Software Engineer II - Media Solutions

We are Despegar, part of the Prosus ecosystem, and over 25 years ago we revolutionized the way to travel in Latin America ✈️. We create technology that transforms experiences and connects millions of people with their travel dreams. We are looking for talents who think big (10x), act autonomously, and achieve real results. If you are passionate about innovation, rapid learning, and building something together as a team, then this is the place for you.

We are currently looking for a Full Stack Developer, with a backend focus, to join the Media Solutions team at Despegar. You will participate in the sales positioning ecosystem for various products and advertising on our platform.

What will be the main tasks in this role?

• Analyze and develop solutions to address various business and technical problems.
• Work closely with product teams, participating in discussions and defining functionalities.
• Be responsible for the applications you participate in and their entire lifecycle.
• Write clean, maintainable, and efficient code, following best development practices.
• Participate in code reviews and provide constructive feedback to team members.
• Interest in learning new technologies.
• Transform UX/UI designs into responsive code (HTML/CSS/JavaScript).
• Monitor and maintain application operability.
• Design and implement RESTful APIs, integrating third-party services when necessary.
• Propose new features and improvements to existing ones.

What are we looking for?

• Minimum 5 years of experience with Java.
• Minimum 3 years of experience with Angular/React.
• Experience with microservices architecture.
• People who want to build as a team and grow in the technology field with a business focus.

Nice to have:

• Knowledge of relational and non-relational databases (Mariadb, Cassandra, MongoDB).
• New Relic, Prometheus, Grafana monitoring tools.

What do we offer?

• Real autonomy to make decisions and contribute from day one.
• Continuous learning culture: fail fast, learn, and scale.
• Diverse, collaborative, and borderless team.
• Opportunities for growth within a global ecosystem (Prosus).
• We value responsibility, innovation, and a people-centric approach.
• Travel changes you, working at Despegar does too ✈️