VP of Engineering

About Lodgify

Lodgify is a rapidly growing, early stage travel tech startup building Software-as-a-Service tools for the hospitality industry. It has received funding from notable travel tech and business angels and is a Seedcamp London graduate. Lodgify’s head office is based in sunny Barcelona, Spain.

We empower passionate lodging operators to grow their hospitality business through technology. We do this by developing powerful, affordable and accessible software that enhances and simplifies all aspects of online marketing and rental management.

Position

We are on the lookout for a VP of Engineering or someone with previous experience as CTO/Head of Development to lead the entire software development organization for one of hottest startups in Barcelona. We have a strong Product Development team currently made out of 15 professionals with aggressive growth plans. You will report directly to the CTO and founder. You will have the opportunity to join the management team and lead a business with a product-first mindset and passion for technology and product quality.

You will be in charge of:

• Lead Lodgify’s software development organization and provide technology leadership for all products and services offered by Lodgify
• Manage and inspire a growing team of software engineers
• Grow Lodgify’s software development team through hiring and retaining top talent
• Define the process that ensures the delivery of high quality, high availability, highly reliable, scalable, and secure systems Define, implement, and oversee a highly effective and flexible development process that delivers our product roadmap and business objectives whilst offering a collaborative welcoming environment for team members
• Work with our CTO and Tech Leads to define and deliver the technical vision for the platform
• Collaborate with other Lodgify Teams (e.g. Product Management, Marketing, Business Development, etc.) to build new features and products
• Work in strong partnership with senior product leaders to define and drive execution of the product roadmap

Your qualification

• Minimum of 5+ years of relevant experience as Engineer, either as Developer preferably using .NET or Frontend technologies, or as Devops using Linux 
• Experience in managing a team of engineers either as Head of Development, CTO or VP of Engineering
• Experience working for a successful tech startup and scaling the engineering team
• Proven ability to motivate and inspire a talented and creative technical team to perform at the highest level
• Experience and expertise in growing and scaling software development teams, including hiring, developing, and retaining top talent within the industry
• Proven ability to efficiently manage the software development life cycle in an Agile environment
• Experience in Implementing reliable and efficient processes to accelerate development and improve quality
• Entrepreneurial thinking and a hands-on problem solver
• Very strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Very good level of English

What we offer

You’ll receive a competitive salary plus stock options, meal vouchers, private health insurance and relocation support if needed.

We really care about personal growth and as part of a team of senior developers who regularly attend tech conferences and events, you’ll have plenty of opportunities to learn with us.

By joining us you'll become part of Lodgify's friendly international team and also enjoy our team events and playing table tennis or foosball in our bright office in the center of Barcelona.