Senior Frontend Engineer

About Us:

At OpenTable, we take pleasure in Software Development. We believe that velocity comes from a dedication to clean code and proven engineering principles. We deliver creative products through rapid, continuous development. We move fast, release frequently, and believe strongly in automated testing to help maintain our quality and velocity. We break things sometimes - and that’s fine. We learn from it. Millions of diners and thousands of restaurants around the globe use our products. If you are excited by constantly challenging engineering processes and can deliver exceptional quality in a fast paced, agile environment, we'd like to meet you. Bonus points if you love restaurants too.

About You:

You love to code. You’re curious, passionate and constantly thinking about making code clean and better. You love technology and enjoy finding better ways to do things. You want to share what you discover and feel energized when you can learn from the people around you. When you build software, you consider how people will use it from all angles. You take pride in carefully honing your work until it feels reliable and effortless to use. You are calm during incidents when debugging production issues across services and multiple levels of the stack

Responsibilities:

As a member of this team, you will be responsible for developing the platform for OpenTable’s restaurant applications thereby helping restaurants to make the most of Opentable’s offerings.

All of us are engineers, and we like to operate in a self-driven culture of ownership. You will own one or more of the product components, working with product managers to help in scoping features, contributing towards technical architecture and having primary responsibility for actual implementation of code and automated tests.

Requirements:

• 6+ years in software engineering

• Strong experience with web technologies - HTML5, CSS, Javascript

• Track record of building products with technologies we use including: React, state management such as Redux, Typescript, NodeJS

• Experience with webpack, linters, docker containers, continuous integration, web performance

• Proficiency with Git

• Discipline at unit, integration, and acceptance testing

• Passion or desire to participate in pair programming

• Strong problem solving skills

• Excellent communication and collaboration skills - enjoy working with engineers, designers and product owners.

• Self-motivated to build and share knowledge and skill; has the ability and desire to mentor as well as be mentored. 

• Dedicated professional who forms opinions and enjoys discussion yet remains personable and approachable.

• Experience working in an agile-based methodology

Nice to have:

• Experience with Docker / Kubernetes

• Experience collaborating with remote teams across time zones

• Proficiency in NodeJS

• Knowledge of Data Structures

About OpenTable

With millions of diners, 60,000 restaurant partners and 25+ years of experience, OpenTable, part of Booking Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: BKNG), is an industry leader with a passion for helping restaurants thrive. Our world-class technology empowers restaurants to focus on what matters most – their team, their guests, and their bottom line – while enabling diners to discover and book the perfect restaurant for every occasion. 

Every employee at OpenTable has a tangible impact on what we do and how we do it. You’ll also be part of a global team that includes our sister brand, KAYAK and its portfolio of global metasearch brands. Hospitality is all about taking care of others, and it defines our culture.

Benefits

• Paid Vacation
• One Celebration Day per calendar year
• Focus on mental health and well-being
• Company-wide weeks off a year - the whole team fully recharges (and returns without a pile-up of work!)
• Generous paid parental leave
• Focus on your career growth
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Pension Fund
  
  

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

OpenTable aspires to be a workplace that reflects the diverse communities we serve and a culture that is inclusive and welcoming. Hiring people with different backgrounds, experiences, perspectives, and ideas is critical to innovation and to how we deliver great experiences for our users and our partners. Representation matters.

We ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform job responsibilities, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.