Description
Who we are:
WeSki’s vision is to make it easy for skiers across the globe to book and enjoy their ideal ski trip at the best possible price. As the ultimate ski trip booking platform, WeSki enables everyone to design and book their ideal adventure in just a few clicks - quickly, seamlessly, and affordably. In an $80 billion industry that has remained largely traditional, this opens up a massive opportunity to redefine ski trips for modern consumers.
WeSki’s technology compares millions of combinations of flights, accommodation, transfers, passes, gear, and lessons instantly, saving hours of planning. Each trip is fully customisable, giving customers the flexibility of building it themselves, but with the expert protection and support of a holiday provider.
With all trip components automatically linked, customers can relax and enjoy their holiday knowing that all the logistics are taken care of - alongside 24/7 customer service whilst they’re away.
WeSki is an innovative, passionate and fast moving company - we partner with over 150 ski resorts (and counting) across 10 countries and have already sold over 100,000 ski holiday packages to skiers worldwide. We are in a rapid growth mode whilst maintaining profitability, making our business and product opportunities (and challenges) all the more exciting.
Key Responsibilities:
- Design, develop, and maintain scalable and high-performance web applications.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to gather requirements, create technical specifications, and develop software solutions.
- Implement efficient and secure backend APIs and database solutions using SQL (RDS/Cloud SQL).
- Leverage cloud technologies (GCP, AWS) to build, deploy, and maintain applications and infrastructure.
- Ensure code quality and maintainability by adhering to best practices, code reviews, and testing frameworks.
- Troubleshoot, diagnose, and resolve issues throughout the software development lifecycle.
- Continuously improve processes, tools, and technologies to ensure a cutting-edge development environment.
- Mentor and support junior team members, providing guidance and knowledge sharing as needed.
Requirements
- At least 6 years of experience in backend development using one or more of the following languages: Node.js, Go, Python, Ruby, or Rust, with demonstrated proficiency in Node.js as a key part of that experience.
- Solid understanding of system architecture and proven experience in building scalable high-performance web applications.
- Strong knowledge of MongoDB and PostgreSQL.
- Experience with microservices architecture, serverless functions and Monorepo.
- Vast experience with AWS and CI/CD workflows.
- Excellent problem-solving and critical thinking skills.
- Strong communication and collaboration abilities.
- Detail-oriented and committed to delivering high-quality work.
- Skier or snowboarder - always a plus
Top Skills
What We Do
Disrupting the traditional $80 billion ski travel industry with the world's first self-service platform for booking an entire ski trip in just a few clicks. Using our unique dynamic package technology, WeSki empowers customers to plan, compare, book and fully customize their ski holiday by providing real-time prices and availability for millions of ski trip combinations.
WeSki's technology connects to thousands of suppliers to provide customers with a one-stop-shop solution to book everything they need for their ski holiday, including flights, airport transfers, accommodations, ski lift passes, ski gear rental, and more.
Once skiers are on their trip, WeSki's technology continues to provide a stress-free experience by coordinating all trip components, so skiers can relax and enjoy their ski holiday without worrying about the logistics.
WeSki partners with over a hundred ski resorts (and counting) across 10 different countries and already sold over 40,000 ski holiday packages to skiers worldwide.
