Job Description, Responsibilities & Requirements
About the Position
We are looking for a Senior Software Engineer to join our fast-growing team at Tripadvisor in Kraków. This role is open to candidates based within a commutable distance (generally up to 2 hours) of our office hub in Kraków. We embrace flexibility in where and how work gets done and also value meaningful in-person moments to connect and collaborate. You can expect a remote-first working model with periodic in-person gatherings at your closest office for team connection, planning, or other key moments.
At Tripadvisor, our Engineers are versatile and enjoy working on a variety of technical challenges. This is a full-stack position in which you will be working mostly on the backend with some front-end projects from time to time.
Within Tripadvisor, we have a fun and friendly environment where the key objective is getting things done. Working closely alongside product managers and designers, our engineers are part of the full process from software design, to code, to test, to deployment and back again. Most of our engineers release code to production every few days and we have a daily release cycle.
Tripadvisor’s web stack includes Java, React, Typescript, GraphQL, Kubernetes, SQL and NoSQL databases, and runs on AWS. You don’t need to have experience with everything listed and will be able to complete coding languages in any language of your choice. You do need to be hungry to learn and will learn our tech stack on the job, if you don’t know it already.
Responsibilities
- Work on backend development with some front-end projects
- Collaborate with product managers and designers throughout the software development lifecycle
- Contribute to a daily release cycle
Requirements
- Back-end development experience
- Front-end development experience
- Ability to learn and adapt to new technologies
We Offer
- Competitive compensation packages, including base salary and annual bonuses
- Flexibility to suit your lifestyle with a remote-friendly approach
- Flexible schedule with a focus on work-life balance
- Donation matching, tuition assistance, and lifestyle benefits
- Travel perks and employee assistance program
- Health benefits and a generous referral scheme
About the Company
The Tripadvisor Group connects people to experiences worth sharing, and aims to be the world’s most trusted source for travel and experiences. We leverage our brands, technology, and capabilities to connect our global audience with partners through rich content, travel guidance, and two-sided marketplaces for experiences, accommodations, restaurants, and other travel categories. The subsidiaries of Tripadvisor, Inc. (Nasdaq: TRIP), include a portfolio of travel brands and businesses, including Tripadvisor, Viator, and TheFork.
The Tripadvisor Experiences Engineering team is distributed across Europe and is responsible for the platform, mobile apps, and all their supporting infrastructure. We run the systems that help operators build their businesses and those which enable third parties to utilize our inventory. We provide the tools which help our customer services team provide world-class service to travelers and operators internationally.