Associate Technical Lead (API), Sri Lanka
About the role
The Associate Technical Lead (API) at Intrepid Travel is a hands-on leadership role within the Global Technology team, responsible for creating secure, reliable, and well-designed APIs that connect platforms and teams globally. The role involves collaborating with Product Owners, engineers, and technical experts to turn integration needs into practical solutions, while also mentoring and coaching fellow engineers to foster a collaborative and high-performing team culture. Key responsibilities include technical delivery, code reviews, knowledge sharing, contributing to technical roadmaps, and continuously improving API design, testing, and performance. The position is based in Colombo, Sri Lanka, with some flexibility for occasional remote work. Intrepid Travel is a certified B Corp with a strong focus on diversity, inclusion, and employee development, offering a range of benefits including flexible work arrangements, travel perks, and professional development opportunities.
Must have
- 4+ years experience in software engineering, including mentoring and providing technical leadership to fellow engineers.
- Strong experience building backend applications using Node.js, JavaScript and TypeScript, with a focus on clean, maintainable code, testing, and engineering best practice (OOP/ SOLID principles).
- Experience designing and building RESTful APIs and integrations in production environments.
- Confidence taking ownership of features/ workstreams from design through to delivery, including breaking down requirements, identifying dependencies, and contributing to engineering estimation and planning.
- Experience working with relational and/or NoSQL databases (such as PostgreSQL, MSSQL or MongoDB) including database design and backend integration.
- Experience in Docker and containerized applications, along with a solid understanding of Kubernetes and container orchestration.
- Experience in AWS or similar cloud platforms, alongside modern CI/CD practices and automated deployment workflows using GitHub Actions or similar tools.
Technologies
- AWS
- CI/CD
- Docker
- GitHub
- GitHub Actions
- JavaScript
- Kubernetes
- MongoDB
- Node.js
- NoSQL
- PostgreSQL
- REST
- SQL Server
- TypeScript
Highlights
This is a full-time permanent position based in Colombo, Sri Lanka, with the opportunity to work from home occasionally. Employees enjoy benefits such as flexible work arrangements, a free Intrepid trip annually, extra leave for travel, paid parental leave, professional development programs, and volunteer leave. The company values diversity and encourages applications from all backgrounds.
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