Backend Developer (Java) - Marketing Technology

Munich, Germany

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Holidu is one of the fastest-growing travel tech companies worldwide. Our mission is to make the booking and hosting of holiday homes free of doubt and full of joy. We help hosts to manage their vacation rental with ease and guests to find the perfect holiday home they truly enjoy. Our team of more than 600 colleagues from 60+ nations shares a passion for modern technologies, an ambition for constant improvement and the drive to bring the best experience to more than 40k hosts and 100 million website users each year. You want to achieve amazing milestones with us? Then pack your bag, hop on board and get ready for take off!

Your future team

You will be part of the Marketing Technology Engineering team. This team is responsible for supporting all the Holidu Marketing teams with technology solutions that enable and scale their efforts to optimise the campaigns and effectively reach their target audiences.
Your team will consist of 3 software engineers and 3 data engineers.
You will be responsible for various tools that help automate the extremely complex and massive process of configuring different marketing channels. For example, Google, Microsoft and Apple ads.
You will work in close collaboration with our data analytics and data engineering teams in Business Intelligence as well as the Marketing teams themselves by providing them with data on the Marketing performance.

Our Tech Stack

Java Applications & SDK Development
- Built in Java with integrations across multiple marketing channel APIs
- Large data volumes with high concurrency and efficiency
- Deployed as microservices on AWS EKS for scalability and resilience
Rich Data Environment
- Advanced data pipelines built using Airflow and dbt-core with custom Python enhancements
  Data operations powered by Redshift (with Data Sharing), Athena, and DuckDB
Cloud & DevOps Stack
- Infrastructure managed with Terraform and Docker
- CI/CD pipelines powered by Jenkins for seamless DevOps workflows
Monitoring & Observability
- Real-time monitoring with ELK Stack, Grafana, Looker, OpsGenie, and in-house tools

Your role in this journey

Play a key role in a high-performing cross-functional team that is strongly focused on business outcomes, velocity, quality, and engineering culture.
Engage comprehensively in software development - from ideation to release and monitoring.
Architect, design, and optimise robust applications to meet Marketing requirements efficiently and reliably.
Shape engineering objectives in tandem with engineering managers.
Excited about state-of-the-art data technologies? Deep dive into various solutions, optimise them or completely bring new innovations to the table.
Seek cost-efficient solutions while maintaining high standards of quality (SLA).
Proactively identify opportunities and drive initiatives to enhance data engineering processes, monitor pipeline performance, and identify opportunities for optimization and efficiency gains.
Focus on the growth of your team by offering consistent and valuable feedback and recruiting new engineers.
Apply best practices and continuously learn and share your thoughts with your peers.

Your backpack is filled with

A bachelor's degree in Computer Science, a related technical field or equivalent practical experience.
2+ years experience working with Java (in particular Spring Boot).
Knowledge of big data architectures and concepts with previous experience in building data pipelines using technologies such as Airflow, DBT, SQL, Redshift, Athena/Presto, Firehose, Spark, SQL databases or similar technologies is highly desirable.
Knowledge of marketing practices through prior experience is also desirable but not required.
Good communication skills with the ability to engage with technical peers and stakeholders.
A desire to learn and expand your knowledge.

Our adventure includes

Impact: Make a difference for hundreds of thousands of monthly users.
Growth: Take responsibility from day one and develop through regular feedback, workshops, and knowledge exchanges.
Personal Development: Use your learning budget and 2 extra study days for conferences, books, courses, and more.
Community: Engage with international, diverse, yet like-minded colleagues through regular events and 2 office days per week with your team.
Flexibility: Benefit from our hybrid work policy and the chance to work from other local offices for up to 8 weeks a year.
Fitness: Get a premium gym membership at a discounted rate.
Travel: Enjoy 28 vacation days + 13 public holidays in Bavaria and the possibility to take up to 10 unpaid vacation days with special discounts on our Holidu Homes properties.

Need a sneak peek?
Check out the adventure that awaits you on Instagram @lifeatholidu and dive straight into the world of Tech at Holidu for more insights!

Want to travel with us?

Apply online on our careers page! Your first travel contact will be Katharina from HR.

We are committed to diversity in all aspects of our business. We encourage applications from all genders, all corners of the world and all individual backgrounds. You are welcome to submit your application without a photo and without stating your gender, date of birth, marital status, nationality or disability status (if applicable).
If you require any special assistance when arranging interviews, office visits or the recruitment process in general, please contact the relevant HR person responsible for this job and we will do our best to accommodate your needs.