Staff Software Engineer

Staff Software Engineer joining the Search team to contribute to the product and technical domains of the main API product that enables large retailers to seamlessly purchase tickets from bus and rail carriers worldwide. The team enables a booking system that includes booking orchestration, invoicing, ticketing, and more.

What you'll do

• Drive the strategic architectural transition of our core Search Engine from Elixir to Go as the pioneer Go engineer.
• Design foundational infrastructure for high-throughput microservices to ensure smooth interoperability between the new Go architecture and legacy systems.
• Own the technical backlog and success metrics while coordinating cross-functional work to strictly align with long-term business objectives.
• Resolve technical bottlenecks and guide teams to build solutions that maximize business value and justify migration decisions.
• Lead company-wide technology adoption and agile engineering processes while maintaining highly effective documentation.
• Systematically elevate the team's technical capabilities by upskilling your peers in Go best practices.

What you'll need

• 7+ years of software engineering experience, including 3+ years in Golang.
• Deep architectural mastery of high-throughput distributed systems, microservices, Elasticsearch, Kubernetes, and GCP.
• Knowledge of Ruby or Python to effectively navigate the legacy ecosystem and drive the transition.
• Ability to seamlessly translate complex technical decisions into business metrics to identify and resolve growth hurdles.
• Excellence at cross-functional leadership, synchronizing technologies and ensuring total transparency between developers, partners, and stakeholders.
• Champion of agile mindset, test-driven development, and robust CI/CD pipelines.
• Fluent in English, both verbally and in writing.

Nice to have

• Deep passion for continuous self-development and actively mentoring others.

What they offer

• Make a global impact helping millions discover and book ground transportation worldwide.
• Build with modern, efficient tools and continuously evolve tech stack.
• Work with industry leaders including Booking.com, Google Maps, Deutsche Bahn, and SNCF.
• Flexible and remote-friendly working options with relocation opportunities.