Senior Engineering Manager

Wakacje.pl; Gdańsk; Híbrido; PLN 320 000 - 520 000; Tempo integral

Vantagens oferecidas por esta oferta de emprego

Hybrid work model

Career development

Benefits cafeteria

International environment

Office in Gdańsk

Travel discounts

Resumo da oferta

Wakacje.pl seeks a Senior Engineering Manager to lead six to seven engineering teams within a single Agile Release Train. You’ll partner with Product Managers and Agile Coaches to ensure engineering has a strong voice in strategic decisions.

In this hands-on leadership role you’ll balance 50% people management with 40% business delivery and 10% technical oversight, shaping capability, delivery, and the technical roadmap across a diverse stack and multiple cross-team dependencies in Gdańsk.

Qualificações

• 10+ years in IT, including 5+ years in engineering management.
• Strong technical background; frontend is a plus.
• Experience managing team/tech leaders in a product-focused company.

Responsabilidades

• Turn business goals into engineering actions with 6+ month objectives.
• Plan and track team capacity and design team structures as the organization grows.
• Break work into small, predictable cycles; maintain deployments and cycle time under 3 weeks.
• Reduce lead time from idea to production and remove bottlenecks while balancing speed and quality.
• Lead SAFe ceremonies (PI Planning, System Demo, Inspect & Adapt, Scrum of Scrums).
• Hire and retain top talent and build strong teams with clear accountability.

Conhecimentos

Leadership

Engineering management

SAFe

Scrum

Technical judgment

Stakeholder communication

Descrição da oferta de emprego

Invia x Travelplanet.pl x Wakacje.pl is one of the largest travel groups in Europe. Every year we help more than 6 million people plan their trips. Behind that sit teams in IT, Product, Data, Marketing, HR, Finance, Sales and Customer Experience, who build the tools and services those travelers use. Whichever team you join, your work shows up in how people plan and experience their holidays.

Your next stop:

We’re looking for a Senior Engineering Manager to lead from six to seven engineering teams within a single Agile Release Train (ART). You’ll work closely with the technical leaders of each team – developing their skills, removing blockers and holding them accountable – and partner with Product Managers and Agile Coaches to make sure engineering has a strong voice at the table.

Your time:

~50% leadership (team capability, performance, recruitment, culture), ~40% business (PI planning, progress against objectives, mentoring leaders, reporting status and risks to the Director of Engineering), the rest technical – no coding, but enough judgment to evaluate trade-offs and credibly represent engineering in strategic discussions.

The environment is complex: 289 microservices, a diverse tech stack and cross-team dependencies that directly affect delivery. You don’t need to be an expert in everything – you bring structure, clarity and ownership.

Region: pomorskie

What lies ahead on your journey:

Engineering Value Creation

• Turn business goals into clear engineering actions and 6+ month objectives with measurable targets
• Link engineering work to customer and business value, following our prioritization framework
• Plan and track team capacity and design team structures as the organization grows

Delivery

• Break work into small, predictable cycles; maintain daily deployments and cycle time under 3 weeks for typical features
• Reduce lead time from idea to production and remove bottlenecks, balancing speed and quality
• Work with Agile Coaches on SAFe ceremonies (PI Planning, System Demo, Inspect & Adapt, Scrum of Scrums) and with Product Managers on PI Objectives and roadmap
• Report delivery status, risks and organizational health to the Director of Engineering

Operational Excellence

• Measure what matters and fix issues fast; set quarterly targets and SLOs that reflect user experience
• Lead ART-level planning, manage cross-team dependencies and keep alignment to Program Increments
• Spot issues early, maintain clear risk escalation paths and ensure 24/7 continuity of your cluster

Technical Excellence

• Set technical standards with leaders and architects: code reviews, testing (unit, integration, E2E), documentation
• Balance innovation and stability; oversee technical debt and boost developer productivity
• Define and track meaningful technical metrics and turn customer feedback into technical direction

Leadership & Talent Development

• Hire and retain top talent, including leadership positions; build strong teams through talent density and clear accountability
• Set clear goals with frequent feedback, support personal development plans and plan for succession
• Handle performance issues, conflicts and offboarding promptly and clearly
• Build a culture of ownership, open debate and blameless post-mortems

What to pack in your suitcase:

• 10+ years in IT, including 5+ years of engineering management and a strong technical background (frontend is a plus)
• Experience managing team/tech leaders, in a product-focused company
• Practical knowledge of Scrum
• Strong technical judgment – able to evaluate system design and trade-offs
• Ability to handle difficult conversations with leaders, product and the business

Your extra baggage of experience:

• SAFe or another scaled Agile framework (ART experience), working with Agile Coaches / RTEs
• Marketplace or travel sector experience

What you will find on board:

