Software Engineer

Company Description

Get ready to embark on an exciting journey with Luxury Escapes We're thrilled to be expanding our Technology Team and are seeking a talented Software Engineer to help take our growth team to new heights of innovation and excellence in the travel industry.

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.**

Job Description

Our Metasearch team has already scaled to become the 5th largest traffic driver to our travel platform, and we're just getting started.

Every day, thousands of travelers are discovering their next trip through the work we do, and now we're looking for a passionate developer to help us take this channel to the next level.

As part of the team, you'll play a direct role in shaping how travelers around the world find and book with us. You'll work on high-impact projects that fuel our marketing and international expansion goals, helping us reach new markets, optimise performance, and unlock growth opportunities at scale.

This isn't just about writing code, it's about building smarter systems, solving real-world problems, and seeing your work translate into measurable business results. If you thrive at the intersection of technology, marketing, and can build systems that deal with millions of requests per day then this role is for you.

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 engineers, so you'll be both well-supported and challenged.

You'll work with the team to

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design and develop payment solutions that meet business needs and deliver value to customers
• Deliver features and enhancements relating to Luxury Escapes' platform, ensuring all Luxury Escapes members, vendors and internal teams have the best customer journey experience.
• 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 third-party services, such as payment processirs, airlines, hotels and car rental companies
• 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.

Qualifications

• Proficiency in JavaScript and its frameworks, including React, and Typescript.
• Solid knowledge of SQL, specifically PostgreSQL, for database management.
• Familiarity with RESTful API design principles and implementation.
• Experience in automated testing and continuous integration processes.

Additional Information

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
• Hackathons
• 1/2 day of bonus birthday leave
• 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.

As a 2025 Circle Back Initiative employer, we're committed to responding to every applicant.