Senior Fullstack Engineer

About this role

<div class="content-intro"><p></p> <p><strong>What Makes Cloudbeds Unique</strong><br>At Cloudbeds, we're not just building software, we’re transforming hospitality. Our intelligently designed platform powers properties across 150 countries, processing billions in bookings annually. From independent properties to hotel groups, we help hoteliers transform operations and uplevel their commercial strategy through a unified platform that integrates with hundreds of partners. And we do it with a completely remote team. Imagine working alongside global innovators to build AI-powered solutions that solve hoteliers' biggest challenges. Since our founding in 2012, we've become the World's Best Hotel PMS Solutions Provider and landed on Deloitte's Technology Fast 500 again in 2024, but we're just getting started.&nbsp;</p></div><p><span style="color: rgb(38, 28, 10);"><strong>How You'll Make an Impact:&nbsp;</strong></span></p> <p>As a Senior Fullstack Engineer on the Distribution Team, you'll be instrumental in developing and enhancing the products that connect Cloudbeds' ecosystem to the world's largest distribution channels. You'll architect scalable solutions using modern technologies, contribute to our microservices migration, and ensure our platform delivers exceptional performance and security for thousands of properties worldwide. Your work will directly impact how hotels reach guests through integrations with major platforms like Booking.com, Airbnb, and beyond.</p> <p><span style="color: rgb(38, 28, 10);"><strong>Our Distribution Team:</strong></span></p> <p>We're the bridge connecting properties to the global travel ecosystem. Our team tackles complex integration challenges that directly impact revenue for thousands of hotels worldwide, from building rock-solid connections with major OTAs to ensuring every booking flows seamlessly and securely. We balance innovation with pragmatism: migrating legacy systems to modern microservices while maintaining the reliability our customers depend on. If you thrive on solving hard technical problems with real business impact and love the challenge of both building greenfield features and refactoring legacy code, you'll feel right at home here.</p> <p><span style="color: rgb(38, 28, 10);"><strong>What You Bring to the Team:</strong></span></p> <ul> <li>Design and implement robust backend features and improvements using PHP, with a strong focus on performance optimization and scalability for our distribution platform</li> <li>Build intuitive frontend experiences using React and Vue, ensuring seamless user interactions across the Cloudbeds ecosystem</li> <li>Architect secure solutions for handling financial transactions and sensitive personal data, applying security best practices throughout the development lifecycle</li> <li>Write clean, well-tested, and well-documented code with comprehensive test coverage (unit, integration, end-to-end) to maintain high-quality standards</li> <li>Lead technical discussions on complex concepts and requirements with both technical and non-technical stakeholders, driving alignment on backend and frontend architecture decisions</li> <li>Contribute to our ongoing initiative to migrate core platform components into microservices, helping shape the long-term technical vision</li> <li>Re-architect and refactor existing legacy systems to align with modern standards and project requirements, demonstrating ownership and commitment to continuous improvement</li> <li>Mentor team members through pair programming and code reviews, promoting best practices that elevate code quality and team processes</li> <li>Collaborate with cross-functional teams to plan, build, and ship high-quality features that delight our global customer base</li> </ul> <p><span style="color: rgb(38, 28, 10);"><strong>What Sets You Up for Success:</strong></span></p> <ul> <li>5+ years of PHP web application software engineering experience</li> <li>5+ years of experience with JS frameworks, Vue.js, and React are preferred</li> <li>Solid experience with modern JavaScript/TypeScript</li> <li>Strong hands-on experience with Docker and containerized development workflows</li> <li>Demonstrated expertise in performance optimization and expert knowledge of relational databases, indexing, and searching technologies</li> <li>Strong understanding of security considerations, particularly for applications handling financial transactions and personal data</li> <li>Experience with test automation across all levels (unit, integration, end-to-end) and a passion for quality-driven development</li> <li>Proven track record of taking ownership of projects and delivering results independently</li> <li>Business-level English fluency (verbal and written) and excellent communication skills for collaborating across a globally distributed, remote-first team</li> </ul> <p><span style="color: rgb(38, 28, 10);"><strong>Bonus Skills to Stand Out:</strong></span></p> <ul> <li>Experience designing and building microservices and/or micro-frontends</li> <li>Hands-on experience with PHP frameworks (CodeIgniter, CakePHP, Laravel, Symfony)</li> <li>Cloud and infrastructure experience with Kubernetes, AWS, Terraform, and Argo CD</li> <li>Experience working with event-driven architectures and messaging systems (e.g., Kafka)</li> </ul> <p>#LI-IK1</p><div class="content-conclusion"><p></p> <p><strong>What to Expect - Your Journey with Us</strong><br>Behind Cloudbeds' revolutionary technology is a team of redefining what's possible in hospitality. We're 650+ employees across 40+ countries, bringing together elite engineers, AI architects, world-class designers, and hospitality veterans to solve challenges others haven't dared to tackle. Our diverse team speaks 30+ languages, but we all share one language: a passion for innovation and travel. From pioneering breakthroughs in machine learning to revolutionizing how hotels operate, we're not just watching the future of hospitality unfold – we're coding i