Design and implement features and improvements in PHP
Design and build the APIs and integrations the booking flow depends on
Model and evolve the data behind availability, pricing, and reservations
Own the performance, scalability, and reliability of our services at scale
Contribute to the ongoing initiative to migrate our core platform into microservices and event-driven services
Lead discussions on complex technical concepts and requirements with both technical and non-technical stakeholders, drive technical decisions, and contribute to the backend architecture group
Write clean, well-tested, well-documented, and elegant code, including documentation for new and existing areas of our application
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to plan, build, and ship high-quality features
Mentor team members through pair programming and code reviews
Re-architect and refactor existing systems, and help design the long-term vision for our technology and component architectures
Advocate for engineering best practices, quality, and test automation across our code and processes
5+ years of PHP web application software engineering experience
Expert knowledge of relational databases, indexing, and searching technologies
Experience with API-driven design and development
Good product sense and empathy for our customers
Solid Git fundamentals, including workflows and actions
Strong knowledge of and a passion for software best practices, design patterns, and testing, including test automation across unit, integration, and end-to-end levels
Excellent problem-solving and debugging skills
Strong communication, teamwork, and collaboration, with a real sense of ownership and good time management
Passionate about agile practices and continuous improvement
Business-level English fluency, verbal and written
Experience identifying and improving application performance
Experience with PHP frameworks (Laravel or Symfony)
Experience with cloud infrastructure and containerization (Docker, Kubernetes, AWS)
Experience designing and building microservices
Experience working with AI coding tools like Claude Code
Experience working with a remote-first, globally distributed team
Experience with Jira, Confluence, and GitHub
Travel industry experience (a plus, but definitely not required!)
Depending on your skills and experience, you can expect your annual compensation to be between $140,000 and $160,000 USD. Please note that we maintain high flexibility, and packages above this range will be considered. (The salary is only for US-based candidates)
What to Expect - Your Journey with Us
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 it, designing it, writing it, and shipping it. If you're ready to work alongside some of the brightest minds in tech who are obsessed with using AI to transform a trillion-dollar industry, this is your chance to be part of something extraordinary
Learn more online at cloudbeds.com