wetravel - Sr. Product Engineer (back-end) - Lifecycle Team
Requirements
• 7+ years of software engineering experience (ideally full-stack) with strong product ownership mindset • Proficiency with Ruby on Rails, or in at least two other languages Python/Go/Java/Kotlin/Node.js or .NET with desire to learn Ruby • Have experience and the desire to build user experiences (e.g. web front-ends) • Have experience building and working with distributed systems, microservices and event-driven architecture and demonstrate strong systems thinking and can design for scalability • Experience Ruby-on-Rails and TypeScript and React/ReactNative • Recent experience in building AI-enabled or Agentic applications • YOU MIGHT NOT BE THE RIGHT FIT IF YOU • Prefer to work in isolation rather than collaborating closely with product teams • Are uncomfortable with end-to-end responsibility from conception to production monitoring • Don't enjoy learning new technologies or adapting to different tech stacks • Are not interested in understanding user problems and business context
Responsibilities
• Lead and build features end-to-end: from reviewing user interviews and product design, through architection and building systems to deployment and monitoring in production. • Partner closely with our product team to discover user problems and shape their solutions - creating a world class experience for our organizers and travelers. • Write high-quality, maintainable code across both frontend (TypeScript/React) and backend (Ruby on Rails). • Ensure our services are always on by building resilient applications, ensuring they are well monitored and mitigating incidents as an on-call/incident responder. • Mentor teammates and contribute to WeTravel’s engineering practices and excellence. • We’re using the latest hardware and constantly on the look out for better tools & ways to work • Stack: We’re using React/ReactNative/TypeScript + Ruby on Rails and Python Microservices on Kubernetes. We also use and love MongoDB, MySQL, Postgres, Snowflake and we’re working with the major LLM providers. • Have excellent communication skills and experience working in multicultural, distributed teams • Take a pragmatic approach to using AI tools to improve productivity • Have experience leading projects and mentoring other engineers • Are uncomfortable with the ambiguity that comes with building new products in a growing team
Benefits
• Make a real impact: you’ll help build the operating system for the multi-day group travel industry, empowering thousands of organizers and millions of travelers worldwide. • Solve meaningful technical challenges at scale, from designing robust systems to improving real-time user experiences in a complex domain. • Be part of building the best engineering team: you’ll help shape culture, mentor others, and contribute to high standards of excellence and collaboration. • Enjoy flexibility and balance, with competitive compensation, generous PTO, remote-friendly work culture, and annual company offsites (our last one was in Italy 🌊). • Full-time - Fixed Term Contract (as International Contractor). • Generous "Time to Recharge" policy — enjoy unlimited paid time off to rest, recharge, and show up as your best self. • Amsterdam Program – visit us in Amsterdam (HQ) for 2-4 weeks every year, staying in one of our WeTravel apartments. • Work remotely for a maximum of 4 weeks per calendar year. • Extensive paid family leave. • Three paid volunteer days per year — take time to give back to causes you care about, on us. • 2-week cross-functional onboarding program. • Cutting-edge equipment and tools to set you up for success. Coverage for certain work-from-home (WFH) equipment. • Cambly for colleagues for whom English is not their first language. • Join an international, travel-loving team with a passion for adventure and innovation. • As a member of our international team, you’ll work full-time under a B2B contractor agreement, with monthly payments in USD. • EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES
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