Software Engineer II - Back End

We are Despegar, part of the Prosus ecosystem, and for over 25 years we have been revolutionizing travel in Latin America ✈️. We create technologies that transform experiences and connect millions of people with their travel dreams. We are looking for talent that thinks big (10x), acts autonomously, and achieves real results. If you are passionate about innovation, learn quickly, and love to create as a team, this is the place for you.

We are currently looking for a Software Engineer III Back End to join our development team, specifically for the Shopping Cart.

What will be the main responsibilities of the role?

• Research, analyze, and develop solutions to solve various business and technical problems.
• Participate in defining design, architecture, and scalability.
• Be the owner of the applications you are involved in and be responsible for the full lifecycle.
• Write clean, maintainable, and efficient code, following best development practices.
• Have excellent problem-solving ability.
• Identify and resolve bottlenecks, fix bugs, and improve application performance.
• Participate in code reviews and provide constructive feedback to team members.
• Show interest in learning new technologies.
• Monitor and ensure application availability.
• Design and implement RESTful APIs, integrate third-party services as needed.
• Develop and optimize data models in MongoDB and manage caching strategies with Redis to ensure performance and scalability.
• Focus on the scalability, availability, and maintainability of the platform.
• Propose new features and improvements to existing ones.

What are we looking for?

• +6 years of experience developing scalable backend solutions, particularly in Java.
• Experience with NoSQL databases such as MongoDB and Redis.
• Experience with the entire development lifecycle, including production release, deployment, testing, and post-implementation monitoring.
• Ability to understand the impact of each feature, track metrics after deployment, and challenge proposals based on data.
• Enthusiasm and/or experience with AI tools.

Nice to have:

• Experience with frontend technologies.

What do we offer?

• Real autonomy to make decisions and make an impact from day one.
• Continuous learning culture: we fail fast, learn, and scale.
• Diverse, collaborative team without barriers.
• Growth opportunities within a global ecosystem (Prosus).
• We value responsibility, innovation, and a people-centric approach.
• Travel transforms you, working at Despegar does too ✈️