Medior Backend Engineer

As a Medior Backend Engineer at HousingAnywhere you will play a critical role in shaping the future of the rental housing market.

You will join our Booking Experience team which is part of our Engineering department. Our cross-functional teams consist of an Engineering Manager a Product Manager a UX Designer as well as Frontend and Backend Engineers. We are driven by a commitment to innovation collaboration customer-centricity transparency and ownership.

Our Tech Stack

• On the backend we mostly use Go Postgres and Redis.
• On the frontend we use React Typescript and Node JS.
• Our infrastructure runs on GCP and we are heavy users of Kubernetes.
• Our architecture is a distributed architecture with several Modular Monoliths.
• We practice DevOps Continuous Engineering Domain Driven Design and Contract Driven Development.

Your role

• In your daily role you will focus on developing and maintaining features using the Go programming language working with product managers to ensure scalability observability and reusability.
• You will be responsible for drafting technical specifications and overseeing the end-to-end delivery of projects.
• Your role includes providing technical guidance and mentorship to team members ensuring that all software meets our standards and aligns with project requirements.

Your profile

• 24 years of software development experience ideally with exposure to distributed systems.
• Backend engineering focus with a strong product mindset.
• At least 1 year of hands-on experience with Go (other backend languages a plus).
• Experience designing and implementing APIs over HTTP gRPC etc.
• Exposure to infrastructure technologies (Docker Kubernetes GCP/AWS/Azure) is a plus.
• Curiosity about other parts of the stack (basic frontend knowledge is an advantage).

Whats in it for you

• Unlimited paid holidays minimum-based not maximum!
• Hybrid working policy with 2 days working from the office.
• Flexibility to work remotely for up to 2 months per year!
• 1000 EUR personal development budget.
• Complete coverage for commuting.
• Personal equipment including laptop and ergonomic setup.
• Gym membership discount with GoVital or OneFit.
• Dutch/English classes budget.
• Variable pension scheme.
• Diverse international community (46 nationalities).
• Pet-friendly office in Rotterdam city centre.
• Fun team-building and after-work drinks every Friday.

About HousingAnywhere Group

HousingAnywhere is Europes largest mid-term rental platform covering over 125 cities across Europe and several in the US. With Kamernet and Studapart under its umbrella HousingAnywhere empowers people to live wherever and however they choose. Through our advanced online platforms which together attract over 30 million users annually we connect young professionals and students directly with accommodation providers. Our team of 250 professionals is dedicated to helping tenants find comfort and peace of mind in their rental search whether theyre looking for a home across the globe or just across town.

Our mission

Rent Easy Live Free.

Ourvalues

• Ownership
• We are Enablers
• We are Changemakers
• We are Connectors