Remote Product Engineer, Core & Connectivity (Laravel - Remote)

Description:

• The company builds software for Airbnbs to facilitate self-renting, focusing on a state-of-the-art product and user experience.
• The role is for a Core & Connectivity Product Engineer to maintain and improve the core platform and OTA connectivity.
• The Core platform includes properties, calendar, messaging, metrics, operations, and guest experience, while the Connectivity component integrates with major online travel agencies.
• The engineer will dive deep into the foundational codebase to develop new features, maintain existing features, and improve platform stability.
• Responsibilities include knowing current OTA connections, implementing integrations with future partners, participating in product discussions, and building user-friendly experiences.
• The position is remote-only and fully distributed, with a preference for candidates in European or American timezones.

Requirements:

• Candidates must have 3+ years of software engineering experience, focusing on backend technologies.
• Significant experience with Laravel, PHP 7+, MySQL, and testing pipelines in a deployed web application is required.
• An eye for testable, maintainable, and intuitive code is essential, along with a customer and business value-oriented mindset.
• The ability to think through complex systems and non-obvious usage scenarios is necessary.
• High empathy towards customers and teammates, along with exceptional written communication skills, is required.
• Candidates should be self-motivated and capable of making decisions in uncertain situations.
• Experience with queue/job-centric backends and building production systems with third-party API data ingestion is a plus.

Benefits:

• The role offers a supportive and caring team environment where employees are trusted rather than managed.
• The total budget for the role ranges from USD $121,005.00 to $152,053.00, depending on the cost of living, with specific gross compensation for US employees.
• Options for company equity through the $HOST token are available.
• Employees receive 35 days off per year, including self-serve public holidays and parental leave.
• Mental health and emotional support are provided with therapists available on Slack.
• The company has been recognized on Inc.’s list of Best Workplaces for 2023.