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 iOS Engineer to join us in creating breathtaking apps that offer unparalleled access to the world's most exclusive travel experiences!
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 iOS Engineers to join our Mobile 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 5 days a week.**
Job Description
About the team
Whether it's crafting elegant and clean code, building out our mobile apps or driving the architecture across our Technology teams, our cross-functional teams work together to create the best online luxury travel experience for our global customers. The structure is flat and the process lean, focusing on a culture of MVP, iteration, and "build, measure, learn", with continuous improvement at the heart of everything we do.
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 don’t like to brag much!)
About the role
The biggest challenge we're solving is figuring out how we go beyond just parity with our website and use mobile to provide a unique browsing experience. The "Lux Moments" feature on our home screen is one such recent effort. We're also working on a feature where users can save their travel preferences, and we'll customise their home screen accordingly.
In the future, we'd like to be able to leverage mobile to enhance the in-stay experience, with features like keyless check-in to your hotel room, digital concierge, and more.
You'll work with the team to
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Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design and develop payment solutions that meet business needs and deliver value to customers
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Deliver features and enhancements relating to Luxury Escapes' platform, ensuring all Luxury Escapes members, vendors and internal teams have the best customer journey experience.
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Apply best practices and industry standards for software development, such as agile methodologies, test-driven development, and continuous integration and deployment (CI/CD)
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Implement and maintain APIs to enable integration with third-party services, such as payment processirs, airlines, hotels and car rental companies
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Monitor system performance and reliability, and proactively identify and resolve issues to ensure maximum uptime and customer satisfaction
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Participate in code reviews & other quality assurance activities to ensure high-quality software delivery.
Qualifications
Relevant skills
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Swift
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Swift UI
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Automated testing
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Experience working with RESTful APIs
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Strong knowledge of iOS development frameworks and iOS SDK
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Ability to teach / mentor (we have several great junior and mid-level engineers)
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A passion for product and customer experience
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:
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Excellent Remuneration package
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20% Discount on Luxury Holidays and Experiences
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Breakfast and lunch are provided 5-days a week
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Health and Well-being programs
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Hackathons!
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1/2 day of bonus birthday leave
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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 2026 Circle Back Initiative employer, we're committed to responding to every applicant.
