Software Engineer II (Data Platform)

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At Tripadvisor, we host 450+ million monthly active visitors and assist them to explore the world,
- leveling their travel experiences. We encourage a culture of "test and learn" to find new ways to better serve travelers.

We are responsible for providing software that enables Tripadvisor to better understand visitor preferences, empowering tailoring of our site, app, and product offerings. The software system also empowers Product Managers, General Managers, and Engineering to experiment and test new ideas across all Tripadvisor surfaces, driving millions of dollars in annual revenue.

Tripadvisor is looking for a Software Engineer II to join our
- moving data platform group. In this role, you will help build, upgrade, and sustain large‑scale data processing and experimentation infrastructure for the world’s largest travel site, visited by over 450 million travelers each month.

Do you like building features end to end? Do you enjoy working with a variety of technologies, moving quickly, releasing features daily, and collaborating with talented engineers? If that sounds like you, we’d love to talk.

What you’ll do:

• Take on projects with independence and a mandate to leave things better than you found them.
• Participate in the planning and initial steps for key changes on the site.
• Adopt a pragmatic approach when solving problems, with a deep understanding of the purpose and goal of your work.
• Touch code at all levels, from client ingestion to data storage, data analysis, and whatever is required to complete your project. Take responsibility for all aspects of software engineering—from design to implementation, QA, and maintenance.
• Apply a CI/CD mindset; most of our engineers release code to production every few days with a daily release cycle.
• Lead code quality on your team through design leadership and code review. Take responsibility for the quality of the code produced by you and the team.
• Operate across our evolving technology stack—developing in Java, React, SQL, and more.
• Collaborate closely with Product and design teams to define feature specifications and deliver high‑quality deliverables for our stakeholders.
• Work alongside other engineering groups located around the world.

Skills & Qualifications:

• 5+ years of experience in commercial software development.
• Strong history of development with Java.
• Familiarity with Linux.
• Familiarity with designing infrastructure on AWS or other cloud providers.
• Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, Engineering or equivalent.
• Solid foundation in data structures, algorithms, and OO design.
• Willingness and ability to learn new technologies.
• Ability to break down complex problems into simple solutions.
• Strong analytical skills and desire to write clean, correct, and efficient code.
• Sense of ownership, urgency, and pride in your work.
• Exposure to developing scalable code for high‑volume systems is a plus.

Nice to haves:

• Having a data mindset along with Software Engineering expertise and experience designing infrastructures that process large data sets.
• Experience working with and processing large quantities of data—Hive, Snowflake, No
  SQL databases.

Seniority level

• Mid‑Senior level

Employment type

• Full‑time

Job function

• Information Technology

Industries

• IT Services and IT Consulting

If you need a reasonable accommodation or support during the application or the recruiting process due to a medical condition or disability, please reach out to your individual recruiter or send an email to Accessible
Recruiting@Tripadvisor.com and let us know the nature of your request. Please include the job requisition number in your message.