Sr. Product Engineer (back-end) - Lifecycle Team

Role Summary

• •Lead and build end-to-end features including architecture, development, deployment, and monitoring in production.
• •Collaborate closely with product teams to discover user problems and deliver world-class experiences for travel organizers and customers.
• •Write high-quality, maintainable code across backend (Ruby on Rails) and frontend (TypeScript/React).
• •Build resilient, scalable systems with experience in distributed systems, microservices, and event-driven architecture.
• •Mentor engineers and contribute to engineering excellence and best practices within the team.

About the Company

• •WeTravel is a category leader in the travel tech industry, powering over $1B in travel experiences annually with plans to grow to $10B.
• •The company values impact and adaptability, focusing on what drives results rather than strict frameworks.
• •They foster a diverse, international, and travel-loving culture with a strong emphasis on inclusion and collaboration.
• •WeTravel supports a remote-friendly work environment with flexibility, generous PTO, and unique benefits like volunteer days and language support.
• •The company operates in the travel and adventure sector, aiming to simplify and empower small to medium travel businesses globally.

What You Should Know

• •This role requires a product ownership mindset with responsibility from conception through production monitoring.
• •Candidates should be comfortable working in a multicultural, distributed team and mentoring others.
• •The position involves handling on-call duties and incident response for production systems.
• •Applicants should be eager to learn new technologies and adapt to a varied tech stack including AI-powered tools.
• •The role offers the chance to impact a growing industry by building tools that help organizers scale their travel businesses.

Key Required Skills