Senior Developer

Overview

Ready to build game‑changing tech in a business that’s shaping the future of travel? 🚀

Forge Holiday Group (Sykes Holidays, Forest Holidays & Bachcare NZ) is growing, and we’re looking for a Senior Developer to join our award‑winning 120‑strong Tech team. If you love clean code, modern PHP frameworks, and mentoring others - this is your chance to make a real impact.

• 🤝 Work closely with product, UX, and business teams
• 🚀 Explore new tech to support our next phase of growth

• ⭐ Extensive experience in software engineering
• ⭐ Building and consuming REST APIs

Bonus points for AWS, CI/CD, microservices, Docker, or mentoring experience

• Technology sits at the core of everything we do at Forge.
• You ll join a culture built on innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
• You ll work on award‑winning, transformative projects using modern tech.
• You ll help set engineering standards and mentor the next generation of developers.
• This role goes beyond coding - you ll influence technical direction and drive delivery excellence.
• You ll help build solutions that create unforgettable holiday experiences for millions.

This isn’t just another senior role
-it’s a real opportunity to make your mark.

• 🏖️ 33 days holiday (+ up to 5 extra with long service)
• 🎂 Birthday day off
• 🌱 Two paid volunteering days per year
• 👶 Enhanced Maternity & Paternity Leave (24 weeks maternity, 3 weeks paternity at 100% pay)
• 💻 Hybrid & flexible working
• 🧠 Health cash plan, wellbeing discounts, and 24/7 mental health support
• 🏡 Exclusive discounts on holiday stays for you, family, and friends

We’re passionate about diversity, inclusion, and authenticity. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds, if you need adjustments during the recruitment process, just let us know.

💡 Ready to lead, build, and innovate with us? Apply now and make your mark at Forge Holiday Group.