About the Role 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 a 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. What you'll be doing day to day In this role you'll help build customer journeys that enable millions of people to discover and book their perfect holiday. From search and discovery to personalisation and package customisation, you'll create fast, intuitive and high performing experiences that make finding the right holiday feel effortless. 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 Qualifications & Experience Experience with React, TypeScript, .NET, AWS and observability tooling is beneficial. We are looking for engineers with strong full stack fundamentals, product thinking and curiosity to learn. We'll be looking for a candidate who: Has strong full stack fundamentals Demonstrates product thinking and a passion for learning Shows experience building scalable, performant, accessible and reliable customer facing applications Ways of Working Our full time hours are 37.5 per week, with flexible patterns. Core hours are 10am 4pm to facilitate collaboration. We have a hybrid model: you'll work from home most days and come to our Aeroworks office in Manchester City Centre one day every two weeks, with the option to visit more often if desired. Benefits 25 days holiday plus your birthday off Generous discount on holidays, plus 2 extra days annual leave on top of your holiday allowance to use while you're away on your On the Beach package holiday Access to Learnerbly learning platform, workshops and professional qualifications Enhanced maternity, paternity, shared parental leave and adoption pay, plus other family friendly support Employee Assistance Programme and free access to counselling Simplyhealth Optimise Health Plan Company Sick Pay scheme Regular wellbeing events Gym discount Share Incentive Plan (SIP) Death in Service cover Onsite subsidised coffee shop The Sandbox (our very own bar) Food and drink discounts across a number of venues in Manchester City Centre Regular social events Cycle to Work scheme
11/05/2026
Full time
About the Role 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 a 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. What you'll be doing day to day In this role you'll help build customer journeys that enable millions of people to discover and book their perfect holiday. From search and discovery to personalisation and package customisation, you'll create fast, intuitive and high performing experiences that make finding the right holiday feel effortless. 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 Qualifications & Experience Experience with React, TypeScript, .NET, AWS and observability tooling is beneficial. We are looking for engineers with strong full stack fundamentals, product thinking and curiosity to learn. We'll be looking for a candidate who: Has strong full stack fundamentals Demonstrates product thinking and a passion for learning Shows experience building scalable, performant, accessible and reliable customer facing applications Ways of Working Our full time hours are 37.5 per week, with flexible patterns. Core hours are 10am 4pm to facilitate collaboration. We have a hybrid model: you'll work from home most days and come to our Aeroworks office in Manchester City Centre one day every two weeks, with the option to visit more often if desired. Benefits 25 days holiday plus your birthday off Generous discount on holidays, plus 2 extra days annual leave on top of your holiday allowance to use while you're away on your On the Beach package holiday Access to Learnerbly learning platform, workshops and professional qualifications Enhanced maternity, paternity, shared parental leave and adoption pay, plus other family friendly support Employee Assistance Programme and free access to counselling Simplyhealth Optimise Health Plan Company Sick Pay scheme Regular wellbeing events Gym discount Share Incentive Plan (SIP) Death in Service cover Onsite subsidised coffee shop The Sandbox (our very own bar) Food and drink discounts across a number of venues in Manchester City Centre Regular social events Cycle to Work scheme
At On the Beach, we're redefining how millions of customers discover, plan and book their holidays. Our platform sits at the heart of that experience and we're now investing in the next frontier: AI-driven travel discovery. We're forming a new AI Discovery team. A small, senior led group with a mandate to explore and shape the future of how customers search, discover and plan their trips. This is not a traditional product team. It's an innovation-focused environment where experienced engineers lead ideas end-to-end, from concept through to real world validation working directly on problems that could redefine the customer experience. About the Role As a Senior Software Engineer in the AI Discovery team, you'll work at the frontier of applied AI building and testing new product experiences with real customers. You'll focus on rapid experimentation and intelligent prototyping, exploring areas such as: Conversational trip planning AI-powered personalisation and recommendations New search and discovery paradigms using LLMs Agent based and