Senior Software Engineer

• Role: Full time permanent
• Location: Australia, Melbourne in-office, hybrid

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 and its portfolio of metasearch brands. Hospitality is all about taking care of others, and it defines our culture.

At OpenTable, we deliver innovative products through rapid, continuous development. Millions of diners and thousands of restaurants around the globe use our products. If a continually challenging engineering environment excites you, we'd like to meet you. We move fast, release frequently, and believe strongly in automated testing to maintain our quality and velocity. We break things sometimes - and that's fine; we learn from it and become stronger as a result. Bonus points if you love restaurants. 

About the role

We are looking for energetic and passionate software engineers to join our rapidly-growing APAC teams. You'll be a key member of a multi-functional team that builds and designs OpenTable’s Private Dining platform for restaurants globally and will have a substantial impact and involvement on some key enterprise strategies and initiatives. Our philosophy is to enable teams to be fluid whilst also retaining ownership over verticals. Joining us at the Australian HQ of OpenTable in the heart of the Melbourne central business district, you will be part of an Agile environment which demands “best practice” engineering including TDD and Continuous Integration. You will collaborate with a diverse bunch of software engineers, designers, and product owners located in other offices including San Francisco, Los Angeles, Canada, London and Mumbai, and have the opportunity to work on cross-team projects.

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. 

You are a life-long student with a self-motivated desire to build and share your knowledge and skill; you have the ability and desire to mentor as well as be mentored. You are a dedicated professional who forms opinions and enjoys discussion yet remains personable and approachable.

We are looking for someone who

• You have 5+ years of programming experience with Java and familiar with C#

• Understanding of Java/J2EE platform with Spring Framework

• Experience with event driven architecture

• Good coding practices such as SOLID, TDD, and Dependency Injection

• In-depth knowledge of design patterns, data structures and OO design

• Experience working with large scale distributed systems and event-driven architectures

• Understands the intricacies of restful APIs designed to handle large volumes of traffic and data

• Source Control e.g Git, Bitbucket, SVN, CVS

• Experience with Teamcity CI/CD

• Experience in one or more database(s) technology e.g. RDBMS such as Postgres and/or NoSQL such as MongoDB or Cassandra

• Experience with Docker / Kubernetes

• Able to drive projects from technical planning all the way to production

It would be awesome, but not required if you have:

• Knowledge of system performance and operational readiness monitoring

• Experience with big data technologies e.g Databricks, Sparks

• Experience collaborating with remote teams across time zones

• Experience working as a full-stack engineer will be an added advantage

• Experience with services on call and triaging with the ability to interpret dashboards / logs

• Proficient in SQL/database query with in-depth knowledge of Python, Apache Airflow, or similar programming

• Utilisation of AI tooling to improve efficiency

Benefits and Perks

• Work from (almost) anywhere for up to 20 days per year

• Focus on mental health and well-being:

  • Company-paid therapy sessions through SpringHealth

  • Company-paid subscription to Headspace

  • Annual company-wide week off a year - the whole team fully recharges (and returns without a pile-up of work!)

• Paid parental leave

• Generous paid vacation + time off for your birthday

• Paid volunteer time

• Focus on your career growth:

  • Development Dollars

  • Leadership development

  • Access to thousands of on-demand e-learnings

• Travel Discounts

• Employee Resource Groups

• Annual health and wellness reimbursement

• Monthly social events

• Free lunch 2 days per week

Work Environment & Flexibility

At OpenTable, we pride ourselves on fostering a global and dynamic work environment. As a team member with us, you will benefit from a schedule tailored to accommodate a global workforce operating across multiple time zones. While the majority of your responsibilities may align with conventional business hours, there will be instances where you are expected to manage communications - via calls, Slack messages, or emails - outside of regular working hours to effectively collaborate with international colleagues, respond to restaurant partners, and/or address urgent matters. OpenTable will always abide by and consider local laws and regulations.

Inclusion

We’re committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels they belong and can thrive. We know the best ideas come when we bring different voices to the table, so we're building a team as dynamic as the diners and restaurants we serve—and fostering a culture where everyone feels welcome to be themselves.

If you need accommodations during the application or interview process, or on the job, we’re here to support you. Please reach out to your recruiter to request any accommodations.