Full Stack Software Engineer

JR United Kingdom; Cardiff; Remote; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the travel sector is seeking a Software Engineer with a strong backend focus to enhance and scale its innovative travel platform. The role involves developing RESTful APIs, collaborating on frontend integration, and optimizing performance within a modern codebase. The ideal candidate will possess extensive experience in TypeScript and Node.js, as well as a passion for delivering high-quality software solutions.

Benefits

Opportunity to work on a modern, well-structured codebase

Chance to contribute to architectural decisions

Collaborative team environment

Professional growth and learning opportunities

Competitive salary and benefits package (equity participation)

Qualifications

• Strong experience with TypeScript and Node.js.
• Proficiency in RESTful API development.
• Experience with PostgreSQL or similar relational databases.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain RESTful APIs using Fastify and TypeScript.
• Design and implement database schemas and migrations using Prisma.
• Collaborate with frontend team on API integration.

Skills

TypeScript

Node.js

RESTful API development

PostgreSQL

Problem-solving

Version control (Git)

Job description

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Location - Work from home with occasional meetings in London

Salary - Negotiable

Joining our growing team, we are seeking an enthusiastic and experienced Software Engineer with a strong backend focus to help build and scale our innovative travel platform. The ideal candidate will have deep expertise in backend development while maintaining the ability to contribute to our React Native frontend when needed.

Primary (Backend):

• TypeScript/Node.js
• Fastify framework
• PostgreSQL with Prisma ORM

Secondary (Frontend):

• React Native with Expo
• TanStack Query

Key Responsibilities

Primary:

• Develop and maintain RESTful APIs using Fastify and TypeScript
• Design and implement database schemas and migrations using Prisma
• Create and maintain TypeBox schemas for request/response validation
• Implement authentication and authorization flows
• Write clean, maintainable, and well-documented code
• Participate in code reviews and maintain code quality standards
• Help optimize database queries and API performance
• Contribute to API documentation using Swagger/OpenAPI

Secondary:

• Collaborate with frontend team on API integration
• Assist with React Native development when needed
• Help implement and maintain frontend-backend interfaces
• Contribute to mobile app performance optimization

Required Skills

• Strong experience with TypeScript and Node.js
• Proficiency in RESTful API development
• Experience with PostgreSQL or similar relational databases
• Understanding of database design and optimization
• Knowledge of authentication and authorization patterns
• Experience with API documentation tools
• Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail
• Experience with version control (Git)

Nice to Have:

• Experience with Fastify or similar Node.js frameworks
• Knowledge of Prisma ORM
• Understanding of TypeBox or similar schema validation libraries
• Basic experience with React Native and Expo
• Familiarity with mobile app development concepts
• Experience with Vercel or similar deployment platforms
• Experience with automated testing

What We Offer

• Opportunity to work on a modern, well-structured codebase
• Chance to contribute to architectural decisions
• Collaborative team environment
• Professional growth and learning opportunities
• Competitive salary and benefits package (equity participation)

Super Reel Travel overview

Users today have become accustomed to intuitive app interfaces that drive inspiration in any number of ways, TikTok is the prime example.

Travel is a big legacy environment where customers are underwhelmed by traditional travel sites with a standard three box search (destination, start date, end date), followed by static images and text-heavy descriptions that fail to capture the essence of destinations or inspire users to Book.

The opportunity we see is solving the disconnect between digital natives who are used to searching and shopping through gesture driven, inspirational social media videos and the legacy travel agency model (online and offline) who haven’t embraced this dynamic short-form video capability.