Senior Frontend Engineer

Senior Frontend Engineer at Hostaway

NOTE: This is a FULLY remote role, but the candidate must be within Europe or Africa to collaborate with their team, peers, and internal customers. You do not have to be in the specific country or city shown in this listing, but please only apply if you are physically based within EMEA.

Hostaway is a SaaS scale-up that is transforming the vacation rental industry. With innovative solutions and partnerships with giants like Airbnb, VRBO, and Booking, we're taking on the competition and winning. Leveraging our customer-centric core values, we consistently deliver results that encourage growth, learning, and innovation for our team, our customers, and the industry.

Profitable, high-growth, and the first short-term rental Property Management System unicorn 🦄. Join us at our most exciting stage yet! Learn more about our recent valuation and story here.

About The Role

Our technical stack:

• Frontend: JavaScript, React, Typescript, CSS, HTML, Redux-saga, RESTful API, Webpack, Figma.
• Tools: Jira, code reviews in GitHub, version control system - GIT, Jenkins for deployment, Slack, Confluence

As a Senior Frontend Engineer, You Will

• Design and build scalable, high-quality UI components and features.
• Implement user workflows that are intuitive, performant, and accessible.
• Collaborate closely with design, product, and backend teams to deliver seamless end-to-end user experiences.
• Develop and maintain reusable component libraries and contribute to design system evolution.
• Ensure frontend performance optimization, responsive layouts, and cross-browser compatibility.
• Write and maintain unit, integration, and end-to-end tests to ensure reliability and stability.
• Participate in code reviews to uphold frontend engineering best practices and standards.
• Document frontend architecture, components, and design patterns for knowledge sharing.
• Mentor junior developers, fostering growth and elevating team technical standards.
• Proactively identify and drive technical improvements in frontend systems.

Job Requirements

• 6+ years of experience in SaaS software development.
• Strong proficiency in React, TypeScript, JavaScript, CSS, and HTML.
• Experience in state management solutions (e.g., Redux, context APIs).
• Proven track record in building scalable, maintainable frontend applications.
• Experience with testing frameworks such as Jest, Cypress, or similar, Playwright
• Understanding of accessibility (a11y) and frontend performance optimization best practices.
• Familiarity with RESTful APIs and smooth integration with backend services.
• Experience working in a Cloud environment (AWS is a plus).
• English language level C1.

What We Offer

• Competitive 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.

Key skills/competency

• React
• TypeScript
• JavaScript
• CSS
• HTML
• Redux
• RESTful API
• Performance Optimization
• UI/UX Design
• Git
• Testing Frameworks (Jest, Cypress, Playwright)
• AWS
• Mentoring
• Scalability
• Component Libraries