
Apaleo · Munich / Remote
JOIN APALEO AND SHAPE THE FUTURE OF HOSPITALITY TECH! Apaleo is the world’s most open, API-first property management platform powering the next generation of h...
Apaleo is the world’s most open, API-first property management platform powering the next generation of hospitality operations.
Its modular, AI-powered infrastructure enables hoteliers to customise their tech stack, automate routine work, and deliver
seamless, personalised guest experiences, powered by best-in-class apps and autonomous AI agents that adapt to every stay.
We are looking for a Senior Backend Engineer (f/m/d) to build the foundation of Apaleo’s market-facing API layer, bringing agentic
booking into hospitality and enabling the next generation of guest-facing AI experiences.
This is a highly autonomous role where you will design and ship the Storefront API, a production-grade, scalable interface that
allows external systems (like ChatGPT and booking platforms) to interact directly with Apaleo.
You’ll operate at the intersection of backend engineering and AI, starting with clean API architecture and evolving into systems
that power intelligent, agent-driven interactions.
This role is about more than building APIs, it’s about defining how external systems interact with Apaleo in an AI-first world.
perspectives, backgrounds, and experiences to shape the future of hospitality tech.
budget, and plenty of chances to take on more responsibility. Our evolving career framework ensures you have increasing
opportunities to learn new skills, advance your career, and make an impact.
directly in an environment built on trust, transparency, and collaboration.
your work drives real impact and you’ll have the freedom to bring your ideas to life.
benchmarking data to ensure fairness across all roles and teams. We make sure to recognize and reward performance and
contribution.
setup, with flexibility to adapt your schedule as long as it makes sense for your role, your team and our business.
Oktoberfest celebrations, Christmas parties, and other offsite events.
EGYM Wellpass membership.
JOIN APALEO AND SHAPE THE FUTURE OF HOSPITALITY TECH! Apaleo is the world’s most open, API-first property management platform powering the next generation of hospitality operations. Its modular, AI-powered infrastructure enables hoteliers to customise their tech stack, automate routine work, and deliver seamless, personalised guest experiences, powered by best-in-class apps and autonomous AI agents that adapt to every stay. If you’re driven by the idea of making hospitality smarter, more human, and powered by cutting-edge technology, we’d love to hear from you. What You’ll Be Up To: * Implementing Core services for the platform in .NET 10 that runs in Docker containers; * Developing features from DB to the APIs; * Ensuring the platform remains scalable and the codebase remains maintainable; * Proactively monitoring the services in production and spotting potential issues; * Care about the quality of produced code by covering it with unit and e2e tests; * You will be a part of an exciting, open, and agile team, where your voice matters and has a company-wide impact. What You’ll Bring to the Team: * You have a degree in Computer Science or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience; * You bring at least 5 years of experience working in software engineering with relevant programming experience; * Proficient in .NET backend development, including technologies such as Kafka (or equivalents), AWS, Docker, ECS/Kubernetes, and PostgreSQL. * Experience using AI-assisted coding tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot, Cursor AI, Claude Code) to accelerate development, troubleshoot code, and generate documentation; * A growth mindset toward continuously exploring new AI technologies that can positively impact our engineering culture and delivery pipeline. * Nice to have: Experience applying Kafka for real-time processing, leveraging AWS/Docker for DevOps workflows, or performing PostgreSQL optimizations. * You know how to break down large epics into smaller issues; * You worked with the concepts of IaaS/ PaaS/ SaaS; * You worked extensively with microservices-based architecture and used asynchronous message-based communication; * You communicate fluently in English; German and any other languages are always welcomed; WHAT WE OFFER CULTURE & GROWTH * A Diverse & International Team: Work alongside passionate professionals from over 20 nationalities, bringing unique cultural perspectives, backgrounds, and experiences to shape the future of hospitality tech. * Growth & Development: As we scale, so do your opportunities. You’ll benefit from 360° feedback reviews, a dedicated learning budget, and plenty of chances to take on more responsibility. Our evolving career framework ensures you have increasing opportunities to learn new skills, advance your career, and make an impact. * Autonomy & Ownership: Great ideas can come from anywhere. We empower you to take responsibility, make decisions, and contribute directly in an environment built on trust, transparency, and collaboration. * Shape the Future of Hospitality Tech: Be part of a fast-growing scale-up transforming the hospitality industry. From day one, your work drives real impact and you’ll have the freedom to bring your ideas to life. * Competitive & Fair Compensation: We believe great work deserves great pay. Our salaries are competitive and guided by benchmarking data to ensure fairness across all roles and teams. We make sure to recognize and reward performance and contribution. PERKS & LIFESTYLE * Flexible & Remote Work Options: We focus on results, not clocking hours. You can work from home, the office or in a hybrid setup, with flexibility to adapt your schedule as long as it makes sense for your role, your team and our business. * Free Public Transport: Travel across Germany with ease using our fully covered Deutschland Ticket. * Team Connection: Strong connections fuel collaboration. We celebrate and connect through regular team dinners, company meetups, Oktoberfest celebrations, Christmas parties, and other offsite events. * Paid Time Off: Enjoy 30 days of vacation to fully disconnect, recharge, and return inspired. * Health & Wellbeing: Prioritize your health with access to hundreds of gyms, fitness studios, and wellness options through our EGYM Wellpass membership. How you make an impact joining Apaleo: Joining Apaleo means more than just taking on a role, it’s about driving real change in the hospitality industry. Your contributions will directly shape our innovative platform, influence company-wide decisions, and help redefine the future of hospitality tech. At Apaleo, your voice matters, your ideas are valued, and your impact is tangible. Be part of a team where your work fuels progress, collaboration sparks innovation, and growth is a shared journey. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer, committed to fostering a diverse, inclusive, and welcoming workplace. We encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds, regardless of race, color, religion, gender identity or expression, sex, national origin, age, marital status, disability, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. Your personal data will be handled with the utmost care and in compliance with GDPR and relevant data protection regulations. We celebrate differences and believe that diversity enriches our team and drives innovation.
