Senior Platform Engineer, Frontend (LATAM)

Join Our Journey at Engine

At Engine, we’re revolutionizing work travel. Our modern travel platform isn’t just about booking trips; it’s about transforming how businesses and their teams experience travel. From seamless booking options with top airlines, hotels, and car rental providers to single-invoice billing and flexible trip modifications, we make travel not only easier to manage but also enjoyable. Backed by powerhouse investors like Telescope Partners, Blackstone, Elefund, and Permira, we’re growing fast—and we want you to be part of it.

Your Mission:
As part of the Engine team, you’ll play a vital role in an environment where innovation meets collaboration. Here’s what you’ll take charge of:

• Build and Maintain UI Components: Develop and optimize reusable, accessible, and high-quality components for web (React) and mobile (React Native).
• Evolve the Design System: Collaborate with designers and engineers to extend and refine our design system to support product needs while maintaining consistency.
• Ensure Code Quality & Best Practices: Write clean, modular, and well-documented code following industry best practices, including TypeScript and unit testing.
• Performance & Accessibility: Optimize components for performance and ensure they meet WCAG accessibility standards across platforms.
• Collaboration & Documentation: Work closely with cross-functional teams to gather requirements, provide technical guidance, and document component usage.
• Tooling & Automation: Improve workflows by integrating tools for documentation (Storybook, Docs), testing (Jest, React Testing Library), and CI/CD pipelines.

What You’ll Bring to Engine:
We’re looking for someone who’s ready to make an impact and grow alongside us:

• 4+ years of hands-on experience.
• Strong React and React Native development experience.
• Proficiency in TypeScript, JavaScript (ES6+), and modern front-end best practices.
• Deep understanding of CSS-in-JS solutions (e.g., Styled Components, Emotion) and responsive design principles.
• Experience with state management (e.g., Redux, Zustand, React Context).
• Familiarity with Storybook for UI component development and documentation.
• Strong knowledge of accessibility (a11y) standards and best practices.
• Experience with testing frameworks (Jest, React Testing Library, Detox).
• Experience working in agile development environments and collaborating with designers and engineers.
• Nice to have: Experience with Monorepos (e.g., Nx, Turborepo).
• Nice to have: Familiarity with design tools like Figma and their developer handoff workflows.
• Nice to have: Experience building design systems and/or UI component libraries.

This is a full-time contractor position within LATAM.

The Engine Edge: Perks & Compensation
We believe in rewarding great work with great benefits:

• Compensation: Competitive base pay tied to role and experience, with opportunities for bonuses, commissions, and equity.
• Benefits: Check out our full list at engine.com/culture.
• Environments for Success: Different roles have different needs in terms of the environments that drive success which is why we have a hybrid-hub model. Whether you are in one of our amazing offices or fully remote, we’ll make sure you have what you need to succeed.

Ready to Build the Future of Work Travel?
Join us on our mission to transform how work travel works—for businesses, for travelers, and for the industry. Apply now and let’s make travel simpler, smarter, and more enjoyable—together.