Engineering Manager

Engineering Manager, at Distribusion Technologies

We are the world’s leading ground transportation B2B marketplace and give passengers seamless access to ground transportation online, from search to ticket purchase (here you can already imagine the complexity and interesting challenges tied to this).

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. We are one of the fastest growing startups in travel, backed by two leading VCs (TQ Ventures & Lightrock), and now, following our recent $80m Series C funding, we are ready to push beyond.

Why join Distribusion now? This is actually a great time to join Distribusion and here’s why!

Powered by the recent $80m Series C funding in September 2024, we've moved beyond the early startup phase where the foundations are still being laid, but at the same time, we're not yet a fully mature company where your role might be limited to making minor improvements to already established systems.

Rather, Distribusion is perfectly positioned in the sweet spot – we've achieved a level of scale that presents great challenges, yet there's still ample room for making significant enhancements as an individual contributor or as a leader. Your impact and contributions will truly be valuable and meaningful!

The role:

We are looking for an Engineering Manager to join and lead the Search Engine squad. 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.

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 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

Workplace:

We are a remote first company, with teams located around the Globe. We also have an office in our HQs in Berlin.

Who you are:

• You are an experienced People leader who has managed backend or cross functional teams in the past in complex environments with high scalability, high load systems, low latency etc.

• You are able to understand and review code in either Ruby, Python or Elixir.

• You are a well-rounded Engineer, who can address technical issues yourself if needed.

• You have extensive experience working with a microservice architecture, aware of event-driven approach and worked with systems geared towards asynchronous communications.

• You are a Tech leader that 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 of your problem space.

• You are fluent in English, both verbal and written.

A view into our Tech stack:

o Languages: Ruby, Python, Elixir

o Cloud platforms: Google cloud

o Database: relational databases

o Messaging and caching: Kafka, Redis

o Project management: Jira

o Principles: Software development best practices, Distributed microservices architecture

Our impact on the society and our contribution to reducing the harm of global warming

We are making ground transportation more online accessible and more convenient to use for millions of travelers. Transportation accounts for nearly 20% of global CO2 emissions, and each trip booked via Distribusion’s platform that substitutes a more polluted and congested mode of transport such as taxi, private car, or plane, directly contributes to reducing global carbon emissions.

At Distribusion, we believe that diverse and inclusive teams are key to shaping the future of travel and having a positive impact on millions of travelers worldwide. Therefore, we do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability or gender identity.

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!