--- title: 'Staff Backend Engineer (.NET) (f/m/d) at Apaleo' canonical: 'https://feeny.ai/job/staff-backend-engineer-net-f-m-d-apaleo-munich-0h8d13e8yxk6' type: 'job' last_seen: '2026-09-08' --- # Staff Backend Engineer (.NET) (f/m/d) at Apaleo - **Company:** Apaleo - **Location:** Munich, Germany - **Work type:** remote - **Posted:** 2026-05-08 - **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-08 - **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/apaleo/jobs/7728123003 ## Job description Staff Backend Engineer – Platform 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 lets hoteliers 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. ## About the role You’ll join our Platform team as an individual contributor working closely with our Principal Engineer, who leads Platform’s technical direction. Platform owns infrastructure, developer experience and security foundations for the whole engineering org, so this is a high-ownership seat: you’ll take on large, ambiguous, cross-cutting initiatives and drive them from first analysis through to completion, with real autonomy over how you get there. We don’t run a groomed backlog or sprint planning. We assign a big topic to someone who owns it end to end. If you thrive with structure handed to you, this isn’t the role; if you love spotting the problem worth solving and driving it yourself, you’ll fit right in. ## What you’ll be up to - Architecting and developing scalable, reliable and maintainable backend systems. - Self-identifying and scoping problems and initiatives, not just executing assigned tickets: assessing impact, prioritisation and timing independently. - Leading architectural decisions and design discussions with cross-team alignment. - Driving large, ambiguous, cross-cutting initiatives end to end, including coordination with multiple stakeholders. - Mentoring engineers and driving technical excellence. - Building and maintaining internal tools and infrastructure (AWS, Terraform) that empower teams to deliver faster and more reliably. - Owning observability, logging and operational excellence to keep the platform highly available. - Participating in on-call rotations and stepping in as a reliable problem solver during incidents. - Proactively spotting where AI and automation can drive technical improvement. Some of the challenges waiting for you - Solving horizontal write-scaling for our database (we already scale reads horizontally). - Modernising our CI/CD pipeline for faster, more reliable delivery. - Migrating our infrastructure-as-code fully from CloudFormation to Terraform, including the ability to recreate an Apaleo environment from scratch. - Extracting and reworking common services (like shared schedulers) to get us ready for our next scale level. ## What you’ll bring to the team - 8+ years of backend development experience, including several years in a staff-level or technical leadership role. - Strong engineering fundamentals that transfer across languages and cloud platforms: we care more about how you think than which stack you’ve used. - A track record of owning large technical initiatives from ambiguity through to completion, ideally on a platform or infrastructure team rather than a pure product team. - Experience designing and scaling distributed systems in cloud-native environments (AWS preferred; strong Azure fundamentals with genuine enthusiasm for the switch work just as well). - Comfortable working with containerised services and infrastructure-as-code (Docker, Terraform; CloudFormation exposure is relevant given our current stack). - Confidence writing your own unit and integration tests: we don’t have a dedicated QA function. - Fluent English. ## Nice to have - Direct experience with C# (.NET), PostgreSQL, AWS and ECS/Kubernetes: a great fit, though not a hard requirement if your fundamentals are strong. - Experience setting up infrastructure-as-code from scratch and working with it day to day, ideally with Terraform, including migrating or consolidating from other IaC approaches (like CloudFormation). - Experience with Kafka or other event-driven and streaming systems (Azure Service Bus experience is a good transferable equivalent). - Hands-on use of AI-assisted development tools (GitHub Copilot, Cursor AI, ChatGPT, Amazon CodeWhisperer) and a genuine interest in AI-driven engineering improvement. - Excellent collaboration and communication skills, particularly for introducing new technology, like AI tooling, to other teams. ## What we offer Culture and growth - A diverse and international team: work alongside passionate professionals from over 20 nationalities. - Growth and development: 360° feedback reviews, a dedicated learning budget and an evolving career framework. - Autonomy and ownership: we empower you to take responsibility, make decisions and contribute directly in an environment built on trust and transparency. - Shape the future of hospitality tech: your work drives real impact from day one, at a fast-growing scale-up. - Competitive and fair compensation, guided by benchmarking data to ensure fairness across all roles and teams. ## Perks and lifestyle - Flexible and remote work options: office, home or hybrid, based on what works for your role and team. - A fully covered Deutschland Ticket for free public transport across Germany. - Regular team dinners, company meetups, Oktoberfest celebrations, Christmas parties and other offsite events. - 30 days of paid holiday to fully disconnect, recharge and return inspired. - An EGYM Wellpass membership giving access to hundreds of gyms, fitness studios and wellness options. Where you’ll work from This role is based in Munich, with hybrid working from our office there. We’re also open to remote within Germany, or remote via an Employer of Record for candidates based outside in the EU/ Europe. 