About the role
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 really amazing – travel!
We're looking for an experienced Senior Software Engineer (Full Stack) to help build and evolve high-quality applications across Enterprise Application Management (EAM) product pillars.
In this role, you'll work across backend and frontend technologies, contributing to scalable, resilient, and maintainable software solutions that deliver real value to customers. You'll join a collaborative, agile environment where innovation, engineering excellence, and continuous improvement are highly valued.
This is an exciting opportunity to influence architecture, mentor others, and contribute to the evolution of cloud-native applications.
Day to day
- Design, develop, test, and release high-quality in-house applications across EAM product pillars
- Build efficient, testable, and maintainable software solutions that balance business needs with technical excellence
- Contribute to the transition of applications toward cloud-native, containerised, clustered, microservices architecture
- Develop backend solutions using Java and the Spring Framework
- Build frontend applications using TypeScript, JavaScript, and React
- Create and maintain database scripts using T-SQL and PL/SQL
- Collaborate with Product Owners, Solution Architects, and cross-functional teams to deliver solutions in an agile environment
- Drive continuous improvement across code quality, technical standards, processes, and best practices
- Own solution quality through testing, automation, observability, reliability, and performance monitoring
- Maintain and improve technical documentation, architecture artefacts, and knowledge bases
- Support and mentor junior engineers while contributing to the broader engineering community
You will thrive in the role, if you have
- At least 5 years of professional software development experience
- Experience working across both frontend and backend systems
- Strong expertise in Java and the Spring Framework
- Advanced knowledge of Jakarta Persistence API (JPA) and Hibernate
- Advanced knowledge of Microsoft SQL Server and Oracle databases
- Experience with TypeScript, JavaScript, and React
- Demonstrated ability to influence code quality, system architecture, and technical standards
- Knowledge of automated testing tools such as JUnit, Cypress, and Selenium (preferred)
- Knowledge of Azure, DevOps tooling and practices, observability platforms, and compliance-focused engineering practices (preferred)
- Degree, certification, or 5+ years of Software Engineering experience
What you'll 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 Learning & Development pathway options
🔧Access to 'LinkedIn Learning' for ongoing skills development: over 24,500 courses in over 20 languages
🏆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
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