Software Developer/ Engineer/ Architect

Senior Javascript Developer

Ryanair is Europe’s favourite airline, carrying over 106m p.a. on more than 1,800 daily flights from 81 bases, connecting 200 destinations in 31 countries on a fleet of 330 Boeing 737 aircraft, with a further 350 Boeing 737’s on order, which will enable Ryanair to lower fares and grow traffic to 180m p.a. by FY24. Ryanair has a team of more than 10,000 highly skilled aviation professionals delivering Europe’s No.1 on-time performance, and has an industry leading 31-year safety record.

 

The Department
 

Ryanair Labs Dublin is dedicated to hiring the best IT talent that Poland has to offer, where software developers can have the freedom to work on game changing projects that will have an impact on our business from day one. When we started Ryanair Labs +6 years ago, we weren’t expecting we would grow to a team of +500 based across 4 locations that would change the way people in Europe travel. Working at Ryanair Labs Dublin you will have a chance to work in fast-paced international environment where you can exchange your experience and ideas.

The Team
 

Our Frontend development team is made up of almost 30 Software Engineer, working across 15 independent teams. These delivery focused project pods work on the Ryanair website, Ryanair Rooms website, and internal applications. Our continuous delivery approach means we follow the Agile Scrum methodology.

The Role
 

We are looking for talented software engineer to join our digital development team. In this role you will work closely with our development and product team to develop, modify and support our website and user interfaces across all channels. We want someone who is motivated by emerging technologies and has a passion to drive digital transformation. A real desire to work in a collaborative and fast-paced retail environment is essential. You will be joining Ryanair at an exciting time with an ambitious roadmap to become digital leaders and pioneers.

The Stack

Our Tech Stack is based on the latest frontend technologies and frameworks. We are using the latest version of Angular and a microsites architecture. All our projects are hosted in the cloud (AWS) using a serverless infrastructure delivered with cloud native pipelines. We are using feature flags to rapidly deliver new functionalities to our users safely.


Responsibilities:

  • Delivering best-in-class user interfaces across the Ryanair.com platform
  • Developing high quality, testable and performance software using agile practices
  • Driving best technology and software development practices in the team with passion and enthusiasm
  • Assisting analysts and business stakeholders in shaping, estimating and planning new requirements
  • Participating in regular showcases of new work to the product owners and business stakeholders
  • Striving for continuous improvement within the team
  • Proficient on modern frontend techology stack (HTML5, Typescript, CSS)
  • Comfortable coding custom JavaScript solutions as well as utilising existing frameworks
  • Expert knowledge of building high performing and available websites and how to apply page performance optimisation techniques
  • Adept at building and maintaining cross browser/device compatible sites
  • Exposure or appreciation of agile development practices
  • Passionate about user experience
  • Comfortable working and maintaining a CI/CD environment.
  • Ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
  • Strong problem solving and analytical skills
  • Excellent understanding of the coding standards required for high volume websites from a security and performance perspective
  • Experience of working with large e-commerce websites and their underlying databases.
  • IT Bachelor’s degree or equivalent industry experience
  • 2 - 3 years’ experience in a fast paced commercial environment
  • Bonus points AWS knowledge and proficiency

The work that you do will be seen by the millions of customers across Europe!

Competitive Salary - Including Airline Benefits.