Senior Software Engineer
Do you want to work in an inclusive, engaging environment where people believe in innovating through experimentation and research? Do you love travel and want to have an impact on the future of the travel sector by working closely with industry leaders? Then you are in the right place! Kaptio is building the next generation of travel reservation technology, and we would like for you to join the journey 🚀
About Kaptio:
🌍 Our offices: Kaptio is a Global Travel Tech company, founded and headquartered in Reykjavik, with operations in Iceland, UK, and Canada. We currently have offices in Reykjavik, Bristol and Reading, and remote coworkers across Canada and Europe.
🫂 Our team: we are over 60 software & product specialists and travel industry experts who are passionate about travel with innovation at heart.
🔮 Our vision: to become the market leader for multi-day travel technology. We have successfully enabled ambitious travel brands to grow with our product, the Kaptio Travel Platform, built on Salesforce.
💞 Our values: our spirited, iterative, and trustworthy nature guides us through our mission to enable ambitious multi-day travel brands to achieve sustainable growth.
😎 Our ethos: we believe that people collaborate best connected together. We offer working spaces that have comfortable and spacious facilities with meeting rooms and quiet areas for our teams to be in sync. We make sure that everyone can be included, regardless of their location, and hybrid collaboration is at the heart of Kaptio as an international company.
- Lead the design, development, and maintenance of high-quality software applications, ensuring they meet technical standards and project objectives.
- Drive architectural decisions and establish standards for coding, testing, and documentation across the team.
- Identify, diagnose, and resolve complex technical issues, implementing solutions that are scalable and maintainable.
- Actively participate in and lead agile ceremonies, such as sprint planning, daily stand-ups, and retrospectives.
- Document and communicate architectural choices, design decisions, and best practices, ensuring team alignment and facilitating future development.
- Collaborate with Product Managers and Engineering Managers to understand project requirements, priorities, and dependencies, and offer insights for technical improvements.
- Mentor and guide junior engineers, providing code reviews, technical support, and fostering a collaborative environment.
- Participate in the hiring process, including defining role requirements, assessing candidate technical skills, and conducting interviews. Support the Engineering Manager in selecting and onboarding new team members who meet technical standards and align with team culture.
- Stay current with emerging industry trends and technologies, bringing innovative solutions and strategies to the team.
- Advanced Technical Skills: Proficient in API development with strong expertise in Python.
- Problem-Solving and Analytical Skills: Ability to identify root causes and implement scalable solutions for complex software challenges.
- Leadership and Mentorship: Demonstrated ability to support and guide peers or junior team members by fostering collaboration, sharing knowledge, and contributing to skill development.
- Communication and Collaboration: Strong interpersonal skills, with the ability to convey technical concepts to stakeholders, collaborate effectively within cross-functional teams, and influence decision-making.
- Project Management and Agile Experience: Skilled in using collaboration tools like Jira and managing tasks within an agile framework, with a focus on continuous delivery.
- Commitment to Quality and Efficiency: Emphasis on writing clean, efficient, and well-documented code while maintaining high standards for quality and performance.
- Innovation and Adaptability: Eagerness to learn and integrate new technologies, frameworks, and industry trends, contributing to the ongoing improvement of team processes and practices.
Icelandic
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