Lead Software Engineer
We’re looking for an experienced Lead Engineer to lead the Cruise Web Search and Landing product team and play a crucial role in shaping the technical direction of our web presence.
We’re looking for an experienced Lead Engineer to lead the Cruise Web Search and Landing product team and play a crucial role in shaping the technical direction of our web presence. You will be a key person in the Technology team, managing a small team of developers, within an IT department of 6 product teams.
You will be supported by an experienced Product Manager as well as a Head of Engineering to ensure we are building the right experiences to delight our customers with the right tech choices. You will be responsible for overseeing the entire software development lifecycle, from project initiation to delivery, and ensuring that our software solutions are robust, scalable, and meet the highest quality standards.
We have big plans as a business and technology will be at the heart of it. If you are passionate about technology, possess strong leadership skills, and thrive in a collaborative environment, we want to hear from you.
About Iglu:
Iglu.com, is a successful and award winning online travel agency specialising in Ski and Cruise holidays. Through our award winning brands Iglu Cruise, Planet Cruise and Iglu Ski, we provide expert service and exceptional ski and cruise holidays to locations around the world.
Tech at Iglu:
- We work in an Agile way but let teams decide how to operate within those boundaries
- We are happy with remote and office working
- We are pragmatic about what technologies we use but always are evaluating new tools/languages/frameworks
- We are passionate about Infrastructure as code and AWS is our platform of choice
- We believe in autonomy and responsibility to sit in the teams that are building and deploying the software.
- Small frequent deployments are what we strive fo
Key Responsibilities:
- Technical Leadership: Provide technical guidance, mentorship, and support to a team of developers. Set coding standards and best practices, and ensure adherence to them.
- Project Management: Lead and manage the full software development lifecycle, including project planning, task assignment, and coordination among team members.
- Architectural Design: Collaborate with stakeholders to design and architect software solutions that meet business requirements and are scalable, efficient, and maintainable.
- Coding and Development: Write clean, efficient, and well-documented code. Participate in hands-on development as needed, contributing to critical parts of the project.
- Quality Assurance: Establish and enforce quality assurance and testing processes to ensure the delivery of high-quality software. Perform code reviews and oversee testing efforts.
- Technical Innovation: Stay current with industry trends and emerging technologies. Recommend and implement new technologies and tools to improve development processes.
- Collaboration: Work closely with cross-functional teams, including product managers, designers, and QA engineers, to ensure successful project delivery.
- Troubleshooting: Investigate and resolve technical issues and challenges, providing timely solutions to keep projects on track.
Experience / Qualifications:
- Experience designing and developing highly available and scalable distributed solutions ideally ecommerce.
- Previous leadership or team management experience.
- Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
- Strong leadership and project management skills.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Experience leading and mentoring a team of software developers
- Extensive experience of C#, MVC and SQL (.net framework and .net core)
- Experience leading a team using agile methodologies
- Experience working closely with Stakeholders and wider business
- Experience with AWS (or other cloud technologies)
- Experience with distributed caching
- Experience with search technologies
- Exposure to TeamCity, Octopus and Bitbucket Pipelines
Why work for Iglu?
We strive on offering a great culture and working environment for everyone but don't just take our word for it, take a look at our values and some of the benefits below:
Our Values:
- Put People First
- Driven by our Customers
- Love what we do
- Bold and ambitious
Our Benefits:
- Hybrid and Remote working options
- Personal Development Program
- Discounted travel offers for family and friends
- Gym discounts at all major chains across the UK
- Mental Health and Wellbeing Support
- Electric Vehicle Scheme
- 24/7 Online GP / Dental Service
- Life Assurance for all
- Help shape the culture of Iglu by getting involved in our Charity or Social Committee
- Bi-annual Company Get Togethers
- Plus Many More
- Department
- IT
- Locations
- Portsmouth, Wimbledon
- Remote status
- Hybrid Remote
Colleagues
Why join Iglu.com?
We might be online, but we're real people who want to make a real impact and work together to create the best experiences for our customers. We've grown a lot and have now created a diverse, flexible, rewarding environment that strives to let everyone be the best version of themselves.
Our social calendar and regular educational trips mean that it is not all hard work. The social committee also allow us to give back to some great causes and initiatives. Plenty of reasons to enjoy life at Iglu.com.
About Iglu.com
Established in 1998, we are the UK and Europe’s largest specialist ski and cruise travel agency, trading through Igluski.com, Iglucruise.com and Planetcruise.co.uk.
Awards: In 2024 we won the Above & Beyond award at Celebrity Cruises Agent Appreciation Awards. In 2023 we won 3rd Best Workplace (Large Company Category) at the Best Workplaces in Travel Awards, in 2023 we also won Online/Call Centre Agency of the Year at the Travel Weekly Agent Achievement Awards, in 2023 we also won Best Ex-UK Producer in the MSC Champion Awards, in 2023 we also won Bronze in the Best Travel Company for Ski/Winter Sports at the British Travel Awards, in 2023 we also won Favorite Cruise Travel Agent - Highly Commended in the Wave Awards, in 2021 we won Best Large Cruise Agency at the Travel Weekly Agent Achievement Awards, in 2020 we won Top Partner for Cunard and Holland America, in 2020 we also won Best Online Travel Agency at the TTG Top 50 Awards, in 2019 we won CLIA Online Cruise Agent of the Year, Carnival UK Retail Partner of the Year, Princess Cruises Retailer of the Year, took Best Non-Retail Agent at the Wave Awards and also won Best Online Sales (UK) from Costa Cruises. During 2018 we won the Top Cruise, Ocean and River Agency at the TTG Top 50 Travel Agencies 2018 and also won Best Newcomer for the Eurozone 2018 with Royal Caribbean. Back in 2017 we were also recognised in The Leap 100 Fastest Growing Companies 2017.
Lead Software Engineer
We’re looking for an experienced Lead Engineer to lead the Cruise Web Search and Landing product team and play a crucial role in shaping the technical direction of our web presence.
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