Design and operate scalable backend services and APIs for a marketplace, owning production systems and new features while collaborating across product squads and helping shape engineering standards.
Senior Backend Engineer, Integrations - 100% Remote - EMEA
๐ Description
- Design, build, and operate backend services in PHP and Go.
- Drive service extraction from the monolith, defining boundaries, ownership, and migration paths.
- Collaborate with the Product Manager on technical direction and backend service value.
- Design and ship APIs for AI agents and automated workflows.
- Improve page speed and end-to-end performance with frontend peers.
- Contribute to architectural decisions and use AI tools to accelerate code delivery.
๐ ๏ธ Requirements
- Experience building tools that handle high volumes and interact with complex APIs is a strong fit.
- Must be physically based within EMEA.
Full job description
NOTE: This is a FULLY remote role, but the candidate must be within EMEA to collaborate with their team, peers, and internal customers. You do not have to be in the specific country or city shown in this listing, but please only apply if you are physically based within EMEA.
Trusted by 20,000+ property managers worldwide, Hostaway is an industry leading, AI-powered vacation rental management platform designed for professional short-term rental operators. Hostaway brings everything together for greater efficiency and faster growth.
Profitable, high-growth, and the first short-term rental property management software unicorn ๐ฆ. Join us at our most exciting stage yet! Learn more about our recent valuation and story here.
About the role
Hostaway is seeking a highly motivated Senior Backend Engineer to join the Core team. This team is responsible for the integrations with our key partners (Online Travel Agencies). These integrations are critical to our customersโ daily workflows, powering seamless connectivity between their properties and major booking platforms. If youโve worked on similar tools that handle huge volumes and interact with a variety of complex APIs, youโll be a great fit!
What you'll do
Design, build, and operate backend services in PHP and Go.
Drive the extraction of services out of our monolith, defining clean boundaries, ownership, and migration paths.
Collaborate closely with the Product Manager to shape the technical direction and ensure our backend services deliver maximum value.
Design and ship APIs built for agentic interfaces โ making our guest-facing domain consumable by AI agents and automated workflows.
Improve page speed and end-to-end performance, working closely with frontend peers since conversion depends on it.
Contribute to high-level architectural decisions and help us move quickly without accumulating regret.
Leverage AI to accelerate code delivery โ we provide a Claude Team Premium subscription and expect engineers to use it well.
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