Senior Fullstack Engineer (Trip Management)
WFA Digital Insight
As the remote job market continues to evolve, companies like Exoticca are seeking skilled engineers to drive innovation in the travel industry. With demand for full-stack engineers growing 22% in the past year, this role stands out for its focus on problem-solving and autonomy. Exoticca's commitment to creating life milestones through travel experiences is a unique aspect of this company's culture. Candidates should be prepared to showcase their expertise in PHP, Node.js, and AI tooling, as well as their ability to work across multiple technologies. Before applying, it's essential to understand the company's mission and values, which prioritize customer experience, scalability, and financial integrity.
Job Description
About the Role
As a Senior Fullstack Engineer at Exoticca, you will play a crucial role in building and evolving the company's trip management system. This system empowers travel specialists to design, configure, and launch complex travel products at scale. Your day-to-day responsibilities will involve working across multiple technologies, including PHP, Node.js, and modern AI tooling, to solve real customer and business problems.Exoticca is a pioneering online travel agency that has revolutionized the conception, production, and e-commerce of long-distance dream trips. The company's brand equity is built on its commitment to creating life milestones, delivering best-value trips, exploring unique destinations, curating extraordinary travel experiences, and demonstrating genuine care for both customers and the planet.
As a member of the Trip Management System domain team, you will work closely with travel specialists, product teams, and other stakeholders to ensure seamless product configuration, accuracy, and scalability. Your contributions will directly impact revenue, operational excellence, and the quality of experiences delivered to customers.
What You Will Do
- Build and evolve systems that enable travel specialists to design, configure, and launch complex travel products at scale
- Transform destinations, itineraries, flights, hotels, and services into structured, reliable, and sellable products
- Ensure flexibility and accuracy in product configuration while maintaining operational efficiency and long-term scalability
- Develop and improve capabilities that support smart departures, pricing strategies, booking breakdowns, payments, refunds, and wallet flows
- Safeguard financial correctness across the full product lifecycle, from configuration to checkout and post-booking operations
- Design systems that directly impact revenue performance and margin optimization
- Build internal platforms and tools that empower Product, Finance, and Operations teams to work autonomously and efficiently
- Increase reliability and reduce manual intervention in calendar management, flight configuration, and payment-related processes
- Continuously improve system robustness, reducing operational risk and scaling complexity without increasing overhead
- Work closely with the whole team to refine problems before writing code
- Use data to validate assumptions, measure business impact, and continuously improve solutions
What We Are Looking For
- Strong problem-solving mindset and enjoyment of ambiguous problems
- Highly effective use of AI in daily work, including coding, debugging, designing, analyzing, and automating
- Product-oriented thinking, with a focus on why you're building something, not just how
- Comfort working across multiple technologies and learning new ones as needed
- Solid knowledge of RESTful API design, development, and integration best practices
- Experience working with event-driven architectures and message-based communication between services
- Familiarity with PHP, Node.js, and modern AI tooling
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills
- Ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
Nice to Have
- Experience with Excel and data analysis
- Knowledge of cloud-based technologies and scalable architectures
- Familiarity with agile development methodologies and version control systems
Benefits and Perks
- Competitive salary and benefits package
- Opportunity to work with a pioneering online travel agency
- Collaborative and dynamic work environment
- Professional development and growth opportunities
- Flexible working hours and remote work options
- Access to cutting-edge technologies and tools
- Recognition and reward for outstanding performance
How to Stand Out
- Showcase your problem-solving skills by providing examples of complex problems you've solved in previous roles
- Highlight your experience working with multiple technologies, including PHP, Node.js, and AI tooling
- Prepare to discuss your approach to product-oriented thinking and how you prioritize customer experience
- Be ready to provide examples of your experience with RESTful API design and event-driven architectures
- Demonstrate your ability to work in a fast-paced environment and collaborate with cross-functional teams
- Research Exoticca's company culture and values to understand their mission and priorities
- Prepare questions to ask the interviewer about the role, team, and company culture
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