Engineering Manager - Host Experience (all genders)

Holidu; München; Hybrid; EUR 95,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Travel benefits

Gym discounts

Mentorship programs

Job summary

A leading vacation rental technology company is seeking an Engineering Manager to lead a dynamic team in München. This role involves technical leadership, mentoring engineers, and driving innovative solutions to support hosts' properties. Candidates should have proven software engineering experience and a background in Java or Kotlin. This full-time position offers a competitive salary, hybrid work options, and a culture focused on learning and diversity.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a software engineer building backend/frontend applications.
• Experience with Java, Kotlin, or Spring.
• Experience in a fast-paced startup environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of 5 engineers to implement technical solutions.
• Develop high-quality solutions in cross-functional projects.
• Dedicate 50% of time to active coding.

Skills

Java

Kotlin

Spring

Communication

Leadership

Job description

Engineering Manager - Host Experience (all genders)

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Company

Holidu is one of the world’s fastest-growing vacation rental technology companies. Our mission is to make booking and hosting holiday homes free of doubt and full of joy, by helping hosts generate more bookings with less work and helping guests find a holiday home they truly enjoy. Our team of 700 colleagues from 60+ nations shares a passion for tech, an ambition for constant improvement, and a relentless drive to bring the best experience to more than 40k vacation rental hosts and 4 million annual guests.

Team

Join our Host Experience department as an Engineering Manager and become part of the team that powers how our hosts’ properties reach the world. You’ll be working at the core of our distribution engine – where we take tens of thousands of homes and make them bookable on major travel platforms such as Holidu, Booking.com, Airbnb, VRBO, HomeToGo, and Check24.

This team operates in one of the most technically dynamic areas of our product. You’ll work with systems that synchronize large volumes of updates at high speed and maintain high availability, while integrating with a wide variety of partner APIs – each with its own structure and complexity. It’s work that demands precision, scalability, and smart engineering decisions, and it plays a crucial role in helping our hosts reach millions of guests worldwide.

Tech Stack

• Backend applications written in Kotlin and Java 21+ (with Spring Boot)
• Deployed as microservices on an AWS‑hosted Kubernetes cluster (EKS)
• Internal and external web applications written with ReactJS
• Event‑driven communication between services through EventBridge with SQS / ActiveMQ
• Using PostgreSQL, SQS, S3, Redis, ElasticSearch, GraphQL, and many more depending on the use case
• Monitoring with Grafana, Prometheus, ELK, APM, and CloudWatch

Responsibilities

• Functional and people leadership of a team of around 5 engineers, implementing innovative technical solutions and ensuring hosts’ properties are well represented on channels.
• Work closely with engineers to develop high‑quality solutions in cross‑functional projects, leading implementation of new features and ensuring existing processes work correctly and efficiently.
• Dedicate a significant portion (50%) of your time to active coding.
• Ensure applications are stable, scalable, and extendable to support the high growth trajectory of the company.
• Focus on the growth of your team by offering continuous constructive feedback, supporting and encouraging them on their growth path, and recruiting new engineers.
• Collaborate with product management, product design, and stakeholders to understand business context and define the team’s goals and roadmap.
• Collaborate with peers, staff engineers, and other stakeholders to drive strategic technology decisions.
• Foster a culture of ownership, autonomy, and inclusivity within your team and the entire department.

Qualifications

• Proven track record as a successful software engineer building backend and/or frontend applications.
• Experience with Java/Kotlin/Spring.
• Experience working in a fast‑paced startup/scaleup environment.
• Experience providing technical leadership (e.g., setting goals and priorities, architecture design, task planning, and code reviews).
• Experience as an informal team leader, building an excellent team culture based on mutual respect, empathy, learning, and support.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills; ability to deal with ambiguity and clarify through communication.
• Candidates currently in a senior engineering role but looking to step toward management are welcome to apply.

Benefits & Culture

• Impact: Shape the future of travel with products used by millions of guests and thousands of hosts.
• Learning: Grow professionally in a culture that thrives on curiosity and feedback; mentorship and personal learning budgets with a strong focus on AI.
• Great People: Join a team of smart, motivated and international colleagues who challenge and support each other.
• Technology: Modern tech environment combined with scale‑up pace and proven stability.
• Flexibility: Hybrid setup with 50% in‑office; up to 8 weeks a year in other inspiring locations; regular events and meet‑ups across our almost 30 offices.
• Competitive Package: €95,000‑€125,000 + VSOPs based on experience and seniority.
• Perks on Top: Travel benefits, gym discounts and more.

Location & Seniority

Mid‑Senior level, Full‑time, Engineering and Information Technology, IT Services and IT Consulting.

Contact

Check out the adventure that awaits you on Instagram @lifeatholidu and dive straight into the world of Tech at Holidu for more insight! Apply online on our careers page. Your first travel contact will be Adam from HR.

Diversity Statement

We are committed to diversity in all aspects of our business. We encourage applications from all genders, all corners of the world and all individual backgrounds. You are welcome to submit your application without a photo and without stating your gender, date of birth, marital status, nationality or disability status (if applicable). If you require any special assistance when arranging interviews, office visits or the recruitment process in general, please contact the relevant HR person responsible for this job and we will do our best to accommodate your needs.

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