workflow-driven experiences This role is about learning fast and building the right things, not just building things right. You'll collaborate closely with product managers, designers, analysts and researchers to design experiments, validate ideas and identify which opportunities are worth scaling into full product capabilities. Why This Role Is Different You'll work on AI-driven problems that reach real customers, not just internal demos, with the autonomy to explore ideas in a low-process, high-trust environment. This is a role where you'll help shape product direction as much as implementation, while influencing how AI is adopted across the organisation. You'll be part of a small, experienced team focused on solving meaningful problems and driving real impact. Why Join Us This is an opportunity to work at the intersection of AI, product, and customer experience, contributing to how a well-established travel platform continues to evolve with new technologies. If you enjoy exploring new ideas, experimenting with emerging tools, and building solutions that can influence product direction, we'd love to hear from you! What you'll be doing day to day Design and build lean, high-impact prototypes to test hypotheses with real customers Run multiple experiments each quarter using approaches like fake-door tests, rapid prototypes and beta releases Explore and apply modern AI capabilities, including LLMs, retrieval systems and recommendation techniques Work across the full stack: from backend services and APIs to frontend experiences Collaborate with cross-functional partners to design experiments that maximise learning Iterate quickly based on qualitative and quantitative feedback Partner with existing product teams when experimenting in their domains Contribute to internal tooling, patterns and approaches that accelerate AI adoption across engineering Balance speed and pragmatism, knowing when to move fast and when to invest in robustness You'll be a great addition to our team if you have the following skills, knowledge and experience We're looking for experienced engineers who are comfortable operating in ambiguous, fast-moving environments and enjoy solving new types of problems. Strong full-stack engineering skills, with the ability to ship working software quickly Experience working with modern AI/ML tools or APIs (e.g. LLMs, OpenAI, Anthropic, Bedrock or similar) A track record of working in ambiguous problem spaces and driving ideas forward The ability to make pragmatic technical decisions with incomplete information Experience building prototypes, MVPs, or working in innovation focused environments A strong product mindset (you care about customer impact, not just technical elegance!) Confidence communicating ideas and trade-offs to both technical and non-technical stakeholders A collaborative approach and the ability to work effectively across team boundaries Nice to Have Experience validating product ideas through experimentation (A/B testing, user research, etc.) Exposure to recommendation systems, search or personalisation problems Experience contributing to technical direction or mentoring other engineers What Success Looks Like Success in this role is defined by the impact you create and the speed at which we learn, rather than output alone. You'll run high-quality experiments that generate meaningful insights, identify promising opportunities early, and help shape their direction. As ideas prove their value, you'll play a key role in guiding them towards production while also helping to foster a broader culture of experimentation and AI adoption across engineering. What to expect from our interview process We'll run a multiple stage interview process, one stage we may ask you to pop in and visit in-person interview at our fabulous Aeroworks office in Manchester city centre. Alternatively we can usually accommodate a final stage virtually also. We want to make sure everybody has the opportunity to perform at their best. If you require any reasonable adjustments during the interview process please let the Talent Acquisition team know and they will be happy to assist. Ways of working 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. We also have hybrid working so we all work from home and from our Aeroworks office in Manchester City Centre. As a team we are in the office 1 day every 2 weeks (usually Tuesday or Wednesday). Our benefits We might be biased but we think our colleagues are pretty great. They're the people that have made On the Beach what it is today and continue to make it vibrant and successful tomorrow. That's why we offer a competitive benefits package, known as our Beach Perks, to all On the Beach colleagues. 25 days holiday plus your birthday off Generous discount on holidays, plus you will receive 2 extra days annual leave on top of your holiday allowance to use whilst you're away on your On the Beach package holiday Access to Learnerbly learning platform, plus workshops, courses and professional qualifications Enhanced maternity, paternity, shared parental leave and adoption pay, plus other family friendly support Employee Assistance Programme and free access to counselling Simplyhealth Optimise Health Plan Company Sick Pay scheme Regular wellbeing events Gym discount Share Incentive Plan (SIP) Death in Service cover Onsite subsidised coffee shop The Sandbox (our very own bar) Food and drink discounts across a number of venues in Manchester City Centre Regular social events Cycle to Work scheme
