Lead Software Engineer in Test

Be part of the team transforming global travel experiences! 

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! We are growing rapidly and seeking a Lead Software Engineer in Test to join and spearhead our QA team. 

You will play a crucial role in upholding Luxury Escapes' commitment to delivering world-class feature releases and fostering a culture of quality within our tech and product teams. 

Working at Luxury Escapes 

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 

We are a collective of forward-thinking people, driven to challenge the travel industry and ourselves to bring ever better travel experiences to our customers. 

We’re fast-paced, and low on bureaucracy. We have a culture of iteration and "build, measure, learn", with continuous improvement at the heart of everything we do. 

About the role 

As Lead Software Engineer in Test at Luxury Escapes, you will play a pivotal role in ensuring the quality and reliability of our platform as it evolves. You will build and lead a small, highly technical QA team responsible for developing and maintaining end-to-end automated test suites. Working closely with product teams, you will champion QA best practices and contribute to the overall QA strategy across the organisation. 

What you'll do: 

• Design and implement department-wide strategy for automation testing 
• Own our automated end-to-end test suites (we’re using Cypress, Jest, and Circle CI). 
• Design robust test plans for major releases and collaborate with teams to execute them. 
• Identify shortcomings in our automated testing process, and work to continually improve the efficiency and effectiveness of QA at Luxury Escapes. 
• Hands-on coding, writing automation scripts. 
• Hire and manage additional Quality Assurance Engineers. 
• Help us release quickly, and confidently! 

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 
• ½ day of leave for your birthday 
• Annual 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 experience 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.  

We are a 2024 Circle Back Initiative Employer, committed to responding to every applicant.