Staff Software Engineer - Full Remote or Hybrid (m/f/d)

Company Description:✨ About Voyage PrivéBorn in France in 2006, Voyage Privé has grown from an ambitious startup into becoming Europe’s leading travel tech platform. Operating across 9 markets with tens of millions of users, we're not just another e-commerce success story — we're a tech powerhouse revolutionizing online travel.What makes us unique? A mission-driven culture where performance meets impact. Our innovative campus brings together tech talent, professional athletes, students, and artists, creating an ecosystem where digital innovation drives both business growth and positive change.We have reached this scale by staying fully independent, fully profitable, and achieving double-digit growth.We're now at an inflection point, upgrading our entire technical foundation with cloud architecture, AI, and real-time systems to become a global reference for luxury travel — known by travelers for its excellent offer and customer experience, and by our providers as a high-performance business development partner.Job Description: Your MissionAs a Staff Software Engineer, you’ll operate at org‑level, shaping the technical direction of multiple domains and raising engineering standards across the organization. You’ll partner closely with Product, Data, and Tech teams to deliver measurable impact and help us scale reliably and efficiently.Your key responsibilities will include:Architect the Future: Design distributed, stateless, and scalable systems that are resilient to failure and aligned with long‑term business and technical strategy.Stay Hands-On: Actively contribute to the codebase, prototype, implement, and review critical features. Lead by example through high-quality, pragmatic, and scalable codeScale What Matters: Leverage asynchronous architectures and message-driven patterns using technologies like Kafka, RabbitMQ, SQS, or pub/sub to improve latency, responsiveness, and decoupling of servicesEnsure Consistency and Integrity: Define and implement patterns for data consistency (eventual or strong), message ordering, and reliable state transitions across services and storage layersBe a Multiplier: Mentor engineers across teams, level up engineering capabilities, and help embed a culture of technical excellence and ownershipRaise the Bar: Promote best practices in testing, observability, continuous integration, and secure software developmentTransform at Scale: Actively reduce technical debt and drive modernization strategies that improve system agility, performance, and reliabilityPartner for Impact: Collaborate with Engineering Managers, Product, and Infrastructure to influence roadmaps and shape a pragmatic, scalable architecture visionQualifications: What We’re Looking ForWe’re looking for builders who move fast, think big, and care deeply about creating impact that lasts.Your profile:Proven experience designing and delivering robust, distributed, and mission-critical systems in productionExpertise in asynchronous processing and message-driven systems using technologies such as Kafka, SQS, RabbitMQ, or pub/subDeep technical fluency in system design, performance tuning, concurrency, and consistency modelsStrong coding skills in one or more modern languages (e.g., Java, Go, Python, TypeScript)Familiarity with service-oriented and event-driven architectures, eventual consistency strategies, and data synchronization mechanismsMastery of CI/CD, test automation strategies, and infrastructure-as-code toolingHands-on experience with secure coding practices and awareness of compliance and resilience in regulated or complex environmentsStrong observability mindset: metrics, logs, traces, incident handling, and root cause analysisFluent in English & French.Leadership CompetenciesAbility to lead technical direction across multiple teams without relying on positional authorityHigh judgment in balancing engineering purity with speed, business outcomes, and riskExperience mentoring Senior Engineers and guiding architectural decisions at the org levelAbility to navigate ambiguity, influence without ego, and coach others through technical complexityAdditional Information:⚡ Our Recruitment ProcessWe believe in a fast, transparent, and human recruitment process.Here’s what you can expect:Intro Call with a Talent Acquisition Partner (30/45 min) – Get to know each other! We’ll share more about the role, the team, and our culture.Discussion with the Hiring Manager (60 min), introduction to the position, and short live coding exercise.System Design Interview (60 min) - Dive into real-life scenarios or challenges to showcase your expertise and problem-solving mindset.Chief Digital Officer Interview (60 min) – Meet your future N+2 to align on expectations, culture, and long-term impact. Location : Aix en Provence, France or remote
Start Date : The sooner, the better
Contract Type : Full-time / Permanent  ❤️ You'll Love Joining UsOur HQ in the South of France offers an exceptional environment — natural, cultural, and digital — on a modern and eco-responsible campus.
Prefer flexibility?  We offer full remote work for selected Digital roles, and a hybrid model for all other positions with 3 mandatory on-site days per week plus 4 fully remote weeks per year. Put meaning back into your work and join a unique ecosystem that connects worlds often far apart: business, sports, education, and social impact — through projects like Ecole des XV, Provence Rugby, VP Green, Les Tremplins, and Chez Pierre. Forget your gym subscription! Access our large on-site fitness center morning, noon, and night — or challenge your colleagues to a padel match on our private court. Live to the rhythm of Voyage Privé’s signature mix of business and fun: Company Breaks, Carnival, Annual Convention, meetups and talks… plus free tickets to every Provence Rugby home match and live music nights at the Dalida Institute.✈️ And because travel is in our DNA : enjoy up to 20% off our exclusive getaway offers.Join us and make your next career move a journey worth taking.

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