Do you enjoy Big Data challenges, algorithm development, and directly seeing the outcome of your work? If so, come join TripAdvisor’s Vacation Rentals Search Engine Marketing team. As a Software Engineer II you will be involved in creating and enhancing search engine marketing tools and landing pages for our travel company websites. This includes

• Writing code at all levels, including UI, servlets, backend services, and data storage applications to facilitate data mining, data analysis, and statistical modeling.
• Work along side other engineers and data scientists to design and implement learning algorithms suitable for big data to analyze, adapt, and optimize marketing on search engines. 
• Work with other groups company-wide to investigate, identify, and solve problems that overlap group boundaries.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Computer Science
• 3+ years experience in the design, development, and testing of software systems.
• 2+ years of experience with SQL and Relational Databases
• Ability to work in a fast-paced and dynamic environment
• Excellent interpersonal skills including verbal and written communication, teamwork, and issue resolution
• A problem-solving mindset; the individual should be highly motivated and self-directed
• Solid understanding of Java and Object-Oriented architectures
• Comfortable on the Linux platform and its standard utilities
• Strong analytical skills and ability to write clean, correct, and efficient code
• Have proven a commitment to delivering quality work on an aggressive schedule as part of a team and as an individual
• Knowledge of Linux, Java, JavaScript and related open source technologies such as Apache, Tomcat, PostgreSQL, and Hadoop