Senior Backend Engineer - Laravel & Platform Shaping

Hospitable.com; Netherlands; Remote; EUR 116,000 - 144,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity options

Performance PSUs

Healthcare (US)

35 days off

Mental health support

Remote-friendly culture

Peer recognition rewards

Job summary

Hospitable.com is a remote-first, distributed company seeking a backend software engineer with 5+ years of experience. You will shape core platform features, ensure maintainable code, and collaborate with cross-functional teams.

We use Laravel, PHP 7+, MySQL, and testing pipelines to deliver paying customer-grade software. Expect an emphasis on observable, scalable systems and a culture focused on results.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of software engineering experience with a backend focus.
• Significant experience with Laravel, PHP 7+, MySQL, and testing pipelines in production.
• Hands-on with AI-assisted coding tools in a real production codebase.

Responsibilities

• Add your voice to product discussions and ship core features.
• Collaborate with product, sales, customer success, and engineers to deliver value.
• Refactor and maintain core platform code for readability and testability.
• Investigate performance and resource issues impacting operations and customer experience.

Skills

Backend development

Laravel

PHP 7+

MySQL

Testing pipelines

Observability

Code review

Communication

Cloud/Kubernetes

Product collaboration

Tools

Cursor

Claude Code

Copilot

Job description

Hospitable.com is a remote-first, distributed company seeking a backend software engineer with 5+ years of experience. You will shape core platform features, ensure maintainable code, and collaborate with cross-functional teams.

We use Laravel, PHP 7+, MySQL, and testing pipelines to deliver paying customer-grade software. Expect an emphasis on observable, scalable systems and a culture focused on results.