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 people of all backgrounds, regardless of race, colour, 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. ## About Apaleo ## Company Overview - **One-liner**: Apaleo provides an API-first, open Property Management Platform (PMS) that empowers hotels, apartment groups, and other accommodation providers to build, automate, and scale their guest and staff experiences. - **Entity Type**: Private (Series B) - **Headquarters**: Munich, Germany - **Founded**: 2017 - **Founders**: Ulrich Pillau (CEO), Philip von Ditfurth, Stephan Wiesener (CTO) ## Core Business - Primary industry/industries: Hospitality Technology (Hotel Tech), Property Management Software - Target customers: B2B; enterprise hotel chains, serviced apartment operators, and independent hotels - Mission or purpose statement: "To give every hospitality business the freedom to create their vision" by providing an open, AI-powered platform that breaks vendor lock-in and accelerates innovation. ## Products & Services - **Apaleo PMS (The Open Property Management Platform)**: A cloud-native, API-first platform built on MACH architecture (Microservices, API-first, Cloud, Headless). It includes native multi-property management, process automation, and unlimited data access. It serves as the core operating system for hotel operations, guest management, and integrations. - **Apaleo APIs**: Industry-leading APIs that allow developers and third-party apps to build custom solutions, integrate deeply, and create autonomous, agent-driven hotel operations. - **Apaleo Store**: A marketplace for AI-driven innovations and third-party app integrations, enabling an "autonomous hotel ecosystem." - **AI Agents**: Ready-made and custom AI agents that automate routine tasks (e.g., housekeeping, guest communication), freeing up staff for high-impact work. ## Market Standing - **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not disclosed - **Key Metric**: Total Funding of **$31.1M** (USD). Annual Revenue of approximately **€552.7K** (according to LinkedIn, likely reflects early-stage revenue signals). - **Notable Investors/Partners**: PSG Equity (led the Series B), Redalpine, Rockaway Ventures, Serpentine Ventures, Force Over Mass Capital. - **Growth Signals**: - **Headcount growth**: Grew from ~48 to **84 employees** in the last year (+58.1% YoY). - **Customer wins**: Rapid rollout with **citizenM** (7,500 rooms in 8 weeks), partnership with **Valk Exclusief** (43 hotels), and **Limehome** achieving 400% growth on the platform. - **Acquisition**: Acquired Hotelhero in 2021. - **International reach**: Operates in 14 countries, with employees across Germany, Netherlands, Switzerland, Poland, France, and Portugal. ## Competitive Advantages - **Open & API-first**: Unlike traditional, monolithic PMS providers, Apaleo is built entirely on MACH architecture, offering full flexibility and eliminating vendor lock-in. This allows hotels to own their data and choose best-in-class apps. - **Cost model**: No set-up, license, maintenance, or integration fees, drastically lowering the total cost of ownership. - **Compliance & Security**: Exceeds standards for GDPR, PCI, PSD2, and SOC 2. - **AI-native**: Actively building and enabling autonomous AI agents for hotel operations, positioning itself at the forefront of the next wave of hospitality tech. ## Strategic Focus - **Agent-driven hotel operations**: Moving beyond traditional PMS features to create an ecosystem where AI agents handle routine tasks autonomously. - **Scaling the ecosystem**: Growing the Apaleo Store and partner network to offer more pre-built integrations and AI innovations. - **International expansion**: Continuing to grow its customer base across Europe and beyond, focusing on both hotel chains and serviced apartment operators. - **Product development**: Iterating rapidly on its platform to support new use cases and improve developer experience. ## Why Work Here - **Culture & Values**: Described as "Apaleo is built on the premise that people working together can create something bigger than the sum of its parts." Core values include **Impact**, **Agility**, **Community**, **Freedom**, and **Ambition**. The company emphasizes autonomy, bold thinking, and progress over perfection. - **Work Model**: **Hybrid or Remote**. Employees can work in a way that fits the role, with options for hybrid (Munich/Berlin offices) or fully remote depending on the team. - **Perks**: - 30 vacation days - Flexible hours - Free public transportation in Munich or Berlin - Transparent career progression with regular feedback - Team events and company get-togethers - **Engineering Culture**: Heavy focus on **.NET** and **Python**. The team is building a complex, high-scale platform with real-time data, APIs, and AI. The open platform philosophy extends to engineering, where teams are encouraged to "test their hunches" and take ownership. - **Diversity**: Committed to building a diverse and inclusive team with 25+ nationalities represented. ## Sources 1. [apaleo.com](https://apaleo.com/) 2. [apaleo.com/about-us](https://www.apaleo.com/about-us) 3. [apaleo.com/careers](https://apaleo.com/careers) 4. [job-boards.greenhouse.io/apaleo](http://job-boards.greenhouse.io/apaleo) 5. 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