Software Engineer, Team Lead

About Plannin

Plannin is a platform for creators to help them monetize their travel content & recommendations through a lifetime commission structure. We enable creators to link any travel-related content across social channels (Instagram, TikTok, Youtube) to a unique Plannin profile where their audience can book worldwide accommodations at a discounted rate. Each creator profile will showcase this embedded travel-related content on Plannin to increase social views and exposure, while also providing a powerful recommendation engine for users.

Plannin was co-founded by two industry veterans with deep expertise in the travel space as they sold their last company to Priceline and then built one of the largest travel partner programs in the World. We’re backed by some incredible investors and will be launching our product in Q4 of this year.

About the Role

As a Software Engineer, Team Lead at Plannin, you will be a key member of our founding platform development team. We need a talented engineering leader who can help us build our platform! This role combines hands-on software engineering with leadership responsibilities, where you will guide product development, contribute to system architecture, solve technical challenges, mentor other developers, and play a vital role in building our engineering team.

At Plannin, we foster a highly collaborative work environment that encourages open communication and extensive collaboration among team members.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Actively contribute to the development process by writing code and implementing new features.
• Build tools and frameworks to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of other developers, promoting overall company developer experience (DX).
• Evaluate, propose, and prototype new technologies and architectures to address evolving business needs.
• Mentor and guide other developers to increase the overall skill level and productivity of the team.
• Help establish and maintain a culture of high-quality code, test-driven development (TDD), and well-written tests.
• Stay up-to-date with industry trends and best practices to bring innovative solutions to the development process.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define new feature development and align priorities across the company.
• Contribute to the product roadmap by providing insights and suggestions for new features and improvements.
• Identify and resolve technical issues and challenges to ensure a robust and reliable system.
• Proactively identify areas for improvement in the platform and drive the implementation of enhancements.

Experience & Skills You'll Bring to the Team

• Experience in core product delivery is a huge plus.
• 5+ years development experience on web applications
• 5+ years of hands on experience with React
• Experience in designing REST and tRPC APIs
• Full-Stack experience with Typescript, React/Next.JS, Node.JS, Postgres, Git and AWS (or similar & comparable technologies.)
• 7+ years of hands-on software engineering experience, with a strong focus on Ruby or similar languages.
• Previous complex platform development experience
• Experience with distributed systems is a plus.

Why you’ll love working at Plannin

• You’ll be a key part of changing the travel creator landscape, helping build a first-of-its-kind travel platform to disrupt the industry, empower creators, and revolutionize how travelers experience the world.
• As an early member of the Plannin team, you’ll play a key role in shaping this department for future employees.
• As we are an early stage, venture backed startup, there are incredible opportunities for career growth as we scale.
• Great vacation policy & health benefits that start on your first day of employment.
• You get to participate in the upside - Every one of Plannin's employees receive stock options as a part of their compensation package.
• As a hybrid work model, you have the opportunity to work from home and collaborate with your team IRL in either our Winnipeg or Toronto hubs.

Why choose Plannin?

• Flexible work schedule focused on delivery
• At Plannin, we're committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive work environment. We celebrate different backgrounds from all over the world, and we're proud to be an equal opportunity employer. It's our mission to ensure all people feel supported, empowered, and connected at work.
• Comprehensive health benefits and paid sick days
• Mandatory paid Mental Health days
• Customer-obsessed and a values-driven culture, with core value being our belief that our most important asset is our people.
• Top of the line hardware to help you build your workspace
• Everyone's an equity owner
• Career growth