WhereTo - Senior Node.JS Back End Engineer - Remote, Mexico

Flight Centre Travel Group; Ciudad de México; A distancia; MXN 1,297,000 - 1,669,000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

A leading travel company is seeking a Senior Back End Engineer to join their remote team in Mexico. You will be responsible for developing and maintaining high-quality software while collaborating with product managers. Ideal candidates should possess strong skills in Node.js, JavaScript, and experience in building scalable architecture. This position offers excellent perks and opportunities for growth within a vibrant culture.

Servicios

Generous paid time off

Health & Wellness Programs

Travel perks/discounts

Career growth opportunities

Formación

• More than 4 years experience in a software development role.
• Strong understanding of asynchronous I/O.
• Experience with building and architecting high quality software.

Responsabilidades

• Responsible for creating high quality, user-focused software.
• Assist Team Lead in communicating project progress.
• Provide technical guidance to junior engineers.

Conocimientos

Node.js

JavaScript

Asynchronous I/O

Software Architecture

AWS services

Linux

Git

Docker

REST APIs

MySQL/PostgreSQL

Educación

4+ years in software development

Herramientas

Jenkins

CircleCI

MongoDB

Descripción del empleo

Senior Back End Engineer

Flight Centre Travel Group (FCTG) is one of the world’s largest travel retailers and corporate travel managers. The company is headquartered in Brisbane, Australia and has company-owned leisure and corporate travel business in 23 countries, spanning Australia, New Zealand, the Americas, Europe, the United Kingdom, South Africa, the United Arab Emirates and Asia. FCTG also operates a global corporate travel management network, extending to more than 90 countries through company-owned businesses and independent licensees. Our purpose is to “open up the world for those who want to see.”

To learn more about Flight Centre Travel Group please click HERE

About The Opportunity

We are looking for a Back End focused engineer to be a pivotal member of our engineering team. You will work closely with product managers and developers who use a variety of technologies to develop core features used across the WhereTo platform. A great fit is someone who is curious about new technology, strives to write beautiful, shareable, scalable and solid code, is comfortable in a fast-paced remote environment, and is a team player.

Key Responsibilities

• Responsible for creating high quality, user-focused software while working in a fast-moving domain team.
• Help define, implement and reinforce architectural and implementation best practices
• Assist Team Lead in facilitating technical planning for the team’s projects.
• Assist Team Lead in communicating progress, roadblocks, concerns, and successes to engineering management.
• May be required to organize and lead meetings with external stakeholders as needed.
• Provide technical guidance to more junior engineers
• Assist Team Lead in code review for your team.
• Help your team members debug issues and solve complex tasks.
• Provide mentorship to junior engineers.
• Assist in onboarding process for your team.
• You will live and breathe asynchronous I/O, Typed JavaScript and horizontal scalability.

Experience & Qualifications

• More than 4 years experience in a software development role
• Experience with building and architecting high quality software from scratch
• Strong Node.js and JavaScript skills (ES6, Babel) - experience with TypeScript and/or FlowType is a bonus
• Strong understanding of asynchronous I/O
• Excellent software architecture skills and a passion for maintainable, organized code
• Experience with AWS services (EC2, S3, RDS, CloudFront/CDNs)
• Expert with Linux, Ubuntu/Debian (BASH scripting a plus)
• Experience with CI platforms (Jenkins, CircleCI, Travis, etc)
• Experience with REST-based Web Service API implementation
• Experience with MySQL/PostgreSQL (or similar) and understanding of how they work internally
• Experience with Algorithms and Data Structures
• Experience with NoSQL databases is desirable (e.g., MongoDB, Cassandra)
• Experience with memory cache systems (Redis, Memcached)
• Experience with other systems programming languages is a bonus (Go, C/C++, Rust, etc.), and/or scripting languages (Python) and/or JVM-based languages (Scala, Java, Groovy)
• Experience with pure functional programming and/or functional programming libraries and concepts is a bonus
• Strong experience in designing and implementing highly horizontally-scalable architecture
• Strong understanding of Git fundamentals
• Strong understanding of Docker fundamentals

Work Perks – What’s in it for you

FCTG is renowned internationally for having amazing perks and a strong culture. We understand that our people are our most valuable asset. It is the passion and dedication of our teams that keep the company on top of the industry ladder. We offer some great employee benefits and perks outside of the norm.

• Have fun: At the heart of everything we do at Flight Centre is a desire to have fun.
• Reward & Recognition: Celebrate the success of yourself and others at our regular Buzz Nights and at the annual Global Gathering.
• Use your smarts: Our people use their quick thinking, expertise, and tenacity to always figure things out.
• Love for travel: We were founded by people who wanted to travel and want others to do the same.
• Personal connections: We are a big business founded on personal relationships.
• Diversity, Equity & Inclusion: Commitment to DEI through Employee Resource Groups, DEI education initiatives, and equitable practices.
• A career, not a job: Genuine opportunities for growth and evolution.
• We back our people all the way: Commitment to supporting every employee in their development.
• Giving Back: CSR program supporting nominated charities through volunteering and fundraising.

Benefits Include:

• Generous paid time off policy - including 40% Vacation Bonus and 30 day Christmas Bonus
• Travel perks/discounts
• Health & Wellness Programs
• National/International Award Nights and Conferences
• Medical Expense Insurance
• Life Insurance Coverage as per Company Policy
• Social Security Benefits and Retirement Savings
• Food Vouchers Equivalent to 5% of Gross Monthly Salary
• Participation in the Company Pension Plan
• Global career opportunities in a network of brands and businesses

Location: Remote, Mexico

If this sounds like the opportunity you have been waiting for then APPLY NOW.

We thank all candidates for their interest; however, only those selected to continue in the process will be contacted.

Our number one philosophy? 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 truly reflects the diversity of our society.

We are committed to providing a barrier-free pathway throughout our recruitment process. We welcome accommodation requests to 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]