Staff Backend Engineer, Money Movement

Hostaway

. Lead greenfield development and own the architecture and technical vision for the V1 Trust Accounting product .

Posted 10/9/2026full-timeRemote • AustriaLeadWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in backend development, system architecture, and technical leadership, with a focus on building secure and scalable services. Proficient in driving best practices for system design and quality while collaborating across teams to deliver reliable financial systems.

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Backend Language ProficiencyAWS ExperienceKubernetes KnowledgeCI/CD IntegrationFinancial Systems Familiarity

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Hard Skills

Software EngineeringSystem DesignBackend DevelopmentObservabilityReliability EngineeringArchitectural GuidanceCode ReviewProduction SystemsGolangTesting Practices

Soft Skills

MentoringCollaborationCuriosityAdaptabilityTransparency

Tools & Technologies

AWSKubernetesCI/CD PipelinesTrust AccountingHostaway Platform

Industry Keywords

Trust AccountingFinancial AccuracyAccounting PrinciplesLedger Products

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSKubernetesGo

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead greenfield development and own the architecture and technical vision for the V1 Trust Accounting product
Design and implement secure, scalable, and auditable backend services
Establish quality gates, robust testing, and CI/CD integration
Drive best practices for system design, observability, security, quality, resilience, and financial accuracy
Collaborate with product, design, finance, and legal teams
Provide technical context to foster transparency and accountability
Mentor engineers through code reviews, architectural guidance, and hands-on pairing
Shape architecture, processes, technical direction, and delivery as a founding team member
Deliver a reliable, high-throughput, low-error Trust Accounting subsystem that integrates with the Hostaway platform

Requirements

What you’ll need

8+ years of software engineering experience
At least 2 years operating at a Staff Engineer or equivalent level
High proficiency in a backend language for building production-grade services
Experience building, shipping, and operating critical backend systems serving real users at scale
Understanding of reliability, observability, and failure modes
Ability to design systems that start simple and evolve gracefully
Experience driving adoption of platforms, patterns, or standards across teams
Comfort with AWS, Kubernetes, CI/CD pipelines, and operating services in production
Curiosity and adaptability to integrate with code across multiple technologies
Nice to have: familiarity with financial systems, accounting principles, or ledger products
Nice to have: hands-on production experience with Golang

Benefits

Comp & perks

Competitive pay based on market rates in the country of the applicant
100% remote work from anywhere within your country of residence
Valuable stock options
Professional growth, learning and development opportunities
Career advancement opportunities
Annual paid leave aligned with country and/or contract-specific norms
Country-specific benefits such as health insurance and pensions where customary
Dynamic international team culture
Global company with team members in over 40 countries