Engineering Manager (K4B)
KAYAK · Berlin, Germany
About The Role
Join our team as an Engineering Manager, where you will own the end-to-end delivery for one or more agile engineering teams. You will define and drive the technical roadmap, enforce engineering best practices, lead hiring and performance management, and collaborate cross-functionally with product managers, designers, and peer engineering managers. You will also champion a culture of quality and continuous improvement, influence technical architecture, and help build and shape the engineering presence. Enjoy flexible work options, team-wide time off, global volunteer week, wellness initiatives, resource groups, and career growth opportunities.
- Assurer la livraison de bout en bout pour une ou plusieurs équipes d'ingénierie agiles, en veillant à ce que l'équipe expédie constamment des logiciels de haute qualité.
- Définir et piloter la feuille de route technique du domaine de l'équipe, en collaborant avec les chefs de produit et les leaders techniques.
- Diriger le recrutement et la gestion des performances d'une équipe d'ingénieurs logiciels, en possédant l'ensemble du cycle de vie des employés.
- A proven track record of ownership and innovation within a data-driven, results-oriented environment, along with the ability to rapidly learn and master new business domains
- Comfort working in a distributed, multilingual engineering organization with teams across multiple time zones and office locations
- 1+ years of experience leading engineering teams within the travel industry focused on supplier integrations (such as flights, hotels, or trains using Direct APIs, GDS, NDC, NDC[X]) or managing teams executing large-scale third-party content integrations
- Demonstrated experience owning the full people management lifecycle — hiring, onboarding, performance management, career development, and promotions — with a genuine commitment to developing engineering talent
- A degree in Computer Science or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience; no specific certification is required
- 8+ years of software engineering experience, with at least 3 years in an engineering leadership or management role directly managing software engineers, and a proven track record of leading productive teams and shipping high-quality software in a fast-paced environment; equivalent experience, training, or transferable skills considered
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to articulate a clear technical vision to both technical and non-technical audiences and collaborate effectively across product, design, and engineering functions
- Hands-on experience with modern software development tooling — including version control systems (e.g., GitHub), issue tracking (e.g., Jira), and logging or observability platforms — and a demonstrated openness to adopting AI-assisted development tools to improve team productivity
- A track record of steering organizational transformation, maximizing gains from agile methodologies, and fostering process optimization and innovation
- Solid understanding of agile delivery methodologies and the software development lifecycle, including CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, and observability practices; comfortable driving process improvements within a sprint-based team
- Strong technical fundamentals in distributed systems, API design, and backend service architecture, with the ability to credibly guide architectural decisions and participate meaningfully in design reviews
- Experience coaching and developing engineers at multiple levels, including senior engineers and emerging technical leads, through structured feedback, regular 1:1s, and deliberate career conversations
- Professional proficiency in written and spoken English
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