Technical Lead Manager

Wakacje.pl is an e-commerce platform and network of travel agencies offering various travel products. Since 2015, it has been part of Wirtualna Polska Holding, the largest group of media and e-commerce companies in Poland. Along with Travelplanet.pl and the Invia brands across CEE, it forms a unified travel group with shared goals and a #TravelMindset.

• Senior-level experience in backend technologies including design patterns.
• Advanced Golang.
• Deep understanding of asynchronous programming (event loop, promises, async/await).
• Designing scalable type architectures for large codebases.
• Experience with application monitoring, observability, and system optimization collaboratively with DevOps.
• Adaptation of application area direction to align with global architecture vision.
• Collaboration with architects to develop new solutions focusing on domain knowledge.
• Ensure accurate time tracking and uphold Service Level Objectives (SLOs).
• Participate in Incident Response and drive Reliability improvements.
• Advocate for visibility and accuracy of technical and process KPIs.
• Define team topology needs and contribute to hiring and onboarding.
• Collaborate with peer Tech Leads and Engineering Managers on strategy.
• Ability to work under time pressure and handle multiple high priorities.
• Manage seasonality impacts requiring system preparation for peak loads.
• Work within team in Polish and departmental communication in English (minimum B2 level).

Project & Delivery Management:

• Plan and coordinate engineering projects aligned with company and cluster goals.
• Manage scope, timelines, and shifting priorities.
• Handle ambiguity and lead multiple concurrent initiatives.

Cross-functional Collaboration:

• Align with Product Owners, Engineering Managers, and stakeholders.
• Define project requirements and manage cross-team dependencies.
• Ensure shared understanding and business impact through collaboration.

People Management & Mentorship:

• Lead and mentor engineers to support growth and performance.
• Foster a collaborative, inclusive, and high-performing team culture.
• Contribute to performance reviews and career development planning.

Technical Leadership & Architecture:

• Drive technical direction aligned with architectural and chapter strategy.
• Ensure quality, scalability, and maintainability of systems.
• Guide design decisions, manage technical debt, and promote best practices.

Hands-on Engineering (Coding):

• Actively contribute to the codebase.
• Unblock complex technical issues.
• Model high standards in code quality and reliability.

Strategic & Process Improvements:

• Continuously improve engineering processes and tools.
• Enhance team productivity, collaboration, and developer experience.