We are seeking a talented Senior Software Engineer, Frontend Focused, to join the FinTech team in Zurich. You’ll be at the heart of building and evolving critical marketplace systems that power complex financial functionalities, including:
- Seamless checkout process
- Inbound and outbound payment systems
- Fraud detection
About GetYourGuide
GetYourGuide is the globally leading marketplace for unforgettable travel experiences. Travelers use GetYourGuide to discover the best things to do in a destination. Since its founding in 2009, travelers from over 170 countries have booked more than 80 million tours, activities, and attraction tickets through GetYourGuide. Powered by a global team of over 700 travel experts and technologists, we are headquartered in Berlin and have 17 local offices around the world. Visit our careers website to learn more.
Team Mission
The mission of the FinTech team is to provide a seamless checkout and payment experience to our customers. As a senior engineer in the team, with a strong focus on the front end, you will work primarily on our web application, from the point where a product is added to a shopping cart to the confirmation of the booking and beyond.
You will also contribute to the backend services and APIs that power the checkout experience, driving the evolution of our financial platform to ensure the correct, timely, and cost-effective processing of payments.
Your tasks will range from adding new features to defining and implementing architectural evolution, working with leading FinTech industry partners such as payment service providers, and improving monitoring and stability.
You will:
- Work in a cross-functional mission team with engineers, designers, and analysts
- Help to enable your mission team to iterate fast and learn about our customers by designing, launching, and iterating on A/B experiments
- Continuously improve our code base, systems, and processes
- Design and develop efficient solutions that can continue to scale
Who you are
- Product- and data-centric prioritization and decision-making. You have experience in defining and tracking data to facilitate decisions, for example, by means of A/B testing.
- You’re a positive, proactive team player who is passionate about their craft. You have the capacity to mentor others and to share your knowledge.
- High proficiency in JavaScript/TypeScript, CSS (SASS), and a component-based frontend framework such as Vue.js, React, or Angular.
- You are comfortable contributing to Node.js, Java, and PHP codebases.
- A passion for delivering clean and well-tested code. You continuously learn about new tools, languages, and practices to facilitate development and improve quality.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English with the ability to clearly explain technical concepts to others
Bonus points for:
- Experience with Vue.js and server-side rendering
- Experience with SpringBoot Java services
- Cloud DevOps, Kubernetes, and distributed systems expertise
- Experience working with relational databases (MySql, PostgreSQL)
How we set you up for success:
- Invest in your development with an annual personal growth budget
- Become a part of our success with virtual stock options
- Enjoy flexibility with a hybrid work-from-home and telecommuting policy
- Save on transportation costs with discounted public transportation tickets
- Support your loved ones with generous maternity and paternity leave policies
And more...
We look forward to hearing from you
Unlock your full potential and join our mission to create unforgettable experiences for millions around the world. If you have the skills and passion for joining our team, we invite you to apply by submitting your CV/resume in English through the form below. Check out how we hire for tips and visibility into our process and check out life at GetYourGuide. If you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to contact us via [email protected].
We are an equal opportunity employer
Our commitment is that every qualified person will be evaluated according to skills regardless of age, gender identity, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability status, or religion. Please refrain from including your picture and age with the application.
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What We Do
GetYourGuide is a leading global online marketplace to discover and book experiences worth traveling for. Travelers can use GetYourGuide to find things to do in more than 11,000 cities, including tours from local experts, exclusive access to must-see attractions, as well as immersive bucket-list experiences through its Originals by GetYourGuide offering. Since being founded, the GetYourGuide platform has sold 150 million tickets from 30,000 supply partners who leverage GetYourGuide’s easy-to-use platform to grow their businesses.
If you share our passion and would like to join our team, check out our open positions at careers.getyourguide.com or take a look behind the scenes of GetYourGuide on our blog: inside.getyourguide.com.
