Sr. Backend (Node.js) Engineer

ABOUT WEROAD: CONNECTING PEOPLE, CULTURES, AND STORIES

Founded in 2017, WeRoad is a fast-growing startup that is disrupting the travel industry in Italy, Spain, Switzerland, UK, Germany and France!

With more than 160 team members and 2k Travel Coordinators, we are a community of travelers, united by their love for travel, adventure, and discovering faraway lands and cultures. We bring together small groups of like-minded millennials and send them on life-changing experiences to 100+ destinations all over the globe.

We're on a mission to design and deliver experiences worth living and sharing, through rewriting the rules of the travel industry.

Our Digital Product team, self-branded the Monkeys, is growing!

ABOUT THE ROLE

ROLE: Sr. Backend Engineer (Node/PHP)

LOCATION: Full Remote, max 2hours +/- CET; max 3 hours flight from Milan (WE WILL REJECT ALL CANDIDATES THAT DO NOT FIT THESE REQUIREMENTS)

SALARY RANGE: 

40k-55K + BONUS + 8€ MEAL VOUCHERS (PERMANENT)
€4400 - €6400 / month (AS CONTRACT)

TRAINING BUDGET: for professional development (conferences, courses, meetups)

We are looking for an experienced Senior Backend Developer (Node.js and PHP) to join our team to help us build cutting edge back-end solutions to power our user-facing platforms.
You’ll work across the stack, on anything from our APIs to web interfaces to internal tools. No matter what you’re working on, you’ll be contributing to the design, architecture, and scale-up of our platform and will help us roll out new features. In particular, you will work on back-end architectural solutions based on business logic and requirements.

What you’ll bring to the table:

• You have at least 5(+) years in a Backend Role position, with deep knowledge of Node.js and Typescript
• You have experience in Nest.js
• You have some experience in PHP and Laravel (even as past background)
• Actively contributes to platform and architecture development ensuring quality and adherence to best practices. Solves complex technical problems with efficient, maintainable solutions and continuously seeks to improve team operations through knowledge application.
• You have experience with RESTful APIs and/or GraphQL
  
• You have experience in writing unit and integration tests
• You have good knowledge of SQL (Postgres or MySQL databases)
• You have good knowledge of git (Gitlab, GitlabCI, Github etc.)
• Knowledge of Docker and managing containers in development environment

Bonus points for having:

• Knowledge of Clean Code, Clean Architecture, SOLID principles
• Knowledge of MikroORM
• Knowledge of Jest/Mocha
• Knowledge of microservices architecture
• Message distribution systems (RabbitMQ, Kafka)
• You have (even small) experience with FE frameworks

If you want to know more about our Tech Stack please go check this article; If you want to get to know them a little bit more, please go check out our Monkeys Team here! ;)

What do we do at WeRoad?

WeRoad is made of multidisciplinary teams of Designers, Engineers, and Product Managers that work together as a team, constantly evolving our in-house developed platforms and services:

• Tour operator platform. First released in 2020, it currently enables the core processes of our Product Team such as allotment, buying functionalities, contracting with worldwide suppliers. Still WIP to unleash its full potential.
• Public website and CMS. A well performing public website,, with a custom in-house developed content and layout management system, constantly evolved to fit all the Product and Marketing needs and stay ahead of the competitors.
• Bookings platform. Recently released in its early first version, it is a versatile and scalable platform to manage our current and future booking processes, including the sellable items management and the public end-user frontend
• Coordinator platform. First released in 2019, with the main scope of allowing our coordinators’ community management. Still WIP to enable international scalability and new core functionalities such as tour/coordinator matching and on-tour and post-tour processes management.

What does the future hold? We're embarking on exciting new projects for the next two years, and we're eager to have you join us on this journey. We'll be diving into a variety of projects, each presenting unique challenges and opportunities.

What we can offer:

In addition to sponsoring on-the-job training to make sure you have time to keep up with new trends and technologies, we offer a number of great benefits in a great startup work environment:

• A free WeRoad trip every year to the destination of your choice. You didn't think we'd leave you hanging, did we? Become one of our Travel Coordinators and you could go abroad even more often.
• Option to work in one of our European offices. WeRoad offices are based in the beating heart of Milan, Madrid, London, Chiasso, Paris and Berlin, and you’ll have the chance to frequently tour around them to meet all our WeRoad people. Or alternatively, if you are based in one of these cities, come to our office as often as you wish. Take a virtual tour at C30, our HQ, Milan
• Unlimited Holiday. You are the master of your own time. We have an unlimited holiday policy and encourage each employee to be their own entrepreneur. We also have a tradition that everyone takes at least a half-day off on their birthday.
  
• Fun! We schedule regular team-building events throughout the year and provide plenty of opportunities to meet our Travel Coordinators and WeRoaders.
• Best-in-class benefits. We have a work from home policy, offer a half-day off on your birthday, and give a bonus to newlyweds and new parents!
• A memorable onboarding experience. You'll have the chance to do the onboarding at our HQ in Milan, our very own coworking space called "C30" which embodies our company culture. There you'll find an open space layout, a fully equipped kitchen, an area for relaxing, table football, a company library, and a Tibetan bridge (yes.. we’re serious!).
• Opportunities to learn and grow your network. Join our training program and of our holding company, OneDay. Participate in the numerous meetups and events we host at C30 or online, to share knowledge with other people in the industry.

Ready to apply?

The selection process will consist of:

• Introductory call with P&C + Tech Case
• Review tech case and technical interview with the Hiring Manager and/or some peers
• Wide knowledge Interview with Head of Tech and Engineering Manager

WeRoad is an equal opportunity: we consider for employment all applicants, regardless of their race, religion, color, ancestry, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, age, family status, political affiliation, disability, and any other legally protected characteristic.

Statistically speaking, women are less likely to apply for roles where they don't fit the job description perfectly. DON'T TRY AND BE PERFECT but just go for it and send us your application regardless.