Software Engineer II

About This Opportunity

We are representing a confidential global travel technology organization seeking a Software Engineer II to join their growing engineering team in Oxford. This is a product-focused, full-stack role leveraging Java, SQL, React, AWS, and AI tools. You'll build high-impact features that power experiences for millions of users worldwide.

This position offers a remote-first working model with periodic in-person gatherings in Oxford for team collaboration and planning. Candidates should be based within commutable distance (generally up to 1.5 hours) of the Oxford office hub.

Responsibilities

• Drive Impact: Own features from design through deployment, connecting your engineering work directly to user value
• Shape the Product: Partner with product, design, and data teams to influence what gets built, helping define specifications and identify efficient paths to success
• Collaborate & Mentor: Review code, provide thoughtful feedback, and coach less experienced engineers to maintain high quality standards
• Innovate with AI: Use agentic AI as a daily tool to plan approaches, automate routine tasks, and focus energy on solving complex technical challenges
• Champion Operational Health: Take hands-on ownership of system reliability by building monitoring dashboards, managing alerts and support cases, and fixing underlying bugs to improve service resilience
• Build for Quality: Design and implement clean, maintainable solutions with a focus on performance, security, and automated testing

What We're Looking For

Required Experience:

• 2-3 years of professional software engineering experience
• Bachelor's degree or above in Computer Science or a related field
• Full-Stack Mindset: Experience developing web applications, including proficiency in a modern backend language (e.g., Java, C#, Go, Python) and familiarity with relational databases
• Problem Solving: Strong grasp of computer science fundamentals (data structures, algorithms) and ability to apply them to real-world distributed systems
• Data-Driven: Habit of using operational data and experiment results to validate that changes had the intended effect
• AI Coding: Fluency coding with either Cursor or Codex/Claude/Open Code
• Global Mindset: Ability to operate effectively within a global team, communicating clearly about progress and blockers
• Willingness to work within the Java ecosystem upon joining (coding interviews may be completed in any language)

Preferred Experience:

• Exposure to AWS, React, or NoSQL databases

How We Work With You

Our talent team at Get A Job.ai partners with leading technology organizations to connect exceptional engineers with career-defining opportunities. Here's our process:

• Submit your application through the Get A Job.ai platform
• A recruiter from our team will screen your profile and discuss the opportunity in detail
• We'll prepare and submit your candidacy to our client on your behalf
• We'll guide you through the interview process and provide feedback at each stage

Important: Please apply exclusively through Get A Job.ai. Do not contact the client directly, as this may disqualify your application.

Pay

Compensation details will be discussed during the screening process with our recruiting team.

Equal Employment Opportunity: Get A Job.ai is committed to creating an inclusive recruitment experience. We work with clients who value diverse perspectives and backgrounds. If you need any accommodation during the application or interview process, please let our team know.