Shape the traveler experience by building user-friendly interfaces and backend services that support millions of users while contributing to the engineering team culture.
About VacationRenter
VacationRenter is a global travel platform that brings all types of accommodations into one place, making it easy for travelers to find the perfect stay.
From private homes and beachfront villas to city apartments and hotels, VacationRenter offers one of the most extensive selections of properties worldwide and simplifies the entire search experience. Behind the scenes, VacationRenter’s technology analyzes millions of listings and billions of data points to surface the best options for every trip.
Launched out of Wilbur Labs in 2018, VacationRenter quickly became one of the fastest growing travel startups ever, surpassing $1 billion in gross bookings in just two years. The company is led by a team of seasoned travel industry leaders.
About This Role
VacationRenter is seeking a versatile and highly skilled Full Stack Engineer to join our engineering organization. In this role, the engineer will shape the traveler experience end-to-end, building intuitive user interfaces while also crafting the backend services that power them. The role spans our modern frontend and backend stack to deliver high-quality, high-impact features, from translating design specs into elegant UI components to implementing robust APIs that ensure seamless integration. You’ll have direct influence on technical decisions, architecture, and best practices, while contributing to the direction and culture of the engineering team.
The ideal candidate thrives in an ownership-driven environment, enjoys solving complex problems, and takes pride in building polished, user-facing experiences backed by scalable, reliable systems. The engineer will collaborate closely with product, design, and engineering teams to deliver new features, improve performance, and help scale the platform to support millions of users.
This role will report directly to the Head of Engineering. This is a full-time hybrid position, based in Dallas.
Role & Responsibilities:
Collaborate closely with leadership, product, and engineering teams to design, architect, and deliver end-to-end features across our platform
Build and maintain user-facing applications using React, Next.js, and TypeScript, ensuring high performance, accessibility, and a great user experience
Develop and optimize backend services using Node.js, integrating with PostgreSQL and other internal systems
Contribute to all parts of the business where software is needed, including internal tools, back office systems, data integrations, warehousing, and reporting
Work in partnership with the existing engineering team to amplify collective output, share knowledge, and uphold high standards of code quality and system reliability
Participate in code reviews, architecture discussions, and ongoing improvements to our development practices, tooling, and infrastructure
Minimum Qualifications:
3+ years of backend software engineering experience
Experience with Node.js and PostgreSQL (or equivalent relational databases)
Experience with React, Next.js, and Tailwind
Proficiency with AI coding assistants (GitHub Copilot, Claude Code, Cursor, or equivalent) and the ability to leverage agentic AI tools for complex, multi-file development tasks
Demonstrated ability to critically evaluate AI-generated code for correctness, security, and alignment with project architecture
SQL skills - able to write, debug, and optimize queries
Solid understanding of backend architecture, distributed systems, and scalability principles
Experience with DevOps practices and cloud infrastructure (preferably Google Cloud or AWS), including CI/CD, monitoring, and infrastructure as code
Entrepreneurial mindset with a self-driven, ownership mentality
Excellent collaboration and communication skills
Preferred Qualifications & Prior Experience:
Experience in the travel, marketplace, or e-commerce space
Experience scaling systems to millions of daily users
Contributions to open-source projects or tech communities
Experience with Google Cloud or an equivalent cloud services platform
Benefits & Perks:
Competitive salary + equity
Top-tier laptop provided100% company-paid health benefits for base plan coverage, with the option to upgrade to higher-tier plans
401(k) with company match
Unlimited, guilt-free vacation days
Annual wellness stipend (gym + other wellness activities)
Monthly house cleaning stipend
Annual travel allowance
Monthly cell phone & internet usage stipend
Charity donation company match
Employee referral bonus
Team offsites/activities
