Senior C++ Developer with Python and Airline Ops Platform
Summary
Senior C++ developer builds and maintains airline operations software, integrating backend services with Python and cloud platforms to optimize flight planning, crew management, and disruption handling.
Salary: £40,000 - 46,000 per year
Requirements:- Strong proficiency in C++ including STL, object-oriented programming, design patterns, and multithreading
- Strong development experience in Python
- Experience with Airline Operations Platform solutions
- Experience in Linux/Unix environments
- Knowledge of REST APIs, web services, and system integrations
- Experience with SQL databases
- Hands-on experience with Git, Jenkins, and CI/CD pipelines
- Strong debugging, performance tuning, and problem-solving skills
- Experience in the airline or travel domain
- Understanding of airline operations such as flight operations, crew management, airport operations, flight planning, disruption management, and schedule and resource management
- Exposure to cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or GCP
- Experience with Agile or Scrum methodologies
- Bachelors or masters degree in computer science, information technology, engineering, or equivalent
- Nice to have: knowledge of messaging systems and event-driven architecture
- Nice to have: experience with containerization technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes
- Design, develop, enhance, and maintain applications using C++ and Python
- Work on Airline Operations Platform modules and operational systems
- Develop and optimize high-performance backend services and APIs
- Integrate airline operational systems with internal and third-party applications
- Analyse business requirements and translate them into technical solutions
- Troubleshoot production issues and ensure system stability
- Perform code reviews and enforce development best practices
- Collaborate with business analysts, architects, product owners, and operations teams
- Support CI/CD, automated testing, and deployment activities
- Prepare technical documentation and knowledge transfer materials
- AWS
- Azure
- Backend
- CI/CD
- Cloud
- Docker
- GCP
- Git
- Support
- Jenkins
- Linux
- Python
- REST
- SQL
- Unix
- Web
- C++
- OOP
More:
We are a London-based company offering a permanent Senior C++ Developer role focused on Python and Airline Operations Platform solutions. This is a hybrid position with 2 to 3 days in the office. You will join a team building mission-critical applications that improve airline operational efficiency, enable real-time decision-making, and integrate with multiple airline systems.
last updated 33 week of 2026