Backend Developer (Java/Kotlin)

TL;DR

Backend Developer (Java/Kotlin): Building and optimizing systems for onboarding vacation rental properties on hirify.global with an accent on property configuration, content quality, and referral programs. Focus on ensuring scalability, reliability, and seamless integration with various data persistence technologies.

Location: Hybrid in Munich, Germany, with 50% in-office time required.

Company

hirify.global is a fast-growing vacation rental technology company making booking and hosting holiday homes free of doubt and full of joy.

What you will do

• Design, build, evolve, and maintain services to enhance the user experience for hosts.
• Build a strong understanding of the product to drive initiatives end-to-end and contribute to shaping the team's direction.
• Use AI to accelerate coding, data exploration, technical design, and decision-making.
• Ensure applications are highly scalable to handle tens of thousands of properties and millions of bookings.
• Collaborate in a supportive, cross-functional team that values knowledge sharing and improving together.
• Apply engineering best practices and experiment with new technologies.

Requirements

• A passion for great user experience and drive to deliver world-class products.
• Early experience delivering product impact through engineering.
• Experience with Java or Kotlin with Spring is a plus.
• Experience with relational databases and deploying apps in cloud environments.
• Familiarity with various API types and integration best practices.
• Strong problem-solving skills and a team-oriented mindset.

Culture & Benefits

• Shape the future of travel with products used by millions of guests and thousands of hosts.
• Grow professionally in a culture that thrives on curiosity and feedback, with a strong focus on AI.
• Join a team of smart, motivated, and international colleagues who challenge and support each other.
• Work in a modern tech environment with the pace of a scale-up combined with the stability of a proven business model.
• Work a hybrid setup with 50% in-office time for collaboration and spend up to 8 weeks a year from other inspiring locations.
• Enjoy travel benefits, gym discounts, and other perks.