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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 TypeScript/Node.js or Python, building APIs, services, and UIs 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.
Job Responsibility:
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 (TypeScript SDKs, MCP servers, LLM orchestration)
Requirements:
5+ years in backend engineering, ideally SaaS
Strong TypeScript/Node.js or Python proficiency
Experience with REST APIs and SaaS integrations
Familiarity with LLM/AI tools in the JS or Python ecosystem (LangChain, Vercel AI SDK, MCP servers)
Comfortable working alongside Python-based AI services and bridging stacks
Bonus: experience with PHP + Golang - our core backend
Strong collaboration skills - able to integrate work with platform and product teams
Nice to have:
experience with PHP + Golang - our core backend
What we offer:
Competitive Compensation: We offer competitive pay based on market rates in the country of the applicant
100% Remote: Enjoy the freedom to work from anywhere within your country of residence
Equity: Every role in our company comes with valuable stock options in a fast-growing and profitable company
Values-Driven Leadership: Our Core Values are not just words we’ve written to make us feel good
Professional Growth: Our rapid growth offers unparalleled learning and development opportunities, along with a multitude of career advancement opportunities
Annual Paid Leave: The specific amounts vary by country and are aligned with country and/or contract-specific norms
Geographic Specific Benefits: As an international employer, we offer different 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