Job Description

Posted 1 month ago

As you contemplate your future, you might be asking yourself, what’s the next step? Start your journey with us! 

We’re seeking an experienced Backend Architect to join our Architect Team in Barcelona in charge of our systems. As one of Europe’s top ecommerce sites, our platform serves millions of daily transactions in 40+ countries and has very demanding requirements in terms of performance and maintainability. Reporting to the Chief Architect, you will be expected to provide technical solutions to satisfy our business needs and to collaborate with development teams, business, product and other architects. If you’re ready to soar, we’re ready to take you there.

Why eDreams ODIGEO
Join the world’s leading travel subscription platform and one of the largest e-commerce businesses in Europe.

21 million customers – 44 markets – 5 brands – 7M members in Prime

More than 100 million searches per day – Up to 6 billion daily AI predictions[e1]

Over 1,600 employees – More than 60 different nationalities from all continents – 99% permanent contracts – 36 average age

We’re the world’s leading travel subscription platform and one of the largest e-commerce businesses in Europe. We are a tech company revolutionizing the travel booking experience through our consumer insight, innovative technology, market leadership, and Prime, the world’s first travel subscription program.

Are the topics below in your list of interests? If yes, this might be a good opportunity.
·   Software architecture? Micro services? Cloud?
·   Distributed, scalable and resilient in systems with millions of daily transactions? Availability and resilience in 24/7 systems? Performance tuning? Chaos engineering?
·   System design? Domain-driven design? 
·   Hexagonal architectures? Event-driven architectures?
·   Technologies such as Java, Docker, Kubernetes, Kafka, BigTable, ElasticSearch, BigQuery, Redis, Spark?

What you will do: 
The Role’s Key Responsibilities and Tasks

As an eDOer, you will have clear objectives, great challenges and a clear overview of how your work contributes to the global company project and its customers. As a Backend Architect in the Architect Team you will be in charge of:

·  Drive the technical evolution of one or more backend microservices in our platform
·  Be the go-to person for lead engineers and senior developers for all questions regarding coding, design and tools
·  Collaborate with multiple teams (~30 developers)
·  Help business and product in scoping and phasing ideas already in their backlogs
·  Contribute ideas to backlogs to help business and product teams with their challenges
·  Mentor lead and senior engineers in their technical growth
·  Work with other architects in cross-team, company-level technical initiatives

What you need to succeed:  
Good to have

Bring your unique perspective, speak up, and offer disruptive solutions. You’ll have the opportunity to learn and grow while making a real impact on our team. Here’s what you need to succeed: 

·   8+ years of backend development experience in Java
·   BS in Computer Science or a related technical field
·   Software coding, design patterns, architecture and performance engineering
·   Communication with both technical and non-technical people
·   Assertiveness and influencing: able to get your point across and challenge those of others in a calm and positive manner

Nice to have:
·  Experience designing microservices
·  Experience in other languages and platforms (e.g., JavaScript, Groovy, Swift)
·  Experience with machine learning systems
·  Experience in big multi-language/country ecommerce websites
·  Experience in the travel sector

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Applied AI Tools: Demonstrated comfort using practical AI tools such as GitHub Copilot, ChatGPT, or other AI-powered coding assistants.
• Experimentation Mindset: Curiosity and eagerness to explore, experiment with, and integrate emerging AI-driven solutions into software development workflows.
• AI-Enhanced Problem Solving: Ability to effectively leverage AI tools to debug code, streamline development processes, and enhance productivity.
• Adaptability and Learning Agility: Enthusiastic about continuously learning and quickly adapting to new AI features and capabilities.
• Collaboration with AI: Experience or interest in collaborating closely with AI tools as “pair programmers” to complement traditional software development practices.

What’s in it for you?

The best talent deserves the best benefits

At eDO, we want you to be a part of our success story and great culture. Here’s what we offer:

• A rewarding Compensation package! 💥 Prime Plus membership, competitive salary and benefits package, including flexible benefits, performance-based bonuses, birthday day off, discounts and partnerships, relocation support and the possibility of choosing your equipment and, even better, keeping it for free after 3 years.
• Continuous learning to fuel your growth and explore new horizons! 📚 Learn and grow with free Coursera access, soft skills workshops, tech training, leadership development, and more. Plus, enjoy a great onboarding program.
• Grow opportunities to empower your career, and unleash your potential! 🚀 Personalised career paths and the eVOLVE Program will help you discover, grow, and thrive. Internal mobility opportunities let you pursue horizontal career changes and promotions.
• Your Well-being is our priority. Embrace Freedom and Flexibility! 💙 At eDO, we value flexibility, employee care, and transparency. We offer a hybrid home-office model focused on outcome, not time-in-seat. You’ll be able to find the right work-personal life balance that suits you best.
• Work hard, party hard! We believe in having fun and connecting with colleagues! 🎉 Join eDO for after-work events, padel tournaments, parties, and more. Create communities based on your passions, like sports and music. Come to work as you are, with no dress code, and enjoy free fruit, coffee, and tea at our offices.
• Enjoy a dynamic and healthy environment! 💫 Be innovative, take risks, and share your ideas. Our diverse and open-minded teams support high performance, learning, and growth. You’ll work in an Agile mindset environment with recognition at our core.

Wanna take a peek into what it’s like to work at eDO? Follow us on LinkedIn and discover more about life at eDO!

If you are ready for a career opportunity with unmatched benefits, continuous learning, and a supportive work-life balance, look no further! Take your career to new destinations by applying now and help our diverse, inclusive, and passionate team shape the future of travel.

Apply now!

We are an equal-opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status or disability status. Our people are the key to our success. Each one of them is unique in their own way and the respect for their uniqueness is and will always be a passion and motivation. Don’t meet every requirement? If you’re excited about this role but do not feel your experience aligns perfectly with all the requirements we strongly encourage you to apply nevertheless.