At Flight Centre Travel Group (FCTG) our purpose is to 'open up the world for those who want to see'. Every day, we give people all around the world the opportunity to experience something amazing – travel
Responsibilities
The Engineering Manager is responsible for leading high‑performing engineering teams to deliver quality software platforms that achieve business outcomes. This role focuses on people leadership, delivery management, and technical excellence whilst ensuring systems are secure, performant and maintainable.
* Lead one or more engineering teams, and oversee hiring, onboarding, performance management, and career development for direct reports.
* Build and maintain a high‑performing engineering culture centred on autonomy, collaboration, and psychological safety.
* Partner with product, business and engineering stakeholders to deliver business outcomes, support agile practices, remove blockers, and manage dependencies to maintain delivery momentum.
* Monitor and improve delivery predictability, team velocity, and sprint outcomes.
* Define engineering strategy and technical direction while collaborating with Tech Leads to establish and uphold standards, code quality practices, and best‑practice engineering approaches.
* Oversee technical decisions and architecture reviews while driving and prioritising technical improvements, platform enhancements, and technical debt reduction.
* Ensure systems are high quality, secure, performant, and maintainable, and stay current with technology trends to identify opportunities to introduce new technologies that enhance product delivery and team capability.
* Manage team capacity planning and resource forecasting to meet delivery commitments, support budget management and cost optimisation, and report on team performance.
Qualifications
* Minimum 5 years experience managing and leading engineering teams in an agile environment.
* Experience in developing and implementing engineering processes and procedures.
* Experience working in travel or other product‑led environment at scale.
Benefits & What You Will Enjoy
* Inclusive company culture; proud to be a certified Great Place to Work Australia New Zealand Pty Ltd.
* Equal Opportunity Employer encouraging qualified applicants from all backgrounds.
* Individualised, ongoing Learning & Development via communities of practice and access to LinkedIn Learning (over 24,500 courses).
* Innovation Days and Dedicated Engineering Days hosted by technology partners off‑site.
* Women in PM&E group fostering gender diversity and supporting women in technology.
* Exclusive Staff Discounts across 350+ Australian retailers, health and wellness programmes, and a share plan.
* Travel Discounts for employees, families and friends.
* Career opportunities across a global network of brands and businesses.
* Corporate Health Discounts and internal gym access via partner BUPA.
* Mental Health support and Employee Assistance Program for staff and families.
* Social events, team‑building, and the opportunity to attend global conferences.
* Corporate Social Responsibility programme supporting nominated charities, with paid parental and volunteer leave.
* Commitment to sustainability and environmental protection as a leading travel group.
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