Senior Staff Engineer - Node.js

February 21

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Hostaway is a comprehensive vacation rental management software that assists property managers in streamlining and automating every aspect of their business. Founded in 2015, the company offers a range of features to enhance property management efficiency, including channel management, automated messaging, dynamic pricing, and financial tracking. Hostaway integrates with major online travel agencies like Airbnb, Vrbo, and Booking. com, and provides a centralized dashboard for managing bookings, guest communications, and operations. Known for its robust API, Hostaway enables custom integrations and is trusted by thousands of property managers globally. It boasts award-winning 24/7 customer support and a suite of tools designed to scale with businesses from a few to thousands of listings. Hostaway is ideal for vacation rental managers looking to expand their reach, increase bookings, and optimize their property management processes.

Vacation Rentals • Channel Management • Property Management System • Messaging Services • Mobile Apps

51 - 200 employees

☁️ SaaS

🏠 Real Estate

📋 Description

• Staff Engineers within Hostaway are in a pivotal technical leadership role to ensure their cross-functional team builds the right solutions that solve customer problems in a way that is secure, extensible and scalable for the future. • Staff Engineers are expected to govern the technical maturity for their respective 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. • Digging deep into the business problem the PM is trying to solve is key to make the right decisions on how to shape the technical solution for the team to work on. • You are supported by an Engineering Manager who will help guide the day-to-day delivery aspects of the team, ensuring we break work down into tangible small tasks, focus on a sustainable but high-performing delivery cadence, and ensure we have the right candidates in place.

🎯 Requirements

• 6+ years of experience in SaaS software development, with at least 2 years in a leadership role. • Expert-level proficiency in NodeJS, a strong preference for TypeScript. • Strong understanding of relational databases (like MySQL or PostgreSQL). • Familiarity with transitioning event-driven service oriented architectures by applying Domain Driven Design (DDD) principles. • Event driven messaging experience (i.e. Kafka, Kinesis). • Strong experience with unit testing (using jest or similar). • Experience with Agile methodologies and CI/CD practices. • Ability to balance technical debt with delivery of new features in a fast-paced environment. • Nice to have skills for this role: Experience with NoSQL databases (like DynamoDB or MongoDB). • Experience building cloud native apps, leveraging AWS managed services. • Having used PHP in the past or not afraid to dive into some of the current PHP business logic. • Applying, coaching and mentoring Extreme Programming (XP) agile practices. • Front-end experience with React and micro-frontends. • Knowledge of containerisation technologies (Docker, Kubernetes) and DevSecOps practices.

🏖️ Benefits

• Competitive Compensation: We offer competitive pay based on market rates in the country of the applicant. • 100% Remote: Enjoy the freedom to work from anywhere within your country of residence—be it a co-working space, your home office, or even your dining room table. • Equity: Every role in our company comes with valuable stock options in a fast-growing and profitable company. • Values-Driven Leadership: Our Core Values are not just words we’ve written to make us feel good. • Professional Growth: Our rapid growth offers unparalleled learning and development opportunities, along with a multitude of career advancement opportunities. • Annual Paid Leave: The specific amounts vary by country and are aligned with country and/or contract-specific norms. • Geographic Specific Benefits: As an international employer, we offer different country-specific benefits such as Health Insurance and Pensions in countries where these perks are customary. • Dynamic Team Culture: As a global company with team members in over 40 countries, our diverse and international culture fuels our innovation and creativity, providing a key pillar to our success (and making it a lot of fun to work here).