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WhereTo - Senior Node.JS Engineer - Remote, Canada


Company : WhereTo, a Flight Centre company


Location : Toronto, Vancouver


Created : 2026-01-29


Job Type : Full Time


Job Description

WhereTo - Senior Node.JS Engineer - Remote, Canada Join to apply for the WhereTo - Senior Node.JS Engineer - Remote, Canada role at WhereTo, a Flight Centre company Senior Back End Engineer Flight Centre Travel Group (FCTG) is one of the worlds largest travel retailers and corporate travel managers. The company, which is headquartered in Brisbane, Australia has companyowned leisure and corporate travel business in 23 countries, spanning Australia, New Zealand, the Americas, Europe, the United Kingdom, South Africa, the United Arab Emirates and Asia. FCTG also operates a global corporate travel management network, which extends to more than 90 countries through companyowned businesses and independent licensees. The company opened its first leisure travel shop in Sydney, Australia in 1982 and listed on the Australian Securities Exchange in 1995. 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 really amazing travel! To learn more about Flight Centre Travel Group please click HERE About The Opportunity We are looking for a Back End focused engineer to be a pivotal member of our engineering team. You will be working closely with product managers and developers who like to use lots of interesting technologies to develop core features used across the WhereTo platform. A great fit for this role is someone who is always intrigued by new technology, is constantly finding better ways to write beautiful, shareable, scalable and solid code, is comfortable working in a fast paced remote environment, and is a team player. Key Responsibilities Responsible for creating high quality userfocused software while working in a fast-moving domain team. Help define, implement and reinforce architectural + implementation best practices. Assist Team Lead in facilitating technical planning for teams projects. Assist Team Lead in communicating progress, roadblocks, concerns, and successes to engineering management. May be required to organize and lead meetings with external stakeholders as needed. Provide technical guidance to more junior engineers. Assist Team Lead in code review for your team. Help your team members debug issues and solve complex tasks. Provide mentorship to junior engineers. Assist in onboarding process for your team. You will live and breathe asynchronous I/O, Typed JavaScript and horizontal scalability. Experience & Qualifications More than 4 years experience in a software development role Experience with building and architecting high quality software from scratch Strong Node.js and JavaScript skills (ES6, Babel) experience with TypeScript and/or FlowType is a bonus Strong understanding of asynchronous I/O Excellent software architecture skills and a passion for maintainable, organized code Experienced with AWS, EC3, S3, RDS, CloudFront/CDNs Expert with Linux, Ubuntu/Debian (BASH scripting a plus) Experience with CI platforms (Jenkins, CircleCI, Travis, etc) Experience with RESTbased Web Service API implementation Experience with MySQL/PostgreSQL (or similar) and understanding of how they work internally Experience with Algorithms and Data Structures Experience with NoSQL databases is desirable (e.g. MongoDB, Cassandra) Experience with memory cache systems (Redis, Memcached) Experience with other systems programming languages is a bonus (Go, C/C++, Rust, etc), and/or scripting languages (Python) and/or JVMbased languages (Scala, Java, Groovy) Experience with pure functional programming and/or functional programming libraries and concepts is a bonus (Haskell, Scala, F#, Ramda, LoDash FP, etc) Strong experience in designing and implementing highly horizontallyscalable architecture Strong understanding of Git fundamentals Strong understanding of Docker fundamentals Work Perks! - Whats in it for you Have fun: At the heart of everything we do at Flight Centre is a desire to have fun. Reward & Recognition: Celebrate the success of yourself and others at our regular Buzz Nights and at the annual Global Gathering You''ll have to experience it to believe it! Use your smarts: Our people use their quick thinking, expertise, and tenacity to always figure things out. Love for travel: We were founded by people who wanted to travel and want others to do the same. That passion is something you cant miss in our people or service. Personal connections: We are a big business founded on personal relationships. Diversity, Equity & Inclusion: Commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion through Employee Resource Groups (Racial Equity, Gender Equity, LGBTQ2IA+, Accessibility, Environmental Justice), DEI education initiatives, and equitable practices, including regular equity assessments and inclusive recruitment protocols. A career, not a job: We offer genuine opportunities for people to grow and evolve. We back our people all the way: We are strongly committed to supporting every single employee in their professional and personal development. Giving Back: Proud Corporate Social Responsibility program supporting nominated charities through volunteering and fundraising. Benefits Include Generous paid time off policy Travel perks/discounts Health & Wellness Programs and Employee Financial Wellness Services National/International Award Nights and Conferences Group benefits including extended health care, dental and vision, gender affirming care, fertility care Insurance including life, AD&D, critical illness, long term disability Employee Assistance Program RRSP/RPP with matching Tuition Reimbursement Program Employee Share Plan Ability to purchase company stock on Australian Stock Exchange with partial company match, subject to terms and conditions Global career opportunities in a network of brands and businesses #WTO Location & Salary Location Remote, Canada (except for the province of PEI). Salary: $110,000 $130,000 annually. Base salary is dependent on relevant factors, including experience, geographic location, and job requirements. Application Process If this sounds like the opportunity you have been waiting for then APPLY NOW. Equal Opportunity Employer We welcome applications from candidates with diverse experiences; we thank all candidates for their interest, however, only those selected to continue in the process will be contacted. As part of our recruitment process, AI tools may assist in the screening and assessment of applications. Final hiring decisions are made by our recruitment team and hiring managers. Our number one philosophy? Our people. Flight Centre Travel Groups promise is to provide an environment with equality of respect, dignity and opportunity for all our employees. We value an inclusive and supportive workplace which truly reflects the diversity of our society. We are committed to providing a barrierfree pathway throughout our recruitment process. We welcome accommodation requests to make our hiring and onboarding experience as accessible as possible. Please advise us about accommodation needs at any point by contacting our Recruitment Team at . Travel Weekly Magellan Awards : Silver Winner for Accessibility and Inclusivity (2023) GBTA WINiT : DEI Leadership Pinnacle Award (2023) CHHR : 5-Star DE&I Employer (2023, 2024) Seramount, FCTG Mexico : Member of the Global Inclusion Index (2023, 2024) Newsweek : Americas Greatest Workplaces for Diversity (2024) Contact & Referral Referrals increase your chances of interviewing at WhereTo, a Flight Centre company by 2x. Get notified about new Senior Engineer jobs in Canada. For more information, apply via the portal. #J-18808-Ljbffr