Senior Backend Engineer – Integrations (Remote, EMEA)

About the role

Hostaway is looking for a Senior Backend Engineer to join its Core team, responsible for integrations with major online travel agencies. This fully remote position serves customers across EMEA and focuses on building high‑traffic, API‑driven services.

Key responsibilities

• Design, develop, and operate backend services using PHP and Go.
• Extract services from the existing monolith, defining clear boundaries and migration paths.
• Collaborate with the Product Manager to shape technical direction and maximize service value.
• Design and ship APIs for agentic interfaces, enabling AI‑driven workflows.
• Improve page speed and end‑to‑end performance in partnership with frontend teams.
• Contribute to architectural decisions while maintaining rapid delivery.
• Leverage AI coding tools (e.g., Claude, Cursor, Copilot) to accelerate development.

Required profile

• 6+ years of experience as a Backend Engineer.
• Proven track record designing and operating high‑traffic, customer‑facing systems.
• Experience decomposing monoliths or extracting services with pragmatic judgment.
• Familiarity with event‑driven, service‑oriented architectures and Domain‑Driven Design.
• Comfortable working in a cloud environment, preferably AWS.

Required skills

• PHP
• Go / Golang
• REST and GraphQL API design
• Domain‑Driven Design principles
• AWS (including SQS or similar message queues)
• AI coding tools such as Claude, Cursor, or GitHub Copilot