Lead Engineer

Here at Avis Budget Group, you will be joining a team of 25,000 driven people, performing with purpose. Together, we’re moving the future of transportation forward with our innovative, customer-focused solutions.

Our culture is performance driven, where we encourage and support each other to be at our best through leadership, training, tools, and rewards.

We are proud to make a positive difference to the lives of our colleagues, customers, and communities where we operate.

What you’ll do:

•  Conduct agile team kick-offs, setting expectations with team members based on best practices established for ABG
• Serve as internal agile expert/coach for teams by support product members and product managers as they transition to agile model
• Support capability leads and product managers around delivery of new capabilities – to better understand feasibility, agile team involvement, high level sizing, and delivery timing.
• Collaborate with product managers on larger initiatives requiring multiple teams to complete various the work
• Facilitate and/or participate in Program Increment (PI) Planning with Capability leads, Product Managers, and stakeholders;
• Work with Engineering Leads, Capability lead(s), and Product Manager(s) to driving larger initiatives, bringing together the right skillsets and ensuring the success of your agile team.
• Work with third-party vendors to onboard resources and ensure capacity to support project teams
• Remove blockers related to team on boarding and ramp-up / ramp down / transition teams / members when needed
• Responsible for the L3 support and own the resolution of issues for the products associated with
• Focus on tech health of products and work with Architects to evolve the maturity of technology & platforms
• Be the focal point of contact for Service Management organization focused on – Change, Incident, Platform support to ensure the availability and stability of products

What we’re looking for:

• BS/MS degree in Computer Science or closely related field or equivalent practical experience.
• 4+ years of experience managing engineers (mentoring staff/ principal engineers, setting technical direction, etc.)
• 8+ years of relevant industry experience in cloud-based web and backend full stack development. Exposure to mobile development a plus
• Good knowledge of modern engineering principles: large systems software design and development experience, including experience building multi-tier applications & cloud native design patterns
• Exposure to Digital transformation programs – from On-premises to Cloud – is a plus
• Experience in handling 3 or 4 teams which includes with staff augmentation through contingent workers
• Proven track record of getting teams to deliver successfully within ambitious timelines, and strong customer obsession.
• Strong organization and prioritization skills along with outstanding written and verbal communication skills.
• Requires excellent analytical ability and attention to detail
• Self-motivated with the ability to work independently and in teams

Perks you’ll get:

• 33 days holiday (including Bank holidays)
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) provided by Health Assured – 24/7 support for your mental health and wellbeing
• Employee discounts on car rental across Avis Budget Group (including Zipcar)
• Pension contribution
• A Mintago account, giving a comprehensive list of employee benefits, including Salary Sacrifice and Retail savings.