Senior Software Engineer, Backend

GetYourGuide; Berlin; Vor Ort; EUR 60.000 - 100.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

A leading travel marketplace is seeking a Senior Software Engineer (Backend) to join their growing team in Berlin. In this role, you will develop and improve travel e-commerce products while mentoring junior developers and contributing to a dynamic team focused on enhancing user experiences. Strong programming skills, particularly in TypeScript, Java, or PHP, and a collaborative mindset are essential for success.

Leistungen

Annual personal growth budget

Home office budget

Virtual stock options

Hybrid work-from-home policy

Discounted public transportation tickets

Generous maternity and paternity leave

Qualifikationen

• 5+ years of software development experience.
• Expertise in component-based frameworks.
• Experience with web applications architecture.

Aufgaben

• Develop scalable solutions and improve code base.
• Mentor team members and assist in hiring.
• Design and launch A/B experiments to optimize user experience.

Kenntnisse

TypeScript

Java

PHP

A/B testing

Web application development

Communication in English

Tools

Node.js

Vue.js

Spring Boot

PostgreSQL

Kafka

Jobbeschreibung

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GetYourGuide

Location:

Berlin, Germany

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Job Reference:

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Posted:

15.06.2025

Expiry Date:

30.07.2025

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Job Description:

As a Senior Software Engineer (Backend) , you will be working on developing best-in-class software products for our travel marketplace. Currently, we are in a strong growth phase and are working on building world-class travel e-commerce products to help us scale and serve millions of customers. If you are interested in contributing to the success of a web platform that is used by millions of travelers around the world then keep on reading!

About GetYourGuide

GetYourGuide is the globally leading marketplace for unforgettable travel experiences. Travelers use GetYourGuide to discover the best things to do in a destination. Since its founding in 2009, travelers from over 170 countries have booked more than 80 million tours, activities, and attraction tickets through GetYourGuide. Powered by a global team of over 700 travel experts and technologists, we are headquartered in Berlin and have 17 local offices around the world. Visit to learn more.

Team mission

Marketplace owns the mobile and web platforms of GetYourGuide. We aim to deliver an amazing customer journey through great user interfaces and rigorous A/B testing. Our goal is to build an unbeatable travel marketplace and seamless booking experience for our users.

We’re organized in cross-functional mission teams, which are composed of software engineers, mobile engineers and data engineers, along with product managers and designers.

You will:

• Work in a cross-functional mission team with engineers, designers and analysts
• Help to enable your mission team to iterate fast and learn about our customers by designing, launching and iterating on A/B experiments
• Continuously improve our code base, systems and processes
• Design and develop efficient solutions that can continue to scale
• Mentor other team members and be involved with hiring
• Work with Vue.js, TypeScript, SASS, Node.js, Java, Spring Boot, PHP, MySQL, PostgreSQL, GraphQL, Kafka, Kubernetes.

Who you are

• 5+ years of software development experience
• Expertise in web application development using component based frameworks
• High proficiency in at least one of the following programming languages: TypeScript, Java, PHP
• Experience designing architecture and deployment of web applications & services
• Experience with writing tests
• Ability to turn ideas into fast, reliable and maintainable code
• Positive, proactive team player who is passionate about their craft
• Customer-centric prioritization and data-driven decision making
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English

Nice to have:

• Experience with A/B testing, hypothesis building and event-based analytics
• Knowledge of frameworks and toolchains such as Node.js, Vue.js or similar component based Frontend application frameworks
• Prior experience working in the e-commerce space
• Prior experience in start-up environments

How we set you up for success:

• Invest in your development with an annual personal growth budget
• Create a comfortable workspace at home with an annual home office budget
• Become a part of our success with virtual stock options
• Enjoy flexibility with a hybrid work-from-home and telecommuting policy
• Save on transportation costs with discounted public transportation tickets
• Support your loved ones with generous maternity and paternity leave policies