Senior Backend Engineer, Booking Platform

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Austria.

📋 Description

• Create, develop, and manage backend services using PHP and Go that support the guest portal and direct sales site builder.

• Lead the process of extracting services from our monolithic architecture, establishing clear boundaries, ownership, and migration strategies.

• Work closely with Product and Design teams to conceptualize and deliver features that significantly enhance direct bookings.

• Design and implement APIs tailored for agentic interfaces, making our guest-facing domain accessible to AI agents and automated processes.

• Enhance page speed and overall performance, collaborating with frontend colleagues since conversion rates depend on these factors.

• Participate in high-level architectural planning and assist us in moving swiftly without incurring technical debt.

• Utilize AI to expedite code delivery—our team provides a Claude Team Premium subscription and expects engineers to maximize its use.

⛳️ Requirements

• Over 6 years of experience as a Backend Engineer, with a solid foundation in software engineering principles.

• Extensive experience with PHP in production environments, along with familiarity or a strong interest in Go and the ability to learn quickly.

• Demonstrated experience in designing and managing high-traffic, customer-facing systems.

• Experience in decomposing monoliths or extracting services, with a practical perspective on when it’s appropriate to do so.

• Robust experience in API design—REST, GraphQL, or similar—focusing on clarity, versioning, and usability (bonus points for building APIs for AI agents or LLM-driven clients).

• Proficient in using AI coding tools (like Claude Code, Cursor, Copilot, etc.) in your daily workflow, with the ability to leverage them effectively.

• Proven track record in product-oriented engineering teams, preferably within a SaaS environment.

• Familiarity with Node.js and React is advantageous.

🏝️ Benefits

• Competitive Compensation: We provide competitive salaries based on market standards in the applicant's country.

• 100% Remote: Enjoy the flexibility to work from any location within your country of residence—whether that's 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 position within our company includes valuable stock options in a rapidly growing and profitable organization, ensuring that we all benefit from the company's success.

• Values-Driven Leadership: Our Core Values are not merely slogans; we utilize them daily in our strategic and tactical decision-making process.

• Professional Growth: Our fast-paced growth presents exceptional learning and development opportunities, along with numerous paths for career advancement.

• Annual Paid Leave: The specifics may vary by country and are aligned with local and/or contract-specific standards.

• Geographic Specific Benefits: As an international employer, we offer various country-specific benefits such as Health Insurance and Pensions in regions where these are customary. The details depend on the applicant's country.

• Dynamic Team Culture: As a global organization with team members across more than 40 countries, our diverse culture fosters innovation and creativity, serving as a key pillar of our success (and making it a lot of fun to work here).