Senior Software Engineer, Python/React, AI-assisted development

Houst

2d • $4,500 - $6,000 • Remote

About The Position

Houst manages thousands of short-let homes in 20+ cities. Our platform handles listing automation, 24/7 guest messaging, dynamic pricing, cleaning and maintenance scheduling, payouts, and integrations with various partners. We are a small, senior engineering team that integrates AI as a core part of our workflow. We are hiring our first engineer in Georgia to extend our team. This is a hands-on individual-contributor role with no direct reports. The primary focus will be on Python backend work, followed by React. You will own features end-to-end, collaborating directly with product, operations, and growth teams. Heavy and proficient use of AI tooling is expected for planning, code generation and review, and critical evaluation.

Requirements

• 6+ years of professional software development experience, with deep hands-on Python and solid React expertise.
• Daily, serious use of AI coding tools (e.g., Claude Code, Codex, Cursor) in production environments, with informed opinions on their strengths and weaknesses.
• Strong experience in API design, relational databases, and CI/CD pipelines (PostgreSQL, Docker, GitHub Actions or CircleCI, AWS).
• A proven track record of shipping and operating production systems, including on-call experience and incident resolution.
• Fluent written and spoken English.
• Based in Georgia and able to work as an independent contractor.

Nice To Haves

• Experience building agentic workflows or LLM features into a product (e.g., tool use, evals, prompt caching, cost control).
• Experience with React Native, Elastic Stack, or a background in proptech, travel, or marketplace industries.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and ship backend services and APIs using Python 3, Flask, SQLAlchemy, PostgreSQL, and Redis, as well as the React/React Native frontends they power.
• Lead by example in AI-assisted development, including agentic coding tools, prompt and context engineering, automated review, test generation, and evaluation.
• Set and uphold engineering standards for CI, peer review, automated testing, observability, and safe releases on AWS.
• Integrate with and maintain reliable integrations for third-party platforms such as Airbnb, booking channels, payments, and messaging.
• Collaborate with product and operations teams to translate complex hosting challenges into functional software.
• Mentor team members through code reviews and by example, facilitating the adoption of effective practices.

Benefits

• USD 4,500–6,000/month contractor fee excl. VAT (≈ GEL 11,700–15,600)
• Fully remote from anywhere in Georgia (Tbilisi, Batumi, Kutaisi or elsewhere), with overlap to UK working hours
• Latest AI tooling paid for and expected to be used
• A direct line to the CEO and real influence over how a fast-growing proptech is built
• An international, collaborative team that values quality, speed and curiosity

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed