About Kasa

Kasa is the leading tech-enabled hotel and apartment hotel brand and manager. Kasa has built a hospitality operating system that fundamentally improves the profitability of hospitality assets while delivering a high quality, digitally forward experience to guests. We partner with owners of multifamily and boutique hospitality properties to deliver stylish, professionally managed accommodations to business and leisure travelers alike. We took the best that hotels and short-term rentals had to offer and created a new class of hospitality that is well-priced, reliable, and offers a large selection of great locations.

Unlike traditional hotel operators, we prioritize automation, AI-driven pricing, and data-driven decision-making to optimize revenue and improve guest experiences.

The Role

We are looking for a Staff Full-Stack Engineer who will lead the design, development, and ongoing optimization of the critical systems that power our pricing strategies, third-party integrations, and broader operational capabilities at Kasa. In this role, you will take ownership of complex architectural decisions to ensure reliability, scalability, and alignment with evolving business needs, while also writing high-quality, well-tested code and performing code reviews that set the bar for technical excellence.

As a Staff Engineer, you will take a leadership role in shaping the architecture, mentoring the team, and driving the technical direction of Kasa's internal operational platform. You will also serve as the primary point of contact for one or multiple product areas, coordinating cross-functional activities and ensuring the successful execution of complex projects. You’ll collaborate closely with product, design, and operations teams to scope out ambitious projects, define key objectives, and ensure successful delivery. Beyond project execution, you will help shape the long-term technical roadmap by anticipating future challenges, proposing innovative solutions, and championing best practices.

By taking full responsibility for the systems you oversee, from troubleshooting to performance optimization, you will ensure uninterrupted live operations and help uphold Kasa’s commitment to building a world-class hospitality platform.

About the Team

Our Product & Engineering team spans the United States, Mexico and Hungary. Engineers here come from diverse backgrounds, including hospitality, consulting, real estate, and tech startups. Everyone joined Kasa to contribute to a platform delivering value to landlords while offering trustworthy, well-priced accommodations to guests.

We use an agile, two-week sprint development process and value engineers who add to our culture. Our department is comprised of two teams:

Formula RC (Revenue and Channels): revenue management tooling and third party channel integration, building the data and financial platform to power our operations & technology at scale
Hospitality: building an industry-defining property management system, creating seamless digital experiences for guests, enabling stress-free check-ins and comfortable stays with technology

You are applying for the Formula RC team - interest in F1 is appreciated but not required! We like to keep a light tone, while still getting a lot done.

Day in the life of a Kasa Staff Software Engineer

As a Staff Full-Stack Engineer, your role encompasses leadership, technical excellence, and strategic planning. You will:

Leadership and Coordination

Serve as the primary point of contact for one or more product areas, coordinating cross-functional activities and aligning priorities.
Proactively scope out complex work with cross-functional partners, ensuring alignment on objectives.
Coordinate team members, providing constructive feedback and facilitating productive discussions.
Mentor engineers, helping them grow through knowledge-sharing sessions and hands-on guidance.
Delegate tasks effectively, empowering team members to maximize their impact.

Technical Excellence

Drive architectural initiatives that impact multiple teams, such as introducing stress testing or new frameworks like GraphQL, and encourage their adoption across teams.
Develop deep knowledge of the entire technology stack and evolve the architecture to support future requirements, defining SLAs for critical components.
Ensure system reliability, scalability, and maintainability by setting and upholding best practices and processes.
Write, review, and maintain high-quality, well-tested code that adheres to industry and company standards.
Take full ownership of the systems you lead, troubleshooting, debugging, and optimizing them to ensure uninterrupted live operations.

Strategic Thinking

Anticipate and define solutions to problems before they occur.
Contribute to long-term product and engineering strategy by providing insights on architectural evolution.
Foster a solution-oriented mindset within the team, emphasizing collaboration and continuous improvement.

Experience

8+ years of software engineering experience, with at least 3+ years in a staff or senior engineering role.
Proven expertise in leading complex, cross-functional projects across multiple teams.
Strong proficiency in Node.js-based web application frameworks (e.g., Nest.js).
Extensive experience with cloud-based architectures and tools, particularly AWS (e.g., Lambda, Fargate, ECS, and EKS).
In-depth knowledge of both relational and non-relational databases, such as MongoDB, MySQL, Postgres, and DynamoDB.
Demonstrated ability to balance technical execution with time management and communication.
Familiarity with agile methodologies and rapid iteration cycles.
Strong EQ, with the ability to foster collaboration and empathy across teams and stakeholders.
Willingness to travel 1-2x per quarter to San Francisco or Hungary, as needed.

