Viator (a Tripadvisor company) is hiring a Technical Manager

Responsibilities

• Build and lead a high-performing technical team by hiring, training, and mentoring engineers of all levels.
• Foster a collaborative and innovative team culture and champion effective Agile development processes.
• Develop project plans, timelines, budgets, and resource allocation strategies, and ensure projects are delivered on time and within scope and budget.
• Show leadership as a hands-on developer in multiple layers of the software stack and data stack.
• Perform code and design reviews.
• Work closely with principal engineers to drive technology strategy and roadmap that aligns to the wider organisation vision.
• Work closely with your Product Manager counterpart and the business owner to prioritize product features along with the engineering-driven tasks, striving for a good balance between business results and engineering robustness.
• Communicate effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders to ensure alignment on project goals, commitments, and timelines.
• Define and enforce engineering best practices to ensure deliverables are complete, on time, and meeting a high-quality standard.

Requirements

• Ten years’ experience of commercial software development
• Three years managing five to ten engineers, across one or two teams
• Background of working in a product-focused company, collaborating closely with stakeholders to build up a backlog of product and technical initiatives
• Directly responsible for giving performance feedback and providing formal career planning to their team
• Strong mentorship skills, helping engineers to grow technically and professionally
• Solid understanding of the technologies and tools used by their team, with hands-on experience of designing and building scalable, high-performance systems
• Excellent ability to break down complex problems into simple solutions
• Proven leadership in driving major projects and actively participating in cross-functional teams in fast-paced, dynamic environments
• Accountable for high-quality execution, operations and overall team performance
• Uses strong analytical skills to identify risks early, mitigate issues and provide contingency plans
• Adept at making high-level decisions about product and technical direction, balancing business objectives with engineering capabilities.
• Understands modern software delivery methodologies and project management tools and uses them to drive successful outcome

Benefits

• Competitive compensation packages (routinely benchmarked against the latest industry data), including base salary and annual bonuses
• “Work your way” with flexibility to suit your lifestyle. Tripadvisor Group takes a remote-friendly approach to collaboration across a worldwide team, with the option to join on-site as often as you’d like or as required by your team.
• Flexible schedule. Work-life balance is ingrained in our culture by design. Trust and accountability make it work.
• Donation matching. Give back? Give more! We match qualifying charitable donations annually.
• Tuition assistance. Want to level up your career? We love to hear it! Receive annual support for qualified programs.
• Lifestyle benefit. An annual benefit to spend on yourself. Use it on travel, wellness, or whatever suits you.
• Travel perks. We believe that travel is employee development, so we provide discounts and more.
• Employee assistance program. We’re here for you with resources and programs to help you through life’s challenges.
• Health benefits. We offer great coverage and competitive premiums.
• Generous referral scheme. Help us grow and be rewarded with generous awards for referring successful candidates.

Work Arrangement

Hybrid

Team

Team size: five to ten engineers. Structure: one or two teams

Additional Information

• We are unable to offer B2B contracts at this time.
• This is a permanent contract of employment/Umowa o pracę.