Senior Software Engineer

Tripleseat is the leading web-based event management and sales platform designed for restaurants, hotels, and unique venues. They are seeking a Senior Software Engineer to architect, build, and maintain scalable features across their full-stack platform, while also leading technical discussions and mentoring fellow engineers.

Responsibilities:

• Architect, build, and maintain scalable features across Tripleseat's full-stack platform using Ruby on Rails, React, and MySQL/PostgreSQL
• Lead technical design discussions and contribute to decisions that shape the long-term direction of our engineering systems
• Write clean, well-tested code and hold the team to a high standard of quality through thoughtful code reviews
• Identify and drive performance improvements across high-load, distributed systems
• Collaborate closely with product, design, and other engineering teams to deliver meaningful customer value
• Mentor and support the growth of fellow engineers, sharing knowledge and best practices across the team
• Other related duties as assigned

Requirements:

• 6+ years of experience (ideally 8+) in cloud-based software development, with strong hands-on expertise in Ruby on Rails, React, MySQL/PostgreSQL, Docker, and scalable distributed systems
• Demonstrated ability to lead technical initiatives and mentor developers while working effectively across cross-functional teams
• Solid computer science fundamentals, including programming languages, system architecture, data structures, and algorithms
• Proven track record of optimizing performance in high-load production applications
• A quality-first mindset with expertise in writing clean, testable code and unit testing across both backend and frontend
• Comfortable navigating and contributing to large, established codebases while following conventions and advocating for meaningful improvements
• Clear and concise communicator who can translate technical concepts for both technical and non-technical audiences
• A strong foundation in leveraging AI tools — such as GitHub Copilot, Cursor, or similar — to accelerate development, improve code quality, and solve complex engineering problems
• Familiarity with DevOps practices and cloud platforms, particularly AWS
• Experience with JavaScript frameworks such as Backbone or Node.js
• A genuine interest in the hospitality industry and experience with event Tripleseat is a plus