Join DiscoverCars.com and help us scale the world’s leading global car‑rental marketplace. The Growth Team is seeking a candidate who will become an integral part of our team, contributing to enhancing our customers' user experience. We are looking for a candidate with substantial experience in developing both user interfaces and the backend systems that support them. The primary responsibilities will include developing new features and improving existing functionalities.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience building web applications.
• Strong JavaScript/TypeScript skills and solid understanding of modern ES6+ features.
• Backend experience with Node.js (Nest.js, Next.js, Express, etc.).
• Solid understanding of clean architecture, modular code design, and RESTful API development.
• Ability to quickly understand and work with legacy JavaScript codebases.
• Bachelor’s degree in CS/Software Engineering or equivalent experience.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.
• Latvian and English language skills.
• Experience working in distributed, asynchronous teams.
• Willingness and experience in using AI-powered tools (e.g., Claude, Open AI Codex / GitHub Copilot) for coding, debugging, and productivity.

Responsibilities:

• Design and implement new features that improve the user experience across our global car rental platform.
• Maintain and optimize existing functionalities, ensuring high performance, responsiveness, and scalability.
• Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams - Growth, Design, Engineering to align technical solutions with business goals.
• Work with legacy systems and quickly gain understanding of existing components like customer self-service portals, email marketing tools, referral programs, and online check-in modules.
• Design and consume RESTful APIs, ensuring consistency and reliability in data flow between frontend and backend services.
• Participate in code reviews, testing, and documentation to ensure code quality and knowledge sharing.

What We Offer

• A culture that encourages initiative, creative thinking, and the opportunity to drive meaningful change in a fast-moving, supportive team.
• Competitive salary 3500-4500Eur, gross, based on experience and skills.
• 8 hours of paid self-development time each month, post-probation.
• Professional training programs to develop your expertise.
• Department-level team buildings and full-company events like our Winter Ball and Summer Festival.
• Comprehensive health insurance after probation.
• Fresh fruits and healthy snacks every Tuesday and Thursday.
• Relaxation zones with a yoga room, massage chair, and cozy chill-out areas.
• Fully equipped game rooms – air hockey, table football, board games, chess.
• Modern office near Riga city center with panoramic views of the Daugava.
• Fully stocked kitchens – unlimited tea, coffee, hot chocolate, syrups, muesli.
• Shower facilities for active commuters.
• Special recognition on every work anniversary.
• Thoughtful holiday gifts for you and your children.
• Festive masterclasses and office events for holidays like Easter, Midsummer, and Christmas.

DiscoverCars.com is one of the fastest-growing car rental platforms in Europe, which has been acknowledged by Financial Time. We seek to make the car rental industry more convenient for everyday users and help car rental partners to innovate at the same time. Reaching 250M EUR GMV and processing over 1M bookings a year across 10’000 locations in 145 countries makes DiscoverCars.com one of the leading players Worldwide and enables us to be well positioned to

achieve our user centric goals.

Our success stems from the fantastic international team we have put together, comprising more than 200 teammates of diverse backgrounds representing 40 nationalities. Each of our employees is a professional in their field and is given the autonomy to do their job as they see best and all the necessary support.