Product Lead Software Engineer

The digital journey of Airbus is aimed at preparing the company for future opportunities in the connected world, fostering new revenue streams through innovative technology-driven solutions. At Airbus India, we are committed to advancing the aviation industry through innovation and excellence. Our objective is to pioneer solutions that enhance operational efficiency, elevate customer experiences, and drive sustainable growth. We seek proactive individuals who thrive in dynamic environments and are passionate about shaping the future of aviation. IT in Airbus aims at becoming a core function, where sustainable IT is starting to transform our company. Our customers can benefit from our innovative products and services, where we are the key to implement the digitalisation in our company. We connect thousands of worldwide end users everyday, and all that in a protected and safe environment. IT is everywhere in the business, from the design of an aircraft until its delivery and beyond. Airbus started its digital journey with the objective to transform the company and to prepare it for the future. This transformation includes new global governance, new ways of working and the implementation of digital business services and platforms. Within the Digital function, the Governance and Transformation department plays a key transversal role in enabling the Digital Transformation, from FRAMING - expressing strategic intentions and defining simple, flexible and scalable frames - to SUPPORTING Domains and PSL’s while ensuring alignment between functions and divisions - to REPORTING through consolidated views, highlighting hotspots and relevant needs for support & decision-making. In India, the Digital Strategy, Governance & Transformation team plays a key transversal role promoting synergies between multiple domains across Airbus worldwide with a flexible and adaptable approach which helps in sharing best practices, architecture, innovation, operational excellence and being efficient with cost, quality and time. A technical lead at Airbus acts as the technical representative of the product, overseeing its entire technical path. In this context, the Technical Lead will join the Enterprise Architecture PSL responsible for Process, Methods, Tools, and Data (PMTD) at Airbus. The lead will own the technical solution specific to the Enterprise Architecture Repository Platform, guide the team, ensure architectural compliance, and drive the future direction and evolution of the platform.

Responsibilities

Own the technical design and architectural direction for the Enterprise Architecture Repository, ensuring the system efficiently models and manages the complex data relationships (Business Capabilities, Applications, Products, etc.); Serve as the subject matter expert (SME) and lead the team in the development of secure, scalable APIs, governance, and deployment strategies using the MuleSoft API Gateway, DataWeave, and Node.js/Nest.js; Architect, design, and optimize robust data pipelines for integration with the Skywise Data Lake, defining data querying, transformation, and ingestion strategies to ensure data quality and flow; Lead the development, standardization, and performance optimization of the MyPortfolio web front-end (Angular); Drive the strategic technical roadmap, including the planned migration from Alfabet/MongoDB to a structured database system; Develop high and low-level designs and ensure all implemented parameters are in compliance with the enterprise’s architectural blueprints; Coordinate the functional and technical integration across all components: MyPortfolio, Alfabet, MuleSoft Gateway, and Skywise; Define the team's best coding practices, technical standards, and continuous integration/continuous delivery (CI/CD) pipelines using Jenkins, OpenShift, and Terraform; Mentor and coach junior and mid-level developers, conduct code reviews, and ensure solution quality; Define and champion the overall test strategy, advanced testing scenarios, and automated monitoring of test execution; Act as a technical liaison with Enterprise Architects, business stakeholders, and other development teams

Requirements

A Bachelor/ Master Degree in Computer Science or a relevant field with overall 12+ years of hands-on software development experience; 5+ years in a senior or technical leadership role with demonstrated experience leading development efforts for enterprise applications; Expert-level knowledge and proven experience with the MuleSoft integration stack (API Gateway, DataWeave, Anypoint Studio) and setting API governance policies; Mastery of the core application stack: Angular, Node.js/Nest.js, Typescript, and MongoDB; Deep architectural experience with Data Lake/Data Platform integration (e.g., Skywise), including designing and optimizing large-scale ETL/ELT data pipelines; Expertise in SQL and strong experience designing schemas for highly relational structured databases, critical for the future state architecture; Expertise in the DevOps stack: Containerization (Docker), Orchestration (OpenShift), CI/CD (Jenkins), and Infrastructure as Code (Terraform); In-depth knowledge of Enterprise Architecture and Application Portfolio Management (APM) concepts; Proven ability to lead technical design, mentor team members, and manage technical debt; Extensive experience working in agile environments (SAFe, Scrum)

Nice to have

Experience in application design and architecture; Knowledge of architecture frameworks (TOGAF); Strong in written and verbal communication; Technical certification or course on any/most of the above mentioned technologies; Basic working knowledge of one programming language like Python or .Net or Java; Prior experience in database migration or replacement projects (e.g., NoSQL to SQL, or legacy system replacement); Experience with EA tools like Alfabet at an administrator or data model level

Benefits

Flexible working arrangements