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Flight Data Software Engineer

United Kingdom, London · Job Posted May 29, 2026
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Job Description

We are looking for a Software Engineer to join a team building modern applications that process and analyse complex aviation data. You will work on systems that transform raw operational and engineering data into meaningful insights, supporting the investigation and resolution of aircraft performance and maintenance issues. This is an opportunity to contribute to a platform that works with real-world, high-value data in an environment where accuracy and reliability are critical.

Job Responsibility

  • Join a small team developing web applications and tools that support the troubleshooting of aircraft performance issues
  • The role involves the processing and decoding of binary flight data, real time maintenance records and other operational data sources to deliver valuable engineering insights
  • Working across the full technology stack, you will help develop new features and maintain existing applications
  • Contribute in the development, design and maintenance of Amazon Web Services platform, written in Python and TypeScript, running in containers and serverless functions
  • Develop prognostics and alerts to diagnose and predict aircraft issues
  • Create visualisations support the understanding of aircraft conditions
  • Support incident investigation of aircraft and present information that provides root cause understanding, which may involve analysing historical flight data
  • Collaborate with Technical Engineers on the development of airborne software
  • Maintenance of data decode documentation
  • Maintain Flight Data Recording hardware and 3rd party software
  • Deal with confidential data that has both people and company sensitivities
  • Interface with Flight Operations, Corporate Safety, Analytics Teams and other parts of IAG and its companies in developing solutions

Requirements

  • Engineering, Scientific or IT Degree with programming skills or an experienced programmer - Essential
  • Software certifications e.g., AWS Certified, A Cloud Guru - Desirable
  • Usage of programming languages Python, SQL, TypeScript, Net -Essential
  • Interest in developing responsive web applications - Essential
  • Working with Git source control and deployment pipelines
  • Capable of supporting windows applications - Essential
  • Must be capable of understanding primitive data types on a binary level - Essential
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