Engineering Technical Lead - Core Platform

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Hostaway

πŸ“Remote - Worldwide

Summary

Join Hostaway as a Tech Lead to drive technical architectural vision, build a platform foundation, and lead cross-functional engineering teams in a fully remote role within the EMEA region.

Requirements

  • 6+ years of experience in software development, with at least 2 years in a leadership role
  • Expert-level proficiency in a Backend programming language (PHP)
  • Hands-on experience with completing transition to microservices architectures and Domain-Driven Design
  • 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

  • Ensure cross-functional team builds solutions that solve customer problems in a way that is secure, extensible, and scalable for the future
  • Govern technical maturity for respective domain, having a clear view of architectural challenges and how to remediate them over time
  • Drive Domain Driven Design processes, help design future evolution of architecture, and drive overall modularisation effort
  • Work directly with engineering leadership team to define & execute on technical architectural vision

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)

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 residenceβ€”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
  • 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
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