Software Engineer, FareHarbor
Payment
Booking solutions for tour operators
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Booking solutions for tour operators
501-1000 employees
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501-1000 employees
Company mission
To make experiences better for everyone.
Role
Who you are
- Strong proficiency in Python, its ecosystem and frameworks (such as Django, Flask, or FastAPI)
- Expertise in RESTful API design and implementation, including best practices for performance, security, versioning, and documentation
- Domain experience in Payments or Fintech
- Solid understanding of system architecture, including high-availability, fault-tolerant, and service-based (microservices) systems
- Experience with databases, data modeling, and designing efficient data storage solutions
- Experience/Familiarity with modern web development - Frontend frameworks, CSS, HTML is a plus
What the job involves
- In the Payments team, we’re building a modular, global payments platform that powers all FareHarbor products. We’re working on systems that handle all money flows in one place, from online and offline payments to payouts and internal transfers
- The team is small and focused, with 5 engineers, a QA, a team lead, and a product manager. We value high psychological safety and give you a lot of freedom in how you approach problems, in alignment with our product and technical vision
- You’ll take ownership and drive projects forward, working closely with others, so strong communication and collaboration skills are key
- Integrate with payment providers and help add new markets, payment methods, and currencies with minimal effort
- Build and improve checkout experiences that are fast, reliable, and tailored to customers around the world
- Work on a modular payments platform that makes it easy to scale and launch new capabilities quickly
- Optimize payments for higher success rates, better conversion, and lower costs
- Collaborate closely across teams, including designers and stakeholders, to deliver simple, scalable solutions
Our take
Most holiday-goers in the US prefer to book their activities and experiences online - but when it comes to local operators, this isn’t always possible. FareHarbor has been developing software to help digitize the booking process for these smaller businesses and, over a decade, has brought thousands of them onto the books.
Along the way, FareHarbor also built up some strong momentum in the reservation management and distribution areas of the sector, which drove up the company’s valuation - making it a prime candidate for acquisition. Whilst TripAdvisor reportedly made multiple bids, FareHarbor ultimately went to Booking Holdings, the US’ largest vendor of tour company booking software.
This put FareHarbor in a strong position, enabling it to focus on customer acquisition (and insulating it somewhat from wobbles in the hospitality sector.) A 2025 global integration with Booking.com sees FareHarbor's network of operators gain direct reach to millions of travellers, while allowing Booking.com to expand its attractions offering.
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Insights
8% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (1 round)
May 2015
$0.2m
SEED
Total funding: $0.2m
Company HQ
Grachtengordel-Zuid, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Leadership
Andrea Carini
(CEO)Formerly VP of Product Development at Otrium, spent 9 years in Product at Booking.com, and was Head of Product Management at YOOX NET-A-PORTER GROUP.
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