Lead Java Engineer – AI-Driven Travel Platform

eDreams ODIGEO; Porto; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Prime Plus membership

Relocation support

Coursera access

Device lifecycle program

Onboarding program

Job summary

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

Qualifications

• 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.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Skills

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

Tools

GitHub Copilot

ChatGPT

AI assistants

Job description

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