Department: Engineering
Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time
Location: London
DescriptionGo City is transforming the way people see and experience the world's greatest destinations.
We give our customers total flexibility to choose the experiences, tours and activities they want to visit at incredible savings.
Backed by highly successful Private Equity firm Exponent and headquartered in Covent Garden, London, the business is highly profitable with 3+ million customers globally. We have ambitious plans to leverage these capabilities to drive the business' continued growth. Go City is excited for like-minded, problem-solving individuals to join the team and make their mark on our future.
We listen to our customers, our partners and our team, to help improve our business every day. And that's where you come in! For more information and to explore at our products, visit
As a Software Engineer at Go City, you will play a crucial role in developing innovative and robust backend systems that enhance customer city experiences. Your role will involve close collaboration with the Engineering and Product teams to transform project requirements into actionable tasks. You will work with the team on backend designs and services. Proficiency in modern backend technologies and frameworks, along with a commitment to coding standards and learning, is essential. You will share your experience with peers, help foster a collaborative team environment, participating in daily stand ups and sprints. With professional experience in shipping to production, you will bring an understanding of back end technologies and tackle challenges with a proactive, creative approach.
What the team are up to:The team is responsible for the development and evolution of foundational backend systems that power every product offered by the company, from passes and products to data pipelines and order management as well as our externally facing B2B trade, reservations and scanning APIs. They are responsible for a number of backend microservices with the capability to release multiple times per day for rapid iteration and deployment. The team takes an approach of building reusable functionalities for other teams to consume and move faster without the cognitive load of thinking about how the core of the system works. They also own multiple frontend portal applications and encourage a curious and collaborative approach to upskilling in the frontend areas. The team is currently working on some exciting innovative features such as pass flexibility and pricing, as well as new product types and pre purchase reservation journeys.
Our technologies:All complete tech stack can be viewed here:
Our ways of working:What will you be responsible for /helping us to do?
Team Participation:We support a culture where Health and Safety, Wellbeing and Personal Data at work are important. We are all adults, which means we expect the same in return. Each of us plays our part looking out for ourselves, each other, our Partners and our customers every day.
As you can see, this role covers a wide range of responsibilities, but we know that our People are more than just their job description. We are a team here at Go City which means there will be plenty of opportunities to stretch your thinking, expand your knowledge and make a contribution to the wider business not reflected here.
Skills, Knowledge and ExpertiseWhat skills do you have that are essential in this role?
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