Staff Backend Engineer – Accounting

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

📋 Description

• Design a Greenfield System: Take the lead in the development of a greenfield project, owning the architecture and technical vision for the V1 Trust Accounting product.

• Develop Production-Grade Financial Infrastructure: Create and implement the essential backend services for a secure, scalable, and auditable trust accounting subsystem.

• Ensure Quality and Reliability: Set up quality gates, robust testing procedures, and CI/CD integration to guarantee that every feature is delivered with measurable confidence and accuracy.

• Advocate for Engineering Best Practices: Promote best practices in system design, observability, and security throughout the organization.

• Collaborate and Influence: Engage closely with product, design, finance, and legal teams to ensure a seamless product delivery.

• Mentor and Uplift Engineers: Enhance the technical standards across the team and beyond through code reviews, architectural guidance, and hands-on collaboration.

⛳️ Requirements

• 8+ years of software engineering experience, including at least 2 years in a Staff Engineer or equivalent role.

• Deep Backend Expertise: Strong proficiency in a backend programming language such as Go for developing production-grade services.

• Production Experience: You have built, launched, and managed essential backend systems that cater to real users at scale.

• Strong Architectural Insights: You have the ability to design systems that are initially simple and can evolve seamlessly over time.

• Familiarity with Accounting or Ledger Products: Knowledge of financial systems, accounting principles, or ledger products is a considerable advantage.

• Cross-Team Influence: You lead with clarity and credibility instead of relying on authority.

• Infrastructure Proficiency: Comfortable working with AWS, Kubernetes, CI/CD pipelines, and managing services in production environments.

• Polyglot Adaptability: Hostaway’s product encompasses Go services, a PHP monolith, and a React frontend.

🏝️ Benefits

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

• 100% Remote: Enjoy the flexibility to work from any location within your country of residence—whether it’s a co-working space, your home office, or even your dining room table.

• Equity: Every position within our company includes valuable stock options in a rapidly growing and profitable business.

• Values-Driven Leadership: Our Core Values are not merely statements; they reflect our commitment to our mission.

• Professional Growth: Our swift expansion offers exceptional learning and development opportunities, along with numerous pathways for career advancement.

• Annual Paid Leave: The specific amounts vary by country and adhere to country and/or contract-specific standards.

• Geographic Specific Benefits: As an international employer, we provide various country-specific benefits such as Health Insurance and Pensions in locations where these perks are common.

• Dynamic Team Culture: As a global organization with team members across more than 40 countries, our diverse and international culture drives our innovation and creativity.