Senior Software Engineer II - Cirium

LexisNexis; London; On-site; GBP 75,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology firm in London is seeking a Senior Software Engineer II to support key data operations and software development. The ideal candidate has over 5 years of software engineering experience, strong familiarity with AWS and Docker, and the ability to mentor junior developers. The role involves collaboration across teams to innovate and enhance software products. Competitive benefits and a commitment to professional development are offered.

Benefits

Generous holiday allowance

Health screening

Private medical benefits

Life assurance

Competitive pension scheme

Electric Vehicle Scheme

Learning and development resources

Responsibilities

• Interface with team members to finalize requirements.
• Write detailed specifications for complex system components.
• Complete complex bug fixes.
• Provide after-hours support on a rota basis.
• Work with other developers to understand product requirements.
• Implement development processes and coding best practices.
• Train entry-level software engineers.
• Mentor less-senior developers.

Skills

Software Engineering experience

Data manipulation language

Agile methodologies

AWS specific skills

Strong knowledge of normalized/dimensional data modeling principles

Terraform

Docker

Test-driven development

Education

BS Engineering/Computer Science or equivalent experience

Tools

AWS

Docker

GitHub

Terraform

Jenkins

Job description

Technology Senior Software Engineer II - Cirium

• Location: Sutton, Surrey, United Kingdom
• Contract Type: Regular
• Schedule: 35
• Job ID: R99991

Are you ready for the next step in your engineering career?

Would you enjoy working on our cutting-edge products?

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 www.cirium.com

About the Team

You will be joining a collaborative, curious, team of Software Engineers at all different levels. By joining us you will have the opportunity to share ownership in solving this problem end to end.

About Role

The Senior Software Engineer II role is a key contributor role supporting the curation, development and supply of Schedules data, a foundational Cirium dataset supporting internal stakeholders (Data Operations, Data Delivery and Supply Management) and a large customer base. This position performs complex research, design, and software development assignments, and provides direct input to project plans, schedules, and methodology in the development of cross-functional software products. This position is a strong software engineering role — typically across multiple systems requiring deep understanding of data processing and curation; mentors more-junior members of the team; and talks to users/customers and translates their requests into solutions. Supporting a foundational dataset for Cirium's Aerospace customers, the Schedules Transformers are a critical function committed to delivering Cirium’s audacious goal of powering every decision connected to aviation.

Responsibilities

• Interface with other technical personnel or team members to finalize requirements.
• Write and review portions of detailed specifications for the development of complex system components.
• Complete complex bug fixes.
• With other Squad members, provide OOH on a rota basis to our end users
• Work closely with other development team members to understand complex product requirements and translate them into software designs.
• Successfully implement development processes, coding best practices, and code reviews.
• Operate in various development environments (Agile, Waterfall, etc.) while collaborating with key stakeholders.
• Resolve complex technical issues as necessary.
• Train entry-level software engineers as directed by department management, ensuring they are knowledgeable in critical aspects of their roles.
• Keep abreast of new technology developments.
• Design and work with complex data models.
• Mentor less-senior software developers on development methodologies and optimization techniques.
• All other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of Software Engineering experience
• BS Engineering/Computer Science or equivalent experience required

Technical Skills

• Advanced knowledge of software development methodologies (e.g., Agile, Waterfall).
• Strong proficiency with data manipulation language including optimization techniques.
• Strong understanding of normalized/dimensional data modeling principles.
• Strong knowledge of multiple data storage subsystems.
• Strong experience of Terraform, AWS, Airflow, Docker, Github/Github actions, Jenkins/Teamcity
• Strong AWS specific skills for Athena, Lambda, ECS, ECR, S3 and IAM
• Strong knowledge in industry best practices in development and a security first mindset.
• Strong knowledge in using and developing applicable tool sets.
• Ability to interface competently with other technical personnel or team members to finalize requirements.
• Ability to work well with internal and external technology resources.
• Knowledge of test-driven development.
• Ability to write and review portions of detailed specifications for the development of complex system components.
• Ability to complete complex bug fixes.
• Good oral and written communications skills.

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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