Senior Java Engineer

About the Opportunity

Join Platform Services and help build one of Flight Centre Travel Groups most commercially significant products the Global Savings Service.

As a Senior Java Engineer you will work on complex travel technology challenges transforming ambiguous problems into reliable production-grade solutions that deliver accurate savings insights to customers globally.

Working within a small distributed Java squad youll contribute to technical direction drive engineering quality and deepen your expertise across airline distribution fare pricing and large-scale integrations. This is a unique opportunity to take ownership solve difficult technical problems and make a measurable impact on a global platform.

What you will do:

• Design build and maintain features and services within the Global Savings Service from concept through to production-ready delivery
• Develop high-quality scalable solutions using Java and modern engineering practices
• Integrate with complex SOAP and REST APIs across GDS platforms and third-party vendors
• Interpret and reconcile fare and pricing data across multiple formats including NDC EDIFACT and GDS-specific structures
• Own the reliability accuracy and quality of the components you deliver
• Create meaningful automated tests and proactively manage failure scenarios and edge cases
• Document technical decisions business logic and domain knowledge to support team capability and business continuity
• Leverage AI-assisted engineering tools including Claude Code as part of daily development workflows
• Contribute to technical architecture design discussions and code reviews
• Provide technical guidance and constructive code review support to engineering peers and consultant engineers
• Collaborate effectively across time zones with engineers product stakeholders and technical leaders
• Translate complex technical concepts into clear and understandable language for non-technical audiences

What you will need:

• Solid experience building and maintaining production services as a Java Software Engineer
• Strong expertise with Java and object-oriented design principles
• Experience working with complex SOAP and REST API integrations
• Proven ability to solve problems within technically and commercially complex environments
• Experience making sound engineering and architectural decisions
• Strong understanding of software quality testing and reliability practices
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Experience documenting technical solutions and domain knowledge
• Comfortable working within a geographically distributed team
• Exposure to airline distribution fare pricing or travel technology domains including GDS NDC EDIFACT and ATPCO is highly regarded
• Experience with Spring Boot is advantageous
• Experience working with Azure cloud services is advantageous
• Knowledge of Ruby Elixir is beneficial
• Experience with AI-assisted engineering tools such as Claude Code is advantageous
• Demonstrated ownership mindset curiosity and commitment to continuous learning

** Please advise your leader before applying **