Lead Software Engineer

Job Description

As a Lead Software Engineer at Attractions.io, you'll play a key role in helping to build the connected guest experience of the future at theme parks, zoos, resorts and other out-of-home entertainment venues.

You'll be a strong team player with a growth mindset and be involved in hands-on engineering, architecture design, strategy and people leadership — working on a product used by millions of people across four different continents.

Our technology already helps some of the world's best-known attractions, such as Alton Towers, Chester Zoo and Butlin's, to deliver a seamless guest experience and better business outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Lead an agile team to deliver quality software for our web application and APIs
• Collaborate with multiple stakeholders across different teams, making strategic decisions in line with the long-term vision of the business
• Facilitate the planning and implementation of our software architecture
• Be a hands-on contributor to projects, writing high-quality code
• Promote shared understanding and buy-in within both your own team and the wider business
• Mentor and coach engineers, helping them to improve their skills and fulfil their potential
• Ensure best practices and cultivate a world-class engineering culture

Requirements

• Experience designing, building and maintaining microservice architectures at scale
• Deep knowledge of the AWS ecosystem and serverless architecture
• A track record of solving complex engineering problems
• A solid understanding of the SDLC, including CI/CD principles
• Commercial experience with TypeScript, React and MySQL
• Well-versed in TDD and test automation best practices
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to explain technical information to a variety of stakeholders
• Experience mentoring and coaching other engineers, helping them to fulfil their potential and achieve their goals
• A customer-centric mindset, able to deeply understand business needs and deliver the appropriate technical solutions

Benefits

• Competitive salary and share option scheme
• 100% remote working with a remote work allowance
• Flexible working hours
• 33 days paid holiday
• High-end equipment
• Quarterly company off-sites at fantastic attractions (our customers)