Lead Engineer

JR Spain; Palma de Mallorca; Presencial; EUR 60.000 - 80.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

A leading technology company in travel seeks an experienced Engineer Lead in Palma de Mallorca. This role involves delivering scalable solutions and mentoring engineers while working on a cloud-based platform. Ideal candidates will have over 8 years of experience in full stack development and microservices architecture. Strong leadership and problem-solving skills are essential for success in this position. Competitive compensation and professional growth opportunities are offered.

Formación

• 8+ years of experience in computer programming or similar field.
• Business domain knowledge is essential.
• Strong English and Spanish communication skills.

Responsabilidades

• Deliver high-quality, scalable solutions aligned with business goals.
• Mentor and grow engineering talent within the team.
• Participate in agile ceremonies and perform coding assignments.

Conocimientos

Full stack development

Microservices architecture

Agile methodologies

Leadership capabilities

Problem-solving skills

Herramientas

Java 11+

Spring Boot

React

PostgreSQL

Git

Descripción del empleo

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HBX Group is the world’s leading technology partner, connecting and empowering the world of travel. We’re game-changers, disruptors, the people who bring together local and global brands in accommodation, transport, activities and payments through our network of 300,000 hotels worldwide, 60,000 hard to reach high value clients such as tour operators, travel agents and loyalty schemes across 140 source markets. We are tech-driven, with a customer-first philosophy, and commercial teams whose knowledge and relationships on the ground are second to none. And of course we have an amazing team! Our people, Team HBX Group, are the beating heart of the company who we encourage to ‘move fast, dream big and make the difference’ every day. In fact, we believe that it is tech + data + people that truly sets us apart in the market, alongside our ‘global approach, local touch’ mentality. We’re headquartered in Palma, Mallorca and employ around 3,500 people worldwide.

This position is for Hotelbeds, a technology company in the travel sector with a highly transactional platform handling 7 billion requests per day with sub-second response times. The platform is 100% cloud-based, operating in a multi-regional setup on AWS, ensuring scalability, resilience, and global reach. The role is part of the IT Development team, currently composed of nearly 300 multidisciplinary professionals with deep expertise in both backend and frontend technologies.

We are looking for a highly experienced Engineer Lead with a strong background in full stack development, microservices architecture, and scalable enterprise systems. The ideal candidate will bring deep technical expertise in both backend and frontend technologies, along with a proven track record of delivering mission-critical applications in agile environments.

Experience in writing decoupled, testable code and working with automated test suites is expected.

Familiarity with code quality metrics—such as technical debt analysis and code coverage—is highly desirable. This role offers significant visibility across the organization and with stakeholders, and provides excellent opportunities for professional growth and impact.

Key Objectives

• Deliver high-quality, scalable solutions aligned with business goals.
• Foster a culture of continuous improvement and technical excellence.
• Mentor and grow engineering talent within the team.
• Ensure timely delivery of epics and initiatives with measurable impact.

Responsibilities

• Accountability of the good profit of daily development meetings and other agility team ceremonies.
• Performing coding assignments.
• Reviewing code work for accuracy and functionality.
• Creating and implementing design plans.
• Participate in the design phase of software working with the Software Architect in planning and creating standards and solutions.
• Keeping up-to-date with industry trends and technology developments.
• Guarantee that the continuous improvement culture is adopted on the team.
• Will lead independently more than one train to deliver a small-large sized epics.

Skills & Experience

• 8+ years of experience in computer programming or similar field.
• Business domain knowledge.
• Excellent written and verbal skills.
• Leadership capabilities with experience in team coaching.
• Strong organizational and time-management skills.
• Excellent problem-solving and conflict resolution abilities.
• Acting as a technological referent, sharing knowledge and experiences with the team/s and outside the company, participating actively in technological communities/events.

Tools & Technologies

• Native, hybrid or progressive web apps.
• Basic design principles, including UI & UX design, prototypes and scalability. HTML & CSS.
• High knowledge of Java 11+.
• Experience with developing RESTful web APIs.
• Has the ability to work independently in a project, with strong analytical and problem solving skills.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills (English & Spanish).
• Familiarity developing Microservices Architectures with Springboot applications.
• Familiarity with relational databases such as PostgreSQL (including Aurora) or Oracle..
• Understanding of caching and queueing technologies such as Redis & Kafka.
• Strong experience with testing best practices and test automation.
• Technical Analysis and Design capabilities.
• Proficient in version control using Git.
• Familiarity with configuring and using CI/CD pipelines.
• Experience with various IDEs (preferably JetBrains tools).
• Frameworks: Spring Boot, Angular, React, Node.js.