Skyscanner | Front-End Software Engineering

Get Career Ready

Complete work that simulates life on the job. 1-2 hours and self-paced.

Stand out in your application to Skyscanner. Show us you're a motivated candidate.

Get Career Ready

Complete work that simulates life on the job. 1-2 hours and self-paced.

Stand out in your application to Skyscanner. Show us you're a motivated candidate.

Why complete this job simulation

A risk-free way to experience work on the job with us at Skyscanner. Practice your skills with example tasks and build your confidence to ace your applications.

Self-paced1-2 hoursNo gradesNo assessmentsIntroductory

Welcome to Skyscanner's Front-End Software Engineering Job Simulation. We’re thrilled to have you here with us!

So what is a job simulation? It is a unique opportunity for you to take on practical tasks similar to what our own Skyscanner engineers would work on and get a true feel of what it’s like to work here as a front-end engineer.

In this programme, you’ll develop the key technical skills in JavaScript, React, and Backpack to build a basic web app. This will give you the chance to see how our top engineers would have approached this task so that you can learn from them. You’ll also get a certificate upon completion that you can include on your CV and reference in an interview when you apply.

We can’t wait for you to showcase your skills during this program and learn more about a potential career at Skyscanner! We’re a group of talented, passionate individuals located across eight worldwide offices. Unafraid of innovation, we're committed to making things better for everyone by leading the global transformation to modern and sustainable travel.

Skills you will learn and practice:

JavaScript Programming

React Development

Backpack

How it works

Introduction from Skyscanner

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Tasks in this program

Task One: Create a Backpack React Web App

1-2 hours

Introductory

Use Skyscanner’s Backpack React library to build a basic web app.

What you'll learn

Receive an introduction to Skyscanner’s open-source collection of design resources and reusable guidelines, for use in all of their projects
How to set up your local development environment

What you'll do

Set up and customise your React application
Test your application

Reviews

Over 4450

5 Star Reviews

"I always wanted to learn how a company works and i wanted to apply my frontend skill that i have learne. It was the opportunity to showcase and learn many things . I wish working for skyscanner again in future."-- Student from Savitribai Phule Pune University

"Answer the following questions by reading through Sea Harvest’s annual report. The reports have been attached in the Resources section below for your use. In addition, the Reading Guide has also been attached below to help for more information. Some of these documents can be long and robust, so make sure to use the table of contents and search func..."-- Student from K L University

"Skyscanner's first program stood out for its fast, unbiased flight search, simple web-based accessibility, and real-time price comparisons. It streamlined travel booking by aggregating airline data efficiently, making it a game-changer in flight search technology. 🚀"-- Student from JSS Academy of Technical Education

"I liked the hands-on tasks and the opportunity to learn about front-end development and how engineers at Skyscanner approach real-world problems."-- Student from Vikram University

"I learned a lot debugging and implementing the backpack library in vite and the bun javascript runtime"-- Student from Federal University of Technology, Minna

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