Engineering Manager - Platform Team

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 & seeking an Engineering Manager to join our Platform team!

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.

This particular role is for our Platform team. If you have led teams with solid development experience, in-depth DevOps and Security knowledge, you love promoting best practices and fantastic developer experiences - we want to hear from you!

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, and more. 

We love learning and hold regular "tech forums" to learn from peers or discuss the tech issues of the day. We also have some really great developers, so you'll be both well supported and challenged day to day.

What you’ll do:

• Lead and mentor a team of highly skilled engineers, fostering a culture of continuous improvement and engineering excellence
• Maintain and improve our environments in AWS
• Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams, including Product, Design, and other Engineering teams
• Drive the adoption of best practices in software development, including automated testing, continuous integration, and DevOps, ensuring a seamless developer experience
• Champion security practices and collaborate with relevant teams to ensure the platform remains secure and compliant with industry standards
• Oversee the design and implementation of microservices architecture, ensuring scalability, maintainability, and performance of the platform
• Participate in technical discussions, architecture reviews, and code reviews to maintain high standards of engineering excellence
• Advocate for and implement modern cloud technologies (AWS or GCP) to enhance the platforms' resilience, scalability, and performance
• Lead initiatives to improve the overall developer experience by working on Core Services, internal tools and CI as well as processes and communication.

What we're looking for:

• Proven experience leading engineering teams, with a strong passion for mentoring and developing engineers
• Expertise in backend development (ideally but not necessary Node.js, TypeScript) and a strong understanding of microservices architecture
• Experience with AWS and DevOps practices, with a focus on building scalable, reliable systems
• Experience building environments with IAC tools such as Terraform or Pulumi
• Hands-on experience with PostgreSQL or other relational databases, and the ability to optimise queries and database performance
• Strong project management skills with the ability to balance multiple initiatives and stakeholders
• A passion for creating a collaborative, learning-focused team environment, where innovation and best practices are encouraged
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to explain complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders
• A commitment to continuous improvement and delivering high-quality solutions that delight customers.

Relevant skills:

• JavaScript / Node.js / Typescript
• SQL (we use PostgreSQL)
• RESTful API design
• Deep knowledge of AWS
• Terraform / Pulumi
• Experience working with CI/CD
• Automated testing and continuous integration
• Strong organisational and project management skills, with the ability to prioritise tasks and manage multiple projects simultaneously
• Experience working in an agile team environment, continuously shipping environment
• Strong expertise in software architecture and design patterns, with a particular focus on micro-services. 

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 
• 1/2 day of birthday leave 
• Beautiful facilities where you can book in yoga, pilates or jump on a peloton bike!
• A super collaborative team that enjoys creating great platforms 

Employee experience is king here, with weekly events, monthly recognition programs and significant professional development opportunities. (We have won awards for it – but the HR team doesn't like to brag much!)

If this role sounds appealing but you don't check every box, apply anyway, we want to hear what you can do!

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.

We are a 2024 Circle Back Initiative Employer – we commit to respond to every applicant.