or apply directly on Tripadvisor's site. We never take the application ourselves.
Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 18 days Tripadvisor's roles stay open a median of 45 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- No 8% of Tripadvisor's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at Tripadvisor
- high 52 stale, 3 reposted of 97 open
- Hiring momentum
- 144 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-09-17
Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Tripadvisor's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for Tripadvisor.
About this role
As a Senior Software Engineer at Tripadvisor, you will work on building and maintaining scalable distributed systems for travel experiences, utilizing technologies like Java, SQL, React, and AWS. You will lead technical design, collaborate with product and data partners, mentor junior engineers, and optimize systems while using AI tools strategically. The role emphasizes autonomy and technical leadership within a remote-first work environment.
- benefits
- 5/5
- freshness
- 4/5
- career value
- 4/5
- role clarity
- 5/5
- pay transparency
- 0/5
Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of Tripadvisor as an employer.
What you need
- 5+ years of experience in software engineering
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field
- Deep understanding of concurrent programming and experience building high-performance, scalable backend systems in cloud environments
- Strong experience in at least one modern backend language (e.g., Java, C#, Go, Python)
- Familiarity with modern front-end frameworks
- Fluency in coding with AI tools like Cursor or Codex/Claude/Open Code
Nice to have
- Experience with NoSQL databases
- Familiarity with GraphQL
- Experience with Kafka
- Knowledge of containerization (Docker/Kubernetes)
- Experience building tools or abstractions that provide leverage to an entire engineering team
What you get
- Competitive compensation packages including base salary and annual bonus
- Remote-friendly approach to collaboration
- Flexible schedule promoting work-life balance
- Donation matching for charitable contributions
- Tuition assistance for career development
- Annual lifestyle benefit for personal use
Worth weighing
- Remote-first model with periodic in-person gatherings
- Open to candidates within a commutable distance of office hubs
- Need to be open to working within the Java ecosystem despite coding interview flexibility
Summarised from Tripadvisor's posting. Read the full original.
Listed by Tripadvisor on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-09-17. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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