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Senior Software Engineer (Backend)

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SkyLink logoSkylink · NY
$175K–$200K/yrFull-timeRemote1d ago
AWSCI/CDDjangoDockerDocumentationLLMs
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We're looking for a senior software engineer to help us build the best-in-class AI travel management platform. An ideal candidate has 5 years of software experience building nuanced technical systems and working in shared, collaborative codebases and environments. A great fit: 5+ Years of software experience building nuanced technical systems and working in shared, collaborative codebases and environments. Is scrappy, knows how to ship, and values progress over perfection Has built scalable systems Has strong security, relational database, and software design skills Can manage infrastructure across dev, staging, and production environments Wants to set, maintain, and adhere to great software engineering standards (comments, testing, documentation, high quality review) Enjoys using the latest AI coding technologies and harnesses to develop production systems Wants to deeply understand technical domains and work on large-scale challenges Wants ownership and autonomy in a role that will supercharge your growth both professionally and personally You will: Create Unified Integrations and APIs on top of complex travel systems (Sabre, TravelPort, Amadeus, etc) Design and implement database models that scale across our various customers and their systems Implement algorithms to determine ideal travel itineraries for corporate travelers. Implement travel purchases, rebookings, and cancellations Integrate our chatbot into email, slack, teams, sms, and any chat platform that may come up Architect an AI-driven platform to drive travel with LLMs Maintain and manage AWS infrastructure and internal CI/CD Tech Stack: Backend: Python, Django, Celery, Redis, Postgres Frontend: React, Typescript Infrastructure: AWS, Docker About the interview Introduction zoom chat with a cofounder This is an informal call for us to meet each other and get to know one another. The conversation will cover some light technical discussion about your past projects and your ability to code and build fairly involved systems. We would like to hear details about those projects and both your product and technical decisions (good or bad) which show ownership and autonomy. We also want to understand what you are looking for in your next role and why you are interested in early-stage companies. You will get to ask us about the role and learn about what working at SkyLink will feel like. Two technical interviews These technical interviews will give you an ability to show off your system design and backend programming skills. We will evaluate your ability to critically think, create complex backends, and scale real world systems. SkyLink Hybrid Work Policy At SkyLink, we value in-person collaboration and have invested in a comfortable office space with amenities such as meal expensing to facilitate teamwork. While we recognize the benefits of working from home, we also prioritize face-to-face interactions. Office Attendance Employees are generally expected to be present in the office 4 days per week. This guideline is flexible and can be adjusted based on individual circumstances.

Benefits

HealthcareNew laptop of your choice.Paid lunch and Dinner after 7PM when at the office401(K) PlanUnlimited PTOHybrid in New York CityHealth insurance401(k)Paid time offFlexible schedule

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About SkyLink SkyLink is building AI products for the travel industry, starting with an AI corporate travel agent that lives directly in Slack and Microsoft Teams. We help enterprises make booking and managing travel faster, easier, and more intelligent while integrating with the systems, policies, and travel management companies they already use. SkyLink is now part of the Amadeus family, and together we are working to deliver the next generation of AI-powered travel products to companies and travelers around the world. We were backed by Menlo Ventures, Y Combinator, Human Capital, and Fortune 50 CEOs. Our board of advisors includes former CEOs of Global Travel companies.


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