Senior Backend Software Engineer (Node/Typescript)

TL;DR

Senior Backend Software Engineer (Node/Typescript): Building transversal non-functional capabilities for a restaurant booking platform with an accent on authentication, translation management, and transactional communications. Focus on designing, building, and maintaining scalable core components, third-party integrations, and ensuring technical excellence.

Location: Hybrid in Paris, France (2 days in office per week, with up to 4 total weeks additional flexibility to work fully remotely during summer and December).

Company

hirify.global is a leading restaurant booking platform in Europe, part of the Tripadvisor Group, focused on connecting diners with restaurants across 11 countries.

What you will do

• Build transversal non-functional capabilities for authentication, translation, and transactional communications.
• Design and build maintainable, scalable core components while ensuring technical excellence.
• Manage and maintain third-party integrations with providers like Twilio, Phrase, and Braze.
• Support customer-facing teams by providing new core component capabilities.
• Contribute to roadmap and delivery, working with product managers, tribe architects, and staff engineers.
• Take technical leadership and ownership of end-to-end projects within the team’s scope.

Requirements

• Experienced Backend software engineer with 6-10 years of experience building backend services and applications.
• Solid technical background in web technologies and distributed architectural patterns in large-scale applications.
• Proven track record in taking technical leadership and ownership, centering teams around technical excellence.
• Rigorous, dynamic, and curious with an agile mindset and strong problem-solving approach.
• Ability to challenge product and stakeholder decisions, perform analysis, monitor, document, and communicate about releases.
• Great communication skills, including writing and speaking in English, required.

Nice to have

• Good understanding of SQL databases and SQL queries.
• Knowledge of GraphQL and PHP/Symfony.
• Comfortable working in a distributed remote team within the same timezone.
• Business acumen and user experience orientation.

Culture & Benefits

• Permanent contract with a flexible working environment (2 days home office/week, 4 weeks fully remote in summer/December).
• Competitive fixed salary and bonus with lunch vouchers available for each working day.
• International teams and a multicultural environment spanning 10 offices across Europe.
• Lifestyle benefits for physical and leisure activities, family support, and travel.
• Continuous learning and development programs, plus free access to the Calm app.
• Dedicated parental leave and caregiver leave policies (12 weeks fully paid).

Hiring process

• Hiring Manager Screening Interview.
• Engineering Manager Fit Interview.
• Live peer coding interview with future colleagues.
• System design interview with an architect/staff or principal engineer.
• Head of Engineering / Director Fit interview.