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Bókun, a Tripadvisor company, is seeking a Back-end Software Engineer to join its Reykjavik office. Bókun provides booking management software for tour and activity operators worldwide, helping businesses increase bookings and streamline operations.
In this hands-on role, you will build software used by thousands of tour and activity businesses globally. The position is a mix of developing new features and modernizing legacy areas of the back-end codebase. You'll spend most of your time writing code and collaborating end-to-end with product, design, and front-end teams to take features from concept to production. You'll also contribute to architectural decisions, refactor and pay down technical debt in a mature codebase, and work alongside skilled engineers in a collaborative environment.
The tech stack includes Java, Play Framework, MySQL, OpenSearch, Redis, and Amazon SQS on the back-end. Front-end uses TypeScript, React, Tailwind CSS, Next.js, and React Native. The company actively integrates AI coding assistants (Claude Code and others) into day-to-day development workflows.
Bókun offers a central Reykjavik office with perks including daily lunch, top-notch coffee and snacks, indoor parking, on-site gym with hot tub, wellness benefits, and regular team events. The company emphasizes work-life balance with flexible working hours and remote work options, though this specific role is on-site. Competitive compensation includes base salary, performance-based bonuses, tuition assistance, annual lifestyle benefits, travel perks, and health coverage.
Planned start date: January 2027.
REQUIREMENTS:
- 4+ years of professional experience
- Proficient in Java and modern back-end architectures
- Comfortable communicating in English (working language)
- Nice to have: experience working across the stack, background in travel, e-commerce, or marketplace platforms
