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HostawaySenior Backend Engineer, Integrations - 100% Remote - Europe
Hostaway operates a vacation rental management platform powered by AI that serves professional short-term rental operators and property managers worldwide. The company is seeking a Senior…
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Hostaway operates a vacation rental management platform powered by AI that serves professional short-term rental operators and property managers worldwide. The company is seeking a Senior Backend Engineer to join its Core team, focusing on integrations with major online travel agencies. This is a fully remote position available to candidates physically located within Europe to facilitate collaboration. The person in this role will design and operate backend services, help split…
Job Description
Hostaway operates a vacation rental management platform powered by AI that serves professional short-term rental operators and property managers worldwide. The company is seeking a Senior Backend Engineer to join its Core team, focusing on integrations with major online travel agencies. This is a fully remote position available to candidates physically located within Europe to facilitate collaboration.
The person in this role will design and operate backend services, help split services away from the main monolith, and build APIs that support automated workflows and AI agents. The ideal candidate has extensive background engineering experience, works comfortably with PHP and Go, and utilizes AI coding assistants in daily routines.
Responsibilities
- Design, build, and operate backend services utilizing PHP and Go
- Drive service extraction from the monolith with defined boundaries and migration paths
- Partner with the Product Manager to determine technical direction and deliver value
- Design and ship APIs optimized for AI agents and automated workflows
- Enhance page speed and overall end-to-end performance in coordination with frontend colleagues
- Contribute to architectural decisions to maintain development speed
- Incorporate AI tools like Claude Team Premium to accelerate code delivery
Requirements
- Bring at least 6 years of professional experience as a Backend Engineer
- Demonstrate strong proficiency in PHP and Golang
- Show proven background in operating high-traffic, customer-facing systems
- Possess experience in monolith decomposition or service extraction
- Have solid experience designing REST, GraphQL, or similar APIs
- Be comfortable using AI coding assistants such as Claude Code, Cursor, or Copilot
- Be physically based within Europe
Qualifications
- Experience building APIs specifically for AI agents or LLM-driven clients
- Familiarity with Domain Driven Design principles for service-oriented architectures
- Experience working within a Cloud environment, with AWS preferred
- Experience utilizing message queues like AWS SQS
Core Skills
Benefits
- Competitive compensation determined by market rates in the applicant's country
- 100% remote working flexibility from home, co-working spaces, or temporary international stays with lead approval
- Yearly in-person departmental team offsite events
- Valuable stock options in a profitable, fast-growing company
- Professional growth and career advancement opportunities
- Annual paid leave aligned with local country or contract norms
- Country-specific perks such as health insurance and pensions where customary
Frequently Asked Questions
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Is this job remote?
Yes, this position is 100% remote, but applicants must be physically based within Europe to collaborate effectively with the team.
What programming languages are required?
Candidates must have strong-level proficiency in PHP and/or Golang, with a willingness to work in both.
What experience level is needed?
The posting requires 6 or more years of experience as a Backend Engineer with a strong foundation in software engineering.
What is the salary for this position?
The specific salary is not stated in the posting, though the employer offers competitive pay based on market rates in the applicant's country.
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