Software Engineer (Backend)

<p style="min-height:1.5em"></p><p style="min-height:1.5em"><strong>Software Engineer</strong> London | Full-time | Hybrid | Shoreditch/Liverpool Street</p><div style="min-height:1.2em;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0"> </div><p style="min-height:1.5em"><strong>Create the Future of Travel With Us</strong></p><p style="min-height:1.5em">Whether it's visiting the people closest to us, starting an exciting adventure, or a career-defining business trip, travel is essential. </p><p style="min-height:1.5em"></p><p style="min-height:1.5em">Yet we've all experienced the aches and pains of getting to our destination.</p><div style="min-height:1.2em;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0"> </div><p style="min-height:1.5em">More than 4 billion airline passengers rely on technology that hasn't kept up with modern expectations. That's why we're rebuilding the infrastructure that underpins the travel industry - simplifying systems and building tools that will make the future of travel effortless.</p><div style="min-height:1.2em;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0"> </div><p style="min-height:1.5em">We were part of Y Combinator S18's cohort and we're backed by Benchmark, Blossom, Index Ventures, and Kima Ventures - a fantastic set of investors that has helped build some of the world's largest companies.<br /></p><p style="min-height:1.5em">Our London team is growing, and we're looking for talented people to join us on our journey.</p><div style="min-height:1.2em;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0"> </div><p style="min-height:1.5em"><strong>Engineering at Duffel</strong></p><p style="min-height:1.5em">We're building tools to simplify travel distribution, search, and booking through one seamless API. The technical challenge? Design a beautiful API, then integrate it with hundreds of travel providers - each with different systems and requirements - whilst delivering a fantastic developer experience.</p><div style="min-height:1.2em;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0"> </div><p style="min-height:1.5em">We work with Elixir, Phoenix, Kubernetes, and Google Cloud Platform, but we value strong engineering fundamentals over specific tech experience.</p><div style="min-height:1.2em;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0"> </div><p style="min-height:1.5em"><strong>You'll Thrive Here If:</strong></p><p style="min-height:1.5em">✅ You're passionate about designing beautiful APIs and creating great developer experiences</p><p style="min-height:1.5em">✅ You have a high bar for code quality and API design</p><p style="min-height:1.5em">✅ You have opinions on good engineering standards and processes as we define ours at Duffel</p><p style="min-height:1.5em">✅ You think big picture - making tradeoffs between technical work and business impact</p><p style="min-height:1.5em">✅ You communicate clearly, articulating what you're working on and why in a structured way</p><p style="min-height:1.5em">✅ You thrive collaboratively - you believe in your methods but stay open to feedback and suggestions</p><p style="min-height:1.5em"></p><p style="min-height:1.5em"><strong>Bonus:</strong> Experience in travel, flights, hotels, or cars</p><div style="min-height:1.2em;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0"> </div><p style="min-height:1.5em"><strong>What You'll Get:</strong></p><p style="min-height:1.5em">💰 Competitive salary + equity (you'll own part of Duffel)</p><p style="min-height:1.5em">🏝️ Work from anywhere policy</p><p style="min-height:1.5em">🛩️ Duffel travel allowance (use what we build)</p><p style="min-height:1.5em">🍼 Matched parental leave</p><p style="min-height:1.5em">🧘‍♂️ Sabbatical programme (3 months full pay)<br /><br />🪩 Office in Shoreditch + regular team socials</p><p style="min-height:1.5em"></p><p style="min-height:1.5em"><strong>Why Now Matters</strong></p><p style="min-height:1.5em">You'll work on the core API powering millions of travel bookings. Early-stage role = outsized impact on how we build and scale.</p><p style="min-height:1.5em"></p><p>Find more <a href="https://www.arbeitnow.co.uk/english-speaking-jobs">English Speaking Jobs in United Kingdom</a> on Arbeitnow</a>