We believe “It’s all about the user. All of them.” We’re passionate about providing a seamless one-stop experience for travelers, no matter how they travel, where they stay, or where they’re going. As a Senior backend Engineer on our loyalty program team, you will have the opportunity to make a massive impact on traveler’s behavior and booking experience. Specifically, you’ll be responsible for driving improvements to our loyalty offerings that enable millions of business & leisure travelers.
We are looking for a passionate Senior backend Engineer in Palo Alto, CA to lead the design and development of core product features and services that power the app used by thousands of travelers on a daily basis.
What You’ll Do:
Designing and implementing APIs and core services
Developing models and business logic
Building out impactful product features
Ensure the quality of the features you built, follow-up on usage/issues post release.
Work closely with product and design team to deliver new features that align with the needs of the business
Provide technical leadership and mentoring to other engineers on the team
Contribute and drive frameworks that lead to significant user experience improvements
Assist the team in understanding and adopting new technologies
What We're Looking For:
Strong programming skills and CS fundamentals combined with 5+ years of experience building products
Deep architecture and API design skills to build core services and new product features
Strong sense of ownership demonstrated through shipping production-quality code equipped with testing, monitoring and documentation
Passion for solving problems and learning new tools and technologies
Excellent communication skills working with stakeholders and domain experts across the company to design solutions to user problems
Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment
Prior experience working at startups and/or on consumer-facing products
Experience with Java, AWS and/or distributed systems is a plus
Experience with Hibernate or similar ORM technologies is a plus
Experience with Spring Framework is a plus (edited)
The posted pay range represents the anticipated low and high end of the compensation for this position and is subject to change based on business need. To determine a successful candidate’s starting pay, we carefully consider a variety of factors, including primary work location, an evaluation of the candidate’s skills and experience, market demands, and internal parity.
For roles with on-target-earnings (OTE), the pay range includes both base salary and target incentive compensation. Target incentive compensation for some roles may include a ramping draw period. Compensation is higher for those who exceed targets. Candidates may receive more information from the recruiter.
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