JOIN APALEO AND SHAPE THE FUTURE OF HOSPITALITY TECH! At Apaleo, we’re revolutionizing the hospitality industry with our AI-first property management platform, giving businesses the power to build a tech ecosystem that enhances both guest experiences and staff efficiency. With seamless integrations to hundreds of apps through the Apaleo Store, our platform simplifies operations, elevates the guest journey, and drives revenue growth. Are you ready to make an impact? We’re looking for a Senior Full-Stack Engineer (Python & .NET) (f/m/d) to join our dynamic team and help shape the future of hospitality technology! WHAT YOU’LL BE UP TO * Develop and maintain scalable backend services hosted on AWS with a strong focus on Python-based applications and AI-driven products. * Contribute to full stack development initiatives, including backend APIs and selected frontend components using TypeScript, HTML, and CSS. * Balance speed and quality, ensuring maintainable, reliable, and production-ready code without overengineering. * Mentor and support junior AI engineers by providing technical guidance, architectural feedback, and best practices. * Collaborate closely with product stakeholders, AI engineers, and cross-functional teams to deliver new AI-related products and platform capabilities. * Contribute to future platform initiatives, including potential work within the .NET-based Storefront API ecosystem. WHAT YOU’LL BRING TO THE TEAM * 5+ years of professional software engineering experience with strong backend development expertise, including advanced proficiency in Python for building scalable backend systems and production-ready services. * Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS/ Azure / GCP. * Strong understanding of software architecture, code quality practices, and engineering best practices. * Ability to work independently, take ownership of projects, and operate effectively as a senior individual contributor. * We are looking for candidates with hands-on C#/.NET development experience, given that C#/.NET 10 is our primary backend stack and key to our long-term platform strategy and flexibility. * Strong problem-solving, and collaboration skills, especially within fast-growing engineering teams. * A proactive mindset with the ability to guide junior engineers and help scale engineering excellence across the organization. Nice to Have: * Frontend development experience with TypeScript, HTML, and CSS is a plus. * Interest or experience in AI-related products, machine learning, or data engineering environments is beneficial. WHAT WE OFFER CULTURE & GROWTH * A Diverse & International Team: Work alongside passionate professionals from over 20 nationalities, bringing unique cultural perspectives, backgrounds, and experiences to shape the future of hospitality tech. * Growth & Development: As we scale, so do your opportunities. You’ll benefit from 360° feedback reviews, a dedicated learning budget, and plenty of chances to take on more responsibility. Our evolving career framework ensures you have increasing opportunities to learn new skills, advance your career, and make an impact. * Autonomy & Ownership: Great ideas can come from anywhere. We empower you to take responsibility, make decisions, and contribute directly in an environment built on trust, transparency, and collaboration. * Shape the Future of Hospitality Tech: Be part of a fast-growing scale-up transforming the hospitality industry. From day one, your work drives real impact and you’ll have the freedom to bring your ideas to life. * Competitive & Fair Compensation: We believe great work deserves great pay. Our salaries are competitive and guided by benchmarking data to ensure fairness across all roles and teams. We make sure to recognize and reward performance and contribution. PERKS & LIFESTYLE * Flexible & Remote Work Options: We focus on results, not clocking hours. You can work from home, the office or in a hybrid setup, with flexibility to adapt your schedule as long as it makes sense for your role, your team and our business. * Free Public Transport: Travel across Germany with ease using our fully covered Deutschland Ticket. * Team Connection: Strong connections fuel collaboration. We celebrate and connect through regular team dinners, company meetups, Oktoberfest celebrations, Christmas parties, and other offsite events. * Paid Time Off: Enjoy 30 days of vacation to fully disconnect, recharge, and return inspired. * Health & Wellbeing: Prioritize your health with access to hundreds of gyms, fitness studios, and wellness options through our EGYM Wellpass membership. How you make an impact joining Apaleo: Joining Apaleo means more than just taking on a role, it’s about driving real change in the hospitality industry. Your contributions will directly shape our innovative platform, influence company-wide decisions, and help redefine the future of hospitality tech. At Apaleo, your voice matters, your ideas are valued, and your impact is tangible. Be part of a team where your work fuels progress, collaboration sparks innovation, and growth is a shared journey. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer, committed to fostering a diverse, inclusive, and welcoming workplace. We encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds, regardless of race, color, religion, gender identity or expression, sex, national origin, age, marital status, disability, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. Your personal data will be handled with the utmost care and in compliance with GDPR and relevant data protection regulations. We celebrate differences and believe that diversity enriches our team and drives innovation.
