Senior Backend Engineer (Travel)

TL;DR

Senior Backend Engineer (Travel): Building and scaling large travel platform components such as flight/hotel search, pricing, availability aggregation, and booking flows with an accent on real-time travel inventory, API design, and distributed systems. Focus on designing robust APIs, integrating with external travel partners, and driving engineering best practices in a fast-paced environment.

Location: On-site in Shenzhen, China

Company

hirify.global is a leading cashback and eCommerce platform serving over 50 million users across 13 markets, focusing on delivering rewarding shopping and travel experiences.

What you will do

• Lead and deliver large-scale travel platform components including flight/hotel search, pricing, availability, and booking systems.
• Design and implement scalable distributed systems and clean APIs for client applications.
• Collaborate with Product, Data, UX teams, and external partners such as OTAs and GDS suppliers.
• Drive engineering best practices and mentor other engineers.
• Analyze complex requirements and propose pragmatic solutions.

Requirements

• On-site presence in Shenzhen, China.
• 7+ years experience building consumer-facing or distributed backend systems.
• Strong travel or OTA experience with knowledge of flight, hotel, pricing, availability, and booking orchestration.
• Hands-on experience with Node.js and cloud deployment (AWS preferred).
• Strong API design, microservices, and event-driven architecture skills.
• Good communication skills and ability to collaborate across teams and partners.
• Experience using Generative AI tools to improve workflows and productivity.

Culture & Benefits

• Career progression paths and opportunities for growth.
• Competitive compensation based on performance.
• Candid, open, and collaborative culture valuing feedback.
• Work-From-Anywhere benefit (note: role requires on-site presence).