Fullstack TypeScript Engineer, Wander
+ Equity
Luxury vacation rentals
Open for applications
Luxury vacation rentals
101-200 employees
Open for applications
+ Equity
101-200 employees
Company mission
To help people find their happy place.
Role
Who you are
- 3+ years of full-stack development experience with TypeScript
- Proficiency in React, Next.js, and React Native
- Strong background in Node.js and experience with Fastify or similar frameworks
- Experience with RESTful API design and implementation
- Proficiency in working with PostgreSQL and ORMs (we use Prisma)
- Familiarity with Redis for caching and session management
- Experience with implementing LLM-powered features in web and mobile applications
- Familiarity with best practices for LLM-driven UX design
- Experience with monorepo structures and build systems (we use Yarn, Nx, and Turbo)
- Understanding of responsive design principles
- Familiarity with cloud services, preferably AWS
- Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail
- Strong communication skills and ability to work in an async environment
- Experience with version control systems (Git) and CI/CD pipelines
Desirable
- Experience with GraphQL
- Familiarity with containerized environments (Docker, Kubernetes)
- Knowledge of event-driven architectures and message brokers (e.g., NATS)
- Understanding of serverless architectures
- Experience with real-time communication protocols (WebSockets, Socket.io)
- Contributions to open-source projects
What the job involves
- As a Full-Stack TypeScript Engineer at Wander, you'll work across our entire tech stack, developing features that enhance both our user-facing applications and backend services
- You'll play a crucial role in creating seamless, innovative travel experiences for our users while contributing to our platform's scalability and performance
- Develop and maintain features for our web application using Next.js and TypeScript
- Contribute to our React Native mobile app development
- Build robust backend services using Node.js, TypeScript, and Fastify
- Design and implement RESTful APIs
- Optimize database queries and data models using PostgreSQL and Prisma
- Collaborate with the UI/UX team to implement responsive and intuitive interfaces
- Integrate LLM-powered features across our web and mobile applications
- Develop intuitive interfaces for LLM-driven functionalities (e.g., chatbots, content generation)
- Participate in code reviews and contribute to our monorepo structure
- Implement and maintain real-time features using WebSockets or similar technologies
- Write clean, documented, and well-tested code across the stack
- Assist in the evolution of our architecture to meet scaling demands
- Stay updated with the latest full-stack development technologies and best practices
Our take
While AirBnB disrupted the hotel and hospitality industries, the novelty has worn off. Surprise fees, sub-par cleaning, uncomfortable beds and unreliable photos are just some of the factors which have taken the shine off the sharing economy model. Built as a response to these issues, Wander aims to return the luxury to the vacation and short stay sector.
Wander provides a tech-first approach to letting short stays that might be familiar to anyone using AirBnB or another competitor, but the comparisons stop there. Wander directly owns and controls the properties on its portfolio, allowing it to ensure a high standard of quality and excellent customer service for its guests. Having booked over 2,000 nights of accomodation and with a 95% satisfaction rating over 2022, it seems to have found a strong market niche to grow into.
After raising an impressive amount of capital in 2022, Wander has secured a significant credit facility from Credit Suisse. It will use this to increase its property portfolio across the United States with an aim to put a property within 3 hours drive of 80% of the population. It is also rolling out a facility to allow guests to purchase part ownership of the homes they stay in, allowing them to diversify their own financial portfolios. Wander is in a strong position to capture a large segment of the luxury market.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
Company
Funding (last 2 of 3 rounds)
Jun 2022
$5m
EARLY VC
Feb 2022
$20m
SERIES A
Total funding: $32m
Company benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision benefits covered 100% by Wander
- 401k
- Equity in Wander
- Entirely remote and async (no meetings)
Company HQ
Civic District, Austin, TX
Articles
Leadership
Previously Co-Founder & CEO of Coder. Before that was Fellow at The Thiel Foundation.
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