--- title: 'Front-end Software Engineer at Tripadvisor' canonical: 'https://feeny.ai/job/front-end-software-engineer-tripadvisor-reykjavik-3bw6nf39d296' type: 'job' last_seen: '2026-10-12' --- # Front-end Software Engineer at Tripadvisor - **Company:** Tripadvisor - **Location:** Reykjavik, Iceland - **Posted:** 2026-10-09 - **Last confirmed live:** 2026-10-12 - **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/tripadvisor/jobs/8221493 ## Job description Front-end Engineer | Bókun ## About Tripadvisor The Tripadvisor Group connects people to experiences worth sharing, and aims to be the world’s most trusted source for travel and experiences. We leverage our brands, technology, and capabilities to connect our global audience with partners through rich content, travel guidance, and two-sided marketplaces for experiences, accommodations, restaurants, and other travel categories. The subsidiaries of Tripadvisor, Inc. (Nasdaq: TRIP), include a portfolio of travel brands and businesses, including Tripadvisor, Viator, and TheFork. ## About Bókun Join Bókun, a Tripadvisor company, and help transform the tours and activities industry. Our booking management software helps travel operators worldwide increase their bookings and simplify operations. As part of our team, you'll help develop solutions that improve how businesses in the travel sector operate and grow. We are looking for a motivated and innovative Front-end Engineer to join our team in Reykjavík, Iceland. This is a fantastic opportunity to create impactful, user-friendly interfaces that will help shape the future of travel technology. Our product has grown over years, so the work is a mix of building new features and modernising older areas of the UI. Job Location: On-site This role is an on-site position in our Reykjavik, Iceland office. - Start Date: January 2027 (Planned start date) - Timeline: Hiring now for a January 2027 start date. ## What we're looking for Required - Proficient in TypeScript and React - Care about user experience and visual polish - Comfortable communicating in English (our working language) - 4+ years experience ## Nice to have - Experience with modern CSS approaches (we use Tailwind) - Familiarity with Next.js or React Native - Comfortable working with REST APIs and across the stack - Background in travel, e-commerce, or marketplace platforms ## What you'll do - Build for real operators. Build interfaces used by thousands of tour and activity businesses around the world — what you ship gets used, fast. - Write code, daily. This is a hands-on engineering role. You'll spend most of your time building, not in meetings. - Work end-to-end. Collaborate with product, design, and backend to take features from idea to production. - Improve the foundations. Refactor, modernise, and pay down technical debt in a mature codebase that's earned its complexity honestly. - Shape the platform. Contribute to architectural decisions and help guide where our frontend goes next. - Collaborate with the best. Join a team of skilled engineers where you'll brainstorm, refine ideas, and learn from people who care about their craft. ## Our stack Frontend - TypeScript - React - Tailwind CSS - TanStack Query & Router - Next.js (booking management UI) - React Native (operator app) Backend - Java - Play Framework - ## MySQL - OpenSearch - Redis - Amazon SQS Don't worry if you're not familiar with every technology — we're committed to helping you learn and grow! Working with AI Every engineer at Bókun has access to Claude Code and other leading AI coding assistants, and we actively use them as part of day-to-day development. We've invested in this seriously — both in tools and in the time to figure out how they fit into our workflows. If working somewhere that takes AI engineering seriously matters to you, you'll feel at home here. Why Bókun? - Competitive Compensation: Attractive salary and performance-based bonuses - Work-Life Balance: Flexible working hours and remote work options - Career Growth: Continuous learning opportunities and clear paths for advancement - Global Impact: Your work will be used by millions of travelers and businesses worldwide - Innovative Environment: Be part of a team that's pushing the boundaries of travel tech ## Perks - 🏢 Nice office in central Reykjavík - 🍽️ Delicious daily lunch provided - ☕ Top-notch coffee and snacks to fuel your creativity - 🚗 Convenient indoor car parking - 🏋️ On-site gym with a hot tub (World Class) - 🧘 Lifestyle and wellness