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We build software for Airbnbs to rent themselves, with a state-of-the-art product and user experience. The Core platform is comprised of properties, calendar, messaging, metrics, operations, and guest experience. The Connectivity component is our integrations into major online travel agencies like Agoda, Airbnb, Booking.com, Google Travel, and VRBO.
Job Responsibility
Dive deep into foundational codebase to develop new features, maintain existing features, and improve platform stability and partner connectivity
Know current OTA connections inside-out to get maximum benefit out of partner APIs, improve downtime resilience, and increase edge-case coverage
Implement and maintain integrations with future connectivity partners
Add voice to product shaping discussions, ship new core platform features 0→1, and iterate based on customer feedback
Use software engineering chops to build magical user experiences
Partner with product, sales, customer success, and other engineers to develop and ship features
Work within monolithic codebase on Kubernetes-powered infrastructure-as-code stack
Implement and use observability tooling to track and debug post-deployment
Seek out and remedy performance/resource issues and feature bugs
Refactor core platform and connectivity code
Requirements
3+ years of software engineering experience, with a focus on backend technologies
Significant experience with Laravel, PHP 7+, MySQL, and testing pipelines in a deployed web application used by paying customers
An eye for testable, maintainable, and intuitive code, but also the mentality of 'Code is a means, not an end,' avoids unnecessary abstraction
The ability to think through non-obvious usage scenarios and explore ripple effects within complex systems
High degree of empathy both toward customers and teammates
Exceptional communication skills - especially written
Self-motivated and able to make decisions when surrounded by uncertainty
Nice to have
Experience with queue/job-centric backends
Experience with building production systems where data ingestion from third-party APIs is critical to the business
What we offer
A supportive, radically transparent, and caring team environment
Options into company equity through $HOST token (RSU's) with grant value up to $76,026.50
Eligible for up to an additional $284,456.00 per year in Performance Share Units
For US employees: healthcare (including EPO, PPO and HSA), 401(k)
35 days off per year encouraged and parental leave
Complimentary mental health and emotional support with therapists on call through Slack by Spill
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