[Remote] Software Engineer, Flights and Loyalty

Note The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Taekus is a fintech and travel startup building a next generation premium financial services brand. They are seeking a flights focused full-stack or backend engineer to help scale their flight routing & booking engine, which includes working with airline loyalty programs. The role involves driving core feature delivery and integrating with external airlines and GDS partners. Responsibilities Driving Core Feature Delivery Taking ownership of major feature releases across the entire flight booking funnel, from flight search to booking creation and post-booking fulfillment Building logic for award ticket inventory pricing & point transferring to our partners Integrating with external airlines and GDS partners and navigating their complex communication protocols and data schemas Skills 6+ years of engineering experience, most recently writing production-grade Python Experience with GDS systems, such as Amadeus or Sabre Technical experience in Python / Django, TypeScript, React, PostgreSQL, AWS You're into credit card points/travel hacking and book yourself many flights with points — and you can play all those pesky airline rewards search engines like an instrument You've considered building your own flight inventory scrapers, have multiple credit cards, and have history with FlyerTalk Benefits Competitive salary and stock option plan Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance 401(k) plan with 5% company match Flexible vacation policy Fully remote work environment Company Overview Taekus is a fintech company that provides credit card benefits to travelers. It was founded in 2020, and is headquartered in San Francisco, California, USA, with a workforce of 11-50 employees. Its website is http//www.taekus.com.

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