Software Engineer, Backend Developer

Job Description - Software Engineer (16526)

easy

Jet holidays is the UK’s fastest growing tour operator, with a mission to provide brilliant holidays at unbeatable prices in more than 100 destinations across Europe. We do this by combining easy

Jet’s vast flight network with more than 5000 handpicked hotels and best‑class technology to provide the perfect package holiday. We only launched in 2019 but already we have:

• Become the fastest growing, lowest cost travel business in the UK
• Achieved milestone customer numbers and taken almost 2 million customers away in our latest full year of trading, delivering significant profits to the easy
  
  Jet group
• Launched an award‑winning sustainability strategy with a focus on making a positive impact on the local communities that make our holidays so special
• Been named one of the Sunday Times Best Places to Work two years running, in both 2023 and 2024, as well as being named the Best Workplace in Travel 2023.

We have exciting new opportunities for talented and motivated Software Engineers to join our growing team to develop and support new and existing solutions. As a Software Engineer, you will contribute to the development and maintenance of our applications. You will work closely with senior developers to learn and apply best practices, while also having the opportunity to take ownership of projects and grow your skills.

Development is a growing team within easy

Jet Holidays with the important mission of developing the website and all our proprietary software. Our own development capability is a key differentiator for us and supports the company reaching its goals. It is a very tight‑knit team that moves fast and must deal with a lot of pressure.

This is a permanent role, based in Luton. (Hybrid Working)

• Collaborate with the development team to design, develop, and test web applications.
• Write clean, efficient, and well‑documented code.
• Participate in code reviews and provide constructive feedback.
• Identify and resolve software defects.
• Stay up‑to‑date with the latest web technologies and industry trends.
• Demonstrate a strong interest in learning more areas of development, i.e. backend and server technologies.
• Delivering world‑class development that guides the company’s future.

• Understanding of software development principles and methodologies.
• Understanding of quality engineering principles including unit testing, component testing, automated UX testing.
• Experience with version control systems (Git).
• Knowledge of backend development languages (e.g., Python, Ruby) and a willingness to learn more.
• Familiarity with database systems (e.g., MySQL, Postgre
  
  SQL, SQL Server, Mongo, Dynamo
  
  DB) and understanding of API development.
• Excellent problem‑solving and analytical skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.

Passion for learning and growing as a developer.

• Up to 20% bonus
• 25 days holiday
• BAYE, SAYE & Performance share schemes
• Life Assurance
• Flexible benefits package
• Excellent staff travel benefits

Technology - easy

Jet holidays

Luton