Engineering
Edinburgh
Travel. It's one of life's simple pleasures. But, ooof, planning it can feel like hard work. For the last 18 years we've been on a mission to empower every traveller with innovative tools, insights and experiences that help people get to where they're going, so they can spend more time out exploring the world, and less time anxiously bouncing around 25 browser tabs and endless spreadsheets. Our traveller-first approach drives everything we do and it's never been more important than it is today.
When we launched as a flight comparison site back in 2003, we changed the game by helping travellers feel smart, like they were in on a secret, that promise hasn't changed. And today, while we're a world leader in travel, with millions of people using our products every single day we know there's so much more we can be doing.
Being part of Skyscanner means joining a team hell bent on building the world's most innovative, and helpful travel experiences possible. We're hugely ambitious and believe we have the chance to genuinely challenge and disrupt the industry.
Collaborative. Ambitious. Empowering.
From flights to hotels and car hire, Skyscanner works side-by-side with the biggest names in travel to bring over 100 million users all the options they need to plan and book their perfect trip. We’re already a market leader and we’re just getting started.
Next stop: To help every traveller explore our world effortlessly, for generations to come. And “every traveller” includes travellers with disabilities.
Disability inclusion is extremely important to us, and we have an accessibility mission to make Skyscanner a flagship of inclusion, our products accessible to all, and travel better for people with disabilities. We know we can’t build truly accessible products without the help of disabled people with a range of lived experiences that affects how they interact with technology.
Right now, we’re creating the next generation of apps, products, systems and services to connect travellers across the globe and we’re working hard at making them accessible. Our engineering teams work together and cross functionally, constantly iterating to deliver an unmatched traveller experience. At Skyscanner we work across multiple engineering disciplines including software, systems, security and mobile. Our engineers work in autonomous squads where they can shape their own backlog, deliver value to our travellers, shipping high quality code without dependencies on others.
Team profile: The successful candidate will join our team of web developers and product owners, situated in Edinburgh and Glasgow. The team sits within the Search Experience tribe and are currently working on the core Skyscanner product on web.
Website: https://www.skyscanner.net/
Main duties and tasks
About you, your skills and experience:
We are looking for someone who has a visual impairment or previous experience of having a visual impairment to join our Engineering team. Our successful candidate will also have:
We recognise that candidates with visual impairments who are interested in applying for this role may need adjustments to the application and interview process and we will be happy to discuss those with you. Similarly, we will also discuss what adjustments you may need for the role itself.
Any information that you share about your visual impairment and/or other health conditions will be treated appropriately and in line with our Candidate Privacy Policy.
Additional Information
If you would like to discuss this opportunity with us prior to submitting your application, please contact Louise Monkhouse by email on louise.monkhouse@skyscanner.net
Already a global leader in travel, we want to elevate the way we work to a whole other level. In return, you’ll get meaningful things like medical insurance, headspace subscriptions, a home office allowance and the option to buy more holiday. You’ll have the opportunity to work from any country for 4 weeks a year, and 30 days in our other global offices. Everything, in other words, to help you relax and give your best.
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You'll join a brilliantly diverse group from all corners of the world. After all, travel is about finding new perspectives and experiencing new people and cultures - and Skyscanner is strongest when our teams are both inclusive and diverse. We recognise and challenge everyday biases, remove obstacles to inclusion and ensure all our people can thrive and be themselves.