About the role
Hi! 👋 I'm Alex , Engineering Manager for
the team Traveler Lifecycle at WeTravel. I joined WeTravel to build a product that streamlines the administrative part of organizers' businesses, giving them focus on what matters, and what many of them enjoy the most - delivering unforgettable experiences to their clients. My team creates an ecosystem of essential tools, and combines them in intuitive workflows that make running and growing complex travel businesses a breeze. About WeTravel Think of the most incredible adventures imaginable: trekking to Machu Picchu, cycling through Tuscany, or going on a safari in Kenya. For years, the small businesses and local experts who run these trips have been stuck using messy spreadsheets, countless emails, and complicated payment methods. WeTravel is changing that. We build the tools that empower any entrepreneur to launch and grow their own travel business. Our platform makes it simple for organizers to create beautiful trip proposals, securely process payments, and manage their customers, so they can focus on what they do best: creating amazing experiences. This is one of the last great frontiers of travel to come online, and as the category leader, we are at the forefront of this change. Last year alone, our platform was trusted by 8,000 organizers to lead over a million travelers on adventures in 150+ countries. Now, we’re on an exciting journey to grow from powering $1B to $10B in travel experiences per year. We believe that every trip, when done right, can be a force for good - and we’re building the engine to make more of that possible. What’s
the role Many organizers who use WeTravel are small to medium size businesses that start their journey with a lot of passion for the travel itself. Such businesses face a lot of challenges, as they need to learn to operate efficiently, get good at juggling a ton of different pre-trip activities, and, of course, understand how to grow their businesses. Our team helps such organizers tackle the complexities, and growth pains. To facilitate our organizers' growth we build a framework that provides them good visibility, intuitive workflows, and a bunch of (AI powered) automations that make their life easier. You’ll join us to bring this framework to the next level, leading projects, and building systems that will help the organizers focus on the right thing, streamline their daily activities, and grow their businesses. A few upcoming projects that will help us make it happen: CRM: as we continue building & defining our CRM vision, we will build a set of tools that help organizers collect and convert leads / returning customers in an efficient manner Organizer dashboard: in this project, we’ll define, and implement dashboard that guides organizers through their important activities, and help them run their businesses in a more effective manner, by utilizing WeTravel platform capabilities to the max Tasks Management: this project will let organizers focus on creating the best experience for their customers, by making sure everything else runs smoothly in the background. Tasks will enable organizers to never miss an opportunity, or make sure important information is up to date - all through smart workflows & intuitive set-up Our success in this domain will both make WeTravel an irreplaceable tool for day-to-day operations, as well as will drive the growth of our organizers, by giving them access to data insights, and helping them engage their leads, and past customers effectively. What you’ll do day-to-day Lead and build features end-to-end: from reviewing user interviews and product design, through architection and building systems to deployment and monitoring in production. Partner closely with our product team to discover user problems and shape their solutions - creating a world class experience for our organizers and travelers. Write high-quality, maintainable code across both frontend (TypeScript/React) and backend (Ruby on Rails). Ensure our services are always on by building resilient applications, ensuring they are well monitored and mitigating incidents as an on-call/incident responder. Mentor teammates and contribute to WeTravel’s engineering practices and excellence.
How we work We’re focused on the impact. We don’t subscribe to any one framework or execution ideology, and we adapt based on what’s impactful. We’re using the latest hardware and constantly on the look out for better tools & ways to work Stack: We’re using React/ReactNative/TypeScript + Ruby on Rails and Python Microservices on Kubernetes. We also use and love MongoDB, MySQL, Postgres, Snowflake and we’re working with the major LLM providers. You should apply if you have Basic
qualifications 7+ years of software engineering experience (ideally full-stack) with strong product ownership mindset Proficiency in building consumer-facing user experiences at scale, and expertise with at least one modern web application framework, ideally React/React Native Proficiency with building and maintaining component libraries and working with a design system. Have experience building applications working with distributed systems, microservices and event-driven architecture and demonstrate strong systems thinking and can design for scalability Have experience with operating applications in production, monitoring, and on-call
responsibilities Have excellent communication skills and experience working in multicultural, distributed teams Experience using AI assistants like Cursor, Claude Code or GitHub Copilot for code generation and testing Have experience leading projects and mentoring other engineers Preferred
qualifications: Experience Ruby-on-Rails and/or any other back-end language. Comfortable with contributing across the full application stack Recent experience in building AI-enabled or Agentic applications You might not be the right fit if you Prefer to work in isolation rather than collaborating closely with product teams Are uncomfortable with end-to-end responsibility from conception to production monitoring Don't enjoy learning new technologies or adapting to different tech stacks Are not interested in understanding user problems and business context Prefer purely technical roles without product ownership
responsibilities Are uncomfortable with the ambiguity that comes with building new products in a growing team
Why join us? Make a real impact: you’ll help build the operating system for the multi-day group travel industry, empowering thousands of organizers and millions of travelers worldwide. Solve meaningful technical challenges at scale, from designing robust systems to improving real-time user experiences in a complex domain. Be part of building the best engineering team: you’ll help shape culture, mentor others, and contribute to high standards of excellence and collaboration. Enjoy flexibility and balance, with competitive
compensation, generous PTO, remote-friendly work culture, and annual company offsites (our last one was in Italy 🌊).
Benefits Attractive
compensation. Full-time - Fixed Term Contract (as International Contractor). Generous "Time to Recharge" policy — enjoy unlimited paid time off to rest, recharge, and show up as your best self. Amsterdam Program – visit us in Amsterdam (HQ) for 2-4 weeks every year, staying in one of our WeTravel apartments. Work remotely for a maximum of 4 weeks per calendar year. Extensive paid family leave. Three paid volunteer days per year — take time to give back to causes you care about, on us. 2-week cross-functional onboarding program. Cutting-edge equipment and tools to set you up for success. Coverage for certain work-from-home (WFH) equipment. Cambly for colleagues for whom English is not their first language. Join an international, travel-loving team with a passion for adventure and innovation. Please note: As a member of our international team, you’ll work full-time under a B2B contractor agreement, with monthly payments in USD. Equal Opportunities WeTravel is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives. If you're excited about this opportunity and believe you're a good fit, we encourage you to apply and join us in transforming the travel industry!
About WeTravel
WeTravel is an online payment platform that offers organizers pre-departure tools to collect funds and organize logistics.
Travel companies create elegant booking pages in minutes to collect deposits, set automatic payment plans, and manage financials securely from all over the world.
Its platform has been used for a wide variety of trips, such as yoga retreats, student trips, bachelorette trips, dance trips, company retreats, or sports team travel. Its website allows organizers to create a beautiful website for their trip in minutes. Organizers can collect deposits directly on the WeTravel platform and then easily transfer the funds to their account or directly to a travel agent or airline, even internationally, at much better exchange rates than banks.
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Job details
Location
Italy, Spain + 6 more
Funding
Total raised
$126M
Last stage
Series C
Investors
Founders
Zaky Prabowo
Co-Founder & COO/CMO
Garib Mehdiyev
Co-Founder & CTO
What happens next.
No applications, no recruiter spam. Just the intro.
Confirm the fit
A few questions to make sure this role is the right shape for you. Two minutes.
I pitch you to the company
I write the intro, send it to the founder, and handle the back-and-forth.
A meeting lands on your calendar
If they’re a yes, I book the chat. You show up — that’s the whole job-hunt.
