Staff Backend Engineer

Who you are

• 8+ years of software engineering experience, with at least 2 years operating at a Staff Engineer or equivalent level
• Backend Expertise: High proficiency in a backend language for building production-grade services
• Production Experience: You've built, shipped, and operated critical backend systems that serve real users at scale. You understand the operational realities of reliability, observability, and failure modes
• Strong Architectural Instincts: You can design systems that start simple and evolve gracefully, making pragmatic trade-offs between speed and extensibility
• Cross-Team Influence: You lead through clarity and credibility, not authority, and have successfully driven the adoption of platforms, patterns, or standards
• Infrastructure Fluency: Comfortable with AWS, Kubernetes, CI/CD pipelines, and operating services in production
• Polyglot Comfort: You have the curiosity and adaptability to integrate with code across these technologies
• Experience with Accounting or Ledger Products: Familiarity with financial systems, accounting principles, or ledger products is a significant plus
• Backend expertise: hands on production experience with Golang

What the job involves

• We are looking for a delivery-focused Staff Backend Engineer to build our new 0-1 Trust Accounting subsystem
• This is a greenfield opportunity to design and deliver a financial system that property managers can trust—one that is accurate, compliant, and reliable
• You will have a significant impact on shaping the financial operations of Hostaway's customers, allowing them to maintain compliant records and properly manage funds
• As a founding member of this new team, you will be responsible for the architecture and technical direction of this critical platform
• You’ll influence architecture, processes, and delivery from day one, establishing a culture where correctness and accountability are paramount
• Your work will directly determine how effectively Hostaway can deliver secure and auditable financial services to our customers
• What Success Looks Like
• The Trust Accounting subsystem is delivered reliably, is trusted by customers and regulators, and integrates seamlessly into the Hostaway platform
• The system is high-throughput and low-error, providing accurate, auditable data to customers
• Financial correctness and compliance are central to the product's design and operation
• You become a go-to technical authority for financial systems and backend architecture at Hostaway
• The platform scales to meet growing demand without requiring a fundamental re-architecture

Benefits

• Company stock options provided to every role
• Career advancement opportunities
• Dynamic international culture