Principal Engineer

Summary

Join Hostaway, a leading SaaS company transforming the vacation rental industry, as a Principal Engineer. This fully remote role (within the European region) offers the chance to shape the evolution of our platform, handling millions of transactions and integrating with industry giants. You will be at the heart of our transformation, tackling complex engineering challenges at scale. We've recently secured $365 million in funding, fueling our rapid growth and providing ample opportunities for professional development. The role requires extensive experience in software development and leadership, along with expertise in backend programming and cloud architecture. We offer competitive compensation, equity, and a dynamic team culture.

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience in software development, with at least 2 years in a leadership role
• Expert-level proficiency in a Backend programming language, we use PHP
• Familiarity with transitioning event-driven service-oriented architectures by applying Domain Driven Design (DDD) principles
• Strong understanding of both relational (MySQL) as well as no-SQL data stores (like DynamoDB or ElasticSearch), data modeling and optimization techniques
• Knowledge of containerisation technologies (Docker, Kubernetes, Fargate) and the associated ecosystem
• Experience with event-streaming platforms like Kafka or Kinesis
• Extensive experience with AWS services and cloud architecture
• Proven track record of leading and mentoring cross-functional engineering teams
• Experience with Agile methodologies and CI/CD practices
• Solid understanding of software design patterns and architectural distributed computing principles
• Experience with working in SaaS product companies

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor cross-functional engineering teams
• Work with Product Manager and UX designer during design sessions for upcoming features
• Dive into code to identify and address technical debt
• Create Jira tickets to prioritize and track identified issues
• Collaborate with other domain tech leads to address similar problems
• Review team's pull requests and provide feedback
• Support junior engineers by explaining code issues and best practices

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with front-end engineering (e.g., ReactJS, NextJS, TailwindUI and similar)
• Experience with performance monitoring and optimisation tools
• Understanding of security best practices in web applications
• Experience with scalability challenges in high-growth environments
• Knowledge of machine learning and AI concepts
• Experience with infrastructure-as-code (e.g., Terraform, CloudFormation)
• The ability to exert Extreme Programming values & techniques to the team

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. The choice is yours. Just don’t ask to work in our office (we don’t have one)
• Equity: Every role in our company comes with valuable stock options in a fast-growing and profitable company. This ensures we all share in the company’s success
• Values-Driven Leadership: Our Core Values are not just words we’ve written to make us feel good. We leverage them daily when making strategic and tactical decisions
• 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. The specifics depend on the country of the applicant
• 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)