Senior Software Engineer - Ruby

Flight Centre Travel Group; Manchester; Remote; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading travel tech company is looking for a Senior Software Engineer specializing in Ruby. The role involves backend development and working in agile teams focusing on travel technology solutions. Ideal candidates will have a strong background in Ruby on Rails, cloud architecture, and the ability to collaborate in English-speaking teams. Benefits include travel discounts, 25 days off, and professional development opportunities.

Benefits

Travel and accommodation discounts

25 Days Off per year plus 5 Compensation days

Employee Retention Share Scheme

Social events for networking

Focus on professional development

Qualifications

• 5+ years of backend development experience, preferably with Ruby on Rails.
• You should thrive in international, English-speaking teams.
• A strong communication ability, both in private and in public.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to a rich ecosystem of travel tech solutions.
• Work in autonomous Scrum squads to innovate.
• Follow DevOps best practices with full CI/CD, containerization, and automated testing.

Skills

Backend development

Ruby on Rails

Cloud architecture

GraphQL/REST API design

Data processing

English communication

Team collaboration

Tools

PostgreSQL

Docker

Kubernetes

Azure Cloud

React/TypeScript

GitHub Actions

ArgoCD

Terraform

DataDog

Job description

Senior Software Engineer – Ruby

Job no: 528167

Brand: FCM

Work type: Full time, Remote

Location: Manchester, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, North East, Liverpool, Yorkshire and the Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, South East, South West, London, Copenhagen, Helsinki, Paris, Berlin, Birkirkara, Apeldoorn, Oslo, Dublin, Barcelona, Stockholm, Geneva, Flexible, Homeworking

Categories: Operations & Professional Services, Marketing, Web, Creative & UX

About Flight Centre Travel Group

Flight Centre Travel Group is one of the world's largest travel companies with over 12,000 employees globally - who we call 'Flighties'. With over thirty brands under our family tree and headquarters in more than twenty countries, our roles are diverse and our opportunities are endless. When, we say we're a great place to work, we have the proof to back it up. Over the past 12 years we've been voted a 'Great Place to Work' including one of the Best Workplaces for Wellbeing and Best Workplaces for Women. Together, we live and breathe our number one philosophy, our people, and turn up each day driven by our purpose to open up the world for those who want to see. Put simply, we're a bunch of travel lovers looking for more travel lovers to join our family.

About The Opportunity...

Join our agile development teams and help shape the future of business travel technology! We're looking for an experienced developer to work on diverse, impactful products that serve thousands of travellers and travel managers worldwide.

From traveller portals and proposal tools to corporate CRMs and data pipelines - you'll contribute to a rich ecosystem of travel tech solutions. Working in autonomous Scrum squads, you'll have the freedom to innovate while following DevOps best practices with full CI/CD, containerization, and automated testing.

Our modern stack: Ruby on Rails, REST/GraphQL, React/TypeScript, PostgreSQL, Redis, Azure Cloud, Kubernetes, Docker, GitHub Actions, ArgoCD, Terraform, DataDog - we've invested in the tools that matter.

Experience & Qualifications...

5+ years of backend development experience (Ruby on Rails preferred), solid understanding of cloud architecture, GraphQL/REST API design, and data processing. You should thrive in international, English-speaking teams and bring both reliability and good humour to collaborative work.

Other Requirements...

• A strong communication ability, both in private and in public
• You are comfortable working in an international team, in English
• Also, Spanish or French would be a plus.
• Knowledge of business travel will be a real asset
• You know how to be a team player

Your benefits...

• Tick destinations off your bucket list with our discounts on travel and accommodation.
• Enjoy 25 Days Off per year plus 5 Compensation days!
• Employee Retention Share Scheme through Equate Plus.
• Various social events to promote networking, the celebration of wins, and sometimes just for fun!
• Complementary coffee, drinks, snacks and fruits at our Barcelona office location.
• A strong focus on professional development to support you in the evolution of your career.

Irreverence. Ownership. Egalitarianism.

Our number one philosophy is Our people. Flight Centre Travel Group's promise is to provide an environment with equality of respect, dignity and opportunity for all our employees. We value an inclusive and supportive workplace which reflects the diversity of our society.

We welcome accommodation requests to help make our hiring and onboarding experience as accessible as possible. Please advise us about accommodation needs at any point by contacting our Recruitment Team at [e-mail].

Applications close: 28 Nov 2025 Romance Standard Time