Summary: Lead Software Engineer to design, develop, and maintain the future Main Data-based Product for the Air Transport Industry, focusing on APIs and backend systems. Highlights: 1. Part of a team bringing Air Transport Industry data to the next level 2. Design and develop the SITA’s Total Airport Management System (TAM) 3. Work with cutting-edge tech to make operations run like clockwork Overview: **WELCOME TO SITA** ------------------- We're the team that keeps airports moving, airlines flying smoothly, and borders open. Our tech and communication innovations are the secret behind the success of the world's air travel industry. You'll find us at 95% of international hubs. We partner closely with over 2,500 transportation and government clients, each with their own unique needs and challenges. Our goal is to find fresh solutions and cutting\-edge tech to make their operations run like clockwork. Want to be a part of something big? Are you ready to love your job? The adventure begins right here, with you, at SITA. **PURPOSE** ----------- You will be part of the highly talented individuals' team responsible for bringing the Air Transport Industry data to the next level. Your day by day will include develop APIs and backend systems in a complex environments, working with Data Pipelines, extracting and digging into different Datasets coming from Airports, Airplanes, and Ground Handlers, to understand it and get insights that then we will use to train ML Models so we can make this industry more reliable and easier to operate. We at SITA are the biggest Tech Service provider worldwide for the Air Transport Industry. We have tons of data and now we want to make use of it to make our customers’ lives easier! We are looking for a Lead Software Engineer to join the Central Data Platform Team and design, develop, and maintain the future Main Data\-based Product for the Industry: the SITA’s Total Airport Management System (TAM). We are expecting you to be able to design, define, develop, and deploy the full set of APIs to access the Data and to be able to develop basic user interfaces with the help of the AI. This position requires an office presence of 3 days a week in our offices near Madrid Airport or in Barcelona city Centre. **KEY RESPONSIBILITIES** ------------------------ * Work together with the team in designing scalable cloud\-based data products with a focus on performance, cost\-efficiency, and security. * Develop reference ingestion APIs, ensuring the proper Data Quality and coherence so the data representation becomes easier on the consumer side. * Develop and maintain pipelines and CI/CD for our products development and deployment. Ensure proper testing and quality coverage across our platform. * Collaborate with data engineers, scientists, analysts, and business stakeholders across the Air Transport Industry to translate requirements into technical solutions. Qualifications: **TECHNICAL COMPETENCIES** -------------------------- * 5\+ years of technical experience with large Company back\-end systems. Strong technical skills on any typed backend language (preference on typed languages like Java, TypeScript), with clean coding and OOP practices. * Deep knowledge, and being a strong believer, on the Domain\-Driven Design (DDD) applied to large companies with complex business. * Expertise on Hexagonal Architecture as an architectural pattern. Proven track record of previous projects where this methodology was used as a design pattern. * Deep knowledge on Rest\-API design and development under the best practices. Experience on GraphQL is a plus. * Familiarity with Databricks, Spark and event streaming (e.g. Azure Event Hub, Kafka). * Proficiency in SQL and Python. * Cloud deployment experience (Azure preferred). * Knowledge of On\-premises infrastructure is a plus. **PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCIES** ----------------------------- * We will spend eight hours a day together, and we prefer to spend them in a good mood and a smile on our faces. Having a good atmosphere at work is a must for our team! * Strong collaboration skills, with the ability to enable and advise teams without taking ownership of their delivery. * Proactive and solution\-oriented mindset. * Flexibility and adaptability in dynamic environments. * Curiosity and eagerness to learn new tools and improve processes. **WHAT WE OFFER** ----------------- We're all about diversity. We operate in 200 countries and speak 60 different languages and cultures. We're really proud of our inclusive environment. Our offices are comfortable and fun places to work, and we make sure you get to work from home too. Find out what it's like to join our team and take a step closer to your best life ever. **Flex Week:** Work from home up to 2 days/week (depending on your team's needs)* **Flex Day:** Make your workday suit your life and plans. **Flex\-Location:** Take up to 30 days a year to work from any location in the world. **Employee Wellbeing:** We have got you covered with our Employee Assistance Program (EAP), for you and your dependents 24/7, 365 days/year. We also offer Champion Health \- a personalized platform that supports a range of wellbeing needs. **Professional Development:** Level up your skills with our training platforms, including LinkedIn Learning! **Competitive Benefits:** Competitive benefits that make sense with both your local market and employment status. *SITA is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We value a diverse workforce. In support of our Employment Equity Program, we encourage women, aboriginal people, members of visible minorities, and/or persons with disabilities to apply and self\-identify in the application process.*