Full-Stack Software Engineer (New graduates: United States)
Posted on August 25, 2025 (about 7 hours ago)
About Wanderlog and the Role
Wanderlog is a travel planning startup with a top-ranked trip planner app on iOS and Android, serving millions of travelers monthly with a team of 6 including 5 engineers and 1 designer. The founders are twin brothers with strong engineering and product backgrounds from Yale, Stripe, McKinsey, and Google.
Work Description
As a Full-Stack Software Engineer, you will own portions of the product and be responsible for building new features on the website and mobile app using a stack of JavaScript (TypeScript), React, React Native, Node.js, and Express. You'll design and decide on features based on user needs and growth, build data pipelines, write tests, debug, fix bugs, scale infrastructure, and review code.
Example Work
- Building user-friendly hotel booking interfaces.
- Developing AI-powered tools to read and summarize travel content.
- Improving React Native mobile app performance on Android.
- Creating a Chrome extension for traveler comparisons.
- Enhancing invite and collaboration tools.
- Building better profile pages for travelers.
Candidate Fit
- Comfortable JavaScript developer with React or React Native experience.
- End-to-end product builder with a user-centric approach.
- Versatile with technologies like Redis, Elasticsearch, Python.
- Entrepreneurial and excited for a high-growth, user-facing role.
- Passionate about travel and its positive impact.
Work Culture
Engineering and product focused with a team that loves travel, collaborates closely, and values work-life balance including bi-annual travel offsites.
Hiring Process
Includes asynchronous programming challenges, coding interview with a founder, and a virtual half-day final onsite.
Founders Background
Peter Xu (former consultant at McKinsey, engineer at Stripe) and Harry Yu (product manager at Google) with previous successful travel-related startups.
How to Apply
You can apply by joining or signing in on LinkedIn to apply for the Full-Stack Software Engineer role at Wanderlog. Alternatively, applications can be made directly through the company's website via the provided external link on the job post.