| Position | Lead Application Developer - Folkestone Hybrid |
| Posted | 03 Aug 2026 |
| Expired | 02 Sep 2026 |
| Company | Saga |
| Location | Folkestone | GB |
| Job Type | Full Time |
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Lead Application Developer
Salary 55,000 - 60,000
Folkestone Hybrid
At the heart of our travel business is a simple idea: every unforgettable trip starts with a seamless experience. From the first customer interaction through to booking fulfilment, the systems that power our business must be resilient, scalable, and seamlessly connected, enabling exceptional experiences for both customers and colleagues.
Thats where you come in.
Were looking for a Lead Application Developer to lead our high-performing team in migrating legacy systems into a modern, scalable ecosystems. You will be responsible for the technical aspects of development within the Travel IT Team, including architecture design, framework choices, implementation and delivery of solutions. You will bring hands-on development, including leading and mentoring a team of developers, sharing knowledge and cultivating best practices within the team. You will be assisting the team in resolving operational issues that require high expertise.
This role requires you to be working from our Folkestone office a minimum of 3 times a week. We have designated office space for colleagues in our Travel business, allowing us to collaborate and share success as a function.
Role ResponsibilityAs our Lead Application Developer you will be responsible for leading the design and implementation of scalable, highperformance .NET solutions aligned to modern architecture principles and deliver against the business needs and requirements with precision and pace.
Other accountabilities will include:
Providing strong technical guidance to the team and working alongside the technical leadership team, product owners and project management to ensure the team delivers against agreed business requirements.
Working collaboratively with other colleagues across Sagas Technology community to deliver technology programs, projects and workstreams.
Establishing and maintaining a good working relationship with internal and external teams.
Ensuring our applications are secure, resilient, testable, and fit for longterm evolution.
Strong experience with Azure DevOps, CI/CD pipelines, and release management, driving automated, secure, and predictable software delivery across multiple environments.
Mentor and promote strong engineering best practices across the team
Supporting the project team with planning and estimation of the project tasks and delivery dates, whilst keeping key stakeholders updated with progress.
Being a key contributor to identify risks, understand the impact and liaise with the business and technology teams to put robust controls in place.
You will have already worked as a Senior or Lead Application Developer with Expert level command on C# , SQL and the .NET ecosystem .
Ideally, you would have experience working with the travel industry.
Strong technical knowledge and analytical skills.
Demonstrable experience of producing and consuming web services using Web API or other REST frameworks as well as in cross platform integrations.
Experience with Azure or other public cloud is advantageous
Cruise/Travel domain experience is desirable.
Good understanding of JIRA, Agile development, and other methodologies.
Experience in CI/CD and modern DevOps pipelines.
Proactive, enthusiastic, and self-motivated.
Advocate for team success and proactively participating in the team to discuss issues, improvements, and successes.
Excellent organisational and communication skills.
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