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Senior Software Engineer - Backend - Tours & Experiences Catalog

extra holidays - extra parental leave - fully flexible

Remote:

Full Remote

Experience:

Senior (5-10 years)

Work from:

Germany

Offer summary

Qualifications:

5+ years of software development experience., Expertise in Java and TypeScript., Experience with web application architecture., Ability to mentor team members..

Key responsabilities:

Collaborate with engineers, designers, and analysts.
Design, launch, and iterate on A/B experiments.

GetYourGuide SME https://getyourguide.careers/

501 - 1000 Employees

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Job description

About GetYourGuide

GetYourGuide is the globally leading marketplace for unforgettable travel experiences. Travelers use GetYourGuide to discover the best things to do in a destination. Since its founding in 2009, people from all over the world have booked more than 150 million tours, activities, and attraction tickets through GetYourGuide. Powered by a global team of over 800 travel experts and technologists, we are headquartered in Berlin and have 17 local offices around the world.

The Mission:

Technology has been and continues to be the catalyst for GetYourGuide’s growth. Our work in Design, Engineering, and Product is shaping the global travel experiences category — and you can help.

The products we build enables our customers to book unforgettable experiences and our partners to grow their businesses. This is a complex task that comes with an extraordinary opportunity. From developing the fintech infrastructure that simplifies customer payments to shaping the next leg of our growth journey, you can build incredible things at GetYourGuide, on a global scale.

Whether you are working on developing search and recommendation algorithms or finding ways to accelerate the company's growth, you will have the chance to make a real impact. At GetYourGuide, the Engineering team is constantly pushing the boundaries and finding new ways to bring the magic of travel to people all over the world.

We’re organized in cross-functional mission teams, which are composed of software engineers, mobile engineers and data engineers, along with product managers and designers.

You will:

Work with engineers, designers and analysts.
Looking after tour categories / marketing categories covering onboarding, change requests, Translation.
Help to enable your mission team to iterate fast and learn about our customers by designing, launching and iterating on A/B experiments
Maintain high quality standards and continuously improve our code base, systems and processes
Design and develop efficient solutions that can continue to scale
Mentor other team members and be involved with hiring
Contribute to the team’s roadmap and long term strategy
Work with Java, Spring Boot, Vue.js, TypeScript, SASS, Node.js, PHP, MySQL, PostgreSQL, GraphQL, Kafka, Kubernetes

Who you are:

5+ years of software development experience
Expertise in web application development using component based frameworks
High proficiency in at least one of the following programming languages: Java, TypeScript
Experience designing architecture and deployment of web applications & services
Experience with writing tests
Ability to turn ideas into fast, reliable and maintainable code
Positive, proactive team player who is passionate about their craft
Customer-centric prioritization and data-driven decision making
Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English with the ability to clearly explain technical concepts to others

Bonus points for:

Knowledge of frameworks and toolchains such as Node.js, Vue.js or similar component based Frontend frameworks and libraries
Experience with A/B testing, hypothesis building and event-based analytics
Prior experience working in the e-commerce space
Prior experience in start-up environments

How we set you up for success:

Invest in your development with an annual personal growth budget
Become a part of our success with virtual stock options
Enjoy flexibility with a hybrid work-from-home and telecommuting policy
Save on transportation costs with discounted public transportation tickets
Support your loved ones with generous maternity and paternity leave policies

And more…

We look forward to hearing from you

Unlock your full potential and join our mission to create unforgettable experiences for millions around the world. If you have the skills and passion for joining our team, we invite you to apply by submitting your CV/resume in English through the form below. Check out how we hire for tips and visibility into our process and check out life at GetYourGuide. If you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to contact us via jobs@getyourguide.com.

We are an equal opportunity employer

We commit that every qualified person will be evaluated according to skills regardless of age, gender identity, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability status, or religion. Please refrain from including your picture and age with the application.