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Principal Backend Engineer, Integrations - 100% remote - EMEA

Roles & Responsibilities

  • Proven experience as a Principal Backend Engineer or equivalent, owning the long-term technical vision for an integrations domain with external APIs and partners.
  • Track record building and evolving systems that handle high volumes and integrate with diverse APIs (e.g., OTAs).
  • Strong collaboration with Product Managers to define the problem space and determine the 'how' through robust technical solutions.
  • Experience partnering with Engineering Managers to plan delivery, maintain sustainable velocity, and raise engineering standards across teams.

Requirements:

  • Own the long-term technical vision for the integrations domain and oversee scalable, reliable API integrations with key partners and OTAs.
  • Collaborate with Product Managers to deeply understand business problems and shape technical solutions accordingly.
  • Partner with Engineering Managers to break down complex initiatives, plan delivery, and drive continuous improvements in engineering practices.
  • Act as a force multiplier across teams, elevating technical standards and guiding cross-team integration initiatives.

Job description

NOTE: This is a FULLY remote role, but the candidate must be within the EMEA region 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 the European region.

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 System unicorn 🦄. 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 Principal 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 customers' daily workflows, powering seamless connectivity between their properties and major booking platforms. If you've built and evolved similar systems that handle huge volumes and interact with a variety of complex APIs, you'll be a great fit! Principal Engineers are expected to own the long-term technical vision for their domain, having a clear view of the architectural challenges and how to remediate them over time.

Having a close relationship with the domain's Product Manager is key. While the PM brings the what, you are their peer responsible for bringing the how — and actively shaping the problem space itself. Digging deep into the business problem the PM is trying to solve is key to be able to make the right decisions on how to shape the technical solution for the team to work on.

You'll partner with an Engineering Manager, who will help coordinate the team's day-to-day work, maintain a sustainable delivery pace, and ensure the team is set up for success. Together, you'll break down complex projects into manageable tasks and drive continuous improvement in our engineering practices. You'll also act as a force multiplier across teams, raising the technical bar beyond your immediate domain.

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