Full-Time Principal Engineer Core Platform EMEA
Hostaway is hiring a remote Full-Time Principal Engineer Core Platform EMEA. The career level for this job opening is Expert and is accepting EMEA based applicants remotely. Read complete job description before applying.
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NOTE: This is a FULLY remote role, but the candidate must be within the EMEA region to collaborate with their team, peers, and internal customers.
About the role Our platform powers a global customer base, handling millions of transactions, integrating with industry giants like Airbnb & Expedia, and driving the future of short-term rental tech. With $365M recently invested, we're scaling fast—breaking down our monolithic architecture, designing for next-level scalability, reliability, and innovation.
As Principal Engineer, you'll be at the heart of this transformation, shaping how our platform evolves to support hundreds of integrations, complex workflows, and a rapidly growing customer base.
Skills and Experience Required
- 10+ years of experience in software development, with at least 2 years in a leadership role
- Expert-level proficiency in a Backend programming language, we use PHP.
- Hands-on experience with completing the transition to microservices architectures and Domain-Driven Design
- Strong understanding of both relational (MySQL) as well as no-SQL data stores (like DynamoDB or ElasticSearch), data modeling and optimization techniques
- Knowledge of containerisation technologies (Docker, Kubernetes, Fargate) and the associated ecosystem
- Experience with event-streaming platforms like Kafka or Kinesis
- Extensive experience with AWS services and cloud architecture
- Proven track record of leading and mentoring cross-functional engineering teams
- Experience with Agile methodologies and CI/CD practices
- Solid understanding of software design patterns and architectural distributed computing principles
- Experience with working in SaaS product companies
Nice to have skills
- Experience with front-end engineering (e.g., ReactJS, NextJS, TailwindUI and similar)
- Experience with performance monitoring and optimisation tools
- Understanding of security best practices in web applications
- Experience with scalability challenges in high-growth environments
- Knowledge of machine learning and AI concepts
- Experience with infrastructure-as-code (e.g., Terraform, CloudFormation)
- The ability to exert Extreme Programming values & techniques to the team