Senior Backend Engineer
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Job description
- Evolve our core APIs to deliver millions of fresh results, fast by helping users find the right stay in a few clicks.
- Design and build scalable services that manage high-volume data streams from dozens of partners.
- Collaborate on architecture decisions to prepare our platform for rapid growth.
- Work closely with product & data to ship new features that directly impact travelers' choices
- Continuously improve performance & reliability because in travel search, speed is everything
This is a role for someone who loves to build, experiment, and iterate quickly. You won't just maintain systems, you'll invent them., You will work closely with founders and fellow engineers in impact-led small teams.
Requirements
Do you have experience in gRPC?, Do you have a Master's degree?, You're not just a backend engineer, you're someone who likes to own problems end-to-end and ship solutions that make an immediate difference.
You might be a great fit if you have:
- Strong experience with Node.js + TypeScript/JavaScript and RxJS
- Deep knowledge of MongoDB, PostgreSQL, and caching systems (Redis, Dragonfly)
- Experience designing and maintaining REST/gRPC APIs (GraphQL is a plus)
- Hands-on exposure to Kubernetes, Docker, and modern CI/CD practices
- Comfort working with queue systems (Google Pub/Sub, SQS) and event-driven architectures
- Motivation to be in an international (English speaking) work environment
- Experience handling streams of live data in a marketplace-like ecosystem
- A product mindset. You care about user experience and data freshness as much as technical elegance
Bonus: If you've worked with GoLang or Python, real-time analytics, or large-scale search platforms.
Benefits & conditions
We encourage initiative, creativity, and ownership. The systems you build will power millions of searches
used by real travelers.
- Enjoy our office in Paris with unlimited coffee, tea, snacks, and drinks.
Competitive salary, stock options, Alan health insurance, and Swile card.