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 Purpose
As Specialist - Solution Engineering at Accelya, you will deliver solution engineering for airline software customers, designing technical solutions, developing implementation approaches and providing expert technical support across pre-sales and delivery engagements.
Duties & Responsibilities
• Design technical solutions for airline software implementations, producing clear architecture diagrams, integration specifications and implementation approaches
• Lead technical discovery sessions with airline customers, gathering detailed requirements and translating them into well-structured solution designs
• Provide expert pre-sales technical support, contributing to RFP responses, technical demonstrations and proof-of-concept activities
• Use GitHub Copilot or equivalent and Claude or equivalent for solution design documentation, technical specifications and AI-assisted prototype development
• Conduct technical analysis of competitor solutions (leading airline technology providers, leading airline technology providers, leading airline technology providers, leading airline technology providers), identifying Accelya's technical differentiation
• Collaborate with implementation and product teams to ensure solution designs are technically sound and implementable within scope
• Develop technical delivery estimates and risk assessments for proposed airline software solutions
Required Experience & Skills
• 3–5 years of solution engineering or technical pre-sales experience
• Proven ability to design and document technical solutions for enterprise software implementations
• Good knowledge of airline technology or enterprise SaaS architecture
• Strong customer-facing technical communication skills
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering or related field
Preferred Experience & Skills
• Knowledge of airline technology architecture, NDC standards and the technical approaches of key players in the competitive airline technology market
• Use of GitHub Copilot or equivalent and Claude or equivalent for AI-assisted technical design documentation, specification generation and prototype development
• Familiarity with IATA standards relevant to airline retailing, distribution and operations technology
• Experience with how AI is transforming solution engineering — including AI-generated architecture diagrams and intelligent competitive analysis tools
What do we offer?
• An open culture with a creative and challenging opportunity to satisfy your intellectual needs
• Flexible working hours
• Smart working: a hybrid remote/office working environment
• Work-life balance
• An excellent, dynamic and multicultural environment to work in
About Accelya
Accelya is a leading global software provider to the airline industry, powering over 200 airlines with an open, modular software platform. Owned by Vista Equity Partners, we bring together 2,000+ employees across 10 global offices. We are proud partners of AWS and pioneers in NDC expertise. Find out more at www.accelya.com
What does the future of the air transport industry look like to you? Whether you’re an industry veteran or someone with experience from other industries, we want to make your ambitions a reality!
Skills Required
- 3-5 years of solution engineering or technical pre-sales experience
- Experience designing and documenting technical solutions for enterprise software implementations
- Knowledge of airline technology or enterprise SaaS architecture
- Strong customer-facing technical communication skills
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field
- Knowledge of airline technology architecture and NDC standards
- Knowledge of key competitors in the airline technology market
- Experience using GitHub Copilot, Claude, or equivalent AI tools for technical design and prototyping
- Familiarity with IATA standards for airline retailing, distribution, and operations technology
- Experience with AI-assisted solution engineering, architecture diagrams, or competitive analysis tools
Accelya Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Accelya and has not been reviewed or approved by Accelya.
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage is often described as comprehensive and, in some U.S. cases, fully paid, alongside dental, vision, life, disability, and EAP support. Company materials also highlight location-based comprehensive insurance and wellbeing programs.
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Affordable Benefits — In the U.S., some accounts note fully paid health insurance, indicating low employee premium costs. This can make the overall package feel more cost-effective even when other elements are average.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Programs include EAP and Health Advocate services, with work–life balance initiatives and optional FSAs and commuter benefits where applicable. The organization emphasizes wellbeing-focused, location-based offerings.
Accelya Insights
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.
