Grand Circle Corporation

Senior Software Engineer

Grand Circle Corporation  •  $140k - $180k/yr  •  Boston, MA (Hybrid)  •  15 hours ago
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Job Description

Position Title: Sr. Software Engineer – Core Services

Department: Engineering

Location: Boston, MA (Hybrid)

Position Summary

Grand Circle Corporation is the leader in international travel, adventure and discovery for Americans aged 50+. Headquartered in Boston, MA, our global travel brands include Grand Circle Travel, Overseas Adventure Travel and Grand Circle Cruise Line.

We’re looking for a Sr. Software Engineer to join our Core Services team, a platform-focused group responsible for building and modernizing the services that power experiences across our websites, mobile applications and other customer-facing platforms.

This is a highly hands-on role for someone who enjoys solving complex problems, asking thoughtful questions and figuring out how to build things better—not just maintain the status quo. You’ll spend the majority of your time coding while also taking technical ownership of projects, contributing to architecture and solution design, and helping shape the future of our platforms through modern, cloud-based, microservice architecture.

What You’ll Do

  • Take hands-on ownership of the end-to-end development of backend services and APIs, from requirements and technical design through development, testing, deployment and ongoing support.
  • Design and build scalable, secure, reusable and maintainable microservices that can be leveraged across our websites, mobile applications and other platforms.
  • Help modernize legacy capabilities by migrating functionality to a more flexible, cloud-based services architecture.
  • Drive technical projects from concept through delivery, partnering with engineers, product/business stakeholders and other technical teams.
  • Contribute to architecture and technical design decisions, challenging assumptions and asking the right questions to ensure we’re building an improved platform—not simply keeping existing systems running.
  • Develop high-quality, well-tested code and participate in code reviews, technical sizing and solution design.
  • Build and improve APIs and integrations supporting core capabilities such as reservations, booking, account services and customer-facing platforms.
  • Help evolve our engineering practices, architecture and technical roadmap to enable GCC to deliver new functionality faster and more effectively.
  • Support production applications and services through monitoring, troubleshooting, incident response and continuous reliability improvements.
  • Mentor and provide technical guidance to other engineers while collaborating with teammates locally and around the globe.
  • Work with Azure and modern cloud technologies to develop and deploy highly available services.

Qualifications

  • 5–8+ years of hands-on software engineering experience, with strong experience building backend applications, APIs and services.
  • Strong backend development experience in .NET/C# or another modern backend language (Java, JavaScript/TypeScript, Python, etc.).
  • Experience designing and developing microservices, RESTful APIs and cloud-based services.
  • Strong understanding of software architecture, design patterns, SOLID principles, automated testing and engineering best practices.
  • Experience designing scalable, performant, secure and maintainable solutions.
  • Experience with Azure or another major cloud platform; deep Azure expertise is a plus but not required.
  • Comfortable working across unfamiliar technologies and learning new tools and frameworks as needed.
  • Strong problem-solving skills and intellectual curiosity—you’re someone who asks “why?”, asks good questions and can independently figure things out.
  • Ability to take technical ownership and drive projects forward with a high degree of autonomy.
  • Experience with relational databases and SQL.
  • Experience with Git-based development workflows, code reviews and CI/CD practices.
  • Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively across engineering and business teams.
  • Bachelor's degree in computer science, related discipline, or equivalent experience.

Extra Points

  • Experience modernizing or migrating legacy applications to microservice or cloud-based architectures.
  • Experience building shared platform services consumed by multiple applications or teams.
  • Experience with reservation, booking, customer/account services or other high-volume transactional systems.
  • Experience with telephony, call center or customer service integrations.
  • Experience serving as a technical lead or leading significant engineering projects.
  • Interest in eventually growing into an engineering leadership/management role.

Total Rewards

The base salary range for this role is $140,000 – $180,000 annually for employees based in Boston, MA. Final compensation may vary and will be determined based on factors such as relevant experience, skills, internal equity, and geographic location.

In addition to base pay, this role is eligible for an annual incentive bonus and first-class benefits, including comprehensive health and wellness benefits, generous PTO and holidays, Summer Fridays, extensive parental leave, travel discounts, 401(k) with company match, professional development opportunities and more.

To learn more, please visit our websites at www.gct.com, www.oattravel.com and www.grandcirclefoundation.com.

Grand Circle Corporation

About Grand Circle Corporation

We’re in the business of changing lives—starting with yours. If you want your workdays to be exciting, challenging, and rewarding, consider a career at Grand Circle Corporation (GCC).

GCC is the largest U.S. provider of international vacations for Americans aged 50 and older. We’re a family of three brands: Grand Circle Cruise Line, Overseas Adventure Travel, and Grand Circle Travel. Our small group sizes, unsurpassed value and excellence, and unique itineraries position us as the industry leader in travel and discovery.

GCC works hard to provide a workplace that is stimulating, fulfilling, and meaningful for our associates—an environment where personal passion and professional potential are explored equally. Our associates are curious, compassionate, and hard-working people that strive for excellence. But we also like to have fun along the way. At GCC, we constantly challenge each other to try new things and find innovative ways of doing business. We encourage risk-taking in our associates—and we understand the value of learning from our mistakes.

Global citizenship is central to our success. Through Grand Circle Foundation, we commit our time, energy, and resources to the communities in which we live and explore. There are volunteer opportunities throughout the year; in fact, more than 95% of our associates participate. Whether biking the Pan-Mass challenge to support cancer research or helping a homeless veteran move into a new apartment, our associates help change the world every day. This emphasis on maximizing each person’s potential in body, mind, and heart embodies the true spirit of GCC.

We’ve been providing impactful, intercultural experiences for our travelers for decades. If you want a career that will change lives—both for our travelers and for yourself—view our open positions and submit an application today.

To learn more about our company values and our history, visit www.gct.com/general/about-us.

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Company Size
1,001-5,000 employees
Headquarters
Boston, MA
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