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!
Are you a passionate software engineer with a strong commitment to quality and a knack for building robust, scalable solutions? Do you thrive in an environment where you can apply your coding skills to ensure the reliability and performance of cutting-edge applications? Our Travel Connect team within the Product Management & Engineering (PM&E) Leisure division is seeking a Software Engineer, Quality to join our collaborative engineering team.
In this role, you won't just test; you'll build. You'll work hand-in-hand with our development team, leveraging your engineering expertise to embed quality directly into the application lifecycle. This is an automation-first role where you'll contribute to the design, development, and implementation of our testing frameworks and infrastructure, ensuring our applications are top-tier.
Our Tech Stack:We build our applications using TypeScript, Vite, and React on the frontend, with Node.js powering our backend services. We leverage AWS extensively, utilizing services like Lambda, API Gateway, CloudFront, S3, and CloudWatch. For testing, we currently use Cypress and Jest for unit tests, with plans to migrate to Playwright and Vitest. Our CI/CD pipelines are built on GitHub Actions, and we utilize Splunk for log aggregation. You'll also have access to tools like GitHub Copilot to enhance your productivity.
What you'll do:
- Design and Develop Test Automation: Engineer robust and scalable automated test solutions (unit, integration, API, and E2E) using our core tech stack, with a focus on TypeScript, Playwright, and Vitest.
- Build Quality into the SDLC: Collaborate closely with software engineers to implement quality gates and strategies throughout the entire development lifecycle, from design to deployment.
- Enhance Test Infrastructure: Contribute to the development and maintenance of our testing frameworks and tools, continuously improving our test coverage, efficiency, and reporting.
- Drive Engineering Best Practices: Champion quality engineering principles and automation-first approaches, coaching and mentoring fellow engineers on advanced testing techniques and tools.
- Troubleshoot and Optimize: Utilize observability tools like Splunk and CloudWatch to identify, diagnose, and resolve quality issues and performance bottlenecks.
- Automate Everything: Beyond testing, look for opportunities to automate data preparation, environment setup, and other development processes to enhance overall engineering efficiency.
- Collaborate and Innovate: Work within an agile team, contributing to architectural discussions and promoting a culture of continuous improvement in software quality.
You'll be perfect for this role if you have:
- 3+ years of professional experience as a Software Engineer, with a strong focus on quality and test automation.
- Deep programming expertise in JavaScript and TypeScript, with a proven ability to write clean, maintainable, and efficient code.
- Hands-on experience building and maintaining automated test frameworks using modern JS-based tools like Cypress, Playwright, Jest, or Vitest.
- Solid understanding and practical experience with AWS services such as Lambda, API Gateway, S3, CloudFront, and CloudWatch.
- Experience implementing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines with GitHub Actions, including integrating automated tests and quality gates.
- Familiarity with modern web development frameworks like React, Vite, and Node.js.
- Experience with observability tools for logging and monitoring, such as Splunk.
- A proactive, automation-first mindset with a strong desire to improve engineering efficiency and product quality.
- Relevant education and/or equivalent professional experience in software engineering.
If you're an engineer who is passionate about quality and wants to make a significant impact on our product, we encourage you to apply!
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 (Los Angeles in 2025)
🙏🏼 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
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