Purpose of the Position As Senior Software Engineer, you will take ownership of designing, building and operating scalable, high-quality systems within our award‑winning marketing platform. You will play a key role in shaping technical direction, influencing engineering practices, and driving improvements across the team and wider organisation. You are a highly experienced and pragmatic technologist with a strong product mindset, able to balance technical excellence with business impact. You actively mentor others and contribute to raising the overall engineering bar. The Team You will be joining our Tracking tribe, a cross functional team at the core of the business, responsible for building and evolving Awin’s tracking platform, the backbone of our affiliate marketing network. Tracking is critical to how Awin operates: it ensures accurate attribution, reliable reporting, and partner trust across advertisers and publishers. Key tasks and responsibilities * Own the end-to-end delivery and operation of features and services. * Design, build, and evolve scalable, secure, and maintainable systems. * Lead technical design discussions and contribute to architectural decisions. * Improve existing applications, reduce technical debt, and strengthen reliability. * Collaborate with Product Managers to turn business needs into technical solutions. * Identify and address technical risks, performance issues, and scalability challenges. * Champion engineering quality through testing, code reviews, tooling, and best practices. * Troubleshoot complex production issues and support system resilience. * Mentor engineers and contribute to the team’s technical growth. * Improve team processes across planning, delivery, and retrospectives. * Collaborate effectively with local and remote teams across the organisation. Whilst the above outlines the general expectations of the role, we expect this position to evolve over time, offering opportunities to gain deeper knowledge and experience within the online and affiliate marketing domain. Skills & Expertise Required * Significant commercial experience in backend software engineering, with a track record of delivering production-grade systems. * Experience with one or more backend languages such as Java, Python, .NET, or Node.js. * Experience designing and building microservices, APIs, and distributed systems. * Good understanding of event-driven architectures, messaging, and high-volume data processing patterns. * Strong system design skills, with the ability to make pragmatic technical trade-offs. * Experience with cloud platforms, preferably AWS, and infrastructure as code tooling such as Terraform. * Strong knowledge of testing strategies, CI/CD, and engineering quality practices. * Strong debugging, problem-solving, and analytical skills, especially in complex distributed environments. * Experience with observability tools, metric dashboards, alerting, and operational monitoring. * Excellent communication skills, with the ability to work effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders. Our Offer * Flexi-Week: We prioritise your mental health and wellbeing by offering you a four-day Flexi-Week (with one lighter or completely disconnected day per week) at full pay, with no reduction to your annual holiday allowance. * Flexi-office: We offer an international culture and flexibility through our hybrid/remote working scheme which is designed to foster a culture of mutual trust and working flexibility. * Work Expense Contribution & Remote Working Furniture: You will receive a monthly allowance to cover part of your running costs, as well as a furniture package to support you in setting up a comfortable workspace when working from home. * Health and Wellbeing: With our support and access to various initiatives and sports offers, you can focus on your mental and physical wellbeing. * Development: We’ve built our extensive training suite, Awin Academy, to cover a wide range of skills that support your professional and personal growth, with trainings conveniently packaged to help your overall development. * Appreciation: Thank and reward colleagues by sending them a voucher through our peer-to-peer recognition programme. We are hiring in multiple countries for this role. Additional benefits, including health and wellbeing offerings, will be discussed during the initial interview. Established in 2000, Awin is proud of our dynamic, social and inclusive culture. Like all businesses, we’ve had to adapt and nurture our culture in a virtual environment. Our virtual ‘Life @ Awin’ hub brings our colleagues from across the globe together for various social activities. Diversity & Inclusion are paramount to us, and we proudly pursue and hire diverse team members. We champion uniqueness and authenticity; this is who we are at our core. Our network of affiliate partnerships are diverse and transparent, as are the employees powering our vision to build the world’s leading open partner ecosystem. We welcome all backgrounds, identities, and experiences. If you need support at any point in the application or interview process, please let us know. Awin is part of the Axel Springer group. Learn more at axelspringer.com/en/, and explore the Axel Springer Essentials here: axelspringer.com/en/inside/the-essentials-what-we-have-adapted-and-why Apply now to begin the next stage of your career at a progressive company that supports both your professional and personal development. #LI-RS1