Senior Software Engineer
* Full-time
* Department: Technology
Company Description:
Lastminute.com is a European Travel-Tech leader in Dynamic Holiday Packages. We use technology to turn spontaneous thoughts into meaningful experiences, helping people travel the world.
Job Description:
We are looking for a Senior Software Engineer to help power up the traveler's journey for millions of holidaymakers. If you are passionate about travel and coding, this job might be the perfect fit for you.
The Job in Brief:
* Job Title: Senior Software Engineer
* Working Model: Hybrid from Chiasso
* Team: You will join our Flight Ancillaries team within the Transportation & Ancillaries Supply department.
* Level - Professional
* Location - Chiasso, Switzerland
* Contract - Permanent
Your Impact Will Be:
Key Responsibilities:
* Design, write, and test high-quality software using practices like TDD, DDD, Clean Code, or SOLID Principles
* Create resilient, secure, and performant applications able to serve millions of requests per day
* Define the best technical solution and infrastructure for new features together with architects, focusing on CI/CD
* Be responsible for the quality of delivery
* Be responsible for performance, reliability, and scalability
* Use tech expertise to proactively find solutions to complex issues, understanding business needs
* Contribute positively to the team's technical growth, sharing knowledge by interacting with peers in daily activities
* Influence and guide engineers working in the whole product engineering department
* Collaborate effectively with engineers, architects, and stakeholders from multiple teams to solve complex problems and deliver end-to-end solutions
Qualifications
Your Expertise:
Essential:
* Strong experience as a Software Engineer programming in OO/FP languages, preferably in JVM: Java or Kotlin
* Previous experience working with Clean code, SOLID principles, and Agile mindset
* Previous experience working with the Spring/SpringBoot ecosystem
* Strong analytical skills and ability to make decisions based on data
* Ability to understand business requirements
* Positive and collaborative attitude
* Growth mindset
* Fluency in English, both written and spoken
Desirable:
* Previous working experience in a startup or product company
* Previous experience with XP practices
* Previous working experience with AWS
* Previous working experience with Microservices and Kubernetes
* Previous working experience with Messaging Queues (RabbitMQ, Kafka)
Additional Information:
Perks of Working With Us:
* Inclusive, friendly, and international environment (you'll work with colleagues from +10 countries and over 48 nationalities)
* Shorter working week (36h as full time), with a half working day on Fridays
* Flexible start and end of the working day, with core hours from 10:00 to 4:00 pm
* Possibility to work from anywhere for a period of time per year defined according to local regulations
How We Learn Together:
* Fri-Yays: Half a day on Friday morning with a no-meeting mandate and dedicated to deep work, personal growth, learning, training, and/or focus time
* Professional and managerial skills development training paths, access to e-learning platforms such as O'reilly, Udemy, Coursera (depending on the department), and to our internal platform offering bespoke training content
Other Perks:
* 2 paid days off per year for volunteering purposes
* Occasional social events to foster connections among colleagues
* Travel industry discounts and flash exclusive staff fares
* We support employees through life's significant moments with leave options (e.g parental responsibilities, marriages, bereavements, relocations, etc.) in line with local laws
Wish You Were Here? We Do, Too:
Selection Process Steps:
* HR Interview
* 1st Interview (2 hours): Manager + Team Member + Pair Programming
* Offer Extended
Our Commitment to Celebrate Diversity and Generate Belonging:
At the heart of our culture is a commitment to inclusion across race, gender, age, sexual orientation, religion, gender identity or expression, and accessibility. We strongly believe in an equal opportunity space, which is welcoming and celebrates the uniqueness of everyone who works here. We value different lived experiences and respect viewpoints, as we know unicity drives innovation. We want to make sure our people reflect the communities across the world we help travel.
Eligibility Criteria:
By submitting your information and application, you confirm that you are legally authorised to work in the country of employment and that you do not require visa sponsorship to obtain employment visa status.