Backend Engineering Manager, Way
+ Stock options
5 days a week in office
Brand activation platform for hospitality businesses
Open for applications
Brand activation platform for hospitality businesses
21-100 employees
Open for applications
+ Stock options
5 days a week in office
21-100 employees
Company mission
To help businesses unlock the power of brand activations.
Role
Who you are
- The ideal candidate will have a strong technical background, proven leadership skills, and a passion for building scalable, secure, and efficient systems
- Proven experience as a back-end developer, with at least 4 years in a developer role and 2 years in a management role
- Expertise in back-end programming languages and frameworks, specifically Node.js using the NestJS framework
- Strong understanding of relational database systems and data modeling
- Experience with an ORM tools such as TypeORM or Prisma
- Experience with cloud platforms (particularly Google Cloud) and containerization technologies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes)
- Familiarity with RESTful and GraphQL APIs, microservices architecture, and CI/CD pipelines
- Excellent problem-solving and decision-making skills
- Strong communication and interpersonal abilities to manage team dynamics and collaborate with stakeholders
What the job involves
- The team is rapidly expanding and looking for focused, vision-oriented team players and leaders eager to join a fast-paced and dynamic environment where the work isn’t easy but the reward is unmatched as we transform hospitality and experiences globally
- We are seeking an experienced and driven Back-end Development Manager to lead our back-end engineering team reporting to the CTO
- This role involves overseeing the design, development, and deployment of robust back-end systems that power our applications and services
- Manage, mentor, and grow a team of back-end developers
- Foster a collaborative, innovative, and high-performing team culture
- Oversee the development and maintenance of back-end architecture, including APIs, database, and server-side logic
- Ensure code quality, scalability, and security through best practices, including code reviews, testing, and documentation
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including front-end developers, product managers, and designers, to define and deliver project requirements
- Manage project timelines, deliverables, and resources to ensure successful delivery
- Troubleshoot and resolve technical issues in a timely manner
- Identify opportunities to optimize existing systems and processes
- Lead initiatives to improve development workflows, tools, and methodologies
- Contribute to the codebase as time allows (10% to 30%) of your time
Our take
Way’s brand activation platform is used by boutique hotel groups and independent hotels to curate and offer experiences & events to boost brand awareness and loyalty. The company was founded on the belief that consumers prefer spending on experiences than products.
Since its founding in 2020, Way has picked up a number of well-known hotel brands including Salt Hotels and Life House Hotels in North America. And the fact that it's already expanded to an office in Paris is a good indication of its strong growth.
Since securing major funding from Tiger Global, Way has also been adding to its executive team as it looks to expand even further on the international front. Plans are in motion to pivot into adjacent sectors including retail and media, where brand activation experiences are also growing in demand.
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Company
Funding (1 round)
Nov 2022
$20m
SERIES A
Total funding: $20m
Company HQ
Sixth Street Historic District, Austin, TX
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Leadership
Michael Stocker
(Co-Founder & CEO)Founded and was CEO of skiing industry-focused digital transformation company OnlySky between 2016 and 2020. Previously worked in Government Relations for the Ridge Policy Group.
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