Software Engineer II- Backend

Job Description

Tripadvisor is seeking a Level 2 Software Engineer to join their Domain Platform Team. This team is responsible for a wide range of technologies and infrastructure, offering the opportunity to work on various aspects of Tripadvisor's tech stack, from in-house systems to cloud solutions.

The engineer will focus on maintaining and enhancing Tripadvisor’s integration with Cortex, a third-party service catalog solution. The role involves collaborating with senior engineers to optimize Cortex usage, integrate new features, and address technical challenges. The candidate will also communicate with engineers across the company to maintain the Cortex service catalog and improve best practices for service ownership, reliability, and observability.

The role offers the opportunity to participate in discussions shaping the future development experience of Tripadvisor engineers in the cloud, utilizing networking principles and cloud architecture best practices to enhance system performance and scalability.

What this role involves:

• Maintaining and enhancing Tripadvisor’s Cortex implementation.
• Collaborating with senior engineers to optimize Cortex usage.
• Communicating with engineers across the company to maintain the Cortex service catalog.
• Improving and enforcing best practices for service ownership, reliability, and observability.
• Participating in discussions that form the future development experience of Tripadvisor engineers in the Cloud.
• Utilizing networking principles and cloud architecture best practices to enhance system performance and scalability.
• Participating in code reviews, testing, and debugging.

Requirements:

• 3-5 years of professional experience in software development.
• Strong proficiency in TypeScript, JavaScript, Java.
• Experience with Spring Boot, Relational and noSQL database, Docker and Kubernetes is desirable.
• Knowledge of networking principles and cloud architecture (AWS, GCP, or similar) is a plus.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.

What this role offers:

• Opportunity to work on a wide range of technologies and infrastructure.
• Involvement in every aspect of Tripadvisor's technology stack.
• Chance to shape the future development experience of Tripadvisor engineers in the cloud.