
Job Description
Achieve your claim to fame.
This is a rare opportunity to leapfrog your career trajectory by leading the design and execution of scalable travel and tourism platforms where booking systems, dynamic pricing, real-time availability, and customer journeys converge at scale.
If you really want the job, even if you don’t quite fit the description below, apply for it.
POSITION SUMMARY
We are looking for a Tech Lead – TravelTech to own the technical architecture, scalability strategy, and engineering execution of travel and booking platforms.
This role requires strong systems-level thinking across search engines, booking flows, pricing logic, integrations with third-party providers, and high-availability infrastructure. You will align technical decisions with customer experience, operational reliability, and long-term growth strategy.
This role supports a hybrid working model, designed to enable deep focus and high-quality execution while maintaining strong collaboration across product, operations, and engineering teams.
A DAY IN THE LIFE …
• Design and own scalable architectures for booking and reservation systems
• Lead technical decisions across search, availability, and pricing engines
• Architect integrations with airlines, hotels, payment providers, and third-party APIs
• Collaborate closely with product and operations teams to optimize user journeys
• Ensure system reliability under high concurrency and peak traffic conditions
• Review and guide implementation across backend, frontend, and data layers
• Identify bottlenecks in booking flows, pricing updates, and synchronization processes
• Use AI-assisted tools to enhance personalization, dynamic pricing, and performance analytics
SKILLS
Booking & Reservation Systems
• Strong experience building scalable booking or transaction-heavy platforms
• Understanding of real-time availability and pricing systems
• Experience integrating with external APIs and third-party providers
Scalability & Performance
• Experience designing high-availability, low-latency systems
• Strong architectural judgment for peak load and seasonal traffic spikes
• Expertise in distributed systems and data consistency
Data & Optimization
• Experience with analytics, recommendation, and personalization systems
• Ability to leverage AI tools for pricing optimization and demand forecasting
• Understanding of user journey tracking and performance metrics
Leadership & Execution
• Ownership of technical direction aligned with business and operational goals
• Ability to collaborate across product, operations, and engineering domains
• Clear communication of technical trade-offs to senior stakeholders
About Sam Iranian
At Sam Iranian, we partner with ambitious organizations to design, build, and scale high-impact initiatives at the intersection of technology, media, and entertainment.
We operate as a modern, AI-native creative organization, purpose-built to be fast, intelligent, and outcome-driven—where talents consistently deliver the impact of much larger teams through strong judgment, refined taste, sound decision-making, clear thinking and disciplined execution with the effective use of intelligent tools.
Our culture values people who take ownership, move fast with clarity, and create momentum, enabling a level of innovation and speed that large organizations are often unable to achieve due to structural complexity, bureaucracy, and organizational inertia.
At Sam Iranian, Tech Leads don’t just manage code—they shape the future of the platform.
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