Senior Software Engineer
113k – 252kPalo Alto, CASan Francisco, CAOnsite5+ YOE
Summary
Lead design and development of scalable full-stack features and microservices. Mentor engineers and drive technical strategy for a high-traffic travel platform.
About the role
What You’ll Do
- Lead technical strategy and architecture for core backend and frontend components of the platform, ensuring scalability, reliability, and performance.
- Own complex domains end-to-end: from design through development, launch, and ongoing evolution of key microservices and customer-facing features.
- Influence cross-functional teams (engineering, product, design) by aligning technical execution with business goals and long-term product vision.
- Raise the technical bar through code reviews, architectural guidance, and fostering best practices in testing, monitoring, and documentation.
- Mentor and coach engineers across the organization, helping to grow technical skills and leadership capabilities.
- Partner with leadership to define and execute a multi-year technical roadmap, ensuring that platform investments support company growth at scale.
What We’re Looking For
- 5+ years of software development experience, with deep expertise in both backend and frontend systems.
- Strong programming skills and CS fundamentals, with mastery in at least one backend language (Java, Python, etc.) and modern frontend frameworks (React, Angular, TypeScript).
- Proven experience designing and evolving large-scale distributed systems and microservice architectures.
- Demonstrated ability to own technical domains, making architectural trade-offs and long-term design decisions.
- Experience driving cross-domain initiatives, coordinating with multiple teams to deliver cohesive solutions.
- Track record of mentoring engineers, leading technical discussions, and influencing outcomes at an organizational level.
- Experience with cloud platforms (AWS preferred), CI/CD pipelines, and modern DevOps practices.
- Passion for solving complex problems, continuously learning, and delivering customer-focused innovations.
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to influence technical and non-technical stakeholders alike.
Skills
JavaPythonReactAngularTypeScriptAWSCI/CDMicroservicesDistributed SystemsDevOps
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