Principal Software Engineer - Customer Retention at easyJet

Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

25 Jun, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

27 Mar, 26

Experience

10 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Technical Stewardship, Engineering Standards, System Design, Architecture, Scalability, Security, High-Performance Systems, Continuous Improvement, C#, Typescript, NodeJS, AWS, APIs, Event-Driven Architectures, Observability, CIAM

Industry

Airlines and Aviation

Description

We’ve landed! When it comes to innovation and achievement, there are few organisations with a better track record. Join us as we embark on an ambitious journey, evolving our digital commerce platforms and building scalable, resilient, and innovative foundations that enable seamless customer experiences across web, mobile, and connected channels. Finding brilliant tech talent is vital to the future of easyJet. With opportunities to work across the technology that powers our app, website, and other digital touchpoints, you’ll help connect over 100 million customers to thousands of their favourite destinations! Located in the One Parc Central building in Sant Martí, with hybrid working available, we’re looking to connect with Product, UX, and Software Development professionals who share our passion for making an impact and helping people all over Europe Get Out There. Apply now and be a part of easyJet’s first digital hub, in the heart of Barcelona! easyJet is building a new customer retention programme designed to enhance customer engagement, reward repeat spends and create new commercial opportunities As a Principal Software Engineer within the eCommerce Customer Retention team, you will provide leadership and technical stewardship across multiple squads within a defined Mission. You will be responsible for the overall design and accountable for upholding engineering standards, ensuring the delivery of robust, secure, scalable, and high-performance systems. Your role will involve guiding teams towards technical excellence, fostering a culture of continuous improvement, and driving high performance across all aspects of software development. Working closely with Product Managers, Agile Delivery Managers, Enterprise Architects, and the Chapter Lead for Software Engineering, you will ensure engineering standards are upheld, guide complex technical solutions, and align strategy, approach, and principles across the Mission. By championing best practices, modern architectures, and innovation, you will build solid foundations for a retention programme spanning easyjet.com, our mobile app and easyJet Holidays. What you’ll be doing Own the Mission technical vision, strategy, and roadmap, ensuring alignment with business objectives and platform standards Take accountability for the technical delivery and execution of the technical vision and strategy across multiple squads within a Mission, ensuring alignment with objectives and platform standards Foster a high-performance culture within squads, promoting collaboration, accountability, and continuous improvement Work in partnership with Product Managers to define outcomes and priorities for squads, while maintaining platform integrity and architectural excellence Lead the design, architecture, and development of scalable, reliable, and high-performance software systems, including system design, technology selection, and overall architecture Collaborate closely with Agile Delivery Managers, Lead Software Engineers, QE Leads, and Senior Technology Managers to align technical direction, project scope, and roadmaps with Mission objectives Own the delivery of key product features, ensuring they meet performance, security, and scalability requirements Ensure the quality of code delivered across squads, ensuring adherence to best practices and engineering standards Actively contribute to and lead code reviews, providing constructive feedback to continuously improve code quality and team capability Utilise metrics and feedback loops to monitor team performance, identify areas for improvement, and drive the continuous development of high-performing engineering teams Mentor and provide guidance to junior and mid-level engineers, fostering a culture of continuous learning and improvement Stay informed of industry trends, emerging technologies, and methodologies, applying insights to improve software development practices and platform capabilities What you’ll bring to the team Ability to link technical strategy and architectural decisions to measurable outcomes, including feature performance, platform reliability, and customer impact Extensive software engineering experience with proven capability to lead complex projects and collaborate across cross-functional teams. Proven experience integrating SaaS platforms into complex technology environments, and the ability to work closely with external technology partners and vendors to achieve business outcomes Strong proficiency in one or more programming languages and modern software development frameworks such as C#, Typescript and NodeJS Demonstrated expertise in cloud platforms (including AWS), with a strong understanding of cloud well-architected pillars such as security, reliability, performance efficiency, cost optimisation, and operational excellence Deep knowledge of modern design patterns and architectures, including APIs, event-driven architectures (EDA), microapps, front-end frameworks, and app technologies, with experience applying these in eCommerce environments Familiar with integrating customer retention platforms, MarTech ecosystems or personalisation engines Experience using measures such as DORA metrics, release frequency, incident response, and system recovery to drive delivery improvements Extensive experience in observability, leveraging tools for monitoring metrics, telemetry, alerts, and logs to ensure system reliability and performance Ability to coordinate multiple squads, manage dependencies, and align delivery across Missions Proven ability to embed robust security and compliance controls by working closely with Security Architects and InfoSec teams, ensuring alignment with organisational standards and regulatory requirements Experience within large-scale eCommerce or high-transaction technology environments is advantageous Familiarity with modern CIAM solutions and standards (e.g., OAuth2, OpenID Connect, SAML) to ensure secure and seamless customer authentication and authorisation across platforms. What we can offer you Competitive base salary Up to 20%25 bonus 25 days holiday BAYE, SAYE & Performance share schemes 7%25 pension Life Assurance Flexible benefits package (Work Away) enabling you to work abroad for up to 30 working days per year. Excellent staff travel benefits

Responsibilities

The Principal Software Engineer will own the technical vision, strategy, and roadmap for the Customer Retention Mission, ensuring alignment with business objectives and platform standards across multiple squads. This role involves leading the design, architecture, and development of robust, secure, and scalable software systems while fostering a culture of technical excellence and high performance.