Software Engineer - South Bank, QLD · Flight Centre Travel Group

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! 

You will be integral to this purpose by helping build the back-end systems that our customers interact with every day. This role will have experience with agile software development, working using the appropriate agile methodologies and lean practices. The role will also allow ability to demonstrate practical experience of development, with a deep understanding of good software engineering practices.

As a Software Engineer, you’ll play a key role in developing, testing, and launching innovative in-house applications within the Integration Services pillar. Your primary focus will be on building robust backend systems that drive our online booking engines. With a focus on Supplier Integrations, you’ll have the opportunity to work across multiple products and suppliers to create consistent, performant, predictable APIs no matter the complexity in the product

Day to day:

Build efficient, testable and maintainable solutions with the right balance between solving the problem at hand and not over-engineering your solution
Leaning into agentic development, not as a replacement tool but as an enabler and extension of yourself
Write backend code in TypeScript, utilising the NestJS framework
Work with multiple database systems, including: ElasticSearch, DynamoDB and S3
Take initiative and always look for ways to improve the quality of our solutions, code bases, technical debt, standards, processes and best practices
Own the quality of what we build, through testing and observability to ensure operational reliability and performance.
Maintain and improve the documentation across our code bases, architectures, and knowledge bases

You'll be perfect for the role if you have:

At least 3 years professional experience in software development
Previous experience as a Full-Stack Engineer, delivering end-to-end experiences across front-end and backend
Experienced with modern JavaScript coding, testing, debugging, and automation techniques
You are proficient in some of the following: TypeScript, Database solutions, Observability, Security, Performance
Experience in deploying real world applications through continuous integration pipelines
Proven experience in designing and building high traffic, reliable and performant software in Node.js with measurable outputs
Experience in software testing from unit, integration and contract testing

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

👐🏽 Our People: FCTG is an Equal Opportunity Employer and encourage all suitably qualified applicants to apply, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People and people from racial, ethnic, or ethno-religious minority groups and people with disability

🎉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 'LinkedIn Learning' for ongoing skills development: over 24,500 courses in over 20 languages

♀️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 (Bangkok in 2026)

🙏🏼 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

💛 Be part of a workplace committed to reconciliation through our Reconciliation Action Plan - we proudly support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander inclusion, cultural safety, and dedicated cultural leave

Irreverence. Ownership. Egalitarianism.

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