Senior Engineer

Halcyon Knights; Melbourne; Hybrid; AUD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Halcyon Knights is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to own Python backend services powering our travel booking platform. You will work in a hybrid Melbourne setup, contributing to frontend features with React and integrating with travel supplier systems.

Ideal candidates have strong Python backend experience, React familiarity, and a track record in travel technology or booking platforms, with end-to-end ownership in a small team environment.

Qualifications

• Strong commercial experience building Python backends.
• Experience with React.
• Background in corporate travel technology or booking/reservation platforms.
• Experience designing and integrating APIs.
• Comfortable owning work end to end in a small team.

Responsibilities

• Build and own backend services in Python powering the booking experience.
• Ship features across the stack with React frontend.
• Integrate with travel supplier and partner systems for reliable bookings.
• Shape engineering standards and architecture as the team grows.
• Maintain movement with a simple CI/CD process.

Skills

Python backend

React

APIs design/integration

End-to-end ownership

Travel tech experience

Job description

Senior Software Engineer - Python / Travel Technology

Melbourne | Hybrid | Permanent

An Australian travel technology startup is building AI-powered booking tools that make travel planning faster, smarter and more personalised. They’ve secured seed funding and are targeting a Series A in the next six months. This role exists to strengthen the core engineering team as the platform scales, with real ownership over how the product is built.

What you’ll be doing:

• Building and owning backend services in Python that power the booking experience
• Shipping features across the stack, with React on the frontend
• Integrating with travel supplier and partner systems so bookings work reliably
• Shaping engineering standards and architecture as the team grows
• Keeping delivery moving through a simple, no-fuss CI/CD process

Must have:

• Strong commercial experience building Python backends
• Experience with React
• Background in corporate travel technology or booking/reservation platforms
• Experience designing and integrating APIs
• Comfortable owning work end to end in a small team

welcomes applications from people with disability, Aboriginal Australians, people of all ages and from culturally diverse backgrounds.