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Staff Backend Engineer, Greenfield Product - 100% Remote - Europe

๐Ÿ“… Aug 13
Backend DevelopmentSystem ArchitectureFinancial SystemsCI/CD

๐Ÿ“œ Description

  • Design and implement core backend services for a secure, scalable, and auditable trust accounting subsystem.
  • Establish quality gates, robust testing, and CI/CD integration to ensure every feature ships with measurable confidence.
  • Drive best practices for system design, observability, and security across the organization.
  • Collaborate with product, design, finance, and legal teams to deliver a seamless product.
  • Mentor and elevate engineers through code reviews and architectural guidance.

๐Ÿ› ๏ธ Requirements

  • NOTE: This is a FULLY remote role, but the candidate must be within EMEA to collaborate with their team, peers, and internal customers.
  • Youโ€™ll influence architecture, processes, and delivery from day one, establishing a culture where correctness and accountability are paramount.
  • Drive Quality and Reliability: Establish quality gates, robust testing, and CI/CD integration to ensure every feature ships with measurable confidence and correctness.
  • Champion Engineering Best Practices: Drive best practices for system design, observability, and security across the organization, with a focus on quality, resilience, and financial accuracy.
  • Provide technical context in discussions to foster transparency and accountability.

โœจ Benefits

  • Lead the greenfield development, owning the architecture and technical vision for the V1 Trust Accounting product.
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 PMS unicorn ๐Ÿฆ„. Join us at our most exciting stage yet! Learn more about our recent valuation and story here.

About the role

We are looking for a delivery-focused Staff Backend Engineer to build our new 0-1 Trust Accounting subsystem. This is a greenfield opportunity to design and deliver a financial system that property managers can trustโ€”one that is accurate, compliant, and reliable.

You will have a significant impact on shaping the financial operations of Hostaway's customers, allowing them to maintain compliant records and properly manage funds.

As a founding member of this new team, you will be responsible for the architecture and technical direction of this critical platform. Youโ€™ll influence architecture, processes, and delivery from day one, establishing a culture where correctness and accountability are paramount. Your work will directly determine how effectively Hostaway can deliver secure and auditable financial services to our customers.

What Youโ€™ll Do

  • Architect a Greenfield System: Lead the greenfield development, owning the architecture and technical vision for the V1 Trust Accounting product.

  • Build Production-Grade Financial Infrastructure: Design and implement the core backend services for a secure, scalable, and auditable trust accounting subsystem with the highest quality standards.

  • Drive Quality and Reliability: Establish quality gates, robust testing, and CI/CD integration to ensure every feature ships with measurable confidence and correctness.

  • Champion Engineering Best Practices: Drive best practices for system design, observability, and security across the organization, with a focus on quality, resilience, and financial accuracy.

  • Collaborate and Influence: Work closely with product, design, finance, and legal teams to deliver a seamless product. Provide technical context in discussions to foster transparency and accountability.

  • Mentor and Elevate Engineers: Raise the technical bar across the team and beyond through code reviews, architectural guidance, and hands-on pairing.

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