Backend Engineer | Travel tech Startup 🌎 🤖 | English language role

About tickadoo

tickadoo is redefining how people experience the world. We're moving beyond passive browsing and generic search results - into a new era of travel and entertainment, where personalized recommendations, smart itineraries, and instant bookings come together in one beautifully simple app. Imagine luxury concierge-level service, but democratized for everyone. We're unlocking unforgettable experiences in 500+ cities globally, helping users discover the best of where they are, or where they're going, before they even ask. 

With a successful exit already behind us, we're post-revenue, with proven traction, a seasoned founding team and global supply already secured via strategic supply partnerships. 

Why this role matters

We're a small, fast-moving team. You'll work directly with our co-founders, CTO and product team to shape the architecture and own the ASP.NET core codebase, bringing to life an app that's both technically strong and design-award worthy. 

What you'll do

This is a full-time role for a Backend Engineer, located in Prague, Czechia. We are remote friendly, but we'd like to meet in the office 1-2 days a week as a team. As a Backend Engineer, you will: 

Help shape the architecture and design of our solutionWrite clean code that scalesSet up CI/CD, testing, release processesHelp define our culture, tooling and processesCode, do code reviews, test etc. 

What we're looking for

Professional backend development experience in ASP.NET core Experience with SQL databases (preferably using EF core) Passion for crafting good solutions Great communicator who thrives in a fast, product-focused startup 

Nice to have 

Familiarity with AI toolchains (eg, GPT, Eleven Labs) — or strong curiosity to learn Previous experience with event, travel, or lifestyle products Experience with in-app payments, maps, location, or real-time personalization What we offer Chance to build something beautiful and high-impact from scratch Ownership — equity, autonomy Work directly with founders with deep domain experience (Previous exit) Flexible working, high trust environment Opportunity to shape the future at a global startup