Senior Engineer — AI-Driven Travel Platform

Serko; Auckland; Hybrid; NZD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive base pay

Medical Benefits

Discretionary incentive plan

Learning & development platform

Flexible work policy

Job summary

Serko seeks a frontend/full-stack engineer to own the end-to-end delivery of web applications and the BFF layer. You will partner with Product and Design to define scope, implement AI-powered features with solid engineering practices, and raise accessibility, performance and security from day one.

You will work across React, Next.js and Python stack, shipping frequent updates, and mentoring teammates while advancing platform integrations and reliability.

Qualifications

• Drives outcomes independently and owns results.
• Influences what gets built, not just how.
• Adapts quickly to new systems and helps others ramp up.

Responsibilities

• Own the delivery: lead projects end-to-end across React, Next.js and Python stack.
• Shape the scope: partner with Product and Design, define user states, cut scope to protect timelines.
• Integrate AI thoughtfully: build AI features with transparency and sane fallbacks.
• Raise the bar: champion accessibility, performance, security and code quality.
• Mentor early-career engineers through pairing and feedback.

Skills

High Agency

Strong Product Sense

High Learning Velocity

AI & System Leverage

Clear Communication

Full-Stack Flexibility

Bias to Action

Tools

React

Next.js

TypeScript

Tailwind CSS

Python

Kubernetes/Helm

Pulumi

GitHub Actions

New Relic

Job description

Serko seeks a frontend/full-stack engineer to own the end-to-end delivery of web applications and the BFF layer. You will partner with Product and Design to define scope, implement AI-powered features with solid engineering practices, and raise accessibility, performance and security from day one.

You will work across React, Next.js and Python stack, shipping frequent updates, and mentoring teammates while advancing platform integrations and reliability.