Explore a new world of possibilities

At HomeToGo, we’re on a mission to make incredible accommodation easily accessible for everyone. Our team is united by a passion for travel, driven by innovation and impact, and guided by open-minded leaders at every level. Our commitment to recognizing and empowering exceptional talent is the foundation of our growth. We are actively hiring candidates from all around the world, including sponsoring visas for Germany. An amazing journey of opportunity with an international team lies ahead - join us!

Your future contribution

As a Senior Software Engineer & Team Lead (PHP), you'll play a vital role in the success of HomeToGo. We're looking for an experienced software engineer / team lead to manage our Price and Availability team. Our diverse and modern tech stack includes Symfony, MariaDB, ElasticSearch, Snowflake, Redis, Aerospike, Apache Kafka, RabbitMQ, Docker, Kubernetes, and more. With terabytes of data and billions of records processed daily, this is an exciting opportunity to make a significant impact. Apply now and lead our team to new heights!

How you’ll add value

Lead, mentor, and inspire a small team of engineers, fostering a collaborative and high-performance work environment
Drive the development and execution of technical strategies and initiatives to improve quality of our price component.
Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to understand business requirements and ensure the timely delivery of relevant features
Identify and address technical challenges, ensuring the scalability, reliability, and security of pricing components
Foster a culture of continuous improvement, encouraging innovation, and driving operational efficiency
Implement common engineering best practices
Manage project timelines, resources, and priorities to meet business objectives

You’ll be successful in this role if you

Have at least 2 years of experience in leading and managing high-performing engineering teams
Have strong technical background with a solid understanding of performance oriented programming
Are proficiency in at least one modern programming language (e.g., PHP, C#) and experience with relevant frameworks
Are familiar with relational databases (e.g., MariaDB, PostgreSQL), NoSQL databases, and data warehousing concepts
Have strong problem-solving skills and the ability to drive technical solutions in a fast-paced environment
Have excellent communication skills with the ability to collaborate effectively with diverse stakeholders
Are proficiency in working with agile projects, defining and executing OKRs
Understand the fundamental design principles behind a scalable application
Are fluent in English

What we offer

Career of growth opportunities and promotions, 360 feedback, performance evaluation system, and mentoring from an international and distinguished team
Culture of empowerment, trust, recognition, autonomy and quarterly transparency about company goals. A focus on work-life balance, combined with consistent collaboration and support from a team of 30+ nationalities
Compensation of attractive salary, health insurance, additional holidays, flexible working hours, language courses, employee-led workshops, office perks, frequent team building and company events, business trips to Berlin

About us

HomeToGo is the SaaS-enabled marketplace with the world's largest selection of vacation rentals, listing millions of offers from thousands of trusted partners, including Booking.com, Vrbo and TripAdvisor. From vacation homes, cabins, beach houses, apartments, condos, house boats, castles, farm stays and everything in between, HomeToGo combines price, destination, dates and amenities to find the perfect accommodation for any trip worldwide.

Founded in 2014, HomeToGo operates localized apps & websites in more than 30 countries across Europe, North America, South America, Australia and Asia-Pacific. HomeToGo also operates brands such as Agriturismo.it, AMIVAC, atraveo, Casamundo, CaseVacanza.it, e-domizil, EscapadaRural, Kurzurlaub, Kurz Mal Weg, Tripping.com and Wimdu.

HomeToGo is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to hiring and nurturing exceptional talent, representing various backgrounds, perspectives and skills. We are authentically candid and open-minded, fostering a safe environment for diverse opinions. Our hiring decisions are based on qualifications, merit and business needs. We do not discriminate against race, ethnic origin, gender, sexual orientation, religion, political, ideological or religious views, disability or age.

We are committed to creating and maintaining a workforce of equality and diversity at HomeToGo and to provide opportunities to everyone. We therefore welcome your application even if you aren't completely confident that your experiences fit the job description criteria. We would really love to get to know you!

Senior Software Engineer & Team Lead (PHP) (m/f/d)

Permanent employee, Full-time · Kaunas, Vilnius