Senior Frontend Engineer (UK/DE)

Contract: Permanent

About us

TravelLocal is transforming the way people explore the world. We connect travelers with tailor-made adventures crafted by handpicked, locally-owned tour operators in nearly 100 destinations. By championing the “buy local” movement, we’re making travel fairer, more sustainable, and deeply rewarding—for travelers, local communities, and the planet.

Since our journey began, we’ve helped over 50,000 customers from 90 countries experience the magic of local expertise, crafting unforgettable trips and reshaping the travel industry along the way.

Join our vibrant, remote-friendly team with a footprint in Bristol and Berlin. We’re a group of innovators, travelers, and changemakers dedicated to building a better world through travel. If this mission resonates with you, let’s talk

Tasks

About you

Do you thrive in environments that combine technical challenges with meaningful impact? Are you passionate about building exceptional user experiences while collaborating with empowered product teams? At TravelLocal, you will play a key role in shaping our frontend systems and aligning them with the principles of the Product Operating Model.

We’re looking for an experienced and passionate Senior Frontend Engineer who excels in ownership, teamwork, and communication. If this sounds like you, we’d love to hear from you.

• Collaboration in Small Product Teams: Work closely with small cross-functional teams (Product Managers, Designers, Backend Engineers) to deliver cohesive user experiences.
• Ownership: Architect, develop, deploy, and maintain scalable solutions with React, Next.js, and TypeScript, ensuring end-to-end accountability, including monitoring, performance, and issue resolution.
• Technical leadership: Mentor and guide team members, fostering a collaborative and growth-oriented culture.
• Code quality: Maintain high standards of quality through rigorous code reviews, automated testing, and adherence to best practices.
• Documentation: Create and maintain comprehensive documentation to support knowledge sharing and team alignment.
• Continuous improvement: Actively contribute to improving our technology and products in line with our principles of ownership and iteration.

• 10+ years of experience in professional frontend development.
• 5+ years of hands-on experience with React, NextJS, and TypeScript.
• Demonstrated experience working in environments where cross-functional collaboration and product alignment are prioritised.
• A proactive mindset for owning outcomes, not just tasks.
• Exceptional communication skills to foster alignment within and across teams.
• Comfort with iterative development, rapid prototyping, and regular reports of progress.

Benefits

What we offer

Empowered culture:

• A collaborative environment built on trust and ownership.
• Opportunities to actively shape product outcomes through Product Operating Model principles and best practices.

Flexibility:

• Work fully remotely within your country of residence (UK / Germany only).
• Temporary remote work from anywhere (after passing probation).

Learning and growth:

• A generous annual allowance for professional development, wellbeing, and travel with our partners.
• Mentorship opportunities and a culture of continuous improvement.

Work-Life balance:

• Flexible working hours.
• 26 vacation days per year (increasing with length of service) plus public holidays.

Team events:

• Two company-wide off-sites per year (inclusive of travel and accommodation).

• Application and CV screening
• Interview with Hiring Manager and Tech Challenge (60-90 mins)
• 2 x Culture fit interview (30 mins)
• Offer!

Once you enter the interview process, we aim to complete all interviews and provide you with a decision within two weeks!

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, or disability status.