Skyscanner operates in a Tribes and Squads model and we have built an
engineering culture where there is a high level of trust, autonomy and
transparency. Our engineers work in autonomous squads where they can
create their own backlog, ship code whenever they want and don’t have
dependencies in order to deliver to the traveller. Our engine uses
global scale services, big data and machine learning to assemble,
normalise and make sense of real time information from our thousands of
partners. Skyscanner can offer you large scale, complex problems where
you can reach over 70 million App users whilst enjoying a high level of
autonomy and influence and a flexible working environment where you can
thrive. Our engineering principles are:
- We have a clear definition of success for every piece of work.
- We ship multiple times a day and deliver customer value week in, week out.
- We use design reviews to validate every significant change.
- We deliver our products using our defined technology standards.
- We peer review every change.
- Our Definitions of Done include being live in production… responsibly.
- You build it, you run it.
Most importantly, these are organic beliefs. We iterate. We learn. We grow. And our principles adapt with us
We’re building some really great tooling, with deploy pipelines out
of the box to get moving quickly and exploring server side/hybrid
rendering strategies for our iOS and Android apps as well as looking at
ReactNative.
If you enjoy a range of technical challenges across app development
where we are building and shipping features from the ground up, then
this could be the role for you. Product teams working on mobile apps
also do data analysis, design systems and release services which all
adds up to a mobile experience.
What you can expect as a senior mobile engineer
- A supportive, trusting and transparent working environment
- A place to look at things differently and challenge and offer solutions
- Overall responsibility of multiple key product feature components within your area
- You will define and implement services that make up a complex sub system within the scope of your area
- Collaboration across all relevant product engineering development lifecycles
- An opportunity to influence the engineers around you
What we are looking for
- Previous job experience as a software engineer
- Metrics driven approach to decision making, prioritisation and continuous deployment
- Proven competencies in developing, releasing and maintaining native apps
- Use of agile/lean methodologies for continuous delivery and improvement
- Comfortable balancing trade-offs between technical, analytical and product needs
- Strong customer focus and appreciation of what makes good product, UX and design
- You make others better proactively through code reviews, documentation, technical guidance and mentoring
- You will work with or lead your team to break down solutions into small tasks to be completed autonomously
- We don’t expect you to be an expert in all of these technologies but
would anticipate experience with some, combined with a curiosity for
others- Objective-C, Java, Swift, Fastlane, Gradle, Microservices,
Docker, Drone, AWS, SQL, Python, Elasticsearch
- It would be useful to have experience in large scale systems deployed to AWS
What else can we offer you……
We are proud to have a working environment that sets our employees up
for success, as well as all the usual perks such as barista coffee,
fizzy & fresh drinks, snacks and fresh fruit and we can help with
‘down-time’ in the office that includes table tennis, pool table,
foosball, xbox, office scooters, and massage chairs. We give you the
chance to be an owner and grant options in Skyscanner, and we also
provide for your health with medical insurance, health screening
options, gym membership, headspace subscription and an employee
assistance programme to support you and your loved ones. Then it gets
really interesting, and you can buy more holiday, donate to a good
cause, take part in 2 hack days per year, and 1 charity day, work from
your home country for up to 3 weeks, spend up to 30 days working from
another of our offices globally. And, you have the option to take part
in Skyscanner extended annual leave which is an additional 3 weeks’
break (unpaid) after 3 years’ service or take 5 weeks’ break (paid)
after 5 years’ service.
What you will get in Barcelona -
Situated in the Placa Catalunya in Barcelona’s bustling centre, known
for its many fountains and statues and nearby some of Barcelona’s most
popular attractions. Our acquisition of hotel search company Fogg saw
the birth of Skyscanner’s hotels product and is a hub of product
engineering activity. With space to hire many more staff we are excited
to welcome our new recruits.
Skyscanner can offer you large scale, complex problems where you can
reach over 70 million app users whilst enjoying a high level of autonomy
and influence and a flexible working environment where you can thrive.
Join us now.
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