The Backend Engineering team builds high-scale, fault-tolerant distributed systems powering a global travel platform. The Staff Backend Engineer will own the design and reliability of a critical service or domain end-to-end, from architecture through production. Responsibilities include designing scalable distributed systems, leading complex features, driving system design and best practices, and owning scalability and performance. The role requires proactive identification of gaps, making independent architectural decisions, collaborating with adjacent teams, and mentoring engineers.



