Back-end Software Engineer

Tripadvisor; United States; On-site; USD 99,000 - 148,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Office in Reykjavík

Lunch provided

Coffee & snacks

Parking

On-site gym with hot tub

Wellness benefits

Team events

Job summary

Bókun, a Tripadvisor company, is seeking a Back-end Engineer to join our Icelandic team on-site in Reykjavik. You’ll build scalable backend services in Java, collaborate with product and frontend teams, and help modernise the codebase while delivering impact for thousands of tour operators globally.

We value hands-on engineers who enjoy shipping code daily, shaping architecture, and contributing to a dynamic travel tech product. Start date January 2027, on-site in Reykjavik.

Qualifications

• Proficient in Java and modern back-end architectures.
• Comfortable communicating in English (our working language).
• 4+ years experience in back-end development.
• Nice to have: comfortable working across the stack.
• Nice to have: background in travel, e-commerce, or marketplace platforms.

Responsibilities

• Build software used by thousands of tour and activity businesses globally.
• Write code daily and focus on hands-on development.
• Work end-to-end with product, design and front-end to ship features to production.
• Refactor, modernise, and reduce technical debt in a mature codebase.
• Contribute to architectural decisions and guide back-end direction.
• Collaborate with a high-performing team to deliver quality software.

Skills

Java

Back-end architectures

English communication

4+ years experience

Job description

Back-end Engineer | Bókun

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 Bókun

Join Bókun, a Tripadvisor company, and help transform the tours and activities industry. Our booking management software helps travel operators worldwide increase their bookings and simplify operations. As part of our team, you'll help develop solutions that improve how businesses in the travel sector operate and grow.

We are looking for a motivated and innovative Back-end Engineer to join our team in Reykjavík, Iceland. This is a fantastic opportunity to create impactful software that will help shape the future of travel technology. Our product has grown over years, so the work is a mix of building new features and modernising older areas of the back-end.

Job Location: On-site

This role is an on-site position in our Reykjavik, Iceland office.

• Start Date: January 2027 (Planned start date)
• Timeline: Hiring now for a January 2027 start date.

What we're looking for

Required

• Proficient in Java and modern back-end architectures
• Comfortable communicating in English (our working language)
• 4+ years experience

Nice to have

• Comfortable working across the stack
• Background in travel, e-commerce, or marketplace platforms

What you'll do

• Build for real operators. Build software used by thousands of tour and activity businesses around the world — what you ship gets used, fast.
• Write code, daily. This is a hands-on engineering role. You'll spend most of your time building, not in meetings.
• Work end-to-end. Collaborate with product, design, and front-end to take features from idea to production.
• Improve the foundations. Refactor, modernise, and pay down technical debt in a mature codebase that's earned its complexity honestly.
• Shape the platform. Contribute to architectural decisions and help guide where our back-end goes next.
• Collaborate with the best. Join a team of skilled engineers where you'll brainstorm, refine ideas, and learn from people who care about their craft.

Our stack

Frontend

• TypeScript
• React
• Tailwind CSS
• TanStack Query & Router
• Next.js (booking management UI)
• React Native (operator app)

Backend

• Java
• Play Framework
• MySQL
• OpenSearch
• Redis
• Amazon SQS

Don't worry if you're not familiar with every technology — we're committed to helping you learn and grow!

Working with AI

Every engineer at Bókun has access to Claude Code and other leading AI coding assistants, and we actively use them as part of day-to-day development. We've invested in this seriously — both in tools and in the time to figure out how they fit into our workflows. If working somewhere that takes AI engineering seriously matters to you, you'll feel at home here.

Why Bókun?

• Competitive Compensation: Attractive salary and performance-based bonuses
• Work-Life Balance: Flexible working hours and remote work options
• Career Growth: Continuous learning opportunities and clear paths for advancement
• Global Impact: Your work will be used by millions of travelers and businesses worldwide
• Innovative Environment: Be part of a team that's pushing the boundaries of travel tech

Perks

• Nice office in central Reykjavík
• Delicious daily lunch provided
• Top-notch coffee and snacks to fuel your creativity
• Convenient indoor car parking
• On-site gym with a hot tub (World Class)
• Lifestyle and wellness benefits
• Regular team events and activities

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.

We strive to create an accessible and inclusive experience for all candidates. If you need a reasonable accommodation during the application or the recruiting process, please make sure to reach out to your individual recruiter or our team at [e-mail].

If you have any additional questions about careers at Tripadvisor you can email us at [e-mail]. We have all the answers!

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