Senior Software Engineer & Team Lead

NFQ; Kraków; On-site; PLN 195,300 - 325,872; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Career growth opportunities

Culture of empowerment

Health insurance

Job summary

NFQ is hiring a Senior Software Engineer & Team Lead in Kraków to lead one of HomeToGo's Consumer Product teams. You will mentor engineers, drive delivery, and shape technical strategy across Symfony, MariaDB, ElasticSearch, Snowflake, Redis, Aerospike, Kafka, Redis, Docker, Kubernetes.

You will partner with Product to ensure timely feature delivery, scalability, and reliability, while championing innovation and AI-assisted development. Fluent English and 2+ years of leadership are required.

Qualifications

• Experience leading engineering teams and delivering software in fast-paced environments.
• Proficiency in PHP and JavaScript/TypeScript with modern frameworks.
• Strong knowledge of relational databases and scalable architectures.
• Excellent communication with cross-functional partners and stakeholders.
• Fluency in English and ability to drive KPIs and OKRs.

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and inspire a team of engineers to high performance.
• Shape roadmaps and ensure engineering decisions align with user needs.
• Drive technical strategies to improve product quality and delivery.
• Collaborate with Product to align timelines and priorities.
• Ensure scalability, reliability, and usability of marketplace products.
• Foster continuous improvement and AI-assisted tooling adoption.
• Manage project timelines, resources, and priorities to meet objectives.

Skills

PHP

JavaScript/TypeScript

agile leadership

Tools

Symfony

MariaDB

ElasticSearch

Snowflake

Redis

Aerospike

Apache Kafka

RabbitMQ

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

NFQ is a core technology partner for HomeToGo – a dedicated team of software engineers and data science professionals driving innovation to power a marketplace with the world's largest selection of vacation rentals. We are expanding HomeToGo's technology team in Lithuania and are looking for the brightest talents to join this growing company.

HomeToGo is the marketplace with the world's largest selection of vacation rentals, listing millions of offers from thousands of trusted partners, including Booking.com, Vrbo and TripAdvisor. From vacation homes, cabins, beach houses, apartments, condos, house boats, castles, farm stays and everything in between, HomeToGo combines price, destination, dates and amenities to find the perfect accommodation for any trip worldwide.

Founded in 2014, HomeToGo operates localized apps & websites in 25 countries across Europe, North America, South America, Australia and Asia-Pacific. HomeToGo also operates brands such as Agriturismo.it, AMIVAC, Casamundo, CaseVacanza.it, e-domizil, EscapadaRural, Tripping.com and Wimdu.

Join our team as a Senior Software Engineer & Team Lead in Cracow, where you'll play a vital role in the success of HomeToGo. We're looking for an experienced software engineer and team lead to manage one of our Consumer Product teams. Our diverse and modern tech stack includes Symfony, MariaDB, ElasticSearch, Snowflake, Redis, Aerospike, Apache Kafka, RabbitMQ, Docker, Kubernetes, and more. With millions of properties listed on our product, this is an exciting opportunity to make a significant impact.

In this role, you will

• Lead, mentor, and inspire a team of engineers, fostering a collaborative and high-performance work environment
• Be a part of a push to improve the product delivery process
• Drive the development and execution of technical strategies and initiatives to improve the quality of our product
• Partner with Product to shape the roadmap and ensure engineering decisions align with user needs
• Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to understand business requirements and ensure the timely delivery of relevant features
• Identify and address technical challenges, ensuring the scalability, reliability, and usability of our Marketplace products
• Foster a culture of continuous improvement, encouraging innovation, and driving operational efficiency
• Champion adoption of AI-assisted development tools across the team
• Manage project timelines, resources, and priorities to meet business objectives

What you will bring

• 2+ years of experience leading and managing high-performing engineering teams
• Proficiency in at least one modern programming language (PHP, JS/TS) and experience with relevant frameworks
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to collaborate effectively with diverse stakeholders, managing competing priorities
• Ability to keep the team focused on key initiatives while maintaining operational excellence
• Familiarity with relational databases (e.g., MariaDB, PostgreSQL)
• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to drive technical solutions in a fast-paced environment
• Proficiency in working with agile projects, setting KPIs, defining and executing OKRs
• Understanding the fundamental design principles behind a scalable application
• Fluency in English

What we offer

• Careerof growth opportunities and promotions, 360 feedback, performance evaluation system, and mentoring from an international and distinguished team
• Cultureof empowerment, trust, recognition, autonomy and quarterly transparency about company goals. A focus on work-life balance, combined with consistent collaboration and support from a team of 30+ nationalities
• Compensationof attractive salary, health insurance, additional holidays, flexible working hours, language courses, employee-led workshops, office perks, frequent team building and company events, business trips to Berlin

Salary range:

125 - 209 PLN/h + VAT(B2B)

17 500 - 29 200 PLN gross(Permanent)

We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses and identifying potential inconsistencies or verification signals in application materials based on available information. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.