Software Engineer Intern
•Tacto· 2h
EngineeringInternshipEurope
2h ago
Wetravel·3 months ago
Hi! 👋 I'm George, Sr. Director of Engineering at WeTravel.
As a lifelong traveler, I believe travel is a force for good and mutual understanding. I joined WeTravel to empower the people who make it happen. My team builds the foundational technology that allows organizers to turn their vision into a magical reality for their clients.
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.
Every great adventure has a moment of truth: the decision to click "book." Our team owns this moment. We build the core transaction engine that turns a traveler's dream into a reality.
We create a frictionless and trustworthy experience for what is often a life-changing purchase. Our work covers the entire booking lifecycle, from a seamless checkout with custom packages and insurance, to managing all the details that follow. We are also the safety net, building the logic that handles unexpected changes, cancellations, and complex payments with clarity and grace.
Our order management system is the financial backbone of our marketplace—the system of record for every booking on the platform.
Essentially, we build the platform's foundation of trust.
You'll join us to evolve this foundation to the next level, leading the team as we systems that will support a ten-fold increase in global travel experiences and directly shaping the customer experience for millions of users.
To do this we’ll need to:
Evolve our core order system to seamlessly handle new and diverse product lines. The goal is to create a flexible foundation that empowers our product teams to build, test, and launch new services in parallel.
Globalize our business order models to support any accounting standard in the world. The challenge is to make it effortless for our organizers—from a tour guide in Japan to a retreat leader in California—to manage their books and run their business compliantly.
Automate and simplify complex booking workflows. We need to give our organizers more powerful tools and flexibility to manage group changes, and handle real-world events with speed and ease.
Lead a team between 6 and 10 engineers.
Refine our booking management lifecycle as we expand our product portfolio - removing the friction and effort required to book, manage or otherwise adjust the bookings on our platform as it grows.
Drive the evolution of our order management system and the engine that powers our expansion in new lines of travel products and businesses.
Partner with our Product, Business and Finance teams to define the strategy and execution plan for our Booking and Order management platform.
Lead the long-term technical strategy for the domain.
Lead and grow a high-performing team of engineers
Foster a culture of ownership, excellence and collaboration.
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.
Basic qualifications:
8+ years of experience in software engineering and/or product development prior to becoming a manager
4+ years of experience as leading engineering teams as a manager
Experience or expert knowledge in finance, payments or accounting systems and the adjacent domains.
Ability to problems solve and make complex decisions with incomplete information in ambiguous situations and environments
Strong planning, prioritization and organizational skills.
Great interpersonal skills, deep technical ability, and a track record of successful execution in product development at cloud-scale.
Strong track record in leading complex software projects from inception to delivery
Preferred qualifications:
Leading Product Engineering teams in a consumer-facing industry
Experience in building B2B2C or complex marketplace order management systems, and their integration with finance and accounting systems.
Experience in developing platform/horizontal solutions that are used by other businesses and/or engineers
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 🌊).
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.
Annual team off-site (often somewhere sunny 🌊).
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.
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!