HELP SHAPE THE FUTURE OF GLOBAL TRAVEL TECHNOLOGY.

Luxury Escapes is one of the world’s fastest-growing travel companies, with over 8 million members. We were recently awarded the National Travel Industry Award for Most Outstanding Online Travel Agency, and we’re just getting started.
We’re looking for a Principal Backend Engineer to join our engineering leadership group and help drive the evolution of our platform as we scale rapidly and explore new frontiers in travel, operations, and technology.

* LUXURY ESCAPES IS AN IN-PERSON COMPANY. WE WORK AND COLLABORATE TOGETHER, FACE TO FACE IN OUR BARANGAROO OFFICE.*

Job Description

AI-POWERED OPERATIONS & CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE

• Work on cutting-edge internal tools that supercharge our customer service and operational teams using the latest advancements in AI, automation, and data intelligence.

ABOUT THE ROLE

As a Principal Backend Engineer, you’ll work on high-impact initiatives that span teams and business units. You’ll guide architecture decisions, lead complex systems design, and bring deep backend expertise to projects that touch everything from finance to customer service to infrastructure.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

• Define and drive technical strategy and architecture for complex, business-critical systems
• Design and lead the implementation of scalable, resilient backend services
• Collaborate across product, data, and engineering teams to align tech solutions with business goals
• Solve large-scale backend challenges involving data integrity, latency, throughput, and observability
• Mentor engineers, conduct architectural reviews, and foster a high-performance engineering culture
• Influence platform-wide standards for code quality, system design, and infrastructure
  Qualifications

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.