

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