Lead Engineer (Java) – eDO Transport (Hybrid)

eDreams ODIGEO; Porto; Presencial; EUR 90 000 - 130 000; Tempo integral

Vantagens oferecidas por esta oferta de emprego

Prime Plus membership

Relocation support

Coursera access

Device lifecycle program

Onboarding program

Resumo da oferta

eDreams ODIGEO in Porto is seeking an experienced Lead Engineer to join our Transport team on a hybrid basis. You will lead a cross-functional engineering group, shaping technical strategy for the Payments domain and delivering high-performance, scalable solutions across flights, trains and hotels.

You will mentor team members, hire top talent with recruiters, and champion engineering excellence while collaborating with Product, Architecture and Data Science to drive value for millions of

Qualificações

• Ability to take fast and data-driven decisions.
• Strong communication and influencing skills.
• Live and transmit our values.
• Focus on delivering customer value.
• High standards of quality and technical excellence.
• Developing and growing self and others.
• Presenting to technical and non-technical audiences.
• Knowledge of coding, OO design, system design, performance tuning, design patterns, data modelling.
• Java and code base knowledge.
• Distributed, concurrent and scalable systems.

Responsabilidades

• Lead a high performing cross-functional agile team of 7-10 engineers.
• Shape technical strategy for modules and ensure optimal performance.
• Translate requirements into high-performance designs and tasks.
• Mentor and onboard new joiners to the team culture.
• Collaborate with Product, Architecture and Data Science to drive value.
• Hire top talent with recruiters and manage performance.
• Foster identity, engagement and positive team dynamics.

Conhecimentos

Data-driven decisions

Communication

Influencing

Customer value focus

Quality engineering

Mentoring

Hiring talent

Performance tuning

Java

Distributed systems

OO design

System design

Design patterns

Data modelling

APIs

Ferramentas

GitHub Copilot

ChatGPT

AI assistants

Descrição da oferta de emprego

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 Porto (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. If you’re ready to soar, we’re ready to take you there.

Why eDreams ODIGEO

Join the world’s leading travel subscription platform…

We pioneered Prime, the first and world’s leading travel subscription programme since launching in 2017.

Millions of Prime members every year across multiple markets.

5 brands: eDreams, GO Voyages, Opodo, Travellink, and the metasearch engine Liligo

This entire Prime experience is powered by a proprietary, industry-leading AI platform that delivers a smarter, hyper-personalised service and comprehensive travel experience globally to its members.

Diversity is our strength that’s why our eDOers are coming from different nationalities from all continents – 99% permanent contracts.

Prime members are subscribed to global travel, gaining access to a comprehensive multi-product offering for all their travel needs—including hotels, rail, flights, dynamic packages and car rental, among others— compounded by industry-leading flexibility features and exclusive, member-only benefits.

What you will do: The Role’s Key Responsibilities

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 Transport 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 prioritising work for your team, balancing the capacity of the team
• Establish a sense of identity, engagement and belonging in your team, and improve team dynamics – in collaboration with your dedicated agile coach
• Act as a mentor, helping others develop their skills and professional career

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:

• 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 modelling
• Java and code base knowledge
• Knowledge and experience with distributed, concurrent and scalable systems

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?

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 premium equipment with role-based selection options and device ownership through our equipment lifecycle program when it reaches its refresh cycle.

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. 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.

Wanna take a peek into what it’s like to work at eDO? Follow us on LinkedIn and discover more about life at eDO!

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.

Apply now!

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.