Software Engineer I

About Tripadvisor

Role overview

Workplace

• The role is remote-first, with periodic in-person gatherings at a nearby office for connection, planning, or other key moments.
• Candidates should be within a commutable distance, generally up to one hour, of an office hub in London, Oxford, Krakow, or Lisbon.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the full software lifecycle, from design and coding to testing and deployment, and release code frequently.
• Work with product, design, and data teams to understand product goals.
• Use agentic coding tools for boilerplate, unit tests, and small refactors.
• Build clean, readable solutions with automated unit and integration testing.
• Participate in design reviews, ask questions, and seek feedback.

Skills and experience

• Typically 0–2 years of experience following a bachelor's degree or above in computer science.
• Strong fundamentals in data structures, algorithms, and object-oriented programming.
• Familiarity with web application development, at least one modern backend language, and relational databases.
• Comfort coding with Cursor or Codex, Claude, or Open Code.
• Able to explain technical reasoning and discuss blockers; open to working in the Java ecosystem.
• Exposure to AWS, React, or NoSQL databases is especially welcome.

Benefits

• Benefits include base salary and annual bonus, flexible work, donation matching, tuition assistance, lifestyle benefits, travel perks, health benefits, and an employee assistance program.