For more than 40 years, Accelya has been the industry’s partner for change, simplifying airline financial and commercial processes and empowering the air transport community to take better control of the future. Whether partnering with IATA on industry-wide initiatives or enabling digital transformation to simplify airline processes, Accelya drives the airline industry forward and proudly puts control back in the hands of airlines so they can move further, faster.
Role Summary
The Engineer II, Software Development, plays a key role in developing, optimizing, and maintaining mission-critical backend components written in modern C++ and typescript ( Nodejs platform ), contributing to the OpenConnect platform and related airline Offer/Order systems. The role requires deep technical expertise, strong problem-solving skills, and a commitment to high-quality, testable, and performant code.
Key Responsibilities
Design, implement, and maintain high-performance backend modules and APIs in C++ (C++11/14/17).
Collaborate with architects and peers to refactor and modernize legacy services into cloud-native microservices.
Integrate with NodeJS-based orchestration and interface layers.
Apply TDD and maintain comprehensive unit and regression test suites.
Conduct code reviews and ensure adherence to secure coding and performance standards.
Collaborate with DevOps teams to ensure smooth CI/CD delivery and deployment to AWS environments.
Contribute to architectural discussions, documentation, and continuous improvement initiatives.
Required Skills & Experience
3+ years of software development experience, primarily in C++ (modern standards).
3+ years of software development experience, with 3+ years in NodeJS/TypeScript.
Strong understanding of object-oriented design, memory management, and concurrency.
Familiarity with NodeJS, TypeScript, or related integration frameworks.
Experience with RESTful APIs, JSON/XML processing, and schema validation.
Proficiency with Jest/Mocha, Git, and CI/CD pipelines.
Familiarity with Kubernetes, AWS (Lambda, ECS/EKS), and containerization.
Strong knowledge of JSON schema, dependency injection, and code maintainability patterns.
Understanding of cloud deployments, Kubernetes, and CI/CD automation.
Strong debugging and performance profiling abilities.
Excellent analytical and communication skills.
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What We Do
Accelya is a leading global technology and service provider to the air transport industry, delivering innovative change at speed and scale. Our market-leading Passenger Cargo, and Industry platforms support airline retailing from offer to settlement. For more than 40 years, we’ve been the industry’s partner for change, simplifying airline financial and commercial processes. As a result, we're always driving the airline industry forward, from partnering with IATA on industry-wide initiatives to creating strategic solutions that simplify airline processes. We’re proudly putting control back in the hands of airlines so they can move further, faster.