• A hybrid working model, with a commitment to work from the office in Gdańsk at least once a week.
• Opportunities for professional development aligned with current business needs and your individual career goals.
• A benefits cafeteria platform – we do not decide what siuts for you, you can choose from life insurance, a sports card, and lunch and shopping vouchers.
• Cooperation in international environment.
• Access to Audioteka and Pilot WP, helping you balance personal development with moments of relaxation.
• An openness to innovation and AI-powered tools that support our daily work and help us achieve even better results.
• Discounts on our products for you, your family, and friends.
• Comfortable offices in convenient locations (Gdańsk – Alchemia, Wrocław – Legnicka Business Garden), along with a friendly and informal atmosphere that encourages collaboration.
• Option to join International educational trips, so you can see the destinations and hotels from our portfolio for yourself.
• A culture built on trust, open communication, feedback, and appreciation (because the best journeys begin with a great team).
• Team where #Explore #Engage #Enjoy build our travel mindset.

Personal Data Controller

The controller of your personal data will be Wakacje.pl S.A. with its registered office in Gdańsk (hereinafter: we).
You can contact us at: Wakacje.pl S.A., al. Grunwaldzka 413, 80-309 Gdańsk

Data Protection Officer

We have appointed a Data Protection Officer. This is the person you can contact in all matters related to the
processing of personal data and the exercise of rights related to data processing. You can contact the inspector in
the following ways:
- by letter to the following address: Wakacje.pl S.A. / IODO / al. Grunwaldzka 413, 80-309 Gdańsk
- by e-mail to the following e-mail address: [e-mail]

Purposes and bases for processing

We will process your personal data for the following purposes:
1) Conduct the recruitment process for the position you are applying for. The basis for processing is:

• implementation of labour law provisions (Article 22 (1) § 1 of the Code of Civil Procedure) and
  preparation for concluding a contract (Article 6 (1) (b) of the GDPR) in the scope of the following data:
  name(s) and surname; Date of birth; Contact; education; professional qualifications, the course of
  previous employment;
• Your consent (Article 6(1)(a) of the GDPR to the additional data that you choose to provide to us
  voluntarily in your CV, cover letter or during a job interview. Providing additional data, to the extent
  not specified by labour law or not required by us, will be treated as consent to the processing of
  such personal data. Giving consent in this case is voluntary, and consent given in this way may be
  revoked at any time;
• our legitimate interest (Article 6(1)(f) GDPR) in the data collected by us during the interview. We
  have a legitimate interest in vetting your skills and abilities – we need this to assess whether you are
  the right person for the position we are recruiting for;
• our legitimate interest (Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR) consisting in the possibility of conducting
  recruitment by electronic means, efficient communication and ensuring the correct identification
  and, if necessary, confirmation of the candidate’s identity in the system used to manage the
  recruitment process (the email address is the candidate’s identifier in the eRecruiter system);

2) assessment of your qualifications, abilities and skills during future recruitment – the basis for the
processing is your consent (Article 6(1)(a) of the GDPR);
3) archival and evidentiary data - the basis for processing is our legitimate interest related to the pursuit or
defence of possible claims (Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR).

Data retention period

We will retain your personal data for a period of one year after you submit your application for the position.

Data recipients

We will transfer your personal data to service providers supporting us in conducting recruitment processes, e.g. IT
service providers and a service provider providing the eRecruiter recruitment process management system, i.e.
eRecruitment Solutions sp. z o.o Such entities process data on the basis of a contract with us and in accordance
with our instructions.

Other companies from the Wirtualna Polska Holding S.A. capital group for administrative purposes,
including personnel management throughout the capital group for the purpose of exchanging data within
the capital group, in particular in connection with human resources management and organizational
structure, administrative, HR, payroll and IT services, planning and reporting at the group level.
In addition, if you consent to the processing of your personal data for the purposes of future recruitment,
we will be able to transfer your personal data to companies from the Wirtualna Polska capital group, which
includes Wirtualna Polska Holding S.A. with its registered office in Warsaw and subsidiaries
(https://holding.wp.pl/investor/struktura-grupy-kapitalowej)

Rights related to the processing of your personal data

You have the right to:
1) access to your personal data,
2) request rectification of your personal data,
3) request the deletion of your personal data,
4) request restriction of processing of your personal data,
5) object to the processing of your data – in cases where we process your data on the basis of our
legitimate interest,
6) transfer of your personal data, i.e. the right to receive your personal data from us, in a structured,
commonly used and machine-readable IT format. You can send this data to another data controller or
request that we transmit your data to another controller, but we will only do so if such transfer is
technically possible. You have this right to portability only in respect of the data that we process on the
basis of a contract with you or on the basis of your consent,
7) to the extent that your data is processed on the basis of consent - withdraw consent to the processing
of your personal data at any time. The withdrawal of consent does not affect the lawfulness of
processing carried out on the basis of consent before its withdrawal.

To exercise the above rights, please contact us or our Data Protection Officer (contact details in points 1 and 2
above).

You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the President of the Office for Personal Data Protection. This
right applies only to the lawfulness of the processing of personal data, and does not apply to the course of the
recruitment process