Senior Software Engineer

About Tripadvisor

The Tripadvisor Group connects people to experiences worth sharing, and aims to be the world’s most trusted source for travel and experiences. We leverage our brands, technology, and capabilities to connect our global audience with partners through rich content, travel guidance, and two-sided marketplaces for experiences, accommodations, restaurants, and other travel categories. The subsidiaries of Tripadvisor, Inc. (Nasdaq: TRIP), include a portfolio of travel brands and businesses, including Tripadvisor, Viator, and The Fork.

The Tripadvisor Experiences Engineering team is distributed across Europe and is responsible for , the Tripadvisor 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.

We’re looking for a Senior Software Engineer to join our fast-growing team. This role is open to candidates based within a commutable distance (generally up to 1.5 hours) of our Oxford office. We embrace flexibility in where and how work gets done and also value meaningful in-person moments to connect and collaborate. You can expect a remote-first working model with periodic in-person gatherings at your closest office for team connection, planning, or other key moments.

At Tripadvisor our Engineers are versatile and enjoy working on a variety of technical challenges. This is a full‑stack position in which you will be working mostly on the backend with some front end projects from time to time. Within Tripadvisor 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.

Tripadvisor's web stack includes Java, React, Typescript, Graph

QL, Kubernetes, SQL and No

SQL databases, and runs on AWS. You don’t need to have experience with everything listed and will be able to complete coding languages in any language of your choice. You do need to be hungry to learn and will learn our tech stack on the job, if you don't know it already.

• Design, develop, and maintain backend services and infrastructure for  and the mobile apps.
• Occasionally work on front‑end projects to deliver end‑to‑end solutions.
• Collaborate with product managers and designers throughout the software lifecycle.
• Release code to production on a regular, rapid cycle.
• Learn and apply Tripadvisor’s technology stack, and share knowledge with teammates.
• Support systems that help operators build their businesses and allow third parties to use our inventory.

• Experience in full‑stack development with a focus on backend engineering.
• Strong problem‑solving skills and a hunger to learn new technologies.
• Ability to work effectively in a remote‑first environment with periodic on‑site gatherings.
• Comfortable with rapid release cycles and collaborative, cross‑functional teams.
• Preferred familiarity with Java, React, Typescript, Graph
  
  QL, Kubernetes, SQL/No
  
  SQL, and AWS.

• 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 you’d 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…