Mid-level Software Engineer

We're thrilled to be expanding our Technology Team and are seeking a talented Mid-level Software Engineer to help take our Trip Planner offering to new heights of innovation and excellence in the travel industry.

Luxury Escapes is one of the world’s fastest-growing travel websites, with over 8 million members, recently winning the National Travel Industry Award for Most Outstanding Online Travel Agency!

Working at Luxury Escapes

Our mission is to delight our customers with incredible deals for the world's best holidays. We are a collective of forward-thinking people, driven to challenge the travel industry and ourselves to bring outstanding travel experiences to our customer community.

Our Sydney office is on Kent Street - a short walk from Wynyard station and close to great cafes in Barangaroo.

** Luxury Escapes is an in-person company. We work and collaborate together, face to face in our Barangaroo office.**

About the team

Our cross-functional teams include Product Managers, Designers, and Engineers focused on delivering solutions and solving problems rather than simply completing tickets. The structure is flat, and the process is lean, with a culture of MVP, iteration, and "build, measure, learn" at the heart of everything we do. We share in-depth experience in Node/Typescript, React, PostgreSQL, AWS SQS, SNS, S3 Lambda, and more.

We love learning and have regular "Tech Forums" to share knowledge. We also have some pretty great senior devs, so you'll be both well-supported and challenged.

Our Trip Planner team’s goal is to make the complex process of travel planning a joy for our customers.

Some problems we're solving include:

• Effectively use AI and Natural Language Processing to enhance our Trip Planning experience
• Seamless integration with both the wider LE ecosystem, and external travel market places
• Responding to customer feedback - our Trip Planner team is like a startup within Luxury Escapes, and we’re iterating fast to find product-market fit

You'll work with the team to:

• Deliver features and enhancements relating to the new Luxury Escapes Platform, to ensure all Luxury Escapes members, vendors and internal teams have the best customer journey experience
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design and develop software solutions that meet business needs and deliver value to customers
• Apply best practices and industry standards for software development, such as agile methodologies, test-driven development, and continuous integration and deployment (CI/CD)
• Implement and maintain APIs to enable integration with the wider Luxury Escapes ecosystem
• Monitor system performance and reliability, and proactively identify and resolve issues to ensure maximum uptime and customer satisfaction
• Participate in code reviews & other quality assurance activities to ensure high-quality software delivery.

Relevant Skills:

• Proficiency in Proficiency in Node.js, Typescript, and React
• Solid knowledge of SQL (we use PostgreSQL)
• Familiarity with RESTful API design principles and implementation
• Experience in automated testing and continuous deployment processes

What’s in it for you?

• We consider our people one of our most important assets – and we want our team to love their working lives! When you work for Luxury Escapes, you can look forward to:
• Excellent Remuneration package
• 20% Discount on Luxury Holidays and Experiences
• Breakfast and lunch are provided 5-days a week
• Health and Well-being programs
• 1/2 day of birthday leave
• Hackathons!
• A super collaborative team that enjoys creating great platforms

If you’re interested in the role but don't check every box, apply anyway, we’d love to hear from you.

We embrace diversity in our people and make hiring decisions based on your experiences and skills. We do not discriminate based on gender identity, religion, race, national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital status, or disability status. You'll find a collaborative, inclusive, and respectful workplace here at Luxury Escapes, and we are proud to celebrate who you are. Please let us know if you require any reasonable adjustments during the interview.

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