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TUI Group • Bucharest, ROU, Athens, GR; Varna, BG; Flexible

Back End Software Engineer

Employment type:  Full time
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Job Description

TUI Group is the world’s number one integrated tourism business. Accommodation Only is a global team within TUI Technology, responsible for delivering and operating customer-facing web services.

We are a multidisciplinary group of experts in Architecture, Engineering, DevOps, and Agile Delivery, supporting markets across the UK, Ireland, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Belgium, and the Netherlands.

At TUI, we are ambitious in our vision to become the leader in technology within the travel industry. To achieve this, we are seeking talented individuals who are passionate about building great digital experiences and are excited to grow with us.

We are currently looking for a Mid-Level Backend Engineer to join our global technology organization.

Now taking applications until 11/07/2025

ABOUT OUR OFFER

  • Personal benefits: Attractive remuneration, bonus opportunity, exclusive travel perks & discounts, extensive health & wellbeing support, and more.
  • Flexible working: Work is something you do, not somewhere you go. We encourage a healthy work-life balance and offer hybrid or remote working models.
  • A career to shape: Opportunities to upskill, reskill and grow your career. Access the TUI Tech Learning Hub to level-up and reach your ambitions.
  • Expand your horizons: Participate in our tech communities and collaborate on global projects and teams.
  • Community: Get involved with incredible local charity and sustainability initiatives like the TUI Care Foundation and the Sustainable Tech Community.

ABOUT THE JOB

  • As a Backend Engineer, you will be part of a cross-functional or practice-based team that owns its software products from conception to operation.
  • You will work in an agile environment, applying software engineering best practices and bringing a strong DevSecOps mindset to the team.
  • You’ll develop scalable and resilient cloud-native applications using modern tools and languages.
  • You’ll strive for a high degree of automation, clean architecture, and robust quality practices with a customer-centric approach. business value efficiently.
  • You will design, develop, test, deploy, and maintain backend applications in a cloud-native (AWS) environment.
  • You thrive in an international, multicultural team and are passionate about technical excellence, ownership, and collaboration.

Security is part of everyone’s job — at TUI, we practice secure behaviours first in everything we do.

ABOUT YOU

  • Proficiency in Kotlin, Java, Node.js, or Go
  • Experience with backend frameworks, especially Spring Boot
  • Solid understanding of SQL and NoSQL databases (e.g., PostgreSQL, DynamoDB, OpenSearch)
  • Experience building APIs with REST or GraphQL and documenting them using OpenAPI
  • Experience working with AWS services like Lambda, SQS, and DynamoDB
  • Knowledge of infrastructure as code (e.g., CloudFormation, Terraform)
  • Experience writing unit tests using JUnit, Mockito, or similar frameworks
  • Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, preferably with GitLab CI

From a workplace to a place to belong. At TUI we embrace diversity, equity, and inclusion, encouraging everyone to come as you are, because together, our potential is limitless.


We are committed to supporting candidates with disabilities and impairments so if you require any support, please do let us know.

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Company benefits

Travel credit – All benefits vary by location and job role, we'd be happy to chat to you about this in more detail
Work from anywhere scheme – TUI WORKWIDE means colleagues can work from abroad for up to 30 working days a year
Employee discounts
Bank holiday swaps
Time off in-lieu
Religious celebration leave
Buy or sell annual leave
Health insurance
Gym membership
Open to part time work for some roles
Mental health platform access
Enhanced maternity leave
Shared parental leave
Pregnancy loss leave
Enhanced paternity leave
Compassionate leave
Cinema discounts
Travel insurance
Cycle to work scheme
In office catering
Annual pay rises
Annual bonus
Life assurance
Salary sacrifice
In office workout classes
Teambuilding days
Employee assistance programme
Charity donation scheme
Enhanced sick pay
Share options
Faith rooms
Volunteer days
Lunch and learns
Hackathons
L&D budget
Sabbaticals
Personal development days
Mental health days
Travel loan
Enhanced pension match/contribution
In house training
Language lessons
Professional subscriptions
Further education support
Personal development budgets

Working at TUI Group

Company employees

66,845 globally

Gender diversity (male:female)

43:57

Currently Hiring Countries

Andorra

Australia

Austria

Belgium

Bulgaria

Caribbean Netherlands

Costa Rica

Croatia

Curaçao

Cyprus

Dominican Republic

France

Germany

Greece

Indonesia

Ireland

Italy

Malaysia

Mexico

Morocco

Netherlands

Portugal

Romania

Singapore

Spain

Sweden

Switzerland

Tanzania

Thailand

Tunisia

United Kingdom

United States

Office Locations

Awards & Achievements

1st – Career Progression

1st – Career Progression

Flexa awards 2025
2nd – Flexible

2nd – Flexible

Flexa awards 2025
WFA

WFA

Flexa awards 2025
Diversity and Inclusion

Diversity and Inclusion

Flexa awards 2025
Most flexible companies

Most flexible companies

Flexa100 2024
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