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We are looking for an expert Senior Java Engineer to join our Corporate Technology team and take ownership of core backend systems underpinning our One Touch workforce travel experience. This is not a fullstack role, it is a deep backend engineering position for someone who thrives building complex, highavailability systems that process highvolume travel workflows at scale. You will be a key technical contributor delivering critical capability uplift including change and cancellation support, waitlist management, and deep policy engine integration across systems that run 24/7 for some of Australia's largest mining and resources operators.

What You'll Do Core Backend Development

• Design, build, and own complex backend services and APIs using Java (Spring Boot / Spring Framework), with a strong focus on reliability, performance, and correctness
• Deliver new modules including: change and cancellation processing, waitlist capability, and policy engine integration across the workforce travel platform
• Implement & consume RESTful APIs and SOAP/Web Services that integrate with airline GDS systems, internal booking engines, and thirdparty workforce platforms
• Build robust, faulttolerant service components capable of handling highvolume, timecritical travel booking workflows

System Reliability & Observability

• Ensure the platform maintains high uptime, this is a missioncritical system for workforce travel operations; downtime has direct operational impact
• Instrument services with Datadog, including APM tracing, custom metrics, log correlation, and dashboard creation to provide full observability across the travel workflow stack
• Define and monitor SLOs/SLIs, respond to incidents, and lead postincident reviews to drive continuous reliability improvement
• Proactively identify and resolve performance bottlenecks, memory issues, and degradation patterns before they impact customers

Architecture & Technical Leadership

• Lead technical design for new capabilities, producing clear architecture and API design documentation before implementation
• Conduct rigorous code reviews and hold the team to high standards for API design, exception handling, test coverage, and service contract quality
• Identify and reduce technical debt, particularly around legacy integration patterns, filebased data exchange, and monolithic components
• Mentor and support junior and midlevel engineers, particularly on Java best practices, Spring internals, and API design

DevOps & Delivery

• Champion DevOps practices across the team: CI/CD pipeline ownership, automated testing (unit, integration, contract), and deployment hygiene
• Collaborate with platform and cloud engineering on Azurebased infrastructure, ensuring services are containerised, scalable, and maintainable
• Work closely with product managers and business stakeholders to translate complex travel workflow requirements into clean, maintainable backend logic
• Participate actively in agile delivery processes, sprint planning, refinement, retrospectives and drive continuous improvement

About You Essential

• 7+ years of professional software engineering experience with deep expertise in Java (Java 11+, ideally Java 17 or 21)
• Proficient with AI coding tools (Claude, GitHub Copilot) and able to critically evaluate AIgenerated code in production contexts
• Expertlevel knowledge of the Spring ecosystem: Spring Boot, Spring MVC, Spring Data JPA, Spring Security, and Spring Integration
• Strong track record designing and building complex REST APIs and Web Services (SOAP/WSDL); including versioning, contract design, and error handling at scale
• Proven ability to instrument and operate production systems using Datadog - APM, dashboards, monitors, log pipelines, and AIpowered anomaly detection and forecasting features
• Experience with relational databases (MySQL, PostgreSQL, or Sybase) including complex query optimisation and schema design

Highly Regarded

• Experience in travel technology GDS systems (Amadeus, Sabre, Galileo), NDC, PNR management, travel platforms
• Background in workforce management, resource scheduling, FIFO logistics
• Familiarity with API gateways, service mesh, microservices strategies
• Azure cloud experience: App Services, AKS, Service Bus, Application Insights

Tech Stack

• Java 17 / 21, Spring Boot, Spring Framework
• REST APIs, SOAP / Web Services (WSDL), JSON, XML
• Spring MVC, Spring Data JPA, Spring Security, Spring Integration
• MySQL, Sybase, SQL query optimisation
• Datadog (APM, dashboards, monitors, log pipelines, SLOs)
• Azure (App Services, AKS, Service Bus, Storage)
• GitHub, Azure DevOps, Jenkins, automated CI/CD pipelines
• JUnit, Mockito, integration and contract testing

Why Join Us

• Work on systems that directly impact thousands of FIFO workers, missioncritical technology with realworld impact
• A true senior engineering role with technical ownership and architectural influence
• A collaborative engineering culture focused on craft, honesty, and continuous improvement
  

What you'll 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 certifiedGreat 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 Learning & Development pathway options
Access to 'LinkedIn Learning' for ongoing skills development: over 24,500 courses in over 20 languages
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 theglobe -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

 

 

 

 

We value you

Flight Centre is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.

Flight Centre Travel Group (FCTG) is one of the world's largest travel companies, employing 15,000 like-minded individuals - known as 'Flighties'. With 30 brands across our global footprint, our team spans from customer-facing to internal support roles. Together, we live and breathe our number one philosophy, Our People, driven by our purpose 'To open up the world for those who want to see'. Our values are simple and powerful - Ownership, Egalitarianism and Irreverence.