Senior Software Engineer & Team Lead at Nfq

NFQ is a core technology partner for HomeToGo – a dedicated team of software engineers and data science professionals driving innovation to power a marketplace with the world’s largest selection of vacation rentals. We are expanding HomeToGo’s technology team in Lithuania and are looking for the brightest talents to join this growing company. HomeToGo is the marketplace with the world's largest selection of vacation rentals, listing millions of offers from thousands of trusted partners, including Booking.com, Vrbo and TripAdvisor. From vacation homes, cabins, beach houses, apartments, condos, house boats, castles, farm stays and everything in between, HomeToGo combines price, destination, dates and amenities to find the perfect accommodation for any trip worldwide. Founded in 2014, HomeToGo operates localized apps & websites in 25 countries across Europe, North America, South America, Australia and Asia-Pacific. HomeToGo also operates brands such as Agriturismo.it, AMIVAC, Casamundo, CaseVacanza.it, e-domizil, EscapadaRural, Tripping.com and Wimdu. Join our team as a Senior Software Engineer & Team Lead, where you'll play a vital role in the success of HomeToGo. We're looking for an experienced software engineer and team lead to manage one of our Consumer Product teams.   Our diverse and modern tech stack includes Symfony, MariaDB, ElasticSearch, Snowflake, Redis, Aerospike, Apache Kafka, RabbitMQ, Docker, Kubernetes, and more. With millions of properties listed on our product, this is an exciting opportunity to make a significant impact. Apply now and lead our team to new heights! In this role, you will • Lead, mentor, and inspire a team of engineers, fostering a collaborative and high-performance work environment • Be a part of a push to improve the product delivery process • Drive the development and execution of technical strategies and initiatives to improve the quality of our product • Partner with Product to shape the roadmap and ensure engineering decisions align with user needs • Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to understand business requirements and ensure the timely delivery of relevant features • Identify and address technical challenges, ensuring the scalability, reliability, and usability of our Marketplace products • Foster a culture of continuous improvement, encouraging innovation, and driving operational efficiency • Champion adoption of AI-assisted development tools across the team • Manage project timelines, resources, and priorities to meet business objectives What you will bring • 2+ years of experience leading and managing high-performing engineering teams • Proficiency in at least one modern programming language (PHP, JS/TS) and experience with relevant frameworks • Excellent communication skills with the ability to collaborate effectively with diverse stakeholders, managing competing priorities • Ability to keep the team focused on key initiatives while maintaining operational excellence • Familiarity with relational databases (e.g., MariaDB, PostgreSQL) • Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to drive technical solutions in a fast-paced environment • Proficiency in working with agile projects, setting KPIs, defining and executing OKRs • Understanding the fundamental design principles behind a scalable application • Fluency in English What we offer • Career of growth opportunities and promotions, 360 feedback, performance evaluation system, and mentoring from an international and distinguished team • Culture of empowerment, trust, recognition, autonomy and quarterly transparency about company goals. A focus on work-life balance, combined with consistent collaboration and support from a team of 30+ nationalities • Compensation of attractive salary, health insurance, additional holidays, flexible working hours, language courses, employee-led workshops, office perks, frequent team building and company events, business trips to Berlin Salary range: € 4500 - 7500 gross / month     If you have any questions, please contact me at [Upgrade to PRO to see contact] or via Linkedin.   Check all our career opportunities here.