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Associate Technical Lead (API), Sri Lanka

Requisition ID:  3651
Department:  Information Technology
Work Type:  Hybrid
Location:  Colombo
Country: 

Sri Lanka

Application Close Date:  14th October 2026

At Intrepid Travel we exist to inspire, create, share and lead the best travel experiences ever – for both people and the planet. We've been creating positive change through the joy of travel since 1989, and we’re proud to be a certified B Corp with 1000s of experiences in over 100 countries.

At Intrepid Travel we exist to inspire, create, share and lead the best travel experiences ever – for both people and the planet. We've been creating positive change through the joy of travel since 1989, and we’re proud to be a certified B Corp with 1000s of experiences in over 100 countries.

We are Intrepid

We are Intrepid

The world needs more Intrepid people: 

Join our Global Technology team where we create and deliver smart technology solutions that help bring Intrepid's strategy to life!

As our Associate Technical Lead (API), you'll play a key role in creating secure, reliable and well-designed APIs that connect our platforms and teams around the world. Working closely with Product Owners, engineers and technical experts, you'll turn integration needs into practical solutions that create real value for our customers. You'll also help shape the way we design, test and improve our APIs, championing best practices in performance, reliability, and security.

In this hands-on leadership role, you'll balance technical delivery with mentoring and coaching fellow engineers. Through code reviews, knowledge sharing and day-to-day guidance, you'll help grow capability across the team while driving a collaborative culture. You'll also contribute to technical roadmaps, explore emerging technologies, and continuously look for ways to improve how we work.
Whether you're enhancing existing systems, building new capabilities or solving complex integration challenges, you'll take ownership of creating high-quality solutions that are dependable and easy to use.

This is a full-time permanent position, where you will work in our office in Colombo, Sri Lanka. To provide the best experience to our people, this role would operate in our office with the opportunity to work from home on occasion.  

Some of the essential experience you’ll bring may include: 

  • 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.

The world needs more Intrepid people: 

Join our Global Technology team where we create and deliver smart technology solutions that help bring Intrepid's strategy to life!

As our Associate Technical Lead (API), you'll play a key role in creating secure, reliable and well-designed APIs that connect our platforms and teams around the world. Working closely with Product Owners, engineers and technical experts, you'll turn integration needs into practical solutions that create real value for our customers. You'll also help shape the way we design, test and improve our APIs, championing best practices in performance, reliability, and security.

In this hands-on leadership role, you'll balance technical delivery with mentoring and coaching fellow engineers. Through code reviews, knowledge sharing and day-to-day guidance, you'll help grow capability across the team while driving a collaborative culture. You'll also contribute to technical roadmaps, explore emerging technologies, and continuously look for ways to improve how we work.
Whether you're enhancing existing systems, building new capabilities or solving complex integration challenges, you'll take ownership of creating high-quality solutions that are dependable and easy to use.

This is a full-time permanent position, where you will work in our office in Colombo, Sri Lanka. To provide the best experience to our people, this role would operate in our office with the opportunity to work from home on occasion.  

Some of the essential experience you’ll bring may include: 

  • 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.

Our people reflect the diversity of our customers and the communities we visit: 

Intrepid is made up of 71 nationalities in over 30 countries, and we recognise that diversity makes us a stronger business. We support a culture where people can be themselves and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. Including First Nations People, LGBTQI+ people, those living with a disability, or from disadvantaged backgrounds, and all people from different ethnicities, races, and religions.  

Rewarding and developing our people is important to us, some of our work perks include: 

  • Flexible work arrangements, work-from-home and the ability to 'work from anywhere' 4 weeks a year 
  • A free Intrepid trip every year, plus generous discounts for families, and close friends 
  • 5 extra days of leave a year for use on Intrepid trips 
  • A minimum of 10 weeks paid parental leave for all parents, and other additional leave provisions.  
  • Access to e-learning platforms, professional development and mentor programs 
  • 20 hours of volunteer leave every year to use on causes most important to you 
  • Employee Assistance Program, a 24/7 service that offers counselling for you and your family 


We are Real. Together. Ambitious. Impactful. These are our values and to us they're more than just words, they are the pillars of our success and every day it's our people and the work they do that bring them to life.

Our people reflect the diversity of our customers and the communities we visit: 

Intrepid is made up of 71 nationalities in over 30 countries, and we recognise that diversity makes us a stronger business. We support a culture where people can be themselves and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. Including First Nations People, LGBTQI+ people, those living with a disability, or from disadvantaged backgrounds, and all people from different ethnicities, races, and religions.  

Rewarding and developing our people is important to us, some of our work perks include: 

  • Flexible work arrangements, work-from-home and the ability to 'work from anywhere' 4 weeks a year 
  • A free Intrepid trip every year, plus generous discounts for families, and close friends 
  • 5 extra days of leave a year for use on Intrepid trips 
  • A minimum of 10 weeks paid parental leave for all parents, and other additional leave provisions.  
  • Access to e-learning platforms, professional development and mentor programs 
  • 20 hours of volunteer leave every year to use on causes most important to you 
  • Employee Assistance Program, a 24/7 service that offers counselling for you and your family 


We are Real. Together. Ambitious. Impactful. These are our values and to us they're more than just words, they are the pillars of our success and every day it's our people and the work they do that bring them to life.

We aim to ensure diversity, equity, and inclusion stay part of our recruitment process. If you require any reasonable adjustment to participate in the recruitment process, please contact us at careersupport@intrepidtravel.com with your name, location, and what you require, we will then be in touch to support your application.

We aim to ensure diversity, equity, and inclusion stay part of our recruitment process. If you require any reasonable adjustment to participate in the recruitment process, please contact us at careersupport@intrepidtravel.com with your name, location, and what you require, we will then be in touch to support your application.

We encourage you to apply as soon as possible as we may close the role
early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications

We encourage you to apply as soon as possible as we may close the role
early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications

We encourage you to apply as soon as possible as we may close the role early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications
Application Close Date:  14th October 2026

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