Engineering Manager - Loyalty
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