Software Engineer, FareHarbor
Platform Engineering & Security Focus, Europe
Office located in Central Amsterdam
Booking solutions for tour operators
Open for applications
Booking solutions for tour operators
501-1000 employees
Open for applications
Office located in Central Amsterdam
501-1000 employees
Company mission
To make experiences better for everyone.
Role
Who you are
- We are looking for a software engineer first and foremost, but one who also has a strong understanding of security fundamentals, attack prevention, and detection techniques to help ensure that our systems remain secure and resilient
- 6+ years experience working with large-scale production codebases and mission-critical systems
- Proficient in Python, with experience using Django
- Have experience tackling security, performance and scalability challenges
- Experience designing and implementing RESTful APIs with proper security measures
- Strong understanding of secure coding principles, threat modeling, and vulnerability management
- Experience with authentication and authorization mechanisms (OAuth, JWT, SAML, etc.)
- Familiarity with common security risks and mitigation strategies (SQL injection, XSS, CSRF, etc.)
- Experience in independently gathering requirements, working with technical specifications, testing, and debugging
- Comfortable with agile development methodologies in a fast-paced environment
- Strong problem-solving skills with a security-first mindset
- Adaptable, proactive, and willing to own and take responsibility
- Hands-on experience with security practices from Red, Blue, or Purple team perspectives is a plus
What the job involves
- FareHarbor, a Booking holding Company, is looking for a Software Engineer to join our Platform Engineering team in Amsterdam
- This role focuses on solving shared challenges across Product Teams, delivering reusable tools/components, and improving developer productivity, with security best practices as a key consideration
- Our platform supports tens of thousands of businesses daily, and our external APIs integrate with major partners such as Viator, TripAdvisor, and VELTRA, helping our clients expand their reach
- Design and implement complex functionality with a strong focus on security, reliability, performance, and scalability
- Write clean, secure, well-tested, and well-documented code
- Work with Security Team to Identify and mitigate security risks in application code and APIs
- Implement secure authentication, authorization, and encryption mechanisms
- Investigate and remediate security vulnerabilities, working closely with internal teams
- Influence technology choices and the architecture of newly built components and services
- Produce reusable code components and libraries leveraged in production code
- Function as an ambassador for engineering culture values and advocate security best practices throughout the organization
- Coach and challenge engineers to adopt security-conscious development practices
- Stay up to date with evolving cybersecurity threats and emerging best practices
Application process
- Any offer of work (e.g. employment, assignment) will be subjected to the successful completion of pre-employment screening
Our take
Most holidaygoers 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 more than 5,000 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 puts FareHarbor in a strong position. Booking Holdings is acquiring companies at a steep rate (ten in the last ten years), and good ones too - Kayak and Venga number among them. This will help FareHarbor with customer acquisition, and insulate it somewhat from any wobbles in the hospitality sector.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
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
Matt Broten
(Software Engineer)Worked in various Software Engineering roles at Minnesota Supercomputing Institute, University of Minnesota, Open Systems International, Instant Automatic, and Artery- which they also co-founded.
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