Associate Software Engineer

At Hostfully, we’re not just passionate about travel–we care about travelers. We want to foster authentic experiences, help hosts (Airbnb, HomeAway, Couchsurfing, etc) share the cities they love, and encourage everyone to feel at home anywhere in the world. We’re a team of seasoned executives and world travelers who’ve gone around the globe and back. We’ve had personal experiences with the home sharing industry, both as hosts and guests, and we’re building a platform that brings 5-star hospitality into short-term rentals. We are based in the San Francisco Bay Area.

When you join our team, you’ll work directly with senior leaders from Apple, Google, and other successful startups (BigTray, Coveroo, WellCall, Dot & Bo). You will build a product that will fundamentally change the way that people travel. With Hostfully, tourists can finally get access to the deep local knowledge that makes a trip fun and memorable, breaks down cultural barriers and expands minds. At the same time, you’ll help hosts make a great first impression with their guests, easily provide better hospitality, and share important listing information. Today, there are 10 million hosts around the world struggling with this problem.  It’s a $100B market – and this will triple over the next 10 years.

ABOUT THE ROLE

As a Junior Software Engineer, you enjoy learning and solving different problems across the software stack to create engaging experiences for mobile and web. We value strong engineers who are agile enough to jump into any project. Our ideal candidate is both a team player and an independent self-starter; is a perfectionist at heart but wants to release fast and iterate.  If you thrive in a collaborative, startup environment and have a passion for building products that delight customers, we’d love to hear from you.

WHAT YOU WILL DO:

  • Work closely with our talented designers and engineers to design, build, and ship new features from scratch
  • Turn wireframes and mocks into elegantly executed code
  • Leverage A/B testing, Test Driven Development, and other web best practices

WHO YOU ARE:

  • Experience shipping web applications and supporting them in production.
  • Experience consuming, producing, and designing RESTful web services
  • Demonstrated design and UX sensibilities
  • Familiar with building web technologies: HTML, CSS, Javascript, AJAX, and DOM manipulation
  • BS in Computer Science or equivalent work experience
  • Experience working in a startup or other fast paced environment a major plus

INTERESTED IN APPLYING?

Email us at jobs@hostfully.com with your resumé and a short note.