Software Engineer III

LexisNexis; Southampton; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A leader in aviation analytics is seeking a Software Engineer to support their data platform. In this role, you'll design and maintain services while collaborating with talented engineers. Candidates should possess skills in software engineering, data platforms, and tools such as AWS and Python. A proactive mindset and strong communication skills are essential for solving complex problems. The position offers a range of benefits, highlighting the company’s commitment to employee well-being and development.

Benefits

Generous holiday allowance

Health screening and private medical benefits

Life assurance

Competitive contributory pension scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Qualifications

• Experience in software engineering or a related field.
• Strong communication skills for effective documentation and collaboration.
• Experience with data platforms and cloud-native environments.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, test, and maintain scalable data platform services.
• Peer review code for best practices.
• Respond to support requests for the Data Platform.

Skills

Software engineering

Communication skills

Data platforms

SRE practices

Git and GitHub

Python

SQL

Tools

Terraform

AWS

Kafka

Job description

• Location: UK - Grosvenor House (Southampton)

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 Team

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

About the Role

For this role you'll be part of a software engineering squad that supports Cirium's Data Platform in all things - from onboarding data, to improving the infrastructure. You’ll working with talented engineers and performing complex research, design, and implementation within the data platform. Your role will cover all aspects of the software development lifecycle as you will plan, develop, refactor, fix, test, and support our systems.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, test, and maintain scalable and resilient data platform services using DevOps practices and Infrastructure as Code.
• 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.
• Write and maintain documentation for technical and non-technical audiences.
• Keep abreast of new technology developments and bring these into the business, particularly GenAI.

Requirements

• 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.
• Understanding of SRE practices, including observability, incident response, and automation.
• Experience with Git and Github, Terraform, AWS environments, Kafka, and Python. (Equivalent technologies are welcome, too.)
• Some experience with data manipulation - for example SQL.
• A proactive mindset with a passion for solving complex problems and troubleshooting technical issues.

Working for you

We know that your wellbeing and happiness are key to a long and successful career. These are some of the benefits we are delighted to offer:

• 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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