NOTE: This is a FULLY remote role. Candidates must be physically based within EMEA to collaborate effectively with the team, peers, and internal customers. You do not need to reside in the specific country or city listed.

Hostaway is a profitable, high-growth SaaS scale-up transforming the vacation rental industry. We offer innovative solutions and partner with industry giants like Airbnb, VRBO, and Booking. Leveraging customer-centric core values, we drive growth, learning, and innovation.

Join the first short-term rental PMS unicorn at our most exciting stage yet!

About the Role: Senior Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET)

Hostaway seeks a highly motivated Senior SDET to champion quality and drive market growth. You will play a critical role in ensuring our products are reliable, secure, and built for scale.

Your Mission:

• Apply a deep understanding of modern testing methodologies.
• Evaluate technical designs and identify quality gaps early in the development cycle.
• Provide insightful feedback to strengthen the overall engineering approach.
• Refine testing and release strategies using data and metrics to ensure robust testing frameworks and observability patterns are in place.
• Enable continuous, confident releases by catching potential issues early.
• Collaborate closely with product and engineering teams to make testing everyone's responsibility, acting as a catalyst for elevated testing practices.
• Focus on enabling the team to deliver value through reliable, well-tested code, fostering a culture of excellence and accountability.
• Ensure technical decisions align with broader business objectives to drive continuous innovation and outstanding customer outcomes.

Required Skills & Experience

• 5+ years of experience in SaaS software development as an SDET.
• Expert-level proficiency with UI-driven test frameworks (e.g., Playwright or Cypress).
• Excellent JavaScript and/or TypeScript skills.
• Strong experience with unit testing (using Jest or similar).
• Proven experience building integration test frameworks.
• Experience with non-functional testing tools and practices (e.g., performance, chaos, and accessibility testing).
• Strong understanding of CI/CD tooling (e.g., GitHub Actions, Jenkins, GitLab CI).
• Good understanding of relational databases (e.g., MySQL or PostgreSQL).
• Familiarity with observability tools (e.g., DataDog or New Relic).
• Experience with Agile methodologies and CI/CD practices.
• Outstanding communication skills with the ability to collaborate effectively across product and engineering teams.

Nice to Have

• Previous experience with PHP or willingness to dive into current PHP business logic.
• Experience in coaching and mentoring other engineers on testing practices.
• Experience building test tooling such as mock servers, OpenAPI-generated tests and clients, or test data management solutions.
• Contributions to open-source testing tools or frameworks.
• Knowledge of contract testing approaches (such as Pact).
• Familiarity with security testing practices and tools.

An Average Day for a Senior SDET

• Quick team stand-up, followed by initiating a Three Amigos session to define testing boundaries and dependencies for new work.
• Pairing with developers to build tests at the right levels.
• Joining a collaborative session with the quality community of practice to align on cross-team initiatives and demonstrate new test solutions.
• Providing invaluable input on testability and dependencies for new product opportunities during discussions with the Product Manager and Tech Lead.
• Focus time for adding test coverage, iterating frameworks/tooling, and performing code reviews.

What We Offer

• Competitive Compensation: Pay based on market rates in the applicant's country.
• 100% Remote: Freedom to work from anywhere within your country of residence (within EMEA). We do not maintain a physical office.
• Equity: Valuable stock options in a fast-growing, profitable company, ensuring shared success.
• Values-Driven Leadership: Core Values are leveraged daily in strategic and tactical decision-making.
• Professional Growth: Unparalleled learning, development, and career advancement opportunities due to rapid growth.
• Annual Paid Leave: Specific amounts vary by country, aligned with local norms.
• Geographic Specific Benefits: Country-specific perks like Health Insurance and Pensions where customary.
• Dynamic Team Culture: Diverse and international culture with team members in over 40 countries, fueling innovation and creativity.

Thank you for your interest. Our Talent Acquisition team will review your application and qualifications.