Staff Software Engineer, Platform & Infrastructure
Qualified.com230,000 - 260,000 USD/year
- Full Time
- Expert & Leadership (9+ years)
Not SpecifiedCompensation
Expert & Leadership (9+ years)Experience Level
Full TimeJob Type
UnknownVisa
Travel & Hospitality, Short-term Rental, Platform & InfrastructureIndustries
Requirements
Candidates should have several years of experience at a Staff level or higher, demonstrating success in scaling production systems and designing extensible, composable service architectures. They should possess deep experience with TypeScript and Node.js, along with a polyglot mindset and familiarity with languages such as Go, Rust, and Python. Mastery of PostgreSQL or equivalent RDBMS, event-driven patterns, and cloud-native infrastructure (GCP, AWS, or Azure) is required, alongside a track record of embedding observability and reliability engineering into workflows. Experience running monorepos and designing build pipelines for frequent deployments is also necessary, and a strong plus is hands-on experience integrating LLM or AI services into production systems.
Responsibilities
As a Staff Software Engineer, you will architect the Wander’s core platform, defining and evolving the technical north star for booking, pricing, property-ops, and homeowner systems. You will raise the engineering bar by driving clear patterns for service boundaries, observability, testing, and CI/CD, mentoring and uplifting staff and senior engineers, and leading cross-functional initiatives with product and data teams. Additionally, you will guide the team through capacity planning, performance tuning, and incident retrospectives, champion developer experience by shaping internal platforms and tooling, and ultimately scale with quality, ensuring reliable guest and homeowner experiences at scale.
Skills
Software Architecture
Platform Engineering
Service Boundaries
Observability
Testing
CI/CD
Design Reviews
Mentoring
Cross-Functional Collaboration
Scalability
Large Language Models (LLMs)
Pricing Systems
Operational Tooling
Wander
Vacation home rentals with hotel amenities
About Wander
Wander.com offers vacation home rentals that come with hotel-grade amenities, catering to a wide range of travelers from casual vacationers to frequent visitors. The platform allows users to browse and book vacation homes through the Wander app, which features a diverse portfolio of properties in various scenic locations. Each rental is designed to provide an enhanced experience, including modern workstations, top-tier cleaning services, and 24/7 concierge support. What sets Wander apart from traditional vacation rental services is its focus on combining the comfort of a home with luxury hotel-like features. The company's goal is to create a relaxing and thoughtful vacation experience for its users, as evidenced by the positive feedback from over 212,603 app users who appreciate the service.
Key Metrics
Austin, TexasHeadquarters
2011Year Founded
$31.1MTotal Funding
DEBTCompany Stage
Consumer Software, Consumer GoodsIndustries
51-200Employees