# Software Engineer, Flights at Jobgether

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> Responsibilities: - Scale and harden a live flight product i

- **Company:** Jobgether (https://jobs.trythestack.co/companies/jobgether)
- **Location:** Netherlands, NL
- **Work arrangement:** Remote
- **Employment type:** Full-time
- **Experience level:** 5–10 years
- **Visa sponsorship:** Offered, according to the listing
- **Key skills:** Python, API design, Backend engineering, Distributed systems, Caching, High-volume backend, New Distribution Capability (NDC), GDS integrations, AWS, FastAPI, Redis, Relational databases
- **Posted by employer:** 2026-11-02
- **Added to The Stack:** 2026-11-03
- **Listed until:** 2027-01-01
- **Status:** Active
- **Apply:** https://jobs.lever.co/jobgether/3c9307c5-af10-4ac9-ae4b-02f227590e34/apply?lever-source=LinkedIn&lever-source%255B%255D=LinkedIn (the employer's own application page)
- **Human page:** https://jobs.trythestack.co/jobs/software-engineer-flights-jobgether

## About the role

Responsibilities:
- Scale and harden a live flight product into reliable, high-performance infrastructure.
- Design, implement and maintain backend services and public APIs for flight search, booking and post‑booking workflows.
- Define caching strategies for flight offers balancing speed, cost, price accuracy and freshness.
- Build and operate booking servicing features (changes, cancellations, refunds) across airlines and suppliers.
- Integrate with airline retailing standards (NDC) and existing GDS workflows; own connectivity and error handling.
- Collaborate with a small cross-functional team, ship to production, and drive reliability and observability improvements.

Requirements:
- At least 8 years professional software development experience with deep backend and API expertise.
- Strong production Python experience and modern backend frameworks/practices.
- Direct experience in the flight/travel domain (OTA, airline, GDS, distributor or booking platform).
- Hands-on knowledge of NDC and offer/order-based retailing models.
- Experience designing caching, data models, high-throughput systems and fault-tolerant integrations.
- Comfortable taking ownership, making technical decisions and operating in an EU time zone.

## Responsibilities

Design, develop, and maintain backend services and APIs for flight search, booking, and post-booking workflows, with ownership of API architecture, caching, data models, and system reliability.

## Requirements

8+ years of professional software development with a focus on backend engineering; experience in flight travel domain (OTA, airline, GDS, or flight platform); strong Python production experience; NDC familiarity; API design expertise; ability to work autonomously in a European time zone.

## FAQ

- **Is this Software Engineer, Flights role still open?** It was posted on 2026-11-02 and is listed as active on The Stack. Confirm on Jobgether's application page before applying.
- **Does Jobgether offer visa sponsorship?** This listing is marked as offering visa sponsorship. Eligibility rules are set by the employer, so check the details on Jobgether's site.
- **Where is this role located?** The listing gives the location as Netherlands, NL. It is marked remote.
- **What skills does this role ask for?** The listing names: Python, API design, Backend engineering, Distributed systems, Caching, High-volume backend, New Distribution Capability (NDC), GDS integrations, AWS, FastAPI, Redis, Relational databases.

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