When travelers are searching for a hotel, we want the obvious choice to be trivago! Our leading metasearch engine is super fast and constantly optimized – enabling millions of travelers to compare hotel prices from hundreds of booking sites and find great deals in just a few clicks. We use cutting-edge technology, real-time auction, and machine learning techniques with petabytes of data to create an experience – time and money saved! In the lively city of Düsseldorf, we seize opportunities to learn everyday, innovate, and make an enduring mark on the travel industry. At trivago you will find those who aren’t afraid of change but rather embrace it, turning every challenge into a pathway for growth. Join trivago, work with a great team, and grow with us!

Join us in making a difference

trivago is a data driven company. The quality of the user experience in its website depends, among other factors, on the accuracy of the data that is displayed on it. To keep a high level of accuracy, the Advertiser Quality team builds systems that extract, parse and store information about the rates that are offered by the different advertisers in trivago. While our systems already extract and monitor large amounts of data, there are still improvements to be made and new sources of data to be integrated. We are looking for people that know the fundamentals of programming, like challenges and love learning by doing to join our team of 8 colleagues.

If you are interested in software tools, like to work with data and have a technical mind, don’t hesitate to apply!

How you’ll make an impact:

• Set and maintain a test suite in order to ensure a proper price accuracy on trivago’s platform

• Use scripting and querying to improve processes and simplify data analysis

• Communicate with other teams and external partners to follow up on issues found during testing

• Execute daily checks of core metrics

• Assist developers by handling simple programming tasks

What you’ll learn:

• You’ll learn how a data driven company works internally and how decisions are made

• You’ll get hands-on experience with advanced data extraction systems

• You’ll get to closely work with experienced developers, DevOps engineers and data scientists

• You’ll also get experience in collaborating within a dynamic and international team

What you’ll need to thrive:

• We are looking for a computer science (or similar field) student with the following skills:

• Working knowledge of one programming language (no experience required)

• Basic knowledge of SQL

• Ability to make decisions in a data driven manner

• Ability to work effectively in a cross-functional team

• Your working schedule in our team is flexible, but we would like you to work at least 15 hours a week.

Stand out with:

• Bonus points for familiarity with web technologies and basic knowledge of python

Worried about missing a few requirements? Still apply, and express your motivation as you may just be the right candidate for this or other roles!

What you can look forward to:

As you grow, so do we.

This is why at trivago, we prioritize your development, offer personalized coaching through Nilo, and free German language classes. You’ll have access to workshops, educational meetups, conferences, free online learning courses, and a fully-equipped campus library. We also organize regular team and many company-wide events so you can build experiences with us.

Life happens.

We offer paid vacation days during your employment, flexible working hours, 1 work from home day weekly. Additionally you can work remotely from a different location, within Germany or selected countries abroad for up to 20 days per year.

Enjoy your office days.

Use your daily canteen budget to share lunch with colleagues in our canteen, help yourself to complimentary snacks and drinks in our kitchens, stay healthy with our on-site gym and sports classes, and enjoy the comfort of ergonomic desks and focused work areas.