Senior Software Engineer & Technical Product Owner

Job Description:

NAVBLUE is a leading services company, wholly owned by Airbus, dedicated to Flight Operations solutions and services for airlines and aircraft operators, on the ground and onboard. NAVBLUE combines aircraft manufacturer expertise, flight operations know-how and agile development to enhance operational efficiency, optimize resources and increase productivity, for a safe and sustainable aviation. 

Are you a Senior Developer with a passion for product strategy? Navblue is looking for a candidate to join us as a Senior Software Engineer and Technical Product Owner. This role is a hybrid of deep technical contribution to our Python libraries and strategic leadership in shaping the product roadmap for our predictive data products.

Your Responsibilities:

• Product Vision: Collaborate with stakeholders to define the vision and roadmap for the Skywise platform internals.

• Backlog Management: Define requirements, manage and prioritize the team backlog, and ensure clear acceptance criteria are met.

• Hands-on Development: Contribute significantly to the development of our Python-based frameworks, maintaining high standards of quality and performance.

• Technical connection: Act as the primary bridge between customers, stakeholders, and the technical team, ensuring that business needs are technically feasible and sustainable. Participate in the extended Product Management team defining business priorities and program backlog refinement.

• UI Leadership: Guide the direction of our frontend applications in Slate, ensuring a customer-centric design and excellent user experience.

Your Profile:

• Engineering Excellence: 6+ years of experience in Software Engineering, with advanced Python skills and experience in data-intensive environments.

• Product Mindset: Proven experience or strong aptitude for digital product management, agile methodologies, and stakeholder communication. Knowledge of DevOps principles

• Leadership Skills: Ability to guide a team, define engineering best practices, and facilitate backlog refinement, and make difficult prioritization decisions based on business value.

• Technical Communication: Fluent in English, with the ability to explain complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.

• Frontend Awareness: Familiarity with or willingness to learn HTML, JavaScript, and the Palantir Slate framework to better guide frontend initiatives.

• Product Management: Successful experience in digital product management, in collecting and managing customer expectations, interfacing with technical teams, facilitating backlog management.

What We Offer: 

• Stable, full-time employment contract

• Flexible working hours with a hybrid model (3 days per week in our Gdansk office at Olivia Business Centre)

• Training and development opportunities to support your career growth (3000 PLN gross per year after the probationary period)

• Co-funding for meals and commuting 

• Access to the latest knowledge and technologies enabling professional development 

• Opportunity to work on international projects and collaborate with global teams, including occasional international travel

• Private medical coverage 

• Sport card 

• Mental health support platform 

• Life insurance 

• Employee Stock Ownership Plan

• Employee referral program bonus (5000 PLN) 

Recruitment Roadmap:

• Step 1: Intro with HR (Remote).

• Step 2: Deep-dive with the Team (Technical + Fit).

• Step 3: Optional Architect chat (Role dependent).

• Step 4: Final talk with HRBP.

• Step 5: The Offer.

Selection and Hiring Commitment 

We thank all applicants for applying. Only selected applicants will be contacted.

NAVBLUE is committed to creating an environment and a culture where everyone feels like they belong no matter who they are or where they are from. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all individuals based on job-related qualifications and ability to perform a job. We do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, colour, sex, age, national or ethnic origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, family status, genetic characteristics, record of offences, and basis of disability or any protected class. Accommodations will be available on request for candidates throughout the entire recruitment and selection process.

NAVBLUE Gdansk is operating within the Airbus Helicopters Polska Structure. 

At Airbus Helicopters Polska sp. z o.o. Gdańsk Plant, the "Internal procedure for reporting legal violations and taking follow-up actions at Airbus Helicopters Polska sp. z o.o. Gdańsk Plant" is in effect. This procedure was introduced in accordance with the Act of June 14, 2024, on the protection of whistleblowers (Journal of Laws of 2024, item 928). In the event of any detected violations, whistleblowers can submit reports to the following email address: [email protected].

At NAVBLUE, we recognize that aviation’s innovation must be matched by environmental responsibility. As a digital leader, we provide immediate, actionable solutions to optimize airline operations and drive decarbonization today. Sustainability is not just a goal, but a prerequisite for our growth; it is central to our 2030 strategy to become the industry reference for integrity and stewardship. By joining us, you will play a direct role in this transformation, ensuring the future of air transport is as responsible as it is innovative.

This job requires an awareness of any potential compliance risks and a commitment to act with integrity, as the foundation for the Company’s success, reputation and sustainable growth.

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