benefits - 🎉 Regular team events and activities Application process - Initial call (30 minutes): Connect with our recruiter to learn more about the role and share your background. - Technical screening (45 minutes): Interview to assess your technical expertise, provide insight into our work, and gauge your interest in advancing further. - Coding assignment: Solve a simple coding assignment at your own pace. - On-site interviews (around 3 hours total): Meet the team, tour the office, and engage in technical discussions, job-relevant coding exercises, and cultural fit conversations with team members. Ready to Shape the Future of Travel? If you're excited about creating innovative solutions that impact millions of travelers and businesses globally, we want to hear from you! ## What We Offer - Competitive compensation packages (routinely benchmarked against the latest industry data), including base salary and annual bonuses - “Work your way” with flexibility to suit your lifestyle. Tripadvisor Group takes a remote-friendly approach to collaboration across a worldwide team, with the option to join on-site as often as you’d like or as required by your team. - Flexible schedule. Work-life balance is ingrained in our culture by design. Trust and accountability make it work. - Donation matching. Give back? Give more! We match qualifying charitable donations annually. - Tuition assistance. Want to level up your career? We love to hear it! Receive annual support for qualified programs. - Lifestyle benefit. An annual benefit to spend on yourself. Use it on travel, wellness, or whatever suits you. - Travel perks. We believe that travel is employee development, so we provide discounts and more. - Employee assistance program. We’re here for you with resources and programs to help you through life’s challenges. - Health benefits. We offer great coverage and competitive premiums. - Generous referral scheme. Help us grow and be rewarded with generous awards for referring successful candidates. Our Cultural Pillars: Traveler first We exist to create value for our customer, the traveler. We enable our suppliers and partners to unlock this value. Their collective behaviors and insights are what drives us. Execution is our edge We act fast, experiment, learn from failure, iterate, and improve the solutions of tomorrow across every aspect of our business. Our execution is agile, data-driven, prioritised, and built to scale. We assume no problem is someone else’s problem and finish what can be done today, knowing tomorrow will bring fresh challenges. We succeed together The best outcomes are driven by empathic, humble, and diverse subject matter experts working toward shared goals. We collaborate relentlessly, challenge assumptions, give actionable feedback, and set each other up for success through empowered teams with a clear charter. We transparently take ownership of our growth, individually and as a team. We celebrate the quality of our effort, our learnings, and our collective achievements. We strive to create an accessible and inclusive experience for all candidates. If you need a reasonable accommodation during the application or the recruiting process, please make sure to reach out to your individual recruiter or our team at AccessibleRecruiting@tripadvisor.com. If you have any additional questions about careers at Tripadvisor you can email us at recruitment@tripadvisor.com. We have all the answers! ## #LI-JP #LI-Hybrid ## About Tripadvisor ## Company Overview - **One-liner**: Tripadvisor is the world's largest travel guidance platform, helping hundreds of millions of travelers each month plan, book, and share experiences using over a billion reviews and opinions. - **Entity Type**: Public (NASDAQ: TRIP) - **Headquarters**: Needham, Massachusetts, United States - **Founded**: Not publicly available in provided sources (commonly known as 2000, but not cited) - **Founders**: Not publicly available in provided sources (commonly known as Stephen Kaufer, but not cited) ## Core Business - **Primary Industry**: Travel technology / Software development - **Target Customers**: B2C (travelers seeking reviews, booking, and trip planning) and B2B (hotels, restaurants, attractions, and experience providers) - **Mission Statement**: “To bring people, passions, and places together and make everyone a better traveler.” [careers.tripadvisor.com](https://careers.tripadvisor.com/) ## Products & Services - **Tripadvisor.com / App**: The core platform offering