Software Engineer I - Backend Focus (Viator)

Viator a Tripadvisor company is the leading marketplace for travel experiences. We believe that making memories is what travel is all about. And with 300000 travel experiences to exploreeverything from simple tours to extreme adventures (and all the niche interesting stuff in between)making memories that will last a lifetime has never been easier. With industry-leading flexibility and last-minute availability its never too late to make any day extraordinary. Viator. One app 300000 travel experiences youll remember.

The Viator Experiences Engineering team is distributed across Europe and is responsible for the Viator mobile apps and all their supporting infrastructure. We run the systems that help operators build their businesses and those which enable third parties to utilise our inventory. We provide the tools which help our customer services team provide world class service to travellers and operators internationally.

Were looking for a Software Engineer I Backend Focus to join our fast-growing team. Viator is a remote first company. This role is open to candidates based in Oxford or London in the UK. We embrace flexibility in where and how work gets done and also value meaningful in-person moments to connect and collaborate. You can expect periodic in-person gatherings for team connection planning or other key moments.

At Viator our Engineers are versatile and enjoy working on a variety of technical challenges. This is a backend focused full-stack position in which you will be working mostly on the backend with some front end projects from time to time. While you need to be hungry to learn you dont need to be an expert at front end development right away - we can teach that part on the job and you wont be tested on it in interviews.

Within Viator 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.

Viators web stack includes Java React TypeScript GraphQLKubernetes SQL and NoSQL databases and runs on AWS. You dont need to have experience with everything listed but you do need to be hungry to learn. You will need to have experience of a statically typed object-oriented language such as Java C# or C

Perks of Working at Viator

• Competitive compensation packages including base salary annual bonus and more.
• Work your way with flexibility to suit your lifestyle. We take a remote-friendly approach to collaboration with the option to join on-site as often as youd like in select locations.
• Flexible schedule. Work-life balance is ingrained in our culture by design. Trust and accountability make it work.
• Donation matching. Give back Give more! We match qualifying charitable donations annually.
• Tuition assistance. Want to level up your career We love to hear it! Receive annual support for qualified programs.
• Lifestyle benefit. An annual benefit to spend on yourself. Use it on travel wellness or whatever suits you.
• Travel perks. We believe that travel is employee development so we provide discounts and more.
• Employee assistance program. Were here for you with resources and programs to help you through lifes challenges.
• Health benefits. We offer great coverage and competitive premiums.

Our Values

We aspire to lead; Were relentlessly curious;... want to know more Read up on our values:

• We aspire to lead. Tap into your talent ambition and knowledge to bring us and you to new heights.
• Were relentlessly curious. We push beyond the usual the known the thats just how its done.
• Were better together. We learn from accept respect support and value one another and are creating something remarkable in the process.
• We serve our customers always. We listen question respond and strive for wow moments.

We strive for better not perfect. We wont get it right the first time or every time. Well provide a safe environment in which to make mistakes iterate improve and grow.

Our workplace is for everyone as is our people powered platform. At Tripadvisor we want you to bring your unique identities abilities and experiences so we can collectively revolutionize travel and together find the good out there.

Application process

• 30 minute call with a recruiter to learn more about the role
• 1 hour technical coding interview with someone from the Viator Engineering team
• Three one-hour interviews with members of the team covering technical topics - including some coding - and what you would bring to Viator.

We strive to create an accessible and inclusive experience for all candidates.