Hybrid Director of Engineering

at tripstack

• Job title: Director of Engineering
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Lead
• Salary: Not specified
• Degree requirement: No Education Requirement
• Tech skills: Airflow, Google Cloud Platform, Kafka, Linux, Postgres, Go, .NET
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Krakow, Poland

About the role

• Director of Engineering for Tripstack overseeing development of the Booking Engine and Platform Architecture. Responsible for advancing engineering excellence while managing teams in multiple locations.

Responsibilities

• Develop and ship the next generation of the Tripstack API as a world-class, fully NDC capable platform.
• Scale our data ML/OPs practice and infrastructure to handle more real-time workloads and much higher volume for data processing (i.e. billions of flight price adjustments daily).
• Organize and lead our Architecture centre of excellence supporting projects across all locations and teams.
• Lead talent acquisition and management efforts for TripStack’s Poland operation - hiring, mentoring new engineers & colleagues, shaping our engineering culture, and helping us grow an amazing team of talented and mission-driven engineers.
• Inspire your teams and manage their career development by providing coaching and mentoring to junior members while guiding senior engineers to maximize their potential.
• Provide continuous performance feedback, collaborate with team members on their objectives and provide a clear path for progression through personal development plans.
• Create, implement and manage processes and ensure best practices for software development, version control, unit testing etc. as well as build, test and release mechanisms.
• Partner with the CTO and Product team to deliver on the roadmap.
• Technical management and implementation of all aspects of our product including content integrations, booking engine features and distribution of flight content, etc.
• Staffing, scheduling and performance management of all development resources.
• Continue to develop and improve delivery processes - shipping clean and high-quality code designed for scalability, reliability, and performance.
• Foster a quality-focused development culture.
• Communicate effectively between teams across various geographic locations, cutting across technology, content management and sales.
• Continuously seek to improve product and service quality.

Requirements

• You are a strong technical leader who has the ability to attract and motivate top talent.
• You are curious, collaborative, humble, and have a high EQ. In short, you have excellent leadership and people management skills.
• 15+ years of technology management experience in various capacities, including software development in e-commerce.
• Superb technical experience e.g. .NET Core, Golang, GCP, Machine Learning and ML/OP’s, PostgreSQL, Druid, AirFlow, RedPanda (Kafka), Linux, etc.
• The right person for this role will have previous technology leadership experience in a high-volume 24x7 e-commerce platform.
• Proven experience leading enterprise architecture and design for a complex, transactional platform.
• Deep understanding of data analytics architectures, self-hosted solutions, infrastructure and scaling.
• Proven ability to collaborate with stakeholders at different levels - executives, business leaders, technical experts, etc.
• Background in the travel industry and / or with one or more of the major GDS platforms (e.g., Travelport, Amadeus, Sabre, etc.) is a plus.
• Experience integrating and designing high-volume API's.
• Strong project and program management skills.

Benefits

• We offer an opportunity to work with a young, dynamic, and a growing team composed of high-caliber professionals.
• We value professionalism and promote a culture where individuals are encouraged to do more and be more.
• If you feel you share our passion for excellence, and growth, then look no further. We have an ambitious mission, and we need a world-class team to make it a reality. Upgrade to a First Class team!
• At Tripstack, we proudly believe in embracing diversity. This is true for our team, clients, communities and stakeholders. We are an equal opportunity employer and committed to creating a safe, healthy and accessible environment. We encourage applications regardless of race, colour, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or any other grounds protected by law. Please let us know if you need any accommodations during any part of the recruitment process.