loveholidays
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PrincipalSoftwareEngineer
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“Principal Software Engineer at loveholidays. Skills: AI adoption, Software delivery, System design. Own team's functional KPIs. Define measurable outcomes”
What You'll Achieve.
Show our impact; Help others succeed
Industry & Context.
Complex challenges; Complex technical challenges
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Front-end skills, Agile mindset, Proven track record of delivery
Nice to Have
Experience with AI-powered feature development, Leveraging AI tooling for software delivery, Transforming how we build and deliver software, Working hands-on with engineering teams, Building team capabilities, Promoting sustainable practices, Seasoned facilitator, Pairing with engineers, Leading technical discussions, Navigating architectural decisions, Practical, hands-on collaboration, Identify and scale successful technical patterns, Connecting technical excellence to measurable business outcomes, Building and optimising scalable, high-performance websites
What You'll Do.
Own team's functional KPIs
Define measurable outcomes
Help mission teams deliver faster
Help mission teams deliver safer solutions
Solve complex problems
Train others to solve problems
Apply AI to engineering processes
Apply AI to solutions
Guide engineers' growth
Build tools for Boost team
Improve platform governance
Embed in mission teams
Solve hard tech problems
Instill core engineering principles
Drive initiatives to apply AI
Build better solutions with AI
Improve engineering process with AI
Build tooling for platform development
Build processes for platform development
Accelerate platform development
Enable platform development
Design impactful systems
Oversee impactful systems
Run systems at cloud scale
Write about tech work
Speak about tech work
Raise engineering profile
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Mission teams; Engineering teams; Cross-functional teams
Communication Scope
Technical writing; Public speaking
Process & Methodology
Agile mindset
Full Job Description
Why Technology at loveholidays? At loveholidays - we trailblaze together. We’re on a mission to open the world to everyone, giving our customers’ unlimited choice, unmatched ease and unmissable value for their next getaway. Our team is the driving force behind our role as our customers’ personal holiday expert - the smart way to get away. Technology at loveholidays underpins our vision to become the most loved OTA in Europe. We drive cutting-edge innovation and technical excellence to futureproof the business. Our systems process trillions of daily holiday offers, we deploy over a thousand times a month, serving thousands of requests per second. This is where you can accelerate your growth by solving complex challenges and broadening your skillset. Join us to create impact for our future in an exciting new chapter, owning your success and contributing to shared goals. We actively talk about technology https://tech.loveholidays.com/ and adhere to our key technology principles https://tech.loveholidays.com/the-5-principles-that-helped-scale-loveholidays-7ea0b0fd3df9 that have guided us this far. We are growing and have ambitious plans to expand across Europe, employing the best minds and technology to let us do this. The impact you'll have: As a Principal Engineer in the Boost team, you'll be part of a group of principal engineers who champion technical excellence. The team acts as an enabling function, not a delivery arm. You will embed in other teams to help them improve and work faster. You will be hands-on, leading by example, and coaching others to drive technical excellence and innovation across the company. Your success will be measured by how you help others succeed. Your responsibilities include: - Own the team's functional KPIs, defining the measurable outcomes that show our impact. - Help mission teams deliver faster, safer solutions by solving complex problems and training others to do the same. - Champion AI adoption, applying it to both engineering proce
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