🚀 We're Hiring: Staff/Principal Engineer (Java) - Remote
📍 Location: Remote | 🌍 Global Team | 💼 Experience: 8–12 years
Ready to build the future of hotel distribution at scale?
At Hotel Trader, we're not just another travel-tech company—we're the cloud-native B2B platform revolutionizing how hotels connect with global demand.
Backed by Highgate Technology Ventures and founded by serial travel-tech entrepreneurs, we're scaling fast and building something extraordinary.
📊 The Scale We Operate At
- 1B+ search requests per day
- 40ms average response time
- 200M+ inbound messages daily
- Live integrations with Hilton, Highgate, Wyndham (expanding rapidly across US & Europe)
🎯 Our Growth Story
In just 18 months, we've:
- Tripled our team size
- Achieved 100% YoY revenue growth
- Scaled globally with real revenue traction
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🔍 What You'll Do
As a Staff/Principal Engineer, you'll be our technical backbone—a hands-on leader who drives by doing:
Architecture & Systems
- Drive system design and platform architecture decisions
- Build scalable, resilient systems using Java (Spring Boot) and event-driven architectures
- Solve real-time, high-throughput challenges in search, pricing, and booking workflows
Leadership & Delivery
- Own end-to-end delivery of critical initiatives from design to deployment
- Lead multiple high-impact projects simultaneously
- Mentor teams while solving the most complex, ambiguous technical challenges
Innovation
- Embrace AI-powered development (Claude, Cursor) to boost productivity
- Build automation-first solutions and internal platforms
- Focus on performance optimization and low-latency system design
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🛠️ Our Tech Stack
Backend: Java (Spring Boot), Microservices, AWS ECS, ScyllaDB, MongoDB, Kafka, Redis
Platform: AWS, Docker, CI/CD, GitHub Actions
Data & AI (Good to have) : Databricks, Spark, Claude, LangGraph, RAG pipelines
Observability: Prometheus, Grafana, CloudWatch
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✅ What We're Looking For
Must-Have:
- 8-12 years backend development experience
- Deep Java expertise (Spring Boot, Hibernate)
- Hands-on developer who can code, architect, and lead by example
- Ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously while maintaining quality and timelines
- Strong collaboration skills with stakeholders - Product teams, Clients, and Cross-functional tech teams
- Distributed systems experience with event-driven architectures
- NoSQL databases (ScyllaDB, MongoDB)
- Performance optimization and latency tuning skills
- Ownership mindset with proven track record of delivering mission-critical projects
Bonus Points:
- LLM pipelines, RAG, or agentic AI experience
- Databricks, Spark, or large-scale data processing
- Travel-tech or B2B marketplace background
- Full-stack experience with React
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🌟 Why Join Hotel Trader?
Impact: Shape a high-GMV, global-scale B2B platform transforming an entire industry
Tech: Work with cutting-edge stack including ScyllaDB, Kafka, AWS, AI tools, and more
Culture: Remote-first, ownership-heavy environment where engineering excellence is non-negotiable
Growth: Join during our rapid expansion phase and grow with us
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Ready to build the next generation of hotel distribution?
💬 Interested? Drop me a message or apply directly - let's chat about how you can help us scale to the next level!
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Hotel Trader is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion.