Technical Lead

Skywise is a leading digital services company, wholly owned by Airbus. We deliver a first-of-its-kind offer that seamlessly integrates Planning & Operations Control, Flight, Technical, and Ground Operations. By providing interoperable digital solutions for end-to-end operations, Skywise combines aircraft manufacturer expertise and digital know-how to transform operational complexity into predictable and profitable performance, ensuring resilient and more sustainable operations.

We are seeking a Technical Lead to serve as the engineering anchor and ultimate technical decision-maker for our development team. In this role, your primary mission is to provide strong technical guidance, drive code performance improvements, and champion engineering excellence across our C++ and algorithm-heavy applications. You will balance hands-on development with high-level technical leadership, tackling complex architectural challenges, refactoring legacy code for peak optimization, and mentoring your fellow developers. 

You will be part of a team owning applications currently used in production by world-leading airlines, with a primary focus on Crew scheduling and Flight planning.

Main Responsibilities:

• Define architectural direction, evaluate complex technical trade-offs, manage technical debt, and establish robust development practices for C++ and algorithmic development. 
• Proactively identify bottlenecks, lead deep code refactoring initiatives, and squeeze peak system performance out of legacy C++ codebases.
• Reverse engineering complex legacy code to maintain and enhance critical aviation scheduling algorithms.

• Independently drive complex technical features from architectural design documentation through to successful deployment, ensuring technical initiatives align with Skywise's broader business goals. 
• Establish operational excellence standards and lead comprehensive code reviews to ensure secure, high-quality deliverables, while championing the strategic integration, mentorship, and team-wide adoption of AI-powered tools and best practices in AI-assisted engineering. 
• Actively guide, support, and nurture the professional growth of junior and intermediate team members, fostering a collaborative, modern, and highly engaged engineering culture. 
• Serve as the technical spokesperson for the team, confidently translating and articulating complex architectural concepts to both technical team members and non-technical business stakeholders. 

Experience and education:

• At least seven (7+) years of professional experience developing software with C++ and complex algorithms.
• Proven track record of providing technical guidance, leading software teams, and making critical technical decisions. 
• Strong, hands-on experience in code optimization, system performance tuning, and refactoring complex codebases as well as working with relational databases (SQL). 
• Demonstrated experience diagnosing, debugging, and resolving software issues in live production environments. 
• Exceptional technical communication skills, with the ability to confidently articulate complex architectural concepts to both technical team members and business stakeholders. 
• Experience working with cloud environments, specifically AWS is an asset.
• You have a College Diploma or Bachelor's Degree within the software engineering area of study or equivalent professional experience.
• Proficiency in English.

What we Offer:

Located in the heart of University of Waterloo’s David Johnston Research + Technology Park, Skywise is close to shops, restaurants, gyms, daycare, and many other amenities, and only 10 minutes away from Hwy 85. As part of our family, you will enjoy:

• Being part of Airbus Network
• Flexible hours
• Hybrid working environment (3 days in office)
• Free parking 
• Vacation Days (15 - 25)
• Professional Development Day
• Christmas shut down
• Summer core hours 
• Strong work-life balance 
• Casual dress code 
• Competitive group benefits plan 
• Strong focus on mental health support benefits
• Sick and Personal days 
• RRSP matching program
• Life Insurance
• Access to Employee Share Scheme
• Maternity & Paternity benefits
• Referral program
• Rewards and Recognition program 
• Training and Development Support 
• Monthly Lunch and Learns 
• Fitness & Wellness reimbursement
• An active social committee 
• Organized Volunteer Events
• Game room, including a flight simulator!
• Active Inclusion & Diversity Committee
• And much more

AI Disclosure: No artificial intelligence tools are used to screen, assess, or select candidates for this role