11/05/2026
Full time
At On the Beach, we're redefining how millions of customers discover, plan and book their holidays. Our platform sits at the heart of that experience and we're now investing in the next frontier: AI-driven travel discovery. We're forming a new AI Discovery team. A small, senior led group with a mandate to explore and shape the future of how customers search, discover and plan their trips. This is not a traditional product team. It's an innovation-focused environment where experienced engineers lead ideas end-to-end, from concept through to real world validation working directly on problems that could redefine the customer experience. About the Role As a Senior Software Engineer in the AI Discovery team, you'll work at the frontier of applied AI building and testing new product experiences with real customers. You'll focus on rapid experimentation and intelligent prototyping, exploring areas such as: Conversational trip planning AI-powered personalisation and recommendations New search and discovery paradigms using LLMs Agent based and workflow-driven experiences This role is about learning fast and building the right things, not just building things right. You'll collaborate closely with product managers, designers, analysts and researchers to design experiments, validate ideas and identify which opportunities are worth scaling into full product capabilities. Why This Role Is Different You'll work on AI-driven problems that reach real customers, not just internal demos, with the autonomy to explore ideas in a low-process, high-trust environment. This is a role where you'll help shape product direction as much as implementation, while influencing how AI is adopted across the organisation. You'll be part of a small, experienced team focused on solving meaningful problems and driving real impact. Why Join Us This is an opportunity to work at the intersection of AI, product, and customer experience, contributing to how a well-established travel platform continues to evolve with new technologies. If you enjoy exploring new ideas, experimenting with emerging tools, and building solutions that can influence product direction, we'd love to hear from you! What you'll be doing day to day Design and build lean, high-impact prototypes to test hypotheses with real customers Run multiple experiments each quarter using approaches like fake-door tests, rapid prototypes and beta releases Explore and apply modern AI capabilities, including LLMs, retrieval systems and recommendation techniques Work across the full stack: from backend services and APIs to frontend experiences Collaborate with cross-functional partners to design experiments that maximise learning Iterate quickly based on qualitative and quantitative feedback Partner with existing product teams when experimenting in their domains Contribute to internal tooling, patterns and approaches that accelerate AI adoption across engineering Balance speed and pragmatism, knowing when to move fast and when to invest in robustness You'll be a great addition to our team if you have the following skills, knowledge and experience We're looking for experienced engineers who are comfortable operating in ambiguous, fast-moving environments and enjoy solving new types of problems. Strong full-stack engineering skills, with the ability to ship working software quickly Experience working with modern AI/ML tools or APIs (e.g. LLMs, OpenAI, Anthropic, Bedrock or similar) A track record of working in ambiguous problem spaces and driving ideas forward The ability to make pragmatic technical decisions with incomplete information Experience building prototypes, MVPs, or working in innovation focused environments A strong product mindset (you care about customer impact, not just technical elegance!) Confidence communicating ideas and trade-offs to both technical and non-technical stakeholders A collaborative approach and the ability to work effectively across team boundaries Nice to Have Experience validating product ideas through experimentation (A/B testing, user research, etc.) Exposure to recommendation systems, search or personalisation problems Experience contributing to technical direction or mentoring other engineers What Success Looks Like Success in this role is defined by the impact you create and the speed at which we learn, rather than output alone. You'll run high-quality experiments that generate meaningful insights, identify promising opportunities early, and help shape their direction. As ideas prove their value, you'll play a key role in guiding them towards production while also helping to foster a broader culture of experimentation and AI adoption across engineering. What to expect from our interview process We'll run a multiple stage interview process, one stage we may ask you to pop in and visit in-person interview at our fabulous Aeroworks office in Manchester city