At Flight Centre Travel Group (FCTG) our purpose is to 'open up the world for those who want to see'. Every day, we give people all around the world the opportunity to experience something amazing – travel!  

The Senior Software Engineer primarily focuses on back-end development but is responsible for the design, development, testing, and release of both front-end and back-end systems across multiple streams.

In this role, you will be joining the Profiles team that own the API (Global Single Customer View) powering customer profiles and their data, the systems synchronising their state across multiple integrations, and the online user profile experience (MyAccount).

As a senior member of the team, you will be empowered to take on the management/design of both existing a future capabilities of these two products, with a strong focus on the backend API orchestration, and thoughtful data model design.

Day to day:

• Craft high quality, secure, testable, maintainable code that is not over engineered
• Design, develop and deploy web applications, microservices and APIs primarily using TypeScript, React and Node.js
• Own the quality of what we build, through testing, test automation and observability to ensure operational reliability and performance
• Analyse business requirements and problem solve to create the right solutions for our customers
• Participate in code reviews with other engineers to provide feedback to ensure we maintain quality, standards, meets requirements and compliance
• Maintain and improve our documentation across code bases, architectures and our knowledge bases
• Collaborate in our cross-functional Product Management and Engineering teams to plan and deliver high quality solutions in a fast-paced, agile environment
• Be an impactful contributor to the team, to plan, design and build elegant solutions
• Take initiative and always look for ways in improving the quality of our solutions, code bases, technical debt, standards, processes and best practices
• Be a participant in the global engineering community improving our practice across the company

You'll be perfect for the role if you have:

• Minimum 5 years professional experience in software development
• Professional experience as a Senior Software Engineer or Senior Backend Engineer, delivering end-to-end experiences across front-end and backend
• Have a proven track record in leading by example and mentoring in code quality, standards, best practices, software design and architecture patterns
• Experience in API Design with a keen focus on performance, durability and scalability
• A deep understanding of databases (Postgres), transactions and data integrity
• A passion for supporting and enabling others to continuously improve and be more productive
• Strong experience in software testing from unit tests, integration tests and performance testing
• Proven experience in building user-friendly, responsive web applications for desktop and mobile
• Proven experience in designing, building high traffic reliable and performant software in React and Node.js 

What you will enjoy:

🙋🏾‍♀️Culture: you will be employed by an inclusive company that offers a team culture like no other in the industry - Flight Centre Travel Group Australia is proud to be a certified Great Place to Work® Australia New Zealand Pty Ltd

👐🏽 Our People: FCTG is an Equal Opportunity Employer and encourage all suitably qualified applicants to apply, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People and people from racial, ethnic, or ethno-religious minority groups and people with disability 

🎉Development: Individualised, ongoing Learning & Development via communities of practice. Dedicated time to learn, share and collaborate skills, interests and goals, as well as contribute your own expertise and insights of others.

⭐Innovation Days where you have the opportunity to create, collaborate, and bring innovative concepts to life! 

🧑‍💻Dedicated Engineering Days, often hosted by technology partners off-site, where staff have an opportunity to increase knowledge and skills, and test out new and exciting technologies. 

🔧Access to 'LinkedIn Learning' for ongoing skills development: over 24,500 courses in over 20 languages

♀️Women in PM&E group - this comprehensive program aims to foster gender diversity and empower and support women in their pursuit of successful careers in technology. It encompasses a variety of initiatives, workshops, mentorship opportunities, and networking events.

🏆Exclusive Staff Discounts: Accessible via our employee-only portal with 350+ of Australia’s leading retailers, health and wellness discounts, financial planning advice, employee share plan and more

🌏Travel Discounts: Including family and friends - flights, hotels, tours, cruises, travel insurance and more

💎Brightness of Future: Career opportunities in a network of brands and businesses across the globe - we promote from within 

🥦Corporate Health Discounts: Access exclusive discounts on health insurance plans for you and your family with our partner, BUPA, access to internal gym

🌞Mental Health: Support and Employee Assistance Program for staff and family

🎉Social: Regular awards nights, social team-building and industry events, with the opportunity to attend global conferences (Bangkok in 2026) 

🙏🏼 Giving Back: Corporate Social Responsibility program supporting nominated charities through Workplace Giving, volunteering and fundraising; paid parental and volunteer leave

💚Sustainability: The protection of our environment is essential to the future of tourism, as a leading travel group, we have made efforts to affect positive change to the environment

💛 Be part of a workplace committed to reconciliation through our Reconciliation Action Plan - we proudly support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander inclusion, cultural safety, and dedicated cultural leave

Irreverence. Ownership. Egalitarianism. 

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