Head of Platform Engineering (all genders)

Start your very own journey – with HolidayCheck!

At HolidayCheck, everything revolves around making vacations better – together. We're not only enabling the best time of the year for our travelers, but also creating an inspiring work atmosphere for our HolidayCheckers in our modern office in Munich or Bottighofen (Switzerland).

We live our company values every day: as #TeamHolidayCheck, we build trust, take ownership, and love what we do – all for the perfect holiday experience!

We are looking for a dynamic and very skilled engineering manager who is enthusiastic to work in a Google Cloud setup with around 600 services and 100 database clusters, leading a team dedicated to empowering the engineering organization and driving innovation.

Your Tasks

• You are responsible for the reliability, performance, security and compliance of the HolidayCheck Cloud Platform
• You shape the long-term vision of the Cloud Platform and align it with the company’s strategic goals
• You lead the technological evolution of the cloud infrastructure, reducing technical debt and eliminating legacy systems
• By delivering self-service tools for engineers in the various business units you support autonomy of the production teams
• You oversee incident management processes, including root cause analysis and preventive actions, to maintain high uptime and reliability
• You manage and further develop a team of 3 software engineers and 6 systems engineers spread over two locations and make sure that they are well connected within the HolidayCheck engineering world
• You are responsible for the hosting budget, you manage the third party relationships and drive a cost-efficient and sustainable cloud setup
• You closely cooperate with IT leaders, engineers and stakeholders across the company and commonly shape the IT processes, standards and strategy

Technologies we use

• We write in: Bash, Go
• We communicate with: Slack, Teams, GitHub
• We run things with: GCP, Kubernetes, Docker, Ubuntu, Packer, Vault, Terraform
• We observe everything with: Prometheus, Grafana, Cloud Logs/Trace/Profiler, NewRelic
• We are running open-source software: nginx, MongoDB, ELK, Redis, MySQL, PostgreSQL, Kafka, Traefik

What you bring

• You have at least 3 years of experience as an engineering manager in Platform, Infrastructure, Operations, DevOps, or similar area and you are able to work with a high level of autonomy (reporting line to Senior Management)
• You have demonstrated that you can deliver long-term projects within deadlines while responding to short-term needs
• You have deep experience in working with public cloud computing providers, with infrastructure as a code as well as with Open Source solutions in a production environment
• You have a strong understanding of scalability, performance, and cost optimization in cloud infrastructures
• You challenge the status quo, explore new technologies, and continuously improve systems
• You have strong problem-solving skills and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
• You are reliable and strive for high quality standards
• You are a team player, a good communicator and you like to interact with others

Our “All Inclusive Package” for you

Workation & Flexibility 

• 20 days of workation within the EU – work where others go on vacation
• 40/60 hybrid model: three office days for collaboration & team spirit, two days remote
• Flexible working hours – early bird or night owl? We’ve got you covered!

Development & Culture 

• Extensive internal & external training opportunities
• Diverse corporate culture with over 30 nationalities
• From newbie to champion: structured onboarding for a smooth start

Perks & Appreciation

• Anniversary perks in the form of extra vacation days or travel subsidies
• Your choice of hardware – Mac, Windows, or Linux
• Free parking or public transport subsidy

Work-Life-Balance & Wellbeing 

• Childcare subsidy for a family-friendly balance
• Depending on location: EGYM Wellpass / Hansefit membership or gym s ubsidy
• Healthy & delicious meals in the cafeteria or from our in-house chef Evelyn

Ready to join the HolidayCheck adventure? Then grab your suitcase full of talent and send us your application!

About us

Let’s make holidays better – together!

HolidayCheck is one of Europe’s leading digital companies for holidaymakers. We bring together under one roof the hotel review and travel booking portal HolidayCheck, the tour operator HolidayCheck Reisen, and our rental car platform.

Our vision? Make holidays better! Our culture? Colorful, international, and diverse! Here, people with a wide range of skills and personalities come together to create an inspiring environment – full of ideas, learning opportunities, and team spirit. Sounds like you? Then join our team!