Senior Backend Engineer, Hostaway
AI Platform
+ Stock options
Vacation rental software for property managers
Be an early applicant
Vacation rental software for property managers
201-500 employees
Be an early applicant
+ Stock options
201-500 employees
Company mission
To partner with property managers in the growth of their business by providing solutions to achieve their goals.
Role
Who you are
- 5+ years in backend engineering, ideally SaaS
- Strong Python proficiency
- Experience with REST APIs and SaaS integrations
- Familiarity with LLM/AI tools (LangChain, Vercel AI SDK, MCP servers)
- Comfortable working alongside Python-based AI services and bridging stacks
- Nice to have: experience with PHP + Golang
- Strong collaboration skills - able to integrate work with platform and product teams
What the job involves
- As a Senior Backend Engineer on our AI Team, you’ll focus on integrating AI services into Hostaway’s product. You’ll turn raw data and models into polished, customer-facing features by working in Python, building APIs, services, and UIs together with the Frontend engineers that make AI useful for property managers and guests
- You’ll work closely with product and platform teams to ensure AI components slot seamlessly into our SaaS ecosystem - from automation workflows to customer insights dashboards
- Design and build services that integrate AI into customer-facing features
- Develop performant and scalable APIs and backend services that connect AI outputs to SaaS functionality
- Collaborate with product and design teams to create intuitive AI-driven user experiences
- Partner with platform and integration teams to embed AI into existing systems and workflows
- Implement observability, monitoring, and error handling for AI services in production
- Contribute to evolving our AI integration stack (Python SDKs, MCP servers, LLM orchestration)
- What success looks like:
- AI-powered features are seamlessly embedded into Hostaway’s SaaS product
- Customer workflows feel smarter, faster, and more personalized thanks to your integrations
- AI services are stable, observable, and easy to maintain
- You become a go-to engineer for AI product integration across Hostaway
Application process
- If you apply for this role, you will receive an email from our Talent Acquisition team after your application has been reviewed alongside the qualifications for this role and the qualifications of others who have applied
Our take
Hostaway is an all-in-one vacation rental software solution designed to help property owners streamline and grow their businesses. Hostaway’s product provides property owners a way to present their services to the wider market, making them available on different platforms through the use of its multi-integration software.
What makes Hostaway unique is its comprehensive property management ecosystem. Beyond just listings, the platform allows clients to manage their properties across a wide range of platforms, including Airbnb, Booking.com, and HomeAway. It also integrates with other key services like Stripe, Expedia, and Tripadvisor, offering customisable solutions that support the diverse needs of vacation rental hosts.
It also had impressive growth over the past five years, with revenue doubling to tripling each year. Alongside this, it raised substantial funding in 2024 to fuel its expansion across Europe and accelerate product development. This, in turn, resulted in Hostaway becoming the first Unicorn in the STR PMS sector. With its strong track record and clear vision for the future, Hostaway has a clear road ahead.
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Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
84% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 6 rounds)
Dec 2024
$400.4m
GROWTH EQUITY VC
May 2023
$175m
GROWTH EQUITY VC
Total funding: $578.2m
Company benefits
- Company stock options provided to every role
- Career advancement opportunities
- Dynamic international culture
Company HQ
Kamppi, Helsinki, Uusimaa
Leadership
Marcus Räder
(Co-Founder & CEO)They have previously served as Product Manager and then Advertising Operations Manager at Kiosked, before moving to be Product Manager at Yousician.
Saber Kordestanchi
(Co-Founder & CSO)They co-founded OrumITC before moving to serve as a Software Engineer at booncon and then Kiosked. They were CTO and COO at Hostaway before becoming CSO.
Ken Weary
(COO)An accomplished international SaaS Executive and Operations Leader specializing in scaling B2B companies to new heights. They joined Hostaway in 2024 as COO.
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