About the Role

As a Senior Data Engineer on our AI Team, you’ll lay the foundations of Hostaway’s data and AI stack. Your work will ensure that the right data, structured and unstructured, flows reliably into AI-powered features that directly improve how property managers and guests interact with our platform.

You’ll focus on Python-first data engineering, building pipelines, embeddings, and RAG systems, while also collaborating with product and platform teams to make sure your work connects seamlessly into existing services.

Note: This is a FULLY remote role, but the candidate must be within EMEA 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 EMEA.

What you’ll do

• Build and maintain data pipelines and ETL/ELT processes to feed AI-powered features.
• Develop and optimise embeddings, vector databases, and RAG pipelines.
• Experiment with and implement LLM orchestration frameworks (LangChain, LangGraph, LlamaIndex, etc.).
• Work closely with other product and platform teams to ensure smooth integration with existing systems and services.
• Establish best practices for data quality, observability, and performance in AI workflows.
• Support deployment of Python-based AI services into production.

Job requirements

• 5+ years in data or backend engineering, ideally in SaaS.
• Strong Python skills (FastAPI, Pandas, PyTorch/TensorFlow, optional but nice).
• Experience with SQL, relational databases, and data modeling.
• Familiarity with embeddings/vector DBs (Pinecone, Weaviate, FAISS).
• Exposure to AI frameworks for RAG or orchestration (LangChain, etc.).
• Comfort collaborating across teams and integrating data pipelines into larger systems.
• Bonus: cloud experience (AWS, GCP), workflow automation (Airflow, Dagster)

What We Offer

• Competitive Compensation: We offer competitive pay based on market rates in the country of the applicant.
• 100% Remote: Work from anywhere within your country of residence. No office location is required.
• Equity: Stock options in a fast-growing and profitable company.
• Values-Driven Leadership: Core values guide strategic and tactical decisions.
• Professional Growth: Learning and development opportunities and career advancement.
• Annual Paid Leave: Varies by country and contract norms.
• Geographic Specific Benefits: Country-specific benefits such as health insurance and pensions where customary. Specifics depend on the country of the applicant.
• Dynamic Team Culture: A diverse, global team across 40+ countries.

Thank you for your interest. If you apply for this role, you will receive an email from our Talent Acquisition team after your application has been reviewed against the role qualifications.