Senior Backend Engineer

What you will do

As a Senior
Backend Engineer you will be a key player in developing our core pricing manager system, covering critical features like overbooking autopilot and our new Recommendations Engine. Your work will focus on building distributed services, APIs, and the infrastructure that powers our pricing recommendations. You will collaborate closely with data science engineers, product managers, and other engineers to deliver high-impact solutions for the hospitality industry.

• Develop and maintain backend services for our core pricing manager system.
• Build and manage distributed services, data pipelines, and autopilot infrastructure using Go and Python.
• Collaborate within a cross‑functional squad to deliver high‑quality, impactful features from concept to deployment.
• Apply your architectural thinking to influence decisions on service boundaries, data ownership, and technical tradeoffs.
• Utilize AI coding tools like Claude Code to accelerate development, documentation, and other daily tasks.
• Contribute to the full development lifecycle, including reading, reviewing, and occasionally contributing to our frontend codebase.
• Ensure the reliability and performance of our systems, which expose pricing recommendations to key internal services.

You’ll be joining the Pricing Innovation team, a core part of our Groups & Chains vertical. We’re a close‑knit, cross‑functional squad of frontend and backend engineers, a product manager, and a designer. Our team is the driving force behind features like overbooking autopilot and the upcoming Recommendations Engine. We have a strong culture of ownership and collaboration, and we’re big on AI enablement, actively using tools like Claude Code to work smarter.

We’re a proactive bunch who love to learn and aren’t afraid to defend our ideas to build the best product possible.

• Flexible time off:
  Autonomy to manage your work‑life balance.
• Alan Flex benefits: 160€ per month for food or nursery.
• Flexible retribution:
  Optional benefits through tax‑free payroll deductions for food, transportation and/or nursery.
• Comprehensive health insurance: 100% Alan coverage for you, your spouse, and dependents.
• Impactful work:
  Shape products relied on by 85,000+ users worldwide.
• Referral bonuses:
  Earn rewards for bringing in new talent.

• Strong backend development skills with solid experience in at least one of Go or Python/Django.
• Proven ability to work collaboratively in a cross‑functional squad with clear and transparent communication.
• An architectural mindset with clear opinions on service boundaries, data ownership, and technical tradeoffs.
• Hands‑on experience with AI coding tools like Claude Code, with a positive attitude toward integrating them into your workflow.
• A product‑mindful approach, with a focus on understanding the user and business impact of your technical decisions.
• A proactive, collaborative, and ownership‑driven approach to your work.
• The ability to read, reason about, and contribute to frontend code when needed.

• Experience with the other backend language you have less experience in (Go or Python/Django).
• Familiarity with our frontend stack (Ember.js/Type Script) or other modern frameworks like React.

Thank you for considering a career with Lighthouse. We are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace that values equal opportunity for all. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds, regardless of age, gender, race, religion, sexual orientation, and disability. Our commitment to equality is part of our culture. If you require reasonable accommodation at any point during the application or interview process, please notify your recruiter.

Not ticking every box? No problem! We value diverse backgrounds and unique skill sets, and we encourage individuals from all walks of life to apply. If your experience looks a little different from what we’ve described, but you’re passionate about what we do and are a quick learner, we’d love to hear from you!