Engineering Manager - Host Experience (all genders)

Munich, Germany

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Holidu is one of the world’s fastest-growing vacation rental technology companies. Our mission is to make booking and hosting holiday homes free of doubt and full of joy, by helping hosts generate more bookings with less work and helping guests find a holiday home they truly enjoy. Our team of 700 colleagues from 60+ nations shares a passion for tech, an ambition for constant improvement, and a relentless drive to bring the best experience to more than 40k vacation rental hosts and 4 million annual guests.

Your future team

Join our Host Experience department as an Engineering Manager, where you’ll help vacation rental owners succeed globally by connecting them with millions of guests.

The Host Experience department works on our software and service solution for vacation rental owners (hosts), property managers, and small agencies to manage and rent out their properties more efficiently.

The department is an international group of 40 Developers, Designers, Product Managers, and QAs. You will be part of the Property Distribution team in the Host Experience department. Your team is responsible for distributing our host’s inventory to Holidu, Booking.com, Airbnb, VRBO, HomeToGo, Check24, among others.

Our Tech Stack

Backend applications are written in Kotlin and Java 17+ (with Spring Boot).
Deployed as microservices on an AWS-hosted Kubernetes cluster (EKS).
Internal and external web applications written with ReactJS.
Event-driven communication between services through EventBridge with SQS / ActiveMQ.
Usage of a diverse set of technologies depending on the use case, such as PostgreSQL, SQS, S3, Redis, ElasticSearch, GraphQL, and many more.
Monitoring with Grafana, Prometheus, ELK, APM, and CloudWatch.

Your role in this journey

As Engineering Manager, you will be responsible for the functional and people leadership of a team of around 5 engineers. Together with your team, you will implement innovative technical solutions, ensure hosts’ properties are well represented on channels, and make a strong contribution to the company’s business. Hosts expect the best distribution for their perfect vacation rental property, and it’s your team’s task to enable that.
Work closely with your engineers to develop high-quality solutions in cross-functional projects. This includes both leading the implementation of new features to support our growth, as well as ensuring all of the existing processes work correctly and efficiently.
Tackle team tasks by dedicating a significant portion (50%) of your time to active coding.
Ensure our applications are stable, scalable, and extendable, able to support the high growth trajectory of the company.
Focus on the growth of your team by offering continuous constructive feedback, supporting and encouraging them on their growth path, and recruiting new engineers.
Work closely with product management, product design, and stakeholders to understand the business context and define the team's goals and roadmap.
Collaborate with peers, staff engineers, and other stakeholders to drive strategic technology decisions.
Foster a culture of ownership, autonomy, and inclusivity within your team and the entire department.

Your backpack is filled with

Proven track record as a successful software engineer building backend and/or frontend applications.
Experience with Java/Kotlin/Spring.
Experience working in a fast-paced startup/scaleup environment.
Experience providing technical leadership (e.g., setting goals and priorities, architecture design, task planning, and code reviews).
Experience as an (informal) team leader, with the ability to build an excellent team culture based on mutual respect, empathy, learning, and support for each other.
Excellent communication and collaboration skills. Able to deal with ambiguity and clarify through communication.
Candidates who are currently in a senior engineering role but are looking to take a step toward engineering management are welcome to apply.

Our adventure includes

Impact: Shape the future of travel with products used by millions of guests and thousands of hosts. At Holidu ideas become products, data drives decisions, and iteration fuels fast learning. Your work matters—and you’ll see the impact.
Learning: Grow professionally in a culture that thrives on curiosity and feedback. You’ll learn from outstanding colleagues, collaborate across disciplines, and benefit from mentorship, and personal learning budgets—with a strong focus on AI.
Great People: Join a team of smart, motivated and international colleagues who challenge and support each other. We celebrate wins and keep our culture fun, ambitious and human. Our customers are guests and hosts—people we can all relate to—making work meaningful and energizing.
Technology: Work in a modern tech environment. You’ll experience the pace of a scale-up combined with the stability of a proven business model, enabling you to build, test, and improve continuously.
Flexibility: Work a hybrid setup with 50% in-office time for collaboration, and spend up to 8 weeks a year from other inspiring locations. You’ll stay connected through regular events and meet-ups across our almost 30 offices.
Competitive Package: 95.000-125.000€ + VSOPs based on relevant experience and seniority — learn more about our approach to compensation here.
Perks on Top: Of course, we also offer travel benefits, gym discounts, and other perks to keep you energized—but what truly sets us apart is the chance to grow in a dynamic industry, alongside amazing people, while having fun along the way.

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 insight!

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.