Software Engineer II

We’re looking for a product-focused Software Engineer II to join our fast-growing Experiences Engineering team. This is a full-stack role, leveraging Java, SQL, React, AWS and AI tools. It’s ideal for mid-level engineers who enjoy solving complex problems, shipping frequently, and working in a modern cloud environme...

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 position is open to candidates...

Drive Impact: Connect your engineering work directly to traveler value by owning features from design to deployment.

 
 
 
 
Shape the Product: Partner with product, design, and data teams to influence what we build, helping to define specifications and find the most efficient path to success.
Collaborate & Mentor: Review code, provide thoughtful feedback, and coach less experienced engineers to maintain a high bar for quality.
Innovate with AI: Use agentic AI as a daily partner to plan approaches, automate routine tasks, and focus your energy on solving more complex technical challenges.
Champion Operational Health: Take hands-on ownership of system reliability by building monitoring dashboards, managing alerts and support cases, and fixing underlying bugs to continuously improve service resilience and eliminate operational toil.
Build for Quality: Design and implement clean, maintainable solutions with a focus on performance, security, and automated testing.

 
We typically look for a minimum of 2-3 years’ experience, following a Bachelor’s degree or above in Comp Science or a related field.
 
Full-Stack Mindset: Experience developing web apps, including proficiency in a modern backend language (e.g., Java, C#, Go, Python) and familiarity with relational databases.
Problem Solving: A strong grasp of computer science fundamentals (data structures, algorithms) and the ability to apply them to real-world distributed systems.
Data-Driven: A habit of using operational data and experiment results to validate that your changes had the intended effect.
AI Coding: you are fluent coding with either Cursor or Codex/Claude/Open Code. 
Global Mindset: Ability to operate effectively within a global team, communicating clearly about progress and blockers.

 
We don’t expect you to know everything on day one. However, we’re especially interested if you’ve had exposure to AWS, React, or NoSQL databases. More than any specific tool, we value curiosity and the ability to solve problems creatively. 
 
We value engineers from different technical backgrounds. You can complete our coding interview exercises in any language of your choice, but need to be open to working within the Java ecosystem when you join!