centre. Alternatively we can usually accommodate a final stage virtually also. We want to make sure everybody has the opportunity to perform at their best. If you require any reasonable adjustments during the interview process please let the Talent Acquisition team know and they will be happy to assist. Ways of working 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. We also have hybrid working so we all work from home and from our Aeroworks office in Manchester City Centre. As a team we are in the office 1 day every 2 weeks (usually Tuesday or Wednesday). Our benefits We might be biased but we think our colleagues are pretty great. They're the people that have made On the Beach what it is today and continue to make it vibrant and successful tomorrow. That's why we offer a competitive benefits package, known as our Beach Perks, to all On the Beach colleagues. 25 days holiday plus your birthday off Generous discount on holidays, plus you will receive 2 extra days annual leave on top of your holiday allowance to use whilst you're away on your On the Beach package holiday Access to Learnerbly learning platform, plus workshops, courses and professional qualifications Enhanced maternity, paternity, shared parental leave and adoption pay, plus other family friendly support Employee Assistance Programme and free access to counselling Simplyhealth Optimise Health Plan Company Sick Pay scheme Regular wellbeing events Gym discount Share Incentive Plan (SIP) Death in Service cover Onsite subsidised coffee shop The Sandbox (our very own bar) Food and drink discounts across a number of venues in Manchester City Centre Regular social events Cycle to Work scheme
We're On the Beach! Since 2003, we've been rewriting the rules of how people discover, book, and experience their perfect getaway. What started as connecting people to short-haul beach holidays has evolved into something much bigger - premium beach destinations, long-haul adventures, and vibrant city breaks - and that's just the beginning of our story. We send around two million holidaymakers on their dream breaks every year. And we're still growing. Powered by our deep-rooted entrepreneurial spirit, proprietary tech, curiosity and our incredible people, we're accelerating - delivering best in class technology, the ultimate holiday app, and experiences that keep our customers coming back for more. Ready to build the future of travel with us? About the Role We're looking for a Software Engineer with a strong foundation in cloud development, scalable systems, and backend engineering. You'll contribute to the design and implementation of high-performance systems, build cloud-native applications, and collaborate closely with teammates to deliver quality software that solves real business problems. What you'll be doing day to day Build and enhance scalable backend services and applications that process large volumes of data. Develop and maintain services with a focus on performance, reliability, and maintainability. Implement well-documented, testable APIs that enable seamless platform integration. Work closely with engineers, product managers, and stakeholders to clarify requirements and deliver the right solution. Write clean, maintainable code and participate actively in code reviews. Support production systems, identify root causes of issues, and contribute to improving observability and automation. Document systems and help onboard and guide new team members. You'll be a great addition to our team if you have the following skills, knowledge and experience Solid hands-on experience with AWS or similar cloud platforms. Experience building event-driven or high-throughput systems (desirable). Strong programming skills in C# and familiarity with the .NET ecosystem. Understanding of CI/CD, monitoring, testing, and software lifecycle fundamentals. Comfortable collaborating, giving feedback, and helping others improve. What to expect from our interview process We'll run a multiple stage interview process, one stage of which will be an in-person interview at our fabulous Aeroworks office in Manchester city centre. We want to make sure everybody has the opportunity to perform at their best. If you require any reasonable adjustments during the interview process please let the Talent Acquisitionteam know and they will be happy to assist. Ways of working 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. We also have hybrid working so we all work from home and from our Aeroworks office in Manchester City Centre. As a team we are in the office 1 day a fortnight (usually Tuesday or Wednesday). Our benefits We might be biased but we think our colleagues are pretty great. They're the people that have made On the Beach what it is today and continue to make it vibrant and successful tomorrow. That's why we offer a competitive benefits package, known as our Beach Perks, to all On the Beach colleagues. 25 days holiday plus your birthday off Generous discount on holidays, plus you will receive 2 extra days annual leave on top of your holiday allowance to use whilst you're away on your On the Beach package holiday Access to Learnerbly learning platform, plus workshops, courses and professional qualifications Enhanced maternity, paternity, shared parental leave and adoption pay, plus other family friendly support Employee Assistance Programme and free access to counselling Simplyhealth Optimise Health Plan Company Sick Pay scheme Regular wellbeing events Gym discount Share Incentive Plan (SIP) Death in Service cover Onsite subsidised coffee shop The Sandbox (our very own bar) Food and drink discounts across a number of venues in Manchester City Centre Regular social events Cycle to Work scheme
