Software Engineer II

Tripadvisor; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation packages

Flexible schedule

Donation matching

Tuition assistance

Lifestyle benefit

Travel perks

Employee assistance program

Health benefits

Generous referral scheme

Job summary

Tripadvisor is seeking a Software Engineer II to join their team in Greater London. This full-stack role involves working on backend systems while also having opportunities to engage in front-end projects.

The position embraces a remote-first working model and facilitates periodic in-person gatherings to enhance team collaboration. With a culture geared towards flexibility and accountability, Tripadvisor effectively supports a work-life balance through its diverse offerings including competitive compensation, health benefits, and generous perks.

Qualifications

• Strong proficiency in an object-oriented programming language.
• Willingness to learn front-end skills.
• Experience with backend systems is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Work on backend systems and occasional front-end projects.
• Collaborate with product managers and designers.
• Release code to production every few days.

Skills

Object-oriented programming

Java

GraphQL

Kubernetes

SQL

NoSQL

Job description

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 TheFork.

About The Role

We’re looking for a Software Engineer II to join our fast-growing team. This role is open to candidates based within a commutable distance (generally within 1–2 hours) of our office hubs in London. 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. Within Tripadvisor Experiences 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.

What You’ll Do

At Tripadvisor Experiences, our Engineers are versatile problem-solvers who thrive on a wide range of technical challenges. This is a full-stack role where you'll primarily work on backend systems, with occasional front-end projects. You don’t need to be a front-end expert — if you're eager to learn, we’ll support you on the job, and front-end skills won’t be assessed during the interview process. Our web stack includes Java, GraphQL, Kubernetes, SQL and NoSQL databases, all running on AWS. While experience with every tool isn't required, strong proficiency in an object-oriented programming language is essential.

What We Offer

• Competitive compensation packages (routinely benchmarked against the latest industry data), including base salary and annual bonuses
• “Work your way” with flexibility to suit your lifestyle. Tripadvisor Group takes a remote-friendly approach to collaboration across a worldwide team, with the option to join on-site as often as you’d like or as required by your team.
• 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 and more.
• Employee assistance program. We’re here for you with resources and programs to help you through life’s challenges.
• Health benefits. We offer great coverage and competitive premiums.
• Generous referral scheme. Help us grow and be rewarded with generous awards for referring successful candidates.

Our Cultural Pillars

Traveler first

We exist to create value for our customer, the traveler. We enable our suppliers and partners to unlock this value. Their collective behaviors and insights are what drives us.

Execution is our edge

We act fast, experiment, learn from failure, iterate, and improve the solutions of tomorrow across every aspect of our business. Our execution is agile, data-driven, prioritised, and built to scale. We assume no problem is someone else’s problem and finish what can be done today, knowing tomorrow will bring fresh challenges.

We succeed together

The best outcomes are driven by empathic, humble, and diverse subject matter experts working toward shared goals. We collaborate relentlessly, challenge assumptions, give actionable feedback, and set each other up for success through empowered teams with a clear charter. We transparently take ownership of our growth, individually and as a team. We celebrate the quality of our effort, our learnings, and our collective achievements.