Senior Backend Engineer (Scala)
AvantStayVicente López, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Posted September 30, 2025
Full Time
About the Company
AvantStay is the premier next-generation hospitality platform redefining the way in which people travel, transact and invest in short-term rentals. AvantStay delivers a highly-curated experience customized to guests’ needs, using a proprietary tech suite to power bookings, seamlessly operationalize in-field and remote management, and activate authentic and elevated consumer touch points. AvantStay currently operates in over 140 cities, with 2,300 premier properties across their diversified portfolio, and an AUM of more than $5B of luxury STRs. In 2019, AvantStay became one of the initial twelve partners of Homes & Villas by Marriott International, and currently offers direct bookings on more than 60 OTAs. We've been recognized by industry leaders and press with awards such as: • Inc 5000 Fastest Growing Companies 4 years in a row! • Inc 5000 2021: #332 Overall • a16z Marketplace 100: #57 Overall, #6 in Travel • 2024 Skift Short-Term Rental Awards: Finalist for Best Luxury Vacation Rental and Best Booking Platform • Skift's Short-Term Rental 250: #5 Vacation Home Manager • Top 1% Market Leader in Vacation Rental Management by Comparent • International Hospitality Institute's 100 Most Influential People in Global Hospitality and Travel for 2023: Sean Breuner & Reuben Doetsch • Built in LA Best Places to Work 2022: #59 Midsized Companies • Best Startup US: 101 Top CEOs in Hospitality
Job Description
AvantStay is seeking a Senior Backend Engineer with strong Scala programming experience to build and maintain their production systems. The company is a fast-growing, tech-enabled hospitality brand focused on unique group stays and offers a fully remote environment with a collaborative, functional-paradigm-focused team. They prioritize innovation and technical excellence in a fast-paced, product-driven environment.
Requirements
- Experience building production-grade FP systems (Scala is preferred, but Haskell/Clojure/Elm is also good)
- Solid understanding of functional programming principles
- Experience using the Typelevel stack
- Experience with AWS, Kubernetes, Kafka, GraphQL, and PostgreSQL
- Fluency in English
Benefits
- Generous paid time off
- 100% remote work
