Team Lead Engineering (m/f/d)

About straiv

At straiv, we are an ambitious team with diverse backgrounds. Our common goal is to digitize the hotel experience for the guest - from check in to check out and beyond. Our customers include more than 3,000 hotels in over 29 countries. To grow further and become Europe's leading provider in our segment, we are looking for you!

Ambition: We drive innovation with ambition - through our motivation and the demands we place on ourselves, we set new standards for digitalization in the hotel industry.

Growth: We are growing fast, but always with a long-term plan - the continuous growth of the company creates a varied environment that everyone can contribute to.

Team: We focus on team spirit - our way of working is similar to the dynamics of a sports team, in which individual performance counts, joint successes are celebrated and personal exchange plays a central role.

Position

As a Team Lead Engineering, you will be responsible for driving the engineering success of our product.

What you’ll do:

Technical leadership

• Continuously identify strategic engineering initiatives that will improve our hotel tech platform performance, reliability and scalability.

• Guide the team in designing and implementing scalable and reliable software solutions.

• Collaborate closely with the Product team to prioritize and plan development cycles.

• Conduct code reviews and provide mentorship to drive best practices in code quality, testing, and software design.

• Lead and support the team in troubleshooting and optimizing our technology stack.

People Management

• Manage the engineering team: conduct regular 1:1s to provide feedback, set goals, and support team members’ professional growth.

• Foster a positive team environment by addressing concerns, promoting open communication, and encouraging collaboration.

Cross-functional Collaboration

• Work with Product, Design, and Customer Success teams to align engineering priorities with business goals.

• Represent the engineering team’s perspective in strategic discussions to ensure technical feasibility and alignment with our product vision.

Your qualification

• Strong technical knowledge with at least 5 years of experience in software development.

• Familiarity with our technology stack: Angular, Ruby on Rails, HTTP, RestAPI, JavaScript , PostHog, Datadog, JIRA.

• Ideally you have a first leadership experience.

• A people-focused approach, with a dedication to developing team members, fostering trust, and inspiring growth.

• You speak English fluently.

We value different backgrounds and are happy to receive your application even if the above points do not completely match your profile.

What we offer

• Hybrid working model (3 days in office) and flexible working hours

• Regular team events (Summer and Christmas parties, Family & Friends celebrations, etc.)

• A modern office with a roof terrace, gigabit connection and ergonomic workplace

• Bicycle parking and free parking spaces

...and last but not least, a cool team and the chance to help build a software champion