Software Engineer

TheFork, a Tripadvisor company; Paris; Hybride; EUR 45 000 - 65 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

A leading restaurant booking platform in Paris seeks an experienced software engineer to design, develop, and improve backend applications. You will work in a microservice environment, collaborating closely with product and design teams. The ideal candidate has extensive experience with web technologies, a commitment to quality, and a problem-solving approach. Enjoy benefits like a competitive salary, flexible work arrangements, and a vibrant multicultural environment as part of a diverse team that values growth and innovation.

Prestations

Flexible working environment

Competitive fixed salary and bonus

Health insurance covered

Lunch vouchers

Continuous learning programs

Qualifications

• Several years of experience building backend services and applications.
• Solid technical background in web technologies (4-5 years).
• Experience with distributed architectural patterns in a microservice environment.
• Rigorous, dynamic, curious with an agile mindset.
• Problem-solving approach leveraging customer inputs.

Responsabilités

• Design, develop, test, and release reliable software in production.
• Own releases end-to-end, including monitoring and incident investigation.
• Work closely with Product and Design to deliver user-centric solutions.

Connaissances

Backend services building

Web technologies

Microservice architecture

Communication in English

Agile mindset

Outils

React

GraphQL

NodeJS

Typescript

PostgreSQL

ElasticSearch

RabbitMQ

Kubernetes

AWS

PHP

Symfony

Description du poste

Overview

Join our Movement and Champion Restaurant Culture! 💚

At TheFork we believe that the best things in life happen around the table. As the leading restaurant booking platform in Europe, we connect the broadest community of loyal diners with the world’s favorite restaurants. Powered by innovation and a deep passion for the restaurant industry, we create unique dining experiences across 11 countries. We’re part of the Tripadvisor Group and proud to be building a diverse, people-first culture where “respect”, “ownership”, “growth” and “better together” values thrive. If you’re passionate about food, technology, and making a real impact, your seat at the table is ready. 👉 Discover life at TheFork

• Design, develop, test, and release reliable software in production.
• Contribute to system design and architecture decisions, challenging existing solutions when relevant.
• Write clean, well-scoped code and review peers’ contributions.

Operate & improve

• Own releases end-to-end, including monitoring, incident investigation, and recovery.
• Use observability and metrics to ensure quality, performance, and reliability.
• Continuously improve code quality, testing practices, and engineering processes.
• Contribute to project planning, estimations, risk identification, and incremental delivery.
• Work closely with Product and Design to deliver user-centric solutions.
• The technical stack used by the team:
• React for front-end
• GraphQL for front-end API
• NodeJS & Typescript for backend services structured in a microservice-based architecture
• Json RPC for internal communications with services
• PHP / Symfony for a few legacy components that are being decommissioned
• Storage is mostly handled by PostgreSQL & ElasticSearch
• Domain events are propagated through RabbitMQ as an event bus
• Our websites and servers are monitored with Datadog for 24x7 operations and ease of troubleshooting
• We are 100% Kubernetes & AWS for orchestration & hosting

Who you are

You Must Meet These Critical Qualifications

• You are an experienced software engineer with several years of experience building backend services and applications
• You have a solid technical background in web technologies (4-5 years)
• You have an appetite for technical challenges and a first experience with distributed architectural patterns in a microservice environment
• You are rigorous, dynamic & curious with an agile mindset and a strong team spirit that allow you to adapt to a changing environment
• You have experience building software with a problem-solving approach leveraging customer inputs in an iterative manner ("Product Discovery")
• You understand writing code is not your only job, you are also able to challenge product and stakeholder decisions, you need to “think first” with some analysis phase, after the release, you are monitoring, writing documentation, and communicating about what has been delivered.
• You are comfortable writing and speaking in English.

What we offer you

• Permanent contract
• Flexible working environment (2 days home office per week + up to 4 total weeks additional flexibility during the summer period and in December to work fully remotely)
• Competitive fixed salary and bonus
• Lunch vouchers available for each working day
• International teams and a multicultural environment spanning 10 offices across Europe
• Highly inclusive working environment
• Lifestyle benefits that can be used to reimburse expenses related to physical and leisure activities, family support, travel etc
• Continuous learning and development programs
• Free access to the Calm app to help you build resilience wherever you are in your mental health journey
• Dedicated parental leave and caregiver leave policies (12 weeks fully paid)
• Health insurance covered by the company
• Financial support for birth, adoption, civil partnerships, or marriage
• Life & Disability Insurance at no cost to the employee
• Amazing offices with dining, coffee points and leisure area

Notice

All hiring happens through our careers site and official email. We do not text or ask for payment during the hiring process. We do not disclose your personal data to unauthorized third parties. We strive for an inclusive, accessible recruitment process. If you have special needs, you may request reasonable support during your application process.