Senior Full Stack Engineer - South Bank, QLD

Flight Centre Travel Group; City of Brisbane; On-site; AUD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Culture

Learning & Dev

Innovation Days

Engineering Days

Udemy access

Women in PM&E group

Staff discounts

Travel discounts

Career growth

Health discounts

Mental health support

Social events

CSR program

Sustainability

Job summary

Flight Centre Travel Group Australia is seeking a Senior Full Stack Engineer in South Bank, QLD. You will design, build, test and release responsive front-end and back-end solutions across multiple streams.

You will work in an agile environment, mentor teammates on code quality and best practices, and contribute to a culture of continuous learning with access to Udemy and engineering days. This role offers opportunities across the company's global brands.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of professional software development experience.
• Senior Full-Stack experience delivering end-to-end frontend and backend solutions.
• Proven track record mentoring in code quality, standards and architecture patterns.
• Experience building user-friendly, responsive web applications for desktop and mobile.
• Strong proficiency in React and Node.js.
• Experience with testing (Cypress, Selenium, Jest).
• Proficient with frontend tooling (Webpack, Babel, npm, yarn, ESLint, Prettier).
• Experience with SPA development using routing and JSON-based RESTful APIs.
• Exposure to Kubernetes, AWS services (EKS, Lambda, API Gateway, DynamoDB, S3, CloudFront).
• DevOps practices and observability (logging, monitoring).
• Serverless development with AWS Lambda and SSR with Next.js.
• Open source involvement is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Craft high quality, secure, testable, maintainable code that is not over engineered.
• 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 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 to improve 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.

Skills

Senior Full-Stack Engineer

Mentoring & code quality

Open source & dev tools

Team collaboration

Agile methodologies

Performance optimization

Tools

React

Node.js

Next.js

Webpack

Babel

NPM

Yarn

ESLint

Prettier

Cypress

Selenium

Jest

Kubernetes

AWS

EKS

Lambda

DynamoDB

S3

CloudFront

REST APIs

SPA

Job description

Senior Full Stack Engineer - South Bank, QLD

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!

As a Senior Full Stack Engineer in the Consultant Experience team, you are responsible for the front-end and backend design, build, testing and release across multiple streams.

This role will have experience with agile software development, working using the appropriate agile methodologies and lean practices.

You will build reliable, scalable solutions with a focus on value to the customer. This role will also be able to demonstrate practical experience of development, such as agile engineering methods backed by a deep understanding of good software engineering practices.

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

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 learning tools such as Udemy for ongoing technical skills development

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 (Los Angeles in 2025)

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

Day to day:

• Craft high quality, secure, testable, maintainable code that is not over engineered
• 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:

• Have minimum 5 years professional experience in software development
• Have professional experience as a Senior Full-Stack 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
• Have a passion for supporting and enabling others to continuously improve and be more productive
• Have proven experience in building user-friendly, responsive web applications for desktop and mobile
• Have proven experience in designing, building high traffic reliable and performant software in React and Node.js
• Have strong experience in software testing from unit tests and UI tests with tools such as Cypress, Selenium and Jest
• Are experienced with frontend tooling, build tools and package managers such as Webpack, Babel, npm, yarn, ESLint, Prettier
• Experience in building single page applications (SPA) using techniques including routing, client-side templating, and consuming JSON-based RESTful APIs
• Exposure to the following areas: Kubernetes, ElasticSearch, Redis and AWS services such as EKS, Lambda, API Gateway, DynamoDB, S3, and Cloudfront
• Experience with DevOps tooling & practices valuing a DevOps culture
• Maintain compliance posture across systems
• Experience with observability tools, such as logging (Splunk, Kibana) and monitoring (New Relic)
• Experience in building Serverless applications such as using AWS Lambda
• Experience in SSR methodologies and frameworks such as Next.js
• Passionate about/experienced with open source and developer tools

Who we are

Since our beginning, our vision has always been to open up the world for those who want to see.

As a global travel retailer, our people come from all different backgrounds, and our connections spread to the far reaches of the globe - 20+ countries and counting! Together, we are a family (we call ourselves Flighties).

We offer genuine opportunities for people to grow and evolve. We embrace new experiences, we celebrate the wins, seize all opportunities, and empower all of our people to find their Brightness of Future.

We encourage you to DREAM BIG through collaboration and innovation, and make sure you are supported to make incredible ideas a reality. Together, we deliver quality, innovative solutions that delight our customers and achieve our strategic priorities.