Meet the team

20+ nationalities and counting, unknown kilometers covered between us, and enough tremendous travel tales to keep us entertained for years to come…

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C-Suite

Founders

Tech

Product

Editorial

Growth & Marketing

Community & Support

People Ops

Clare is quite new here, stay tuned for her bio!

Clare Jones

CEO

Argentinian driven by wanderlust to live in the Netherlands – exploring the world on the way. Once had a roaring lion as his alarm clock when sleeping in a tent on the Serengeti. Backpacker at heart but now a flashpacker by obligation (having two small kids).

Maximiliano Neustadt

Co-Founder & CTO

Lover of food, dogs, and designs as clear as the water he dives in. Has taken his trusty backpack through South America on multiple adventures, bringing back a taste for empanadas (and a few bottles of his favorite Colombian booze, Aguardiente).

Job Harmsen

Co-Founder & Head of Design and Brand

Enjoys backpacking, road trips, and going wherever the next sunset takes him. From experience knows that “not all who wander are lost” but if they’re traveling around Mexico in a vintage VW they may spend a lot of time broken down...

Koen Droste

Co-Founder

Adorable Dutch dog with a passion for tail-wagging, belly rubs, and destroying toy sloths. Often found in the Polarsteps office keeping team morale high with kisses and tug of war sessions. Looking forward to sniffing all the world has to offer.

Pia

CCO (Chief Cuddle Officer)

Traveling musician with a passion for code and cooking. Invented an instrument called “The Pacophone” in his spare time. Next move: taking his traveling band (consisting of him, his girlfriend, and their two children) to the rugged shores of Iceland.

Paco Gómez Granados

Lead Frontend Engineer

Born in a small town in the Austrian Alps, giving him a head for altitude that he intends to push to the limit with his future travels! Balances the time spent inside sharpening his coding skills with a love for the outdoors.

Florian Grashäftl

Lead Android Engineer

Got bitten by the travel bug (but thankfully no spiders) while in Australia and has been in search of the best places to hike, eat and drink ever since. Doesn’t do rice, which can be a slight problem when in Asia..

Sascha Vloet

Head of People & Ops

All

C-Suite

Founders

Tech

Product

Editorial

Growth & Marketing

Community & Support

People Ops

Clare is quite new here, stay tuned for her bio!

Clare Jones

CEO

Argentinian driven by wanderlust to live in the Netherlands – exploring the world on the way. Once had a roaring lion as his alarm clock when sleeping in a tent on the Serengeti. Backpacker at heart but now a flashpacker by obligation (having two small kids).

Maximiliano Neustadt

Co-Founder & CTO

Lover of food, dogs, and designs as clear as the water he dives in. Has taken his trusty backpack through South America on multiple adventures, bringing back a taste for empanadas (and a few bottles of his favorite Colombian booze, Aguardiente).

Job Harmsen

Co-Founder & Head of Design and Brand

Enjoys backpacking, road trips, and going wherever the next sunset takes him. From experience knows that “not all who wander are lost” but if they’re traveling around Mexico in a vintage VW they may spend a lot of time broken down...

Koen Droste

Co-Founder

Adorable Dutch dog with a passion for tail-wagging, belly rubs, and destroying toy sloths. Often found in the Polarsteps office keeping team morale high with kisses and tug of war sessions. Looking forward to sniffing all the world has to offer.

Pia

CCO (Chief Cuddle Officer)

Traveling musician with a passion for code and cooking. Invented an instrument called “The Pacophone” in his spare time. Next move: taking his traveling band (consisting of him, his girlfriend, and their two children) to the rugged shores of Iceland.

Paco Gómez Granados

Lead Frontend Engineer

Born in a small town in the Austrian Alps, giving him a head for altitude that he intends to push to the limit with his future travels! Balances the time spent inside sharpening his coding skills with a love for the outdoors.

Florian Grashäftl

Lead Android Engineer

Got bitten by the travel bug (but thankfully no spiders) while in Australia and has been in search of the best places to hike, eat and drink ever since. Doesn’t do rice, which can be a slight problem when in Asia..

Sascha Vloet

Head of People & Ops

All

C-Suite

Founders

Tech

Product

Editorial

Growth & Marketing

Community & Support

People Ops

Clare is quite new here, stay tuned for her bio!

Clare Jones

CEO

Argentinian driven by wanderlust to live in the Netherlands – exploring the world on the way. Once had a roaring lion as his alarm clock when sleeping in a tent on the Serengeti. Backpacker at heart but now a flashpacker by obligation (having two small kids).

Maximiliano Neustadt

Co-Founder & CTO

Lover of food, dogs, and designs as clear as the water he dives in. Has taken his trusty backpack through South America on multiple adventures, bringing back a taste for empanadas (and a few bottles of his favorite Colombian booze, Aguardiente).

Job Harmsen

Co-Founder & Head of Design and Brand

Enjoys backpacking, road trips, and going wherever the next sunset takes him. From experience knows that “not all who wander are lost” but if they’re traveling around Mexico in a vintage VW they may spend a lot of time broken down...

Koen Droste

Co-Founder

Adorable Dutch dog with a passion for tail-wagging, belly rubs, and destroying toy sloths. Often found in the Polarsteps office keeping team morale high with kisses and tug of war sessions. Looking forward to sniffing all the world has to offer.

Pia

CCO (Chief Cuddle Officer)

Traveling musician with a passion for code and cooking. Invented an instrument called “The Pacophone” in his spare time. Next move: taking his traveling band (consisting of him, his girlfriend, and their two children) to the rugged shores of Iceland.

Paco Gómez Granados

Lead Frontend Engineer

Born in a small town in the Austrian Alps, giving him a head for altitude that he intends to push to the limit with his future travels! Balances the time spent inside sharpening his coding skills with a love for the outdoors.

Florian Grashäftl

Lead Android Engineer

Got bitten by the travel bug (but thankfully no spiders) while in Australia and has been in search of the best places to hike, eat and drink ever since. Doesn’t do rice, which can be a slight problem when in Asia..

Sascha Vloet

Head of People & Ops

Office

Vijzelgracht 53A
1017 HP, Amsterdam
The Netherlands

Office

Vijzelgracht 53A
1017 HP, Amsterdam
The Netherlands