Full-Stack Software Engineer (2+ years experience: United States)

Wanderlog; United States; Remote; USD 80,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A fast-growing startup, Wanderlog is seeking a Full-Stack Software Engineer to join their innovative team. The successful candidate will design and build new features for their travel planning app using modern web technologies like Javascript, React, and Node.js. This remote position requires at least 2 years of experience in product development and a passion for creating user-centric applications.

Qualifications

• At least 2 years of full-stack product development experience.
• Proficient in Javascript, React, and React Native.
• Comfortable with various technologies like Redis, Elasticsearch, and Python.

Responsibilities

• Build new features on our website and mobile app.
• Design and decide what to build based on user needs.
• Write tests and build out engineering infrastructure.

Skills

Javascript

React

React Native

Node.js

Typescript

Python

Redis

Elasticsearch

Job description

Full-Stack Software Engineer (2+ years experience: United States)

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Wanderlog helps make leisure travel easier. We believe that travel makes the world better, and are building tools that lower the bar to it. Our core product, built starting 2019, is a travel planning app (we’re the top-ranked trip planner on iOS and Android), but we’re also helping travelers book hotels (without hidden fees), providing them with information (through various pages on e.g., best attractions, restaurants, etc.), and more.

Our founders are twin brothers. Peter worked as an engineer at Stripe and a consultant at McKinsey, and Harry as a product manager at Google. We’re an engineering and product-driven team: the founders studied computer science at Yale, and have built successful, bootstrapped travel companies (BookWithMatrix and All the Flight Deals) with products people love before starting Wanderlog.

We now serve millions of travelers a month, and are a team of 8, including 7 engineers from MIT, the University of Toronto, UC Berkeley, and more; and 1 designer. We’re a self-sustaining, default-alive startup.

We also love traveling. Whether it’s a short hop to Austin, Seattle, or New Orleans; or a longer trip to Australia, Hawaii, or Banff National Park (places the team’s traveled to in the past year!), travel broadens horizons, builds empathy, and challenges us to grow. We’re working to bring these experiences to more of the world.

This is a remote position.

What you’ll do:

• Build new features on our website and mobile app using Javascript (Typescript), React, React Native, and Node.js/Express.
• Design and decide what to build based on user needs and growth opportunities.
• Build data pipelines to crawl, process, and synthesize data from various sources.
• Write tests and build out engineering infrastructure. Our code is fully typed (Typescript) and tested.
• Debug, fix bugs, and scale infrastructure as needed.
• Review code written by other engineers.
• Be fast and nimble: find efficient ways to build features with minimal technical debt.

Reporting to the founders, this full-time role involves owning portions of the product.

Potential projects:

• New hotel booking interfaces for easier searching.
• AI tools that summarize articles and videos about travel destinations.
• Performance improvements for our React Native app.
• A Chrome extension for quick travel comparisons.
• Enhanced invite and collaboration features.
• Profile pages showcasing travel experiences and social features.

Ideal candidate:

• At least 2 years of full-stack product development experience.
• Proficient in Javascript, React, and React Native.
• Passionate about building user-centric products.
• Comfortable with various technologies like Redis, Elasticsearch, and Python.
• Entrepreneurial spirit, eager to wear multiple hats.
• Loves travel and believes in its positive impact.

Working at Wanderlog:

Our team is engineering and product-focused. We prioritize travel, user feedback, and rapid iteration. We value respect, ownership, and speed, with biannual travel offsites for team bonding.

Hiring process:

Initial asynchronous coding challenge, followed by technical interviews, and a full-day virtual onsite.

Founders:

Peter Xu (Stripe, McKinsey) and Harry Yu (Google) are twin brothers passionate about travel and building impactful products. They have a history of successful startups and are dedicated to making travel easier for everyone.

Details:

• Seniority level: Mid-Senior level
• Employment type: Full-time
• Job function: Information Technology
• Industries: Software Development