Senior Engineer

Role Purpose

Location- UK

Level - Experienced Professional

Department - Product R&D

Working Pattern - Remote

Benefits - Benefits at Ideagen

Salary - To be discussed at next stage

Join Ideagen's Aviation portfolio and help build data-driven products used by airports and aviation organisations worldwide to improve operational performance, environmental monitoring, compliance and safety.

As a Senior Software Engineer, you'll play a key role in the design, development and evolution of complex software solutions that process and analyse high-volume aviation data. Working across modern cloud-based technologies, you'll contribute to architectural decisions, deliver high-quality code and help shape engineering best practices across the team.

This is an opportunity to work on products where software reliability, scalability and quality matter, supporting customers operating in highly regulated and operationally critical environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead the delivery of complex software solutions supporting aviation safety, compliance and operational decision-making workflows.

• Act as a technical leader within the squad, helping shape architecture, engineering standards and solution design decisions.

• Drive engineering quality through robust testing, code review practices and maintainable software design principles.

• Support Product teams by translating customer needs and regulatory requirements into scalable technical solutions.

• Mentor engineers across the team, helping improve capability, confidence and delivery performance.

• Identify delivery risks and technical challenges early, proposing solutions that support long-term product success.

• Promote modern engineering practices, including automation, AI-assisted development and continuous improvement initiatives.

• Contribute to the technical roadmap and future direction of the Aviation product portfolio.

Skills and Experience

• Strong software engineering experience delivering commercial software products within complex or regulated environments.

• Proven technical expertise in software architecture, system design and delivery of scalable applications.

• Experience solving complex technical problems and leading high-impact engineering initiatives.

• Passion for software quality, resilience, maintainability and engineering excellence.

• Experience mentoring and developing engineers within agile delivery environments.

• Ability to collaborate effectively with Product Managers, stakeholders and engineering leadership.

• Experience with AI-assisted engineering practices or a strong interest in modern development approaches.

• Excellent communication skills and a desire to build solutions that improve customer outcomes.
• An experienced engineer with flexible mindset and ability to work across multiple technologies (e.g: Python, PHP, React, .Net, Java)

As a business, we place great value on collaboration, knowledge sharing and building strong relationships across our teams. Therefore, for candidates living within a 35-mile radius of Nottingham, this role will follow a hybrid working pattern, with three days per week based in our Ruddington office. Please also note that we are unable to provide visa sponsorship for this opportunity and can only consider applicants who already have the right to work in the UK.

About Ideagen

Ideagen is the invisible force behind many things we rely on every day - from keeping airplanes soaring in the sky, to ensuring the food on our tables is safe, to helping doctors and nurses care for the sick. So, when you think of Ideagen, think of it as the silent teammate that's always working behind the scenes to help those people who make our lives safer and better. Everyday millions of people are kept safe using Ideagen software. We have offices all over the world including America, Australia, Malaysia and India with people doing lots of different and exciting jobs. We’re building a future-ready team, and AI is part of how we work smarter. If you're curious, adaptable and open to using AI to improve how you work, you’ll thrive at Ideagen!

What is next?

If your application meets the requirements for this role, our Talent Acquisition team will be in touch to guide you through the next steps.

To ensure a flexible and inclusive process, please let us know if you require any reasonable adjustments by contacting us at [email protected]. All matters will be treated with strict confidence.

At Ideagen, we value the importance of work-life balance and welcome candidates seeking flexible arrangements. If this is something you are interested in, please let us know during the application process. Enhance your career and make the world a safer place!