reviews, ratings, and booking for accommodations, restaurants, and attractions. - **Viator**: Marketplace for bookable tours, activities, and experiences. - **TheFork**: Restaurant reservation platform (primarily in Europe). - **Cruise Critic**: Cruise reviews and information. - **FlipKey / Holiday Lettings**: Vacation rental listing platforms. - **SeatGuru**: Airline seat maps and in-flight amenity information. - **SinglePlatform**: Digital menu and local business listing management. - **Bokun**: Booking and inventory management software for tour operators. ## Market Standing - **Valuation / Market Cap**: $3.5 billion (as of search date) [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/tripadvisor) - **Key Metric**: Annual Revenue of $1.9 billion (most recent reported) [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/tripadvisor) - **Notable Investors / Partners**: Publicly traded; parent company is Liberty TripAdvisor Holdings Inc. [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/tripadvisor) - **Growth Signals**: Serves 400M+ monthly users; over 1 billion reviews and contributions; operates in 43 markets and 22 languages; recent acquisition of Liberty TripAdvisor Holdings (2025) for $437M; headcount of 1,816 (‑1.7% YoY) [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/tripadvisor) [tripadvisor.com](https://www.tripadvisor.com/) ## Competitive Advantages - **Massive User-Generated Content**: Over 1 billion reviews and opinions across nearly 8 million businesses create a strong network effect. - **Global Brand Recognition**: One of the most recognized travel brands worldwide, with presence in 75 countries. - **Diverse Product Portfolio**: From reviews to booking to restaurant reservations (TheFork) and experiences (Viator), covering the full travel journey. - **Data Moat**: Decades of traveler behavior data enable personalization and AI-driven recommendations. ## Strategic Focus - **Next Chapter in Travel**: CEO Matt (last name not provided) emphasizes “writing the next chapter” and supporting small businesses. [careers.tripadvisor.com](https://careers.tripadvisor.com/) - **AI & Personalization**: Recent departures of AI leadership suggest ongoing transformation; job postings include senior engineering and product roles focused on data and AI. - **Hybrid Work & Global Talent**: Activity-based working model encourages in-person collaboration while supporting remote flexibility across offices in the Americas, EMEA, and APAC. ## Why Work Here - **Culture & Values**: Described as “fueled by curiosity, flexibility, and collaboration” with a shared love of travel. [careers.tripadvisor.com](https://careers.tripadvisor.com/life-at-tripadvisor) - **Work Model**: Activity-based working (hybrid) – some roles optimized for office, others for home; all full-time employees expected to spend some in-person time. - **Benefits**: Full medical premium coverage for employee-only plans (some options), dental, vision, Employee Assistance Program (EAP), free Calm subscription, virtual babysitting/wellness support via SitterStream. [careers.tripadvisor.com](https://careers.tripadvisor.com/life-at-tripadvisor) - **Career Development**: Award‑winning development program focused on growing yourself, others, and the business; live and on‑demand learning experiences. [careers.tripadvisor.com](https://careers.tripadvisor.com/life-at-tripadvisor) - **Diversity & Inclusion**: Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) for underrepresented communities; recognized as a leader in LGBTQ+ Workplace Inclusion (2026). [careers.tripadvisor.com](https://careers.tripadvisor.com/) - **Employee Ratings**: 3.6/5.0 on LinkedIn (1,668 reviews); Work‑Life 4.2, Compensation 3.9, Culture 3.9. [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/tripadvisor) - **Global Offices**: Major hubs in Needham (MA), New York, London, Oxford, Paris, Sydney, Tokyo, Singapore, and many more. [careers.tripadvisor.com](https://careers.tripadvisor.com/life-at-tripadvisor) ## Sources 1. [careers.tripadvisor.com](https://careers.tripadvisor.com/) – Official careers page, mission, benefits, culture 2. [careers.tripadvisor.com/life-at-tripadvisor](https://careers.tripadvisor.com/life-at-tripadvisor) – Life at Tripadvisor, benefits, offices, ERGs 3. [linkedin.com/company/tripadvisor](https://www.linkedin.com/company/tripadvisor) – Company overview, financials, headcount, recent departures, acquisitions 4. 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