Lead Application Developer

Location: Sandgate

Lead Application Developer Salary £55,000 - £60,000 Folkestone Hybrid At the heart of our travel business is a simple idea: every unforgettable trip starts with a seamless experience. From the first customer interaction through to booking fulfilment, the systems that power our business must be resilient, scalable, and seamlessly connected, enabling exceptional experiences for both customers and colleagues. Thats where you come in.

Were looking for a Lead Application Developer to lead our high-performing team in migrating legacy systems into a modern, scalable ecosystems. You will be responsible for the technical aspects of development within the Travel IT Team, including architecture design, framework choices, implementation and delivery of solutions. You will bring hands-on development, including leading and mentoring a team of developers, sharing knowledge and cultivating best practices within the team.

You will be assisting the team in resolving operational issues that require high expertise. This role requires you to be working from our Folkestone office a minimum of 3 times a week. We have designated office space for colleagues in our Travel business, allowing us to collaborate and share success as a function. Package Description At Saga we recognise that our people make us special.

We believe our colleagues deserve rewards for the excellence they demonstrate every single day, that's why we have put together an amazing benefits package for all colleagues. BENEFITS AVAILABLE FOR THIS ROLE: 25 days holiday  bank holidays Option to purchase additional leave - 5 extra days Pension scheme matched up to 10% Company performance related annual bonus - Up to 5% Life assurance policy on joining us, 4 x salary Wellbeing programme Colleague discounts including family discounts on cruises, holidays and insurance Range of reductions and offers from leading retailers, travel groups and entertainment companies Enhanced maternity and paternity leave Grandparents leave Income protection Access to Saga Academy, our bespoke learning platform Main Responsibilities As our Lead Application Developer you will be responsible for leading the design and implementation of scalable, high-performance .NET

solutions aligned to modern architecture principles and deliver against the business needs and requirements with precision and pace. Other accountabilities will include:
Providing strong technical guidance to the team and working alongside the technical leadership team, product owners and project management to ensure the team delivers against agreed business requirements. Working collaboratively with other colleagues across Sagas Technology community to deliver technology programs, projects and work streams. Establishing and maintaining a good working relationship with internal and external teams. Ensuring our applications are secure, resilient, testable, and fit for long-term evolution.

Strong experience with Azure Dev Ops, CI/CD pipelines, and release management, driving automated, secure, and predictable software delivery across multiple environments. Mentor and promote strong engineering best practices across the team Supporting the project team with planning and estimation of the project tasks and delivery dates, whilst keeping key stakeholders updated with progress. Being a key contributor to identify risks, understand the impact and liaise with the business and technology teams to put robust controls in place.

The Ideal Candidate You will have already worked as a Senior or Lead Application Developer with Expert level command on C# , SQL and the .NET ecosystem . Ideally, you would have experience working with the travel industry. Strong technical knowledge and analytical skills. Demonstrable experience of producing and consuming web services using Web API or other REST frameworks as well as in cross platform integrations.

Experience with Azure or other public cloud is advantageous Cruise/Travel domain experience is desirable. Good understanding of JIRA, Agile development, and other methodologies. Experience in CI/CD and modern Dev Ops pipelines. Proactive, enthusiastic, and self-motivated. Advocate for team…