Staff Backend Engineer, PHP / Golang - 100% remote - EMEA
HostawayPosted September 29, 2025
Full Time
About the Company
Hostaway is a fast-growing and profitable company that provides an industry leading, AI-powered vacation rental management platform.
Job Description
Hostaway is seeking a highly motivated Staff Backend Engineer to join the Core team. This team is responsible for the integrations with our key partners (Online Travel Agencies). The role involves governing the technical maturity for their respective domain, having a clear view of the architectural challenges and how to remediate them over time.
Requirements
- 6+ years of experience in SaaS software development, with at least 2 years in a leadership role.
- Expert-level proficiency in any backend language or platform, with a strong willingness to dive deep into PHP + Go.
- Strong understanding of relational databases (like MySQL or PostgreSQL).
- Familiarity with transitioning event-driven service oriented architectures by applying Domain Driven Design (DDD) principles.
- Experience in designing and developing RESTful web APIs.
- Strong experience in writing Unit Tests and Integration Tests (jest or something similar).
- Experience working in a Cloud environment (AWS is a plus).
- Experience with message queues (e.g., AWS SQS) is a plus.
- English language level C1.
Benefits
- Competitive Compensation
- 100% Remote
- Equity
- Values-Driven Leadership
- Professional Growth
- Annual Paid Leave
- Geographic Specific Benefits
- Dynamic Team Culture