NOTE: This is a FULLY remote role, but the candidate must be within the European region to collaborate with their team, peers, and internal customers. You do not have to be in the specific country or city shown in this listing, but please only apply if you are physically based within the European region.
Hostaway is the market-leading SaaS scale-up transforming the vacation rental industry. With innovative solutions and partnerships with giants like Airbnb, VRBO, and Booking, we're taking on the competition and winning. Leveraging our customer-centric core values, we consistently deliver results that encourage growth, learning, and innovation for our team, our customers, and the industry.
Backed by $365M in funding, we’re expanding fast and building new capabilities like Trust Accounting to set the standard in our industry.
We’re looking for a delivery-focused Engineering Manager to build and lead our first Trust Accounting team. This team will design and deliver a financial subsystem that property managers can trust - accurate, compliant, and reliable. You’ll be responsible not only for delivery but also for establishing a culture where correctness and accountability are paramount. This is a greenfield opportunity where you’ll influence architecture, processes, and talent from day one.
Build and lead a product engineering team (5-7 engineers) focused on financial correctness and compliance.
Ensure timely, high-quality delivery of the trust accounting subsystem with secure, scalable, auditable, and maintainable architecture.
Collaborate deeply with Product, Finance, Legal, and other Engineering teams to align on goals and ensure execution.
Establish and refine processes to improve delivery speed, system reliability, and team autonomy.
Mentor and coach engineers, fostering a culture of precision, ownership, and continuous improvement.
Establish engineering practices that emphasize quality, resilience, and observability.
Contribute technical context to discussions and decisions while fostering transparency and accountability.