Lead Engineer

Collinson is the global, privately-owned company dedicated to helping the world to travel with ease and confidence. The group offers a unique blend of industry and sector specialists who together provide market-leading airport experiences, loyalty and customer engagement, and insurance solutions for over 400 million consumers.

Collinson is the operator of Priority Pass, the world’s original and leading airport experiences programme. Travellers can access a network of 1,500+ lounges and travel experiences, including dining, retail, sleep and spa, in over 650 airports in 148 countries, helping to elevate the journey into something special. We work with the world’s leading payment networks, over 1,400 banks, 90 airlines and 20 hotel groups worldwide.

We have been bringing innovation to the market since inception – from launching the first independent global VIP lounge access Programme, Priority Pass to being the first to sell direct travel insurance in the UK through Columbus Direct and creating the first loyalty agency of its kind in the travel sector with ICLP. Today we still invest heavily in innovation to ensure that we continue to deliver superior customer experiences.

Key clients include Visa, Mastercard, American Express, Cathay Pacific, British Airways, LATAM, Flying Blue, Accor, EasyJet, HSBC, Chase, HDFC.

Our mission is focused on doing good beyond profit, which for us means we seek out opportunities for our people to share in our success and that we give back to the communities and people within which we work.

Never short of ambition, the success of our business is delivered through the diverse and talented team of over 1,800 global colleagues.

Role Purpose

We are seeking a highly experienced Senior Fullstack Engineer to join our team. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in software development, with a focus on using modern technologies.

1. Lead the design and development of complex software systems (client-side and server-side) from conception to deployment.
2. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality software solutions.
3. Build the front-end of applications through appealing visual design.
4. Develop and manage well-functioning databases and applications.
5. Develop and design effective APIs.
6. Mentor and guide other engineers.
7. Stay current on industry trends and technologies to continually improve the team\’s technical capabilities.
8. Ensure that all software development is done to a high standard, and that it is fully tested and deployed in a secure and reliable manner.
9. Research and recommend ways to implement emerging payment innovations, including Open Banking, buy now pay later, and alternative digital payment methods.
10. Stay current on payment legislation changes globally.

Knowledge Skills and Experience Required

1. Strong technical experience leading the design and development of complex software systems.
2. Extensive experience of working in large scale enterprise software development with a global reach.
3. Knowledge of multiple front-end and back-end languages (Node.js, React, Next.js, Typescript, JavaScript, HTML, CSS) and their libraries.
4. Familiarity with RESTful APIs and GraphQL.
5. Familiarity with database technologies such as PostgreSQL, Redis, and MongoDB.
6. Experience with service oriented architecture.
7. Proficiency with Git, Confluence, Jira.
8. Demonstrable experience of Test Driven Development, unit testing tools, and experience of integration testing and continuous integration / deployment.
9. Working knowledge of cloud technologies, including AWS and Terraform.
10. Basic understanding of Docker, Kubernetes, and Deployments to the cloud.
11. Ability to write application code and automated tests according to team-adopted practices, disciplines, and quality guidelines.
12. Self-starter that can take a product problem and develop a working technical solution.

Other Specification

1. Identify and communicate patterns to improve software development.
2. Advocate and evangelise for best practices like Test Driven Development (TDD), Behaviour Driven Development (BDD), Continuous Integration (CI) and Continuous Delivery (CD).
3. Help to maintain and develop automated test suites, aiming for constant improvement.
4. Provide regular and accurate reports of progress.
5. Compile user guides, documentation and instruction pages for other QA team members.
6. Be the point of contact for testing within a Scrum team.
7. Make testing related decisions on behalf of the Scrum team.
8. Look for gaps in process and seek to make improvement.
9. Assist with interviewing new candidates.
10. Help new starters with the on-boarding process.
11. Mentor new QA team members in testing and in test automation.

Collinson is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes differences in all their forms including: colour, race, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation, neurodivergence, family status, age, individuals with disabilities and people from all backgrounds, cultures and experiences as we strongly believe this contributes to our on-going success.

We are focused on continually evolving our purpose driven, high performing culture, providing an environment where our people have the opportunity to achieve their full potential and do interesting and meaningful work. Our company values are: Act smarter, Do the right thing, One team and Be insight led. These help guide everything we do internally in terms of how we think, act and interact, right through to how we deliver value to our customers and clients.

In your application, please feel free to note which pronouns you use (For example – she/her/hers, he/him/his, they/them/theirs, etc).

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