Senior Backend Engineer

cozycozy
Paris, France
10 days ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Working hours
Regular working hours
Languages
English
Experience level
Senior

Job location

Paris, France

Tech stack

JavaScript
API
Continuous Integration
Python
PostgreSQL
MongoDB
Node.js
Redis
Data Streaming
TypeScript
RxJS
Caching
Backend
Build Management
Kubernetes
GraphQL
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Docker
Go

Job description

  • Evolve our core APIs to deliver millions of fresh results, fast by helping users find the right stay in a few clicks.
  • Design and build scalable services that manage high-volume data streams from dozens of partners.
  • Collaborate on architecture decisions to prepare our platform for rapid growth.
  • Work closely with product & data to ship new features that directly impact travelers' choices
  • Continuously improve performance & reliability because in travel search, speed is everything

This is a role for someone who loves to build, experiment, and iterate quickly. You won't just maintain systems, you'll invent them., You will work closely with founders and fellow engineers in impact-led small teams.

Requirements

Do you have experience in gRPC?, Do you have a Master's degree?, You're not just a backend engineer, you're someone who likes to own problems end-to-end and ship solutions that make an immediate difference.

You might be a great fit if you have:

  • Strong experience with Node.js + TypeScript/JavaScript and RxJS
  • Deep knowledge of MongoDB, PostgreSQL, and caching systems (Redis, Dragonfly)
  • Experience designing and maintaining REST/gRPC APIs (GraphQL is a plus)
  • Hands-on exposure to Kubernetes, Docker, and modern CI/CD practices
  • Comfort working with queue systems (Google Pub/Sub, SQS) and event-driven architectures
  • Motivation to be in an international (English speaking) work environment
  • Experience handling streams of live data in a marketplace-like ecosystem
  • A product mindset. You care about user experience and data freshness as much as technical elegance

Bonus: If you've worked with GoLang or Python, real-time analytics, or large-scale search platforms.

Benefits & conditions

We encourage initiative, creativity, and ownership. The systems you build will power millions of searches

used by real travelers.

  • Enjoy our office in Paris with unlimited coffee, tea, snacks, and drinks.

Competitive salary, stock options, Alan health insurance, and Swile card.

About the company

Cozycozy is the only platform that gives you real-time access to all available holiday accommodations. Whether you're searching for a hotel, apartment, hostel, villa, or even a treehouse, our service features over 20 million listings from over 100 booking sites. You will find popular options like Airbnb, Booking.com, Abritel/VRBO and hotels.com, as well as plenty of specialised marketplaces to explore, such as Agriturismo, Gîtes de France, Onefinestay, Belvilla, Sonder, Travelski, and many others.Experiencing rapid growth, we are now present in over 50 countries in 20 languages, with offices in Paris and Budapest., At cozycozy, we're building the world's best accommodation metasearch platform making travel simple, transparent, and inspiring. We already process millions of searches, and we're growing fast. To keep up, we're looking for a Senior Backend Engineer who's excited to work on real-time systems, fresh data pipelines, and scalable APIs that power travel discovery for users around the world. You'll write clean, high-quality code and take part in continuously evolving our features based on real user needs.

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