About ExoticcaExoticca is a pioneering online travel agency that has revolutionized the conception, production, and e-commerce of long-distance dream trips. At the core of Exoticca's brand equity is the commitment to "creating life milestones." We believe in delivering best-value trips, exploring unique destinations, curating extraordinary travel experiences, and demonstrating genuine care for both our customers and the planet.We are a professional, dynamic, multicultural team in rapid international growth, seeking new partners to help us create the best and most forward-thinking travel company of our generation.What are we proposing?We are looking for a Senior Back-end Software Engineer who is first and foremost a problem solver. Someone who uses engineering as a toolbox to solve real customer and business problems.This role sits within our Trip Management System domain, the team that empowers our travel specialists to design extraordinary journeys at scale. We build the systems that transform destinations, itineraries, flights, hotels and pricing strategies into structured, sellable travel products. By enabling seamless product configuration and ensuring accuracy, flexibility, and scalability, we directly impact revenue, operational excellence, and the quality of the experiences we bring to our customers.Technology choices matter, but impact matters more. You’ll work across PHP, Node.js and modern AI tooling, choosing the right approach for each problem rather than being constrained by a single stack.Why Join us:Real, meaningful problems that directly impact customer experience.Freedom to choose the right tool for the problem, including AI.A team that values initiative, ownership, and impact over titles and silos.Scale-up challenges with room to influence architecture, product, and ways of working.If you’re looking for challenging problems, autonomy, and growth — welcome! 🙂Responsibilities:Product Configuration & ScalabilityBuild and evolve the systems that enable travel specialists to design, configure, and launch complex travel products at scale.Transform destinations, itineraries, flights, hotels and services into structured, reliable, and sellable products.Ensure flexibility and accuracy in product configuration while maintaining operational efficiency and long-term scalability.Revenue, Pricing & Financial IntegrityDevelop and improve capabilities that support smart departures, pricing strategies, booking breakdowns, payments, refunds, and wallet flows.Safeguard financial correctness across the full product lifecycle, from configuration to checkout and post-booking operations.Design systems that directly impact revenue performance and margin optimization.Platform & Operational ExcellenceBuild internal platforms and tools that empower Product, Finance, and Operations teams to work autonomously and efficiently.Increase reliability and reduce manual intervention in calendar management, flight configuration, and payment-related processes.Continuously improve system robustness, reducing operational risk and scaling complexity without increasing overhead.Product & Data-Oriented EngineeringWork closely with the whole team to refine problems before writing code.Use data to validate assumptions, measure business impact, and continuously improve solutions.Actively participate in shaping product decisions, not just implementing tickets.RequirementsStrong problem-solving mindset — you enjoy ambiguous problems and figuring out the best path forward.Highly effective use of AI in daily work (coding, debugging, designing, analyzing, automating).Product-oriented thinking: you care about why you’re building something, not just how.Comfort working across multiple technologies and learning new ones as needed.Solid knowledge of RESTful API design, development, and integration best practices.Experience working with event-driven architectures (EDA) and message-based communication between services.Familiarity with Domain-Driven Design (DDD) and clean architecture principles.Working knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and version control best practices using Git (GitHub Actions or similar).Strong emphasis on testing (unit, integration) and commitment to code quality, scalability, and maintainability.Familiarity with observability practices — including logging, monitoring, and tracing — to ensure visibility and reliability across distributed services.Excellent collaboration and communication skills to work effectively within cross-functional teams. Backend: PHP.Frontend: React, React NativeWe don’t expect you to know everything, but experience in some of the following is important:APIs, integrations, and system designAI tools, LLMs, automation workflowsData-informed decision makingProven ability to design and integrate RESTful APIs with attention to performance and reliability.Knowledge of testing practices (unit and integration) and a strong focus on code quality.Familiarity with observability principles, including logging, monitoring, and tracing in distributed systems.BenefitsCompetitive compensation package, in line with job responsibilities and experience.Flexible compensation on transportation and food with Cobee also in our private health insurance.Flexible working schedule, just make sure you meet your monthly goals!100% Remote working within Spain.Permanent contract from the start.Travel with Exoticca at reduced prices !!!Referral bonus, if you bring people as talented as you can earn a very nice bonus!And last but not least, becoming part of a fun and motivated multicultural team at an agile and rapid growing organization where teamwork, drive, commitment, resilience and being customer-centric are the core values.Exoticca is an equal opportunity employer. Diversity and inclusiveness are our core. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, marital status, age, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic information, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other status protected under European, country, or local law.
About Exoticca
Exoticca is a pioneering online travel agency that has revolutionized the conception, production, and e-commerce of long-distance dream trips. At the core of Exoticca's brand equity is the commitment to "creating life milestones." We believe in delivering best-value trips, exploring unique destinations, curating extraordinary travel experiences, and demonstrating genuine care for both our customers and the planet.
We are a professional, dynamic, multicultural team in rapid international growth, seeking new partners to help us create the best and most forward-thinking travel company of our generation.
What are we proposing?
We are looking for a Senior Back-end Software Engineer who is first and foremost a problem solver. Someone who uses engineering as a toolbox to solve real customer and business problems.
This role sits within our Trip Management System domain, the team that empowers our travel specialists to design extraordinary journeys at scale. We build the systems that transform destinations, itineraries, flights, hotels and pricing strategies into structured, sellable travel products. By enabling seamless product configuration and ensuring accuracy, flexibility, and scalability, we directly impact revenue, operational excellence, and the quality of the experiences we bring to our customers.
