Engineering Manager at Distribusion Technologies

Distribusion is the world’s leading ground transportation marketplace and gives travelers seamless access to ground transportation online, from search to ticket purchase. We have built a cutting-edge B2B technology platform that connects bus, rail, and ferry operators in 70+ countries with the biggest online retailers, including Google Maps and Booking.com.

We are shaping the future of travel and building the largest global network of transport providers and retailers. Having grown 10x in the past year, we are one of the fastest-growing startups in travel. Backed by three leading VCs (Creandum, Northzone, and Lightrock), and now, following our recent €30 m Series B, we are ready to push beyond.

We are looking for an Engineering Manager. We deliver projects and features that our Product and Business teams expect to scale business activity with our Carriers and Retailers. By joining us in this role, you will be responsible for managing and leading the team on all People-related matters and engineering delivery and efficiency topics. You will be part of the Distribusion leadership team and report to our VP of Engineering.

What you will do:

• Manage, lead, and grow Engineering teams (people development, people engagement, hiring etc.)

• Advocate and drive projects to develop our Tech brand

• Increase the quality and stability of our services

• Establish Tech org structure in the domain: introduce squad leads and establish their general processes and deliveries

• Plan resources of the team according to the roadmap quarterly

• Be responsible for Incident management

• Take responsibility of the architectural design within the domain

Also, with the HQ office in Berlin, where the team often meets in the office.

Who you are:

• You are an experienced People leader who has managed backend or cross-functional teams in the past.
• You are able to understand and review code in Ruby. If you can also do it in Python, that is nice to have.
• You are a well-rounded Engineer who can address technical issues yourself if needed.
• You have extensive experience working with a microservice architecture, are aware of event-driven approaches, and have worked with systems geared towards asynchronous communications.
• You are a Tech leader who can drive projects and develop our Tech brand internally and externally.
• You are driven, ambitious, and willing to get hands-on in shaping the future of ground transportation travel.
• You show ownership and responsibility for your problem space.
• You are fluent in English, both verbal and written.

A view into our Tech stack:

• Languages: Ruby, Python
• Cloud platforms: Google Cloud
• Database: relational databases
• Messaging and caching: Kafka, Redis
• Project management: Jira
• Principles: Software development best practices, Distributed microservices architecture

What you can expect:

• You will join a fast-paced travel tech company and take on a rapidly growing industry.

• You will take on ownership and responsibility from day one and have a direct impact on the success of the company.

• We value agility! We’re constantly updating our tech stack and offer the best possible tools to ensure all of our in-house engineers, partners, and carriers benefit from cutting-edge, efficient solutions.

• You will work with global companies. Our product attracts the biggest names in travel technology, such as Booking.com, Google Maps, and national carriers like Amtrak, Deutsche Bahn, Renfe, and SNCF.

• You will join an international team of talented and driven people with a clear mission. Expect your colleagues to inspire, support and challenge you every day!

• We offer flexible and remote working conditions, relocation opportunities, and career growth in a small and developing company.
  

Our hiring team for this role:
Your Talent Partner (TP) and point of contact is Laura Roulet, and the Hiring Manager (HM) is Ilya Isakov.
For any queries, contact your Talent Partner at (talent@distribusion.com).

Do you want to work on a product that is used by millions of people daily with a high load, availability and scalability, and most advanced technology? Come join us!