Senior Development Manager

Priceline.com LLC; Mumbai; Hybrid; INR 4,000,000 - 8,000,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work

Health benefits

PTO and holidays

Career development

Employee discounts

Job summary

Priceline is seeking a Dev Manager for the Product Operating Model to build high-performing data engineering teams that deliver secure, scalable data solutions. You will hire, mentor, and guide Data Engineers, aligning product objectives with engineering execution in a fast-paced environment.

As a Dev Manager, you will collaborate with Product Managers and Architects, oversee delivery timelines, and champion CI/CD, security, and maintainability while thriving in a hybrid work model with two days

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading Data Engineering teams
• Strong knowledge of data engineering principles and best practices
• Familiarity with end-to-end data pipelines and architectures
• Experience with cloud platforms (GCP preferred) and big data technologies

Responsibilities

• Lead Data Engineering teams to deliver secure, scalable data solutions
• Oversee timelines, deliverables, and sprint ceremonies
• Bridge Product and Engineering priorities with clear communication
• Ensure quality, security, and performance standards across applications
• Drive continuous improvement and enablement of Product Operating Model practices

Skills

Team leadership

Data engineering

Agile methodologies

Cloud experience

SQL

Python

Tools

GCP

BigQuery

Spark

CI/CD

Job description

This role is eligible for our hybrid work model: 2 days in-office. Our Technology team is the backbone of our company: constantly creating, testing, learning and iterating to better meet the needs of our customers. If you thrive in a fast-paced, ideas-led environment, you're in the right place.

Why this job’s a big deal

As a Dev Manager in the Product Operating Model (POM), your focus is on building and enabling high-performing engineering teams that deliver high-quality, secure, and performant solutions. You are accountable for team leadership, delivery execution, and alignment with product objectives. You hire, mentor, and guide Data Engineers, ensuring engineering best practices are followed, and act as the critical connector between Product Managers, Architects, and Developers.

1. Team Leadership & Development
   • Hire, mentor, and coach Data Engineers to grow skills and careers
   • Foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement
   • Allocate team members effectively across initiatives to maximize delivery capacity
2. Delivery & Execution Management
   • Oversee timelines, deliverables, and commitments to ensure on-time completion
   • Facilitate daily standups, sprint planning, reviews, and retrospectives
   • Identify and remove blockers, escalating issues where needed to maintain flow
3. Collaboration & Alignment
   • Act as the key bridge between Product and Engineering teams, ensuring clear communication of priorities, requirements, and constraints
   • Collaborate closely with Product Managers to balance business outcomes with technical feasibility
   • Partner with Architects and Engineering Leads to ensure alignment on design, standards, and long-term maintainability
4. Quality, Security & Performance
   • Ensure solutions meet defined quality, security, and performance standards as established by architecture teams
   • Champion engineering best practices, including testing, CI/CD, and code reviews
   • Promote a culture of building reliable, scalable, and secure systems
5. Continuous Improvement & Enablement
   • Identify opportunities to improve team velocity, predictability, and morale
   • Support adoption of the Product Operating Model practices, including persistent teams and quarterly outcome alignment
   • Partner with enablement and ops teams on tooling, metrics, and automation to enhance delivery

Who you are

• You are the team enabler and execution driver, ensuring engineering teams are set up for success, supported in their growth, and delivering against business outcomes
• You bridge product priorities with technical execution, ensuring clarity, alignment, and flow between Product Managers, Architects, and Developers
• You are also a guardian of quality and standards, making sure delivery is not only timely but also secure, performant, and sustainable

A pragmatic and solutions-oriented team leader with experience managing Data Engineering teams

Skilled in Agile development and confident facilitating team ceremonies

Have experience leading design reviews, and technical decision-making

Experience in SQL,Python, Spark, Big Data Technologies including Data warehousing, Data ingestion, Data lake

Cloud experience is required, preferably on GCP.

Familiarity with the following technologies is a plus: Kafka, BigQuery, BigTable, DataProc, GCS,, DataFlow, composer orchestration

Passionate about building strong, accountable teams and enabling engineers to do their best work

Able to balance technical excellence with delivery pressure in a fast-paced environment

Comfortable using data to inform decisions and improve team performance

Strong cross-functional collaborator with clear communication and follow-through

Illustrated history of living the values necessary to Priceline: Customer, Innovation, Team, Accountability and Trust

The Right Results, the Right Way is not just a motto at Priceline; it's a way of life. Unquestionable integrity and ethics is essential #LI-Hybrid

Who We Are

WE ARE PRICELINE. Our success as one of the biggest players in online travel is all thanks to our incredible, dedicated team of talented employees. Priceliners are focused on being the best travel deal makers in the world, motivated by our passion to help everyone experience the moments that matter most in their lives. Whether it’s a dream vacation, your cousin’s graduation, or your best friend’s wedding - we make travel affordable and accessible to our customers. Our culture is unique and inspiring (that's what we're told). We're a grown-up, startup. We deliver the excitement of a new venture, without the struggles and chaos that can come with a business that hasn't stabilized. We're on the cutting edge of innovative technologies. We keep the customer at the center of all that we do. Our ability to meet their needs relies on the strength of a workforce as diverse as the customers we serve. We bring together employees from all walks of life and we are proud to provide the kind of inclusive environment that stimulates innovation, creativity and collaboration. If you want to be part of something truly special, check us out! Priceline is part of the Booking Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: BKNG) family of companies, a highly profitable global online travel company with a market capitalization of over $80 billion. Our sister companies include Booking.com, BookingGo, Agoda, Kayak and OpenTable.

Flexible work at Priceline

Priceline is following a hybrid working model, which includes two days onsite as determined by you and your manager (ideally selecting among Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday). On the remaining days, you can choose to be remote or in the office.

Perks & Benefits at Priceline

• Health & wellness coverage including medical, dental, vision, and mental health resources
• Generous time off including PTO, holidays, a company-wide Priceline Pause reset week, and paid volunteer days
• Work/life support including the ability to work up to 4 weeks per year from anywhere, parental leave, dependent care and family support resources, Summer Fridays, and office perks like stocked kitchens and catered meals (varies by location)
• Financial security programs such as retirement plans with company contributions, life and disability coverage, and tax-advantaged accounts
• Signature travel perks including employee-only discounts on hotels and flights, VIP deals, and Big Deal Bucks credits
• Additional perks & discounts like travel and partner discounts, tuition support, legal support, and pet benefits
• A people-first culture with Employee Resource Groups (ERGs), social events, recognition programs, and service awards that help you connect, grow, and celebrate together
• Specific benefits and programs vary by location

Inclusion is a Big Deal!

To be the best travel dealmakers in the world, we believe our team should reflect the broad range of customers and communities we serve.

We are committed to cultivating a culture where all employees have the freedom to bring their individual perspectives, life experiences, and passion to work.

Priceline is a proud equal opportunity employer. We embrace and celebrate the unique lenses through which our employees see the world. We’d love for you to join us and help shape what makes our team extraordinary.