Backend Engineer

Job title: Back-End Engineer

Team: Offer Management

Location: Amsterdam/Groningen, NL - or - Fully-remote from a complimentary timezone

Environment: On-site/Hybrid/Remote (you decide!)

Timezone: +/- 2 hours of CET

Language: Our business language is English

Where the journey began…

From humble beginnings when travelling back in 2014, our co-founders at Parkos embarked on our journey to ensure that the beginning and end of your travel experience are as enjoyable as the actual adventure between!

We make airport parking a smooth, seamless and efficient process for all travellers using our TravelTech price comparison & booking platform.

We started off by winning the major airports within the Netherlands and now operate in over 15 different countries and 3 different regions (and counting)! We’ve grown to over 120 Parkie’s and millions of travellers choose Parkos every year!

The team

Our Offer Management team currently consists of a mixture of long-standing Developers (both mid-level and senior+), a dedicated Product Manager, and an Engineering Team Lead.

They own topics that deal with our parking merchants and airport partners including fast search, digital inventory management, and competitor analysis to ensure our customer-base is getting the very best deal on their airport parking!

We’ve experienced rapid growth in recent years and have introduced a microservices strategy based around Kubernetes to leave our monolith behind and to standardise our processes. On the back-end, we are enabling this by utilising Node.js, Google Cloud Platform (GCP), and SQL databases.

What you’ll do

• Build inventory search and data management systems that support core price and availability comparison
• Provide mentorship and guidance to less senior developers
• Influence technical decisions across teams
• Independently work on tasks, contribute to team projects, and occasionally lead small projects
• Identify, prioritise, and solve high-impact problems. Proactively propose improvements and identify risks while managing time responsibly

What you’ll bring

• Proficiency in JavaScript (TypeScript), back-end engineering principles such as search optimisation and IO performance tuning
• Functional programming experience is highly desirable but we also welcome candidates who can demonstrate proficiency.
• Strong understanding of time complexity of algorithms and data structures. Experience with build tools, version control systems, and CI/CD pipelines.
• Experience working with remote, distributed teams in an agile, multi-region environment having a strong sense of ownership
• Effective communication skills with an ability to explain complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
• A continuous learning mentality and an interest in keeping up-to-date with technological advances and industry standards

What we offer

• Flexible working: We understand that people’s circumstances vary and allow you to decide where you work from. We can support on-site, hybrid, and fully-remote (so long as the timezones aren’t too far apart!)
• Ownership: Take ownership of your work and have the opportunity to drive lasting change within Parkos
• Growth: We provide the autonomy and personal development support for you to move quickly through the ranks at Parkos - the sky's the limit!
• Transparency: We talk about our plans, allow everyone a voice, work together towards common objectives, and share our successes together as a team
• Fast-pace: We love to experiment and try new things quickly. An error is only a mistake when you fail to correct it and we want to reach our destination as swiftly and smoothly as possible!
• A modern (MACH) architecture: We work with a solid and modern software architecture to ensure all our applications are running smoothly and at scale. In cooperation with the DevOps team, we continuously refine our processes, applications and infrastructure.

The road ahead…

1. Fit Interview with recruiter (45 mins)
2. Technical Assignment (3 hours)
3. Pair programming & Team Q&A (1 hour) *
4. Executive Interview (1 hour)