This hybrid role requires working in the office two days per week. With millions of diners, 70,000+ restaurant partners and 25+ years of experience, OpenTable, part of Booking Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: BKNG), is an industry leader with a passion for helping restaurants thrive. Our world-class technology empowers restaurants to focus on what matters most – their team, their guests, and their bottom line – while enabling diners to discover and book the perfect restaurant for every occasion. Every employee at OpenTable has a tangible impact on what we do and how we do it. You’ll also be part of a global team and its portfolio of metasearch brands. Hospitality is all about taking care of others, and it defines our culture. The Opportunity: At OpenTable, we take pleasure in Software Development. We believe that velocity comes from a commitment to clean code, solid engineering principles, and delivering innovative products through rapid, continuous development. If you are excited about solving challenging engineering problems and delivering exceptional quality in a fast-paced, agile environment, we'd like to meet you! Bonus points if you love restaurants too! This is an opportunity for an experienced Staff Engineer responsible for maintaining our web platform for diners. This individual is an experienced technical leader who is passionate about building great products and elevating the engineering craft. The ideal candidate is a hands-on technical expert who can dive deep into complex challenges and provide strategic direction and help drive our shared platform into the future. This posting is for an existing vacancy. Essential Duties and Responsibilities: - Mentor and guide team members, fostering a collaborative and innovative environment - Work across the company by developing relationships with other teams to ensure the right architectural and technical direction moving forward - Design, develop, and maintain scalable and high-performance web applications using Node.js, React, Redux, Fastify, GraphQL, and TypeScript - Design, develop, and maintain tools and utilities that improve the developer experience, such as build automation, code generation, linting, formatting, and testing frameworks - Collaborate with developers across teams to understand their needs and pain points, and develop solutions to streamline their workflows and increase productivity - Contribute to the improvement of development processes, best practices, and coding standards to ensure a consistent and efficient development environment - Contribute to the development and maintenance of our infrastructure components, including Docker, Grafana, ELK Stack - Write clean, testable, and well-documented code following best practices and coding standards - Participate in code reviews and provide constructive feedback to other team members - Troubleshoot and resolve issues in a timely and efficient manner - Stay up-to-date with the latest technologies and industry trends Required Qualifications and Skills: - Minimum of 8+ years of experience in web development, preferably with Node.js, React, Redux, and TypeScript - Strong technical leadership skills - Excellent communication and collaboration abilities - Strong understanding of front-end technologies such as HTML, CSS, and JavaScript - Experience with back-end development using Node.js, Fastify, and GraphQL - Familiarity with containerization technologies like Docker - Knowledge of monitoring and logging tools such as StatsD, Grafana, ELK Stack - Proficient in version control systems like Git - Strong understanding of software development workflows, processes, and best practices Nice-to-have Qualifications and Skills: - Experience with localisation and translation systems - Experience with Esbuild, SWC, Webpack, or other build tools - Experience with developer tooling ecosystems such as ESBuild, ESLint, Prettier, Jest, or Cypress - Knowledge of PostgreSQL or MongoDB databases - Familiarity with cloud platforms like AWS, GCP, or Azure - Contribution to open-source projects - Passion for languages Benefits and Perks - Work from (almost) anywhere for up to 20 days per year - Focus on mental health and well-being: - Company-paid therapy sessions through SpringHealth - Company-paid subscription to Headspace - Annual company-wide week off a year - the whole team fully recharges (and returns without a pile-up of work!) - Paid parental leave - Generous paid vacation + time off for your birthday - Paid volunteer time - Focus on your career growth: - Development Dollars - Leadership development - Access to thousands of on-demand e-learnings - Travel Discounts - Employee Resource Groups - 20 days of paid time off - Private health and dental insurance - Life and Disability insurance The best connections happen face-to-face, whether you’re sitting down to dinner or having coffee with a coworker. That’s why OpenTable has adopted a hybrid workplace model. This role aligns with that approach, with an expectation of coming into the office two days a week—giving employees the best of both worlds: in-person collaboration and flexibility. There are a variety of factors that go into determining a compensation range, including but not limited to external market benchmark data, geographic location, and years of experience sought/required. We offer a competitive base salary and benefits including: health benefits; flexible spending account; retirement benefits; life insurance; paid time off (including PTO, paid sick leave, medical leave, bereavement leave, floating holidays and paid holidays); and parental leave benefits. This role is eligible to be considered for an annual bonus and equity grant. Work Environment & Flexibility At OpenTable, we pride ourselves on fostering a global and dynamic work environment. As a team member with us, you will benefit from a schedule tailored to accommodate a global workforce operating across multiple time zones. While the majority of your responsibilities may align with conventional business hours, there will be instances where you are expected to manage communications - via calls, Slack messages, or emails - outside of regular working hours to effectively collaborate with international colleagues, respond to restaurant partners, and/or address urgent matters. OpenTable will always abide by and consider local laws and regulations. Inclusion We’re committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels they belong and can thrive. We know the best ideas come when we bring different voices to the table, so we're building a team as dynamic as the diners and restaurants we serve—and fostering a culture where everyone feels welcome to be themselves. If you need accommodations during the application or interview process, or on the job, we’re here to support you. Please reach out to your recruiter to request any accommodations. #LI-AS3 #LI-Hybrid

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