Senior Engineering Manager — Berlin Engineering Lead

KAYAK

Berlin (MD)

Hybrid

USD 135,000 - 213,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

KAYAK is seeking a Sr. Engineering Manager for its Berlin-based KAYAK for Business engineering hub. You will lead one or more agile teams, drive technical roadmaps, and ensure high-quality software delivery aligned with product goals.

You will hire and develop engineers, foster a culture of quality, collaborate with product, design, and peers, and scale systems for reliability at speed. Fluency in English and experience with distributed systems are essential.

Qualifications

10+ years of software engineering with 5+ years in leadership or management roles.
Experience leading teams in travel supplier integrations (Direct APIs, GDS, NDC).
Strong fundamentals in distributed systems, API design, and backend architecture.
Excellent written and spoken English; ability to communicate a technical vision to diverse audiences.
Experience with agile delivery, CI/CD, automated testing, and observability.

Responsibilities

Own end-to-end delivery for one or more agile engineering teams, ensuring high-quality software aligned with product and business goals.
Define and drive the technical roadmap for your team's domain in collaboration with product managers and peers.
Mentor and manage engineers through coaching, feedback, and career development conversations.
Collaborate with product, design, and engineering leaders to plan multi-team initiatives with clear scope and timelines.
Identify and remove delivery risks and drive process improvements to maintain velocity and quality.