Our working hours align with GMT (UTC +0) and CET (UTC +1) time zones to accommodate our distributed team and ensure smooth collaboration across various regions. This allows for flexibility while maintaining core working hours for effective teamwork.

About Us

We are a fast-growing, remote-first travel company with a mission to make exploring the outdoors more accessible and rewarding. As a scale-up, we are dedicated to building products that create exceptional experiences for adventurers while empowering hosts and small businesses to thrive. If you have a passion for development, a love for nature, and the desire to work on meaningful projects, this is the perfect opportunity to join a talented, ambitious team driving innovation in the travel industry.

Your Role

In this position, you’ll join a highly focused micro-team composed of engineers, product managers, and designers. Each team owns its mission and works collaboratively toward delivering results. Whether it’s enhancing the booking experience for users, building robust tools for our hosts, or improving internal operational efficiency, your contributions will have a direct impact.

As a full-stack engineer, your responsibilities will span across our stack, including:

• Building intuitive frontend applications using React/Next.js.
• Designing scalable backend solutions with Django APIs.
• Creating tools for content management, search indexing, and booking workflows.

This role is ideal for someone eager to take ownership of complex challenges, collaborate with talented teammates, and contribute to products that make outdoor exploration seamless and enjoyable.

Why Join Us?

Joining our team means working in an environment where your ideas and efforts genuinely matter. We value collaboration, creativity, and the drive to solve meaningful problems. Here, you’ll have the freedom to innovate, the support to learn and grow, and the satisfaction of seeing your work make a real difference in people’s lives.

Our culture emphasizes continuous improvement, open feedback, and a willingness to experiment. You’ll be surrounded by teammates who share your passion for building excellent products, providing a supportive and motivating space to thrive.

Key Responsibilities

Understand and Empathize with Users

We don’t just build features—we create experiences that resonate with our users. You’ll immerse yourself in their needs through interviews, experiments, and data analysis, using these insights to design impactful solutions that enhance their adventures.

Solve Real Problems

As part of your micro-team, you’ll work on challenges across the customer journey. Whether it’s simplifying booking flows, building host tools, or addressing internal needs, your work will directly impact the success of our users and our business.

Write High-Quality Code

You’ll develop clean, maintainable, and scalable code while contributing to a system architecture that grows with our company. Balancing innovation with technical debt management will be key to maintaining momentum.

Collaborate on User-Centered Interfaces

Partnering with designers, you’ll create responsive, mobile-first UIs that feel effortless for users. Your work will focus on translating detailed prototypes into functional, aesthetically pleasing interfaces.

Deliver and Iterate Frequently

With continuous delivery at the heart of our approach, you’ll ship improvements regularly, gathering feedback from real users to refine and enhance the product.

What We’re Looking For

Technical Expertise

We seek engineers with a broad technical skill set, including:

• Experience with React/Next.js, React Native, or Python/Django (must have at least two of these).
• Familiarity with tools like HubSpot, Contentful, Algolia, and third-party APIs.
• Understanding of feature flags, experimentation frameworks, and analytics tools.
• Knowledge of practices supporting safe, continuous delivery (e.g., TDD, automated testing, containerization, and monitoring).

Product Mindset

We value developers who think beyond code and focus on delivering user value. You should be comfortable engaging with customers, stakeholders, and designers to shape solutions that align with their needs. Your approach should emphasize creating minimal viable products (MVPs), iterating based on real feedback, and balancing innovation with practicality.

UI-Driven Development

A strong appreciation for UX/UI is essential. You should be adept at translating detailed designs into polished, responsive interfaces while maintaining a mobile-first mindset.

Experience Level

This role is best suited for mid-to-senior engineers with at least 5 years of experience in the industry.

Perks and Benefits

We offer a range of benefits designed to support your well-being, creativity, and work-life balance:

• Generous Leave: 38 days per year, including public holidays, to be used as you see fit.
• Flexible Hours: Full-time roles are 40 hours per week, with core hours from 10:00–15:00 GMT. Part-time arrangements (32 hours/week minimum) are also welcomed.
• Annual Bonus: Performance-based bonuses that reward your contributions.
• Travel Perks: A free company-sponsored trip in your first year, plus an annual £500 travel voucher.
• Discounts: 30% off trips for employees and 15% for friends and family.
• Health and Wellbeing: Private GP access, mental health support, and counseling through BHSF.
• Workspace Support: A budget to set up your remote working environment or access co-working spaces.
• Parental Leave: 16 weeks of full pay for primary caregivers and 4 weeks for secondary caregivers.

Interview Process

Our recruitment process is entirely remote and designed to be as smooth and inclusive as possible:

1. Automated Coding Test: A short assessment to showcase your skills.
2. Initial Interview: A casual chat to learn about your experience and goals (30–45 minutes).
3. Technical Assignment: Complete a task and prepare a presentation for the next stage.
4. In-Depth Review: Discuss your assignment, review your code, and present your solution to our team (60–90 minutes).

Details

• Start Date: January or February 2025.
• Salary Range: £55k–£75k, depending on experience.
• Location: Open to candidates in the UK or Europe (+2 GMT max).
• Contract Variations: Details depend on your country of residence and will be discussed during the hiring process.

We are committed to creating a diverse, inclusive workplace and encourage applicants from all backgrounds. Our flexible working policies are designed to help you achieve a healthy work-life balance tailored to your needs.