Principal Software Engineer (Experiences)

The Tripadvisor Experiences Engineering team is distributed across Europe and is responsible for Tripadvisor.com, the Tripadvisor mobile apps and all their supporting infrastructure. We run the systems that help operators build their businesses and those which enable third parties to utilise our inventory. We provid...

We’re looking for a Principal Software Engineer to join our fast-growing team. This role is open to candidates based within a commutable distance (generally up to 1.5 hours) of our Cracow office. We embrace flexibility in where and how work gets done and also value meaningful in-person moments to connect and collabo...

This is a permanent contract of employment/Umowa o pracę.

Drive the design and architecture of complex, scalable systems that underpin our technology solutions. Capable of designing long-lasting systems to solve complex problems (including scalability, reliability, consistency and quality) often across an engineering pillar.
Conduct design reviews at both the engineering pillar level and across the broader engineering organization.
Leads generalisable improvements in operational maturity for his platform and promotes best practices with other engineers when it comes to operations.
Work closely with engineering managers, other principal and senior principal engineers to drive technology strategy and roadmap that aligns to the wider organisation vision.
Partners with Product Manager(s) and  Engineering Manager(s) to establish clear technical delivery milestones for key initiatives and then helps to drive delivery within the agreed scope, quality and on time.
Build trusted leadership by being regarded as a go-to person across a wide number of technologies, practices, and tools used in an engineering pillar.
Communicate effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders to ensure alignment on project goals, commitments, and timelines.

 

10+ years of experience in commercial software development.
Demonstrated excellence in working with cross functional teams in fast-paced environments, both in terms of technical leadership and cross team collaboration.
Excellent command of tools and expertise for troubleshooting production issues.
Experience around building scalable and distributed software systems, from conception to production.
Experience of software architecture, design principles and engineering best practices. 
Experience with AWS or Azure cloud platforms, object-oriented programming languages such as Java, Python, or Scala, and working with both SQL and NoSQL databases.
Exposure to the data engineering ecosystem will be a huge plus.