We believe that we are better together, & at Tripadvisor we welcome you for who you are. Our workplace is for everyone, as is our people powered platform. At Tripadvisor, we want you to bring your unique identities,  abilities, & experiences, so we can collectively revolutionize travel & together find the good out there. 

Tripadvisor is the largest travel site in the world, visited by over 463 million travelers each month. We have a fun & friendly environment where the key objective is getting things done. Our engineers are part of the full process from design, to code, to test, to deployment & back again for further iteration. 

Tripadvisor advertising & partnerships solutions (TAPS) team is responsible for building a suite of products that serve advertisers & enable them to market their business on the Tripadvisor site. As a self-starting & results-driven engineer, you will collaborate with the teams Product Managers to bring key features to market.

Do you like building features end to end? Do you like working with a large number of technologies? Do you like moving quickly, releasing features daily, working with other smart & talented engineers? We trust our engineers to come up with, implement & take responsibility for their own designs. If this sounds like you, wed love to talk to you. 

As a Senior Software Engineer (SSE), you will lead the development of large scale projects in support of our products across all layers of the stack. You will be responsible for the code quality on your projects & the projects you lead. You will mentor more junior developers. As a SSE, you will actively provide design & code reviews to your peers, ensuring that team standards & best practices are adhered to. Similarly, you will actively seek feedback from your peers & promote a collaborative & fast-paced engineering culture. You will positively influence the technical direction of your team.

What were looking for 

• At least 6 years experience of commercial software development.
• Computer Science degree or equivalent experience.
• Strong proficiency in JavaScript, including DOM manipulation & JavaScript object model.
• Thorough understanding of React.js & its core principles.
• Familiarity with newer specifications of EcmaScript.
• Experience working with GraphQL to query backend APIs. 
• In-depth & hands-on knowledge of Java based microservice architecture, & relational databases.
• Passion to build a great product that makes you proud
• Strong competencies in data structures & algorithms
• Willingness & ability to take on new technologies.
• Ability to break down complex problems into simple solutions.
• Strong analytical skills & desire to write clean, correct & efficient code.
• High quality verbal & written communication skills.
• Sense of ownership, urgency & pride in your work.
• Reasonable understanding of building production quality software.
• Team leading experience is a plus.
• Experience with AWS is a plus. 

What youll get 

• Highly competitive salary along with the following
• Annual bonus
• Generous Stock Award upon joining
• Additional stock awarded annually
• Excellent contributory pension
• Full family private medical cover
• Full dental cover
• Flexible working hours
• Flexible summer working schedule
• Time off between Christmas & New Year (on us!)
• Annual travel & wellbeing allowance ($1000+)
• Critical illness plus full life cover
• Childcare vouchers
• Cycle to work scheme
• Employee assistance program.

We strive to create an accessible & 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.

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