B2B booking API connecting travel retailers to ground transport carriers globally
Distribusion operates a B2B marketplace API for ground transportation—buses, trains, ferries, and airport transfers—connecting travel retailers to hundreds of carriers. The stack (Ruby, Kubernetes, PostgreSQL, Kafka, React) reflects a distributed, API-first infrastructure designed for high-volume integrations. Active hiring across engineering, product, and ops (with senior/lead-heavy seniority mix) coupled with projects around rail integration, real-time APIs, and carrier onboarding suggests scaling beyond bus-only coverage while wrestling with integration complexity and operational fragmentation.
Notable leadership hires: Director of Marketplace Operations
Distribusion provides a global B2B platform and API for ground transportation booking. Travel retailers and brands use the platform to access bus, train, ferry, and transfer inventory; carriers gain access to multiple sales channels and a unified booking backend. Founded in 2016 and based in Berlin, the company employs 201–500 people across engineering, product, operations, and support. Current focus spans international expansion (hiring in six countries across three continents), carrier onboarding automation, and API performance—reflecting both growth and operational friction points in a fragmented logistics network.
Core stack: Ruby, Kubernetes, PostgreSQL, Redis, Elasticsearch, and Kafka. Infrastructure: GCP, AWS, Azure, Docker, CircleCI. Frontend: React and React Native. Monitoring: Prometheus and Grafana. Recently adopting NetSuite and Xero.
Berlin, Germany. Founded in 2016, the company employs 201–500 people and is actively hiring across Germany, Bulgaria, Philippines, Vietnam, Indonesia, Brazil, and Canada.
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