Senior Software Engineer, Search Platform

Location: Berlin

Department: Engineering

Change the way the world travels

Join the GetYourGuide journey to connect people with unforgettable travel experiences around the world. Millions look to us for unique activities they can trust, and it’s all powered by our commitment to make every single journey extraordinary - including yours. Ready to unlock your potential with a community of fellow explorers? Find your next role at our Berlin HQ or one of our local offices around the globe, from New York to Bangkok. Head to getyourguide.careers to take the first step.

Team mission

The Search Platform team at GetYourGuide enables other product and engineering teams at GetYourGuide to deliver amazing search and discovery experiences by providing a platform that delivers high-quality and up-to-date information about our inventory through robust and reliable interfaces.

Your mission

• Work in a cross-functional environment collaborating with other engineers, designers, data scientists, and analysts
• Help to enable your mission team to iterate fast and learn about our customers by designing, launching, and iterating on A/B experiments
• Continuously improve our code base, systems, and processes
• Design and develop efficient solutions that can continue to scale
• Mentor other team members and be involved with hiring
• Work on the full stack with a variety of technologies and frameworks like Java, Spring Boot, PHP, Vue.js, TypeScript, SASS, Node.js, MySQL, PostgreSQL, GraphQL, Kafka, OpenSearch, Kubernetes

Your toolkit

• 6+ years of software development experience working with distributed systems or search engines.
• High proficiency in Java
• Experience designing and deploying large-scale distributed systems
• Experience with building reliable and observable systems 
• Ability to turn ideas into fast, reliable, and maintainable code
• Ability to prioritize and manage stakeholders; known for good communication and collaboration skills.
• Positive, proactive team player who is passionate about their craft, finds mentoring and sharing knowledge fulfilling.
• Customer-centric prioritization and data-driven decision-making mindset
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English

Extras that give you an edge

• Experience working with search engines like Elasticsearch, OpenSearch, Apache Solr, or Apache Lucene
• Experience with A/B testing, hypothesis building, and event-based analytics
• Experience with frameworks and toolchains such as Node.js, Vue.js, or similar component-based Frontend application frameworks
• Prior experience working in the e-commerce space
• Prior experience in start-up environments

How we’ll make your career journey extraordinary

• Annual personal growth budget and mentorship programs for continuous learning and development
• Work from anywhere in the world for 30 days per year
• A hybrid working approach with three days of in office collaboration (Mon, Tue, Thur) and two days of optional at home focus time. 
• Opportunities to collaborate and socialize with team members through quarterly team events and yearly company-wide events
• Monthly transportation and fitness budget
• Discounts for you, your friends, and family on GetYourGuide activities
• Language reimbursement program
• Health and wellness benefits

And more…

How to apply 

Submit your CV/resume in English using the form below. For tips and insights into our hiring process and culture, check out how we hire for tips and visibility into our process and check out life at GetYourGuide. If you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to contact us via [email protected].

We are an equal opportunities employer

Our commitment is that every qualified person will be evaluated according to their skills, regardless of age, gender identity, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability status, or religion. Please refrain from including your picture and age with your application.

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