Full-Stack TypeScript Engineer

About Wander

Wander is revolutionizing the $100 B+ short‑term rental industry. We curate every aspect of the guest experience—from our smart homes to our intuitive booking platform. Our mission is to help people find their happy place, and our vision is to create the infrastructure for people to experience the world.

Backed by top‑tier investors and led by experienced startup veterans, we're a tight‑knit, remote‑first team united by our passion for travel, technology, and creating unforgettable experiences.

About the Role

As a Full-Stack TypeScript Engineer at Wander, you'll work across our entire tech stack, developing features that enhance both our user-facing applications and backend services. You'll play a crucial role in creating seamless, innovative travel experiences for our users while contributing to our platform's scalability and performance.

What You’ll Do

• Develop and maintain features for our web application using Next.js and TypeScript.

• Contribute to our React Native mobile app development.

• Build robust backend services using Node.js, TypeScript, and Fastify.

• Design and implement RESTful APIs.

• Optimize database queries and data models using PostgreSQL and Prisma.

• Collaborate with the design team to implement responsive and intuitive interfaces.

• Integrate LLM‑powered capabilities (OpenAI, Gemini, Anthropic) to improve pricing, operations, and customer support.

• Develop intuitive interfaces for LLM-driven functionalities (e.g., chatbots, content generation).

• Implement and maintain real-time features using WebSockets and similar technologies.

• Develop robust observability: structured logging, distributed tracing, and alerting.

• Participate in code reviews within our repo and help level up peers.

• Collaborate cross‑functionally on system design and product discovery in an async‑first workflow.

• Write clean, well‑documented, and thoroughly tested code.

What We’re Looking For

• 3+ years of full-stack development experience with TypeScript

• Proficiency in React, Next.js, and React Native

• Strong background in Node.js and experience with Fastify or similar frameworks

• Experience with RESTful API design and implementation

• Proficiency in working with PostgreSQL and ORMs (we use Prisma)

• Familiarity with Redis for caching and session management

• Experience with implementing LLM-powered features in web and mobile applications

• Familiarity with best practices for LLM-driven UX design

• Experience with monorepo structures and build systems (we use Yarn, Nx, and Turbo)

• Understanding of responsive design principles

• Familiarity with cloud services, preferably GCP

• Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail

• Strong communication skills and ability to work in an async environment

• Experience with version control systems (Git) and CI/CD pipelines

Bonus Points

• Experience with GraphQL.

• Familiarity with containerized environments (Docker, Kubernetes).

• Knowledge of event-driven architectures and message brokers (e.g., Kafka).

• Understanding of serverless architectures.

• Experience with real-time communication protocols (WebSockets, Socket.io).

• Contributions to open-source projects.

Our Tech Stack

• Backend: Node.js, TypeScript, Fastify

• Database/Cache: PostgreSQL, Redis, Kafka

• ORM: Prisma

• LLM: OpenAI, Gemini, Anthropic, Langfuse

• Cloud: GCP

• Containerization: Docker, Kubernetes

• Infrastructure‑as‑Code: Pulumi

• Build: Yarn, Turbo, SWC

• CI/CD: Github Actions pipelines for continuous integration & deployment

• Monitoring, Metrics, & Logging: Atatus, Sentry, Axiom

Why Wander?

• Shape the future of travel tech while helping people find their happy place.

• Work with a modern stack at a rapidly scaling, product‑obsessed company.

• Fully remote, async‑first culture – live where you want, work when you work best.

• Competitive salary plus meaningful equity.

• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision coverage.

• 401(k) plan.

• Clear pathways for career growth and the opportunity to have outsized impact.

Join Us

If you're excited about solving complex problems, working with cutting-edge technology, and reshaping the future of travel, we want to hear from you! Apply now and let's build something extraordinary together.