Backend Software Engineer - Node.js

Backend Software Engineer - Node.js Role

At SiteMinder we believe that the individual contributions of our employees are what drive our success. That's why we hire and encourage diverse teams that include and respect a variety of voices, identities, backgrounds, experiences and perspectives. Our diverse and inclusive culture enables our employees to bring their unique selves to work and be proud of doing so. It's in our differences that we will keep revolutionizing the way for our customers. We are better together!

We're people who love technology but know that hoteliers just want things to be simple. So since 2006 we've been constantly innovating our world-leading hotel commerce platform to help accommodation owners find and book more guests online - quickly and simply.

We've helped everyone from boutique hotels to big chains, enabling travelers to book igloos, cabins, castles, holiday parks, campsites, pubs, resorts, Airbnbs, and everything in between.

And today, we're the world's leading open hotel commerce platform, supporting 47,000 hotels in 150 countries - with over 125 million reservations processed by SiteMinder's technology every year.

In this role, you will help us build products that improve communication between guests and properties, taking the guest experience to the next level. Our projects vary from creating seamless check-in flows to providing omni-channel messaging capabilities for our customers. You will work with a passionate and distributed team, contributing directly to the innovation and quality of our solutions.

What you'll do...

• Refining and delivering product requirements with minimal support
• Collaborating with a cross-functional distributed team in an agile methodology
• Participating in release and sprint planning
• Writing clean, well organized code while making appropriate trade-offs between performance, robustness, and extensibility
• Working closely with other developers through pair programming, reviewing pull requests, and contributing incremental improvements to code and practices
• Designing and maintaining infrastructure as code

What you have...

• Strong experience in backend development, with proficiency in Node.js and TypeScript (mandatory)
• Knowledge of NestJS framework (nice to have)
• Solid understanding of microservice and event-driven architectures and RESTful APIs
• Hands-on experience with AWS services, including one or more of: EC2, Kinesis, SQS, ElastiCache, Lambda, SES, and S3
• Competence with database technologies, such as relational databases (MySQL/PostgreSQL) and/or NoSQL databases (DynamoDB/Cassandra/MongoDB)
• Familiarity with code testability, build pipelines, Docker, and CI/CD systems
• Ability to keep up with best practices and emerging technologies
• Strong collaboration skills, with the ability to liaise effectively with product, technology, and delivery teams to deliver high-quality software solutions

Our Perks & Benefits… - Equity packages for you to be a part of the SiteMinder journey - Hybrid working model - Mental health and well-being initiatives - Generous parental (including secondary) leave policy - Paid birthday, study and volunteering leave every year - Sponsored social clubs, team events, and celebrations - Employee Resource Groups (ERG) to help you connect and get involved - Investment in your personal growth offering training for your advancement

Does this job sound like you? If yes, we'd love for you to be part of our team! Please send a copy of your resume and our Talent Acquisition team will be in touch.

When you apply, please tell us the pronouns you use and any adjustments you may need during the interview process. We encourage people from underrepresented groups to apply.