Full-Time Senior / Staff Backend Engineer

The Role:

We’re looking for a world-class engineer with deep experience in full-stack software development to join our team.

We're looking for a thought partner who is motivated by the opportunity to build an iconic consumer product that will shape the future of travel.

You Will

Serve as technology lead and own key decisions including the tech stack and strategy for backend design, data infrastructure, and machine learning investments

Work directly with the our CTO, product managers, product designers, and frontend engineers to build our platform

Help establish and grow our engineering organization and mentor the next generation of technology leaders

Have access to our bench of world class technical advisors and angels for mentorship and support as needed

You may be a right fit for this role if you:

Have 5+ years of technical experience as a backend software engineer

Have experience crafting robust backends and database structures that can both scale with user volume as well as business complexity

Have some experience with devops (setting up CI/CD, containerization, etc.)

Have worked with service providers like AWS, configured CDNs, used Heroku, etc.

Have demonstrated success operating as a tech lead on critical projects at previous roles

Have prior experience at a high-growth stage company

Are an entrepreneur at heart who is excited about bringing new experiences to the world

Are motivated by consumer products and building platforms that become cornerstones of consumer behavior

Have the ability to exercise strong judgment and make difficult technical tradeoff decisions

Are an excellent listener and strong communicator, working well cross-functionally in a fast-paced environment

Are comfortable with uncertainty and ambiguity

Enjoy the process of making something new and unknown

Have a pragmatic approach to engineering — you’re not dogmatic and know how to choose the best tool or process for the job at hand

Come to work with energy, humility, and positivity