Principal Engineer, Way

• The ideal candidate is an entrepreneurial engineer excited about solving complex backend problems, but also capable of navigating front-end code as well. You are passionate about technology, but also pragmatic in your approach
• You will have previously solved significant scaling challenges involving concurrency
• 10+ years of experience in back-end architecture and practical experience with common architecture patterns
• Extensive performance troubleshooting experience, both front-end and back-end
• Mastery of Node/Nest.js, TypeScript, and PostgreSQL
• Cloud Infrastructure expertise including crafting Terraform
• Exemplary problem-solving skills and attention to detail
• Previous experience at a high growth startup is preferred

• We are seeking a hands-on, Principal Engineer to partner with the CTO to design and shape the architecture of our platform
• Your focus will be to deliver scale, reliability, and performance while we continue to increase the capabilities of our platform
• You will both write and review code, while also mentoring more junior developers on the team. You will drive best practices across the engineering teams and will lead by example
• Architectural Improvements
• Engineering design for new features
• Platform performance, scalability, and reliabilityFeature delivery - around 50% coding
• Code Reviews and mentoring
• Engineering best practices

Total funding: $20m

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.