This will be a remote role to start, with plans to transition to hybrid in-office 2x/week located in downtown Toronto at 134 Peter Street.
As a Senior Software Engineer on the Front of House web team, you’ll build and improve the software that restaurant staff use to run service in real time. The team’s work spans critical operational workflows across reservations and related Front of House experiences, including areas such as seating, timeline, reservation editing, waitlist workflows, and in-house reservation management.
You’ll work on a modern frontend stack centered on JavaScript, TypeScript, React, Redux, and a strong automated testing toolkit including React Testing Library, Jest, and Cypress.
This is a strong fit for someone who enjoys complex product domains, values clean and maintainable code, and can help drive projects from technical planning through production rollout.
Requirements- You are humble and enjoy working with developers, designers and product owners of all career levels
- You have 5 or more years of full-time professional experience as a software developer in a team environment, including extensive experience with React
- You have strong communication skills, especially the ability to represent the technical trade-offs between different potential solutions
- You can drive projects from technical planning all the way to production
- You write code that is readable and maintainable. You create abstractions and find opportunities for code reuse.
- You carefully test your work for bugs while ensuring consistency with requirements and designs. You also build automated tests and understand how to use them properly.
- You have experience implementing designs and collaborating with designers using tools like Figma
- You are comfortable providing feedback to others via a code review process, and receiving feedback others have provided to you via this process
- You adopt AI technologies to enhance your workflow, while also taking ownership of the results produced by these technologies and carefully checking them for accuracy.
Benefits:
- Generous paid vacation + time off for your birthday
- Work from (almost) anywhere for up to 20 days per year
- Focus on mental health and well-being:
- Company-paid therapy sessions through SpringHealth
- Company-paid subscription to Headspace
- Annual company-wide week off a year - the whole team fully recharges (and returns without a pile-up of work!)
- Paid parental leave
- Paid volunteer time
- Focus on your career growth:
- Development Dollars
- Leadership development
- Access to thousands of on-demand e-learnings
- Travel Discounts
- Employee Resource Groups
- Private health and dental insurance
- Life and Disability insurance
The expected compensation range for this Toronto, Canada based role is $155,000 - $175,000 CAD. There are a variety of factors that go into determining a compensation range, including but not limited to external market benchmark data, geographic location, and years of experience sought/required.
We offer a competitive base salary and benefits including: health benefits; flexible spending account; retirement benefits; life insurance; paid time off (including PTO, paid sick leave, medical leave, bereavement leave, floating holidays and paid holidays); and parental leave benefits. This role is eligible to be considered for an annual bonus and equity grant.
Work Environment & Flexibility
At OpenTable, we pride ourselves on fostering a global and dynamic work environment. As a team member with us, you will benefit from a schedule tailored to accommodate a global workforce operating across multiple time zones. While the majority of your responsibilities may align with conventional business hours, there will be instances where you are expected to manage communications - via calls, Slack messages, or emails - outside of regular working hours to effectively collaborate with international colleagues, respond to restaurant partners, and/or address urgent matters. OpenTable will always abide by and consider local laws and regulations.
Inclusion
We’re committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels they belong and can thrive. We know the best ideas come when we bring different voices to the table, so we're building a team as dynamic as the diners and restaurants we serve—and fostering a culture where everyone feels welcome to be themselves.
If you need accommodations during the application or interview process, or on the job, we’re here to support you. Please reach out to your recruiter to request any accommodations.
Skills Required
- 5 or more years of full-time professional experience as a software developer
- Extensive experience with React
- Strong communication skills
- Ability to drive projects from technical planning to production
- Experience implementing designs and collaborating with designers using Figma
OpenTable Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about OpenTable and has not been reviewed or approved by OpenTable.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time off is positioned as generous, including ample PTO, company-wide recharge time, and additional one-off days such as a birthday/celebration day. Paid volunteer time is also included, reinforcing a broad time-off offering beyond standard vacation and holidays.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Wellbeing support is positioned as a meaningful part of the package, including company-paid therapy sessions and a paid mindfulness subscription. Flexibility policies such as meeting-free Fridays and “work from (almost) anywhere” are also framed as lifestyle-supporting benefits.
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Strong & Reliable Incentives — Variable pay and upside are highlighted for some roles, especially sales positions where on-target earnings and accelerators can meaningfully raise take-home pay when goals are met. Some postings also indicate eligibility for annual bonuses in certain roles.
OpenTable Insights
What We Do
With millions of diners, tens of thousands of restaurants, and 20+ years of experience, OpenTable, part of Booking Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: BKNG), is an industry leader with a unique insight into the world of hospitality. We champion restaurants, bars, wineries, and other venues around the world, helping them attract guests, manage capacity, improve operations, and maximize revenue. Every employee at OpenTable has a tangible impact on what we do and how we do it. You’ll also be part of a global network that includes OpenTable and KAYAK's portfolio of travel brands including Swoodoo, checkfelix, momondo, Cheapflights, Mundi and HotelsCombined.
Why Work With Us
Hospitality is all about taking care of others, and it defines our culture. You’ll work in a welcoming and inclusive environment, and get the benefits, flexibility, and support you need to succeed.
