Senior Backend Engineer, AI Platform - 100% Remote - Europe
Job description
Senior Backend Engineer on Hostaway's AI Team, focused on integrating AI services into the company's vacation rental management SaaS product. The role builds Python APIs, services, and UIs that turn raw data and models into customer-facing features.
At a glance
- Employment
- Full-time
- Work mode
- Remote · Europe, MENA
What you'll do
- 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 we're looking for
- 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.
- Strong collaboration skills - able to integrate work with platform and product teams.
Nice to have
- Experience with PHP + Golang
Benefits
100% Remote: We have no physical offices. Work from your home office, a co-working space, or a dining room table anywhere in your country of residence.
Yearly Team Offsite: Once a year, every department gets together in person to connect, build closer bonds, sharpen our strategy, and improve how we work together.
Professional Growth: Our rapid growth offers unparalleled learning and development opportunities, along with a multitude of career advancement opportunities.
Geographic Specific Benefits: country-specific benefits such as Health Insurance and Pensions in countries where these perks are customary.
Dynamic Team Culture: As a global company with team members in over 40 countries, our diverse and international culture fuels our innovation and creativity.
- Competitive Compensation: We offer competitive pay based on market rates in the country of the applicant.
- Equity: Every role in our company comes with valuable stock options in a fast-growing and profitable company.
- Values-Driven Leadership
- Annual Paid Leave: The specific amounts vary by country and are aligned with country and/or contract-specific norms.
How to get hired
- 1Application reviewed by the Talent Acquisition team alongside the qualifications for the role and of other applicants, followed by an email from the Talent Acquisition team.
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About Hostaway
AI-powered vacation rental management platform
Industry leading, AI-powered vacation rental management platform designed for professional short-term rental operators, bringing everything together for greater efficiency and faster growth. Trusted by 20,000+ property managers worldwide.
Key facts
- Vacation rental management software (SaaS)
- Trusted by 20,000+ property managers worldwide
- Profitable, high-growth, and the first short-term rental Property Management System unicorn
- No physical offices
- Team members in over 40 countries
What they value
- Values-Driven Leadership
- Core Values leveraged daily when making strategic and tactical decisions