TypeScript Engineer - Event-Driven Systems

Position Overview

• Location Type: Remote
• Employment Type: Full-Time
• Salary: Not provided

Wander is revolutionizing the $100B+ short-term rental industry by curating every aspect of the guest experience, from smart homes to an intuitive booking platform. Our mission is to help people find their happy place, and our vision is to create the infrastructure for people to experience the world. We are a tight-knit team united by our passion for travel, technology, and creating unforgettable experiences.

About the Role

As a TypeScript Engineer specializing in Event-Driven Systems at Wander, you will be at the forefront of designing and implementing scalable, real-time features that enhance our travel platform's responsiveness.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and implement event-driven architectures using TypeScript.
• Work with message brokers like Kafka or NATS to build robust, scalable systems.
• Develop microservices that communicate via event streams.
• Ensure data consistency and fault tolerance in distributed systems.
• Design and implement event-driven systems that incorporate LLM processing for real-time insights and actions.
• Develop efficient pipelines for LLM inference in distributed systems.
• Optimize event flow and processing for high-throughput scenarios.
• Collaborate with other teams to integrate event-driven patterns across our platform.

Requirements

• 3+ years of experience with TypeScript and Node.js.
• Strong background in event-driven architectures and message brokers (e.g., Kafka, NATS).
• Experience with microservices architecture.
• Experience with integrating LLMs in event-driven architectures.
• Familiarity with optimizing LLM inference in distributed environments.
• Understanding of distributed systems concepts.
• Familiarity with cloud services, preferably AWS.
• Experience with monorepo structures and build systems (we use Yarn, Nx, and Turbo).

Bonus Points

• Experience with real-time communication protocols (WebSockets, Socket.io).
• Knowledge of GraphQL or gRPC.
• Familiarity with cloud services, preferably AWS.
• Understanding of CQRS and event sourcing patterns.
• Contributions to open-source projects.
• Experience with performance tuning and optimization of distributed systems.

Tech Stack

• Backend: Node.js, TypeScript, and Fastify
• Database/Cache: PostgreSQL and Redis
• ORM: Prisma
• Cloud Infrastructure: AWS
• Containerization: Docker and Kubernetes
• Infrastructure-as-Code: Pulumi
• Version Control: Git
• Monorepo Structure: We utilize a monorepo for efficient code management
• Build System: Yarn for package management, with Nx and Turbo for our build pipeline
• CI/CD: Automated pipelines for continuous integration and deployment
• Event Streaming: Current (Redis queues) – plans to switch to Kafka or NATS for building event-driven architectures
• Monitoring and Metrics: Current (SaaS Platform) – plans to switch to Prometheus, Grafana or ELK stack for comprehensive system observability

Company Information

Wander is revolutionizing the $100B+ short-term rental industry. We curate every aspect of the guest experience - from our smart homes to our intuitive booking platform. Our mission is to help people find their happy place, and our vision is to create the infrastructure for people to experience the world. Backed by top-tier investors and led by experienced startup veterans, we're a tight-knit team united by our passion for travel, technology, and creating unforgettable experiences.