Front-End Developer

This role is eligible for our hybrid work model: 2 days in-office.

Our Technology team is the backbone of our company: constantly creating, testing, learning, and iterating to better meet the needs of our customers. If you thrive in a fast-paced, ideas-led environment, you’re in the right place.

Why this job’s a big deal:

As a Software Engineer/Developer, you will collaborate with a small, tight-knit team of cutting-edge coding thought leaders who set the strategy for our customer interface in an engaging and ethical way. You will also be working closely with the product and design teams of Priceline. Self-starters are encouraged to explore, fail fast, and build new things, and will be given opportunities to be developed and grow within the company.

In this role you will get to:

1. Contribute to projects with direct impact on the evolution of Priceline's business.
2. Be part of a cross-functional team that experiments, iterates, and delivers on product objectives.
3. Showcase your expertise in building an engaging user experience.
4. Design and develop systems supporting our Hotel, Airline, Rental Car, and Vacation Package businesses, that serve hundreds of millions of searches a day.
5. Build relationships and interact with Product and Design team members on a modern technology stack grounded in Node.js, with JavaScript frameworks and patterns like Redux.
6. Optimize our sites for cross-device performance, including mobile, desktop, and tablets.
7. Collaborate with other engineers on the team to develop and maintain resilient and scalable messaging systems.
8. Develop email templates using React frameworks with a focus on dynamic content and personalization.

Who you are:

1. Bachelor’s degree or higher in Computer Science or equivalent.
2. 3+ years of JavaScript along with experience working on consumer-facing projects.
3. 1+ year of experience working with messaging systems such as Iterable, SendGrid, or Twilio for email automation and dispatch.
4. Proficient in React and email template development for consistent, responsive designs across various email clients.
5. Expertise in one or more modern client-side JavaScript framework or library (React, Angular, Ember).
6. Experienced building applications with Node.js, has an understanding of how Node works and applying common libraries like Express.
7. Ability to develop and consume GraphQL APIs.
8. Comfort and experience with functional programming.
9. Ability to author semantic and accessible markup and style.
10. Experience with Styled Components or similar CSS in JavaScript framework is a plus.
11. Familiarity with Kafka is preferred.
12. Established software development best practices, including writing unit tests and collaborating over programming in peer code review.
13. Illustrated history of living the values necessary to Priceline: Customer, Innovation, Team, Accountability, and Trust.
14. The Right Results, the Right Way is not just a motto at Priceline; it’s a way of life. Unquestionable integrity and ethics are essential.

Who we are:

We are Priceline. Our success as one of the biggest players in online travel is all thanks to our incredible, dedicated team of talented employees. Priceliners are focused on being the best travel deal makers in the world, motivated by our passion to help everyone experience the moments that matter most in their lives. Whether it’s a dream vacation, your cousin’s graduation, or your best friend’s wedding - we make travel affordable and accessible to our customers.

Our culture is unique and inspiring (that’s what our employees tell us). We’re a grown-up startup. We deliver the excitement of a new venture, without the struggles and chaos that can come with a business that hasn’t stabilized.

We’re on the cutting edge of innovative technologies. We keep the customer at the center of all that we do. Our ability to meet their needs relies on the strength of a workforce as diverse as the customers we serve. We bring together employees from all walks of life and we are proud to provide the kind of inclusive environment that stimulates innovation, creativity, and collaboration.

Priceline is part of the Booking Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: BKNG) family of companies, a highly profitable global online travel company with a market capitalization of over $80 billion. Our sister companies include Booking.com, BookingGo, Agoda, Kayak, and OpenTable.

If you want to be part of something truly special, check us out!

Flexible work at Priceline:

Priceline is following a hybrid working model, which includes two days onsite as determined by you and your manager (ideally selecting among Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday). On the remaining days, you can choose to be remote or in the office.

Diversity and Inclusion are a Big Deal!

To be the best travel dealmakers in the world, it’s important we have a workforce that reflects the diverse customers and communities we serve. We are committed to cultivating a culture where all employees have the freedom to bring their individual perspectives, life experiences, and passion to work.

Priceline is a proud equal opportunity employer. We embrace and celebrate the unique lenses through which our employees see the world. We’d love you to join us and add to our rich mix!

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