Staff Software Engineer - Search Specialist

April 14

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Hotel Engine is a powerful platform that simplifies business travel by allowing companies to easily book, manage, and save on travel needs. The platform offers access to over 750,000 hotels globally, enabling seamless reservations for various group sizes, from small teams to large corporate events. With features like centralized reporting, flexible payment options, and dedicated support, Hotel Engine aims to streamline the travel experience for both organizations and individual travelers, ensuring significant savings in time and money.

Hotels • Members Only • Business travel • Hotel Savings • SMB

501 - 1000 employees

Founded 2018

🛍️ eCommerce

🚗 Transport

🔥 Funding within the last year

💰 Series C on 2024-09

📋 Description

• Join Our Journey at Engine • At Engine, we’re revolutionizing work travel. Our modern travel platform isn’t just about booking trips; it’s about transforming how businesses and their teams experience travel. From seamless booking options with top airlines, hotels, and car rental providers to single-invoice billing and flexible trip modifications, we make travel not only easier to manage but also enjoyable. Backed by powerhouse investors like Telescope Partners, Blackstone, Elefund, and Permira, we’re growing fast—and we want you to be part of it. • Your Mission: As part of the Engine team, you’ll play a vital role in an environment where innovation meets collaboration. Here’s what you’ll take charge of: • Design, develop, and maintain a search engine using OpenSearch and related services • Design, develop, and maintain backend services and APIs using TypeScript and Node.js. • Collaborate closely with frontend engineers, product managers, and other stakeholders to deliver high-quality features on a customer-facing search team. • Optimize system performance and ensure high availability and scalability. • Actively participate in architectural discussions, defining best practices and system design patterns. • Improve development workflows, CI/CD pipelines, and overall engineering efficiency. • Mentor and support other engineers, contributing to a strong engineering culture.

🎯 Requirements

• Experience: 8-10+ years of hands-on experience in designing, implementing, and maintaining highly available and high-performing distributed systems. 3+ years working with ElasticSearch or OpenSearch. • Skills: You’re a problem-solver with a strong grasp of software design principles, scalability, and system architecture. You thrive in fast-paced, innovative environments. • Tech-Savvy: You’re experienced with ElasticSearch or OpenSearch; backend technologies such as Node.js, Typescript, and Ruby; and cloud technologies, such as AW • Mindset: You’re ready to roll up your sleeves, collaborate, and deliver results that matter.

🏖️ Benefits

• Competitive base pay tied to role and experience, with opportunities for bonuses, commissions, and equity. • Check out our full list at engine.com/culture. • Different roles have different needs in terms of the environments that drive success which is why we have a hybrid-hub model. Whether you are in one of our amazing offices or fully remote, we’ll make sure you have what you need to succeed.