Technology choices matter, but impact matters more. You’ll work across PHP, Node.js and modern AI tooling, choosing the right approach for each problem rather than being constrained by a single stack.
Why Join us:
- Real, meaningful problems that directly impact customer experience.
- Freedom to choose the right tool for the problem, including AI.
- A team that values initiative, ownership, and impact over titles and silos.
- Scale-up challenges with room to influence architecture, product, and ways of working.
- If you’re looking for challenging problems, autonomy, and growth — welcome! 🙂
Responsibilities:
Product Configuration & Scalability
- Build and evolve the systems that enable travel specialists to design, configure, and launch complex travel products at scale.
- Transform destinations, itineraries, flights, hotels and services into structured, reliable, and sellable products.
- Ensure flexibility and accuracy in product configuration while maintaining operational efficiency and long-term scalability.
Revenue, Pricing & Financial Integrity
- Develop and improve capabilities that support smart departures, pricing strategies, booking breakdowns, payments, refunds, and wallet flows.
- Safeguard financial correctness across the full product lifecycle, from configuration to checkout and post-booking operations.
- Design systems that directly impact revenue performance and margin optimization.
Platform & Operational Excellence
- Build internal platforms and tools that empower Product, Finance, and Operations teams to work autonomously and efficiently.
- Increase reliability and reduce manual intervention in calendar management, flight configuration, and payment-related processes.
- Continuously improve system robustness, reducing operational risk and scaling complexity without increasing overhead.
Product & Data-Oriented Engineering
- Work closely with the whole team to refine problems before writing code.
- Use data to validate assumptions, measure business impact, and continuously improve solutions.
- Actively participate in shaping product decisions, not just implementing tickets.
Requirements
- Strong problem-solving mindset — you enjoy ambiguous problems and figuring out the best path forward.
- Highly effective use of AI in daily work (coding, debugging, designing, analyzing, automating).
- Product-oriented thinking: you care about why you’re building something, not just how.
- Comfort working across multiple technologies and learning new ones as needed.
- Solid knowledge of RESTful API design, development, and integration best practices.
- Experience working with event-driven architectures (EDA) and message-based communication between services.
- Familiarity with Domain-Driven Design (DDD) and clean architecture principles.
- Working knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and version control best practices using Git (GitHub Actions or similar).
- Strong emphasis on testing (unit, integration) and commitment to code quality, scalability, and maintainability.
- Familiarity with observability practices — including logging, monitoring, and tracing — to ensure visibility and reliability across distributed services.
- Excellent collaboration and communication skills to work effectively within cross-functional teams.
- Backend: PHP.
- Frontend: React, React Native
We don’t expect you to know everything, but experience in some of the following is important:
- APIs, integrations, and system design
- AI tools, LLMs, automation workflows
- Data-informed decision making
- Proven ability to design and integrate RESTful APIs with attention to performance and reliability.
- Knowledge of testing practices (unit and integration) and a strong focus on code quality.
- Familiarity with observability principles, including logging, monitoring, and tracing in distributed systems.
Benefits
- Competitive compensation package, in line with job responsibilities and experience.
- Flexible compensation on transportation and food with Cobee also in our private health insurance.
- Flexible working schedule, just make sure you meet your monthly goals!
- 100% Remote working within Spain.
- Permanent contract from the start.
- Travel with Exoticca at reduced prices !!!
- Referral bonus, if you bring people as talented as you can earn a very nice bonus!
- And last but not least, becoming part of a fun and motivated multicultural team at an agile and rapid growing organization where teamwork, drive, commitment, resilience and being customer-centric are the core values.
Exoticca is an equal opportunity employer. Diversity and inclusiveness are our core. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, marital status, age, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic information, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other status protected under European, country, or local law.
What is Exoticca?Exoticca is a company that started in 2013 by professionals specialized in the creation and online distribution of voyages. Our mission is to offer our clients the possibility to visit the most beautiful and stimulating places in our planet, though the best holiday packages, at unbelievable prices. For more comfort, our customers can find out more about our trips and book them instantly in a matter of minutes through our website, avoiding the usual long exchanges of email, meetings, or calls required by more traditional travel agencies.At Exoticca we are looking for people who want to offer their best to create unforgettable experiences for our customers. We are a young, dynamic, multicultural team of 400+ people, in rapid international growth, seeking for new partners to help us create the best and most forward-thinking travel company of our generation.We are a highly ambitious and well-funded start-up, backed by top national and international investors that have also participated in the growth of other success stories, such as Glovo, SinDelantal.com, or Idealista, among others.
What is Exoticca?
Exoticca is a company that started in 2013 by professionals specialized in the creation and online distribution of voyages. Our mission is to offer our clients the possibility to visit the most beautiful and stimulating places in our planet, though the best holiday packages, at unbelievable prices. For more comfort, our customers can find out more about our trips and book them instantly in a matter of minutes through our website, avoiding the usual long exchanges of email, meetings, or calls required by more traditional travel agencies.
At Exoticca we are looking for people who want to offer their best to create unforgettable experiences for our customers. We are a young, dynamic, multicultural team of 400+ people, in rapid international growth, seeking for new partners to help us create the best and most forward-thinking travel company of our generation.
We are a highly ambitious and well-funded start-up, backed by top national and international investors that have also participated in the growth of other success stories, such as Glovo, SinDelantal.com, or Idealista, among others.
