Front-end Software Engineer

Front-end Engineer | Bókun

About Tripadvisor

The Tripadvisor Group connects people to experiences worth sharing, and aims to be the world’s most trusted source for travel and experiences. We leverage our brands, technology, and capabilities to connect our global audience with partners through rich content, travel guidance, and two-sided marketplaces for experiences, accommodations, restaurants, and other travel categories. The subsidiaries of Tripadvisor, Inc. (Nasdaq: TRIP), include a portfolio of travel brands and businesses, including Tripadvisor, Viator, and TheFork.

About Bókun

Join Bókun, a Tripadvisor company, and help transform the tours and activities industry. Our booking management software helps travel operators worldwide increase their bookings and simplify operations. As part of our team, you'll help develop solutions that improve how businesses in the travel sector operate and grow.

We are looking for a motivated and innovative Front-end Engineer to join our team in Reykjavík, Iceland. This is a fantastic opportunity to create impactful, user-friendly interfaces that will help shape the future of travel technology. Our product has grown over years, so the work is a mix of building new features and modernising older areas of the UI.

Job Location: On-site

This role is an on-site position in our Reykjavik, Iceland office.

Start Date: January 2027 (Planned start date)

Timeline: Hiring now for a January 2027 start date.

What we're looking for

Required

Proficient in TypeScript and React

Care about user experience and visual polish

Comfortable communicating in English (our working language)

4+ years experience

Nice to have

Experience with modern CSS approaches (we use Tailwind)

Familiarity with Next.js or React Native

Comfortable working with REST APIs and across the stack

Background in travel, e-commerce, or marketplace platforms

What you'll do

Build for real operators. Build interfaces used by thousands of tour and activity businesses around the world — what you ship gets used, fast.

Write code, daily. This is a hands-on engineering role. You'll spend most of your time building, not in meetings.

Work end-to-end. Collaborate with product, design, and backend to take features from idea to production.

Improve the foundations. Refactor, modernise, and pay down technical debt in a mature codebase that's earned its complexity honestly.

Shape the platform. Contribute to architectural decisions and help guide where our frontend goes next.

Collaborate with the best. Join a team of skilled engineers where you'll brainstorm, refine ideas, and learn from people who care about their craft.

Our stack

Frontend

TypeScript

React

Tailwind CSS

TanStack Query & Router

Next.js (booking management UI)

React Native (operator app)

Backend

Java

Play Framework

MySQL

OpenSearch

Redis

Amazon SQS

Don't worry if you're not familiar with every technology — we're committed to helping you learn and grow!

Working with AI

Every engineer at Bókun has access to Claude Code and other leading AI coding assistants, and we actively use them as part of day-to-day development. We've invested in this seriously — both in tools and in the time to figure out how they fit into our workflows. If working somewhere that takes AI engineering seriously matters to you, you'll feel at home here.

Why Bókun?

Competitive Compensation: Attractive salary and performance-based bonuses

Work-Life Balance: Flexible working hours and remote work options

Career Growth: Continuous learning opportunities and clear paths for advancement

Global Impact: Your work will be used by millions of travelers and businesses worldwide

Innovative Environment: Be part of a team that's pushing the boundaries of travel tech

Perks

🏢 Nice office in central Reykjavík

🍽️ Delicious daily lunch provided

☕ Top-notch coffee and snacks to fuel your creativity

🚗 Convenient indoor car parking

🏋️ On-site gym with a hot tub (World Class)

🧘 Lifestyle and wellness benefits

🎉 Regular team events and activities

Application process

Initial call (30 minutes): Connect with our recruiter to learn more about the role and share your background.

Technical screening (45 minutes): Interview to assess your technical expertise, provide insight into our work, and gauge your interest in advancing further.

Coding assignment: Solve a simple coding assignment at your own pace.

On-site interviews (around 3 hours total): Meet the team, tour the office, and engage in technical discussions, job-relevant coding exercises, and cultural fit conversations with team members.

Ready to Shape the Future of Travel?

If you're excited about creating innovative solutions that impact millions of travelers and businesses globally, we want to hear from you!

What We Offer

• Competitive compensation packages (routinely benchmarked against the latest industry data), including base salary and annual bonuses
• “Work your way” with flexibility to suit your lifestyle. Tripadvisor Group takes a remote-friendly approach to collaboration across a worldwide team, with the option to join on-site as often as you’d like or as required by your team.
• Flexible schedule. Work-life balance is ingrained in our culture by design. Trust and accountability make it work.
• Donation matching. Give back? Give more! We match qualifying charitable donations annually.
• Tuition assistance. Want to level up your career? We love to hear it! Receive annual support for qualified programs.
• Lifestyle benefit. An annual benefit to spend on yourself. Use it on travel, wellness, or whatever suits you.
• Travel perks. We believe that travel is employee development, so we provide discounts and more.
• Employee assistance program. We’re here for you with resources and programs to help you through life’s challenges.
• Health benefits. We offer great coverage and competitive premiums.
• Generous referral scheme. Help us grow and be rewarded with generous awards for referring successful candidates.

Our Cultural Pillars:

#LI-JP

#LI-Hybrid