Staff Fullstack Engineer

About the RoleWe're looking for a delivery-focused Staff Fullstack Engineer to build our Trust Accounting white label.This role will have an important impact on shaping the financial operations of Hostaway's customers, allowing them to keep compliant records and properly manage the funds of property owners.This is a new team that will design and deliver a financial subsystem that property managers can trust - accurate, compliant, and reliable.You'll be responsible not only for delivery but also will be an early member in establishing a culture where correctness and accountability are paramount.This is a greenfield opportunity where you'll influence architecture, processes, and delivery from day one.What you'll do:Lead greenfield MVP development and architect the initial V1 productImplement a flexible, white-label React applicationBuild a backend to relay data into the white-label solution and internal data systemsDeliver a secure, scalable, and auditable trust accounting subsystem with high-quality standardsHelp refine early processes to improve delivery speed, system reliability, and team autonomyChampion engineering practices that emphasize quality, resilience, and observabilityProvide technical context in discussions and decisions, fostering transparency and accountabilityEstablish initial frontend CI/CD pipelines to support independent deployments>8+ years of experience as a Fullstack Engineer, including at least 2 years at the Staff Engineer levelExtensive expertise in JavaScript/TypeScript and Node.js, with a strong preference for deep frontend experience using ReactDemonstrated experience in architecting and developing white-label solutionsSolid foundation in software engineering principles—you will write production code daily and actively participate in technical and architectural discussionsProven track record working in engineering teams within product-focused environments, ideally in SaaS or platform businessesExceptional communication and collaboration skills, particularly in distributed or remote teamsComfortable working in agile environments with rapidly shifting priorities and cross-functional teamsExperience with accounting or ledger products is a significant plusWhat success looks like:The trust accounting whitelabel is delivered reliably, accurately, trusted by customers and regulators, and integrated seamlessly into the Hostaway platform.The product is high throughput, low error, and provides accurate data to customers.Compliance and financial correctness are vital.Cross-functional collaboration with Finance, Legal, Product, and Engineering runs smoothly.An Average Day for a Staff Engineer10:*****:15 Quick team stand-up, one of your team members seems to be working on a problem you worked on before, and offer to pair with them after the stand-up to support10:*****:00 Pairing with an engineer to work on a complex scalability issue together or continue working on the ADR you started earlier, and grabbing a quick bite to re-fuel those pesky brain cells in between coding sessions14:*****:00 Doing a design session with the Product Manager and UX designer for a large upcoming feature that the team should pick up next week.You ask a lot of questions to drill down to the problem we are trying to solve, and suggest some easier solutions that require less effort for the team.15:*****:00 The design session triggered some thoughts about other areas of the system that will be affected.You're doing a quick dive in the affected areas of the code and find some technical debt that might affect the system's scalability or reliability.You create a brief Jira ticket and tag the Product Manager to help get it prioritised and to ensure it is not forgotten.You also ping the ticket to one of the other domains' tech leads, as you recall them mentioning a similar problem existing in another domain team.16:*****:30 Quick catch-up with the Engineering Manager on the team's delivery reliability and how you can help keep Work in Progress (WIP) and Pull Request (PR) review time to a minimum16:*****:00 Talking about PRs, there are actually still a few open.You take the last part of the day to review your team's PRs.There are some great solutions offered, but one of the junior engineers introduced some code that is difficult to maintain and lacks unit tests.You jump on a quick call with them to explain the issues and why it matters.What we offerCompetitive 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—be it a co-working space, your home office, or even your dining room table.The choice is yours.Just don't ask to work in our office (we don't have one).Equity:Every role in our company comes with valuable stock options in a fast-growing and profitable company.This ensures we all share in the company's success.Values-Driven Leadership:Our Core Values are not just words we've written to make us feel good.We leverage them daily when making strategic and tactical decisions.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.The specifics depend on the country of the applicant.Dynamic Team Culture:As a global company with team members in over 40 countries, our diverse and international culture fuels our innovation and creativity, providing a key pillar to our success (and making it a lot of fun to work here).Thank you for your interest.If you apply for this role, you will receive an email from our Talent Acquisition team after your application has been reviewed alongside the qualifications for this role and the qualifications of others who have applied.#J-*****-Ljbffr