10/05/2026
Full time
We're On the Beach! Since 2003, we've been rewriting the rules of how people discover, book, and experience their perfect getaway. What started as connecting people to short-haul beach holidays has evolved into something much bigger - premium beach destinations, long-haul adventures, and vibrant city breaks - and that's just the beginning of our story. We send around two million holidaymakers on their dream breaks every year. And we're still growing. Powered by our deep-rooted entrepreneurial spirit, proprietary tech, curiosity and our incredible people, we're accelerating - delivering best in class technology, the ultimate holiday app, and experiences that keep our customers coming back for more. Ready to build the future of travel with us? About the Role We're looking for a Software Engineer with a strong foundation in cloud development, scalable systems, and backend engineering. You'll contribute to the design and implementation of high-performance systems, build cloud-native applications, and collaborate closely with teammates to deliver quality software that solves real business problems. What you'll be doing day to day Build and enhance scalable backend services and applications that process large volumes of data. Develop and maintain services with a focus on performance, reliability, and maintainability. Implement well-documented, testable APIs that enable seamless platform integration. Work closely with engineers, product managers, and stakeholders to clarify requirements and deliver the right solution. Write clean, maintainable code and participate actively in code reviews. Support production systems, identify root causes of issues, and contribute to improving observability and automation. Document systems and help onboard and guide new team members. You'll be a great addition to our team if you have the following skills, knowledge and experience Solid hands-on experience with AWS or similar cloud platforms. Experience building event-driven or high-throughput systems (desirable). Strong programming skills in C# and familiarity with the .NET ecosystem. Understanding of CI/CD, monitoring, testing, and software lifecycle fundamentals. Comfortable collaborating, giving feedback, and helping others improve. What to expect from our interview process We'll run a multiple stage interview process, one stage of which will be an in-person interview at our fabulous Aeroworks office in Manchester city centre. We want to make sure everybody has the opportunity to perform at their best. If you require any reasonable adjustments during the interview process please let the Talent Acquisitionteam know and they will be happy to assist. Ways of working 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. We also have hybrid working so we all work from home and from our Aeroworks office in Manchester City Centre. As a team we are in the office 1 day a fortnight (usually Tuesday or Wednesday). Our benefits We might be biased but we think our colleagues are pretty great. They're the people that have made On the Beach what it is today and continue to make it vibrant and successful tomorrow. That's why we offer a competitive benefits package, known as our Beach Perks, to all On the Beach colleagues. 25 days holiday plus your birthday off Generous discount on holidays, plus you will receive 2 extra days annual leave on top of your holiday allowance to use whilst you're away on your On the Beach package holiday Access to Learnerbly learning platform, plus workshops, courses and professional qualifications Enhanced maternity, paternity, shared parental leave and adoption pay, plus other family friendly support Employee Assistance Programme and free access to counselling Simplyhealth Optimise Health Plan Company Sick Pay scheme Regular wellbeing events Gym discount Share Incentive Plan (SIP) Death in Service cover Onsite subsidised coffee shop The Sandbox (our very own bar) Food and drink discounts across a number of venues in Manchester City Centre Regular social events Cycle to Work scheme
