• Own architecture for major systems across backend, database/lakehouse, and application layers. • Lead solution design for high-complexity initiatives and deliver production-ready implementations when needed. • Define patterns, abstractions, and technical standards that increase velocity and consistency. • Unblock teams by diagnosing issues across full-stack boundaries (Blazor → API → Postgres → data pipelines). • Guide schema evolution, performance optimization, reliability engineering, and security considerations. • Mentor senior engineers and elevate engineering culture through clarity, documentation, and example. • Partner closely with product, design, CTO, data, and AI/ML teams to shape roadmap and feasibility. • Apply AI/ML concepts to improve automation, personalization, data quality, and developer experience.

• Champion and embody our core values – accountability, collaboration, iteration, and attention to detail. • Perform thorough code reviews and provide constructive, actionable feedback. • Embrace rapid, iterative design, testing, and development to deliver value while continuously learning. • Demo your work regularly to teammates and peers. • Promote strong engineering habits, including sound development practices, security awareness, and thoughtful management of technical debt. • Advocate for improved standards, tooling, and processes across the team. • Partner with product and engineering management to shape roadmaps, plan timelines, and release features incrementally. • Participate in all phases of the product development lifecycle, helping assess the technical feasibility of new initiatives. • Contribute to a positive, supportive team culture grounded in shared ownership and accountability. • Collaborate across Foundation Services and the wider engineering organization to deliver impactful, reliable systems.

• Hostaway is seeking a highly motivated Staff Backend Engineer to join the Core team responsible for the integrations with our key partners (Online Travel Agencies). • These integrations are critical to our customers’ daily workflows, powering seamless connectivity between their properties and major booking platforms. • Staff Engineers are expected to govern the technical maturity for their respective domain. • Build and maintain relationships with the domain’s Product Manager. • Break down complex projects into manageable tasks and drive continuous improvement in our engineering practices.

• Building new applications, websites, and features with a variety of platforms including Craft CMS, Laravel, and more. • Contributing to high-level architecture planning, consulting with our internal team on approach and level of effort, directing more junior developers. • Flexing your muscles on aspects of application development outside of app code: database modeling, query optimization, setting up efficient logging and monitoring solutions, and other advanced requirements for highly functioning apps. • Working closely with our front-end and back-end development teams on website projects. • Writing and maintaining clear documentation of your work, so that others on the team can pick up where you left off or learn from your experience on a project. • Staying up-to-date on the latest development technologies and methodologies.