Senior Software Developer

TAKE YOUR CAREER IN A NEW DIRECTION

At Eurostar, we’re fuelling the future of rail travel – operating in five countries and sparking new opportunities for travellers. But our trains connect much more than just people and places. They’re helping us build a greener, more inclusive future for everyone. Join us and you’ll be part of a passionate team which always goes the extra mile.

An exciting opportunity awaits you as Senior Software Developer in our Digital Technology team. As Senior Software Developer you’ll be working with product owners, business analysts, scrum masters, and engineers to implement features across our estate of cloud native software products and services. We’re working in modern JavaScript/TypeScript, hosted on AWS with Kubernetes, with a fully automated continuous integration pipeline.

This permanent position is based in our London Kings Cross office.

The close date for this role is 5pm on Monday, 5 October 2026. Candidates are encouraged to apply as soon as possible; Eurostar reserves the right to contact candidates before close date and to close the role earlier if suitable candidates are identified.

Internal use only: Grade E, travel services 3-4.

Requirements

We’re looking for someone to:

• Work as an integral part of an agile team contributing towards the planning and development of the systems the team use
• Collaborate with engineers, Product Owners and Business Analysts to define solutions, ways of working and share knowledge across the department
• Review code and providing support to other members of the team
• Work on client-facing applications in React/Next.js and our mobile app in React Native
• Design and build Node.js/GraphQL APIs
• Maintain and improve the quality of the software we deliver, the codebases we work on and the tooling we use.
• Regularly deploy code to production
• Lead a workstream/project/team
• Mentor/coach less experienced developers in the team
• Help to identify and resolve reported issues
• Keep our customers' data safe

You'll need...

• 3-5 years’ experience as a mobile app developer
• Senior level experience in modern JavaScript applications written with ECMAScript, TypeScript, Node.js, React, Next.js, etc
• Experience designing and developing HTTP APIs in Node.js
• Understanding of DevOps/modern infrastructure practices (AWS, Docker/Kubernetes, CI, etc) and a desire to learn more
• Experience in (automated) testing (unit, integration, E2E, etc) and a keen interest in testing your code Understanding of distributed systems design, including building for resilience and cloud architectural patterns Experience working in autonomous agile environments
• Awareness of security best practices in software development

Benefits

We’re constantly working to create a bright future for our company and our colleagues. That’s why we offer a wide range of brilliant benefits, including:

• Travel benefits that can be used for both work and play including 75% off underground network from Day 1
• Competitive defined benefit pension scheme
• Free Eurostar tickets
• Discounted Eurostar tickets for friends and family
• Ongoing training and development
• Free, confidential support via our Employee Assistance Programme
• Peer-to-Peer support from trained Mental Health First Aiders/Personne de Confiance
• Lots of other exclusive deals, discounts and perks

A whole new platform for your career - If you think you’ve got what it takes to help us make Eurostar bigger and better than ever before then we’d love to hear from you.

At Eurostar we believe in giving everyone an equal chance. We actively encourage applications from talented individuals regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion or belief, marital status, whether you’re pregnant or on maternity leave.

Your individuality is your strength, and we want a diverse team that reflects the world we live in.