Lead Engineer – eDO Transport (Hybrid)

eDreams ODIGEO; Madrid, Barcelona; Híbrido; EUR 60.000 - 80.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

A leading travel tech company is seeking an experienced Lead Engineer to join their Transport team in Madrid. You will be responsible for leading a high-performing agile team, collaborating with various departments to enhance the Payments domain, and promoting technical excellence. The ideal candidate should have strong Java skills and experience with distributed systems. This role offers competitive compensation and a hybrid working model.

Servicios

Competitive salary

Flexible benefits package

Performance-based bonuses

Extensive learning opportunities

Well-being priority and flexible work model

After-work events and team activities

Formación

• Experience leading an agile team of developers.
• Ability to translate functional specifications into technical design.
• Knowledge of distributed and scalable systems.

Responsabilidades

• Lead a high-performing cross-functional agile team.
• Collaborate with Product, Business, and Data Science teams.
• Promote technical excellence and continuous improvement.
• Manage team performance and capacity effectively.

Conocimientos

Fast and data-driven decision-making

Strong communication and influencing skills

Technical excellence in coding

Knowledge of system design

Ability to present confidently

Herramientas

Java

Docker

Kubernetes

Google Cloud

Descripción del empleo

As you contemplate your future, you might be asking yourself, what’s the next step? Start your journey with us!

We’re seeking an experienced Lead Engineer to join our Transport team in Barcelona or Madrid (hybrid), to help customers reach their destination by finding the best travel deals, combining more than 700 airlines and 100,000 flights worldwide every day to offer millions of combinations in real-time of different products, like flights, trains, and hotels.

Why eDreams ODIGEO

We’re the world’s leading travel subscription platform and one of the largest e-commerce businesses in Europe.

Millions of customers every year across 44 markets – 5 brands – 7M members in Prime. More than 100 million searches per day – Up to 6 billion daily AI predictions. Over 1,600 employees – More than 60 different nationalities from all continents – 99% permanent contracts – 36 average age.

We’re a tech company revolutionizing the travel booking experience through our consumer insight, innovative technology, market leadership, and Prime, the world’s first travel subscription program.

What you will do:

As an eDOer, you will have clear objectives, great challenges, and a clear overview of how your work contributes to the global company project and its customers.

As a Lead Engineer in the Customer eXperience vertical, you will be in charge of:

• Working with top-notch tech stack including Java 17, BigData (Kafka, BigTable, Redis, PostgreSQL), LLMs, Datamesh, Docker, Kubernetes, Google Cloud, Sonarqube, and Datadog.
• Collaborating with Product, Business, Architecture, Data Science to shape the technical strategy and evolution of the Payments domain, define the technical strategy for your modules, and ensure their optimal performance.
• Helping your team translate functional specifications into high-performance logical technical design and code and split the work into smaller tasks that add quick value to customers.
• Promoting our standards of technical excellence, innovation, and continuous improvement. Leading a high-performing cross-functional agile team of 7-10 experienced software engineers and developers.
• Taking an active role in finding and hiring the best talent available, in collaboration with our recruiters, and onboard new joiners into our culture of high performance, collaboration, and growth.
• Managing performance, setting goals, and prioritizing work for your team, balancing the capacity of the team.
• Establishing a sense of identity, engagement, and belonging in your team, and improving team dynamics – in collaboration with your dedicated agile coach.
• Acting as a mentor, helping others develop their skills and professional career.

What you need to succeed:

Bring your unique perspective, speak up, and offer disruptive solutions.

Here’s what you need to succeed:

• Ability to take fast and data-driven decisions.
• Strong communication and influencing skills.
• Ability to live and transmit our values.
• Intense focus on what delivers customer value.
• High standards around quality and technical excellence in coding.
• Developing and growing self and others.
• Presenting with confidence to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Knowledge and experience with coding, OO design, system design, performance tuning, performance engineering, design patterns, data modeling.
• Java and code base knowledge.
• Knowledge and experience with distributed, concurrent, and scalable systems.

What’s in it for you?

The best talent deserves the best benefits.

At eDO, we want you to be a part of our success story and great culture.

Here’s what we offer:

• A rewarding Compensation package! Prime Plus membership, competitive salary, and benefits package, including flexible benefits, performance-based bonuses, birthday day off, discounts, and partnerships, relocation support, and the possibility of choosing your equipment and, even better, keeping it for free after 3 years.
• Continuous learning to fuel your growth and explore new horizons! Learn and grow with free Coursera access, soft skills workshops, tech training, leadership development, and more. Plus, enjoy a great onboarding program.
• Grow opportunities to empower your career, and unleash your potential! Personalized career paths and the eVOLVE Program will help you discover, grow, and thrive. Internal mobility opportunities let you pursue horizontal career changes and promotions.
• Your Well-being is our priority. Embrace Freedom and Flexibility! At eDO, we value flexibility, employee care, and transparency. We offer a hybrid home-office model focused on outcome, not time-in-seat. You’ll be able to find the right work-personal life balance that suits you best.
• Work hard, party hard! We believe in having fun and connecting with colleagues! Join eDO for after-work events, padel tournaments, parties, and more. Create communities based on your passions, like sports and music. Come to work as you are, with no dress code, and enjoy free fruit, coffee, and tea at our offices.
• Enjoy a dynamic and healthy environment! Be innovative, take risks, and share your ideas. Our diverse and open-minded teams support high performance, learning, and growth. You’ll work in an Agile mindset environment with recognition at our core.

We are an equal-opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, or disability status. Our people are the key to our success. Each one of them is unique in their own way, and the respect for their uniqueness is and will always be a passion and motivation.