Senior Software Engineer II – Cirium
LexisNexis Risk Solutions
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 predict 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 to accelerate their own digital transformation. You can learn more about Cirium at 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 the 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. It requires deep understanding of data processing and curation across multiple systems, mentors more junior members of the team, 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 on‑call support 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 assigned.
Qualifications
* 5+ years of software engineering experience.
* BS in engineering, computer science or equivalent experience required.
Technical Skills
* Advanced knowledge of software development methodologies (e.g., Agile, Waterfall).
* Strong proficiency with data manipulation languages and optimization techniques.
* Strong understanding of normalized/dimensional data modeling principles.
* Strong knowledge of multiple data storage subsystems.
* Strong experience with Terraform, AWS, Airflow, Docker, GitHub & GitHub Actions, Jenkins/TeamCity.
* Strong AWS skills for Athena, Lambda, ECS, ECR, S3 and IAM.
* Strong knowledge of industry best practices in development and a security‑first mindset.
* Strong knowledge of applicable tool sets.
* Ability to interface competently with other technical personnel to finalize requirements.
* Ability to work well with internal and external technology resources.
* Knowledge of test‑driven development.
* Ability to write and review detailed specifications for complex system components.
* Ability to complete complex bug fixes.
* Good oral and written communication skills.
Benefits
* Generous holiday allowance with an option to buy.
* Additional days for 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 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 via Perks at Work.
Learn more about the LexisNexis Risk team and how we work: https://relx.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/RiskSolutions/page/21c296c982531000b79663f3194b0000
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