Senior Software Engineer, On the Beach
Search Experience
1 day a week in office
Beach holiday online retailer
Job no longer available
Beach holiday online retailer
501-1000 employees
Job no longer available
1 day a week in office
501-1000 employees
Company mission
To become Europe’s biggest and most loved online retailer of beach holidays.
Role
Who you are
- This is a role for engineers who care deeply about customer experience, product thinking and engineering quality at scale
- We are looking for engineers with strong full stack fundamentals, product thinking and curiosity to learn
- 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
- Experience with React, TypeScript, .NET, APIs, AWS and observability tooling is beneficial
What the job involves
- 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 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
- At On the Beach, our Search Experience Engineering team builds the customer journeys that help millions of people discover and book their perfect holiday
- From search and discovery to personalisation and package customisation, we create fast, intuitive and high performing experiences that make finding the right holiday feel effortless
- Our mission is to Make finding and building the perfect holiday feel effortless
- Our full time hours are 37.5 per week, but we don't have rigid working hours so you can find the working pattern that's right for you. We have core working hours between 10am - 4pm, so we can collaborate and enjoy the social side of work
Application process
- After a call with our Talent Acquisition Team, We will run a 3 stage interview process all on Microsoft Teams, Which will consist of:
- Hiring Manager meet & greet - 30 Minutes
- Behavioural & ways of working - 60 Minutes
- Tech Pairing & System Design - 90 Minutes
Our take
With around 80% of UK citizens’ holidays booked online, On The Beach has become a challenger brand in the beach and package holiday sector. With around two million people using its platform to book their holidays abroad, it utilises brand partnerships to provide a wealth of discounts and deals for holidaymakers.
Having entered the London Stock Exchange in 2015, On The Beach has grown its brand since 2004. It shows no signs of slowing down either, with revenue surging in 2025 to set the company up for a new objective. It will now use its growing AI toolkit to disrupt the cruise holiday market, a fast-growing travel sector that the company has not yet capitalised on.
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Company benefits
- 📅25 days holiday
- 🥳 An extra day off on your birthday!
- 💷Option to buy extra annual leave
- Generous discount on holidays.. Plus two bonus days off (a take-off and landing day) to start and end your On the Beach holiday in the right way!
- Flexible working hours and hybrid working
- Access to Learnerbly learning platform
- With a personal allowance to support your own personal development
- Family friendly policies
- Including enhanced maternity, paternity, shared parental leave and adoption pay, plus other family friendly support
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Including access to free counselling and GP appointments
- Share Incentive Plan (SIP)
- Onsite subsidised coffee shop
- Sandbox (our very own bar)
- Gym discounts
- Food and drink discounts
- Regular social events
- Cycle to work scheme
- Simplyhealth Optimise Health Plan
Company HQ
Manchester, UK
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Leadership
Shaun Morton
(CEO)Previously CFO at On The Beach, Director of Finance at ghd and a Senior Manager of Commercial Finance at Asda.
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