Senior Backend Engineer, Booking Platform

Job Summary
We are looking for a Senior Backend Engineer, Booking Platform in Switzerland. This role involves building scalable, high‑performance systems that directly impact customer experience and business growth. You will develop critical guest‑facing booking services used by thousands of users worldwide, modernise platform architecture, shape reliable APIs, and influence technical strategy within a collaborative, product‑oriented team.

Accountabilities

Design, develop, and maintain scalable backend services using PHP and Go to support high‑traffic booking and guest‑facing platforms.

Lead and contribute to the extraction of services from monolithic systems, defining clear ownership boundaries, migration strategies, and resilient architectures.

Collaborate closely with Product, Design, and Frontend teams to deliver features that improve booking experiences, conversion rates, and platform usability.

Build and maintain clean, scalable APIs for both traditional integrations and AI‑driven or automated interfaces.

Optimize system performance, reliability, uptime, and page speed to ensure seamless customer interactions across booking flows.

Participate in architectural planning and technical decision‑making to support long‑term scalability and operational efficiency.

Leverage AI‑powered development tools to accelerate delivery, improve workflows, and maintain high engineering standards.

Contribute to a collaborative engineering culture focused on innovation, ownership, and continuous improvement.

Requirements

6+ years of backend engineering experience with strong software engineering fundamentals.

Proven expertise developing production‑grade applications using PHP, with experience in Go or the ability to ramp up quickly.

Strong experience building and operating high‑traffic, customer‑facing systems with scalability and reliability requirements.

Demonstrated experience decomposing monoliths and implementing service‑oriented or distributed architectures.

Solid understanding of API design principles, including REST, GraphQL, versioning, and integration best practices.

Familiarity with AI‑assisted coding tools such as Claude, Cursor, Copilot, or similar technologies integrated into engineering workflows.

Experience working within product‑oriented SaaS environments and collaborating cross‑functionally with design and product teams.

Knowledge of Node.js, React, or modern frontend ecosystems is considered a plus.

Strong communication, problem‑solving, and decision‑making skills with the ability to balance speed and technical quality.

Benefits

Competitive compensation based on local market benchmarks.

Equity participation through stock options in a rapidly growing and profitable company.

Fully remote work flexibility across the EMEA region.

Freedom to work from home, coworking spaces, or any productive environment within your country of residence.

Career development and learning opportunities within a high‑growth international SaaS organization.

Annual paid leave aligned with country‑specific regulations and standards.

Access to country‑specific healthcare, pension, and additional employment benefits where applicable.

Collaborative global culture with teammates across more than 40 countries.

Access to premium AI development tools and modern engineering resources to support productivity and innovation.

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