Senior Software Engineer, Platform
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14 hours ago
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1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Why Headout
Were a rocketship: 9-figure revenue record growth and profitable
With $130M in revenue guests in 100 cities and 18 months of profitability Headout is the fastest-growing marketplace in the travel industry and were just getting started. Weve raised $60M from top-tier investors and are building a durable company for the long term because thats what our mission needs and deserves. Were growing profitable and nowhere near done.
What we do is important
In an increasingly digital world there is a desperate need to augment our human experience by getting us to interact with the real world around us and the people in it. At Headout our mission is to be the easiest fastest and most delightful way to head out to a real-life experience from immersive tours to museums to live events and everything in between.
Why now
The foundation is strong. The opportunity ahead is even bigger. Weve hit profitability built momentum and proven the model but theres so much more to build. If youre looking to join a company where the trajectory is steep and your impact is real this is the moment.
Our culture
Reinventing the travel industry isnt easy but thats the fun part. As a Senior Software Engineer in the Platform Team you will be responsible for infrastructure management working with Kubernetes clusters on cloud and optimizing workloads on the clusters. The role includes CI/CD pipelines building reusable workflows with GitHub Actions (or similar) canary releases and related tasks. It also involves observability designing service level dashboards fine tuning alerts and managing incidents across the org. You will work on application performance by designing implementing and rolling out changes in backends to boost API and page performance improve database efficiency and fix bottlenecks. You will contribute to platform tools by architecting and building scalable and efficient platforms for cross pod usecases. The role also includes improving developer velocity by building tools and workflows to improve velocity and efficiency across the engineering teams. Security responsibilities include building guard rails on security practices and the standardisation of them. You will also support mentorship by collaborating with and mentoring juniors driving RCAs and pushing for best practices across the organization.
We care deeply about ownership craft and impact and were here to do the best work of our careers. We wont pretend like its for everyone but if youre a builder who loves solving tough problems youll feel right at home. Read more about our unique values here: RoleWhat makes this role special
What skills & experience do you need
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EEO statement
At Headout we dont just accept differences we celebrate it we support it and we thrive on it for the benefit of our employees our partners and the community at large. Headoutprovidesequal employmentopportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin age or disability. During the interview process if you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability you may contact the recruiter assigned to your application or email us at .
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Please note that once you apply for this job profile your personal data will be retained for a period of one (1) year. Headout shall process this data for recruitment purposes only. Once the relevant job profile is filled or once the time period of one (1) year from the date of the job application has passed whichever is later Headout shall either delete your data or inform you that it shall keep it in its database for future compliance with the relevant privacy laws you have the right to request access to your personal data to request that your personal data be rectified or erased and to request that the processing of your personal data be restricted. If you have any concerns or questions about the way Headout handle your data you can contact our Data Protection Officer for more information.
Required Experience:
Senior IC
Key Skills
- Spring
- .NET
- C/C++
- Go
- React
- OOP
- C#
- AWS
- Data Structures
- Software Development
- Java
- Distributed Systems
About Company
Explore the world's best experiences - from expert-led tours and incredible landmarks to activities and events. Book tickets at the lowest prices and best deals.
