Sr Software Engineer - Online Travel Agency jobs in United States
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Casago · 16 hours ago

Sr Software Engineer - Online Travel Agency

Casago is a vacation rental company that delivers genuine hospitality to every guest. The Senior Software Engineer will design, build, and optimize high-performance systems for their Online Travel Agency, collaborating with various teams to ensure reliable and efficient booking and reservation workflows.

Hospitality

Responsibilities

Design, develop, and maintain core OTA services including booking flows, search capabilities, pricing engines, user profiles, reservation management, and post-booking workflows
Build and optimize integrations with third-party travel suppliers (air, hotel, car, activities), GDSs, metasearch engines, and payment gateways to ensure accurate and reliable availability and pricing data
Architect scalable, distributed systems capable of handling high-volume transactions, dynamic pricing updates, and real-time inventory synchronization
Collaborate with cross-functional teams—Product, Design, Data Engineering, Quality, Security, DevOps/SRE—to deliver high-quality features within an agile development environment
Contribute to the full software development lifecycle including system design, coding, code reviews, testing, performance tuning, and production monitoring
Develop and maintain automated tests to ensure reliability and reduce regression risk across the platform
Monitor and troubleshoot production issues, performing root cause analysis and implementing resilient long-term solutions
Champion engineering excellence by promoting best practices, clean code, strong documentation, and maintainable architecture
Mentor junior engineers and guide technical decision-making across teams
Stay current with industry trends in travel tech, distributed systems, cloud architecture, and modern development practices to help evolve the OTA’s technical strategy
Support continuous improvement initiatives by analyzing program performance, identifying bottlenecks, and implementing process optimizations. Stay current with industry trends, best practices, and emerging technologies relevant to the function
Contribute to a collaborative work environment that promotes open communication, innovation, and employee engagement
Collaborate with cross-functional teams and stakeholders to align departmental goals with broader organizational strategy
Other duties as assigned because every day is different in hospitality!

Qualification

Backend languagesDistributed systemsCloud platformsAPI developmentAutomated testingMicroservicesData modelingTech-savvyProblem-solvingCommunication skills

Required

6+ years of professional experience
Strong proficiency in backend languages (e.g., Java, Node.js, Python, C#) and familiarity with modern frontend frameworks if full-stack
Experience with distributed systems, microservices, and event-driven architectures
Hands-on experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP) and CI/CD pipelines
Strong understanding of API development, integration patterns, and data modeling
Knowledge of relational and/or NoSQL databases and caching technologies
Experience with automated testing frameworks and observability tools
Excellent problem-solving, debugging, and communication skills
Comfortable talking to people—online or in person—and being able to share information in a way that's clear, thoughtful, and easy to understand

Preferred

Experience working in hotel, hospitality, vacation or similar industry is highly preferred
College education is strongly preferred, though we recognize that great talent comes from many different paths
Prior OTA, travel tech, e-commerce, or payments experience is a strong plus
Tech-savvy with experience using various digital systems and applications and comfortable using mobile apps, tablets, and various software platforms

Benefits

Health/dental/vision insurance based on hours worked
Employer Sponsored & Voluntary Supplemental Benefits based on hours worked
401K retirement savings plan with immediate 100% company match on the first 4% you contribute
Health & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts based on hours worked
Paid Flex Time Off / Vacation & Sick Time
Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
Employee Discounts

Company

Casago

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Casago is a full-service management company specializing in short term, property and rental management.

Funding

Current Stage
Growth Stage

Leadership Team

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Steve Schwab
Founder/ CEO
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David Angotti
Chief Digital Officer (CDO)
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