Offer summary

Qualifications:

Extensive experience in software development, especially in PHP and Symfony frameworks., Proven leadership skills with experience as a Team Lead or similar role., Strong understanding of agile methodologies, particularly Scrum., Relevant degree in development or a related field..

Key responsibilities:

Lead and mentor a team of software developers, focusing on their professional growth.

Guide the team's technical work, ensuring alignment with the company's technical vision.

Manage and improve agile processes to ensure smooth delivery of features.

Collaborate with stakeholders to plan, estimate, and prioritize work.

Job description

Explore a new world of possibilities

For over 25 years, SECRA Bookings GmbH has been a pioneer in digital tourism, driven by a powerful mission: We connect Host+Guest.
We've spent decades building a comprehensive ecosystem of practical and efficient solutions for the online marketing of holiday accommodations. Our services range from our flagship channel manager and booking systems to our Guest App, web design, and strategic consulting, supporting thousands of rental agencies, tourism destinations, and individual hosts.
As part of the HomeToGo family, we combine our deep-rooted industry expertise with the innovative power of a global market leader. This gives us the best of both worlds: a rich history and a bright, innovative future.

Are you an experienced developer ready to take the next step and lead a team at the heart of our mission? We're searching for a passionate and dedicated Team Lead, Software Development to guide a high-performing, cross-functional team. In this pivotal role, you'll be responsible for the successful execution and delivery of features for our diverse product portfolio, including our core channel manager, booking systems, and our Guest App.

This position offers full flexibility and can be performed fully remote, hybrid, or on-site. Best case if you could visit our office once or twice a month.

Your future contribution

Team Leadership & Mentorship: Lead, mentor, and develop a team of talented software developers. Your primary focus will be on their professional growth, well-being, and performance through regular 1:1s and constructive feedback.
Technical Execution: Guide your team's day-to-day technical work, ensuring it aligns with the overall technical vision set by the CTO and Head of Engineering. You'll be the first point of contact for technical challenges and a facilitator for problem-solving.
Agile Delivery: Own and continuously improve your team's agile processes. You'll work to remove impediments, manage commitments, and ensure a smooth and predictable delivery cadence.
Collaboration: Partner closely with your team's Product Owner, providing the technical input and estimations needed to manage the product backlog and align with stakeholders on timelines and dependencies.
Code Quality: Uphold high standards for code quality, testing, and maintainability by participating in code reviews and promoting best practices within the team.
Culture Building: Foster a positive, inclusive, and high-performance team culture where open communication, accountability, and knowledge sharing are paramount.

You’ll be successful in this role if you

Technical Foundation: You have extensive professional experience in software development, with a strong background in PHP and modern frameworks like Symfony. Your technical expertise commands the respect of your team.
Leadership Experience: You have proven experience in a leadership role (Team Lead, Tech Lead, or similar), with a genuine passion for managing and mentoring people.
Agile Mindset: You possess a strong understanding of and experience with agile methodologies, particularly Scrum, and you are committed to continuous improvement.
Communication Skills: You have excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with specific experience in collaborating effectively with Product Managers, Project Managers, and other stakeholders.
Focus on Execution: You excel at tactical planning and execution, knowing how to guide a team to break down complex problems and deliver high-quality software reliably and on time.
Languages: You are fluent in English (min. C1). German language skills are a plus
Qualifications: You hold a relevant degree (apprenticeship or university) in development or a comparable field.

Bonus points for knowledge in:

TypeScript & React
AWS
REST/SOAP
DDD/CQRS
Docker & GitLab

What we offer

Empowerment and Autonomy: We don't just talk about a flat hierarchy; we live it. You'll have the freedom to work autonomously and will benefit from concise decision-making paths.
Your Well-being, Our Priority: Beyond a competitive salary, we support your future with a company pension scheme and your present with a range of health and wellness benefits through our Wellhub partnership.
Flexible and Connected: Remote work is in our DNA, but we also love fostering our team spirit. Our strong "we" feeling is built through regular after-work gatherings, summer parties, and team events.

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About us

We connect host and guest - that is our mission!

We develop practical and efficient system solutions for online marketing of vacation accommodations. We have already received several awards for this. We advise and support rental agencies (Fewo-Agent.de), destinations (SECRA booking system) and all other hosts worldwide (Fewo-Channelmanager.de) and thus ensure many bookings and simple processes.

In addition, we offer web and consulting services to support our customers holistically. Our service is complemented by our own, wide-reaching accommodation portal Ostsee-Ferienwohnungen.de.

SECRA was founded back in 1999 - and thanks to our success, we continue to grow - now to over 50 people!

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