Software Engineer 2 - Full Stack

Skyscanner

  • London
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 5 hours ago
About SkyscannerEveryone loves travelling, but planning is not without its challenges. That's why we've spent 20 years building tools that turn travel-planning chaos into a breeze. Today, around 100 million travellers count on us every month to skip the whole “47 browser tabs open” phase and find flights, cars, and hotels quickly and easily.Joining Skyscanner means becoming part of a global brand that's striving to become the planet's go-to travel hack accessible for all.Our vision? To be the world's number one travel ally. (Ambitious? Yes, but, hey, that's what got us here.)Now, we're on the lookout for a Full Stack Software Engineer with a frontend focus to help shape one of the most important parts of the Skyscanner journey - the flights search experience. You'll join Goose, the squad behind our search controls and summary interface - critical entry points used by millions of travellers every day!About the role(Hybrid)As a Full Stack Engineer in Goose, you'll work at the heart of our Flights business - helping users explore flight options, refine their preferences, and start their booking journey with ease.From crafting accessible, mobile-first components to introducing server-side rendering and experimenting with new features, your work will directly shape how travellers interact with our platform.You'll be part of a tight-knit London-based team that cares deeply about performance, usability, and quality - and isn't afraid to challenge assumptions or test new ideas. Every change we ship is measured, tested, and held to a high bar.What you'll be doing
  • Leading development of new features across our search controls, including visual tools like the Price Calendar and Price Grid
  • Building fast, accessible, and maintainable interfaces using React, TypeScript and CSS and cutting-edge frameworks like React Router 7 and Vite
  • Harnessing AI to enhance both your productivity as an engineer and the quality of the product experience for travellers
  • Collaborating closely with Product, Design, BAR to bring ideas to life, from concept to launch
  • Using experimentation to validate changes and continuously improve the user experience
  • Owning your code in production - from performance and reliability to monitoring and incident response
  • Helping maintain and contribute to our internal and external component libraries - and shared frontend infrastructure
  • Supporting and mentoring others through code reviews, pair programming, and knowledge-sharing sessions
About you
  • Frontend-focused: You're confident working with React, TypeScript, CSS, and modern tooling
  • Detail-oriented: You care about performance, accessibility, and building polished, user-friendly experiences
  • Product-minded: You think beyond the code - understanding how your work impacts travellers and the business
  • Collaborative: You enjoy solving problems as part of a cross-functional team and can communicate your thinking clearly
  • Reliable and delivery-focused: You take ownership, ship quality code, and follow through on commitments
  • Curious and pragmatic: You're not afraid to ask questions, make trade-offs, and continuously improve how things are built
  • Excited by experimentation: You enjoy working in a culture that values test-and-learn thinking and data-driven decision-making
What it's like hereWe are the - no corporate gloss, no empty promises. Just a team of genuinely curious, caring humans, building things that help travellers explore the world a little easier.Skyscanner is made up of brilliant humans from every corner of the world. We believe travel makes the world better - and that the same is true of our diverse teams. We're proud to be an equal opportunities employer and are committed to building anSound like your kind of adventure? Apply now and help us shape the future of travel.We're committed to ensuring our application and recruitment processes are inclusive and accessible to everyone. If you require any reasonable adjustments or accommodations for interviews, please let us know. If you'd like more information on any of our policies, such as hybrid working or Parental Leave policies (typically we pay a minimum of 24 weeks birth parent/maternity leave globally), our recruitment team can provide more information on these.

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