Lead Software Engineer – Departure & Compliance

We are easyJet – a FTSE-250 listed, £multi-billion low-cost airline that serves tens of millions of customers every single year. If you’re reading this, you have probably already been an easyJet customer, and you’ll know that there is no more iconic (or Orange!) travel brand in Europe.

We fly more than 1,207 routes, connecting 38 countries across Europe, and employ more than 18,000 colleagues. We’re on a mission to make low-cost travel easy – and whatever your role here, you’ll connect millions of people to what they love using Europe’s best airline network, great value fares, and friendly service.

What makes us easyJet? Our Promise Behaviours – we are Safe, Bold, Welcoming and Challenging. Four Behaviours. One Spirit. One easyJet.

Role Summary

Ready to help us build the future of airport experiences?

Are you a technical leader who thrives on solving complex, large-scale engineering challenges? Do you want to shape the technology that powers safe, compliant, and efficient operations across a global network of over 150 airports?

We are looking for a Lead Software Engineer – Departure & Compliance to own the technical strategy, architectural direction, and engineering excellence for our mission-critical airport platforms.

** Role Overview**

In this role, you will lead the evolution of the software and data platforms that underpin our Departure & Compliance product area. You will ensure that departure-critical data—including passenger, flight, and regulatory information—is perfectly integrated and highly resilient across a distributed ecosystem of Departure Control Systems (DCS), reservation systems, and government authority platforms.

The position combines hands-on software engineering with practical squad leadership, focusing on technical delivery, code quality, and supporting a small team of engineers.

Key Responsibilities

· The Lead Software Engineer is primarily a senior technical contributor with light leadership responsibilities.

· The role involves significant hands-on coding (60%+), technical decision-making, and guiding a squad of 1–4 engineers.

· Collaboration with the Engineering Manager and Product Owner is essential to align technical delivery with business priorities.

· The position requires strong engineering fundamentals, experience with modern practices (CI/CD, automated testing, cloud), and mentoring skills.

· AI-assisted development tools are to be integrated into the squad’s workflow.

· Success is measured by predictable, high-quality software delivery, team support and clarity, sound technical decisions, and continuous improvement.

· Lead Software Engineer role, focused on both hands-on software engineering and squad leadership.

· Not a full people manager, but responsible for coaching and supporting 1–4 engineers.

· Works closely with the Engineering Manager (TBD) and Product Owner to ensure technical and business alignment.