Product Developer

About The Company

At Smartness, we are building the future of hospitality tech. Our SaaS helps lodging providers boost revenues by 30%+ and get more direct bookings. We are the fastest-growing B2B SaaS in the industry, trusted by 4,000+ clients across 40+ countries, with billions of euros in bookings processed. Backed by top international investors and named one of Italy's Top 10 Linked In Startups, we are on a mission to scale globally.

Want to grow with us? Let's go!

Our technology team is developing a range of innovative solutions to help service providers optimize the management of their businesses. We are making significant investments in R&D with the goal of doubling the number of products offered by the end of the year, and to achieve this, we are expanding our product and engineering teams.

As a Product Developer
, you will have an operational role focused - anyway - on writing code
. You will contribute directly to the design, development, and evolution of the Smartness platform, working end-to-end across products, features, integrations, and user-facing applications. You will be actively coding, building APIs, implementing features, and ensuring smooth integration between our platform, multiple product areas, and Partners’ systems.

You will tackle both technical and product-driven challenges
, helping deliver scalable, reliable, and user-focused solutions. Your work will enable new features and integrations, support business growth, and ensure high-quality outcomes through close collaboration with product, design, and engineering teams.

• Actively writing code to implement product features and API integrations with new and existing Partners.
• Collaborate with product teams to define domains, responsibilities, and integration contracts.
• Analyze and interpret Partners’ API documentation and product requirements, translating them into robust technical and functional solutions.
• Take end-to-end ownership of features, from design and coding to deployment and maintenance.
• Troubleshoot complex system and product issues, proposing and implementing improvements.
• Contribute to system performance, scalability, reliability, and observability (logging, monitoring, alerting).
• Ensure clean, maintainable, well-tested, and well-documented code aligned with best engineering practices.
• Leverage AI/LLM tools to support coding, testing, and documentation while maintaining quality control.
• Work closely with internal stakeholders and external Partners to resolve product and technical challenges.

• 5–7 years of experience in writing production-level code in product-driven or SaaS environments.
• Strong programming fundamentals in JavaScript and Type Script, with adherence to clean code, testing, and code review practices.
• Experience building APIs and backend services, with deep knowledge of the Node.js ecosystem.
• Experience with SQL databases (preferably Postgre
  
  SQL);
  Redis is a plus.
• Familiarity with microservices architectures, API design patterns, and asynchronous/event-driven systems is a plus.
• Ability to take ownership of complex product features and deliver end-to-end, coding as part of small agile teams.
• Comfortable collaborating with external Partners to clarify technical and product requirements.
• Strong problem-solving mindset, capable of implementing solutions autonomously.
• Nice to have: experience with modern frontend frameworks (Vue 3, React Native), AI/LLM-powered applications, or AI service integrations.

• Work in a small and top-performing team that moves extremely fast where you are extremely important.
• Work without having to deal with jerks and ego-maniacs.
• The opportunity to join one of the best travel-tech sales teams in Europe.
• A place where your talent can blossom.
• An environment where mistakes are allowed – we make bold choices to achieve ambitious goals, learn from mistakes, and move forward.
• A place where your voice matters – meetings provide space for new ideas and projects, regardless of your role or seniority.
• Continuous growth – we challenge the status quo, renewing our sales processes and approaches to meet challenging goals.
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