Senior Software Engineer (Python)

As a Senior Software Engineer, you will play a crucial role in the development, maintenance, and transition of the business aviation flight tracking and data services. This position is designed for individuals with a solid understanding of data analytics, 4D, high performance computing, kinematics, spatial analysis and processing in Linux-based systems. You will work within a highly agile team to contribute to the ongoing success of our flight surveillance and green aviation systems, utilizing coding and development skills in Python to extend and transition legacy systems. 

• →Design, build, and enhance features across the platform
• →Collaborate with engineering leaders and cross‑functional teams to deliver well‑architected, enterprise‑grade solutions
• →Partner with Product, Infrastructure, and UX teams to deliver high‑quality user experiences
• →Contribute across the full software development lifecycle within an Agile (Scrum) environment
• →Help shape and deliver the product backlog in line with roadmap and release goals
• →Diagnose, resolve, and prevent software defects, supported by unit testing
• →Contribute to engineering standards, documentation, and technical decision‑making
• →Mentor and support other engineers to grow team capability

• Strong experience building web‑based applications using Python plus technologies like JavaScript/TypeScript, HTML & CSS
• 7+ years’ commercial development experience, including 3+ years Python back‑end expertise
• Experience with cloud‑native development and CI/CD pipelines (ideally AWS, Docker, Kubernetes)
• Solid understanding of Git, code reviews, Agile (Scrum), and modern engineering practices
• Working knowledge of application security and relational databases
• Confident communicator who can collaborate across teams and mentor other engineers
• Minimum 1st year university maths and/or physics skills
• Relevant Computer Science or Engineering degree

• Perl Experience
• Data Science qualifications
• AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
• Cybersecurity certifications, e.g. CEH
• Experience with Gherkin/Cucumber

Ideagen is the invisible force behind many things we rely on every day - from keeping airplanes soaring in the sky, to ensuring the food on our tables is safe, to helping doctors and nurses care for the sick. So, when you think of Ideagen, think of it as the silent teammate that's always working behind the scenes to help those people who make our lives safer and better. Everyday millions of people are kept safe using Ideagen software. We have offices all over the world including America, Australia, Malaysia and India with people doing lots of different and exciting jobs.We’re building a future-ready team, and AI is part of how we work smarter. If you're curious, adaptable and open to using AI to improve how you work, you’ll thrive at Ideagen! 

If your application meets the requirements for this role, our Talent Acquisition team will be in touch to guide you through the next steps.

To ensure a flexible and inclusive process, please let us know if you require any reasonable adjustments by contacting us at recruitment@ideagen.com. All matters will be treated with strict confidence.

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