At On the Beach, we're redefining how people discover, plan and book their beach holidays. Our platform serves millions of customers every year, and we're now investing in how AI and automation can transform the way our business operates. We're looking for an AI Automation Engineer to help us design and build the next generation of intelligent, automated systems. From AI-powered workflows to agent-driven solutions that improve how we work at scale. As well as improving existing processes you'll be focusing on Building Automation systems using AI-led software engineering processes. You'll work across the business to help identify opportunities where automation and AI can make a meaningful impact, then design and build scalable solutions to solve them. This could include everything from integrating APIs and building services, to developing AI-powered workflows using modern LLM and agent frameworks. About the role This is not a traditional RPA role. You'll be working at the intersection of automation, AI and our software engineering teams, helping us design intelligent systems that reduce manual effort, improve decision making and unlock capacity across the organisation. You'll partner closely with engineering, product, and business teams to identify high impact opportunities and turn them into robust, scalable solutions. Why join this team? You'll help shape how a growing tech business scales through automation and AI. Along the way, you'll have the opportunity to experiment with modern tools and approaches, as well as maintaining legacy processes. You'll be part of a collaborative and supportive team that values curiosity, ownership, and continuous improvement, and you'll play a key role in defining what "great" looks like for automation at On the Beach. What you'll be doing day to day Design and build scalable, intelligent automation solutions using Python and modern tooling, spanning low code, no code, and code first approaches, and integrating APIs, services, data sources, and emerging AI and agent based workflows across the business. Collaborate with stakeholders to deeply understand problems and design solutions that are practical, measurable, and user friendly Productionise solutions with a focus on reliability, observability, and security, including error handling and monitoring Use data and qualitative feedback to measure success, run experiments, and continuously improve performance Contribute to building best practices, standards, and reusable components across automation and AI Coach and support others in adopting automation tools and ways of working You'll be a great addition if you have Skills in Python, with experience building production grade solutions Experience designing and building automation systems or workflows beyond simple scripting Hands on experience with APIs, system integration, and working across distributed systems Exposure to AI/LLM based tooling or frameworks such as LangChain, AutoGen, CrewAI, or similar Awareness of security considerations and creating guiderails when building automated or AI driven systems Nice to have Experience building or working with agent based systems or orchestration framework Exposure to infrastructure as code and CI/CD practices Strong problem solving mindset with the ability to break down complex challenges Comfortable using data to designing experiments and iterating based on results Ways of working Clear and effective communicator, comfortable working across technical and non technical teams Self motivated and able to take ownership of problems from discovery through to delivery (and beyond!) Enjoys collaborating and sharing knowledge, with a mindset of helping others succeed What to expect from our interview process We'll run a multi stage interview process, one stage of which will be an in person interview at our fabulous Aeroworks office in Manchester city centre. We want to make sure everybody has the opportunity to perform at their best. If you require any reasonable adjustments during the interview process please let the Talent Acquisition team know and they will be happy to assist. Hybrid working Our fulltime 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. We also have hybrid working so we all work from home and one day a fortnight from our Aeroworks office in Manchester City Centre. You are welcome in the office at any time however, so come in and collaborate! Our benefits We might be biased but we think our colleagues are pretty great. They're the people that have made On the Beach what it is today and continue to make it vibrant and successful tomorrow. That's why we offer a competitive benefits package, known as our Beach Perks, to all On the Beach colleagues. These include: 25 days holiday plus your birthday off Generous discount on holidays, plus you will receive 2 extra days annual leave on top of your holiday allowance to use whilst you're away on your On the Beach package holiday Access to Learnerbly learning platform, plus workshops, courses and professional qualifications Enhanced maternity, paternity, shared parental leave and adoption pay, plus other family friendly support Employee Assistance Programme and free access to counselling Simplyhealth Optimise Health Plan Company Sick Pay scheme Regular wellbeing events Gym discount Share Incentive Plan (SIP) Death in Service cover Onsite subsidised coffee shop The Sandbox (our very own bar) Food and drink discounts across a number of venues in Manchester City Centre Regular social events Cycle to Work scheme
10/05/2026
Full time
