Vacasa · 5 hours ago
Sr Software Engineer - Online Travel Agency
United States
Full-time
Remote
Mid, Senior Level
$104K/yr - $167K/yr
6+ years expVacasa is a vacation rental company where great people create exceptional experiences. The Senior Software Engineer will design, build, and optimize high-performance systems for a modern Online Travel Agency, supporting large-scale booking, search, pricing, and reservation workflows.
Property ManagementReal EstateTravel AccommodationsVacation Rental
Responsibilities
Design, develop, and maintain core OTA services including booking flows, search capabilities, pricing engines, user profiles, reservation management, and post-booking workflows
Build and optimize integrations with third-party travel suppliers (air, hotel, car, activities), GDSs, metasearch engines, and payment gateways to ensure accurate and reliable availability and pricing data
Architect scalable, distributed systems capable of handling high-volume transactions, dynamic pricing updates, and real-time inventory synchronization
Collaborate with cross-functional teams—Product, Design, Data Engineering, Quality, Security, DevOps/SRE—to deliver high-quality features within an agile development environment
Contribute to the full software development lifecycle including system design, coding, code reviews, testing, performance tuning, and production monitoring
Develop and maintain automated tests to ensure reliability and reduce regression risk across the platform
Monitor and troubleshoot production issues, performing root cause analysis and implementing resilient long-term solutions
Champion engineering excellence by promoting best practices, clean code, strong documentation, and maintainable architecture
Mentor junior engineers and guide technical decision-making across teams
Stay current with industry trends in travel tech, distributed systems, cloud architecture, and modern development practices to help evolve the OTA’s technical strategy
Support continuous improvement initiatives by analyzing program performance, identifying bottlenecks, and implementing process optimizations. Stay current with industry trends, best practices, and emerging technologies relevant to the function
Contribute to a collaborative work environment that promotes open communication, innovation, and employee engagement
Collaborate with cross-functional teams and stakeholders to align departmental goals with broader organizational strategy
Qualification
Required
6+ years of professional experience
Strong proficiency in backend languages (e.g., Java, Node.js, Python, C#) and familiarity with modern frontend frameworks if full-stack
Experience with distributed systems, microservices, and event-driven architectures
Hands-on experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP) and CI/CD pipelines
Strong understanding of API development, integration patterns, and data modeling
Knowledge of relational and/or NoSQL databases and caching technologies
Experience with automated testing frameworks and observability tools
Excellent problem-solving, debugging, and communication skills
Comfortable talking to people—online or in person—and being able to share information in a way that's clear, thoughtful, and easy to understand
Preferred
Experience working in hotel, hospitality, vacation or similar industry is highly preferred
College education is strongly preferred, though we recognize that great talent comes from many different paths
Prior OTA, travel tech, e-commerce, or payments experience is a strong plus
Tech-savvy with experience using various digital systems and applications and comfortable using mobile apps, tablets, and various software platforms
Benefits
Health/dental/vision insurance based on hours worked
Employer Sponsored & Voluntary Supplemental Benefits based on hours worked
401K retirement savings plan with immediate 100% company match on the first 4% you contribute
Health & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts based on hours worked
Paid Flex Time Off / Vacation & Sick Time
Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
Employee Discounts
Company
Vacasa
Vacasa is a vacation rental management company that helps homeowners buy, manage, and sell their vacation homes.
1001-5000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$864.5MKey Investors
Davidson KempnerTPGSilver Lake
2024-12-30Acquired
2024-08-08Post Ipo Debt· $30M
2021-12-07Post Ipo Equity· $200M
Leadership Team
Rob Greyber
CEO
John Banczak
Chief Operating Officer and Chief Strategy Officer
Recent News
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