Senior Software Engineer, Developer Experience (Platform Team)

Amsterdam, Netherlands

About the role

Hi! I’m Ivan 👋 Director of Platform & Infrastructure here at WeTravel. I joined WeTravel to help build a secure, reliable, and scalable IT environment as we grow. Our team’s mission is to empower every WeTravel employee with the tools and support they need to work efficiently, securely, and without friction — no matter where they are in the world. 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 As a Senior Software Engineer of the platform team, you will own the infrastructure, reliability, and developer experience that underpin all of WeTravel’s product engineering.

The team is currently a small, high-impact squad, transitioning into a mature function that delivers world-class availability, security, and operational excellence. Reporting to the Engineering Manager, you’ll contribute to the technical foundation for our next phase of growth. What You’ll do day-to-day Infrastructure & Cloud: Architect and manage our AWS environment for scalability, cost efficiency, and multi-region readiness. Drive Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform) and modern cloud-native practices. Reliability & SRE: Expand WeTravel’s a reliability program from the ground up, define the platform SLIs/SLOs, improve our incident response ( incident.io ) observability (Datadog, Sentry) capabilities, and lead the reduction of MTTR from hours to minutes. Developer Experience: Build a world class developer experience with the internal platforms, CI/CD, and tooling that will multiply the impact of our product engineers. Champion "paved roads" over gatekeeping. IT Operations: Oversee internal IT team and infrastructure, tooling, and access management to ensure

the team has the secure, reliable systems they need to do their best work. Technical Strategy: Partner with the Engineering Manager to define the platform roadmap.

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: 8+ years of hands-on experience with AWS, containerization, CI/CD, and Infrastructure-as-Code. Proven track record of designing reliability programs (SLIs/SLOs, on-call, incident management) at scale. Experience with security compliance frameworks (SOC 2, PCI-DSS) in a SaaS/fintech context. Excellent communication skills, you translate infrastructure complexity into business impact for leadership. Startup or scale-up mindset: pragmatic, hands-on when needed, bias toward action. Preferred

qualifications Experience in a consumer facing industry

Why join us? Direct impact on a product used by thousands of travel businesses worldwide. Remote-friendly culture with teams across Amsterdam, Baku, and the US.

Benefits Competitive salary Generous "Time to Recharge" policy - enjoy unlimited paid time off to rest, recharge, and show up as your best self. Work remotely for a maximum of 4 weeks per calendar year. 2-week cross-functional onboarding program. Cycle-to-work scheme (Swapfiets subscription) or commuting reimbursement. Tuesday team lunches and after-work social events. Beautiful office in central Amsterdam - rooftop garden and right by Rokin metro. Extensive paid family leave. Three paid volunteer days per year - take time to give back to causes you care about, on us. Cutting-edge equipment and tools to set you up for success. Join an international, travel-loving team with a passion for adventure and innovation. Ready to build something meaningful? Apply now. 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

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Company

NameWeTravel
IndustryEntertainment & Travel
Team Size4

Funding

Total raised

$126M

Last stage

Series C

Investors

Sapphire Ventures
LLeft Lane Capital
BBase10 Partners
CCross Creek Advisors
SSwift Ventures

Founders

Johannes Köppel

Johannes Köppel

Co-Founder & Chief Product Officer (former CEO)

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Zaky Prabowo

Co-Founder & COO/CMO

GM

Garib Mehdiyev

Co-Founder & CTO

What happens next.

No applications, no recruiter spam. Just the intro.

01

Confirm the fit

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02

I pitch you to the company

I write the intro, send it to the founder, and handle the back-and-forth.

03

A meeting lands on your calendar

If they’re a yes, I book the chat. You show up — that’s the whole job-hunt.