About the Role
As a Senior Software Engineer in Search Experience Engineering, you will build modern full‑stack applications and customer‑facing experiences that shape how customers discover and shop for holidays. This is a full‑stack role with a stronger emphasis on frontend engineering, performant web applications and customer experience. You will work closely with engineers, product managers, designers and analysts to deliver high‑quality solutions that improve customer outcomes and business performance.
What you'll be doing day to day
In this role you’ll help build customer journeys that enable millions of people to discover and book their perfect holiday. From search and discovery to personalisation and package customisation, you’ll create fast, intuitive and high‑performing experiences that make finding the right holiday feel effortless.
* Building scalable full‑stack applications and customer‑facing platforms
* Strong frontend engineering skills using modern web technologies and frameworks
* Developing backend APIs and distributed systems
* Building performant, accessible and reliable user experiences
* Working with cloud‑native technologies and modern engineering practices
* Using experimentation, analytics and customer insights to guide decisions
* Collaborating closely with product, design and commercial teams
* Making pragmatic engineering decisions in fast‑moving environments
* Interest in AI‑assisted engineering, agentic coding workflows and modern developer tooling
Qualifications & Experience
Experience with React, TypeScript, .NET, AWS and observability tooling is beneficial. We are looking for engineers with strong full‑stack fundamentals, product thinking and curiosity to learn.
We’ll be looking for a candidate who:
* Has strong full‑stack fundamentals
* Demonstrates product thinking and a passion for learning
* Shows experience building scalable, performant, accessible and reliable customer‑facing applications
Ways of Working
Our full‑time hours are 37.5 per week, with flexible patterns. Core hours are 10am‑4pm to facilitate collaboration. We have a hybrid model: you’ll work from home most days and come to our Aeroworks office in Manchester City Centre one day every two weeks, with the option to visit more often if desired.
Benefits
* 25 days holiday plus your birthday off
* Generous discount on holidays, plus 2 extra days annual leave on top of your holiday allowance to use while you're away on your On the Beach package holiday
* Access to Learnerbly learning platform, workshops and professional qualifications
* Enhanced maternity, paternity, shared parental leave and adoption pay, plus other family‑friendly support
* Employee Assistance Programme and free access to counselling
* Simplyhealth Optimise Health Plan
* Company Sick Pay scheme
* Regular wellbeing events
* Gym discount
* Share Incentive Plan (SIP)
* Death in Service cover
* Onsite subsidised coffee shop
* The Sandbox (our very own bar)
* Food and drink discounts across a number of venues in Manchester City Centre
* Regular social events
* Cycle to Work scheme
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