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!
The Junior Software Engineer will work across the full technology stack and contribute to frontend design systems and component building, backend APIs, and platforms and infrastructure. You will join a supportive team, gaining hands-on exposure to our design system, platform tooling, infrastructure, and best-practice engineering along the way.
This role will build reliable, scalable solutions with a focus on value to the customer. The Junior Software Engineer will be able to demonstrate practical experience of development, such as agile engineering methods backed by a deep understanding of good software engineering practices.
Day to day:
- Design, develop and deploy web applications, microservices and APIs primarily using HTML, CSS, and Typescript (React & NextJS)
- Craft high quality, secure, testable, maintainable code that is not over engineered
- Own the quality of what we build, through testing, test automation and observability to ensure operational reliability and performance
- Analyse business requirements and problem solve to create the right solutions for our customers
- Participate in code reviews with other engineers to provide feedback to ensure we maintain quality, standards, meets requirements and compliance
- Maintain and improve our documentation across code bases, architectures, and our knowledge bases
- Collaborate in our cross-functional Product Management and Engineering teams to plan and deliver high quality solutions in a fast-paced, agile environment
- Be an impactful contributor to the team, to plan, design and build elegant solutions
- Take initiative and always look for ways in improving the quality of our solutions, code bases, technical debt, standards, processes, and best practices
You'll be perfect for the role if you have:
- 1 - 3 years professional experience in software development
- Experience as a Full-Stack Engineer, delivering end-to-end experiences across front-end and backend
- Proven experience in building user-friendly, responsive web applications for desktop and mobile
- Experience with modern JavaScript coding, testing, debugging, and automation techniques. You are proficient in some of the following: TypeScript, Styled Components, HTML and JSS
- Proven experience in designing, building high traffic reliable and performant software in React and Node.js
- Experience in software testing from unit tests and UI tests with tools such as Cypress, Selenium and Jest
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 ' 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 (Bangkok in 2026)
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
Be part of a workplace committed to reconciliation through our Reconciliation Action Plan - we proudly support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander inclusion, cultural safety, and dedicated cultural leave
Irreverence. Ownership. Egalitarianism.
