Senior Development Manager

Etraveli Group; Göteborgs kommun; Hybrid; SEK 1,200,000 - 1,700,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Breakfast at office

Healthcare allowance

Pension and health insurance

Hackathons and Dev Weeks

Job summary

Etraveli Group Gothenburg seeks a Senior Development Manager to lead engineering teams across multiple locations, owning people, delivery and technical operations.

You will mentor leaders, align execution with business goals, and champion practical AI adoption to boost productivity while shaping scalable architectures.

This role offers a hybrid setup in Gothenburg with two days from home and a clear impact on global flight technology platforms.

Qualifications

• Proven leadership of multiple software teams and coaching leads.
• Deep CS background with modern architecture and APIs.
• Ability to translate business goals into technical roadmaps.
• Delivery-focused, able to remove blockers across teams.
• Curious about applying AI-assisted development tools.
• Empathetic but decisive leadership under pressure.
• Fluent in Swedish and English (spoken and written).

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor multiple engineering teams across locations.
• Ensure delivery commitments and operational excellence.
• Set and track engineering KPIs aligned with ROI.
• Drive AI adoption to improve productivity.
• Provide architectural guidance on scalability and debt.

Skills

Leadership

Tech Leadership

Architectural

CI/CD

APIs

Distributed Systems

AI Mindset

Business Acumen

People Management

Languages: English/Swedish

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Tools

APIs

CI/CD

Distributed Platforms

Job description

Etraveli Group is a leading global flight technology provider, specializing in flight sales and offering flight content delivery and fintech products. We are here to solve complexity, by connecting millions of flights and travelers across the globe, from search and selection to trip and beyond.

We partner with major global platforms such as Booking.com, Google Flights, Skyscanner, and Kayak, providing seamless flight booking and related services. Our B2B portfolio includes Precision, our specialist in travel fintech; Tripstack, our B2B Flights as a Service Provider and world leader in virtual interlining, serving as the gateway to Etraveli Group’s flight content and fulfillment services; Wenrix, the AI Infrastructure for profitable growth in air; and Flygresor.se, Sweden’s leading flight comparison site. We also operate our own online travel agency brands including Gotogate, Mytrip, and Flightnetwork.

Every day we strive to make the world smaller for our customers and bigger for our people. Our diverse team of more than 3200 passionate professionals is what makes us the industry’s tech wonder and the best in the world at what we do.

Major offices in Sweden (HQ), Greece, India, Canada, Israel, Poland, UK, and Uruguay.

The Role

At Etraveli Group, our engineering platforms power millions of travel experiences worldwide. As Senior Development Manager, reporting to the Director of Software Development, you will lead several engineering teams across multiple locations, taking end-to-end ownership of people, delivery, and technical operations.

You will mentor leaders, align technical execution with commercial goals, resolve cross-team dependencies, and champion practical AI adoption to boost team productivity.

What You’ll Do

• Lead Leaders & Build Teams: Coach Team Leads and engineers, foster high accountability, and manage performance, hiring, and resource planning.
• Drive Delivery & Operations: Take accountability for delivery commitments, operational excellence and continuous improvement, ensuring teams deliver measurable business value.
• Connect Tech to Business Impact: Establish meaningful engineering KPIs, balance new feature development with technical health, and prioritize investments based on business ROI.
• Drive AI Adoption: Lead the adoption of AI-assisted engineering workflows, establish measurable productivity improvements and help teams continuously improve how they develop and deliver software.
• Architectural Oversight: Act as a technical sounding board on architecture, APIs, scalability, and technical debt without needing to review individual PRs.

Requirements

• Leadership Experience: Proven track record managing multiple software development teams and coaching team leads (e.g., as Engineering Manager, Development Manager, or Head of Engineering).
• Technical Depth: Background in Computer Science (degree or equivalent experience) with a solid grasp of modern architecture, APIs, CI/CD, and distributed platforms.
• Business Acumen: Ability to translate business goals into technical roadmaps, allocate resources effectively, and take initiatives from strategy to production.
• Delivery & Execution: Proven ability to drive predictable software delivery across multiple teams, manage dependencies, remove obstacles, and ensure high-quality outcomes aligned with business priorities.
• Pragmatic AI Mindset: Active curiosity in applying AI-assisted development tools to enhance team workflows.
• People & Decision-Making: Balanced leadership style that blends empathy with high accountability and decisive judgment under pressure.
• Languages: Fluent in both Swedish and English (spoken and written).
• Bonus: Experience in travel tech, e-commerce, or high-transaction platforms.

Benefits

At the Etraveli Group Gothenburg office, you will be part of +200 people, all with different cutting-edge skills and personalities. Our shared ambition, passion, and strong work ethic are what drive us toward the same goals. This foundation allows us to value our individual differences, which we believe are precisely what make us a strong team. With us you can enjoy:

• Our office is located in Merkurhuset in Gothenburg, a few steps away from public transport and lunch restaurants.
• We work on a hybrid-model where you can choose to work two days from home and you have two weeks per year that you can choose to work from a remote location.
• We love gaming and after work activities.
• We know the value of personal development and continuous training.
• Hackathons and Dev Weeks - We believe in promoting creativity and trying new things.
• Healthcare allowance – Each employee receives a maximum allowable amount each year according to the Swedish Tax Agency to spend on health-promoting activities such as a gym card, massage etc.
• Pension and health insurance – Through partners we offer a comprehensive pension and health insurance so that you can get help quickly in case of an accident.
• Daily breakfast – To kick the day off just right, breakfast is available at the office every morning.

As part of this recruitment process, we will be conducting background checks. You will be able to read more information and give your consent to this process in the application form.

Diversity disclaimer

At Etraveli Group we value diversity; we pride ourselves on being a company represented by people of all different backgrounds.

During hiring, we are committed to ensure equality and promote diversity in the workplace at every selection stage. As such, we provide the same opportunities for all candidates regardless of race, religion or belief, gender, nationality, ethnicity, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability, or any other characteristic protected under any anti-discrimination law or regulation.