At On the Beach, we're redefining how people discover, plan and book their beach holidays. Our platform serves millions of customers every year, and we're now investing in how AI and automation can transform the way our business operates. We're looking for an AI Automation Engineer to help us design and build the next generation of intelligent, automated systems. From AI-powered workflows to agent-driven solutions that improve how we work at scale. As well as improving existing processes you'll be focusing on Building Automation systems using AI-led software engineering processes. You'll work across the business to help identify opportunities where automation and AI can make a meaningful impact, then design and build scalable solutions to solve them. This could include everything from integrating APIs and building services, to developing AI-powered workflows using modern LLM and agent frameworks. About the role This is not a traditional RPA role. You'll be working at the intersection of automation, AI and our software engineering teams, helping us design intelligent systems that reduce manual effort, improve decision making and unlock capacity across the organisation. You'll partner closely with engineering, product, and business teams to identify high impact opportunities and turn them into robust, scalable solutions. Why join this team? You'll help shape how a growing tech business scales through automation and AI. Along the way, you'll have the opportunity to experiment with modern tools and approaches, as well as maintaining legacy processes. You'll be part of a collaborative and supportive team that values curiosity, ownership, and continuous improvement, and you'll play a key role in defining what "great" looks like for automation at On the Beach. What you'll be doing day to day Design and build scalable, intelligent automation solutions using Python and modern tooling, spanning low code, no code, and code first approaches, and integrating APIs, services, data sources, and emerging AI and agent based workflows across the business. Collaborate with stakeholders to deeply understand problems and design solutions that are practical, measurable, and user friendly Productionise solutions with a focus on reliability, observability, and security, including error handling and monitoring Use data and qualitative feedback to measure success, run experiments, and continuously improve performance Contribute to building best practices, standards, and reusable components across automation and AI Coach and support others in adopting automation tools and ways of working You'll be a great addition if you have Skills in Python, with experience building production grade solutions Experience designing and building automation systems or workflows beyond simple scripting Hands on experience with APIs, system integration, and working across distributed systems Exposure to AI/LLM based tooling or frameworks such as LangChain, AutoGen, CrewAI, or similar Awareness of security considerations and creating guiderails when building automated or AI driven systems Nice to have Experience building or working with agent based systems or orchestration framework Exposure to infrastructure as code and CI/CD practices Strong problem solving mindset with the ability to break down complex challenges Comfortable using data to designing experiments and iterating based on results Ways of working Clear and effective communicator, comfortable working across technical and non technical teams Self motivated and able to take ownership of problems from discovery through to delivery (and beyond!) Enjoys collaborating and sharing knowledge, with a mindset of helping others succeed What to expect from our interview process We'll run a multi stage interview process, one stage of which will be an in person interview at our fabulous Aeroworks office in Manchester city centre. We want to make sure everybody has the opportunity to perform at their best. If you require any reasonable adjustments during the interview process please let the Talent Acquisition team know and they will be happy to assist. Hybrid working Our fulltime 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. We also have hybrid working so we all work from home and one day a fortnight from our Aeroworks office in Manchester City Centre. You are welcome in the office at any time however, so come in and collaborate! Our benefits We might be biased but we think our colleagues are pretty great. They're the people that have made On the Beach what it is today and continue to make it vibrant and successful tomorrow. That's why we offer a competitive benefits package, known as our Beach Perks, to all On the Beach colleagues. These include: 25 days holiday plus your birthday off Generous discount on holidays, plus you will receive 2 extra days annual leave on top of your holiday allowance to use whilst you're away on your On the Beach package holiday Access to Learnerbly learning platform, plus workshops, courses and professional qualifications Enhanced maternity, paternity, shared parental leave and adoption pay, plus other family friendly support Employee Assistance Programme and free access to counselling Simplyhealth Optimise Health Plan Company Sick Pay scheme Regular wellbeing events Gym discount Share Incentive Plan (SIP) Death in Service cover Onsite subsidised coffee shop The Sandbox (our very own bar) Food and drink discounts across a number of venues in Manchester City Centre Regular social events Cycle to Work scheme