Engine

Tarauli Sep 9, 2026 1 min read

Company Name: Engine (formerly Hotel Engine)
Headquarters: Denver, CO, United States
Founded In: 2015（Note: Some sources list 2018 as the spin-off year）
Company Type: Privately Held, VC-Backed
Company Size: 1,000+（Sources range from 501-1,000 to 1,000+）
Official Email: Not publicly listed
Official Website: https://engine.com
Official Phone: Not publicly listed
Industry: Travel Tech, Business Travel, FinTech
Company Categories: Corporate Travel Management, B2B SaaS, Lodging, Spend Management
Remote Policy: Remote-First（Operates with a hybrid-hub model; some roles are fully remote, others are anchored to hub cities like Denver, Chicago, or Tempe）

About Company:
Engine is a modern business travel platform transforming how companies book and manage travel. Originally founded as Hotel Engine in 2015, the company rebranded to Engine in September 2024 to reflect its expansion beyond hotels into flights and car rentals. Trusted by over 17,000 companies and one million travelers, Engine’s no-contract platform combines corporate travel booking with a charge card and spend management. Backed by investors including Permira and Blackstone, the company is cash-flow positive with 70% year-over-year revenue growth. Engine fosters an “unapologetically intense” culture that rewards ownership and high standards.

Tech Stack: TypeScript, Node.js, React, React Native, Kotlin, Ruby on Rails, Python, PostgreSQL, Redis, Snowflake, AWS (Lambda, ECS, S3), Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, GitHub, Figma, Salesforce, HubSpot