Head of Platform Engineering (all genders)
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Head of Platform Engineering (all genders)
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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 & 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!
Seniority level
* Seniority level
Director
Employment type
* Employment type
Full-time
Job function
* Job function
Engineering and Information Technology
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