Front-end Software Engineer

About us

Founded in 2015 in Athens, Greece, Welcome redefines the way people travel by going above and beyond the commoditized transfer service and being the first company to deliver a complete, personalised, in-destination travel experience. From the moment a traveler arrives at a new destination, until their return journey home, Welcome accommodates all their travel needs, including transfers, sightseeing trips, and local information, in the easiest, friendliest, and most personalised way possible. Welcome's drivers are experts in the area and share their local know-how to make travellers feel at home wherever they are. The company has also introduced contactless rides, thorough cleaning protocols, and protective equipment to make every journey safe.

Being a travel tech startup, Welcome continues to grow and scale its operations and is quickly becoming a global category leader for in-destination travel services.

• One of the highest-rated global transportation companies with a rating of 4.9/5 stars.
• Expanded from 200 destinations last year to 350, achieving our ambitious 2024 growth target.
• Over 4,000 travel partners including 2,500 hotels, numerous vacation rentals, and travel agents, adding 50+ new ones every month.
• Over 2.5 million happy travellers every year.

⭐️ If you want to dive deeper into the awesomeness of Welcome's culture, click on this link to check our TikTok account.⭐️

The Team

We are a group of vibrant, diverse people who love travelling and never settle on quality. Each one of us didn’t join Welcome by chance and believes deeply in what Welcome is trying to achieve, so we work relentlessly to make that happen. We challenge common logic, focus on design, put simplicity and usability first, and create memorable experiences. We keep learning and exploring better ways to serve our community and grow personally and professionally in our respective fields. We stay humble along the way, with a “pay it forward” mentality, but with big and bold goals.

Role Impact

We're looking for enthusiastic and resourceful software engineers who are passionate about building great products, someone who loves being part of a team, whilst enjoying the autonomous nature of his work.

Our Tech Stack

• Design is delivered in Figma (extensive design system available)
• CSS (SASS, Tailwind and Vanilla CSS)
• JavaScript Frameworks and Libraries (React, Vanilla JavaScript, Ionic, Capacitor)
• Frontend Tooling (webpack, Babel 7, ESLint, Prettier)
• Ruby on Rails
• E2E testing using Playwright

Responsibilities

• Develop and improve application features for our core products using industry best practices.
• Maintain an efficient and user-friendly web environment that exceeds our guests’ expectations.
• Develop robust and testable code for our client interfaces. We use Smartbear (formerly cross-browser testing) for the web and Email on Acid for emails.
• Conduct a daily search to stay up to date with the latest trends and new features that can take our tech to a new level.
• Collaborate with the Product Management team to ensure feature technical feasibility and trade-offs between requirements and implementation.

Requirements

• 2 year+ of experience in a production environment as a front-end developer

• Proficient understanding of modern, semantic HTML and Solid understanding of styling and applying design to web interfaces using HTML5, CSS3
• Solid understanding of Javascript and Javascript Frameworks
• Proficient understanding of responsive and mobile-first design
• Solid understanding of Front-end performance optimization
• Basic understanding of server-side CSS pre-processing, especially SASS
• Experience using Git Versioning
• Proficient understanding of cross-browser compatibility challenges and ways to work around them
• Attention to detail in UX / UI
• Experience with Ε2Ε testable products will be considered a plus

Benefits

• Hybrid work policy
• Private Health Insurance Plan
• Vibrant and fresh work environment at the center of Athens
• The tools you need to successfully perform your daily tasks
• The unique opportunity to join “the next big thing” at the ground level.

Interested? If we got you excited and you think you have what it takes to join a young, well-funded, and fast-growing startup, then just hit the ‘Apply for this job’ button!