Software Architect (Booking Platform & APIs)

Quick Facts

• Role: Software Architect (Booking platform & APIs)

• Focus: End-to-end ownership of ambiguous initiatives; GDPR compliance; back-end systems for hospitality verticals; core rewrites/migrations

• Work style: Hands-on architect delivering production code; AI-assisted development with critical validation

Description

You will own ambiguous, high-impact initiatives for a hotel amenities marketplace platform, from investigation and scoping through solution proposal and delivery. The work includes leading international expansion with GDPR compliance (data export, deletion, consent, and data residency), designing and building back-end systems for new verticals, and participating in core system rewrites and migration strategy. The role expects daily production coding with AI tools while you validate and manage risks and bottlenecks early.

Responsibilities

• Investigate, define scope, propose options/trade-offs, and deliver end-to-end initiatives

• Lead technical aspects of international expansion, including GDPR compliance

• Design and build back-end systems for spa, events and ticketing, day rooms, and food & beverage

• Shape architecture and migration strategy during core system rewrites

• Present options to engineering leadership and drive decisions to completion

• Write production code daily, using AI tools effectively and reviewing AI-generated code critically

• Identify technical risks, bottlenecks, and dependencies early

• Collaborate with principal engineer and marketplace/hotels/platform teams

• Communicate proactively and clearly with a US-based team

Requirements

• 8+ years in software engineering with recent experience as a tech lead, architect, or staff-level engineer

• Strong back-end and system design skills (distributed systems, APIs, data modeling, scalability, reliability)

• Production experience with Node.js/TypeScript

• Proven ability to take undefined problems from discovery to delivery with little supervision

• Hands-on experience with AI coding tools (e.g., Claude, Cursor, Copilot) and judgment to validate output

• Excellent communication skills and proactive stakeholder updates

• High ownership and motivation to build products in a fast-moving environment

• Upper-intermediate English or higher

• Ruby on Rails experience is a plus; otherwise readiness to learn it

Benefits

• US and EU projects using advanced technologies

• Competitive compensation based on skills and experience

• Regular performance appraisals and growth support

• Flexible workspace (remote or office)

• Bonuses for article writing, public talks, and other activities

• Generous time off (vacation, national holidays, sick leave, family days)

• Personalized learning programs

• Free tech webinars and meetups

• Regular corporate online activities

• Supportive team and community