Staff Full Stack Engineer - Freelance

Overview

ABOUT WEROAD: CONNECTING PEOPLE, CULTURES, AND STORIES

Founded in 2017, WeRoad is a fast-growing startup that is disrupting the travel industry in Italy, Spain, UK, Germany, France and Switzerland. With 200 team members and 3K Travel Coordinators, we’re a community of travelers who turn every trip into a life-changing experience. We connect like-minded millennials and send them on adventures to 300+ destinations worldwide. We’re on a mission to design and deliver experiences worth living and sharing, through rewriting the rules of the travel industry.

Sounds exciting? Before you apply, please read through our Cultural Manifesto.

About the role

• Location: Full remote (Italy, Spain, UK, France or Germany) or Hybrid (Milan).
• Type of contract: Freelancer
• Salary range: up to 85K (as contract - full time)

Our Digital Product team, self-branded the Monkeys, is growing! Curious to know more about the Monkeys? Check out our blog and website.

Role focus

We are looking for an experienced Staff Engineer (Vue/Laravel/Typescript) to join the team working on our customer facing platforms (Website & CMS) to help us build cutting edge Full Stack solutions that delight customers. You’ll work across the stack with your team, on anything from our APIs to web interfaces to internal tools. You’ll be contributing to the design of new features, the architecture, and the performance of our website.

Responsibilities

• Support the PMs, EM and the team in developing front-end and back-end solutions (end user-facing and administrative) according to UX/UI designs, guaranteeing quality and scalability.
• Help the team identify front-end and back-end architectural solutions based on business logic and requirements, managing Technical Complexity.
• Help maximize user experience and quality of our product on our website and CMS.
• Communicate and collaborate with the Leadership Team, leveraging your network to maximize the team impact.

Qualifications

• You have proven experience in autonomously managing and delivering projects, coordinating with stakeholders and team members to guarantee cooperation and alignment.
• You are fully autonomous in managing project requirements, implementation and delivery of backend/frontend solutions.
• You have an outcome- and product-driven mindset in your solutions.
• You have experience in tech leadership, know when to delegate and when to lead.
• You have experience in delivery management and Agile practices.
• You have experience working with Product and Design to find optimal solutions to business requirements.
• You are familiar with using AI in the development workflow with AI IDEs and CLIs.

Technical experience

• SEO and UI/UX on mobile and desktop applications
• Vue / Nuxt (or React) and Typescript
• PHP & Laravel
• RESTful APIs and/or GraphQL
• Unit and integration tests
• SQL Postgres/BigQuery (or MySQL databases)
• Git, Github, Github Actions (or alternatives)
• Docker and managing containers in development environment

Bonus points

• Knowledge of Clean Code, Clean Architecture, SOLID principles
• Knowledge of Vitest/Jest/Mocha
• Knowledge of microservices architecture
• Experience with A/B tests and related tooling (Growthbook, etc.)
• Knowledge of DDD and domain principles
• Knowledge of NestJS
• You are a member of the WeRoad Community already.

What we can offer

• Performance-based bonus: discretionary annual variable bonus based on performance and company results.
• A free WeRoad trip every year – choose your dream destination with €1,200/year travel discount or travel as a Travel Coordinator.
• Trust-based holidays – you are encouraged to take the time you need to recharge within shared guidelines.
• Opportunities to learn – training and learning opportunities.
• New parent support – €3,600/year for 3 years after birth or adoption (or prorated if starting with a child under 3).
• Extra benefits – Meal vouchers (€8/day when applicable), a €1,000 wedding/ civil union bonus, and a 5-year milestone bonus.
• Fun – A vibrant co-working space, team buildings and meet-ups.

Ready to apply?

At WeRoad, cultural fit matters as much as skills. We assess both the what and the how to ensure alignment with our culture, through multiple stages:

• Introductory call with Talent Acquisition Specialist
• Technical and background-based interview with Hiring Manager
• Case Study + Second technical interview
• Culture Champions step

WeRoad is an equal opportunity employer: we consider for employment all applicants, regardless of race, religion, color, ancestry, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, age, family status, political affiliation, disability, and any other legally protected characteristic. If you’re passionate about the role, we encourage you to apply with enthusiasm.