Principal Software Engineer (Experiences)

Tripadvisor; United States; Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 142,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Remote-friendly

Flexible schedule

Donation matching

Tuition assistance

Lifestyle benefit

Travel perks

Employee assistance program

Health benefits

Job summary

Tripadvisor is seeking a Principal Software Engineer to drive the design and architecture of scalable systems across our platforms. You’ll lead reviews and collaborate with product and engineering managers to align on milestones and deliverables, while mentoring engineers and promoting best practices.

The role emphasizes leadership across multiple technologies, remote-first collaboration, and periodic in-person gatherings; a long-term, permanent position with competitive compensation and travel

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in commercial software development.
• Proven excellence in working with cross-functional teams in fast-paced environments.
• Excellent command of tools and expertise for troubleshooting production issues.
• Experience building scalable and distributed software systems from conception to production.
• Experience with software architecture, design principles and engineering best practices.
• Experience with AWS or Azure cloud platforms, OO languages such as Java, Python, or Scala, and SQL/NoSQL databases.
• Exposure to the data engineering ecosystem is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Drive the design and architecture of complex, scalable systems underpinning our technology solutions.
• Conduct design reviews at pillar level and across organization.
• Lead improvements in operational maturity of the platform and promote best practices.
• Collaborate with managers and other senior engineers to shape technology strategy and roadmap.
• Partner with Product and Engineering Managers to set clear technical milestones and drive delivery.
• Build trusted leadership across multiple technologies, practices, and tools.
• Communicate with stakeholders to ensure alignment on goals, commitments, and timelines.

Skills

10+ years experience

Cross-functional leadership

Production troubleshooting

Scalable distributed systems

Architecture & design

AWS/Azure

Java

Python

Scala

SQL/NoSQL

Tools

AWS/Azure

Java

Python

Scala

SQL

NoSQL

Distributed systems

Job description

About the company

The the company 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 the company, Inc. (Nasdaq: TRIP), include a portfolio of travel brands and businesses, including the company, Viator, and TheFork.

The the company Experiences Engineering team is distributed across Europe and is responsible for the company.com, the the company mobile apps and all their supporting infrastructure. We run the systems that help operators build their businesses and those which enable third parties to utilise our inventory. We provide the tools which help our customer services team provide world class service to travellers and operators internationally.

We’re looking for a Principal Software Engineer to join our fast-growing team. This role is open to candidates based within a commutable distance (generally up to 1.5 hours) of our Cracow office. 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.

This is a permanent contract of employment/Umowa o pracę.

What you'll do:

• Drive the design and architecture of complex, scalable systems that underpin our technology solutions. Capable of designing long-lasting systems to solve complex problems (including scalability, reliability, consistency and quality) often across an engineering pillar.
• Conduct design reviews at both the engineering pillar level and across the broader engineering organization.
• Leads generalisable improvements in operational maturity for his platform and promotes best practices with other engineers when it comes to operations.
• Work closely with engineering managers, other principal and senior principal engineers to drive technology strategy and roadmap that aligns to the wider organisation vision.
• Partners with Product Manager(s) and Engineering Manager(s) to establish clear technical delivery milestones for key initiatives and then helps to drive delivery within the agreed scope, quality and on time.
• Build trusted leadership by being regarded as a go-to person across a wide number of technologies, practices, and tools used in an engineering pillar.
• Communicate effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders to ensure alignment on project goals, commitments, and timelines.

Skills & Experience:

• 10+ years of experience in commercial software development.
• Demonstrated excellence in working with cross functional teams in fast-paced environments, both in terms of technical leadership and cross team collaboration.
• Excellent command of tools and expertise for troubleshooting production issues.
• Experience around building scalable and distributed software systems, from conception to production.
• Experience of software architecture, design principles and engineering best practices.
• Experience with AWS or Azure cloud platforms, object-oriented programming languages such as Java, Python, or Scala, and working with both SQL and NoSQL databases.
• Exposure to the data engineering ecosystem will be a huge plus.

Why Join Us?

• Competitive compensation packages, including base salary and annual bonus.
• “Work your way” with flexibility to suit your lifestyle. We take a remote-friendly approach to collaboration, with the option to join on-site as often as you’d like in select locations.
• 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.

Perks of Working at the company

• Competitive compensation packages, including base salary, annual bonus, and more.
• “Work your way” with flexibility to suit your lifestyle. We take a remote-friendly approach to collaboration, with the option to join on-site as often as you’d like in select locations.
• 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.

Our Cultural Pillars:

• Traveller 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 the company you can email us at [e-mail]. We have all the answers!

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