Software Engineer I - Backend Focus (Viator) in Oxford

Viator, a Tripadvisor company, is the leading marketplace for travel experiences. We believe that making memories is what travel is all about. With 300,000+ travel experiences to explore—from simple tours to extreme adventures and all the niche, interesting stuff in between—making memories that will last a lifetime has never been easier. With industry‑leading flexibility and last‑minute availability, it’s never too late to make any day extraordinary.

The Viator Experiences Engineering team is distributed across Europe and is responsible for viator.com, the Viator mobile apps, and all their supporting infrastructure. We run the systems that help operators build their businesses and the systems that enable third parties to use our inventory. We provide tools that help our customer services team deliver world‑class service to travellers and operators internationally.

We’re looking for a Software Engineer I Backend Focus to join our fast‑growing team. Viator is a remote‑first company. This role is open to candidates based in Oxford or London in the UK. We embrace flexibility in where and how work gets done and also value meaningful in‑person moments to connect and collaborate. You can expect periodic in‑person gatherings for team connection, planning, or other key moments.

As a backend‑focused full‑stack engineer, you will work mostly on the backend with occasional front‑end projects. You need to be hungry to learn; you don’t need to be an expert in front‑end development right away. We’ll teach that part on the job and you won’t be tested on it in interviews.

Viator’s environment is fun and friendly, with a key objective of getting things done. Working closely alongside product managers and designers, our engineers participate in the full process—from software design to code, to test, to deployment and back again. Most of our engineers release code to production every few days and we have a daily release cycle.

Viator’s web stack includes Java, React, TypeScript, GraphQL, Kubernetes, SQL and NoSQL databases, and runs on AWS. You don’t need experience with everything listed, but you need to be hungry to learn. You should have experience with a statically typed, object‑oriented language such as Java, C# or C++.

Perks of Working at Viator

• Competitive compensation packages including base salary, annual bonus, and more.
• Work your way with flexibility to suit your lifestyle.
• We take a remote‑friendly approach to collaboration, with the option to join on‑site as often as you’d like in select locations.
• Flexible schedule.
• Work‑life balance is ingrained in our culture by design.
• Trust and accountability make it work.
• Donation matching.
• Tuition assistance.
• Lifestyle benefit.
• Travel perks.
• Employee assistance program.
• Health benefits.

Our Values

• We aspire to lead.
• We’re relentlessly curious.
• We’re better together.
• We serve our customers, always.
• We strive for better, not perfect.

Our workplace is for everyone, as is our people‑powered platform. At Tripadvisor, we want you to bring your unique identities, abilities, and experiences, so we can collectively revolutionize travel and together find the good out there.

Equal Employment Opportunity

We strive to create an accessible and inclusive experience for all candidates. If you need a reasonable accommodation during the application or the recruiting process, please make sure to reach out to your individual recruiter or our team at greenhouse@tripadvisor.com.