OpenTable

Senior Engineer - Reservation

Toronto, Canada · Senior

Sponsorship not specified$140k-$155kDetected 5 days ago

JavaC#.NETDistributed SystemsBackend DevelopmentCode ReviewSQLNoSQLPostgreSQLRedisRESTKafkaLeadershipCommunicationCollaboration

About the role

The team works across a mix of C#/.NET and Java services and supporting systems, and the role requires comfort navigating both ecosystems.
Other technologies you'll work with include Redis, relational databases such as Postgres or SQL Server, in-memory and distributed caches, RESTful APIs, and Kafka-based event-driven architectures (EDA).

You'll be a hands-on backend engineer: writing code, contributing to design docs, reviewing changes thoughtfully, and owning work from design through rollout, observability, and iteration.
Design, implement, and evolve backend services and APIs that support various reservation related workflows
Use AI tooling thoughtfully to accelerate implementation, design exploration, testing, and incident analysis while maintaining a high quality bar.
Drive execution and outcomes
Partner effectively with Product, TPM, and neighboring engineering teams to resolve dependencies and move projects forward.
Take ownership of production issues, triage them calmly, communicate clearly, and drive fixes through to completion.
Provide clear, actionable updates on the work you own and help keep execution grounded in measurable outcomes.
Participate meaningfully in code reviews and design reviews, giving feedback that improves quality, simplicity, readability, testability and long-term maintainability.

Strong experience designing, implementing, and operating backend services in C#/.NET and/or Java, with the ability to quickly ramp up in either ecosystem.
Hands-on experience with Redis and other cache technologies, including key design, eviction strategies, cache invalidation patterns, and multi-layer caching topologies.
Solid experience with database systems (SQL/NoSQL), including schema design, indexing strategies, query optimization, and handling high-volume read/write workloads.
Build a strong understanding of how reservation flows interact with adjacent systems such as partner APIs, restaurant systems, payment services, and event publishers.

Experience in reservation, booking, marketplace, or other transaction-heavy platforms.
Familiarity with payment-related reservation flows such as credit card holds, deposits, or prepaid experiences.
Experience working with event-driven systems, regionalized services, or highly-integrated legacy-to-modernized architectures.
Ability to take ambiguous requirements and translate them into clear, well-reasoned technical solutions.
Comfortable collaborating with cross-functional stakeholders and balancing technical constraints, user experience, and business impact.
Clear communicator who can explain technical findings and trade-offs effectively to engineers and non-engineers.
Company-paid therapy sessions through SpringHealth
Company-paid subscription to Headspace

Work from (almost) anywhere for up to 20 days per year
Annual company-wide week off a year - the whole team fully recharges (and returns without a pile-up of work!)

This listing is sourced directly from OpenTable's careers page and normalized into a canonical job model.