Senior Software Engineer - South Bank, QLD

About the position

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 Integration Services 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.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop and deploy web applications, microservices and APIs primarily using TypeScript, NestJS and Node.js
• 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

Requirements

• Minimum 5 years professional experience in software development
• Professional experience as a Senior Full-Stack Engineer, delivering end-to-end experiences across front-end and backend
• Proven track record in leading by example and mentoring in code quality, standards, best practices, software design and architecture patterns
• Passion for supporting and enabling others to continuously improve and be more productive
• Proven experience in building user-friendly, responsive web applications for desktop and mobile
• Experience with modern JavaScript coding, testing, debugging, and automation techniques. Proficient in TypeScript, Styled Components, HTML and JSS, PHP
• Proven experience in designing, building high traffic reliable and performant software in React and Node.js
• Experience in software testing from unit tests and UI tests with tools such as Cypress, Selenium and Jest

Nice-to-haves

• Exposure to Kubernetes, Omnis Studio/Visual Basic, ElasticSearch, Redis and AWS services such as EKS, Lambda, API Gateway, DynamoDB, S3, Cloudfront, and .NET
• Experience with DevOps tooling & practices valuing a DevOps culture
• Experience with observability tools, such as logging (Splunk, Kibana) and monitoring (New Relic)
• Passionate about/experienced with open source and developer tools

Benefits

• Individualised, ongoing Learning & Development via communities of practice
• Dedicated time to learn, share and collaborate skills, interests and goals
• Opportunity to create, collaborate, and bring innovative concepts to life with dedicated innovation days
• Access to learning tools such as Udemy for ongoing technical skills development
• Join our Women in PM&E community, a comprehensive program aimed at fostering gender diversity
• Exclusive Staff Discounts via employee-only portal with 350+ of Australia's leading retailers
• Travel Discounts including family and friends - flights, hotels, tours, cruises, travel insurance and more
• Career opportunities in a network of brands and businesses across the globe
• Access exclusive discounts on health insurance plans for you and your family with our partner, BUPA
• Support and Employee Assistance Program for staff and family
• Regular awards nights, social team-building and industry events
• Corporate Social Responsibility program supporting nominated charities through Workplace Giving, volunteering and fundraising
• Sustainability efforts to protect the environment