Senior Software Engineer - Uruguay

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• JOB TYPE : Freelance, Contract Position (no agencies/C2C - see notes below)
• LOCATION : Remote - Uruguay
• HOURLY RANGE : Our client is looking to pay $40 - $45/hr
• ESTIMATED DURATION : 40h/week - Long term
• BRAINTRUST JOB ID: 6543

ABOUT THE HIRING PROCESS: THE OPPORTUNITY

Requirements : Experience

• 5+ years of software engineering experience within the tech industry :

• Ability to operate without established processes or extensive guidance. Their engineers take on full ownership of the product areas they are working in and are fully empowered and required to make decisions across the stack.

• Professional experience with relational and non-relational database technologies - MongoDB, MySQL, Postgres, Dynamodb

• Experience with serverless microservice-based architectures (AWS Lambda, Serverless Framework, Google Cloud Functions, etc.)

• Understanding of event-driven communication patterns (sns, sqs)

• Experience with agile methodologies and rapid iteration cycles

What you’ll be working on : Our client is seeking a highly skilled Senior Software Engineer to join their revenue management team.

The team is dedicated to developing innovative solutions that help us optimize their revenue streams and provide their guests with the best possible experience. We leverage modern cloud-based solutions to develop integrations with a variety of service providers across business areas such as revenue management, pricing, payments, and property management.

Their team manages and owns all of our client's financial data. We are responsible for integrating pricing suggestions from a revenue management system partner, enabling multiple pricing models, calculating taxes and fees, ingesting financial data, charging guests, and supporting financial reconciliation.

You will work with front-end leads, UX designers, and product managers to build the future of our client's internal operational platform.

About the Engineering Team

The Product & Engineering team is split between The United States and Hungary. Their engineers have diverse backgrounds in hospitality, consulting, real estate, and technology. We run an agile 2-week sprint development process and consider a strong culture-add not just a fit, but a requirement. Their org is comprised of four teams:

• Formula RC (Revenues): building the data and financial platform to power their operations & technology at scale
• Kontrol: building an industry-defining property management system and writing Internet of Things APIs to control hospitality automation across the properties we manage
• External: creating seamless digital experiences for guests

Responsibilities

As a Senior Software Engineer on their Revenue Management team, you are expected to uphold and improve on their high engineering standards by ensuring coding quality, performance, scalability, and security.

You will:

1. Collaborate with product managers, designers, and other engineers to identify, prioritize, and deliver solutions that solve complex business problems related to revenue optimization, demand forecasting, pricing strategies, inventory management, and customer segmentation.

2. Produce high-quality technical specification documents which define the requirements, architecture, design, and implementation details, testing requirements, and deployment plans of a software solution.

3. Work closely with their finance and accounting teams to develop solutions that support their financial goals and compliance with financial reporting requirements and regulations.

4. Participate in code reviews, testing, and deployment processes, ensuring high-quality software solutions that meet business requirements and customer needs.

5. Communicate effectively with stakeholders across the organization, including non-technical stakeholders, to understand business needs and provide solutions that meet those needs.

6. Provide thought leadership on technical and business issues related to their revenue management systems and processes, and participate in the development of the overall strategy for the team.

7. Be an active contributor to their team culture, promoting collaboration, innovation, and continuous learning.

Braintrust values the multitude of talents and perspectives that a diverse workforce brings. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, national origin, religion, age, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or protected veteran status.

This is a remote position.