Start your very own journey – with HolidayCheck!
At HolidayCheck, everything revolves around our purpose: making vacations better – together. We’re not only enabling the most wonderful time of the year for our travelers, but also creating an inspiring work atmosphere for our HolidayCheckers – in our modern offices in Munich and Bottighofen.
We live our company values every day: As #TeamHolidayCheck, we build trust, take ownership, and love what we do – for the perfect holiday experience!
As Head of Platform Engineering, you’ll take ownership of our cloud infrastructure, shaping the foundation on which all our products run. You lead a diverse and highly skilled team across two locations, empower HolidayCheck’s engineers with modern tools, and drive platform evolution in line with our business strategy. Your mission: high performance, scalability, and sustainable cloud architecture.
Your Tasks
* Ensure the reliability, performance, security, and compliance of our cloud platform
* Define and implement the long-term vision for our GCP-based infrastructure
* Lead the modernization of legacy systems and reduce technical debt across the platform
* Enable product teams with self-service tools and platform capabilities that enhance delivery autonomy
* Oversee incident management and drive continuous improvement based on root cause analysis
* Lead, support, and grow a distributed team of 3 software and 6 systems engineers
* Manage the hosting budget and third-party relationships, ensuring cost-efficiency and scalability
* Collaborate with engineering leadership, IT, and cross-functional teams to shape technical direction and standards
Our stack & tools
* We write in: Go, Bash
* We run & automate with: GCP, Kubernetes, Terraform, Vault, Docker, Ubuntu, Packer
* We monitor with: Prometheus, Grafana, NewRelic, Cloud Logging, Trace, Profiler
* We use & contribute to: nginx, Redis, MongoDB, PostgreSQL, MySQL, Kafka, ELK, Traefik
* We collaborate using: Slack, Teams, GitHub
What you bring
* 3+ years of experience in leading engineering teams in Platform, DevOps, or Infrastructure
* A track record of delivering long-term platform projects while managing day-to-day operations
* Deep hands-on experience with public cloud infrastructure (ideally GCP), infrastructure-as-code, and open-source tools in production
* Strong understanding of scalability, performance optimization, and cloud cost management
* Strategic mindset with the ability to challenge the status quo and drive platform innovation
* High quality standards, strong problem-solving skills, and a proactive, reliable working style
* Excellent communication skills and a collaborative leadership approach
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: two office days for collaboration & team spirit, three days remote
* Flexible working hours – early bird or night owl? We’ve got you covered!
Development & Culture
* Extensive internal & externaltrainingopportunities
* 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: EGYMWellpass/Hansefitmembership or gym subsidy
* 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! #J-18808-Ljbffr