Software Developer - Income Accounting

Job description

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Purpose of the Role

So, you’ve just booked your well-earned annual holiday. Maybe you used a website not affiliated to a particular carrier or find that you are flying with more than one airline?

It’s not unusual. In airline travel today there are multiple relationships to consider.

But how does each airline make sure they get paid for their part in getting you to your destination safely?

In an ever competitive market it’s vital that airlines collect the correct amount of revenue for each transaction. This can be a really tricky task. Our Amadeus’ solutions boarded 1.6 billion passengers last year in partnership with its airline clients, then you’ve got the complexities of different currencies, inter airline agreements and government/airport taxes to sort out.

This is where Amadeus Passenger Revenue Accounting comes in.

We launched the Revenue Accounting system in 2013 to address this complex challenge that airlines were facing. Now, some of the world’s most recognized airlines are using Amadeus’ revenue accounting technology.

Now, we are not accountants or finance managers. We are a small, relatively new but growing team of software developers and business analysts who enable said accountants and finance managers at the airlines to do their jobs effectively.

We’ve cultivated great relationships with our airline partners and are steadfast in our support of them in their understanding and utilization of the accounting tool.

The ongoing challenge for the London Revenue Accounting team is to deliver new features bespoke to each and every client and to onboard more airlines in the very near future.

We are looking for exceptional software developers who thrive on finding the solutions to deeply complex problems.

If you are passionate about making a difference in the global travel industry, join Amadeus, a company that commits to diversity and inclusion and championing your career onwards and upwards.

To be considered for the role you will need:

Main Responsibilities:

1/ Enhance

· Implement and develop enhancements designed by the Business analysts to the Revenue Accounting application
· Perform any software change with a high level of quality: good performance (scalability), good architecture (minimal maintenance, good operatibility)
· Master the application: any software changes must happen without unexpected impacts on side functionalities (testing at various stages of the delivery is expected, code reviews are required)
· Support business analysts and software development engineers to ensure a proper implementation of the designed solution
· Contribute to overall product quality by participating to the test strategy and defect investigation
· Be accountable for providing status to stakeholders on a regular and relevant basis at any stage of the engagement
· Highlight and escalate issues and risks early so they can be resolved or mitigated with minimal impact to the deliveries

2/ Maintain and optimize

· Troubleshoot and investigate defects raised by our customers to ensure compliance of our products to the specifications and system integrity
· Correct the application software to match the expected behavior
· Interact with Production Operations to configure the application and possibly to recover from past defects

3/ Create and innovate

· Show creativity and autonomy in finding solutions to nontrivial problems

4/ Collaborate

· Work closely with Business Analysts, Software Engineers, and Quality Assurance to craft high quality products and enhancements
· Collaborate with your fellow team members, to benefit from their knowledge and different backgrounds, and bring your own assets to the team

Education

Post-secondary degree in Computer Science or related technical field or equivalent experience

Relevant Work Experience

Successful experience as software development engineer for other similar companies or applications is a plus.

Business Understanding

· An understanding of what it takes to design, build and operate a large scale, complex system that has to operate unfailingly 24x7, 365 days a year.
· We believe in aiming for excellence, taking responsibility, working together and putting our customers first. We need you to display these qualities too.
· Excellent interpersonal skills – you will work with other operations and development teams daily.

Skills

Computing:

Strong C++ experience

· RDMS/SQL (Oracle preferred)
· Standard Template Library
· Design Patterns
· Unix
· Python (optional)
· Angular (optional)

Languages

Fluent English

Specific Knowledge

· Travel IT industry experience is advantageous
· Finance / Accounting knowledge not required

Other

Kanban and SCRUM methodologies, team spirit, multicultural approach, strong communication skills (London is not a central site for Revenue Accounting, as such there is a significant amount of interaction with the Development Centre, Nice), analytical and conceptual thinking, a customer focus.

Our diversity commitment: equality, diversity and inclusion are part of who we are. We’re committed to equal opportunities and treatment regardless of age, ethnicity, gender, beliefs, sexual orientation or disability.