Lead Engineer PHP - Accommodation

eDreams ODIGEO; Barcelona; Híbrido; EUR 60.000 - 85.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

A leading travel tech company in Barcelona is seeking an experienced Lead Engineer PHP to enhance their accommodation platform. This role involves leading product development, mentoring a talented team, and leveraging cutting-edge technology in a hybrid working environment. Ideal candidates will have over 7 years of PHP experience and a passion for coaching. Attractive benefits and opportunities for career growth await you.

Servicios

Competitive salary

Flexible benefits

Performance-based bonuses

Continuous learning opportunities

Hybrid work model

Team-building events

Formación

• At least 2-3 years of experience managing engineering teams.
• Passion for coaching and mentoring team members.
• More than 7 years of PHP experience.
• Strong problem-solving capabilities.
• Ability to deliver value quickly in Cloud and Continuous Delivery environments.

Responsabilidades

• Lead the product development process end-to-end.
• Mentor junior team members to grow their skills.
• Deliver high-quality code with attention to design and test quality.
• Participate actively in product definition and ideation.
• Monitor performance of product and technical OKRs.

Conocimientos

People Manager experience

Coaching and mentoring

Strategic mindset

PHP (7+ years)

Knowledge of Java

Strong knowledge of engineering fundamentals

Cloud knowledge

Herramientas

PHP 8.2

MariaDB

Redis

Docker

GCP

Grafana

Kibana

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 PHP to join our Accommodation team in Barcelona (Hybrid) to develop and leverage the best e-commerce technology to create a one-stop-shop for our customers, where they can find the best hotel for their needs and experience amazing post-booking service in our best-rated mobile app. If you’re ready to soar, we’re ready to take you there.

Why eDreams ODIGEO

Join 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 – 7.7M members in Prime

More than 100 million searches per day – Up to 6 billion daily AI predictions[e1]

Over 1,700 employees – More than 60 different nationalities from all continents – 99% permanent contracts – 36 average age

We’re the world’s leading travel subscription platform and one of the largest e-commerce businesses in Europe. We are a tech company revolutionising 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:

The Role’s Key Responsibilities and Tasks

You will be leveraging the entire product development process from upstream ideation to downstream delivery of our ambitions. Having an empowered, engaged team will drive us to the best outcomes, so you will make a specific effort to create, retain and motivate this team, enabling them to fly high.

This role is for an experienced engineering people manager who understands the magic of software development processes at scale and appreciates the challenges of powering ultra-high volume transactional systems with an ambition of quasi-real-time response times and stellar reliability.

Having direct impact on our overall business objectives with accommodation products at the heart of our efforts for this year and the next to come.

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 PHP in the Accommodationyou will be in charge of:

• Work with a top-notch tech stack such as PHP 8.2, MariaDB, Redis, RabbitMQ, ClickHouse, Kong, Docker, GCP, Grafana, Kibana, AI tools
• Actively participate in the product definition and ideation processes.
• Code solutions with the highest quality through good design, attention to detail and test quality.
• Work in a fully agile organisation, using Kanban practices to deliver business value continuously.
• Own and monitor the performance of product and technical OKRs.
• Help the team grow by mentoring more junior team members to continue improving, giving feedback and sharing your expertise.
• Challenge decisions, be proactive and seek to improve technical excellence.

What you need to succeed:

Good to have

Bring your unique perspective, speak up, and offer disruptive solutions. You’ll have the opportunity to learn and grow while making a real impact on our team. Here’s what you need to succeed:

• People Manager of a team of at least 2-3 years of experience
• Coaching and mentoring is a passion
• Strategic mindset and can-do attitude
• More than 7 years experience with PHP and knowledge of Java is of advantage
• Strong knowledge of engineering fundamentals (data structures, concurrency, design patterns, algorithms).
• Great technical mindset to work in an environment where we promote the use of microservices platforms, clean code, SOLID principles and TDD.
• Strong data driven capabilities and that will allow you to face our business challenges.
• Knowledge of Cloud and of Continuous Delivery environments to help you deliver value quickly.
• Ability to analyse, challenge decisions constructively and provide creative solutions to complex problems, focusing on the outcome and not on the tasks.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Applied AI Tools: Demonstrated comfort using practical AI tools such as GitHub Copilot, ChatGPT, or other AI-powered coding assistants.
• Experimentation Mindset: Curiosity and eagerness to explore, experiment with, and integrate emerging AI-driven solutions into software development workflows.
• AI-Enhanced Problem Solving: Ability to effectively leverage AI tools to debug code, streamline development processes, and enhance productivity.
• Adaptability and Learning Agility: Enthusiastic about continuously learning and quickly adapting to new AI features and capabilities.
• Collaboration with AI: Experience or interest in collaborating closely with AI tools as “pair programmers” to complement traditional software development practices.

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! 🚀 Personalised 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.

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If you are ready for a career opportunity with unmatched benefits, continuous learning, and a supportive work-life balance, look no further! Take your career to new destinations by applying now and help our diverse, inclusive, and passionate team shape the future of travel.

We are an equal-opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, colour, 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. Don’t meet every requirement? If you’re excited about this role but do not feel your experience aligns perfectly with all the requirements we strongly encourage you to apply nevertheless.