Founding Data Engineer, Bocobay
Global Technology Team, First Hire
ÂŁ80-90k
3-5 days a week in office (Victoria, London)
Vacation rental platform
Job no longer available
Vacation rental platform
21-100 employees
Job no longer available
ÂŁ80-90k
3-5 days a week in office (Victoria, London)
21-100 employees
Company mission
To be the go-to hospitality brand in the Caribbean, through a unique mix of technology and scaled local operations.
Role
Who you are
- You've worked 4-6 years plus as a backend/platform/data engineer
- You have strong relational data modelling skills (using Postgres/MySQL etc.) with experience designing schemas and working in messy, realâworld data environments
- You want to understand the business, not just âtake ticketsâ and will take responsibility as the main technical owner
- You're used to shipping and maintaining production systems (not just prototypes), using judgement to balance âdoing it properlyâ with âthis needs to work next monthâ
- You have solid experience building productionâgrade integrations/ETL pipelines to thirdâparty APIs
- You're proficient in one or more of Python, Go, or TypeScript/Node
- You have experience working with cloud infrastructure (for example, serverless functions, managed DBs, scheduled jobs)
- You are happy working autonomously in a lean, smart team without heavy process or a big tech org around you
Desirable
- Experience migrating from noâcode/lowâcode tools (Airtable/Zapier/Make/N8N) to custom code + DB
- Experience with Supabase or similar managed Postgres platforms
- Background in property tech, marketplaces, or other operationsâheavy, dataârich businesses
- Interest in eventually shaping the broader technical direction and mentoring future hires
What the job involves
- Owning the data and backend stack end to end, setting the technical direction from core data models through to integrations and downstream systems
- Defining and implementing the companyâs core data model as the single source of truth across bookings, listings, pricing, channels, and operations
- Designing a robust, scalable relational database and leading the safe migration from our current Airtable-based setup
- Making judgments on build vs buy and low-code vs custom, establishing modular, future-proof pipelines that support continuous evolution without disrupting the business
- Establishing foundational observability (including logging, alerts, and dashboards) to ensure data reliability and fast issue detection
- Building and overseeing resilient ETL pipelines for third-party APIs, with strong validation, error handling, and monitoring as first-class concerns
- Putting in place solid engineering fundamentals including version control, backups, and operational discipline, while progressively extracting critical logic from SaaS tools
- Partnering with the founder to shape workflows and requirements, challenge assumptions, and directly influence the direction of our internal platform and customer-facing products
Application process
- 1. Apply with your profile - make it clear why you're a good fit for Bocobay
- 2. 20 minute intro call with recruiter - a chance for us to get to know you, and you to get to know the business
- 3. Technical task
- 4. Interview with member of wider team
- 5. Final Interview with the founder
- 6. Official Offer!
Salary benchmarks
Our take
Online travel platforms like Airbnb have transformed global travel, with COVID accelerating the shift toward private, professionally managed stays. Bocobay is taking this evolution further - disrupting the luxury rental market with a scalable, asset-light model powered by proprietary operating technology.
London-headquartered and growing quietly but rapidly, Bocobay has delivered consistent 2x year-on-year growth across multiple digital travel channels. By focusing from the outset on the pan-Caribbean market, the company is building a category-defining platform that benefits both sides of the market.
Bocobay enables homeowners and developers to unlock significantly higher yields from their properties, while guests enjoy consistently exceptional, design-led stays - without the friction typical of short-term rentals.
Already operating across Aruba, Curaçao, and Jamaica, Bocobay has ambitious internationally expansion plans underway as it continues to professionalise systems, scale its technology, and build out a world-class leadership team.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
60% female employees
Company
Company benefits
- Annual team trip to the Caribbean (potentially more, as required) đ
- A slice of the pie (also known as EMI share options!)
- Work from anywhere for 2 weeks
- 28 days holiday + bank holidays
- Plus everything else you would expect (inspiring Victoria office, new Macbook, WFH Fridays etc)
Company values
- Be the solution: Our job isn't done until the job is done
- Embrace the journey: Speak up and think big
- Always explore: Keep learning and growing
Company HQ
Victoria, London, UK
Articles
Leadership
Nick Curtis
(Founder)Nick founded Bocobay, which has doubled its revenues every year into the eight figures, after graduating from Oxford mathematics.
Fabian Weiss
(COO)Fabian has worked for over a decade in operations management at Amazon and Nike, after he graduated from Cambridge.
People progressing
Tara started with Bocobay as a field agent, and in the space of two years has been promoted three times. Tara currently leads the on-the-ground operation in Aruba, Caribbean.
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at Bocobay
Charlotte Moreno (Managing Director, Aruba)
- We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.
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