Golang Job: Software Engineer Intern

About us:

Here at Sojern, we are on a mission to empower travel marketers to move travelers from dream to destination. Powered by machine learning and travel data, Sojern is quickly becoming the #1 travel marketing platform serving thousands of hotels, attractions, airlines and destinations worldwide.

We made Deloitte’s Technology Fast 500 list 6 years in a row, were recognized on the Top Company Cultures list by Entrepreneur Magazine, and were named a Best Place to Work by AdAge. As a globally distributed company, we are headquartered in San Francisco with employees based in 14 countries and counting.

Our team is passionate about travel and the core values that define our culture: Win as a Team, Embrace Inclusion, Be Genuine, Deliver Wow, and Center Around the Customer.

Need more convincing? Check out our Glassdoor reviews!

The Team:
Join our engineering team and help make an impact on Sojern’s bottom line. Each engineer in the team owns highly visible revenue producing features of our Sojern Travel Platform.
You will be part of a very motivated and high performing full stack engineering team who are highly skilled in web technologies and can effortlessly work across the entire stack of our product. You will collaborate with other engineering teams and a host of cross functional groups such as Product, SRE and Ops teams to deliver high performance and a sleek UI portal to support the entire Campaign Lifecycle Management.

Your Role:
We are looking for a SW Intern in our Dublin, Ireland office to work on the Campaign Management related projects. An ideal candidate will be someone with excellent academic achievements and has hands-on experience developing Software projects during their school years. And as part of these projects, you have demonstrated you are an effective communicator and a strong collaborator.

Responsibilities:

• Understand the domain and the tech stack of Sojern

• Work with your team and contribute to the development of new software features

• Discover and troubleshoot issues with existing architecture and code

• Polish and improve existing UX/UI

• Actively participate in code/design reviews

• Effectively communicate to teams

What you bring to the table:

• Excellent academic record and standing in your college/university

• Basic experience on backend development using languages such as Java, .Net C#, Python, Golang etc.

• Exposure to modern Javascript frameworks (ReactJS, AngularJS, Vue.js) - ReactJS is a plus

• Basic experience working on both SQL and NoSQL databases

• Understanding of asynchronous request handling and messaging systems

• Experience with git version control system

• Proficiency in English

Nice To Haves

• Exposure to cloud deployments such as Docker and Kubernetes

• Experience with Agile frameworks such as Scrum

• Exposure to CI/CD tools such as Jenkins

• Familiarity with GraphQL APIs

Perks:

• Flexi-Fridays: No internal meetings and shut down at Noon every Friday

• Flexibility: Remote and hybrid work options, so our team can enjoy flexibility and do their best work regardless of location

• Equity: Stock options are offered to every employee

• Tech: Monthly cell phone & wifi stipend provided, in addition to laptop and tech equipment for your home office

• Paid Parental Leave: 16 weeks pay for birthing parents and 12 weeks pay for non-birthing parents, beginning the day of joining until the child's first birthday. Where a local country has more liberal leave protocol, we happily comply! #embrace-inclusion

• Learning Opportunities: All employees receive a membership to LinkedIn Learning, plus you will have access to training and support to help you grow while leading creative and challenging projects

• Sojern Gives Back: We regularly organize office volunteer programs with local charities and organizations, as well as provide 40 hours of paid time per year to volunteer

• Culture: Strong core business values, focus on teamwork, vibrant, social and fun environment

• Recognition: We use Bonusly to allow our team to recognize performance and teamwork #deliver-wow #win-as-a-team

• Wellbeing: We take a whole-person approach to your wellness with Spring Health mental health benefits, a Wellness Coach, and Employee Assistance Programs

Our Commitment to Diversity Equity and Inclusion:

At Sojern, we work to create a brave space that seeks out, embraces, and promotes diverse thoughts, beliefs, and experiences of Sojernistas globally.

We are building a workforce that represents the customer base we are serving and the world we live in. A diversified workforce is an innovative workforce. Just as there is no one archetype traveler, there is no one archetype employee. We foster diversity and inclusion across the company, actively seeking to amplify underrepresented voices and apply diverse perspectives to ensure products, policies, and programs are relevant for our employees and clients alike.

Embracing our differences and celebrating them moves us towards our goal of making travel inclusive of all. Sojern has over 15 employee-led Affinity Groups, including Embrace Inclusion, So-Proud, Sojern Women's Group, Sojern Gives Back, and more, which are the core of our culture, fostering belonging, inspiring learning, and creating opportunities for all Sojernistas across the globe.

At Sojern, we value diversity and always treat all employees and job applicants based on merit, qualifications, competence, and talent. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender orientation, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.