Senior Engineer, Integration

Virgin Australia; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discounted flights

Hybrid work style

South Bank office access

Wellbeing app & counselling

Job summary

Virgin Australia is seeking a Senior Engineer, Integration to design and build integration services that connect core platforms across Virgin Australia and Velocity Frequent Flyer. You’ll work hands-on in API design, development and technical discovery, contributing to secure, scalable solutions within a cross-functional delivery team.

You’ll design and develop APIs, microservices and event-driven integration, write scalable code, mentor others and use AI-assisted practices to enhance

Qualifications

• Extensive software engineering experience in integration space.
• Experience using AI coding assistants across design, development, testing and documentation.
• Ability to write clear technical context and instructions for AI-assisted outcomes.
• Experience creating reusable AI-assisted development workflows or prompts is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop APIs, microservices and event-driven integration solutions.
• Write testable, scalable and efficient code and lead code reviews.
• Utilise AI-assisted tooling for discovery, API design and implementation.
• Mentor engineers in safe, responsible use of AI tools and practices.
• Work across synchronous and asynchronous integration patterns.
• Build cloud-based microservices using Java and Spring Boot.

Skills

Java

Spring Boot

APIs

Kafka

OpenAPI

CI/CD

AWS

Kubernetes

Docker

AI-assisted tooling

Mentoring

Tools

Apigee

OpenAPI tooling

Job description

Newly created permanent role, based out of our beautiful Brisbane or Sydney office.

Hello. We’re Virgin Australia. We’re the airline that’s always done things a little different. Our way. The Virgin way. We’re on a mission to make flying better than ‘nice’. And to do that, it takes a team of talented people who are passionate about customer experience, doing the right thing always, with a focus on safety, in the air, on the ground and in our workplaces. A team who values real diversity and inclusion, in a big brand with big ambitions.

What you’ll be doing

As our Senior Engineer, Integration, you’ll design and build the integration services that connect critical platforms across Virgin Australia and Velocity Frequent Flyer.

This is a hands‑on senior engineering role where you’ll be involved in API design, development and technical discovery. You’ll work as part of a cross‑functional delivery team, contributing to stand‑ups, planning sessions and other agile ceremonies while helping shape secure, scalable and reliable integration solutions.

You’ll:

• Design and develop APIs, microservices and event‑driven integration solutions.
• Write testable, scalable and efficient code and leading code reviews
• Use approved AI‑assisted engineering tools to support technical discovery, API design, & implementation.
• Use AI‑assisted code review to identify potential defects, security risks, performance issues and non‑compliance with engineering standards.
• Share effective AI engineering practices and mentor engineers in the safe and responsible use of AI tools.
• Work across both synchronous and asynchronous integration patterns.
• Build cloud‑based microservices using Java and Spring Boot.
• Experience designing and implementing integrations on microservices based architecture
• Develop solutions that run at scale across AWS and Kubernetes environments.
• Work with systems integration, Springboot, APIs (SOAP, REST), API Management platform (Apigee), events streaming (Kafka) and containerisation (Kubernetes / Docker)
• Contribute to layered microservice architectures, including Experience, Business, Domain and Adapter API layers.
• Take part in technical discovery, solution design and estimation when required.
• Apply strong engineering practices across code quality, testing, automation, CI/CD and documentation.
• Support production readiness, observability, resilience and ongoing service improvement.
• Work closely with engineering leads, peers, testing teams, delivery teams and offshore team.
• Communicate technical decisions, risks and dependencies clearly across teams.
• Mentor other engineers and contribute to stronger engineering standards and reusable integration patterns.

You’ll be great in this role if you have…

• Extensive experience in software engineering, with strong experience in the integration space.
• Practical experience using AI coding assistants across software design, development, testing, code review and documentation.
• The ability to write clear technical context and instructions that produce useful, repeatable AI‑assisted outcomes.
• Experience creating reusable AI‑assisted development workflows, prompts or team guidance will be highly regarded.
• Deep hands‑on experience with Java and Spring Boot.
• Strong experience designing and developing APIs and microservices.
• Experience with event‑driven integration and Kafka.
• Experience working with Kubernetes and cloud‑based microservice environments.
• A solid understanding of layered API and microservice architecture.
• Experience with OpenAPI and API‑first design practices.
• Strong knowledge of software engineering practices, testing, CI/CD, observability and production support.
• The ability to work collaboratively across onshore and offshore teams.
• Clear communication skills and the confidence to engage with leads, peers, testers and delivery stakeholders.
• A team‑first mindset, strong technical judgement and a practical approach to problem‑solving

Experience working in a high‑volume, customer‑facing or regulated environment will be highly regarded.

We’re committed to looking after you, with some of the best benefits and conditions in the industry, including but not limited to:

• Discounted flights for you and your loved ones, including $1,000 worth of travel credits per year.
• A flexible, hybrid work style. Work from home or the office and adapt your location to suit your style and needs.
• One of Brisbane’s most admired head office locations, with South Bank train station, a supermarket, pharmacy and lunch options downstairs, plus a five‑minute walk to the Busway, a rooftop restaurant, onsite gym and South Bank Parklands just across the road.
• Discounts on travel insurance, lounge membership, car hire, accommodation and experiences worldwide.
• Cheaper hospitality, retail, technology, beauty and wellness services.
• Free counselling and access to a wellbeing app to support your physical, mental, social and financial health.
• ‘Dress for Your Day’, giving you the freedom to wear whatever makes you feel great for the type of work you do and the day you have ahead of you.

When everyone is included, everyone wins

We’re all individuals. And we love that. That’s why we encourage applications from Indigenous Australians, people with disability, those from diverse cultural backgrounds, our friends in the LGBTQIA+ community, and anyone else who wants to join our family.