Key Leadership Qualities

Staff engineers are leaders within the organization. They are expected to:

Develop Delegation Skills: Their impact is defined by their ability to amplify the effectiveness of their coworkers through delegation and empowerment.
Strengthen Communication: As leaders, how they speak carries as much weight as what they say. They must possess the soft skills to convince, collaborate, and cultivate a positive culture.
Adopt a Solution-Oriented Mindset: They proactively identify opportunities, solve problems, and drive the team toward achieving business goals.

Plus if...

Experience in a high-growth startup environment.
Passion for mentoring and fostering an environment of continuous learning.
Expertise in cross-functional collaboration across multiple teams and departments.
Interest in hospitality, travel, and technology innovation.

In one year, you will succeed at Kasa by:

Leading architectural improvements that enhance scalability, reliability, and maintainability across systems.
Mentoring and empowering team members to grow and perform at their best.
Extending our property management system with innovative, industry-leading features.
Championing open-source technologies and encouraging their adoption across teams.
Contributing significantly to the company’s overall engineering and product strategy.

Benefits

Remote Work: With flexibility as a core value, and over three-quarters of the team working remotely, Kasa employees can work from anywhere, including our Kasa’s across the country!
The Pay: The starting base pay range for this role is between $140,000 and $160,000 and is set based on multiple considerations, including business needs, market demands, talent availability, experience, and unique skills and attributes. The base pay range is subject to change and may be modified. This role may also be eligible for equity, bonus, perks, benefits, and Kasa Travel Credits.
Kasa Travel Credit: We love to travel! Kasa employees get an allowance of free stays with us in any of our locations, plus a discount on any night for friends and family.
Generous Stock Option Plan: At Kasa, our compensation philosophy is to offer a total compensation package that over-indexes on equity to encourage our team to think like owners (by being owners) and benefit from the value growth that our collective hard work creates.
Flexible PTO: Full-time exempt Kasa employees are encouraged to take time off as they need and see fit, ensuring that it’s not disruptive to their work.
401(k) Plan: As you invest in yourself and your future, Kasa invests in you too: we offer a generous 401(k) contribution match.
Health Coverage: We’ve invested in comprehensive health insurance options to help when you need it most.
Other Perks: Qualifying full-time roles are eligible for a wi-fi stipend, cell-phone reimbursement, home office stipend, and more!

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Who We Are

Kasa is the leading tech-enabled hotel and apartment hotel brand and manager. Kasa has built a hospitality operating system that fundamentally improves the profitability of hospitality assets while delivering a high-quality, digitally forward experience to guests. We partner with owners of multifamily and boutique hospitality properties to provide stylish, professionally managed accommodations to business and leisure travelers. We took the best that hotels and short-term rentals had to offer and created a new class of hospitality that is well-priced, reliable, and offers a large selection of great locations!

Behind the scenes, we build technology that combines with our innovative operations to grow a globally scalable offering that delivers high-quality stays to guests. Our guests enjoy seamless check-ins, caring service, and attractive amenities. If anything comes up, our on-site and remote guest experience team is available throughout their stay, ensuring our hospitality is rarely seen but always felt.

Kasa is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability, national origin, veteran status, or any other basis covered by law. All employment is decided based on qualifications, merit, and business need.

Kasa is an E-Verify participant. We will verify the identity and employment eligibility of all persons hired to work in the United States by matching information employees provide on the Form I-9 against records available to the Social Security Administration (SSA) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). You may find more information here and here.

Kasa does not accept unsolicited resumes from individual recruiters or third party recruiting agencies in response to job postings. No fee will be paid to third parties who submit unsolicited candidates directly to our hiring managers or People & Talent team.

The Kasa Talent Acquisition team will only communicate from email addresses that use the URLs kasa.com and us.greenhouse-mail.io. We will not use apps such as Facebook Messenger, WhatsApp, or Google Hangouts for communicating with you. We will never ask you to send us money or technology to work for our company. If you believe you are a scam victim, please review your local government consumer protections guidance and reach out to them directly. US-based applicants may refer to this article from consumer.ftc.gov for more details.

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