Tech Lead – Software Engineering (Java, Spring Boot & AWS)

As Tech Lead for Pricing Service, you will own the architecture and hands-on delivery of a high-impact, cloud-native pricing platform that powers Avios redemptions across airlines and partners. You’ll work in a small, focused team to design scalable microservices, drive technical direction, and ensure secure, reliable operation in a global loyalty ecosystem. You’ll collaborate with product managers and commercial stakeholders to translate business needs into robust tech solutions. This role offers meaningful ownership and influence over platform health and performance.

• hybrid working (The Blend)
• London Victoria office
• opportunity to influence a critical platform
• collaboration across brands (British Airways, Iberia)

• Own the technical direction, architecture and hands-on delivery of the Pricing Service
• Design, build and evolve scalable cloud-native microservices and APIs using Java, Spring Boot and AWS
• Evaluate technical trade-offs, make architectural decisions, and balance performance, reliability and maintainability
• Ensure security, resilience and production readiness; support incident response and on-call duties
• Champion quality through code reviews, automated testing, CI/CD and Infrastructure as Code (Terraform)
• Provide technical mentorship to the Software Engineer and collaborate with architects across IAG Loyalty and partners
• Translate complex business requirements into practical technical solutions in collaboration with PMs and stakeholders

• Backend software engineering with Java and Spring Boot
• Experience designing scalable, secure microservices and distributed systems
• Cloud experience with AWS; Terraform, IaC, CI/CD pipelines
• Automated testing, monitoring and production reliability expertise
• Technical ownership and leadership; ability to mentor and drive engineering standards
• Collaborative skills with product managers, architects and cross-functional teams
• Experience with loyalty or pricing systems and travel industry is advantageous but not required

• Collaborative and hands-on
• Problem-solving mindset
• Ability to navigate ambiguity and balance speed with quality
• Java
• Spring Boot
• Microservices